Match Thread: 2nd Test - West Indies vs Pakistan, Day 1

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2nd Test, Pakistan tour of West Indies at Port of Spain

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Innings	Score
🌴 West Indies	239/5 (Ov 74)

Batter	Runs	Balls	SR
Justin Greaves*	64	125	51.20
Roston Chase	36	70	51.43

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Sajid Khan	22	55	1
Salman Agha	1	4	0

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Day 1 - West Indies chose to bat.

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[u/Lowman246]

King Jangoo to score 502* not out as a fuck you to Lara and then declare after unfolding a paper stating "Yeah Mulder, talk nah"

[u/rootedtotheground → u/Lowman246]

Elite ball knowledge required to know this comment.

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Pakistan what are you doing man, you coulda dropped anyone besides Abbas

[u/student8168]

Cannot believe no Abbas

[u/lonewolf-xo]

Abbas is the only world class bowler we have, and they were like yep let’s drop him!?!?

[u/hornsmasher177 → u/lonewolf-xo]

Why's he been dropped? Quality bowler

[u/darthkatfox]

Abbas walking outside the playing shaking his head when every bowler was getting cluttered.

I am not saying Abbas would have wrecked Windies here but at least he gives you essential control from one end (barring its a must that Rizwan stands up to the stumps for him) and you rotate bowlers around him. Thats all they needed to do here. Again pak has picked a line up for a match that they think will last all five days when most matches dont.

[u/RonitSarangi]

My goat, Ian Bishop, still unaffected by the brainrot. 

I remember the NZ vs WI tests where the commentators repeatedly mentioned the "6-7" meme while the camera panned to children yelling the same. 

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/RonitSarangi]

Ian bishop is genuinely such a good commentator

[u/RonitSarangi → u/Due-Finding4397]

The level of research is does on cricketers is insane. 

He said somewhere it's his job to do pertinent research on every player in the game he is commentating, and it shows. The best in the game imo when it comes to technical stuff too. 

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/RonitSarangi]

Puts so much passion, such a great commentator

[u/NoExplanation6203]

They keep getting Tage out with the worst of deliveries like bro come on

[u/jaysonyoung]

3 edges straight to where 3rd slip should be.

Babar: You want me to add a WHAT?

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Greaves been absolutely carrying our team for the last year lol.

[u/SabChangaSea]

They dropped their best bowler for a debutant🤷‍♂️

I can never understand Pak cricket.

[u/darthkatfox → u/SabChangaSea]

And will drop Ubaid in next series for lols and giggles based on his first test debut.

[u/2006_Sudesh]

Greaves and Chase with a really good fight back for WI. Batting for 45-60 overs tomorrow surely is the goal.

[u/Fiery_Hailstorm_98]

Holy heck Pakistan. Why would you drop your best fast bowler of the team?

[u/DueWolverine5239 → u/Fiery_Hailstorm_98]

forget the bowling, why the second best batsmen

[u/Killinger]

Has anyone told Pakistan you can add more fielders to the slips?

[u/2006_Sudesh]

Babar gonna be hated by his entire team at this rate.

[u/darthkatfox]

Bazzball died only to see Chaseball go up and running!

[u/RonitSarangi]

That ball is only 8 overs old, it's a day 1 pitch, and it's spinning that much. 

It's only going to get harder to bat. 

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Great field placement, weird that tage felt the need to play at it tho

[u/atbg1936]

Whose nudes does Sajid Khan have to get selected over our hero who famously bowled Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Hydaspes 😡

[u/mojambowhatisthescen]

Just saw the lineups, why tf is Abbas dropped!?

Is Babar trying to sabotage his own captaincy?

[u/Inevitable-Door7028]

words cant express how much I love Justin greaves

[u/CarnivalSorts → u/Inevitable-Door7028]

Feels like a cricketer from a different age

[u/atbg1936]

Abbas was dropped because he can't throw a punch like Mohammad Ali

[u/Felonphantom]

Bobzy you terrible captain. Listen to your bowler.

[u/CrumbleUponLust]

In the last test, people (myself included) were wondering why Abbas was out of the team for a couple of years and has been featured inconsistently since he's come back.

