'Official' Pakistan in West Indies

[slowfinger]

Yes akmal!

 

[Yas]

Typical Pakistan... all those ppl predicting a 2-0 whitewash of the west indies be reminded this is Pakistan!! Same thing happened last time we toured got thrashed in the 1st match and clawed in back in the 2nd! They need to learn how to bat!!!!!

 

[Daemon]

Wow i'm on my way to be a bishoo fan.
Only now if he can add a flipper to his armoury and if his team can give him some good totals to defend with.

It was a flipper that got him the wicket wasn't it

 

[smash84]

the young Khatmal (leech) the key here

 

[vcs]

It was a flipper that got him the wicket wasn't it

Yep, bamboozled Misbah. The plumbest LBW you'll ever see.

 

[Howe_zat]

Bishoo vs Akmal is so so good.

It was a flipper that got him the wicket wasn't it

Not sure, could have just been one that kept low. We've seen a few grubbers today.

 

[Austerlitz]

Was it flipper or just a faster spinner?not sure.

 

[Cevno]

Akmal atleast needs to get a 50 here for Pakistan.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

It was a flipper that got him the wicket wasn't it

That was a flipper indeed that got Misbah. But, tbh, it didn't fizz off the pitch the way a flipper ideally should. I'd call it a slightly short ball that didn't turn and kept a bit low. Misbah made the delivery look better than it was by playing on the back-foot. Sacrilegious on this track!

 

[Borges]

Wow i'm on my way to be a bishoo fan.
Only now if he can add a flipper to his armoury and if his team can give him some good totals to defend with.

Dunno, thought he bowled a couple of flippers today. Just a few, but I think that's the most effective way of using a flipper - as a surprise weapon.

Looks extremely assured for a legbreak bowler playing his debut test. Umar Akmal is trying to use his feet though; the first real test of Bishoo's composure.

 

[vcs]

Salman has a very classical forward press... and not much else by the looks of it so far. Admittedly it's (very) early days.

 

[smash84]

From cricinfo


Taslim: "Akmal trying to smear the bowling all over the ground. Much like Bishoo smeared that sunscreen all over his face."

 

[Austerlitz]

roach in.Let's see.

 

[vcs]

Salman struck on the pads as he pushes forward.. reviewed. Was he far enough forward? Nope.. on-field call stands. Bishoo gets his 3rd.. all LBWs.

 

[Howe_zat]

And another one bites the dust. Bishoo is an lbw machine.

 

[smash84]

lol.......salman gone....80/6

 

[Austerlitz]

Little big bishoo,pak played him too defensively.Akamal is trying the right thing trying to use his feet.

Think ball didn't turn as much as slman expected.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Salman struck on the pads as he pushes forward.. reviewed. Was he far enough forward? Nope.. on-field call stands.

I personally think that was a bit harsh, mate. He got well-forward and was playing a stroke. I don't have too much faith in this hawk-eye thing and my instinct would tell me to rule it in his favour. I was kinda surprised when he put up the crooked finger.

 

[nsniks]

Bishoo has been really impressive so far in this series but the Pakistan batsmen have not played him well, apart from akmal nobody has used feet against him

 

[vcs]

Sammy drops one in the slips. Was dying on him TBF to him though.