Second Test: Pakistan 51-0 in reply to Sri Lanka's 482
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Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's mammoth first-innings total of 482, were 51-0 at close on the second day of the second day-night Test in Dubai on Saturday.
Openers Shan Masood (15) and Sami Aslam (30) were at the crease as Pakistan trailed Sri Lanka by 431 runs.
Earlier, opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a career-best 196 to guide Sri Lanka to an imposing 482 in their first innings.
Karunaratne missed his double hundred by four runs in a marathon nine-hour stay at the crease on the second day of the Test before he unluckily played onto leg-spinner Yasir Shah just before dinner.
Shah took 6-184 in a marathon 55.5 overs of hard work and toil on a flat Dubai stadium pitch.
Pakistan trail by 1-0 in the series after they lost the first Test by 21 runs in Abu Dhabi.
Karunaratne added 146 with skipper Dinesh Chandimal (62) for the fourth wicket before another 88 was put on for the fifth between him and Niroshan Dickwella, who made a rapid 52.
As if that was not enough, Karunaratne put on 59 for the sixth wicket with Dilruwan Perera who scored a polished 58.
Karunaratne hit 19 boundaries and a six, improving on his previous best Test score of 186 made against the West Indies at Galle two years ago.
When on 143 he brought up his 3,000th run in his 44th Test.
To add to Pakistan's woes, pace spearhead Mohammad Amir walked off the field after a recurring shin injury sustained late on Friday. He managed to bowl just three overs in the day.
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Oct 07, 2017 04:50pm
Where is the self proclaimed worlds best bowling attack?
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Oct 07, 2017 04:57pm
If they score 400 or above then the game is headed towards a draw
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Oct 07, 2017 05:18pm
Another defeat waiting for Pakistan.
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Oct 07, 2017 05:40pm
@ISH! Sri Lankaans are scoring quite fast now (CRR:3.10, Last 10 Overs:48/0). Defeat is certain for Pakistan.
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Oct 07, 2017 06:30pm
looking down at the barrel of the gun.
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Oct 07, 2017 06:42pm
After the departures of Misbah and Younus Khan, there is hardly any depth in Pakistan's batting.
Bowling too looks ordinary. Worrying time for Pak cricket!.
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Oct 07, 2017 06:47pm
Still clueless - SL 429/5.
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Oct 07, 2017 07:00pm
I so wanted Karunaratne to get to his double; it would have been the perfect statement of Sri Lankan domination so far
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Oct 07, 2017 07:02pm
world champion getting embraced at home by poorest team presently. what a way to calmed down after big hangovers
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Oct 07, 2017 07:05pm
@ISH
Waqar just a second ago has commented that if SL's score reached 480, Pakistan is out of the game!!!
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Oct 07, 2017 07:14pm
@Khiklu yes 454 /6
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Oct 07, 2017 07:15pm
@ISH pak will loose from here
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Oct 07, 2017 07:34pm
I wish Karunaratne reached his double; it would have been the perfect statement of the Lankan domination so far
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Oct 07, 2017 07:44pm
@Goal We have the best batting line up in the world we will make 500 in a day and then take 200 runs lead and put them to bat on the last day : QED
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Oct 07, 2017 08:23pm
An uphill task once again for the green-shirts since they will be batting last in this day-and-night second test match of the current two match series against Sri Lanka under some very hot, humid, tough, dusty and rough weather conditions, by far one of the toughest in the world, during the current month of October, at the Dubai Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
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Oct 07, 2017 08:27pm
Pakistan should start playing with Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan, Kenya etc. If you get lucky you will win 1 or 2 matches out of 5. Just like fluke of of champions trophy final.
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Oct 07, 2017 08:47pm
How will pakistan meet their match if they grt bashed by sri lanka. I think they need to invite zimbabwe for a test series to prove their mettle.
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Oct 07, 2017 09:01pm
Another tiring day for Pakistani bowlers. Now the question is whether Pakistani batsmen are mentally prepared to avoid follow on. Sri Lanka ended their innings with the score at 482. Wicket has already started taking spin and let's wait and see what Ranganna Herath has in his mind.
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Oct 07, 2017 09:17pm
Pakistan is out of the game after the two senior batsmen retired from the test cricket.The team extremely lacking quality players.