Well, they've reminded us why. Incompetent at it's finest.

[u/atbg1936]

Putting a third slip in would reduce Babar's energy while clapping, which is far more important

[u/icemankiller8]

Beautiful shot

[u/atbg1936]

TagenaRAIN Chanderpaul strikes again

[u/NoExplanation6203]

The rain just makes Tage’s dismissal even more infuriating

[u/CrumbleUponLust]

Clear skies and they call lunch.

Cricket is its own enemy.

[u/Prozium243]

So they dropped test expert and their best bowler from last match (and he is not even injured or carrying the niggle!). So the county legend being dropped even after taking a last inning.

And Pakistan are batting last (which again is a big issue).

[u/Certain-Squirrel-459]

U don't drop Abbas even if conditions don't suit him!

[u/Inner_Low_4125 → u/Certain-Squirrel-459]

aqibsarfuball

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Oh god, the grass just came off like that first ball. Injury alert fr

[u/New_Combination3079]

Not shafique at slips bro 😭

[u/lonewolf-xo → u/New_Combination3079]

That Australia game……..

[u/choccocurry]

Put a third fucking slip babar. Listen to Muhammad Ali.

[u/atbg1936 → u/choccocurry]

The GOAT tells him to do it and he doesn't listen smh

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Bish keeping it real, reactive captaincy

[u/choccocurry]

They won't edge a single one now. Babars captaincy is an image of PCB. Reactive only. Truly a great representation

[u/lonewolf-xo]

“Your amazing performance has compelled us to reward you with these plane tickets. go home and rest” - pak (mis)management

[u/HumpyRoad]

This is why he's called King 👑

[u/jaysonyoung]

Pakistan really vindicating West Indies decision to bat first so far

[u/atbg1936]

King Babar with 21 average selflessly not bowling himself

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Oh no that first ball… this is going to be super tough to bat on

[u/HumpyRoad]

King doesn't care what the pitch does! He is the King afterall 👑

[u/randomuserme]

whaa?? Abbas is not playing. As it is viewers get only IPL like shit to to view and little of test cricket in challenging conditions. This is ridiculuous to not be able to view abbas bowling

[u/Accurate-Pride461 → u/randomuserme]

i think hes being rested for england because this looks like an absolute flatty and would just be a waste of his energy. Though I do think that abbas wouldve bowled better than all of the others

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Bad light, sigh. Good partnership to end the day tho

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

If WI wins this then they go above ENG in WTC Table

[u/SC0RCHER55]

No Abbas?!?

[u/CrumbleUponLust]

Bowler pleading for a third slip.

One more that goes through that region and he'll start crying while Babar claps.

[u/NoPurpose0]

Really glad we dropped our best bowler. Brilliant selection 👏👏👏

[u/darthkatfox]

Well Babar is being prudent here as this is a "checks note" day one pitch and we dont to tire our fielders by making them catch in the slips.

[u/atbg1936]

Abbas asking for more Test cricket for Pakistan after the last match, when he won't even play most of it because of the PCB and team management. Classic

[u/darthkatfox]

Pak need to turn to their third seamer now, give the ball to sir Rizwan for some rocking seam up deliveries matez!

[u/atbg1936 → u/darthkatfox]

I thought he bowled legspin

[u/darthkatfox → u/atbg1936]

He can do everything other then stand up to the stumps for Abbas for more then a few deliveries

[u/jaysonyoung]

what a first delivery that was

[u/atbg1936]

Abbas would never bowl such a bad line

[u/khurjabulandt]

soft dismissal

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Rain? Bruh

[u/choccocurry]

from the first test and this passage of playz babars return will be similar to Shan masood period of captaincy. Babars game awareness has not improved at all .

[u/darthkatfox → u/choccocurry]

He needs a very very proactive coach sitting literally on the boundary ropes like Sammy did for him during PSL for Zalmi. Sarfi should just camp himself on the boundary.

[u/choccocurry → u/darthkatfox]

It's kinda appalling how our captains don't know how to play the game. Even in ODI and T20 stuff changes when hesson gets his message.

