Pakistan's "The Tour of Sri Lanka 2009"

[SummerWine]

at the stumps of 3rd day.
Pakistan 342 & 71/2 (19.0 ov)

Pakistan require another 97 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Masha'Allah Muhammad Aamir is very Good bowler...
in this innings he took three wickets....total 6 wickets in this match...
Great debut....

Yes sir, Aamir was excellent and he is just 17 yrs old. Same goes to Saeed and Rauf..........youngsters doing good for Pak....

Lets see if team can finish it in the fourth day.....

 

[SummerWine]

So Pak has done same old predictable collapse today ...............and we have lost the first test match in a miserable manner.......

It was a good match but it is such a shame that brilliant performances from younger stars Aamer, Rauf and Saeed would go in vain...........

Congrats Sri Lanka...

 

[EagleEyes]

Somebody needs to wipe out Salman Butt and Khuram Manzoor from this team. Real QUICK.

 

[notsuperstitious]

^^^ They were still the highest scorers in the last innings.

I did not even watch today even though I'm on leave thinking it will be boring... Just not Pakistani friend told me and could not believe it. If you let the Sri Lankan spinners get under your skin, then it becomes really tough.

 

[Hasnain2009]

Today in 1st sessions pakistan scored only 14 runs and lost 5-top wickets!
Unbelieveable!

 

[NSG_BlackCats]

Pakistan lost a great chane to capitalise on their World Cup win and make their team a consistent one. Pakistan is winning a tournament here and there in last 3/4 years. But is not a force as they were at the time of Waqar and Akram. The selector and PCB must be held accountable for this.

 

[SummerWine]

Pakistan lost a great chane to capitalise on their World Cup win and make their team a consistent one. Pakistan is winning a tournament here and there in last 3/4 years. But is not a force as they were at the time of Waqar and Akram. The selector and PCB must be held accountable for this.

Well it was our batting like many times before that let us down.......batting in fourth innings is always evry difficult.....few decisions went against us as well....but no doubt that we should hev won this match....Salman Butt must be left out of the team for some time, depsite he scored highest 27 in second inings....but he has been unable to make a batting partnership along with young openers.....Misbah, Malik and openers should have performed better.......had it not been Yousuf's century...the match might have been over in the 3rd day.....

...... happens

 

[Zob]

i am proud of my team..WITH PAKISTAN ALWAYS PREDICT THE UNPREDICTABLE!!! JUST LIKE WE WON THE WORLDCUP when everyone had written us OFF!!

 

[garibnawaz]

i am proud of my team..WITH PAKISTAN ALWAYS PREDICT THE UNPREDICTABLE!!! JUST LIKE WE WON THE WORLDCUP when everyone had written us OFF!!

and when everyone was saying that Pak will win easily, they lost by 50 runs.

Former players question team composition

Former players question team composition | Cricket News | Sri Lanka v Pakistan 2009 | Cricinfo.com

 

[Hyde]

Some quick highlights of this match so far:

Younis Khan won the toss and elected to bat first

Salman Butt out and Fawad Alam in

Fawad Alam opening the innings with Manzoor

Manzoor out

Younis Out

Pakistan 6/2

Then Mohammad Yousuf came 4 on the first and 3rd ball

Pakistan now 17/2 after 4.3 overs

Yousuf and Alam is playing so far

Now yousuf gone too Pakistan 17/3

 

[Moin91]

Pakistan bowled out for 90

Nuwan Kulasekara celebrates Khurram Manzoor's wicket, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day, July 12, 2009

Younis Khan is bowled by Thilan Thushara

 

[NSG_BlackCats]

Pakistan is bolwed out for 90 in the 2nd test against Srilanka. This is their lowest total against Srilanka in Test matches. There is no doubt that there are lots of talented cricketers in Pakistan. It is just a lack of proper selection by PCB appointed selectors. The selectors should keep in mind if they find someone talented they should stick to him even if he failed in 5/6 matches.

 

[Hyde]

Finally some resistance from Pakistan today ...... Masha'Allah

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 240 taking the lead of 150 Runs

Pakistan now 81/0 after 22.4 overs trial by 69 more runs

 

[Moin91]

Pakistan 90 & 166/1 (51.2 ov)

Sri Lanka 240

Pakistan lead by 16 runs with 9 wickets remaining

Fawad Alam on 92.... Very Good batting by him.

 

[Hyde]

51.5


Herath to Fawad Alam, SIX, Herath drops it short, the ball is turning into Alam, he gets his front leg out of the way and smashes it to wide long-on

Fawad Alam completes his 100 Masha'Allah, First 100 on his debut

Great achievement by the youngster

Pakistan now 175/1 after 52 overs

Alam 100*
Younis Khan 34*

Alam becomes the first Pakistan player to make a debut Test century away from home.