Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 2nd ODI | Dubai | 14/11/11 | Pre-Match Discussion

[Fawad2010]

Pakistan is leading the series 1-0, need another dominating performance here to really gain momentum.

Same team? I say Yes.

[Love Pakistan]

Yes, same team should go into the second match!

Pakistan has all the momentum going into this match and Sri Lanka will come harder at us this time around...

I want to see a fight put on by SL this time cuz Im tired of watching Pakistan vs minnows matches! I wanna watch a close match!

:junaid

[AZ]

let's bat first this time. :hafeez :farhat :yk :misbah :umarakmal :razzaq :afridi

[Smooth_Operator]

let's bat first this time. :hafeez :farhat :yk :misbah :umarakmal :razzaq :afridi

Agreed, We have been bowling the opposition out too easily to even get an opportunity to make some big runs. :farhat

[Afridi_Fan]

Another Man of the Match performance coming tomorrow. :afridi

[Afridi_Fan]

Mahela Jayawardene is DoubtFul starter for the 2nd ODI at Dubai , The ace Batsman has Injured his Knee. (via twitter.)

[Smooth_Operator]

Another Man of the Match performance coming tomorrow. :afridi

Pakistan victory comes first, and then inevitably Lala's MoM award :D

[Muhammad Waleed]

Sanga will definitely try scoring more runs than he scored in the previous match.

What happened with him which really stop him from scoring runs. here's the answer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vMc7x_TUCM

[Omar Malik]

Should be going in with the same team after an emphatic win! :afridi

[pakcricketfan]

Mahela Jayawardene is DoubtFul starter for the 2nd ODI at Dubai , The ace Batsman has Injured his Knee. (via twitter.)

Good news for SL. :))

[AmmarAshraf]

Younis Khan's pre Match Presser:
Part I http://j.mp/uxC6cA
Part 2 http://j.mp/tp4jcN
URDU http://j.mp/vNTv41

[AmmarAshraf]

I have seen photos of Jayawardene today on AFP site. He was practicing with his team mates.

He was looking fit!

[Bullet Drive]

Same team!

[w8in_4_0402]

I want to give Hafeez a rest but his bowling is too valuable.

i dont know weather Malik and Razzaqs bowling combined is as good.

[farhan1]

I want to give Hafeez a rest but his bowling is too valuable.

i dont know weather Malik and Razzaqs bowling combined is as good.

Rest? There is still time coming up for rest espesially the Bangladesh tour to follow.

Same team then for the 2nd game.

[iHammad]

Awesome press conference by YK there :yk

[Gotham Cronie]

5-0 let's go!!!

[A.M.]

High-flying Pakistan plot another win
Match facts
Monday, November 14
Start time 1500 (1100 GMT)

Misbah-ul-Haq's stock continues to rise © AFP
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Teams: Pakistan | Sri Lanka
Big Picture
With every passing match, the stock of Misbah-ul-Haq continues to rise. A dysfunctional board, the loss of world-class fast bowlers to the spot-fixing crisis, a fall-out between captain and coach earlier in the year leading to the brief retirement of the talismanic Shahid Afridi - none of that has stopped Misbah from steering Pakistan to an almost six-month unbeaten run. Some of the opposition along the way might have been the lightweights, but the thumping win in the first one-dayer came against one of the top limited-overs sides in the world. For a man whose international career seemed well and truly over a little more than a year ago, it's been quite a ride since taking over as captain.
Things haven't been as smooth for the man who became Sri Lanka's leader after the World Cup. There's been some scattered Twenty20 success, but Tillakaratne Dilshan's side has lost all their major Test and ODI assignments over the past six months. After the abysmal batting collapse in the first one-dayer, Dilshan was critical of the shot-selection, especially from a hugely experienced top order. His own one-day form hasn't been great, and Sri Lanka have the added worry of Mahela Jayawardene struggling with a knee injury, which could put him out of Monday's match.

Form guide
Pakistan WWWWW
Sri Lanka LWLWL
Watch out for…
The solidity of Pakistan's openers in recent matches have reduced the opportunities for Umar Akmal, but a substantial performance from him will deter the team management from being tempted to replace him with Shoaib Malik. Umar was Man of the Match when Pakistan halted Australia's 34-match World Cup unbeaten streak, but he hasn't made a half-century against Test opposition in more than a year. The talent has never been in doubt, and he's still only 21, but the results need more consistency.
Another highly rated 21-year-old batsman looking to make an impression is Dinesh Chandimal. After the highs of a Lord's century, his form has nosedived - three low scores against Australia led to him losing his spot. He regained his place in the XI on Friday and top scored with 28 but his position in the order is a source of debate. Jayawardene usually prefers to bat as high as possible, but Chandimal's presence at No. 4 pushes Jayawardene down to three-down. "I want Chandimal to bat between Sanga and Mahela," Dilshan said. "Sanga comes in at three and Mahela at five, and if Chandimal can bat around the two of them it would be good."

