Shahid Afridi VS England 2012 Thread!!

[switch_hit]

I am so looking forward to this
ITS BOOM BOOM TIME :afridi

[RealPk]

It will be another competition between Hafeez and Afridi for the Man of the series/matches award.

[switch_hit]

im suprised no afridi mind games! no mention from him that hes developed a new ball? any ideas on what his new ball may be or called? :afridi

[Abdullah Zubair]

It will be another competition between Hafeez and Afridi for the Man of the series/matches award.

Why do you write in bold?

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

I just can't wait to see Sir Sahibzada Muhammad Shahid Khan Afridi live on the field.

Missing him big time :(

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

It will be another competition between Hafeez and Afridi for the Man of the series/matches award.

True lol

[Love Pakistan]

I can so imagine Afridi hitting balls back to Karachi! The ball eater, the six hitter, the cowlasher, dance on the pitch, treat em bowlers like a b*tch, no fear, no regret, let the pitch be dry or wet, its all set, I can bet, he'll give us all the excitement that we can ever get! Shahid Khan Afridi! He is THE MAN! :D

[zains_rulez]

he will be definitely best bowler of ODI Series against England !!

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

I can so imagine Afridi hitting balls back to Karachi! The ball eater, the six hitter, the cowlasher, dance on the pitch, treat em bowlers like a b*tch, no fear, no regret, let the pitch be dry or wet, its all set, I can bet, he'll give us all the excitement that we can ever get! Shahid Khan Afridi! He is THE MAN! :D

He is the SUPERMAN

[switch_hit]

he will make :ajmal :misbah :hafeez HAPPY GUY!!

[Love Pakistan]

He is the SUPERMAN

Actually He is an alien! :D

No one can be like this UFO named Shahid Afridi!

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

he will make :ajmal :misbah :hafeez HAPPY GUY!!

Man

You forgot boycott

[Anwar_194]

Thread opened by 12 year old kids.

Reminds me these kids with Afridi like in HAJIMOLA Add :)))

[AFG_Brit]

I got my sky mobile subscription just cos of Afridi.. Watching the One dayers live will be well worthed.

[KingKhanWC]

I feel very sorry for England. After being humiliated in the test series they now have to deal with Boom Boom :afridi

I would like him to bat a little higher since now the batting side has to take the powerplay after 35 overs.

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Thread opened by 12 year old kids.

Reminds me these kids with Afridi like in HAJIMOLA Add :)))

ok uncle :dav

[Anwar_194]

you bet :ijazz

[Anwar_194]

:moyo:wasim:amin:manzoor:yk:dav:tanvir:zoni:hammad

you bet :imran

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Lol, just saw this, thought I'd share ...

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

lol good one n1af

i just cantttttttttttttttttttttttttttt wait now to see the beast.

it has been ages since i saw him live last time...missed big time.

[Free Hit]

A Lala Land cricinfo update anyone?

:afridi

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

^ Will be a timely one. :D

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Anyways, back to Afridi:

Will be good to see him in action, hopefully he will be fully ready to 'Lalafy' the English. I sense phainty coming there way. Hehe. :D

[Free Hit]

n1af, go to sleep.

lala is large hearted

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Lol, not that again.

You go to sleep then others will. :P

Yeh, he's large hearted hence he will give a good phainty out innit? :D

[Momo]

:afridi

Now then, it's K. vs Angraiz 11. Definitely 18+ stuff. And definitely not for the weak-hearted.

Let the action begin...

[Momo]

Oh yes, ten others are also playing. :)

[Free Hit]

MOTM number unnumbered is coming up.

I think i might watch him bat for 1 minute. I hope.

[PaPaPak]

Comon lala show how young u are

Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

[Momo]

You at work, FH?

I have heard K. has lately taken to green tea with honey. Watch out England!

[Inziquicksingle]

Undoubtedly going to be Man of the Series.

[Momo]

February 13, 2012

Ominous alignment of planets:

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/29/1225962/737028-sun-and-the-solar-system.jpg

A 0 (1) day?

