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By Adrees Malik

It was not a bad day but the result of bad planning for Pakistan Team management which paid a lot for selection of playing 11 for the first test at Abu Dhabi by selecting a single spinner on spin pitch. Sarfraz Ahmad who looked saddened in the ground, Dressing Room and in the Hotel Room as well.

Abu Dhabi test was luckiest for SL captain Chandimal and Rangana Herath. Sri Lankan Spinner not only completed his 100 against Pakistan but Also meet the milestone of 400 Test Wickets.

Pakistan Cricket Team did many blunders in the match from selection of playing 11 to the day 5 of the test match. Sarfaraz proved himself wrong as the best captain as he did not manage little chase of 136 in his first test, He failed totally in his planning in and out the field. Azhar Ali who was unfit but Medical Injecting worked for him and he made mighty 85 in first inning but nothing in the 2^nd inning where it was most important to add at least 40 runs for him as senior one in the team. The Cricket Experts has hopes that Mickey and Sarfaraz will learn from their mistakes and will come up in the 2^nd Pink Ball test at Dubai to level the series.

Before ending the comment I want to add the previous 18 months record of Pakistan Cricket team on day 5.

Last one and half year on 5^th day of Pakistan Team

Pakistan is the only team who lost most of the final day target matches in last 18 months in Asia and outside Asia. Last Year Pakistan team lost the match against England by chasing 210 in Birmingham, and similarly like Pakistan was lost the match against NZ by chasing 229 at Hamilton.

This was not ended here and again Pakistan lost against Australia when was chasing 68 on day five at Brisbane last year, and then Pakistan lost against Australia while chasing 163 at Melbourne, but team was hungry for day 5 defeat and lost 9 wickets while trying to get total of 189 at Sydney.

Pakistan also Lost 10 Wickets against WI while trying to meet only 89 at Bridgetown while touring WI, and now at Abu Dhabi chasing 135 and lost 10 Wickets.