Team news
After their comprehensive victory on Friday, Pakistan are unlikely to want to tinker with their combination.
Pakistan (probable) 1 Imran Farhat, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt.), 6 Abdul Razzaq, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema

Though it was the batting that was abject in their defeat in the previous game, Sri Lanka's top six is more or less set in stone, unless if Jayawardene fails to recover from his knee problem. In that case, Dimuth Karunaratne, the 23-year-old top-order batsman from SSC, will likely take his place. Changes are likely to come lower down in the order, with Thisara Perera and Jeevan Mendis as possible replacements for the new boys, Kosala Kulasekara and Seekkuge Prasanna. Perera could even be brought in at the expense of Dilhara Fernando, who was erratic on Friday though he touched express speeds of 145kph.

Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Kosala Kulasekara 8 Thisara Perera 9 Seekkuge Prasanna/Jeevan Mendis 10 Lasith Malinga 11 Suranga Lakmal

Stats and trivia
Shahid Afridi's Man-of-the-Match award on Friday was his 25th, one more than Inzamam-ul-Haq has received. Saeed Anwar (28) is the only Pakistan player with more such honours.
Tillakaratne Dilshan's batting form has deserted him in ODIs since he took over as captain after the World Cup. In 12 matches, he has only one half-century and averages a paltry 13.66.
Quotes
"He handles things well and is somewhat like Arjuna Ranatunga and he has the patience to wait until he achieves what he wants to."
Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's batting coach, is impressed with the calmness Misbah brings to the Pakistan side
"I've got experienced guys in the team and they're really doing very well, especially Younis Khan, who's always contributing to the team, now Shahid Afridi has come in and performed very well and Abdul Razzaq also bowled very well (on Friday)."
Misbah says the presence of old hands in the side makes his job easy
:afridi

[farhan1]

Misbah-ul-Haq has a look at the pitch

[A.M.]

that form guide looks great!!!

[alberto]

4-1 pakistan

[farhan1]

Form guide
Pakistan WWWWW
Sri Lanka LWLWL

We are unbeten for 6 games now. wow! Look to extend those win!

[Alamgeer]

Umar akmal to make a superb hundred to re-announce his arrival.

[farhan1]

Umar akmal to make a superb hundred to re-announce his arrival.

Yes! exactly the hundred is due to him!

More than 2 year now without a hundred.

Lets do it :umarakmal

[Alamgeer]

Yes! exactly the hundred is due to him!

More than 2 year now without a hundred.

Lets do it :umarakmal

But my only worry is that he may not get an opportunity to bat if Pakistan bowl first considering the mediocre batting of SL and our spin attack.

[Blitz]

We are unbeten for 6 games now. wow! Look to extend those win!

that form guide looks great!!!

We're unbeaten in all forms of the game for almost 6 months :O

[farhan1]

We're unbeaten in all forms of the game for almost 6 months :O

Its started with 2nd Test against West indies then Ireland tour, Zimbabwe tour and this one against Sri Lanka!

Good to see winning environment continues :afridi

[Asif321]

Wil b a Victory for Green Army again INSHALLAH:afridi

[KingKhanWC]

Hope it's a decent contest this time round.

Give Cheema a rest and bring in Junaid.

[Bullet Drive]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139000/139031.2.jpg

MBA ready as always.

[Bullet Drive]

Hope it's a decent contest this time round.

Give Cheema a rest and bring in Junaid.

Give Cheema a rest after 1 ODI and after having a break for 2 whole test matches? Why

Keep Cheema on.

[farhan1]

Misbah-ul-Haq heads to the nets, Dubai

[KingKhanWC]

Give Cheema a rest after 1 ODI and after having a break for 2 whole test matches? Why

Keep Cheema on.

I prefer a left armer to partner Gul, adds more variety. Cheema did o.k but in the long run Junaid is the man for Pakistan.

[PAF]

Pakistan played really well. For the 2nd ODI we should go with the same team.

Cheema is a very good find for us. He should play 3 games atleast and then Junaid Khan can be tried. He (Cheema) can play for atleast 2-3years if he keeps himself fit.

[Afridi_Fan]

After playing International cricket for ages, some of the posters want to give players :quote: Rest :quote:

1st win the damn series and then think about changing the winning combination. And even in likes of Malik and Junaid don't get a chance here they will surely get their chance against Bangladesh.

Continue with the same team and steamroll Sri Lanka tomorrow. :afridi

[osee_bhai]

Still have alot of questions over our batting lineup in ODIs, would be nice to see us construct a great odi innings.

[TheHK16]

why can't we just go in with three seamers

[KingKhanWC]

After playing International cricket for ages, some of the posters want to give players :quote: Rest :quote:

1st win the damn series and then think about changing the winning combination. And even in likes of Malik and Junaid don't get a chance here they will surely get their chance against Bangladesh.

Continue with the same team and steamroll Sri Lanka tomorrow. :afridi

Resting him as in giving Junaid a go not that Cheema is tired. Junaid imo is a better bowler especially when it comes to the powerplay situation.