:afridi

[Momo]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lRTXQWGxSRI/Sj6cAvSfZAI/AAAAAAAAAVg/ju1xo644TB4/s400/Afridi+banner.jpg

[Momo]

Rumour has it that Afridi is going to unearth his pehla today. :afridi

[Sledger]

I'd like to shake hands with the guy who set the stump mic volume for this game. Already a few jams from K.

[Saqs]

Rumour has it that Afridi is going to unearth his pehla today. :afridi

Just like his age - his order of bowling arsenal revelations are in reverse.

[Saqs]

I'd like to shake hands with the guy who set the stump mic volume for this game. Already a few jams from K.

Who's K

[Sledger]

Shahid Khan.

Looks like the thread was merged.

[Saqs]

I deserve to die after that.

What did he say? Did he elude to flaws in Cooks technique?

[Sledger]

To Hafeez, regarding Cook, is ko yeh samajh nahi aa raha and then saying 'left hander Hafeez, left hander boy, pressure boys', followed by Cook inside edging and almost dragging on. :))

[Saqs]

:))

One would associate more subtle remarks from such a refined man - such as the lack of weight balance transfer and head falling over when Cook plays shots through midwicket.

[Momo]

I am afraid Shahid bhai will have to be summoned once again to get one of these out. Judging from his record, all he generally needs is two balls to get stubborn batsmen out. Pun not intended.

[Sledger]

What pun? :afridi

[Paradox]

I am afraid Shahid bhai will have to be summoned once again to get one of these out. Judging from his record, all he generally needs is two balls to get stubborn batsmen out. Pun not intended.

:)) this thread.

[Momo]

What pun? :afridi
:)))

[insaftak]

beast is on :afridi

[Momo]

Shooter! :))

[Momo]

Job done! :afridi

[Momo]

Is this "man" really human?

[ecstatic_freak]

Kp, pwned!

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

339

[Sledger]

K. bowls K.P., now simply known as P.

[insaftak]

What a beast!

:bow:

LOL @ KP

:))) :))) :)))

[Momo]

Was this his pehla? :afridi

[Momo]

Trott might receive a 200K shooter

[Momo]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

:afridi

[in_cutter]

Trott pwned lmao!

[insaftak]

Bowled another one!

:))) :))) :)))

[Momo]

Gentlemen, I ask again. Is this specimen completely human?

[ecstatic_freak]

Trott hahahaha

[in_cutter]

Two beauties from Afridi

[insaftak]

Afridi single handedly destroying my fantasy team.

:facepalm: :))) :))) :bow:

[Paradox]

Shaadi Khan on a hattrick!

[Momo]

K. on a hat-trick. B. to face him. A 190k shooter is on...

[Paradox]

Shaadi bowls a great ball but RB keeps it out. It's okay, next over :afridi

[Momo]

What an over!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Lala is so awesome

[ecstatic_freak]

Afridi's inch perfect control !!

[Momo]

The celebration after the first dismissal was a one hand salute; after the second wicket it was a two handed salute. I am glad he didn't get the third wicket. :))

[saeed-sohail]

Brilliant stuff from the man. Make no mistake this guy is a serious odi bowler.

[Paradox]

:))

[saeed-sohail]

Trot dismissal reminds me of Gibbs in 09 t20 semi.

[Momo]

How was that not out?????????

[Paradox]

Just got Bopara but the umpire gives it not out.. what is this

[Paradox]

Ridiculous umpiring.

[Momo]

What retarded umpiring!

[insaftak]

this umpire is a traitor :)

[Momo]

Gents I ask again. Is Shahid K. Afridi completely human?

[insaftak]

that was plumb :facepalm:

[insaftak]

Gents I ask again. Is Shahid K. Afridi completely human?

He is a beast ::dav

[thelandofthebravepeople]

That was plumb!!! Shitty umpire

[W63L35]

The celebration after the first dismissal was a one hand salute; after the second wicket it was a two handed salute. I am glad he didn't get the third wicket. :))

Hey... hey ..hey..... :)))



So what do you say..... dushman ki jalni shuru ho gai ho gi??? :P

[Momo]

Hey... hey ..hey..... :)))



So what do you say..... dushman ki jalni shuru ho gai ho gi??? :P
Marr gaya hoga! :))

[W63L35]

Marr gaya hoga! :))

Poor kid.... can't even use minnow excuse today! :))

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Poor kid.... can't even use minnow excuse today! :))

But it is subcontinent

[Momo]

Poor kid.... can't even use minnow excuse today! :))
On these occasions he resorts to the pajama cricket excuse. Banda dheet hona chaahiye (which he definitely is), excuses hazaar! :))

[saeed-sohail]

Momo huzoor he is not a human his is Pathan.