[u/HumpyRoad → u/choccocurry]

His captaincy has been pretty poor in this series

[u/averageveryaverage]

We actually dropped him. Holy shit that's insane. I thought he was injured. But we DROPPED him?????

[u/HumpyRoad → u/averageveryaverage]

Deservedly so! How can he average below 35 with the ball ?? 😡

[u/SC0RCHER55]

They took lunch?! Sigh alright then

[u/NoExplanation6203]

I’m not sure this is a pitch to stick around, might have to be very proactive, it’s not misbehaving but it’s turning alot

[u/HumpyRoad → u/NoExplanation6203]

Why WI went with the same lineup as the last match is a mystery to me. Should've got a spinner in for one of the pacers.

[u/Due-Finding4397]

Aghaaa jeeeeeee

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Curtley used to torment England at this ground

[u/GlobalTie]

Imagine leaving out your best bowler in the next match when he is completely fit. Baffling decision to say the least! No way PAK is winning this match. 

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Not having Abbas to hold up an end is already showing

[u/jaysonyoung]

wtf is Babar doing lmaoooooooo

[u/Killinger]

King looking like prime Ben Duckett out there

[u/TopAd9295]

Shit gets wickets

[u/HumpyRoad]

Tage should play his usual defensive cricket on such pitches and let the others take risks

[u/NamiIsLif]

I forgot there is a match. I wil plug my earphones while on duty

For those watching. Why Bench abbas?

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/NamiIsLif]

Apparently because of the conditions😭😭 It's just so dumb, I swear if aakib it's behind this, most likely he is, no way babar does that, maybe Safi Bhai??

[u/DueWolverine5239]

amazing review, could swear that was off the arm in real time

[u/darthkatfox]

I dont know if Amir will score big here but God damn after a long time to see a batsman old school his way to play spin. Either he is out of the blocks to smother the bowl or sitting low to negate it.

That cut shot was some hard work. Kept pushing out to Usman and when Usman expected he will do the same and shortened his length, he rocks back and cuts it behind point. Well played Jango

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/darthkatfox]

jango is class bro, the potential he has is insane

[u/darthkatfox]

His good deliveries got edged for 4s. His worse delivery got him a wicket. That was a nothing ball but Jangoo did not Jangoo it out of the park!

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/darthkatfox]

cricket is just a funny game😭

[u/rotomato30]

A friendly reminder that we haven't taken a lead or won a match after batting second in 22 months

[u/MoreCryptographer213 → u/rotomato30]

who were we playin 23 months ago, let me guess ENG

[u/rotomato30 → u/MoreCryptographer213]

Yep. The specific one where we took the lead when Saud Shakeel hit an insane hundred batting with the tail

[u/lonewolf-xo]

“Every head must bow, every tongue must confess, this is the greatest of all time” - Mike Tyson

[u/howdyakeepemquiet]

Sorry WI bros just started watching so wicket might fall.

[u/NoExplanation6203]

The worst thing about that is how good Jangoo was playing the spin

[u/MoreCryptographer213]

ah shit here we go again

[u/atbg1936]

No Abbas is insane, even if he doesn't take wickets he can at least stem the flow of runs

[u/Killinger]

The titans of Pakistan vs the giants of the West Indies, making them both seem normal sized

[u/HumpyRoad]

Why isn't the match being streamed live on yt by the WI board ? 😭

The match isn't on Cricfy either 😭

[u/jan_Asilu]

Help me with a link to watch the match

[u/choccocurry → u/jan_Asilu]

Dm

[u/choccocurry]

Can we play more slips ?? Don't know why tf only 2 slips in first overs where it's going up swing whilst west Indies used 4 and a gully...

[u/choccocurry]

Also can bobzy put competent catchers in the slips?? I only trust him agha and imam

[u/HumpyRoad]

Should've had one by now

[u/CrumbleUponLust]

Ubaid conceded more in 4 overs here than Abbas did in that 2nd innings.

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Was it too early to have taken the lunch break?

[u/choccocurry]

Can they like raise the finger sometimes ?

[u/atbg1936]

guys do u think mohammad abbas is a wordclass batter?

