3rd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Jan 16-20, 2014

[vvvrulz]

Anybody following this snooze fest?

133/5 (71.0 ov) on day 4 with a 220 run lead coming into day 5.

They obviously only care about the draw and are happy to plonk along aimlessly until it all ends. The ICC rankings aren't enough incentive to actually push for wins, a number of teams will just take a winning series and draw the rest.

 

[TheParraboy]

Cant blame SL they are 1-0, so they are playing real safe (and real boring).

Totally forgot this was on, otherwise would have mentioned it.

Mathews player of the series for mine, scored runs all the time

 

[TheParraboy]

well well well

Pakis need 71 to win of 14 overs to draw series
6 wickets left

talk about a twist

 

[Patorick]

Odds on Pakistan here.

Wickets pending.

Questionable field.

 

[TheParraboy]

30 of 30 balls

still 6 wickets left, they cant lose this one, can they?

 

[Matt23]

Paki's will win from here...Sri Lanka playing a bit like Pakistan at the moment :sarcasm:

 

[Patorick]

12 off 18.

SL getting what they deserve.

 

[Matt23]

Yep, serves SL right if they do end up losing, Kudos to the Paki's for actually having a going, and not shutting up shop like the Saffers did

Well done Paki's, brilliant stuff.

 

[Patorick]

Fortune favored the braver.

And smarter.

Well done to the Umps for staying on despite the bitch festival.

 

[Matt23]

Surely Mathews cops a fine for that go slow/constant bitching

 

[vvvrulz]

Brilliant, great cricket and justice has been done.
Any team playing five days of negative draw chasing cricket deserves to lose.

Pakistan went after it from ball one and weren't afraid to lose wickets in the cause.
Most teams in the world today wouldn't have risked the loss.

 

[hineyrulz]

Brilliant, great cricket and justice has been done.
Any team playing five days of negative draw chasing cricket deserves to lose.

Pakistan went after it from ball one and weren't afraid to lose wickets in the cause.
Most teams in the world today wouldn't have risked the loss.

Agree with this, Sri Lanka just played not to lose and it bit them in the arse.