No one open thread for this match..
Seems ppl not having much interest in this series. ..
it is decider. ..
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Let the games begin.
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Pakistan dropped Hafeez, Wahab (Injured), Babar andd Junaid and in came Shaan masood, Ehsan Adil, Rahat Ali and Imran Khan.
Not sure whether playing these three ordinary seamers is a good idea. next fie days will tell.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. Why??????
SL 70/1
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Well i think they thought that the pitch will help seamers in the begining with overcast they'll be able to swing. And here n there there was some swing but tbh Pakistani bowlers are very mediocre now which is disappointing. Imran khan however seems more impressive.
Its really boring just to hv 1 wicket so far
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Junior umar Gul Aka Rahat Ali Back in team along with Ehsan and Imran. So Pakistan playing with only one spinner. I don't know why they are not giving chances to some new pacers from the domestic circuit.
So only Yasir can bowled out the Lankas else no one other have some ability to take some wickets but lets hope.
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SL 85/1 and I am wondering if Pakistan will be able to take 10 wicket in this inning.
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SL 85/1 and I am wondering if Pakistan will be able to take 10 wicket in this inning.
Depends on how many wickets the Lankans are willing to give.
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They willingly gave some wickets to yasir.
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SL 263/7
part time bowler azhar took two wickets in two balls. 
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77.5
Azhar Ali to Karunaratne, OUT, the part-timer strikes with a big spinning googly! And Dimuth's brilliant innings is undone by a brilliant ball. Loop to make the batsman overbalance, then dip to fool him and then substantial turn as well to seal his fate. A little fumble from the keeper, but that he had the time to recover must tell you how far Dimuth had charged and how well he was hoodwinked
FDM Karunaratne st †Sarfraz Ahmed b Azhar Ali 130 (230b 14x4 0x6) SR: 56.52
Dhammika Prasad is in now. Second new ball only two overs away
77.6
Azhar Ali to Prasad, OUT, phew! crazy scenes at Pallekele! Rank long hop (googly gone wrong) has been sent down backward square leg's throat. Perhaps that's simplifying things a bit, because Yasir had to run in and dive forward. Always a tricky proposition in cricket. A lovely stroke of luck for Pakistan
*KTGD Prasad c Yasir Shah b Azhar Ali 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00*
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Azhar Ali spearheads potent Pakistani bowling and wills Sri Lanka into submission.
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cricinfo:
5.30 pm Eight wickets on the first day after choosing to bowl. That didn't look likely after the first session, but Pakistan have worked their way back to take control of this Test. The new ball did pose a threat but it wasn't utilised properly. But one Misbah decided to call on Yasir Shah, the complexion of the Test changed. While Dimuth Karunaratne played him to merits, the others simply took to him blindly. A second Test century, full of assures shots and crisp drives was was shoring Sri Lanka's middle and lower order. But Azhar Ali produced the perfect googly and then the perfect long hop to put the hosts in a mess again. They have only two wickets left to work on their 272 runs today.
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Azhar Alis long hop is more lethal than his googly.
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lack of interest.....no good pace from Pak may be a reason.......
ODI squad also lacks any new fast bowling talent......same old people again
Not sure why Hafeez is selected in ODI again, must be strong parchi
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Ehsan Adil is so useless but he keeps getting selected. Paarchi.
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Ehsan Adil is so useless but he keeps getting selected. Paarchi.
agreed, he is such a useless and ineffective bowler.......did anyone see how he dropped catches in the recent WC ?
him and Hafeez, must be the biggest parchi's ever.
I'm glad ICC gonna ban this hafeez dude, time for Steyn's bunny to be kicked out for good
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Pk got the 2 wickets quickly. Now it is up to batters to perform . Ball is really jagging.
Ahmed shahzad trying to avoid strike selfishly.
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S/L 278 all out
Yasir gets another 5 wickets for 78 runs. Brilliant bowler and this on a pitch which is not helpful for spinners.
Pak 45/2
Shaan and selfie boy out.
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18.2
Mathews to Younis Khan, OUT, direct hit, Sri Lanka are ecstatic! Younis goes for a quick single after blunting a good length ball into the leg side. Short midwicket races in, picks it up with one hand and whirls in a dead eye throw. Younis is a few inches short. What a way to go to lunch! Kaushal's hairstyle has been completely ruined as he gets mobbed
Younis Khan run out 3 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.50
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Couldn't believe the run out. No run there. Commentator said that's his 1st runout in 9 years.
In previous test Misbah run out.