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I watched this whole match. I thoroughly enjoyed sweet performance of all-rounder Nauman Ali with both bat and ball. I have commended Fawad Alam for over 6-7 years when he was ignored by PCB, I am glad to see that my favorite batsman finally has cemented spot on the national Test team after so many years of struggle against corruption and grimy politics in Pakistan.

You forgot about Asim Kamal. He was really a good test player.

BTW, Politics is not gone, due to social media and international media, lobby went dormant.
Lobby will surfaces again and push for ImamulHaq and Harris Sohail to be included in the team.


Should Pakistan change the Squad for 2nd TEST?

Babar Azam (captain), Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Rizwan, Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Should Imran Butt and Azhar Ali open the inning and replace Abid Ali with Saud Shakeel who is also a handy bowler?
 

The three matches will be played on February 11, 13 and 14.

LAHORE – The national selectors led by chief selector Muhammad Wasim on Sunday announced the Pakistan men’s 20-member squad for the three-match T20 International series against South Africa which will be played in Lahore.


The squad along with the officials will enter the bio-secure bubble from Wednesday, February 3, the players taking part in the Test series will join the bubble at the end of the second Test that starts in Rawalpindi on Thursday, 4 February.


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Pakistan squad for T20I series against South Africa: Babar Azam (c), Aamer Yamin, Amad Butt, Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir, Zafar Gohar and Zahid Mehmood.
 
this guy usman qadir will not get any chance despite selection. anyway you can see all parchi in the team. these parchi players are there from a very long time. hasan ali....hahaha what a joke! faheem ashraf, hassan ali, hussain talat, asif ali, khushdil shah lol parchi system. waqar is an evil. he is like a malware. he can corrupt whole system. he is there and pak team will continue to bite dust. may be we can defeat this south african team which is basically their young team with no experience. waqar and misbah can easily save their jobs this time. it's basically a series just to save their jobs. pathetic team selection, pathetic government. where is imran khan lol.
 
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KARACHI – Pakistan and South Africa cricket teams will reach Rawalpindi from Karachi on Sunday for the second and final Test match of the series.

The families of the cricketers will also travel with them. The second match is scheduled at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from February 4.
 
Practicing at Pindi ground..



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In the first PAK v SA Test:

Glowing star Nauman Ali – 2/38 and 5/35

Glowing star Fawad Alam – 109


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Should Pakistan change the Squad for 2nd TEST?

Babar Azam (captain), Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Rizwan, Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Should Imran Butt and Azhar Ali open the inning and replace Abid Ali with Saud Shakeel who is also a handy bowler?

I think it is better to keep Imran Butt or it will hurt his confidence and it is not fair to remove after 1 Test unlike Shan Masood who had back to back to back failures. Abid Ali should also stay he has some decent scores outside Pakistan recently. Changing openers after 1 or 2 failures is not a good strategy they are always facing moving ball more than rest of the team. I think keeping the same squad is best.
 
Babar Azam scores half-century courtesy flawless cover drives




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Pakistan's skipper Babar Azam and batsman Fawad Alam celebrate during the second Test against South Africa. — Twitter


RAWALPINDI: Pakistan's skipper and middle order stellar batsman Babar Azam managed to score his 16th Test fifty on Thursday against South Africa .

However, it were Azam's cover drives that made fans fall in love with his skills are all over again.


The rain dashed this fan's wish, who wanted to see Babar raise the bat for a century today.


Another thought the entire session belonged to Babar Azam, and his cover drives.


Heavy rain delayed the resumption of the post-tea session on the opening day of the second Test match between Pakistan and South Africa on Thursday.

Babar Azam and Fawad Alam brought Pakistan out of the woods with a 100 runs plus partnership, after the green shirts lost three quick wickets.

As players walked off the field at the tea break, it began to pour, with rain lashing the Rawalpindi stadium as groundsmen placed the covers on the pitch and adjoining area.

Play was due to resume at 3:00 PM local time (1000 GMT) but persistent rain kept players in the dressing rooms.

Pakistan, who won the toss and batted, were 145-3 at the tea break with skipper Babar Azam on 77 not out and Fawad Alam unbeaten on 42.
 
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A stable and unbeaten 41-run partnership off 85 deliveries by captain Babar Azam and middle-order batsman Fawad Alam steadied the ship for Pakistan, as the teams headed for lunch, after the first session of the first innings for the Men in Green on day one after a shaky start which saw South Africa pick up three top-order wickets and pile on the pressure on the hosts.
 
