Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 4th ODI | 20/11/11 | Pakistan Innings

[shahidafridi123]

Toss in a few minutes. Lets see what the squad will be....:yk

[JibranAnsari]

Hope we seal the series with some style today

[12cavalry]

Pakistan to bat first.
Shoaib and Cheema playing.

[shahidafridi123]

Pakistan batting first

[shahidafridi123]

Finally Shoaib!

[shahidafridi123]

Cheema also playing, who's out??

[shahidafridi123]

Toss: Pakistan will bat first again. Misbah announced a couple of changes. Shoaib Malik and Aizaz Cheema are in. Razzaq and Sohail Tanvir are out. Sri Lanka are unchanged.

Cricinfo

[Blitz]

Oh snap.


The return of Malik.



I can hear W63L35 screaming all the way from here :))

[hur rizvi]

Good changes...

Makes batting more strong

[AZ]

only 2 fast bowlers :facepalm:

[shahidafridi123]

Oh snap.


The return of Malik.



I can hear W63L35 screaming all the way from here :))

Same :)) :))

[Sherlock]

Surprised Razzaq has been dropped. His batting may not of clicked yet but he would still be in my team. I would of given Junaid a chance though.

[shahidafridi123]

only 2 fast bowlers :facepalm:

:O well they now have 4 spinners including Malik.

[Law]

Malik's inclusion will only make sense if he has to bowl. They didn't have to play an extra batsman. Did they?

[shahidafridi123]

Surprised Razzaq has been dropped. His batting may not of clicked yet but he would still be in my team. I would of given Junaid a chance though.

Yep they need to give Junaid a chance in the 5th ODI.

[Law]

Personally I would have played Junaid instead of Malik. I think Misbah missed a trick here. Leaving both medium pacers who could bat could hit back.

[Law]

Mr. Ressel 'crying' Arnold with the pitch report.

[Bullet Drive]

Pakistan batting first.

[Asif321]

Good selction Misbah

[12cavalry]

Afridi and Misbah come to inspect the pitch in the middle of the pitch report.

[Bullet Drive]

Malik for Razzaq.

[Law]

Imran 'bradman' Farhat finally gets an interview :)))

[shahidafridi123]

Afridi and Misbah come to inspect the pitch in the middle of the pitch report.

Lol :)))

[shahidafridi123]

English not that bad....

[MenInG]

Dont like the way they ignore Junaid for these games

[Law]

Misbah is a very calm customer says Farhat :)).

#speakinglikeRamiz

[pakcricketfan]

No Junaid again :(

Asad not playing, Malik is... uh well, no comments.

[Afridiologist]

They shuld have played rehman as well insted of cheema.

What a heavy spin attack

[Law]

Russel : There is a competition for places in team. Is that a motivation factor for you?

Farhat: Not really :)))

[Alamgeer]

:akhtar:akhtar:akhtar:akhtar:akhtarImran 'bradman' Farhat finally gets an interview :))):akhtar:akhtar:akhtar

[12cavalry]

Has someone told Imran that Pakistan is batting first :danish

Get ready to bat son!

[sam]

We're coming hard and hard, hard and harder.

Farhat picking phrases from Afridi. :))

[MenInG]

Misbah is a very calm customer says Farhat :)).

#speakinglikeRamiz

Think he wanted to say "cool" - bechara !

Problem with Ramiz and his speaks is that he has memorized 365 words of English - just wants to use them in any way he can !

[Bullet Drive]

Our players always in the pitch report to hear how the pitch is gonna play LOL

[AZ]

Jee haan :farhat
Jee haan :farhat
Jee haan :farhat
Jee haan :farhat
Jee haan :farhat
Jee haan :farhat
Jee haan :farhat

:)))

[Bullet Drive]

Has someone told Imran that Pakistan is batting first :danish

Get ready to bat son!

Anyone told you that interview was like an hour ago :D

[Strike!]

Farhat's interview. :facepalm:

[sa88]

Only 2 fast bowlers with 2 new balls is a poor move.