[imshally81]

now afridi @ 11th position in ICC bowling ranking....

[W63L35]

On these occasions he resorts to the pajama cricket excuse. Banda dheet hona chaahiye (which he definitely is), excuses hazaar! :))

Yeh... very much true! :))

[Paradox]

Afridi's photo for his player profile on TV for this series :))) what an animal

[kungfu90]

Afridi : tu cook hai na, chal tu khel le , warna mera khana kaun banayega. :P

[Afridirocks]

ahsan razaq dumb decision not give bopara out

[Inziquicksingle]

Afridi will pick up 2 more in his last 2, inshaAllah

[Geordie Ahmed]

Lala back in the attacl

Let's see what dish he serves up now

[Afridirocks]

another very good performance by lala

should have got more wickets but thanks to the umpire that wasn't the case

[Momo]

Shahid bhai, we either need a match winning 105* (48) from you, or a promising 0 (1). Anything in between will not be acceptable.

[Paradox]

Shaadi has a huge role to play with the bat today, I'm expecting a 6 (2) :afridi

[Looney]

Afridi has taken over as captain after Misbah made some retarded decisions today . Anyone saw him giving instructions to the fielders and even Wahab Riaz ? :afridi

More power to Lala

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

YK was looking so good.

Still got Junior, Afridi and Malik.

All is not lost.

[Momo]

Afridi has taken over as captain after Misbah made some retarded decisions today . Anyone saw him giving instructions to the fielders and even Wahab Riaz ? :afridi

More power to Lala
I feel Shaadi baba has at least three more retirements (and taking back of those retirements) and two more captaincy stints in him.

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Bump.

This thread was dead, lets see what happen now

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Malik sahab Bach gayee

[Momo]

The stage is all set. I smell imminent violence.

[insaftak]

I want some entertainment.

[Looney]

Lala has not killed for weeks ....

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

I want some entertainment.

Entertainment Kaliye idhar hi ana parda na :thumbup:

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Meray khayal main meray aura boom boom kai 7k ik din main pooray hongay

[Looney]

Meray khayal main meray aura boom boom kai 7k ik din main pooray hongay

Inshallah

[Momo]

The lion enters the ground. He is angry. He is hungry.

[Momo]

Starts the innings in 1* (1) pedestrian fashion.

[Momo]

2* (2) now.

[Momo]

One bounce 4.

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Lala ka pehla choka :)

[Momo]

A pedestrian 7* (5)

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

6900 hugaee

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Lala is going to score his highest score today. I can sense it.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Lala will make sure Finn never forgets this experience

[Looney]

182 from 168 needed

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Lala to get 7000 runs today.

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Lala to get 7000 runs today.

InshALLAH

[Momo]

Shaadi cops one in the midsection. Finn might have to regret it.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Oh, the intent was there - if ball had met bat there would have been carnage, chalo next delivery

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Lala hit by the Finn!

Ball needs threatment.

[Looney]

You dont do that to Lala , Finn :pissed:

[Geordie Ahmed]

A destructive dot ball to end the over by Lala

[Muhammad Waleed]

Impossible Afirdi will win for Pakistan single handedly.

[Sledger]

Not sure why K. is batting so slowly but the ReqRR is now 6.66 - perhaps he was waiting for this.

[Looney]

Lala is rotating the strike :jm

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Afridi second highest scorer from Pak team

[Looney]

consecutive FOURS

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1ii04i2e1r9uczco1_400.gif

[Sledger]

Gone for 28 - good individual performance by Afridi today.

[RainDrop]

Was doing great until ... :afridi

[Looney]

Highest scorer :afridi


And Pakistan supporters start leaving the ground :)))

[Afridirocks]

shame on top order for doing nothing

i am off to sleep

[Boi]

The highest scorer for Pakistan today but more importantly looked the most comfortable. He really can do no wrong. A bright future beckons..future captain, indeed. :afridi

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

Highest scorer. More than our top order. :afridi

And picked up 2 wickets. :D

[Love Pakistan]

Afridi should be sent in as an opener or 1 down!

