4th Day, 1st Test at Mohali, scorecard and discussion thread [10/03/05]

[Imy]

Guys except for that seccond day I think Pakistan bowled well on the 3 days, dont forget if Tedu was given out the lead would be only around 40 runs. Pakistan ro take heart thay put on a miserable show with the ball, and played on seaming track on the seccond day and are still 50 % chance to save the game. I think if they draw this game they will have a lot of confidence.

[MIG]

Can you pls wait until we are into the 4th day, before posting here.

Thanks

[Officer Barbrady]

ok

[ZM]

ok

[161]

wow this thread is up early
and i thought pakistanis were procastinators

[Amjid Javed]

:-^ i see somebody... hasnt asked my permisson here!

:-^

[ZM]

haha

[alghazzali]

DO these Figures remind u of a certain bowler bowling in this series

Wasim Akram 36 11 113 2 (21nb)

We all have bad days even the greatest left-hander 2 have ever played the game. I have hope 4 Sami

[ZM]

evry1 u shud feel ashamed of urselves!!!!!!

cant even take an order of not to post!!!

[alghazzali]

sorry(this is last post)

[ZM]

haha
mine 2lol

[pakdesi]

since u lot hav started posting

is it true thta its bin rainin since evening in mohali
if it is then we mite get a draw

[Gasherbrum]

Today: Sunny to partly cloudy. High around 75F. Winds light and variable.

Tonight: A few clouds this evening, but mainly clear. Low near 55F. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow: Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 77F. Winds light and variable.

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/INXX0185.html

[Fessal]

nothing wrong posting here before 4th day as long as its regarding 4th day. eg preview, strategy, tactics, weather etc.

[badxhah]

That Second day really did the damage it gave the indians moment ..but Pakistan came back good on 3rd but still they have verryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng way to go in this match

[Fessal]

I hope Thackeray and co come and dig up the pitch tonight ..............would be GREATTTTTTTTT news for Pak as would save us losing the test.

[the true passionist]

he wud do it if India were losing!

[badxhah]

If somebody saw the catch Astle took to dismiss hayden in the slips he would kill taufeeq by now

[sajjad]

yeah. what a catch

NZ giving them a great fight

[sajjad]

i think the reason India have slowed down is that they dont want to give pakistan the batting till the pitch deteriorates a little further and they dont want to bat again. they know our batting standard. they can easily fall in 30-40 overs even, so theyll take theyr time and get us to bat once the pitch is taking more turn

[badxhah]

next match kab hai bahi log yeh toh gaya

[badxhah]

wat is sorry to see is that other bowlers getting Reverse Swing and getting wickets with it.

[MIG]

HAppu birthday to AJ - pls record your (good) wishes for AJ in the TimePAss thread.....

[sajjad]

laxman timing it beautifully

[Naveed]

Man Danish is currenlty our only world class bowler.

[DM]

GOOGLY BY DANISH!!!

Great delivery (apparently)

[MIG]

The pain of watching this pathetic display is too much...Our fielding is abysmal and barring Kaneria - looks to me we dont want to be in the field - sad and an insult to the great players of the past...

[catwoman]

Watching Pakistan play really depresses me now :o^

[DM]

I could do with an injection of pure Afridi Adrenaline and Caffeine

[octavian]

Younis Drops another one !!! drop number 4 for younis

great going by Mr. Vice Captain

[badxhah]

MYK and Tuefeq shud be droped becuz of their feilding

[MIG]

I think YK is thinking about the 400 he will score when he comes into bat - other than that, I would say he is purely incompetent - makes not attempt when the ball goes past him in slips -plain and simple useless - stand Kaneria there..sorry he is bowling !!

[161]

Balaji has outscored butt, YK and yoyo put together ...................................

[badxhah]

400-396=

[catwoman]

Is Younis Khan physically disabled or something?! |-n

[catwoman]

Kalaji gone!!

Congrats to Kamran Akmal for successfully taking a catch. |-G

[DM]

Courtesy of Cricinfo:

"The 8th wicket partnership of 42 runs between VVS Laxman and L Balaji is now the record 8th wicket stand at Mohali. It bettered the previous record of 38 runs between Jimmy Adams and Courtney Walsh"

Thanks!!!!

This is the type of thing that puts 80% of the world off cricket

[badxhah]

I was Thinking Of opening the innings with Razzaq since coming down the order he cant play spinners that well how bout opening with like pinch hitter

[badxhah]

Courtesy of Cricinfo:

"The 8th wicket partnership of 42 runs between VVS Laxman and L Balaji is now the record 8th wicket stand at Mohali. It bettered the previous record of 38 runs between Jimmy Adams and Courtney Walsh"

Thanks!!!!