Razzaq hasn't bowled 10 overs in an ODI for a couple of years now, and his batting is VERY hot and cold. Pakistan desprately needs a fast bowling all rounder to replace Razzaq and bring some balance to the side.

[Watsupdoc]

Why no Junaid Khan still? Even Malik is in the team... :facepalm:

[ads101]

Why is Malik in before Asad. So annoying.

Said it before, Malik shouldn't be batting at six. And if he's batting at five, and umar shunted down to six, that's even worse. 3 or opener really. Preferably three.

[AZ]

Only 2 fast bowlers with 2 new balls is a poor move.

Razzaq hasn't bowled 10 overs in an ODI for a couple of years now, and his batting is VERY hot and cold. Pakistan desprately needs a fast bowling all rounder to replace Razzaq and bring some balance to the side.

I would have kept Sohail in the side.

Thank God we're batting first! :malik

[Watsupdoc]

Why is Malik in before Asad. So annoying.

Said it before, Malik shouldn't be batting at six. And if he's batting at five, and umar shunted down to six, that's even worse. 3 or opener really. Preferably three.

Hopefully he'll bat at 3...

[Zeeraq]

Razzaq was not great in the last three games so it was coming.

[Alamgeer]

Why is Malik in before Asad. So annoying.

Said it before, Malik shouldn't be batting at six. And if he's batting at five, and umar shunted down to six, that's even worse. 3 or opener really. Preferably three.

Becoz malik is a better odi batsman,better fielder and a very useful off spinner.Miles ahead in every facet of the game than asad.

[ads101]

Hopefully he'll bat at 3...
He can't. Younis is at three. Unless Younis bat's at six (which won't happen, but wouldn't necessarily be a bad decision, Younis was a fairly good no.6 when he played there).

Trust me Malik's batting at six. Again. :facepalm

[Zeeraq]

And BTW squad for Bangladesh has been announced yet ?

[12cavalry]

Anyone told you that interview was like an hour ago :D

oh I thought it was live :yk

[Bullet Drive]

9 mins to go

[Law]

I am happy that Razzler is dropped. It's time for him to realize that he is replaceable now.

[Love Pakistan]

Why no Junaid Khan still? Even Malik is in the team... :facepalm:

Junaid Khan should have been there instead of Aizaz Cheema!

[ads101]

Becoz malik is a better odi batsman,better fielder and a very useful off spinner.Miles ahead in every facet of the game than asad.
Asad has done very well in recent ODI games, and was scoring runs consistently. A guy who is trying to make his comeback having been dropped for poor form does not automatically deserve a place over a guy in from consistently bagging runs.

It was a very poor decision to drop asad in my opinion.

[RehanG]

wth only 2 fast bowlers with 2 new bowls???

[Bullet Drive]

I hope Umar doesn't bat at 6 today.

[ads101]

I would have kept Sohail in the side.

Thank God we're batting first! :malik
I would have too. Don't see the point of switching cheema, then Sohail, then back to cheema again. Especially since Cheema didn't have a great first game either.

Personally probably would have gone with junaid for the rest of the series if they weren't happy with either Cheema or Sohail (which to me kind of seems they aren't considering they're switching them so regularly).

[RehanG]

Becoz malik is a better odi batsman,better fielder and a very useful off spinner.Miles ahead in every facet of the game than asad.

we were badly missing a spinner ...Ajmal Hafeez Afridi..

[Bullet Drive]

Asad has done very well in recent ODI games, and was scoring runs consistently. A guy who is trying to make his comeback having been dropped for poor form does not automatically deserve a place over a guy in from consistently bagging runs.

It was a very poor decision to drop asad in my opinion.

IMO its a good choice, Younis & Misbah are the stabilisers as is Shafiq.. we can't have 3 of them in the team. Malik can play the big shots when required, haven't seen that with Shafiq.

[W63L35]

wth only 2 fast bowlers with 2 new bowls???

Bad move!

[Bullet Drive]

Sharjah cricket stadium!

[IAJ]

Ok guys we know what the playing eleven is so let's start supporting the boys!

