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The next match will be very competitive. The South African team lost the first match. They will find out their mistakes and correct the mistakes and make the team more stable for the next match. Pakistan will have to be stronger if they want to beat South Africa in the next match.

Pakistan might be making pitches that will help their spinners and if that is the case it will be difficult for South Africa until they have a batsman that could counter spin, in the past they had players who played well against spinners but in the current team we are yet to see any players who perform well against spin.

Home advantage will always be with Pakistan and the first test win is always a good way to boost up your spirits. On other hand for SA it’s a big challenge as they have to forget the loss and move on and ensure they do well in all the departments of the game so that they can either draw or win rather than losing the series as a whitewash.

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The next match will be very competitive. The South African team lost the first match. They will find out their mistakes and correct the mistakes and make the team more stable for the next match. Pakistan will have to be stronger if they want to beat South Africa in the next match.

Pakistan might be making pitches that will help their spinners and if that is the case it will be difficult for South Africa until they have a batsman that could counter spin, in the past they had players who played well against spinners but in the current team we are yet to see any players who perform well against spin.

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Pakistan won first test but still many questions to be answered because they have too many issues in batting every time tail enders cannot help you to fix this all selectors need to do some better selections as some good players avilabel after Quaid-e-Azam trophy now time to bring some players on merit no every time your own players and personal likes working after this win I am feeling its very difficult for South Africa to handle in next match as we are going for another spinners friendly pitch.

The next match will be very competitive. The South African team lost the first match. They will find out their mistakes and correct the mistakes and make the team more stable for the next match. Pakistan will have to be stronger if they want to beat South Africa in the next match.

It is a refreshing win for Pakistan after a long time. I think South Africa team looks quite weak and therefore Pakistan played very well in the first match. I hope they will continue this good form in the next matches. It will be interesting to see how south africa learn from their mistakes and come out with a different strategy in the next match.

South African cricket is already in crisis which was displayed on the fields in this match. Well! Yes, it is a good win for Pakistan and they deserve it too. Next match would be crucial for Pakistan if the want to win the series. I am not expecting any thing good from the south african team.

Since Pakistan team is unpredictable we never know how will they perform in the next matches. I am looking that Pakistan may win the series as its been long time since pakistan have won any major series at home or aboard.

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Pakistan won first test but still many questions to be answered because they have too many issues in batting every time tail enders cannot help you to fix this all selectors need to do some better selections as some good players avilabel after Quaid-e-Azam trophy now time to bring some players on merit no every time your own players and personal likes working after this win I am feeling its very difficult for South Africa to handle in next match as we are going for another spinners friendly pitch.

The next match will be very competitive. The South African team lost the first match. They will find out their mistakes and correct the mistakes and make the team more stable for the next match. Pakistan will have to be stronger if they want to beat South Africa in the next match.

It is a refreshing win for Pakistan after a long time. I think South Africa team looks quite weak and therefore Pakistan played very well in the first match. I hope they will continue this good form in the next matches. It will be interesting to see how south africa learn from their mistakes and come out with a different strategy in the next match.

South African cricket is already in crisis which was displayed on the fields in this match. Well! Yes, it is a good win for Pakistan and they deserve it too. Next match would be crucial for Pakistan if the want to win the series. I am not expecting any thing good from the south african team.

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Quote from: Indymoney on January 29, 2021, 11:13:59 AM

Pakistan won first test but still many questions to be answered because they have too many issues in batting every time tail enders cannot help you to fix this all selectors need to do some better selections as some good players avilabel after Quaid-e-Azam trophy now time to bring some players on merit no every time your own players and personal likes working after this win I am feeling its very difficult for South Africa to handle in next match as we are going for another spinners friendly pitch.

The next match will be very competitive. The South African team lost the first match. They will find out their mistakes and correct the mistakes and make the team more stable for the next match. Pakistan will have to be stronger if they want to beat South Africa in the next match.

