*Official* Pakistan's Test Tour Of Sri Lanka : July 2023

[Silver Line]

Congrats to shan masood for cementing his spot for the rest of wtc cycle. Look at him with his fancy bazballing. Cant wai to see him score 8(4)

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Many times After tea always rain in Lanka

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Congrats to shan masood for cementing his spot for the rest of wtc cycle. Look at him with his fancy bazballing. Cant wai to see him score 8(4)

Babar azam praise Omar Yusuf regarding best batsman in pak but i count on Hurrira to replace Shafiq as opener

Shan have good record in SL so he was picked for both test in playing xl.

 

[slowfinger]

Not sure why the slander on Babar Azam captaincy? This is a masterclass move to let SL score more runs so he can score 150+ and steal the no.1 ranking.

thinking ahead

Root and Babar very similar captaincy style - no inspiration - going with the motion - no killer instinct

 

[trundler]

Batting looks very easy right now. These 2 are gun but disappointed by the top order. Hope Babar makes up for it in the second innings.

 

[BazBall21]

Batting looks very easy right now. These 2 are gun but disappointed by the top order. Hope Babar makes up for it in the second innings.

Shakeel SOS act again

 

[trundler]

Shakeel SOS act again

He's one of those players who race to a 50 in an hour without anyone really noticing. Like Greg Chapell or Root before Bazball. Hope he goes big. Fawad Alam was Hank Azaria whom I'm not quite over but Shakeel is Mike Hannigan, a fine replacement.

 

[honestbharani]

He's one of those players who race to a 50 in an hour without anyone really noticing. Like Greg Chapell or Root before Bazball. Hope he goes big. Fawad Alam was Hank Azaria whom I'm not quite over but Shakeel is Mike Hannigan, a fine replacement.

And eventually the one you marry? Also, why say Azaria but then not say Paul Rudd?

 

[trundler]

And eventually the one you marry? Also, why say Azaria but then not say Paul Rudd?

I just googled and that's the name I got, lol. But yeah it looks like we're going to end up with Shakeel who's pretty gun but you still wonder what could've been with Fawad.

 

[ashley bach]

A real match turning partnership this has been. How good is Shakeel?

 

[smash84]

I just googled and that's the name I got, lol. But yeah it looks like we're going to end up with Shakeel who's pretty gun but you still wonder what could've been with Fawad.

I wonder if Fawad Alam's acting career is going better than his batting career did.

Play starts at 1230 AM here and ends at 7 30 AM. Really bad hours to catch any play at all. Seems like this could be an interesting match.

 

[trundler]

I hope we get a 100 run lead. Would need to bat 40 overs i.e a session and third for that at this rate. Bowl them out before lunch on day 4 ideally or tea at most and then hopefully get 200 odd quickly. The rain should prevent the pitch from breaking down as much as it should, right?

 

[smash84]

I hope we get a 100 run lead. Would need to bat 40 overs i.e a session and third for that at this rate. Bowl them out before lunch on day 4 ideally or tea at most and then hopefully get 200 odd quickly. The rain should prevent the pitch from breaking down as much as it should, right?

400+ at this stage seems a little far fetched doesn't it?

Rain should help only slightly given how good the ground staff is in bringing the covers on it seems.

 

[trundler]

400+ at this stage seems a little far fetched doesn't it?

Rain should help only slightly given how good the ground staff is in bringing the covers on it seems.

Total road still. All the wickets today were soft AF. Just need one of these two to go big with some tonking from the tail. SL could benefit greatly from play stopping when the current partnership was looking like a million bucks tho.

 

[number11]

This is two mediocre teams battling it out. Test cricket is in a terrible state.

 

[trundler]

This is two mediocre teams battling it out. Test cricket is in a terrible state.

This would by definition describe the vast majority of tests.

 

[number11]

That said, the first session tomorrow will be crucial. If Pk bat well and get a lead - 100 odd, they'll probably win. If they crumble as Pk's batting is wont to do, Lanka will win. Pakistan won't chase 300+ here and they haven't the bowling to skittle Sri Lanka.

 

[number11]

This would by definition describe the vast majority of tests.

Only Australia and India seem like 'strong' sides ATM. England will bulldoze bad sides but not good ones or in tough conditions. The rest are medicore [Pak, SRL, NZ, RSA] or outright poor [WI, Zim, Bang]. I don't consider Ireland or Afghanistan worthy of discussion yet. TBH even Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have failed to make the grade.

 

[Socerer 01]

Only Australia and India seem like 'strong' sides ATM. England will bulldoze bad sides but not good ones or in tough conditions. The rest are medicore [Pak, SRL, NZ, RSA] or outright poor [WI, Zim, Bang]. I don't consider Ireland or Afghanistan worthy of discussion yet. TBH even Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have failed to make the grade.

ok

 

[trundler]

Only Australia and India seem like 'strong' sides ATM. England will bulldoze bad sides but not good ones or in tough conditions. The rest are medicore [Pak, SRL, NZ, RSA] or outright poor [WI, Zim, Bang]. I don't consider Ireland or Afghanistan worthy of discussion yet. TBH even Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have failed to make the grade.

I mean yeah but there are only 2 or 3 strong teams around at any given time on average. No doubt Pakistan is weaker than average right now but India is much stronger than their overall standard historically.

These two have made Jayasuriya look like a regular Tich Freeman.