PAK vs SL 2017, 2nd Test: Chasing 300 is Possible on this Track – Azhar Ali

Oct 9, 2017 at 10:38 AM

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PAK vs SL 2017, 2nd Test: Chasing 300 is Possible on this Track – Azhar Ali

With the ongoing second Test left evenly poised after Sri Lanka’s spectacular collapse in the second innings, Pakistan opener Azhar Ali has insisted his team can chase down 300 on the Dubai pitch.

Down 1-0 in the two-Test series, Pakistan was staring down the barrel after conceding 220 runs lead in the first innings. However, a fiery spell from left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has left the game wide open. Wahab took 3 for ten while Mohammad Abbas and Yasir Shah took a wicket each, as Sri Lanka finished the third day on 34 for five with their overall lead extended to 254.

“We were left with 15 overs to have a crack at them, and we thought it was a good opportunity. They had got a big lead, but then third innings is important. It has given us a bit of hope. We thought that we would be left with a big target to chase, but this session has given us a little bit of hope. Hopefully, we will have a good session tomorrow and bowl them out cheaply. Chasing 300 is possible on this track,” Azhar told journalists after the day’s play.

“These kind of wickets that you get here, you need to make it big. It’s a slow wicket and hard to get a start, but once you get settled, it becomes easy. It’s disappointing that even in the first game, a lot of us – including me – had got starts and couldn’t kick on. But we are still positive. The guys are playing well. Everyone wants to make it big. It has not happened yet, but we have one inning left, and hopefully, someone will make it big. You never know in this game,” he added.

Azhar recalled the Pallekele Test of 2015 when Pakistan chased down an improbable target of 377 and said the win would give his team the confidence. Pakistan had chased down the total by losing just three wickets and had clinched the series 2-1.

“We have chased 370 plus runs to beat Sri Lanka in a Test match, and that should give us confidence,” Azhar added.

Meanwhile, Pakistan needs to win this Test to maintain the spotless record at their adopted home. Since Pakistan shifted base to the UAE in 2009, they have not lost a Test series there.

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