***Official*** Sri Lanka and Pakistan in UAE 2017

[OverratedSanity]

No-ball

Edit: it wasn't even a no ball wtf. Man umpires need to figure out what to do about the front foot. Been saying it for years.

 

[mr_mister]

Who do Pak rely on most here? Azhar and Sohail? Is there any confidence in the rest of the order

 

[weldone]

Nigel Llong is repeatedly calling wrong no-balls throughout this test....very very poor umpiring - not close to International standard

 

[mr_mister]

What drama haha.

 

[vcs]

Azhar Ali is the key (and Haris Sohail and Sarfraz to a lesser extent).

Asad Shafiq might be due his once-every-couple-of-series good knock.

 

[weldone]

Azhar Ali is the key (and Haris Sohail and Sarfraz to a lesser extent).

Asad Shafiq might be due his once-every-couple-of-series good knock.

SL will have solutions for all keys before Pak reach 150.

 

[mr_mister]

Gamage doing a Gabriel, sort of

 

[TT Boy]

This is top bowling from Sri Lanka. Pak fortunate to only be one down.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is seriously good bowling.

 

[vcs]

Gamage doing the damage so far.

 

[mr_mister]

meh, good review under the new rule

 

[OverratedSanity]

SL's pacers have been really good today.

 

[smash84]

Wow. Pak getting clean sweeper in UAE. Haven't been able to watch today but looks like so bowlers keeping it really tight

 

[mr_mister]

uphill battle from here

 

[mr_mister]

well then.

This is gonna be a tough next few years for Pakistan isn't it

 

[Himannv]

well then.

This is gonna be a tough next few years for Pakistan isn't it

I think that's a bit harsh. They're either very good or very bad, much like they have been always.

 

[weldone]

well then.

This is gonna be a tough next few years for Pakistan isn't it

This series could have gone differently if Pakistan batted first in both the matches. Batting first in SC is a HUGE advantage. I don't see this SL batting lineup successfully chasing any defendable total against Yasir on day 5 tbh.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This series could have gone differently if Pakistan batted first in both the matches. Batting first in SC is a HUGE advantage. I don't see this SL batting lineup successfully chasing any defendable total against Yasir on day 5 tbh.

I dunno, the toss is obviously always a big factor in the SC, but Pakistan have lost this because of their poor 1st innings. The pitch was still fine to bat on and they folded.

You could say scoreboard pressure, but meh they should've done a lot better.

 

[vcs]

First series after Misbah-Younis was always gonna be tough.

Credit to Sri Lanka, they've played brilliantly. They were within a whisker of winning last time as well, had it not been for some defensive cricket on the last day.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pakpassion somehow finding a way to blame Azhar for this is predictable. Truly Misbah's successor.