What will happen next in this cracker of a test match? Let your imagination run wild and describe in a few words…
Yousuf and Younus will get out with individual scores of 60 and 70
Afridi will go ballistic and add a quickfire 45
Akmal and Razzaq will have a century partnership
Pakistan will be all out an hour before close of play with a lead of 415.
India will race to 40-0 before two quick wickets of Laxman and Sehwag will end play at 50-2. India will be all out for 220 before tea on day 4.
pakistan will try to play till the end of the 4th day
yousaf will get out 60
younis will make a ton and 50
afridi will hit a six and get out
akhtar gets his half century
akmal makes 25
razzaq makes a good partnership with the tail enders
Waisay yeh likhney/sochney say pehlay kya khaya tha ???
I think Y & Y will score another 150+ runs together … then it’s Afridi time who’ll score a quick fire 70+ in 40 balls or so … it’s time for the match saving heros from first innings …
enter Kami and Razzler (also called Razia by fartguru) … both will go beserk to hit 50s in no time and Pak declare with 500+ and some 15 overs to bowled in 3rd days play … Dravid with Sehwag wil open … Both openers will go cheaply after hitting a couple of 4s … India 45-2 after day 3 …
on Day4 India manages an overall score of 280 but go down fighting with Pathan scoring a fine but lost-cause 50 … Pak wins by some 200+ runs with asif again pick of the bowlers along Shaoib … BTW shoaib hits Laxman + Sehwag on the helmet á la Tendi in 1st innings
Pakistan will bat all day tomorrow and get lead of 450-close to 500 and then spare two days to put India into bat and try to get them out. If run rate is low, Pakistan may go for bat till lunch day 3... that only if wickets do not fall regularly.
If the lead is too high, Indians may just bat it out and draw the match. So it has to be the right number where India sees some hope.
The one scenario which comes to my mind is that Pakistan scores atleast 450-500 to save them first, then try to get the indian batsment out, which should'nt be hard, consdering the first innings..
How about some scenarios tilted on the Indian side?
Younis gets LBW on first ball of the day, what he is notorious for.
Yousuf gets run out due to improper calling/running (very possible) on 58
Faisal Iqbal adds a 80 ball 30 before he is given caught behind unfairly by Harper
Afridi gets off to a good start but plays one shots too many and holes out in the deep, gone for a quickfire 29
Razzler and Akmal keep the tail together and add 60 odd runs for the last 4 wickets
Pakistan all out just after tea with a lead of 300.
India start a positive reply and end the day at 62-1 as Laxman is yet again bowled to a beautiful off cutter this time by razzak.
On day 4 india succesfully chase the 300 with 3 wickets in hand by tea, the highlight of the chase being a Yuvraj/Pathan partnership of 119 runs.
We are not out of the woods yet. The first session tomorrow will be crucial for both sides. In the end I think it will be a close finish, one which will probably give heart attack to supporters of both sides. Too close to call.
Everyone should remember that we have seen only 2 days of the game and we are already in 2nd innings. If Pakistan can survive full day tomorrow (3rd day) then we have the game :insha:
Pakistan SHOULD not allow India to play more than 5 session no matter WHAT and that means Pakistan has to play till lunch on the 4th DAY and this means Pakistan its self have to play 4 sessions. If somehow Younus and Youhana can play upto Tea on 3rd day, Afridi + Razzaq + Kamran can take it over from there in their own style.
Pakistan should get the lead of AT LEAST 400 runs (I'll prefer 450 by the end of first session on 4th day)