It is a refreshing win for Pakistan after a long time. I think South Africa team looks quite weak and therefore Pakistan played very well in the first match. I hope they will continue this good form in the next matches. It will be interesting to see how south africa learn from their mistakes and come out with a different strategy in the next match.

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I am waiting for the England tour of India and it will be interesting as India will be looking to revenge for the loss they had in the last series against England.

Normally I would expect India to whitewash England, since they have the home advantage. But this time England is also in a very good position. Their batsmen, such as Joe Root are in excellent form and they have the most experienced pace bowling duo in the world currently (Stuart Broad - James Anderson). Even their spinners have performed really well during the series against Sri Lanka. This time, there will be no whitewash and according to me it is going to be a close contest between the two teams.

Last time England won the series in India, they had attacking spin bowler like Graeme Swann and their spinners out bowled the Indian spinners but this time English spin department doesn't look that threatening despite their recent success against SL.

Whitewash is not on the card either. They are playing 2 games at completely new stadium (Motera stadium, Gujrat) so no one knows how its going to play out.

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Quote from: Clement Kaliyar on January 29, 2021, 04:17:31 PM

I am waiting for the England tour of India and it will be interesting as India will be looking to revenge for the loss they had in the last series against England.

Normally I would expect India to whitewash England, since they have the home advantage. But this time England is also in a very good position. Their batsmen, such as Joe Root are in excellent form and they have the most experienced pace bowling duo in the world currently (Stuart Broad - James Anderson). Even their spinners have performed really well during the series against Sri Lanka. This time, there will be no whitewash and according to me it is going to be a close contest between the two teams.

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Pakistan played well to win the match and after some tough tours where they were defeated and humiliated they were able to win finally at home and hopefully they will continue the performance throughout the series.

I am waiting for the England tour of India and it will be interesting as India will be looking to revenge for the loss they had in the last series against England.

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After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

New Zealand is a really difficult team to beat in their home turf and the issue is that Pakistan never showed any signs of fight back while India with a depleted team was able to defeat Australia. Pakistan is playing in their turf and they should win the match as Pakistan just need 88 runs to win the match. The spinners bowled really well in this match and hopefully Pakistan will cross the finishing line without loosing much wickets.

Pakistan reached the target without losing 7 wickets. They played great throughout the match. Such a comeback was great after losing 2 Test match by an innings against New Zealand. But I think South Africa will be able to win the next Test match.

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Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

Pakistan need another 66 more runs to win and until now go forward without losing any single wickets, I guess there will be no drama. Easily go 1-0 up in the series, however disappointed with De cock performance.

Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

What an amazing day of cricket we had today and Pakistan picked up today 6 wickets for SA for just 58 runs. SA never got chance today to settle down as Pakistan came today with thought of winning the match itself and that showed on the pitch. Nauman and Yasir bowled magnificently and picked 5 and 4 wickets respectively. With just 88 runs to win Pakistan dint start well and had 2 wickets down for 23. But later on Azhar and Babar innings helped them to make this finally an easy win with 7 wickets remaining.

Pakistan won first test but still many questions to be answered because they have too many issues in batting every time tail enders cannot help you to fix this all selectors need to do some better selections as some good players avilabel after Quaid-e-Azam trophy now time to bring some players on merit no every time your own players and personal likes working after this win I am feeling its very difficult for South Africa to handle in next match as we are going for another spinners friendly pitch.

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Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

Well its not like proteas were riding the winning horse, they have been acting like an shitty team for a quite some time, recently lost against the England at their own hometurf. But yeah one should expect them to fight against Pakistan but Pakistan is not that bad team when they play well, they already outplayed SA at every department in this match except one small top order collapse during the first inning.

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Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

South Africa is touring Pakistan and hence it is not a big surprise, Fawad Alam played an important innings and the tail end players helped put runs on the board in the first innings and that helped them to win the match. South Africa is not known to play spinners that well in sub continent wickets.
I am not sure about how the rest of the series are played but i am expecting some fightback from South Africa.

