South Africa vs Zimbabwe & Pakistan, October-November 2010/11

[AkshayS]

South Africa had this match in bag from the time they scored a massive 317, there was surely no hope for Pakistan but kudos to them they shown some great fight.

A well deserved MOS to Amla, that guy has been playing absolutely brilliant cricket from past year. Congratulation SA.


Also Akmal's becoming too common in Pakistan and he is a third brother and a keeper too. Another bad keeper I suppose.

 

[angryangy]

omg it finally happened! Adnan Akmal! Trifecta!

 

[riz7khan12]

omg it finally happened! Adnan Akmal! Trifecta!

Looks the best out of the three too.

 

[angryangy]

The greatest one of the three? We will call him Super King!

angryangy added 1 Minutes and 5 Seconds later...

Actually now I think about it, Clobberella and Captain Yesterday are fairly apt names for Umar and Kamran Akmal.

 

[TumTum]

How many brothers do the Akmals have?

 

[ksduded]

How many brothers do the Akmals have?

i believe there are three. Adnan is widely known as the best wicketkeeper out of the three. We will know soon enough.

 

[sami ullah khan]

I will seriously be pissed to see Sami play again for Pakistan. I think Selector are waiting for his average to reach 100 before he is finally scrapped . Also if Hafeez is playing we should drop Ajmal and play Umar Gul. I expect the ball to reverse and we need Umar Gul when the ball is old. If they go with only two pacers, I don't see them taking twenty wickets against a very strong and inform batting line up.

 

[sami ullah khan]

Well looks like Pakistan is going in with only two seamers. Good not to see Sami and Farhat in there.

sami ullah khan added 4 Minutes and 2 Seconds later...

I just saw Adnan's Akmal's First class record and he only averages 21 with the bat. Definitely selected for reasons other than merit.

 

[used2bcool]

From the cricinfo commentary, it seems the new Akmal fits right into the family tradition of horrible keeping. His first act in test cricket: fluffing a stumping off Abdur Rehman.

Also it seems Daryl Harper was Pakistan's main problem in the first morning, denying what was apparently a certain caught-behind against Peterson and a couple of close-call LBWs against Smith.

 

[sami ullah khan]

So there is no referral system in this series? Both of these umpires are crap and less said about the bloody akmals, the better.

sami ullah khan added 3 Minutes and 57 Seconds later...

I just had a look at the edge that Harper failed to see. I wonder when would ICC start investigating umpires involved in such dubious decisions.

 

[CaptainOZ]

Hashim Amla is awesome

Here's hoping he gets a ton here.

 

[AkshayS]

Amla is yet another time doing what he is known for, he just seems to be unstoppable.

 

[CaptainOZ]

He has amazing concentration. I hope he sticks around for a big score today and tomorrow.

 

[AkshayS]

Seeing his batting tomorrow, looks like he'll score a 200. Nobody can even trouble him a bit.

 

[sami ullah khan]

This is an easy pitch to bat on and Pakistan's bowling is not the best. Also Harper is there to lend a little assist or two. Amla should easily cross 200.
Oops he is gone.