Pakistan in South Africa

[nightprowler10]

South Africa in real trouble here. Kaneria deserved that wicket though. Gibbs was dropped two deliveries in a row and got out lbw on the third.

 

[aussie1st]

I take it Kaneria is looking better this test?
Quite impressive to be taking wickets on a first day pitch, SA still do have their rock just need someone to stay with him.

 

[nightprowler10]

I take it Kaneria is looking better this test?
Quite impressive to be taking wickets on a first day pitch, SA still do have their rock just need someone to stay with him.

Kaneria is definitely looking more confident this time around, and is making the batsmen play quite a bit more. What's funny is that it seems Inzamam brought on Kaneria to switch ends for Asif, but kept him on as he took a wicket in his first over.

 

[nuffa]

Pakistan has clinched 5 wickets for 64 runs before Lunch on day 1.. very impressive..

 

[Gunner786]

South Africa in real trouble here. Kaneria deserved that wicket though. Gibbs was dropped two deliveries in a row and got out lbw on the third.

2: kallis edged went through 1st slips hands and took 3
3:gibbs edges to akmal who drops it!!
4: gibbs out lbw

 

[nightprowler10]

2: kallis edged went through 1st slips hands and took 3
3:gibbs edges to akmal who drops it!!
4: gibbs out lbw

That's even worse, Kallis would've been a huge wicket!

 

[Simbazz]

At this stage, if i could pick two batsmen for SA to go from 78-5 to 200-5 is Kallis and Boucher.

Of late Kallis has become a watchful batsmen, but the sweep shots of his against the spinner is a good shot and i think he'll get a lot of runs off that ball alone.

Boucher on the other hand will attack, he'll go to score the runs fair quickly without costing his wicket. This is turning out into an interesting first day!

 

[m_vaughan]

Just switched to the other channel (was watching ARod vs Safin) and what do we have here??

Looks like the Saffers had forgotten how to play extreme fast bowling as they dint have to in the last four test matches.

What a comeback this is for Shoaib.

 

[Simbazz]

Ouch, Kallis falling victim to Shoiab, what a ball, getting up for 150 KPH, thats furiously fast

 

[m_vaughan]

I take it Kaneria is looking better this test?
Quite impressive to be taking wickets on a first day pitch, SA still do have their rock just need someone to stay with him.

The commentators just said that they were not exceptional deliveries.

 

[Simbazz]

The commentators just said that they were not exceptional deliveries.

They arn't spinning too much, but then again he isnt giving any runs away. He is aiming for the batsmens legs, or is doing with Boucher and before he did with Kallis so the only option for the batsmen to do is run it to the leg side of take on the sweep.

 

[Gunner786]

hes broken pollocks foot or shin

that was full and straight

guess hes out anyway cos of his injury

 

[Gunner786]

what is it with pakistani bowlers and breaking batsmens feet?

first waqar and wasim,
now shoaib and gul

 

[mattfb]

Ouch! that would have hurt for Pollock! right on the foot

 

[m_vaughan]

what is it with pakistani bowlers and breaking batsmens feet?

first waqar and wasim,
now shoaib and gul

I think its what is it with pakistani bowlers and breaking everything. (stumps included )

But seems to have hurt really bad because Pollock was down almost immediately. But was that out?