[violet_may]

I agree, surprisingly.

At the rate things are going, sure would last longer than the rest. :127:

[insaftak]

Here comes the wicket taker :afridi

[W63L35]

Umar Akmal drops Cook at 28..... off Afridi's bowling.

14.1 Shahid Afridi to Cook, no run, edged but bounces straight out of Umar Akmal's iron gloves! It was quick, room outside off to cut and just a slight deflection - should have been taken

[W63L35]

This is for the kids who whine about Afridi's E/R;

[Looney]

Afridi will be LOIs captain again then , it seems .

[W63L35]

Afridi will be LOIs captain again then , it seems .

I think, Misbah is doing fine.... I would stick with him for another year.... then Hafeez should lead the side.


Hafeez will be a great captain IMO.

[W63L35]

From Cricinfo;

"Afridi's over started and then i had a phone call in the office, i answered the phone & spoke about 1 minute & when i hanged up, Afridi's over was done. Isn't that a bit too fast?" I know what you mean, I didn't see it either - and I had to describe it.

I timed his 6th over (21st of the innings)... and it took 1 minute and 50 seconds.

[zains_rulez]

We need wicket :13:

[zains_rulez]

100 raised ..... Cook on charge

[Afridirocks]

Umar Akmal dropped cook off afridi

easiest catch you can ever have, it might comeback to haunt us

[Looney]

Something is wrong with Misbah this series . messed up selection big time and the captaincy has been below par . in both matches , he allowed Eng to get away by just scoring singles and doubles . We have not got wickets , they can really build on the current score and give us another target of over 260 . Our batsmen cannot chase that down . What we lack in batting , we need to make up for it in fielding and bowling .

[insaftak]

as soon as I selected afridi as captain for my fantasy team he stops taking wickets :facepalm:

[Momo]

Afridi gets Cook. Should have got him long ago, if it wasn't for the member of the drop family.

[W63L35]

Afridi gets Cook. Should have got him long ago, if it wasn't for the member of the drop family.

:))

I have no idea why we can't find wicket keepers outside one family????

[Momo]

:))

I have no idea why we can't find wicket keepers outside one family????
It's the "playing safe" thing. Playing a keeper for his batting, because the captain doesn't trust batsmen (including himself).

The result: Cook dropped on 28 and goes on to score a ton.

And he drops another one! There are holes in his frikkin gloves.

[Afridirocks]

It's the "playing safe" thing. Playing a keeper for his batting, because the captain doesn't trust batsmen (including himself).

The result: Cook dropped on 28 and goes on to score a ton.

And he drops another one! There are holes in his frikkin gloves.

you cant blame umar akmal for it, blame needs to go to the management which includes coach and captain

[W63L35]

Best bowling figures today...

[Afridirocks]

Best bowling figures today...

should have had 1 or 2 more wickets, another very good performance with the ball

[hhhhdmt]

nice bowling performance by Afridi, kept things economical. Well played.

[Looney]

Lala has got other things on his mind today .

[Looney]

0 off 6 and still there :afridi

[Looney]

Should kiss the bat to turn on the beast mode or something

[octavian]

1 of 7 WTh is happening??

Momo where are you ?

[Looney]

I am telling you he has got his mind on better things , not on these worldly affairs .

[Inziquicksingle]

The Sahibzada needs to face 30 balls and victory will be guarenteed! InshaAllah

[octavian]

The beast wants to know who is Samit Patel :))

[asadee]

howz he doing so far??

[W63L35]

44.2 Anderson to Shahid Afridi, OUT, swing and a miss and Anderson strikes middle and off, that's a pretty miserable end for Afridi, looking to heave into the leg side, missed by a long way. There really was no need for that just yet...he's handed the initiative back to England after a great previous over


Shahid Afridi b Anderson 18 (18b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

I am sorry ... but the blame for today's loss goes to Afridi for playing this shot.

[violet_may]

I am sorry, but Afridi just lost us the game.

Rehman sucked, but all that was needed was for Afridi to stay.

Terrible shot.