This is the type of thing that puts 80% of the world off cricket

there will more to come wid kumble

[DM]

after 53.2 overs and 150 runs, Kaneria gets his 5-for. Yay!

[badxhah]

thats not all his fault he bowled his heart out here and is Aus .. only to be let down by his feilders .Who prblly will spend less than 20-30 mins at the crease when their times come to bat.

The thing is aft droping so mant catches in the slip why Has Inzy Stiill MYK there

[Raz]

Well done to Danish. Many congratulations.

Whats happened so far today guys. Only just logged on. Ive heard Younis dropped a catch. Anything else worth of note, apart from a few heroics from Balaji with the bat?

[Raz]

4 to Taufeeq! Balaji gone for a 4 for his first ball!

[Raz]

Taufeeq gone!

[hasanahmad]

Tofee Kumar gone

[badxhah]

good for him ,,,,,, now he can spend more time in the dressing having his A** kicked

[Raz]

LBW or a caught and ball. Not sure but hes definately out. A Test match im sure Taufeeq would love to forget!

[MIG]

Apni Shakal lay kay wapis gaya hai pavilion - koyee semb;ance of Izzat naheen in logon main !!

[161]

taufeeq....

i knew he was gonna go quickly

tried to take his anger out over the drops by trying to make some stupid shots.

pakistans mental indiscipline showling itself over and over !!!!!

[Raz]

We were talking about Taufeeq making up for his poor fielding with at least a century. As it turns out hes gone for 4! If thats not enough to drop him i dont no what is!

[hasanahmad]

kashif it was a valid shot it just nicked into his pads bad luck not good bowling

[161]

i am starting to get flasbacks of the second innings collapse we had vs Ozz when facing a big lead.

we need a team pyschiatrist - cuz we cant handle pressure for crap.

[161]

oh was it hasan - didnt see it- well thats too bad for him.

[tlb]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOWLED!

GO BALA!

[Raz]

Younis gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Noooooooooooooo. Balaji bowls em!!!!!!!!!!! Disgraceful cricket by Younis!

[Raz]

Tried leaving it ends up getting bowled! Was an inswinger i think. Fateful lack of judgement by Younis.

[octavian]

Mr Vice Captain bowled by Balaji !

I wonder what have these guys been doing in the pre-match preparations

[hasanahmad]

replays of tofee kumar showing that while umars bat was following through the bat riqoutted off a bat going upwards. very unlucky

[nedian21]

lolz. YK our future captain. bowled in a most disgraceful mannar. the guy didnt know where his offstump is. and he is a 1 down batsman. he is just ****** baaz and has a big pawwa . guys like him has ruined pakistan cricket

[MIG]

Ok so YK lets one go .... into the stumps - I used to like him - now I HATE this guy.....he should not be allowed anywhere near a cricket bat/field......disgraceful surrender from a coward.

[Raz]

Yoyo in! Pakistan in deep deep trouble! We need a century at least from Salman, Yoyo and Inzi to even think of getting a draw!

[hasanahmad]

we need a triple century from one of the batsmen

[161]

we are gonna collapse under pressure just like we did in ozz test series - except this time balaji will take mcgraths place.

like i said before this team needs a psychiatrist.

[MIG]

i am starting to get flasbacks of the second innings collapse we had vs Ozz when facing a big lead.

we need a team pyschiatrist - cuz we cant handle pressure for crap.

I have a bad feeling as well.....

[octavian]

Shoiaabb Malikkk

We miss you

[Raz]

The move of making Younis vice captain has backfired badly and i mean really really badly! The amount of dropped catches and two failures a HUGE and embarassing one in the second innings!

And as i write this Salman goes! ***?!?!

[Raz]

Im getting flashbacks of that collapse now at Perth!

[hasanahmad]

unlucky butt. ball kept low and hit his bat to the keeper while he was ducking

[Raz]

Inzi in and well what pressure on his shoulders!

[161]

this would be ubeleivable- IF IT WAS ANY OTHER TEAM THEN PAKISTAN !!!!!!!!!!1

[Raz]

Salman was unlucky ill admit. The luck just hasnt gone our way in this match! It is a match that truely needs to be forgotten!

[MIG]

If I were BW, I wouldnt want to do anything with this sorry bunch of losers

[hasanahmad]

MIG both salman and taufeeq were unlucky, it hit his bat while bat was in followthrough and it hit salmans bat while he was ducking as the ball stayed low on a short pitched ball. the only batsmen fault was younis khan

[Raz]

MIG a comment that u said i think yesterday or day before that;

The ODIs couldnt come soon enough!

Im starting to think the same! Man i cant believe this start!

