*Official* Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2019 (Tests)

[vcs]

Four seamers and a debut for Shinwari. I guess they picked Sohail over Fawad Alam for a part-time spin option then.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The composition of crowd is mostly youngsters, teenagers with receding hairlines, widow's peak, etc.

 

[vcs]

Played Yasir Shah down under where he predictably got smashed and scored a century, and then drop him when they play at home.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Karunaratne ain't wasting time

 

[NUFAN]

Karunaratne ain't wasting time

Also not giving Fernando a chance haha

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Also not giving Fernando a chance haha

Just watch when he gets the strike, it will be a golden duck

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Abbas hitting a nice line and length outside the offstump coming from around the wicket.

 

[NUFAN]

Haha again. I mean you cant really complain.

Im just happy Thirmanne isnt playing.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Golden duck out of play

 

[Prince EWS]

Weird final lineups. I was under the impression neither Chandimal nor Abid were actually in their respective squads (I may have been wrong), and yet here they are.

Weirder still in Yasir not playing. WTF.

EDIT: Yeah I was wrong. NUFAN should be banned for not picking Chandimal in his lineup. Abid just completely passed me by though.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shaheen asking questions.

 

[CricAddict]

8 overs gone and Oshada yet to get off the mark. SCC1's prediction might still come partially true.

 

[CricAddict]

Shaheen asking questions.

And Dimuth with answers ready.

 

[NUFAN]

Weird final lineups. I was under the impression neither Chandimal nor Abid were actually in their respective squads (I may have been wrong), and yet here they are.

Weirder still in Yasir not playing. WTF.

EDIT: Yeah I was wrong. NUFAN should be banned for not picking Chandimal in his lineup. Abid just completely passed me by though.

Meh. I like Kusal Perera and having just picked him in Teutons 2020 draft I had hope he would play. Chandimal hadnt played an international match in like 300 days.

I guess i thought the pitch might suit spin more.

 

[OverratedSanity]

No fawad and no Yasir wtf

 

[Daemon]

In case some of you missed this, I took the field and shared a dressing room (well more of a tent really) with Chandimal last month. He is therefore now my favourite player and any posts dissing him will be reported.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

And Dimuth with answers ready.

A good battle going on.

 

[NUFAN]

Why does Fernando have his score before his name?

 

[NUFAN]

That was a peach of a delivery from Shinwari. Getting some beutiful inswing to the lefty.

 

[NUFAN]

Fernando to be 6* at stumps.

Honestly im so happy that Tests are back in Pakistan. So good for the likes of Shafiq that he finally gets to play a real home Test.

The crowd isnt huge, but there is some atmosphere compared to the UAE.