2nd ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Dubai

Pakistan 125/4 (31.0 ov)

[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][/color][left][color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][size=14px]South Africa have been BEASTS in the field today, saved at least 30 runs in groundfielding alone.[/size][/color][/left]

And still Lose 143 runs ?  dammmnnnn !

Gotta be the desert sun .

cant recall such low scores in ODIs...

Jesus Christ, SA. Absolutely clueless against spin. I mean how the hell did they manage to not chase this down?

They're sorely missing Amla here IMHO.

As far as I know Hashim Amla will be back for the third ODI, as will Dale Steyn. Whether that's enough to solve our batting problems I'm not sure. At least we won't have as many left handed batsmen, which the commentators seem to regard as a problem against the current Pakistani bowling attack.

Gina,


Do we know why Amla's returned home?


Baby related perhaps?

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Gina,


Do we know why Amla's returned home?


Baby related perhaps?
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Yes, he returned home because his wife was expecting their second child. I didn't read anything about the birth or the gender of the child, but as he's back with the team, I presume everything is well.

See your spinner did it for you again Gina.