[161]

lol is there a discussion thread for the second test up yet ???????

[Raz]

Inzi with 3 fours off Balaji!

[DM]

OH MOTHER OF MERCY NO



I ACTUALLY WAS THINKING WE CAN WIN BECAUSE WE BOWL LAST

[Raz]

You see its happened again! We're relying on Yoyo and Inzi to get us out of trouble again! The top order failing once more, albeit two batsmen being unlucky.

[Monsee]

It's all The pregnant Khotee's Fault...Kick her, kick her hard...oops she is not playing...sorry I am in shock after seeing the Top Three score a combined Great score of 10...wow |-S |-Q

[161]

Inzi going after Balaji-

is this really what we need now?

i hope bala dosnt get him soon as well!!!

[DM]

Now THIS is how to play Balaji.

This guy is cannon fodder, we should be sending him to every fence in the ground

[Raz]

What do you guys think is the next move for the Second Test? Wholesale changes, a few changes or do nothing at all?

[hasanahmad]

It's all The pregnant Khotee's Fault...Kick her, kick her hard...oops she is not playing...sorry I am in shock after seeing the Top Three score a combined Great score of 10...wow |-S |-Q

you should be shocked at the unluckiness of no balls out, drop catches and 2 batsmen out very unluckily., i think it will even out in test 2

[DM]

What do you guys think is the next move for the Second Test? Wholesale changes, a few changes or do nothing at all?
I'd play Afridi and Malik, and fly over Irshad and Yasir Ali and play them too.

[hasanahmad]

i think the changes will be arshad khan in for razzaq and shoaib malik in for younis khan

[MIG]

MIG both salman and taufeeq were unlucky, it hit his bat while bat was in followthrough and it hit salmans bat while he was ducking as the ball stayed low on a short pitched ball. the only batsmen fault was younis khan

I agree - sorry for being in such a state of mind but If I am chosen to play for my country, I must know that when you duck, you dont raise the bat like a periscope - you drop your wrists and duck - otherwise play the ball - these are fundamentals and even Yoyo did that to Pathan just now...

[161]

butt combined score from both innings- 10
yk combined- 10
taufeeq second inning - 4
yoyo first inning- 6

total of these 6 innings - 30
bala in his first innings - 31

[hasanahmad]

well everyone has his periscope up for 2 seconds, if u notice just before hitting butts bat, the bat was going down quickly but it hit the top edge

[DM]

If Kaneria took 55 overs to get a 5-for, it'd take Arshad 200 overs to get one.

[Monsee]

It's all The pregnant Khotee's Fault...Kick her, kick her hard...oops she is not playing...sorry I am in shock after seeing the Top Three score a combined Great score of 10...wow |-S |-Q

you should be shocked at the unluckiness of no balls out, drop catches and 2 batsmen out very unluckily., i think it will even out in test 2


I do hope you are right in terms of "Luck Going Our Way in 2nd Test"...I had a feeling that these young players will crumble under pressure

If I was Bari, I would call in Aamir Bashir and Hasan Raza as reinforcements for our crumbling and fast dying batting lineup

Crap, our bowling needs some changes too! |-S |-S |-S

I still say we kick the Pregnant One anyway :-D

[MIG]

butt combined score from both innings- 10
yk combined- 10
taufeeq second inning - 4
yoyo first inning- 6

total of these 6 innings - 30
bala in his first innings - 31

BW replies:

Putting above figures in my laptop....waiting for the answer....here it is .... says resign and retire on a remote island....

[161]

have any of you seen arshad bowl??

is he anything like kaneria?

is he even better then afridi?

[DM]

Kashif i've seen a lot of Arshad.

He's incredibly accurate. His figures reflect that. But he didn't have much in the way of variation. I honestly cant see him doing well at all against the Indians. And in these tests our problem is taking wickets not maintaining economy.

Afridi cant do much worse and he's an infinitely better batsman and fielder.

[MIG]

Kashif i've seen a lot of Arshad.

He's incredibly accurate. His figures reflect that. But he didn't have much in the way of variation. I honestly cant see him doing well at all against the Indians. And in these tests our problem is taking wickets not maintaining economy.

Afridi cant do much worse and he's an infinitely better batsman and fielder.

Are you sure about the economy statement ? We could have used someone to dry up the runs yesterday and today and force batsman into rash shots against more attacking bowlers !