A good batting line-up. Need to put up a 280+ score here. Slow outfield as there are much grass on the outfield.

[future doctor]

salam everybody:)

[Bullet Drive]

2 pacers only with the 2 new balls :O

[W63L35]

Oh snap.


The return of Malik.



I can hear W63L35 screaming all the way from here :))

I am in win-win situation...... :D

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=4339003&postcount=4203


I am happy for BZ... he has suffered enough since Zimbabwe series! :P

[Sherlock]

Ten Sports HD (http://hitcric.info/)

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq should have replaced YK IMO

[Bullet Drive]

Inshallah we win, looks real nice out there today.

[Bullet Drive]

Not a full house however its very noisy!

[Bullet Drive]

Malinga from the Sharjah club end :)

[JilaWatan]

no junaid.... yy???

[imshally81]

Playerz are in the middle

[Bullet Drive]

First time I'm confident of Farhaaaaaat :P

[MenInG]

Jeetay Ga bhai jeeta ga ....

[Bullet Drive]

Malinga to Mohammed Hafeez first.

[A.M.]

It will be a full house!!! Cant buy tickets from anywhere!!!

[Strike!]

Malinga to start, Let's go boys!

[ChampLeO]

Did Junaid do something to the management or something, not even getting one game

[Bullet Drive]

This game is missing Tony Greig :(

[Bullet Drive]

A lot of shape first ball.

[Bullet Drive]

Pitch doesn't look good today.

[Law]

Malinga to Hafeez - Good Shape..

[Strike!]

First ball, A large amount of swing.

[munna_]

Pakistan's strength has been spin in this series so far, fast bowlers have done minimal damage to their batsman, so misbah must have thought why waste a position there when an additional image may do a better job in place of razzaq

[pakistani pride]

any links...

[Bullet Drive]

Easy to get off the mark, 1 run.

[12cavalry]

It will be a full house!!! Cant buy tickets from anywhere!!!

nice :ajmal

[Strike!]

Hafeez gets off the mark.

[future doctor]

what a ball to start

[Bullet Drive]

Farhat on strike now.

Haider and Illingoworth

[Law]

hafeez of the mark with a single..

[RehanG]

jeeteeee ga bhi jeete ga sada sheera jeete ga

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez gets 1

malinga in yorket mode already.

[RehanG]

wow very slow pitch it seems

[Law]

ooo.. Farhat was lucky there.

[Bullet Drive]

Malinga is much quicker than he looks.

[Bullet Drive]

Outfield is real slow today, almost out!

[RehanG]

u see:p pitch is slow!

[Law]

Farhat lucky 2 in 2

[Bullet Drive]

Farhat just get settled in, nothing silly needed.

[JilaWatan]

Hafeez gets 1

malinga in yorket mode already.

thats the only thing he can bowl....

[IAJ]

Just calm down against Malinga man

[Bullet Drive]

We can get 40-0 after 10 will be good IMO.

[Amjid Javed]

Farhat almost caught and bowled!

[the Great Khan]

Feel for razaaq..malik has nuthing much to offer inmho..but lets see unlike maliks worshippers i want pak to win but i feel junaid should have played

[Bullet Drive]

Outfield is really really slow, thick grass.

[Law]

That should have been a boundry :@

[attock]

Salaam brothers.........Farhat almost gave a catch

[Bullet Drive]

End of the over, 1-0.

Fernando to Hafeez nwo.

[IAJ]

Good over from Malinga.

[Law]

End of the over.. 1/0

[Strike!]

1 off the over.

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 1/0 after 1 over.

[Afridirocks]

pitch looks really slow

[Bullet Drive]

Cheema is a good move.

[Bullet Drive]

Would have loved Shafiq for YK.

[Bullet Drive]

Perera to Hafeez now.

[Bullet Drive]

:four

[Bullet Drive]

That is a lovely stroke.

[Law]

Parera to Hafeez - :four::four::four:

[Strike!]

:4

[imshally81]

:444

[Bullet Drive]

No need to run, beautiful timing.

