1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011

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Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011

@hanibal

and there is slight chance for Srilanka to save or even win the match…

Sanga need to bat aggressively, and a batsman like him have a tendency to do that without taking much risk… they need to bat till mid of 2nd session, give Pakistan a target of 150 or so… and they can hope to draw if not win…

Taufeeq and Asad wasted to many deliveries, Pakistan is some 80-100 runs short and this is can cost Pakistan a victory…

Dont forget to add Azhar and Younus to the list. You cant single out Asad for this. Look at the strike rates. Taufeeq increased his rate towards very end when much of the time was lost. These rates should hover around 50 at least from the start. Sangakara has scored his 161 on 295 balls (54+ rate)

See what their score was and what it would have if they scored at the rate of 50

Taufeeq Umar	236/496 (47.58)  ----->  248 = 12 more runs
Azhar Ali	 70/198	(35.35) ----> 99 = 29 more runs
Younis Khan	33/94 (35.10) -----> 47 = 14 more runs
Asad Shafiq	26/94 (27.65)  -------> 47 = 21 more runs 

so that means 76 more runs only if they have scored with 50 strike rate. Anything more would have been bonus.