[Imran13]

Younis khan dismissal...a batsmen is given a bat to use and play the ball with the bat so why leave the ball??? taufeeq umar is useles, salman butt is just daft...afridi shud open with yasser hameed atleast the indians would b on the defensive against afridi...every time inzi comes in its 10 for 3 or max 40 odd..how can u expect the gret man to deliver everytime..we cannot play test cricket we should stick to one day internationals only

[Raz]

kashif77 wrote:
butt combined score from both innings- 10
yk combined- 10
taufeeq second inning - 4
yoyo first inning- 6

total of these 6 innings - 30
bala in his first innings - 31


BW replies:

Putting above figures in my laptop....waiting for the answer....here it is .... says resign and retire on a remote island....

:oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD

[hasanahmad]

Younis khan dismissal...a batsmen is given a bat to use and play the ball with the bat so why leave the ball??? taufeeq umar is useles, salman butt is just daft...afridi shud open with yasser hameed atleast the indians would b on the defensive against afridi...every time inzi comes in its 10 for 3 or max 40 odd..how can u expect the gret man to deliver everytime..we cannot play test cricket we should stick to one day internationals only

one thing fans need to learn is intelligent decision making,

[161]

Kashif i've seen a lot of Arshad.

He's incredibly accurate. His figures reflect that. But he didn't have much in the way of variation. I honestly cant see him doing well at all against the Indians. And in these tests our problem is taking wickets not maintaining economy.

Afridi cant do much worse and he's an infinitely better batsman and fielder.


if thats the case then afridi should be the played over arshad in the next test - however there was a reason why arshad was selected... I dont think BW prefers afridi over arshad judging from some remarks he has made.

[DM]

Are you sure about the economy statement ? We could have used someone to dry up the runs yesterday and today and force batsman into rash shots against more attacking bowlers !
Perhaps, but perhaps they'd just milk him for singles till we have tears streaming down our cheeks. There's little pressure of time in a test compared to a ODI.

[Imran13]

hasanahmad


one thing fans need to learn is intelligent decision making,

please define wot u mean im thick :)

[Raz]

Inzi with an edge! If there was a 3rd slip he was gonners!

[hasanahmad]

Inzi with an edge! If there was a 3rd slip he was gonners!

if sehwag was not dropped we would be chasing a 50 run lead

[Imran13]

Mashallah so far these 2 are playing great but its not a 50 over game and i cant see them last too long..too attacking but i guess best form of defense is attack:P

[hasanahmad]

Mashallah so far these 2 are playing great but its not a 50 over game and i cant see them last too long..too attacking but i guess best form of defense is attack:P

actually its called playing your natural game

[Raz]

Inzi and Yoyo put on 42. Good consolidation act but Pakistan still have a lot to do to save this match!

They both need centuries at the very minimum. Abdul Razzaq and Kamran need a big contribution with the bat too.

[mumtaz]

not razzaq especially in a lost cause otherwise he wud stay for the next match

[Imran13]

Sometimes u gotta adapt n change ur natural game to the situation @ hasan no point making run a ball 50 ...rathe have a strike rate of 50 and saving the game..no wonder they cant play test cricket too much odi games

[Raz]

not razzaq especially in a lost cause otherwise he wud stay for the next match

:oD :oD :oD

[zulfiqar]

b4 YK came out to bat me and dad were saying to bring out razzak and feed him some extra spniach. maybe he can trasnform that 4 off 76 knock into something very very skillful such as 8 off 152.. that would really help!! would almost be a session on its own :)

[zulfiqar]

btw i wasn't posting mid-match... which was a good thing cuz i was blowing off steam...

how's every1 else feeling?

[Raz]

I was feeling bad but a little bat after not seeing any more wickets goin down and Inzi and Yoy playing well! Still a lot 2 do though!

[catwoman]

10/3 at one stage against our arch rivals? |-S

[ugem12]

Feeling fine, just thinking of taking flight to india just to kick younis, taufiq a$$s..

[Monsee]

btw i wasn't posting mid-match... which was a good thing cuz i was blowing off steam...

how's every1 else feeling?


|-S |-S |-S ...answers your question?

I still say we find the Pregnant and Eternally UN-Fit ***** and kick him around until he gets in to the shape of his life |-R

[Raz]

Oh sorry Monsee ive forgotten to say. Welcome back!! Good to see you posting again on Pakpassion.

Monsee i think ***** needs to be forced to become a murga for at least a few hours. Will do that hamstring the world of good!

[catwoman]

btw i wasn't posting mid-match... which was a good thing cuz i was blowing off steam...

how's every1 else feeling?


|-S |-S |-S ...answers your question?