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Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

Pakistan need another 66 more runs to win and until now go forward without losing any single wickets, I guess there will be no drama. Easily go 1-0 up in the series, however disappointed with De cock performance.

Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

What an amazing day of cricket we had today and Pakistan picked up today 6 wickets for SA for just 58 runs. SA never got chance today to settle down as Pakistan came today with thought of winning the match itself and that showed on the pitch. Nauman and Yasir bowled magnificently and picked 5 and 4 wickets respectively. With just 88 runs to win Pakistan dint start well and had 2 wickets down for 23. But later on Azhar and Babar innings helped them to make this finally an easy win with 7 wickets remaining.

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Quote from: aysg76 on January 29, 2021, 01:38:36 AM

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Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

Pakistan need another 66 more runs to win and until now go forward without losing any single wickets, I guess there will be no drama. Easily go 1-0 up in the series, however disappointed with De cock performance.

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Quote from: Iranus on January 29, 2021, 01:21:59 AM

After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

New Zealand is a really difficult team to beat in their home turf and the issue is that Pakistan never showed any signs of fight back while India with a depleted team was able to defeat Australia. Pakistan is playing in their turf and they should win the match as Pakistan just need 88 runs to win the match. The spinners bowled really well in this match and hopefully Pakistan will cross the finishing line without loosing much wickets.

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Quote from: Iranus on January 29, 2021, 01:21:59 AM

After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

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After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

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And first ball of the day, Maharaj is gone...

Quinton de Kock is gone as well. With 4 wickets remaining, South Africa is having a lead of 50 runs. They need another 100 runs at least, in order to have the slightest chance of winning this match. The remaining batsmen (Rabada/Nortje/Ngidi) are all genuine tailenders. But then again, it is Pakistan on the other side and therefore nothing is guaranteed yet.

There was a time when the South African team had plenty of pace-bowling all rounders (Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener.etc).. but those days are long gone. They badly need such players.

Not gonna happen anytime soon. They are committed to strengthen quota policy, not even on player level but selection committee, coaching staff etc. One of the reason likes of Jacques Kallis coaching England team.

@Sithara007 Your quota boy adding some valuable runs for proteas. Grin

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Quote from: JSRAW on January 28, 2021, 10:46:51 PM

Keshav Maharaj is night watchman, hardly a batsman and occupying the crease. I would be surprise if he hang out much longer as new ball is just 5 overs away. Temba Bavuma is not impressive overall but if he and De-cock manage to form a partnership then they might have some chance, otherwise its Pakistan game.
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And first ball of the day, Maharaj is gone...

Quinton de Kock is gone as well. With 4 wickets remaining, South Africa is having a lead of 50 runs. They need another 100 runs at least, in order to have the slightest chance of winning this match. The remaining batsmen (Rabada/Nortje/Ngidi) are all genuine tailenders. But then again, it is Pakistan on the other side and therefore nothing is guaranteed yet.

There was a time when the South African team had plenty of pace-bowling all rounders (Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener.etc).. but those days are long gone. They badly need such players.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on January 28, 2021, 10:09:04 PM

South Africa is having a lead of 29 runs with 6 wickets in hand. The last recognized batting pair is at crease (I would not call quota product Temba Bavuma as a proper batsman, since his test batting record is pathetic). But then, Pakistan is always known for losing matches they could have won otherwise. I just hope that they will be able to bowl out South Africa quickly and chase the target without losing too many wickets today.

Keshav Maharaj is night watchman, hardly a batsman and occupying the crease. I would be surprise if he hang out much longer as new ball is just 5 overs away. Temba Bavuma is not impressive overall but if he and De-cock manage to form a partnership then they might have some chance, otherwise its Pakistan game.
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And first ball of the day, Maharaj is gone...

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