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Pakistan´s captain Babar Azam (R) plays a shot as South Africa´s wicketkeeper captain Quinton de Kock watches as teammate Dean Elgar reacts during the first day of the second Test cricket match
 
Pakistan bowled out for 272 in second Test against South Africa

AFP
February 5, 2021



South Africa's Faf du Plessis, center, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Pakistan's Babar Azam during the first day of the second cricket test match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi on Feb 5. — AP



South Africa's Faf du Plessis, center, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Pakistan's Babar Azam during the first day of the second cricket test match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi on Feb 5. — AP

South Africa's players celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan's Yasir Shah (R) during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. —  AFP


South Africa's players celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan's Yasir Shah (R) during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. — AFP


Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Feb 5. —  AFP



Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Feb 5. — AFP


Pakistan's Babar Azam, front, walks back to pavilion while South Africa players celebrate his dismissal during the first day of the second cricket test match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi on Feb 5. — AP



Pakistan's Babar Azam, front, walks back to pavilion while South Africa players celebrate his dismissal during the first day of the second cricket test match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi on Feb 5. — AP


Pakistan, resuming at 145-3, were bowled out for 272 in their first innings in the second Test against South Africa at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Pakistan lost overnight batsman Babar Azam off the second ball of the day, without adding to his 77, while Fawad Alam scored another three before falling for 45.

Faheem Ashraf scored a brilliant 78 not out.

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje took 5-56 while Keshav Maharaj finished with 3-90.

Azam slashed at a short delivery from paceman Nortje and was smartly snapped head high by Faf du Plessis in the second slip for his overnight score of 77.

At lunch, Ashraf was on a gritty 54 and Yasir Shah yet to score with Pakistan adding 84 in an extended session due to Friday prayers.

Azam's dismissal was the start of a mini-collapse which saw Pakistan lose two wickets in the space of 34 balls with the addition of just four runs after resuming at 145-3.
The other overnight batsman, Alam, was run out after he tried to steal a quick single with a push to cover but failed to beat a direct throw from Temba Bavuma at the non-striker's end.
Alam could only add three to his overnight score of 42.
Azam, who was looking set for his sixth Test century, had hit 12 boundaries off 127 balls.
Ashraf then added 41 with Mohammad Rizwan but once South Africa took the second new ball Nortje struck again, having Rizwan caught off a miscued hook for 18.
Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj had Hasan Ali for eight. Nortje (3-48) and Maharaj (3-75) were the pick of the South African bowlers.
Pakistan lead the two-match series 1-0 after beating the Proteas in the first Test by seven wickets at Karachi last week.
 
Pakistan in command despite Nortje's five-fer in second Test against South Africa

AFP
February 5, 2021


Pakistan took four early South African wickets to dominate the second Test in Rawalpindi on Friday, despite a five-wicket haul by touring fast bowler Anrich Nortje.

South Africa were in trouble at 106-4 after the second day's play on a tricky Rawalpindi stadium pitch, trailing Pakistan's first innings total of 272 by 166 runs.

At close, South African skipper Quinton de Kock was on a breezy 24 with five boundaries and Temba Bavuma — surviving two close appeals — was unbeaten on 15 after Pakistan medium pacer Hasan Ali took two wickets off two balls.

Hasan had opener Dean Elgar caught behind for 15 with the fifth delivery of his third over, and at the next ball bowled Rassie van der Dussen for a duck in the last over before tea.

Senior batsman and former skipper Faf du Plessis, who failed in the first Test in Karachi with scores of 23 and 10, managed 17 before he was caught behind off pacer Faheem Ashraf, playing a loose shot.

Four overs before close, opener Aiden Markram's fighting 60-ball 32 ended when he top-edged spinner Nauman Ali to Shaheen Shah Afridi at mid-wicket, leaving South Africa tottering at 81-4.
Ashraf said the first innings total was crucial.

“It's important to score as much runs as possible in the first innings and that's why I hung in,” said Ashraf. “The pitch is good for batting but if bowlers try hard they get wickets as well.”

Earlier, Nortje grabbed his third five-wicket haul with 5-56 to restrict Pakistan's total.


The 27-year-old took the prized wicket of Babar Azam off the second ball of the day before wrapping Pakistan's innings half an hour before tea.

Nortje bowled with fire and aggression on a flat, brownish pitch which was suited more to spin. Keshav Maharaj finished with 3-90.

Despite South Africa's controlled bowling, all-rounder Ashraf played a knock of 78 not out studded with 12 hits to the boundary — his fourth Test half-century.