I still say we find the Pregnant and Eternally UN-Fit ***** and kick him around until he gets in to the shape of his life |-R

The unfit ***** is atleast better than the fit Sami |-E

[hasanahmad]

Sometimes u gotta adapt n change ur natural game to the situation @ hasan no point making run a ball 50 ...rathe have a strike rate of 50 and saving the game..no wonder they cant play test cricket too much odi games


realistically speaking if u have a STrate of less than 75 you cant even draw the match as you need atleast 300 runs by this day end and that can only happen with a runrate of over 3.5 rpo

[Monsee]

Same Broken Record Continues from the undying devotion of a Blinded ***** Fan |-F |-F |-F

In a team there are 11 players but I guess the Pregnant One cannot count beyond 1! :o^

[Raz]

Mona Sami has done well i think in this match. He was poor by his standards on Day 2, but he gave his all in Day 3!

Would you have said the same about Shoaib? If Shoaib had been blasted around by Sehwag he would have probably pulled up with another injury to avoud further further embarassment! Thats the difference between the two! Sami gives his all and is a team player, Shoaib might give his all at times but he isnt a team player!!

[Monsee]

Oh sorry Monsee ive forgotten to say. Welcome back!! Good to see you posting again on Pakpassion.

Monsee i think ***** needs to be forced to become a murga for at least a few hours. Will do that hamstring the world of good!


Thanks for the wlecome back message :-)

I don't care if the Pregnant and Eternally Unfit One is made a Murgha or Murghi...lets just kick some sense in to him ?-a |-J

[Monsee]

BTW, where does Sami gets in to this talk...if Mona is under the impression that I like or support Sami than she is as wrong as she is in Blindingly supporting the Fat and Pregnant *****...I would care less if Sami is never picked again

I support team Pak unlike some others who cannot see beyond a certain retarded player, who cannot count more than 1 |-D

[Raz]

:oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD

I agree!

[hasanahmad]

I can right now Predict Team for Windies

Salman Butt
Taufeeq Umar
Shoaib Malik
Yousaf Youhana
Inzamam ul Haq
Asim Kamal
Kamran Akmal
Shabbir Ahmad
Umar Gul
Rana Naveed
Danish Kaneria

[Raz]

Look at Manjrekar. You can tell hes sooooooooooooooooooo excited!

[Amjid Javed]

play about to resume - pakistan 52/3

tons needed here from inzi/yoyo/kamal

either 2 out off 3 or all 3....

i dont hold much faith in rest off batting

[Raz]

Maiden over from Balaji. Good solid batting from Yoyo! He needs to continue like that

[Raz]

4 pulled off Pathan by Inzi!

[Raz]

Balaji and Pathan bowling on in the high 70s! Concentrating on line and length, something which Rana and Sami should have done on Day 2!

[Raz]

Last ball put away by Inzi to the fine leg boundary!

[Raz]

I think the tactic they're employing is for Inzi to go for the shots, Yoyo to tie up the other end!

[Schiller]

We can still do it. All is not yet lost.

but please

DROP YOUNIS KHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MIG]

We can still do it. All is not yet lost.

but please

DROP YOUNIS KHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YK out - crash test dummy in - better performance....

[Raz]

They not gonna do that are they? He is the vice captain remember!

[Raz]

Beautiful off drive by Yoyo off Pathan! Lovely timing and placement!

[hasanahmad]

i have a feeling khalil will be brought in for either naveed or sami.

[Raz]

4 off Balaji by Inzi!

[Officer Barbrady]

Whatever happens happens. But I will say that this is the best of Inzamam on display and he is probably in the best form he has been in five odd years.

[Schiller]

que sera sera eh ding?

very true, inzi is in sublime form today waisay

[Amjid Javed]

top shot by inzi

pak 70/3

get a big ton inzi plz...even 200

[Schiller]

Mig, check the TimeP forum.

Thanks

[Monsee]

que sera sera eh ding?

very true, inzi is in sublime form today waisay


Oye don't jinx our Beloved Aaloo :o^

[Schiller]

:-D rameez is already trying his hardest as it is
ha

[Raz]

que sera sera eh ding?

very true, inzi is in sublime form today waisay


Oye don't jinx our Beloved Aaloo :o^


:oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD

[Raz]

That was my 1000th post on Pakpassion as well!

[ataullah]

Salamalaikum,i'm Umair from Chorley near Blackburn UK.I regularly visit this forum and realy enjoy reading ur comments.Btw we need a big partnership now.Inzi's looking good and yoyo needs to block one end.

[Amjid Javed]

pak 76/3 (still 128 behind)

inzi and yoyo have to practically bat all day atleast!

[Amjid Javed]

top shot for 4 by yoyo

80/3

[Raz]

Walaykumaslam Umair. Yeah definately, Pakistan's fate rests on the shoulders of this pair!

[zulfiqar]

If anyone is mad ato ur team or not watching.. buy this series now and join the run feast :P 80-3, pakistan still trail by 124 runs

[Raz]

My heart nearly stopped then! Inzi needs to be careful! Gets away with an edge that didnt carry to the the wicketkeeper off Zaheer's 2nd ball!