[Cpt. Rishwat]

He can't play quality pace bowling if they don't pitch the ball up. That's all there is to it.

[sam]

Was Misbah's fault playing dot after dot after dot.

[zaid65]

I am sorry, but Afridi just lost us the game.

Rehman sucked, but all that was needed was for Afridi to stay.

Terrible shot.

Hahahaha, this is the story of his entire life and his die hard fans :)

But there is always going to be some Afghanistan, SL, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe around the corner. If we would not have these minnows in cricket, so many people would have jumped out of the bridge :)

Over to Afridi fans :)

[Gunner85]

I am sorry, but Afridi just lost us the game.

Rehman sucked, but all that was needed was for Afridi to stay.

Terrible shot.
When has Afridi last won a match with his batting.

[Inziquicksingle]

I am sorry, but Afridi just lost us the game.

Rehman sucked, but all that was needed was for Afridi to stay.

Terrible shot.

Yeah because Afridi, our best bowler is supposed to win matches with the bat as well. Misbah with his pathetic field settings, defensive captaincy and not batting according to the situation lost us the match. And he played an ugly slog to end his misery.

[octavian]

When has Afridi last won a match with his batting.

Last series against SL.

He won us the same match with his bowling also.

[insaftak]

This game was not afridi's fault.

Fault lies with Misbah's pathetic decision to play rehman instead of Hammad. Why would he give hafeez 4 overs only?

[sam]

Misbah's fault. And makeshift keeper.

[Afridirocks]

not to mention umar akmal drop catch of cook at 20 odd runs went on to make a century

afridi did all he could, misbah put unnecessary pressure

[octavian]

Yeah because Afridi, our best bowler is supposed to win matches with the bat as well. Misbah with his pathetic field settings, defensive captaincy and not batting according to the situation lost us the match. And he played an ugly slog to end his misery.

I know. You'd think that a simple concept like this would be easy to grasp.

Afridi is our best bowler, has been for quite a while. 7 jokers above him can't score a run to save their lives - whose job is to score runs - and somehow Afridi has lost us the game!

Afridi is supposed to take all the wickets and score all the runs. Rest of the 10 guys have come for a Waleema.

[octavian]

We would have been embarassed by the might afghans, if it wasn't for Afridi.

[Muhammad Waleed]

Was Afridi supposed to hit that shot and got out when it wasn't needed? Pathetic TBH

[violet_may]

Not really. I admit it was terrible captaincy considering his aversion to putting someone in the slips, along with field setting.

250 is not a big target though, at all.

With that shot, Afridi exposed our unreliable tail and lost us the game. Runs were never an issue, only the amount of wickets in hand. All he needed to do was take a single and give the strike to Misbah.

How disappointing, considering Afridi is capable (very capable in fact).

:(

[octavian]

@ Muhammad Waleed, thats the way he plays, so suck it up.

still scored 18. not entirely hopeless for a bowling allrounder..

[sam]

Not really. I admit it was terrible captaincy considering his aversion to putting someone in the slips, along with field setting.

250 is not a big target though, at all.

With that shot, Afridi exposed our unreliable tail and lost us the game. Runs were never an issue, only the amount of wickets in hand. All he needed to do was take a single and give the strike to Misbah.

How disappointing, considering Afridi is capable (very capable in fact).

:(

Afridi hit 11 off 3 and gave the strike to Misbah. What did Tuk Tuk do? Played dots.

[Looney]

Last odi he was putting in an effort , no one supported him . He is a bowling all rounder , cannot save their a$$ by getting 5 wickets and making 75 runs every match . Others need to start contributing , its about time . Misbah 's captaincy and selection has been horrible . If you want to play your friends and favorites , at least , perform and win matches to shut everyone up .

[violet_may]

Like I said, having wickets in hand was the issue. What's so hard to understand?

We would have won with both of them there, I don't doubt it for a minute.

[Inziquicksingle]

Not really. I admit it was terrible captaincy considering his aversion to putting someone in the slips, along with field setting.

250 is not a big target though, at all.

With that shot, Afridi exposed our unreliable tail and lost us the game. Runs were never an issue, only the amount of wickets in hand. All he needed to do was take a single and give the strike to Misbah.

