ssurenn Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Rawalpindi Test kicks off today. ~ Pakistan have lost 8 straight games across T20Is and Tests. ~ Sri Lanka have enjoyed wins over South Africa and New Zealand in 2019. ~ If weather permits, any result is possible Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Lakmal getting Dengue tilts things towards Greenbros a bit. If he was there, I'd have SL starting the test as favorites. ssurenn 1 Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 In the 21 home tests Pakistan has played against Srilanka so far, they have won 8 and lost 6. That is a poor record considering the fact that SL have 0 test wins in India express bowling and Turning_track 2 Link to comment
Norman Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Does anyone know how their test match wickets were like when it was played there ? I mean are they typical subcontinent dry wickets with spin or a bit different ? Link to comment
maniac Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Forward Defence said: In the 21 home tests Pakistan has played against Srilanka so far, they have won 8 and lost 6. That is a poor record considering the fact that SL have 0 test wins in India I think Murali ran through them back then. Don’t know if Herath played regularly back then Maybe that Sadakan or is it Sandakan guy can run through them. Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, maniac said: I think Murali ran through them back then. Don’t know if Herath played regularly back then Maybe that Sadakan or is it Sandakan guy can run through them. Murali got wickets against them as expected but there were a few others who did well too. They lost 2 tests in 95 while chasing 4th innings targets. Vaas got 4 wickets each time. Among the batsmen De Silva , Tilakaratne, Ranatungs etc scored runs Mosher and maniac 1 1 Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Sangakkara and Jayasuriya scored double centuries against them in victories in 02 and 04 respectively. Herath did well in the 04 match Mosher 1 Link to comment
ssurenn Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Pakistan playing with 4 fast bowlers Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, Norman said: Does anyone know how their test match wickets were like when it was played there ? I mean are they typical subcontinent dry wickets with spin or a bit different ? A bit unpredictable wickets really. You don't see rank turners in Pakistan. Those are rare. Their curators were quite stupid from what I've learnt. They have served up seamer -friendly and very slow wickets that have actually worked in the opposition's favour. Then there is the other extreme where they produce extremely flat featherbeds that can produce scores like 600/4. You don't find balanced wickets like you do in India. Norman 1 Link to comment
ssurenn Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Sri Lanka have won the toss and chose to BAT first! Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Shinwari,Abbas,Naseem and Shaheen all playing. The pitch must be green Sri lanka also playing just the one frontline spinner. Will be interesting to see who the fastest in this match will be. I put my bets on Lahiru Kumara with Naseem Shah coming a close second Mosher 1 Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Anyone watching live? Does the pitch warrant 4 fast bowlers? Given the strict over rate rules and everything Link to comment
Norman Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Forward Defence said: Anyone watching live? Does the pitch warrant 4 fast bowlers? Given the strict over rate rules and everything Don't think it's telecast here. May be on SonyLiv. Link to comment
ssurenn Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Sony ESPN Forward Defence 1 Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 And why is Kusal Perera not in the 11? He played a gem in South Africa if Im not mistaken. Link to comment
Mosher Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Forward Defence said: Anyone watching live? Does the pitch warrant 4 fast bowlers? Given the strict over rate rules and everything Its overcast there but ball is not moving much either in the air or off the pitch. Bounce is nothing alarming too. So don't think pitch warranted 4 fast bowlers. express bowling and Forward Defence 1 1 Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mosher said: Its overcast there but ball is not moving much either in the air or off the pitch. Bounce is nothing alarming too. So don't think pitch warranted 4 fast bowlers. Poor Misbah Mosher 1 Link to comment
CoverDrive Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Shaheen bowling well. Abbas is off the radar which is criminal at his pace. We could see Naseem Shah from other end. ` Link to comment
Norman Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Sri Lanka are playing without their best batsman (KP) and best bowler (Lakmal). If poyz still lose this..... time for them to quit cricket and concentrate on Hockey or their other national sport. Forward Defence and Mosher 2 Link to comment
Forward Defence Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, Norman said: Sri Lanka are playing without their best batsman (KP) and best bowler (Lakmal). If poyz still lose this..... time for them to quit cricket and concentrate on Hockey or their other national sport. Is Kusal Perera injured? Link to comment
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