[zulfiqar]

inzi gets a nick that doesn't carry to the wktkeeper...

now, picks up a double , what a brilliant 50!! |-T 94.3% StrikeRate. GO INZI GO!

[zulfiqar]

TOP SHOT FROM YOYO

WOWOWOWOWOWWO! what a 4! Take that!

[ataullah]

50 for inzi.top knock.

[Raz]

Good straight drive by Yoyo off Zaheers last ball!

[Monsee]

Zara aahista saay tarif karo yaro, kahin nazar na lagaay Aaloo and Kaaliaay ko |-D :?d

[Amjid Javed]

pak 87/3 now....

well done inzi... another 150 to go till ur own double century!

[nafajafam]

guys, hows the wicket playing?

[tahaqureshi]

i think yoyo for thr first time in a while, actually knows what he's doing...because this style of batting - blocking and then hitting fours seldomly but exquisutely - is what his natural game is known for....so im hoping for the best

[zulfiqar]

guys i'm just glad pathan is off the attack.. now maybe yoyo can settle in!

[ataullah]

Tareef ka moqa hi nai milta monsee bhai aur jab milta hai to kerni perti hai nah.lol.Who thinks Irshad might be selected for the one dayers as he was not picked for the a tour?

[tahaqureshi]

that was running through my mind ataullah, but the thing is, shoaib and shabbir are ready for the odi's and therefore i don't think he has a chance, maybe if those two were still injured...

also as far as i know, irshad was injured which is why he was not picked

[zulfiqar]

yoyo slips one through 3rd slip... *gulp* man this is scary

[Hydro]

22.2 Zaheer to Youhana, FOUR!!, angling outside off, goes for the drive, edged and the ball flies through the non existent 3rd slip, this has happened the second time in the last 10 overs, last time the batsman was Youhana

[Raz]

An edge goin thru 3rd slip area by Yoyo. Streaky stuff to say the least! India have had their fair share of luck in this game. Maybe its time for Pakistan to have some!

[Monsee]

Tareef ka moqa hi nai milta monsee bhai aur jab milta hai to kerni perti hai nah.lol.Who thinks Irshad might be selected for the one dayers as he was not picked for the a tour?



You are right about the Tarif part :-)

In my humble opinion, Waqar Ahmed (Leftie) and Yasir Ali are almost ready to be inducted in the team...Irshad and Rauf will be ready with couple of tours worth of experience

[Hydro]

22.4 Zaheer to Youhana, FOUR!!, outside off, opened the face of the bat and guided it through gully area

[tahaqureshi]

zaheer 16 runs off 1.3 overs

[Officer Barbrady]

Theek hay Youhana has had his luck now he should make most of it.

[nafajafam]

i am more scared of kumble than khan

[zulfiqar]

hahahhahahaha ... that was wonderful. yoyo edges it through non-existant 3rd slip. next ganguly gets frustrated, dravid suggests to skipper to move gully to 3rd slip. next ball yoyo drives oen right through gully position... and now guly is back. Beautiful thinking frmo yoyo :)

[Amjid Javed]

lol yoyo taking the ****** here... top thinking!

[Raz]

Kumble is looking dangerous! Yoyo and Inzi need to careful against him. Not attempt anything flashy!

[Amjid Javed]

pak 98/3, still 106 behind... inzi and yoyo need to take pakistan past this mark...!

[zulfiqar]

Damn my screen just went blank (Actually, more of a bluish color :P). Missing all the action!! Just a few overs from now we gonna start seeing the sixes sailing off Kumble... who will it be? Yoyo or inzi?

[feather]

damn I just woke up what happened here?

[nafajafam]

agreed AJ and they should do more once we get past the mark.

[MIG]

Pakistan doing well but I am worried about Yoyos helmet strap - its dangling - can he get out if the ball touches it and goes to the fielder ?

Mig Man
President of the Fickle Fan Club
PP

[161]

IMO Inzi is the best batsman in the world (currently) at reaching 50 - but he rarely converts it into a big score.

[nafajafam]

whos playing kumble more comfortably and how is the pitch playing?

[Hydro]

100 up for pk

[Raz]

100-3!

[feather]

Inshallah today he will go on to make a big one!

[tahaqureshi]

im guessing youhana AND inzi....... :oD

[Amjid Javed]

damn I just woke up what happened here?

you missed are Vice captain YK play one off his best test innings ever

il see if sum1 can get u a highlights package ;-)

[feather]

nice running between the wickets

[Amjid Javed]

well done pak 100 up... another 400 needed atleast lol

[feather]

lol Amjid I'll pass on those freakin highlights nothing I want to see!!

