*Official* Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2014

[smash84]

Not with Pakistan s fielding

 

[Sachin95]

Sangakkara on 199.

 

[viriya]

Even if Sanga gets out now his average will be 59+.. wonder when that happened last in a 40 test+ career.

 

[Sachin95]

"The last time Sanga batted against Pakistan in Galle, he was left stranded on 199* when he thought he'd reached 200. He's on 199* now..."

 

[Sachin95]

200 for Sanga! well played

 

[Maximas]

SL in danger of not making 525 atm.

Holy ****, seriously foreboding stuff

Wonder how big a lead we should aim for, 100? 150? I'd look to just as many as possible tonight and declare if it gets to 150

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ridiculous player

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done the machine.

Can he get the lead to 3 figures and hope scoreboard pressure does it?

 

[Maximas]

Ajmal has been good btw, as I said earlier he's bowled a few too many bad balls but he's been quite unlucky and deserves a bit of reward.

 

[Maximas]

And yeah, wtf will we do without Sanga? An absolute beast of a batsman, just churns out massive scores, incredible

 

[smash84]

Not his best double. Plenty of chances. But well played

 

[viriya]

A chanceless double is rare, but yes he should've been out first ball of the day.

 

[Maximas]

Should have been out on about 20 LBW as well I think, but good batsmen make you pay.

Feel a bit sorry for the Pakistani bowlers, the pitch, the batsmen and the poor fielding have really conspired against them and made it as difficult as possible, even then they've still bowled well, yet their figures are pretty ordinary.

 

[Maximas]

Prasad has some talent with the bat, wish he'd show it more often when it really matters, Sanga trying to click into full god mode here

 

[Maximas]

Awesome, was keen to see a bit of Herath batting

 

[grecian]

Ajmal has bowled much better than his figures suggest. Something the stats brigade won't understand.

I'm sure now a pro-Ajmal stat-monkey will put this 5-wicket haul into showing how destructive he was in the future, when of course he just stemmed the flow of Sanga-led domination.

Stat-wanking works both ways, that's why it's so ****ing annoying.

 

[Maximas]

Christ, why on earth would you play at that? Can't help but feel any decent batsman looking to simply occupy the crease won't have much trouble either tonight or tomorrow on this pitch though, just hasn't broken up enough

 

[smash84]

I'm sure now a pro-Ajmal stat-monkey will put this 5-wicket haul into showing how destructive he was in the future, when of course he just stemmed the flow of Sanga-led domination.

Stat-wanking works both ways, that's why it's so ****ing annoying.

I doubt you can show 5 for 1666 to be really destructive

 

[smash84]

Khurram manzoor needs to be kicked out asap. How in hell can you get out for single digit scores on such a wicket

 

[grecian]

I doubt you can show 5 for 1666 to be really destructive

Well no, but it's probably important for Great Fire of London stats.

It will be put in his five-wicket hauls, and they'll extrapolate how many he has had in matches/innings, and talk about what a match-winner he is/was..