*Official* Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2014

[Maximas]

Mahela benefiting from the lack of a decent camera angle there, good nut from Ajmal

 

[Maximas]

Anyway, itstl to see Sanga waving his bat around when he was walking off. Commentators suggesting it maybe was his last innings!

He'll play against NZ later this year IMO, might not play at home again though

 

[viriya]

Ugh so much for fastest to 12000.. short by 12.

 

[viriya]

He'll play against NZ later this year IMO, might not play at home again though

 

[Maximas]

Goodbye Mahela, a fitting way to end his last innings, taking the bowler on

 

[Maximas]

We're in a bit of trouble here, just need to occupy the crease for a bit here and wear them down a bit

 

[OverratedSanity]

Didn't get that 50 average but well done Mahela . Champion.

 

[viriya]

49.84 it is..

I wouldn't be surprised if SL end up bowled out with a <300 lead sometime in the afternoon session..

 

[OverratedSanity]

Can see Ajmal running through the rest here. Looking really dangerous.

 

[viriya]

Yea Thirimanne should just go for it.. he's not really going to survive trying to defend, might as well get a quick 20 and gtfo.

 

[Maximas]

It's not doing crazy things off the pitch, if both batsmen settle down and gain a bit of confidence there's no reason they can't put a decent partnership on, Thirrimanne should play his natural game

 

[viriya]

afaik his natural game is getting out asap. i'll take anything different.

 

[Maximas]

The spinners are having a lot of success slowing it down, Thirimanne needs to ditch the hard hands hero mode if he's gonna block it out with men around the bat.

 

[Maximas]

This music playing around the ground is a bit ****

 

[viriya]

Good news for SL is that Junaid is out of the test match.. bad news is Ajmal can bowl them out on his own.

 

[Maximas]

He can't bat either? Even if they are 9 down and need 20 to win or something?

Thirimanne played that over much better, these two just starting to settle down

 

[viriya]

What did I say... 45 balls for 10 till the inevitable dismissal.. why not just got for broke and maybe make a quick 20-30 instead?

 

[viriya]

Dickwella knows whats up.

 

[Maximas]

What did I say... 45 balls for 10 till the inevitable dismissal.. why not just got for broke and maybe make a quick 20-30 instead?

Time is important as well as runs, plus, you saw is attempted sweep, he wouldn't even make 20 if he went for broke, really struggles against quality spin, particularly early on

 

[NasserFan207]

Day 5, you'd think anything over 300 would be beyond Pakistan. 250 would make SL favourites for me.