How disappointing, considering Afridi is capable (very capable in fact).

:(

Why did Misbah play at a SR under 80 when the RR was 6 when he arrived at the crease?

[violet_may]

Yeah because Afridi, our best bowler is supposed to win matches with the bat as well. Misbah with his pathetic field settings, defensive captaincy and not batting according to the situation lost us the match. And he played an ugly slog to end his misery.

Guess I need to stop thinking about him as an allrouder then, if he is simply a bowler.

Too much expectation from him on my part.

[octavian]

We would have won had Hafeez or YK scored a century too, Violet.

oh i am sorry only Afridi is supposed to be criticised for failing at something that not even his primary job. He didn;t even fail 18 off 18 is not bad.

[sam]

It wasn't just wickets, VM. The asking rate was only getting higher. Afridi played the big shots Vs Patel and the very least Misbah could've done was score singles and not play out dot balls.

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Afridi won't be allowed to score too many runs by the England seamers. He was desperate to try and whack the spinner while he was bowling. 18 was actually quite a good contribution considering he isn't comfortable against short bowling which isn't delivered by phattoo bowlers.

[Looney]

Like I said, having wickets in hand was the issue. What's so hard to understand?

We would have won with both of them there, I don't doubt it for a minute.

Even if we did , the problem would still be there . You cannot rely on Afridi to fire every time . Others have to step up , but you are picking worthless guys who are only playing for their spot in the team .


You pick Malik who is not even playing domestic matches and still gets picked while :ahmed:fawad get ignored . The top order wasted too many balls ( Azhar Ali was only on his debut though ) that was bound to create pressure later on , which it did .

[Muhammad Waleed]

@ Muhammad Waleed, thats the way he plays, so suck it up.

still scored 18. not entirely hopeless for a bowling allrounder..

Well, That situation needed singles and doubles not a stupid slog shot. but he can't be entirely blamed

[violet_may]

No, I agree others failed too.

Not denying his contribution, or asking to get him sacked. Probably our best ODI player and has bailed us out of tough situations, but today, it was just completely unnecessary, that shot.

It's just, I am sure we would've won had Afridi stayed there with Misbah.

And what do you know, Cook and Anderson sort of agree with that sentiment.

If our batting lineup can't chase 250 and keep on getting bowled out, it is just very depressing.

[sam]

VM, Afridi is not be blamed for today's loss.

Chasing 250 is primarily the batsmen's job - there were 6 of them. Nobody bothered to stick around and play a decent innings. Please don't count Misbah's innings as a good one as it was his super slow batting that forced Umar and Afridi to go after everything.

The blame lies solely with Misbah for horrible team selection, worse field placements and super defensive batting.

[leatherface58]

that was a pretty poor shot. vintage afridi really.

[insaaniyat]

VM, Afridi is not be blamed for today's loss.

Chasing 250 is primarily the batsmen's job - there were 6 of them. Nobody bothered to stick around and play a decent innings. Please don't count Misbah's innings as a good one as it was his super slow batting that forced Umar and Afridi to go after everything.

The blame lies solely with Misbah for horrible team selection, worse field placements and super defensive batting.

How are you Sam? Afridi played a silly shot. He should have been more responsible. Well nothing new from Afridi:(

[violet_may]

Sam, I agree it was one of the most ridiculous captaincy I have seen in quite some time.

My point was, at that stage, it was an unnecessary shot (yes or no)?

I guess I was too angry when he played that shot and had to rant (because I was so sure Afridi would stick it out with Misbah :(), but in retrospect, I can't put the blame on one player alone. I was expecting too much.

It was a very gettable total. Yes team selection was not the best and whatnot, but looking at the score, it was quite a simple target.

We were pretty much on par with England's score (i.e 199-3 Eng vs. 191-5 Pak after 42 overs, as mentioned by someone in the commentary thread), so all that was honestly needed was to maintain that pace and keep the darn wickets in hand. And this was after Afridi had uncharacteristically faced 6 or 7 dot balls. So RR was not a huge issue. Unfortunately, our batting plan has always been to go a bit boomboom near the end. Perhaps if the top order had accelerated a bit, pressure wouldn't be on the ones down below (top 4 all had SR 60 sth no?)