The thought a winning team will keep on winning if you don't change the line up is a weak myth, the best 11 should always be selected.

[Smooth_Operator]

No need to change XI Win this Series first.

[Smooth_Operator]

Resting him as in giving Junaid a go not that Cheema is tired. Junaid imo is a better bowler especially when it comes to the powerplay situation.

The thought a winning team will keep on winning if you don't change the line up is a weak myth, the best 11 should always be selected.

Actually I sometimes like to think that there is some validity in that myth. A winning combination has more confidence. A player who let's say underperformed in the last match, but his team still won, will have more confidence in the next knowing that the think tank still has confidence in him to perform. It also creates a good winning unit. If you are always chopping and changing playing XI's than a player may be worried if he plays next match or not. So if you take that worry away from the player then he can concentrate on his game even more, rather then being nervous and always thinking "I hope I'm playing Next Match" :danish

[Amjid Javed]

Same X1 as yesterday and just need to play good solid cricket like 1st odi and we should go 2-0 up.

Sri lankas batsmen are under pressure and lack confidence and we have the bowlers to tak advantage off that.

[Afridi_Fan]

Resting him as in giving Junaid a go not that Cheema is tired. Junaid imo is a better bowler especially when it comes to the powerplay situation.

The thought a winning team will keep on winning if you don't change the line up is a weak myth, the best 11 should always be selected.

And Cheema didn't bowl well in the Powerplay? He bowled with pace. He swung the ball. He kept the run rate checked. Whatelse you want from him? I think he bowled reasonably well, and I also like Junaid but it doesn't mean that if one likes a player more that player has to play at the cost of a hard worker which Cheema seems to be. Junaid will get his chance down the line, he is still very young and has the time on his side.

[cricfan4ever]

although starting XI is bound to be the same as 1st ODI, I am still against :farhat being in the line up...

[musama]

5-0 let's go!!!

5-0 will place pakistan 4th in the rankings and 4-1 will place us 5th

[Zohaib Shah]

Umar Gul needs to fire, I wanna see Junaid Khan in this side because he is Electric. Shahid Afridi needs a century, Don't remember when was the last time he got one. Razzaq needs to finally rejuvenate his career and show that hes a legend. Umar Akmal needs a century and show not all Akmals are bad some are good to have on the side.

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

I want Sri lankans winning the toss again and scoring 270+ & Pakistan chasing it down and winning it. :P

[godzilla]

bit of over confidence in this thread. the lankans just had a bad day out, theyre very capable of playing much better, and we're very capable of playing much worse. lets see what happens!

[akhrot]

would like to see Pakistan bat first and put up a big total

[Ray]

Want the same XI to play the second ODI....

would like to see Umar Akmal bat at 4 between Younis nd Misbah, nd Razzaq coming in at 6 ahead of Afridi ! Pakistan need to come in strong nd confident cause Srilanka will come at us hard in this one .... Go Pakistan !!

[Ray]

would like to see Pakistan bat first and put up a big total

Naah nt in Dubai.... wud rather field first and take advantage of the conditions just to go 2-0 up.

wud like to bat first on the other grounds to see that we can post big totals

[adnan yasin]

The outfield of dubai is bit slow ... its hard to hit boundaries ...even perfectly hit shot...or perfectly timed shot didnt earn boundaries... in test match and in ODI as well

first match pitch had some grass on it ....

bat first or second depends on the pitch today ... surely they wont be playing on the same pitch

[ddss]

SL sucks batting first :yk

[lonex]

Shahid Afridi's Man-of-the-Match award on Friday was his 25th, one more than Inzamam-ul-Haq has received. Saeed Anwar (28) is the only Pakistan player with more such honours

I didnt knew that ...

[lonex]

Same X1 as yesterday and just need to play good solid cricket like 1st odi and we should go 2-0 up.

Sri lankas batsmen are under pressure and lack confidence and we have the bowlers to tak advantage off that.

Although I wanted to change Farhat .. but for now .. if aint broken dont change it..

[PaPaPak]

100 expected from lala today

[Afridi_Fan]

Shahid Afridi's Man-of-the-Match award on Friday was his 25th, one more than Inzamam-ul-Haq has received. Saeed Anwar (28) is the only Pakistan player with more such honours

I didnt knew that ...

There is a BIG thread on PP about it.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=139613

[Ryankhan]

Inshallah Pak will win it and would love to see bat first and score 270+ and then let them go for the chase and then would love to see pak win it......

should go with the same team.

[osee_bhai]

Why change Cheema for Junaid when Cheema bowled pretty well?

Same XI is fine. Even farhat has a right to his spot.

[adnan yasin]

Waqar Younis suggestion to Afridihttp://livescore11.blogspot.com/2011/11/waqar-younis-suggestion-to-afridi.html

If waqar has said that ... then i think he should have known that afridi was doing that since past 3 years on consistent basis. .... and then in between all misunderstandings happened between waqar and afridi

[shahrukh619]

Could someone start the match commentary thread.

[velu]

SL is quite a lame team now.
Pak should win easily

[velu]

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