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Pakistan 331/9
Pakistan lead by 204 runs
Thats a big collapse from 270/4
We could have done better but Misbah failed yet again and Faisal Iqbal was not impressive either.
I hope that Yuosuf declares first thing in the morning as Kaneria and Asif are not going to add anything special so why not take advantage of bowling conditions in the morning.
One big surprice = 33 extras from Austrailia (15 in nb and wides)
This is almost 10% of the Pakistani total
On the other hand Pakistan gave only 5 extras, amazing what Pakistan can do on their day.
Faisal Iqbal is technically much more sound than Imran Farhat. Farhat comes forward to every delivery, and then moves back if it's short. He also shuffles across to the off-stump, which means that if someone can bowl quick enough, or bowl short and then york him, he's presenting a golden opportunity for an LBW. Farhat also doesn't watch the ball all the way, on many occasions he takes his eyes off the ball. Lastly, Farhat pre-meditates all his shots, like the one he got out to, which clearly shows why most of his boundaries are unconvincing edges or lofts. There are glaring holes in Imran Farhat's game, and they all have to do with technique. Even when he scores a half-century or a century, his inning is anything but confident. Every time Salman Butt scores big, he always exudes confidence, and confidence can be distributed down the order.I dont know how this Faisal Iqbal guy gets to survive in our test squad and even make up the final eleven (he is in place of younis khan). So often he has disappointed the team and fans.
Faisal Iqbal, on the other hand, has the technique down, but he lacks confidence. He doesn't dispose of the bad deliveries, and he is very predictable in his strokeplay. However, if we stick with him, he will definitely come out big for us, he's got all the ingredients of being the next Younis Khan.
What was the name of that left handed middle order batsman, Asim Kamal?
I do not clearly remember the name but he had excellent technique and concentration...much better than Faisal Iqbal.
For the opening Yasir Hameed was a very promising stroke maker and certainly much more talented than the Axeman Imran Farhat...
Both these batsmen should have been retained but it would not be PCB without showing inconsistent planning.
Imran Farhat is technically the worst opener in our history...even when he makes a century it seems full of ugly shots and many close calls.