1st test - Pakistan v S.Africa - Abu Dhabi - Day 2

Amla, goes, 2nd ball ..

SA 245-9 ..

Pak 2.86

S.A 2.12

Draw 5.5


Book looking v sick, but, am staying with Draw  .. probably should cut and run, but wont.

SA 249 all out ...

Pak 2.52

SA 2.36

Draw 5.7


Market has a re-think, before Pak bat :

Pak 2.64

SA 2.34

Draw 5.1

Run line for Pak .. 290 or so ..  Betdaq down


Pak 11-0 and pitch seems docile again ..like it did yesterday ..

Mkt on Draw collapses !!!

Pak 2.46

SA 2.84

Draw 4.1


Market hates SA .. as pitch looks flat .. Draw taking all the SA money ..

Pak 12-0 after 3 ..

Pak 2.46

SA 3.15

Draw 3.8

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Book looks a lot better ..

Kallis drops a chance, at slip ..Not easy, only just carried, v low.

Pak 20-0 after 5

Pak 2.38

SA 3.05

Draw 3.85

Think draw is going v low .. but, I have thght that, for a week ..


Pak 38-0 after 8

Pak 2.28

SA 3.45

Draw 3.6

At drink, Pak move on to 43-0 .. fast bowlers will feel the heat, if no wkts, v soon.

SA have no spinner .. Pak have Ajmal .. so, Pak can def win .. not sure, SA can.


Pak get to 50, unbeaten .. must be a docile pitch !!

Pak 2.1

SA 3.9

Draw 3.7


Lunch  .. 77-0

A very pleasing morning .. time for coffee  ..

Pak 2.14

SA 4.5

Draw 3.1


After a quiet lunch, Steyn resumes :

Pak 82-0

Pak 1.98   ?? Looks low to me, and am laying

SA 5.4

Draw 3.15


87-0 and pitch not doing much ..

Big move for Pak, which has me a little surprised.

Pak 1.83


106-0 ..

Pak  1.84

SA 7

Draw 3.05


129-0 after 42

Pak 1.68

SA 9.4

Draw 3.25

Am against Pak, and would like them to slow a bit/lose wkts ..


Wkt - finally -- 135-1

Pak 1.77

SA 7

Draw 3.3


Tea : 155-1

The market, on the whole, hasn't really panicked, or done anything, too jumpy.

I keep getting the impression, modellers are having more an impact.

Pak 1.72

SA 8.4

Draw 3.25

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Betfair had some problems, so decided to go to sleep ..

At the close, Pak 263-3 .. lead by 14.

Pak 1.64

SA 11

Draw 3.35


3 days left, but, u would think, Pak get a lead of 150-200. SA would need to dig in, and score, maybe 400, for a draw, which, would not be beyond them .. just scared of Ajmal.

Prices look right, but, am with draw.