South Africa face Pakistan in a first ever test match at the Dubai Cricket Ground. We will be posting live updates and scores during the day. Below is the team:
GC Smith*, AN Petersen, JH Kallis, HM Amla, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, MV Boucher†, J Botha, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Morkel
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Pak 152/2 after 58 overs
SA need to take wickets
Pak 164/2 after 65 overs
Run rate for the morning so far is 2 an over..
SA bowlers doing well to put some pressure on.
Johna Botha get his man..
Younis Kahn departs for 35
Pak 176/3 after 67.3 overs
Pak 190/3 after 75 overs
Botha gets another!!
Ul Haq goes for 9, caught by Amla
200 up for Pakistan after 79 overs
200/4
Botha gets his third of the morning!!!
Umar Akmal goes soon for 4
Pak 202/5
Second new ball is now available.
But with Botha in such a good spell, will they take it?
Botha continues..
9 overs, 3 wickets for 25 runs.. awesome stuff
Smith has decided to take the new ball..
Morkel and Steyn will surely have a go now!
As my mom would ask, “Who’s winning?”
Pak 214/5 after 85 overs
LUNCH
@klempie (Comment 11) :
Don’t you love that question in any sport?
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 13) : No well it can be condoned in most sports, but not ones where the competitors engage in separate scoring roles at different times. E.g. Soccer or rugby, whoever is ahead on the scoreboard is winning. Or Usain Bolt is ahead of everyone else so he’s winning. But you can’t say that in cricket.
Pakistan continues after lunch on 214/5
Steyn get his first wicket!
Adnan Akmal goes for 10, caught by Boucher
Pak 220/6
SA kicking ass now.
@klempie (Comment 14) :
But then you are not winning, you are leading?
Morkel gets another with the new ball!!
Rehman goes for 1.
Pak 225/7
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 18) : Same thing. When you’re in the lead (whatever the definition of lead is) then if the status quo remains, you will win. i.e. you’re in the process of winning. It’s up to the other team to change the state so that they are in the lead.
Another.
If we can get a lead of 120 or so…that will be very nice indeed.
Morkel gets another, great spell from the lanky speedster
Ali goes for 56, caught Amla
Pak 229/8
Tale-enders having a go now with a six and a couple of fours..
Number 9.
Morkel gets his third in this spell and fourth of the innings
Riaz goes for 5, caught by Boucher
Pak 246/9
Over and out!
Pak all out for 248. SA lead by 132.
Morkel gets his five for.. Great stuff
Pak 248/10
SA have a lead of 132 runs
Biff becomes the second highest run scorer for SA beind JH Kallis. Where the hell is Pensie to comment when you need him?
Petersen gone LBW. AWFUL decision.
SA 88/2 after 30 overs
Kallis 5*
Amla 22*
Smith went earlier for 34*
SA bring up their hundred in the 37th over
SA 100/2
Kallis 12*
Amla 27*
SA 122/2 after 40 overs
Kallis 21*
Amla 39*
End of day three
SA 139/2 after 48 overs
Amla 44*
Kallis 32*
SA lead by 271 runs with two days play to go..
Hey klemps!
Well done to Smith. Like is always said he is a very good player so let’s leave it at that!
At least I don’t support the opposition whenever they play one of our sports teams!!