[ChampLeO]

Four

[attock]

Top shot

[Bullet Drive]

At Sharjah record is awesome!

[Bullet Drive]

:wide

[Law]

Parera to Hafeez - :wide:

[imshally81]

:wide

[Asif321]

:four

[Bullet Drive]

& a run.

[Strike!]

Wide and a bye.

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely stroke for 1 by Farhat.

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez left that one. 127 kph.

[Law]

Good over for Pak

[Bullet Drive]

:four off the bat.

[Strike!]

Legside four.

[Law]

:four:

[imshally81]

:4444

[Bullet Drive]

Poor yorker on leg stump, well played Farhat.

[attock]

4 more for Farjat

[Bullet Drive]

Not timed that one Farhat. 1 run.

[Law]

This should have been four as well

[Strike!]

Poorly timed for 1.

[ChampLeO]

Full toss not timed by Farhat

[Bullet Drive]

Why is Cricinfo so slow?

[Bullet Drive]

13-0 Mohammed Hafeez on strike.

[Bullet Drive]

Much better delivery from Malinga that time. Good length ball.

[Bullet Drive]

Danny Morrison is right, run up is key!

[Law]

These Srilankan Commentators never criticize their pleayers.. Malinga is bowling rubbish and they are still saying he is not in his groom yet.

[Bullet Drive]

Sight screen problem yet again.

[munna_]

Why is Cricinfo so slow?


because its always so slow!

[Bullet Drive]

Hate stoppages in ODI'

[Law]

That lady must be from Lahore LOL :)))

[Bullet Drive]

Nicely defended, well defended.

[imshally81]

because its always so slow!

Specially in pakistanz matches

[Bullet Drive]

Should have pinched a single that time.

[ChampLeO]

Good over by Malinga

[Bullet Drive]

Slower ball to finish, I've NEVER seen Malinga sledge any one or be intimidating.. maybe its because his face is intimidating enough?

[Bullet Drive]

What I deduce of Pakistan playing XI is they have started to consider Hafeez as specialist bowler. Absence of third fast bowler could hurt Pakistan

From Cricinfo.

[Bullet Drive]

13-0, Farhat on strike.

[Bullet Drive]

Beauty of a ball that time, Farhat thinks he's a legend now!

[imshally81]

Lucky farhat

[Law]

Well bowled!

[imshally81]

:4

[Law]

Shot!!!!!!!!!!!!! :4

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely stroke.

[attock]

Good shot by Farhat

[future doctor]

Azaan in Sharjah,Ohh i miss it here in munich

[Bullet Drive]

17-0. 3.5 overs gone.

[Bullet Drive]

This SL commentator loves Umar Akmal. :P

[Bullet Drive]

Nicely driven, no run.

[Love Pakistan]

:4

[Strike!]

Driven for no runs.

[Bullet Drive]

17-0 after 4. Good start.

[Bullet Drive]

Jayasuria made 189 at Sharjah here!

[Bullet Drive]

Danny Morrison called Sanath Jayasuria a flat track bully! :))) :))) :)))

[Law]

Danny just called Sanath a FTB hahaha!

[Bullet Drive]

Flicked for one to Hafeeez.

[ChampLeO]

Danny just called Jaysuria a flat track bully

[w8in_4_0402]

Wat score guys

[Law]

What is Prasad doing here LOL :D

[Bullet Drive]

Venkatesh Prasad is at the game.

[Bullet Drive]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/inline/content/image/262735.html?alt=1

Looks the same.

[attock]

Prasad is here, that is why he is not bowling any more :)))

[Bullet Drive]

One of the worst bowler on screen ever :)))

[Law]

They are having a dig at Prasad :)))

[Bullet Drive]

Prasad has been smashed by everyone, Jayasuria, Anwar - everyone!

[12cavalry]

Vankatesh speed demon Prassad in the stands.

[Bullet Drive]

Perera to Hafeez now.

[tanzeel]

Commentators insinuating on live TV to a global audience that Prasad was a crappy bowler.

