***Official*** Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2015

[weldone]

Wow - what a partnership!

 

[morgieb]

Have Pakistan ever won a series in SL?

2006 IIRC

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[BeeGee]

From 13/2 to 230/2. This has been a cracking series.

 

[nightprowler10]

2006 IIRC

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Yup. Shoaib Malik with a ridiculous unbeaten knock in the first to save the Test and then Asif ran through the whole nation of Sri Lanka for 60-odd runs to win the second.

Am I reading this right? Younis first ever to make 5 100s in the 4th inning? Why does that seem wrong to me?

 

[mr_mister]

pakistan actually a good team again. good stuff

 

[Howe_zat]

Yup. Shoaib Malik with a ridiculous unbeaten knock in the first to save the Test and then Asif ran through the whole nation of Sri Lanka for 60-odd runs to win the second.

Am I reading this right? Younis first ever to make 5 100s in the 4th inning? Why does that seem wrong to me?

Because half a dozen players have 40 odd tons now and it seems weird that none of them managed more than 10% of their hundreds in the 4th match innings.

 

[Antihippy]

4th innings knocks are hard. That's why it shows how quality younis khan is.

 

[smash84]

This is getting over in a hurry

What happened here?

 

[smash84]

Pakistan actually trying to develop a spine? Now this is interesting. Last I checked it was 13/2.

This thread is lacking gambhiring since then .........(must oblige AZH)

 

[mr_mister]

this yasir shah bloke must have come close to fastest ever to 50 test wickets right?

 

[weldone]

this yasir shah bloke must have come close to fastest ever to 50 test wickets right?

I don't think so...some pre-World War I bowlers like Barnes and Lohmann were much faster to the first 50 I think...In the modern era also, there should be some names ahead of Yasir, including Ajantha Mendis, Vernon Philander etc.

 

[weldone]

Ok got the list...Ashwin and MacGill were 2 modern-day spinners who did it in same number of test matches as Yasir
Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Fastest to 50 wickets | ESPN Cricinfo

CTB Turner (Aus) v England Manchester 30 Aug 1888 28 Jan 1887 1y 215d 6 Test # 30
T Richardson (Eng) v Australia Lord's 22 Jun 1896 24 Aug 1893 2y 303d 7 Test # 50
VD Philander (SA) v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012 9 Nov 2011 0y 135d 7 Test # 2037
FR Spofforth (Aus) v England Sydney 17 Feb 1883 31 Mar 1877 5y 323d 8 Test # 13
AL Valentine (WI) v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1951 8 Jun 1950 1y 206d 8 Test # 345
RM Hogg (Aus) v Pakistan Perth 24 Mar 1979 1 Dec 1978 0y 113d 8 Test # 850
TM Alderman (Aus) v Pakistan Brisbane 27 Nov 1981 18 Jun 1981 0y 162d 8 Test # 910
R Peel (Eng) v Australia Manchester 30 Aug 1888 12 Dec 1884 3y 262d 9 Test # 30
JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng) v South Africa Cape Town 19 Mar 1892 28 Jan 1887 5y 51d 9 Test # 37
SF Barnes (Eng) v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908 13 Dec 1901 6y 70d 9 Test # 100
AA Mailey (Aus) v South Africa Durban 5 Nov 1921 17 Dec 1920 0y 323d 9 Test # 145
MW Tate (Eng) v Australia Melbourne 13 Feb 1925 14 Jun 1924 0y 244d 9 Test # 161
FH Tyson (Eng) v South Africa Nottingham 9 Jun 1955 12 Aug 1954 0y 301d 9 Test # 407
PM Pollock (SA) v New Zealand Wellington 21 Feb 1964 8 Dec 1961 2y 75d 9 Test # 558
AME Roberts (WI) v Australia Brisbane 28 Nov 1975 6 Mar 1974 1y 267d 9 Test # 764
CEH Croft (WI) v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1979 18 Feb 1977 2y 314d 9 Test # 867
SCG MacGill (Aus) v West Indies Port of Spain 5 Mar 1999 30 Jan 1998 1y 34d 9 Test # 1448
R Ashwin (India) v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012 6 Nov 2011 1y 9d 9 Test # 2058
Yasir Shah (Pak) v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015 22 Oct 2014 0y 246d 9 Test # 2168

 

[OverratedSanity]

this yasir shah bloke must have come close to fastest ever to 50 test wickets right?

I don't think so...some pre-World War I bowlers like Barnes and Lohmann were much faster to the first 50 I think...In the modern era also, there should be some names ahead of Yasir, including Ajantha Mendis, Vernon Philander etc.

Ravi Ashwin bitches

 

[smash84]

well, at least Shan Masood did well, PEWS can suck Hafeez's on the sidelines

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

read somewhere yasir shah going past one of grimmett's records. not sure which one it is

 

[mr_mister]

well least he's the fastest for pakistan. that's something. he's been playing FC cricket since 2001... lol. he's gonna be the misbah of bowlers(brought in too late)

 

[Howe_zat]

Misbah was brought in lots of times before he was 'brought in too late' though.

If anything he was picked too early. Only became a good Test player aged 36

 

[smash84]

yeah and it didn't help misbah that Pakistan's middle order in the noughties wasn't too shabby

younis
inzy
yousuf

these guys were generally a lock in for the middle order

 

[nightprowler10]

So 6 years ago tomorrow...

1st Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jul 4-7, 2009 | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[smash84]

yep, i remember this god awful test. Awful, just plain awful