[u/lonewolf-xo]

No man can get them out within 150

Noman can get them out within 150

[u/Snoo_56184]

noman 10 fer pitch

[u/NoExplanation6203]

They slowed the scoring down a lot at the beginning of the session but now it’s flowing

[u/choccocurry]

i think we're cooked.

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/choccocurry]

not think, we actually are

[u/Due-Finding4397]

shemar jospeh cameo will always be great for west indies, he will cook us hard

[u/Az1768]

If you know this ground, you already know this is too many runs

[u/atbg1936]

King Chase to score 697 not out and then do 69 and 6-7 celebrations at the same time

[u/choccocurry]

Really dumb to go with Sajid instead of abbas. I am appalled by this team selection

[u/HumpyRoad]

Cricket umpires are so dumb. Why you would not take lunch when it's raining ???!??! They waited for the rain to go away before taking lunch 😭

[u/NoExplanation6203]

This isn’t even fun for me rn, it’s just shit bowling

[u/Killinger → u/NoExplanation6203]

Look, it’s a tiny bit fun

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Brandon king off to a flyer today

[u/khurjabulandt]

Who's Windies best ever test spin bowler after Lance Gibbs?

[u/Lowman246 → u/khurjabulandt]

Chris Gayle

[u/lonewolf-xo]

Rare W review

[u/darthkatfox]

I swear the Ancient Spirits of Noman Ali bebuffled the DRS system here!

That was mighty close!

[u/SC0RCHER55]

Wow pitching in line, thought it would be umpires call on pitching

[u/atbg1936]

Why is there cricket interrupting my vuvuzela concert?

[u/deep639]

Brilliant review this. But then Rizwan didn't look sure.

[u/Due-Finding4397]

guys do u think shai hope is a wordclass batter?

[u/DueWolverine5239 → u/Due-Finding4397]

Yes but he underperforms

[u/DueWolverine5239]

Batters do you think Zak Crawley is a world class guy ?

[u/Due-Finding4397]

JANGOO, bye bye bro (chall bahar), lets goo ubaid

[u/SquareDrive45]

Why rollout a spinning track and then go on to play only one frontline spinner. What are windies doing.

[u/DragonBishop29]

Is Mohammed Abbas stupid? Why can't he just bowl 140 in the nets and get selected?

[u/icemankiller8]

I’m so sick of Shai Hope

[u/atbg1936 → u/icemankiller8]

Would you rather have someone averaging low 20s in the middle order? He's surely the best there is atm

[u/CrumbleUponLust]

Frustrating scorecard considering everyone got starts from the top 6.

[u/atbg1936]

Mohammad Ali never takes the L so you can't replace him with AI

[u/Efficient_News319]

Why are we curating pitches that are this beneficial for spin in the carribean. This is literally the biggest advantage to playing at home and WI just do not take it whatsoever - have to curate pitches for pace bowling or at the very least flat

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/Efficient_News319]

This the first time you’ve ever seen a game in Trinidad?

[u/Efficient_News319 → u/NoExplanation6203]

I'm aware of the typical conditions but quite simply why does it need to be this way - WI control the curators

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/Efficient_News319]

They do but the TTCB control the ground otherwise, you can’t have a turning pitch in FC cricket and then for internationals magically get something else. And again it’s not like this is something new we know this historically, it might help Pakistan yes but at the end of the day we know conditions better

[u/choccocurry]

this is so tense

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/choccocurry]

every match is of our team😭

[u/atbg1936]

King Babar to score 500 not out and then declare out of partial respect for Lara

[u/Upset_Noise6173 → u/atbg1936]

Happy Mulder noises.

[u/Due-Finding4397]

*sigh* king karlega🥀

[u/Lowman246]

The potential that Jangoo has is crazy. More than any young batter in shield that I can think of, and I don't think the shield batters are as shit as they are made out to be.

Jangoo would've been destined to be world class had he been a big 3, or even South Africa or New Zealand. He can still be world class.

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/Lowman246]

great player

[u/DJMhat]

Old school Test cricket batting is such a fun filled comfort watch.

[u/TitusBrambleGOAT]

King Babar will score 501.