3 hours of sleep after 2 days and I wake up to this crap done by our openers shouldn't have woken up but having inzi n yoyo making me least bit comfortable

[Amjid Javed]

am out for the day.... inshallah pakistan will be 250/3 @ close off day 4

[feather]

Useless Khan will soon get award for being the best vice captain Amjid :)

[Raz]

feather Pakistan were reduced to 10-3 with Salman and Toffee being unlucky in their dismissals. Younis' dismissal was atrocious. He left the ball and ended up getting bowled!

Similar to what happened in Pakistan V Kenya last year in the Champions Trophy when i think it was Steve Tikolo left the ball, misjudged it and got bowled i think by Shahid bhai or Shoaib Malik!

[Hydro]

25.3 Kumble to Inzamam, FOUR!!, pitched slightly short, on the off, plays it elegantly between the gap to square on the frontfoot

[MIG]

damn I just woke up what happened here?

you missed are Vice captain YK play one off his best test innings ever

il see if sum1 can get u a highlights package ;-)

Someone forgot to give him a bat....

[feather]

nice shot for a four from inzi of kumble

[MIG]

25.3 Kumble to Inzamam, FOUR!!, pitched slightly short, on the off, plays it elegantly between the gap to square on the frontfoot

Cmon Inzi , 100 for the taking Inshallah !

[Raz]

am out for the day.... inshallah pakistan will be 250/3 @ close off day 4

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Amjid being positive!

[feather]

I hope in the next match they drop him MIG honestly yoyo and inzi were much more active than him and I even saw Inzi go upto the useless khan few times but not him coming upto inzi

[tahaqureshi]

i think he forgot he was on the pitch...i think he was posing for the cameras when suddenly the ball came crashing into his stumps :oD :oD

[feather]

am out for the day.... inshallah pakistan will be 250/3 @ close off day 4

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Amjid being positive!

Lets not push over luck...it is fixed!!! I have my sources :-D

[feather]

everyone making fun of his wicket lol so can some one tell me how did he really get out?

[Raz]

Yeah i was surprised too. Younis didnt once go up to Inzi to offer advice! I saw Yoyo go to Inzi many times! Its like he was still vice captain!

[zulfiqar]

Drinks called on .. Inzi on 62 and yoyo on 35 as Pak move on to 109 for 3.

I think that India have missed a trick here... if they would just bowl Kumble from the side Rudi is umpiring...

Dear God, I hope they don't figure it out!! :|v

[tahaqureshi]

i think for soem reason, YK has really relaxed since his appointment as VC...he screwed up the fielding, screwed up the batting and he isn't even talking to inzi properly...i think YK is becoming too proud

[Raz]

everyone making fun of his wicket lol so can some one tell me how did he really get out?

Basically it was Balaji the bowler and he bowled to Younis! Younis thought it would go through to the keeper outside the off stump. So he lifted his bat in the air like an axe only for then to be bowled with the off bail knocked off. It was terrible misjudgement and very embarassing for someone of Younis' calibre and experience!

[feather]

Inzi also seems far more active in the field now...saw him stop few good drives yasterday was walking upto the bowlers every now n than whenever they lost the plot...also saw yoyo come along and inzi n yoyo havin chat so I was happy that he is changing himself a lil to being more active

However never saw the VC do anything as they were saying his a motivator..didn't seem like it

[Raz]

100 run partnership from Inzi and Yoyo! Brilliant batting under pressure!

[feather]

thanks Raz that seems like a very stupid way of getting out specialy when your teams needs you the most!

[Raz]

Still trail by 93 runs!

[Raz]

Exactly feath it was shameful. I think the pressures of vice captain has got to him very badly. He has had a lacklustre match. His fielding usually his strength was very disappointing and batting the same!

[tahaqureshi]

inzamam ul haq needs to out score sehwag and yoyo needs to out score tendy with asim kamal needing to make his first century

[badxhah]

all I saw Mr VC do was Chew gum ... maybe we are comming too hard on him ,,, give him a chance,,,the problem with us is we dont have patience.Coach too bad get rid of him batsman do bad drop him.
This was probably created by 2Ws when we were use to blast every opponent either batting or bowling.(i had to blame someone ;-))

[badxhah]

v have beome sort of what india did in the 90's that rely on one batsman ,, sachin in their case inzy in ours which is actually bad .

[feather]

I have no idea why he was made the VC never saw the need for Mr. Khan to go out n blast inzi n than put forward a choice who barely can keep his place in the team....Malik should have been there if not him yasir hameed should have been there just because of him others have to wait...Malik would have done so much better than him!

