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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: Jeff Navarro on January 25, 2021, 01:08:45 PM

Title: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 25, 2021, 01:08:45 PM
Pakistan signed a 3 year deal with sky sports, 11 years after the ball tampering situation. Good to see sky finally seeing sense.
Starts tomorrow. Pakistan will hammer South Africa.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Warneymonster on January 26, 2021, 08:58:20 AM
thats a shocker from aleem dar, wouldnt have hit another set
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 26, 2021, 11:08:32 AM
South Africa are truly pathetic against spin. Tiny amount of day 1 spin in Karachi and they are bundled out for 220.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: wasted_talent on January 26, 2021, 11:37:37 AM
decent bowling effort from pakistan after losing the toss

now its all about whether their fragile batting lineup can take advantage and post a competitive score
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: beaver5 on January 26, 2021, 12:29:51 PM
SA's 220 not look too bad at the moment
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 26, 2021, 01:03:27 PM
Odd decision to send in Shaheen to face Nortje’s rockets. South Africa probably just ahead considering Babar is one of the four wickets they bagged.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: brokenbat on January 26, 2021, 05:04:34 PM
Two flawed teams - should make for fantastic (and unpredictable) Test cricket !
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: InternalTraining on January 26, 2021, 09:28:28 PM
South Africa are truly pathetic against spin. Tiny amount of day 1 spin in Karachi and they are bundled out for 220.

Seems like Pakistan is not faring any better - 34 for 4?
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 27, 2021, 11:14:11 AM
Fawad Alam brings up 3rd Test hundred. Imagine what career he could’ve achieved if he was given more opportunities during his 10 year exile.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: InternalTraining on January 27, 2021, 02:32:34 PM
^ Good knock.

Better late than never. Top teams are "top" because of their ability to spot and nurture great talent.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jimbo on January 27, 2021, 02:38:25 PM
Fawad Alam brings up 3rd Test hundred. Imagine what career he could’ve achieved if he was given more opportunities during his 10 year exile.

Would he have developed such a unique technique that has brought him success recently without his exile from international cricket? Interesting thought though.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 27, 2021, 03:10:57 PM
Would he have developed such a unique technique that has brought him success recently without his exile from international cricket? Interesting thought though.
During his absence from the Test side he averaged over 55 in Pakistan’s red ball competition like for 9 of the last 10 years. And he used to bat with a more ‘normal’ stance.
This chap can play and it’s sad he was frozen out for so long.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: wasted_talent on January 27, 2021, 03:41:54 PM
and he wont be the only one - or the last one
who suffers from corrupt pcb selection policies  :D

the list will continue to grow no doubt!
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: InternalTraining on January 27, 2021, 04:48:19 PM
Would he have developed such a unique technique that has brought him success recently without his exile from international cricket? Interesting thought though.

"Coaching" can be the end of natural talent.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 28, 2021, 11:09:02 AM
Pakistan ended up with a lead of 158 runs. Their tail managed to add 83 vital runs.
South Africa 150-1 with Markram and RvdD on fifties. Babar dropped Markram when he was on 30 odd.
Aside from Rabada, the other seamers haven’t really been able to stem the flow of runs.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: wasted_talent on January 28, 2021, 11:12:26 AM
Was the Babar drop an easy one?
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: ScottParko on January 28, 2021, 11:18:13 AM
Dropped at slip off the spinner. Would’ve been regulation for a second slip/gully.
Title: Re: Pakistan vs South Africa - on sky sports
Post by: Jeff Navarro on January 28, 2021, 12:09:30 PM
Was the Babar drop an easy one?
Wasn’t a dolly but you’d still expect someone of Babar’s fielding ability to take it.