Defensive captaincy? Yes. Too many runs on the board that could have been avoided.

Terrible batting by him though? No. I thought he took singles and doubles well, granted not too many boundaries but IMO, singles and doubles would've done the job with Afridi or Umar Akmal at the other end.

Losing wickets always creates pressure and I am honestly getting tired of our batsmen's incapability to play out the 50 overs.

Need to stop relying on Afridi the batsman, guess that's where the fault lies on my part. I don't know why after all these years, I keep on thinking otherwise.

[Saqs]

Let me just reiterate that 250 isn't as easy to chase as it used to be, with the two new balls.

Think about it, there are two new balls, and our top 3 include:

Hafeez, Farhat, Azhar.

[Looney]

Lala has achieved nirvana , able to focus today .

[Looney]

4 off 11

Those 4 beastly runs = 40 normal ones .

[violet_may]

No one bumped this thread today, come on diehard Afridi fans.

Anyways, please Afridi, nothing stupid today. :59:

Unfortunately, it's the same situation where shambolic batting has left the unfair burden on the rest to pick it up.

Stay there with Akmal. :afridi :umarakmal

Do not go for the fastest century or something...please.

[Free Hit]

^we are busy. until misbah doesnt take younis and azhar and farhat with him to tests, we are busy. we are on strike.

[violet_may]

Farhat in Tests, so we can lose there too?

[Looney]

6 runs

and Umar Akmal 's green lipstick is not even distracting him .

[Afridirocks]

i can sense big shot coming lol

[violet_may]

I want Afridi to make keema out of this Patel dude, and Bopara.

[violet_may]

6 runs

and Umar Akmal 's green lipstick is not even distracting him .

:)) :))

Focused beast is good for all.

What is this necklace with a ring that chota Akmal is wearing? :umarakmal

[violet_may]

:six

Okay but take it easy now man, please stay there till 50 overs.

[Looney]

Umar Akmal copying Afridi by going for a big shot as well but misses . Afridi walks up to him to let him know that only those with a pure inner soul can do it .



Afridi 's soul has just become purer with that :six

[Looney]

He is already the 3rd highest scorer from Pakistan :afridi

[miandadrules]

Here's hoping (probably in vain) that he realises this

[Looney]

Afridi showing respect to the Qurbani ka janwar bowling at him

[violet_may]

My brain cells would die just imagining Afridi's career, whereby he used his batting talent to the fullest, with application. :don :yk

This is precisely what he is doing so far.





We want a 50! (at least!) :afridi

[musaarthali]

My brain cells would die just imagining Afridi's career, whereby he used his batting talent to the fullest, with application. :don :yk

This is precisely what he is doing so far.





We want a 50! (at least!) :afridi

just 50 help may be to fan boys .. wont help team...

need Big score and take the team over 275

Lala doing a great job now

just wait n watch

[violet_may]

^
Little steps :afridi

50..





















then the fastest 200 ever scored :afridi

:yk

[musaarthali]

hope for best in this match...he cant realise these things after 300+ matches

he himself admitted he is primarily a bowler now and bat a bit

once in a while he will click and you have to happy for that

[Looney]

Involved in 1st highest partnership

Competing for highest run scorer for Pakistan :Lala4u

[musaarthali]

^
Little steps :afridi

50..





















then the fastest 200 ever scored :afridi

:yk

today....?

Great...

[Looney]

That'll be drinks. Gutsy response from the guts of the Pakistan order, here. You can cut the head off but, like a persistent, wood-chopping, bearded zombie, Shahid Afridi will still keep coming at you ...

CRICINFO

we would lose 50 % of the matches we do manage to win if it was not for Afridi

[violet_may]

Through batting? Granted he is doing really well out there (nazar na lagay) but no need to make up stats now.

[Looney]

Looks like Afridi has taken the " Chikni Chameli " song being played seriously .

[insaftak]

What a tuk by Afridi :misbah

:bow:

[insaftak]

and now back to boom boom :afridi

[insaftak]

excellent batting by afridi

[IgnitedMind]

Afridi when bats is responsibility has a good enough technique to stay in toughest conditions...

Awesome..

[IgnitedMind]

Afridi when bats with responsibility has a good enough technique to stay in toughest conditions...