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Oct 07, 2017 09:51pm
Why Pakistan is taking risking of playing fast bowlers with temperature 45 degree plus and fast bowlers bowling 20 plus overs a day. Hasan is already out and now Amir is out as well . Who is next? Bad planning
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Oct 07, 2017 09:57pm
Well played lanka
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Oct 07, 2017 10:00pm
Poor team selection. Should have selected two spinners and just 2 fast bowlers. Pakistan will lose this test also. Herath will run through the batting in the last innings.
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Oct 07, 2017 10:07pm
@Mahen who said that
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Oct 07, 2017 10:24pm
Guys, dont forget the fact that we got Babar who is the reincarnation of Broadman !!
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Oct 07, 2017 10:38pm
Have confidence in Pakistan's new cricket team. Nobody said anything when they beat India by over 150 runs and won the ICC ODI championship. I support Sarfraz and his team a 100%. I know they will conquer with time. Pakistan Zindabad!!
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Oct 07, 2017 10:52pm
If Sri Lanka had used DRS, Pakistan would have been 1 wicket down by now
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Oct 07, 2017 11:58pm
Extremely poor selection of the team. Pakistan goes into this test with 4 regular bowlers and are now 3 bowlers. Why cant we have a fifth bowler or at least a bowling all rounder. Perhaps Imad Wasim. I seriously doubt Inzi,s credentials as the chief selector. Maybe he is better suited as a Batting coach.
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Oct 08, 2017 01:01am
Dead wicket - boring series. Thanks, UAE
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Oct 08, 2017 02:37am
Pakistan will lose. It's a weak team that can win sometimes but loses more consistently.
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Oct 08, 2017 02:38am
Right from the first test, I am at lost to understand their strategy to play only one spinner. What if Yasir breaks down in the middle of a match on these wickets?
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Oct 08, 2017 02:43am
Same old story of weak bowling attack, poor fielding and lack of strategy to restrict Sri Lanka scoring under 350 runs. I wouldn't be surprised, if Pakistan lose this test and series by 2- 0. Back to drawing board after world cup win and all publicity that made our players big headed and arrogant.
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Oct 08, 2017 06:52am
@Mahen What happened to world best batting line up in champion trophy final
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Oct 08, 2017 07:12am
Wahab should be replaced by a young, fearless, aggressive, fast bowler who can instill fear among batsmen.
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Oct 08, 2017 07:53am
Green awaiting humiliating defeat. Is it best bowling attack?
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Oct 08, 2017 08:08am
The difference is obviously the absence of Misbah and Younus. But the life moves on. We have to be patient and and give time to the new team to settle in the new combination.
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Oct 08, 2017 08:59am
@Yahya Ali *"What happened to world best batting line up in champion trophy final"*
Going by your performance in the recent test series we can safely say that the final was a fluke. As for the Indian batting is concerned it more than made up for it in the following series. Check out the scores in the India - Sri Lanka test series. We're #1 in both tests and ODI.
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Oct 08, 2017 09:23am
The recurring injuries on dead pitches are alike walking on metalled road than on clay track and cumulative results are injuries to shin calf muscles toes thin soft bones?Amir is an assets to Pakistan National Team and Pakistan selection Committee knows nature of gulf countries pitches so should have selected all rounder spinners than fast medium bowlers, even veteran Wahab Riaz struggled and he is too prone to injury. Further it is inhuman to torture Leg Spinner Yasser Shah to bowl more than 50 overs in an innings as he did at Abu Dhabi.
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Oct 08, 2017 09:35am
@Yahya Ali
Nothing much happened. It's currently ranked no 1 in tests and ODIs. Meanwhile the fluke champions trophy winners are languishing in the bottom.
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Oct 08, 2017 09:55am
@Yahya Ali - In cricket or any sport, even the best teams & individuals sometimes have an off day and that's what happened to India in the CT final. Look at their record since then: 4-1 in West Indies, 9-0 in Sri Lanka & 5-1 against Australia.
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Oct 08, 2017 05:11pm
@Yahya Ali : What happened to our world best CT champion team lost to a low rated lankans? That's cricket. With the current performance which team will win if there is a match between us and India? Let us pulverise aussies, kiwis and proteas and then declare as world champions..
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Oct 09, 2017 11:24am
@Rahul How can a final be a fluke. You play final after winning a number of matches and performing better than most of the others. But the reality is Pakistan defeated India in the final. It is a reality that you or anyone else cannot change.
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