[CalculatedRisk]

A lot of fun at the expense of prasad:P

[Bullet Drive]

We must score 250+ here.

[attock]

Wat score guys

Pak 18 - 0 5.1 ovs

[Bullet Drive]

Feel sorry for Prasad, :)))

[Bullet Drive]

Stayed down a bit, I don't like this outfield IMO.

[Strike!]

Batsmen getting a bit bogged down. -.-

[12cavalry]

Not liking this slow start.

[Bullet Drive]

Good bowling, come on. Rotate

[IAJ]

Need to play positively, this tukk tukk thinking isn't good. Not saying they should slog, but some controlled aggression is required!

[Bullet Drive]

We need to pinch some quick singles :D

[ChampLeO]

Danny Morrison called Sanath Jayasuria a flat track bully! :))) :))) :)))

Man you post like a bullet; you probably posted that before Danny even made that statement :akhtar

[Bullet Drive]

That ball should have been attacked, left a wide ball.

[Bullet Drive]

Direct hit for no reason, 5 dot balls.

[Bullet Drive]

Man you post like a bullet; you probably posted that before Danny even made that statement :akhtar

:))) Call me Bullet Post.

[Bullet Drive]

Good over, maiden.

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez is 6(20) - not looking good.

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez and Afridi - you are Pakistan heroes :)))

[Bullet Drive]

We are going at 3 an over, not good for a flat track.

Fernando on now.

[Law]

Roshan was about to have tears of joy on this maiden over. Thanks to the commercials I didn't hear :D

[Bullet Drive]

29 dots.

[Bullet Drive]

:out

[imshally81]

:outtt

[Bullet Drive]

Farhat goes, down the leg side and its a wicket. Fernando strikes first ball.

[Law]

:out:

[Strike!]

What a retarded way to get out. :|

[IAJ]

Rubbish batsman!

[Bullet Drive]

Horrible way to get out for an opener - Danny.

[Law]

Farhat back to basics!

[Bullet Drive]

Inconsistent Farhat striking again.

[Amjid Javed]

Farhat out caught down legside! very lucky dismissal!

[Bullet Drive]

YK in now :(

[IAJ]

When you let the opposition dictate like this you will eventually get out!

[future doctor]

useless farhat is out

[Bullet Drive]

Poor start from Pakistann ow.

[Bullet Drive]

When you let the opposition dictate like this you will eventually get out!

Completely agree with you!

[Asif321]

Damaad Ji OUT !

[ChampLeO]

Farhat gone!

[Bullet Drive]

YK is really ugly once coming to the wicket, he must bat at a strike rate of above 85+ today.

[future doctor]

younus the Lion is in:)

[Bullet Drive]

Extra bounce for Fernando.

[Asif321]

YK :facepalm:

[Bullet Drive]

YK should have clipped that there.

[Bullet Drive]

Come on man, getting frustrated here. Way to slow for ODI cricket!

[Bullet Drive]

:wide

[Bullet Drive]

Why is this SL commie BS'ing for?

[Bullet Drive]

6(20) Hafeez

[Asif321]

YK is boring :yk

[Bullet Drive]

Better from YK, 2 runs.

[Law]

Shot..

[Bullet Drive]

We must rotate strike consistently here. Don't get bogged down.

[Bullet Drive]

1 run. YK keeps strike.

[pakistani pride]

Tuk tuk tuk !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bullet Drive]

Once YK gets past 10 runs and faces around 15 balls, he usually makes a fifty however a century is required from him today!

[Bullet Drive]

This pitch looking good for pacers and we only have 2 in our team.

[Bullet Drive]

Commentators changed, Arnold & Younis.

[Law]

Waqar in the commentary box. Let the fun begin :))

[Bullet Drive]

YK just get settled.

[Bullet Drive]

Hope Umar Akmal or Malik comes in next. Not Misbah.

[Bullet Drive]

22-1 after 7.3

[Bullet Drive]

:four

Cut away beautifully

[Law]

:4:4:4

[imshally81]

:44