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

[harsh.ag]

Shafiq should look to go big now. Only way.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Shafiq should look to go big now. Only way.

Nah Wahab can bat too. Gotta go for it after that though.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Perera gets some mad drift. Lovely to watch.

 

[vcs]

Phew.. Shafiq survives with a review. I don't want this ending in a hurry.

 

[smash84]

Phew.. Shafiq survives with a review. I don't want this ending in a hurry.

LOL, there's no way most batting lineups can survive for long on a 5th day pitch taking spin

 

[vcs]

LOL, there's no way most batting lineups can survive for long on a 5th day pitch taking spin

Don't lose hope just yet

 

[harsh.ag]

Sure it's okay not to be too protective of tailenders but Shafiq's taking a single every first ball of the over here.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sure it's okay not to be too protective of tailenders but Shafiq's taking a single every first ball of the over here.

And he's doing the right thing. Still 3 wickets left, so he's got to trust the tail to wag a bit. In these situations, fielding teams often end up giving the recognized batsman the single easily too often and it adds up alarmingly quickly. Shafiq can't score 80 on his own. It's way too much.

 

[smash84]

Don't lose hope just yet

I have seen this way too often my friend, countless heartbreaks

 

[Arachnodouche]

And he's doing the right thing. Still 3 wickets left, so he's got to trust the tail to wag a bit. In these situations, fielding teams often end up giving the recognized batsman the single easily too often and it adds up alarmingly quickly. Shafiq can't score 80 on his own. It's way too much.

He can if has a little bit of Stoinis in him

 

[MW1304]

Shafiq has to be more discerning with the strike here. Don't just hand Herath 5 balls at Yasir.

 

[vcs]

Both Yasir and Riaz can bat a bit, and Abbas can stonewall. Tough ask, but not impossible.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Excellent from fatty

 

[vcs]

Oh well. Great knock by Shafiq though.

 

[MW1304]

That's a shame.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Brilliantly done by SL. First team to beat Pak in UAE.

 

[vcs]

Well done Sri Lanka.

4th innings chases above 300 are just really, really tough.

 

[smash84]

well played lanka, not so well played Pakistan.

It will be hard to replace Misbah and Younis for sure. Opening is still a big problem from one end, and the holes left behind in the middle order are pretty big.

To make matters worse the bowling attack looks pretty pedestrian other than yasir.

 

[Howe_zat]

What a turnaround by Sri Lanka.

-> Worst stuffing for any side at home in recent history
-> Batting lineup that depends on a bloke who doesn't want to be captain and a bloke who doesn't want to be keeper
-> Bowling lineup that completely depends on a almost entirely spherical 39-year old
-> No selectors

Go and sweep a side away from home in a country they've not beat beaten in for years

 

[harsh.ag]

Big win for the libertarian way