Pakistan had looked to Azam and Fawad Alam to build on their partnership of 123 after rain cut short the first day to 58 overs.

Azam slashed at a short delivery from Nortje and was smartly snapped head high by du Plessis in the second slip for his overnight score of 77.

Azam's dismissal was the start of a mini-collapse which saw Pakistan lose two wickets in the space of 34 balls with the addition of just four runs after resuming at 145-3.

The other overnight batsman Alam was run out after he tried to steal a quick single with a push to cover but failed to beat a direct throw from Bavuma at the non-striker's end.

Alam could only add three to his overnight score of 42.

Azam, who was looking set for his sixth Test century, had hit 12 boundaries off 127 balls.

Ashraf then added 41 with Rizwan but once South Africa took the second new ball Nortje struck again, having Rizwan caught off a miscued hook for 18.

Nortje said he used the bounce with the harder ball.

“I really enjoyed today,” said Nortje. “Getting wickets and performance in the sub-continent means a lot. Hopefully I will grow as a fast bowler.”

Pakistan lead the two-match series 1-0.
 
It's a great couple of Tests so far


We need to win this so we can win the series


We need to sort out of top order, Azhar is fine at 3 but every test we are 2-3 wickets down for 20 runs, it's ridiculous
 
South African spinners push Pakistan in second Test tussle

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February 6, 2021



Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi (L) delivers a ball during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, February 6. — AFP


Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi (L) delivers a ball during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, February 6. — AFP


Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (R) plays a shot as South Africa's wicketkeeper captain Quinton de Kock (2L) watches during the third day of the second Test cricket match on Feb 6. — AFP


Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (R) plays a shot as South Africa's wicketkeeper captain Quinton de Kock (2L) watches during the third day of the second Test cricket match on Feb 6. — AFP


South Africa's players celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan's captain Babar Azam (C) during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. — AFP


South Africa's players celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan's captain Babar Azam (C) during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. — AFP


George Linde took three wickets and Keshav Maharaj two as South Africa and Pakistan wrestled for advantage on the third day of their second Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

Pakistan closed the day on 129-6 with an overall lead of 200 and four wickets intact on a tacky Rawalpindi stadium pitch which has cracks to help slow bowlers.


Linde (3-12) and Maharaj (2-74) rattled Pakistan's top order before Faheem Ashraf (29) and Mohammad Rizwan (28 not out) saved Pakistan's blushes during their 52-run sixth wicket stand.

Linde removed Ashraf caught in covers, leaving Hasan Ali not out on nought when bad light ended the game.

The day could have ended in South Africa's domination had Ashraf and Rizwan not been dropped off the two spinners.

Ashraf was yet to get off the mark when Dean Elgar grassed an edge off Linde in slips while Rizwan was four when Rassie van der Dussen let off a sharp chance off Maharaj.

Pakistan would hope another 50 runs on day four could win them the match and the series, having won the first Test in Karachi by seven wickets.

Earlier, Hasan's 5-54 — his second five wicket haul in Tests — restricted South Africa's first innings to 201, giving the home team a lead of 71.


Pakistan had made 272 in their first innings, but South Africa reduced them to 42-2 by tea.

Pakistan lost newcomer Imran Butt — managing just 36 in four innings of his first series — in the fifth over, leg-before to pacer Kagiso Rabada for duck.

Butt's partner, Abid Ali fell caught behind off Maharaj for 13, ending up with 33 in the series to highlight Pakistan's top order woes.

Azhar, on 11, survived a confident leg-before appeal off Maharaj only to see the referral showed it was the umpire's call.

It was Hasan who wrapped up South African innings after they added 95 runs in the morning. Temba Bavuma fought a lone battle with 44 not out.

Resuming at 106-4 South Africa had hoped their skipper Quinton de Kock would build on his breezy overnight score of 24, but the left-hander played on to Shaheen in the third over of the day. De Kock scored 29.

Bavuma and Wiaan Mulder frustrated Pakistan's pace-cum-spin attack during a 50-run sixth wicket stand before disaster struck.

Mulder nudged a push to deep fine-leg but while returning for a second run failed to beat a Shaheen throw and was run out.

George Linde hit three boundaries and a six in his quickfire 21 but missed the line of a Hasan delivery and was bowled.

Hasan also had Maharaj (one) and Anrich Nortje (nought) to finish the innings.
Pakistan leads the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Karachi by seven wickets.
 
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