[Raz]

Ah crap im gonna have 2 go in a bit to get my exam results. Can someone keep me updated on the score via text?

[zulfiqar]

thers the boundary!! was wondering where the 4's wer gone :)

[feather]

that was a nice shot for a 4

[zulfiqar]

btw that shot that he JUST PLAYED. Can some one tell me how that one is done?? it's a pretty short ball but he drives it in the V area.. how?.. is it cuz he's tall; ir eally dont ge *** how the ball was worked off his bat like that!! such a top shot.

[feather]

120-3 better Raz ? :D

[alghazzali]

Inshallah we will get a handsome lead and u never know Kaneria could take his 1st 10for

[zulfiqar]

now that was a rubbish appeal from kartikka

[tahaqureshi]

so you're asking kaneria to do a kumble within giving 40 runs? that will win us the match

[alghazzali]

The wicket will b turning most on the 4 day

[tahaqureshi]

im scared of their appeals...primarily because of rudi's idiot-like umpiring

[zulfiqar]

Pathan's back to get a beating from inzi!!

Yoyo.. be on guard!

[midwicket]

To be fair it's a little difficult for YK to go round acting like a VC if Inzi is publicly snubbing him. And how will Inzi treat players who treat him like a VC ... Not good.

[ataullah]

Pathan back

[tahaqureshi]

i wish yoyo and inzi played these innings in the first innings

[ataullah]

32.1 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pitched up, driven down to the
track to the mid-off region
that single was Inzi's 15000th Fist-Class run!

Mashallah.

[feather]

inzi n him are actually good friends or least it was inzi who kept him in the team all that long or else he would not be there.

I think inzi is the best choice for the captain...what will others do when the catches are being dropped when everything is going wrong...only inzi has a big heart and keep cool in conditions like that

[Raz]

Whats the score. My streams gone!

[feather]

15000 runs with a avg of 50 not bad all I hope he goes to get 10,000 runs in both ODI's n tests this is some thing he has always said that he wants. My best wishes for him!

[zulfiqar]

I TOLD U GUYS!! shoulda marked my words!! INZI GOES FOR HUGE SIX OFF KUMBLE!

TAKE THAT

[feather]

wow!! that is gone big six by inzi

[feather]

136-3

inzi 79 yoyo 41

[zulfiqar]

136-3

Boundaries: Fours-18; Six-1

Inzi-79; yoyo-41

lol.. check this out; kumble bowls one to yoyo and thinks he edged it (and to top it off karthik also takes off stumps with the gloves). Sanjay gose: "For some reason, Anil is dancing around the umpire". :oD :oD

[feather]

haha than he suddenly got all serious thinking it was out

[zulfiqar]

yoyo hit a four off pathan. BEAUTIFUL shot in midwicket area

[feather]

pathan got some swing and yoyo added his on top of it and it went smoothly for a 4 :D

[ataullah]

How many overs left b4 tea?

[zulfiqar]

Trail is cutdown to 56 runs

[fair_play]

Rameez already talking a lot of rubbish.

Almost talking as if Pakistan is already out of it - a lot of work to be done yet. You can see how easily swayed our guys are with little bouts of emotion.

Hopefully Inzi will make a big hundred - we are still 60 behind with 3 wickets down. One good thing is that all the criticism in Australia has done Inzi a world of good - think he needs being told off now and then. We are seeing him at his best.

Yoyo is never convincing - but hope he hangs around long enough.

[feather]

*** inzi gone!

[tlb]

Rameez already talking a lot of rubbish.
Will he keep it up with Inzy gone?

Poignant quote from Geoffrey Boycott once, on playing shots - "Add two wickets to the scoreline, and then see how smart such a shot seems."

Maybe Rameez - and plenty of other commentators - should apply the same thing to their commentary.

[feather]

that is a big blow for Pakistan a huge one!

[zulfiqar]

Inzi gone... man this kumble guy how does he pick up his wickets...

Now, eyes shift to Asim Kamal... Asim Kamal and Yoyo to pat 140 overs?...

:(

[feather]

inzi way forward and was playing a shot 2nd time he is been given out like that..is that suppose to be really out?

[Imran13]

These umpires are disgraceful poor decision big strike forward playing a shot..not suprised everytime it hits da pads for paks its out yet when sachin bat n pads its not really frustrating

[feather]

damn just saw the reply inzi was shocked!!

[Schiller]

this shouldnt have been out
this is pi.s.s poor

[Schiller]

yoyo i think has played rather well for the most part

[feather]

damn that was poor call by the umpire...inzi was totally shocked should have seen his reaction in the reply...this could also mean Pakistan loosing this match...inzi must be really pissed right now!!