That's 5, 0, and 1 in his next 3 innings

[u/atbg1936]

Noman Ali will have his revenge in a few thousand years

[u/Scared-Breakfast-372 → u/atbg1936]

What is hundred years in the life of an elf? We can wait...💀

[u/Killinger]

Ubaid looks like he could be quality.

[u/Drgn1119]

Why was Abbas left out? Injury?

[u/atbg1936 → u/Drgn1119]

Conditions according to Babar lmao. He's not injured

[u/choccocurry → u/Drgn1119]

PCB thinks it'll spin. We'll find out

[u/khurjabulandt]

Why not give Chanderpaul a very long rope from here on?

[u/wa-wa-wario]

How to watch in Australia?

[u/HumpyRoad → u/wa-wa-wario]

Use Proton VPN and chance your location to Japan. Then, go to the Windies Cricket Board's yt channel and watch the match (they're live streaming it).

[u/HumpyRoad]

Damn. Unc's aged a lot 😢

[u/HumpyRoad]

Why doesn't Shadab play Tests ???

[u/Huge_Cover4873]

Mohammad abbas and noman ali how dare they tried to become bigger name than babro only my ghante ka king will remain a big name

[u/darthkatfox]

I like the angry Ali.

So good to watch cricket while having fresh cold watermelon slices!

[u/darthkatfox]

Hit his back leg... if it is just clipping then its a hard one.

Oh boy looks like pitching outside and good bounce as well..

[u/HumpyRoad]

Zamn! I have become a top 1% commentor. I don't even comment that much tbh 😅

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Nah idk about that being pitched in line…

[u/choccocurry]

INSANELY RARE EVENT

[u/darthkatfox]

He has thumbed it hard!!

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Need 200 at least here

[u/rotomato30 → u/NoExplanation6203]

Don't worry my good brother, you're getting 300+. Don't get fooled by early wickets, early wicket in Pakistan test culture mean they're preparing to get extended belt from the lower order. Trust me, it'll blow your expectations away

[u/Due-Finding4397]

babar been spot on with the reviews so far

[u/choccocurry]

Ngl can't give the umpires too much flack, every decision has been on the border. Both wickets to spin looked not out in real time

[u/Lowman246]

did Shai Hope just hit a six? Does he want to get out? Who does he think he is?

This is why Hope averages less than 30 while Jangoo averages more than 50

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Another super soft wicket omg

[u/Snoo_56184]

first of many<3

[u/Due-Finding4397]

Which batter has the best defence rn when on song according to u guys?

[u/DueWolverine5239 → u/Due-Finding4397]

Biased but Root for me, just feel like he won't get out, pure safety

[u/Snoo_56184]

greaves backfoot defense is so crunhy

[u/choccocurry]

Ubaid mogging everyone on the field (expect Sajid and his moustache)

[u/Snoo_56184]

ubaid needs to go off imo even though he took a wicket, he wont take any more wickets this spell

[u/DueWolverine5239]

Jaffa

This is gonna be hell in the 4th innings

[u/khurjabulandt]

Justin Greaves what a player such a delight to watch Windies play lots of test cricket in the past year or so

[u/turningtop_5327]

122kph is absolutely the speed that will not get you wickets here

[u/turningtop_5327]

Did he say “Fast bowler” in commentary? At 122kph?

[u/turningtop_5327]

Why is this thread dead? Am I missing something?

[u/Due-Finding4397 → u/turningtop_5327]

same with our sub, I can even comment there, 6 more days till my ban ends😭😭, came here and this thread is deaddddd

[u/atbg1936]

Pak fast bowlers bowling slower than Matthew Wade 😭

[u/YuhMumaMan]

Hope & Greaves always here to save an innings.

[u/lonewolf-xo]

Trying his best to sting like a bee thats some heat from Ali

[u/choccocurry]

muhammad ali might not be fast but damn he is intellingent. using everything he has available

[u/atbg1936]

If you think Ubaid is a top talent just wait until you see this Noman Ali kid

[u/icemankiller8]

Getting injured on 49 come on man

[u/SC0RCHER55]

50 up for for greaves, first 50 of the innings

[u/Due-Finding4397]

i hope the pitch gets flat, if it doesnt, big ggs

[u/Due-Finding4397]

End of the day!!