Awesome..

[violet_may]

50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50! 50!

:afridi

Excellent batting.

[insaftak]

50 up for :afridi.

Thank you afridi :14:

:bow: :bow:

[insaftak]

50 up for :afridi.

Thank you afridi :14:

:bow: :bow:

[Looney]

Umar ghareeb 50 bana ke sajda kar raha hai . And look at Afridi , 50 runs mean nothing to him . Sachi muchi ka qalandari :afridi

[Looney]

Through batting? Granted he is doing really well out there (nazar na lagay) but no need to make up stats now.

You are having haram thoughts . :moyo

[Looney]

Highest scorer again from Pakistan - job done :afridi

[violet_may]

:out

Anderson the culprit once again. :afridi

Patel takes the catch once again :umarakmal


Conspiracy?

[Afridirocks]

i hope tail take us to 220

[Boi]

He really can do no wrong, can he? What a star. :waqar

[Looney]

Another Man of the Match for him today ? He will need a whole museum just for his awards by the end of his career .

[Desi_Joker]

Hello doubters. :afridi

\:afridi/
|
/\

[violet_may]

^
Why did you center the text, when that's not how you posted it originally? :zoni

Sam, I agree it was one of the most ridiculous captaincy I have seen in quite some time.

My point was, at that stage, it was an unnecessary shot (yes or no)?

I guess I was too angry when he played that shot and had to rant (because I was so sure Afridi would stick it out with Misbah :(), but in retrospect, I can't put the blame on one player alone. I was expecting too much.

It was a very gettable total. Yes team selection was not the best and whatnot, but looking at the score, it was quite a simple target.

We were pretty much on par with England's score (i.e 199-3 Eng vs. 191-5 Pak after 42 overs, as mentioned by someone in the commentary thread), so all that was honestly needed was to maintain that pace and keep the darn wickets in hand. And this was after Afridi had uncharacteristically faced 6 or 7 dot balls. So RR was not a huge issue. Unfortunately, our batting plan has always been to go a bit boomboom near the end. Perhaps if the top order had accelerated a bit, pressure wouldn't be on the ones down below (top 4 all had SR 60 sth no?)

Defensive captaincy? Yes. Too many runs on the board that could have been avoided.

Terrible batting by him though? No. I thought he took singles and doubles well, granted not too many boundaries but IMO, singles and doubles would've done the job with Afridi or Umar Akmal at the other end.

Losing wickets always creates pressure and I am honestly getting tired of our batsmen's incapability to play out the 50 overs.

Need to stop relying on Afridi the batsman, guess that's where the fault lies on my part. I don't know why after all these years, I keep on thinking otherwise.

Oh great, now for the next 10 years, I am going to think of Afridi as a batsman once again. :afridi

[chui_kadoo]

Good knock by Lala today. Played sensibly for his 50. Shame he didnt go on and get a bigger score

[Inziquicksingle]

Well played by the Sahibzada. Our leading scorer so far in this series.

[Desi_Joker]

Now we need to see a lot of this from him when he's bowling.

:::::::::SHAHID::::::::::::::::::::::::::o:::::::: ::::::::::::\:afridi/::::::::::::::::::::::::::\o
::::::::::KHAN:::::::::::::::::::::::::::.|\\.:::: :::::::::::::::"|::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::|\
:::::::::AFRIDI:::::::::::::::::::::\•||:/\|________________/\_____________|||:::::::./\

[Looney]

hahaha D_J , that would make an awesome avatar .

[violet_may]

:)) :))

That looks awesome D_J, hahaha :afridi

I think I will tweet that :afridi

[Inziquicksingle]

The Sahibzada needs to have a great game with the ball for us to have a chance at victory here.

[Looney]

Giving instructions to Cheema . Natural captain . :afridi

[Looney]

Shahzada is warming up :afridi

[Desi_Joker]

Haiwan pe haiwaniat... Pietersen thori toh sharam kar.

[Looney]

Lala :(

[Looney]

hello England :afridi

[Looney]

Lala ka mood nahi ban raha :MainuNoteVakhaMeraMoodBane :butt

[kkmix]

fastest century anyone?

[Looney]

Afridi showing what he does with a dirtbag:four