EurAsia Final: Pak A vs India A

[chuck]

wow man .. another outstanding catch .. all over.

If this is the fielding we have in the main team then jonty is not needed. outstanding.

[eSupernal]

What a ball game.

Good job.

[kasoo10]

Well done Pakistan A.

[Fawad]

Ab to indians ko Pakistan se haarne ki aadat si hogiyi hai :D

[Farhad]

Did the Indians get their beloved Bonus point?

[PapaBear]

This Pakistan A can beat Team India too !!!!!!! :))) :))) :)))

[PapaBear]

Pakistan Burry India in Abu Dhabi :D :D :D :))) :))) :))) :)))

[Fawad]

Did the Indians get their beloved Bonus point?

When Rao was batting i seriously thought that the bonus point was within their reach, but after he got out everything went downhill. :P

[PapaBear]

Deafening Noise, Jubiliation here in AbuDhabi , all credit to Pakistan says Ashok Malhotra, Taufeeq played with great strategy to crush indian quickies early. Ramiz Interviewing him.
Misbah played great, Hassan kept the momentum and they were ferocious in last 10 overs. They destroyed Indian feilding in last 10 overs. Says Ashok.

Great Feilding by Pak A, no catches dropped. He couldnt understand why venugopal did not accelerate says Ashok. All credit to Pakistan A, entertaining full house.

[chuck]

last 10 overs were the difference in both innings. ... while pak batsmen were outstanding ... indian batsmen could not get going at all.

[PapaBear]

Arun Lal is the announcer for the final ceremony, he is shouting!!! Biggest party of dignitaries I have ever seen.
I am sorry but Arun is looking horrible !! it is 100% Indian show, all prize givers are Indians. anyone know who is Mr. Budhi Pradhan? Hassan raza MOM!!!! Now pakistani show begins;Hassan hit 8 4's and a six. Hassan speaks fairly good English.
Master Blaster, Mr Shikar Dhawan. Why is he calling players by Mr.?
Best Wicket Keeper, Mr. AbdulRehman, of UAE
Best Fielder Mr. Yasir Hameed, Best Bowler Mansoor Amjad of Pak A, took 12 wickets and 4 wkts in the Final
Best Batsmen, Shikha Dhawan, 288 runs in series.

MO the series, Hassan Raza of Pak A 244 runs, 2wickets 2 not outs
Runners Up Trophy to VenuGopal 15000 $ He is crying almost. :21:
Winners Trophy to the Champions Pakistan A 25000 $ to Hassan Raza, Trophy Goes Up in the air. Team Pictures with Trophy!!!!BYE everyone Till we meet again Good Night!!! :14: :14: :14: :14:

[Gasherbrum]

but the prize receiver's ain't. thats what matters.

[MIG]

Well done Pak - now if only this meant something great for the senior team, I would have been overjoyed ! but nice to see some good workout for the likes of Gul, Raza and Bazid

[zushy_786]

Well done Pak - now if only this meant something great for the senior team, I would have been overjoyed ! but nice to see some good workout for the likes of Gul, Raza and Bazid

I bet India is already dismissing this as 'non-event' and taking offense to their choking label :>....

[Farhad]

Major confidence booster for the Pak youngsters. Niazi also came to the show today. To top it all, some truly magnificent catches taken - even the last one by Arafat running back in the outfield was fabulous.

The players look so ecstatic and over-joyed. Earlier before the ceremony, they did a victory lap with the players waving many Pak flags to the loud cheers of the jam-packed stadium. Reminded me of the Amstelveen match.

[Farhad]

I bet India is already dismissing this as 'non-event' and taking offense to their choking label :>....

"Non-event", my foot! Venu Rao, their skipper seemed distraught during his interview, and Arun Lal was just depressed downright.

[PapaBear]

"Non-event", my foot! Venu Rao, their skipper seemed distraught during his interview, and Arun Lal was just depressed downright.
Had they won they would have celebrated like they have won the World Cup. They used to say Sharja matches were all won because of match fixing.

[HAFRIDI]

Well done PAK A! especially mansoor and Raza !!

[HAFRIDI]

Thanks for the commentary also Papabear, uve offically overtook cavin

[Zaman Park]

"There was big collision between Taufeeq Umar and Bazid Khan while
taking the catch, Umar's elbow hits Bazid Khan jaw and he's down
at the moment, Physio attending on him" cricinfo

IS Bazid OK? Did he stay in?

[Farhad]

Had they won they would have celebrated like they have won the World Cup. They used to say Sharja matches were all won because of match fixing.

Then from their side, that is not saying much of their own players like Azharuddin, Jadeja, Tendulkar etc. :D

[PapaBear]

"There was big collision between Taufeeq Umar and Bazid Khan while
taking the catch, Umar's elbow hits Bazid Khan jaw and he's down
at the moment, Physio attending on him" cricinfo

IS Bazid OK? Did he stay in?
He had to leave the field, he is OK though, I have never seen a catch not dropping even after a collision, It was going straight into the hands of Bazid Taufeeq came from no where running backwards not knowing Bazid is behind him Taufeeq catches it and falls on Bazid, hits the ground does a summersault and ball is still in his hand but Bazid is lying motionless as his neck bends while his head hits the ground, all celebrate ignoring Bazid, then discover he is injured. It was nasty to watch but he got up after sometime and left the field.

[HAFRIDI]

New indian excuse just in:

Hafeez chucks :))) :))) :)))

[PapaBear]

New indian excuse just in:

Hafeez chucks :))) :))) :)))
Hafeez also needs an operation? What shocks me is that commentators contiued throughout last 15 overs saying what India should do to win (incl Rameez the Indian Raja) they forgot to say how Pak A were choking runs with excellent bowling and fielding but when they lost they started praising Pak A. I guess they were waiting for a Miracle so they dont have to Praise pak A. :O :O :O :O :O :O :O

[Mercenary]

New indian excuse just in:

Hafeez chucks :))) :))) :)))

Hafeez was reported and cleared in minutes. He has a very clean action

[PlanetPakistan]

welldone Pakistan!
Hasan Raza was awesome! It seems like U Gul bowled well too!

[Saj]

I cant seem to locate a scorecard for the match - Cricinfo having some technical problems perhaps :P ?

Well done to the "A" team. Just goes to show that despite the obvious flaws in our domestic structure we keep producing quality cricketers and the occasional gem.

[PapaBear]

I cant seem to locate a scorecard for the match - Cricinfo having some technical problems perhaps :P ?



Well done to the "A" team. Just goes to show that despite the obvious flaws in our domestic structure we keep producing quality cricketers and the occasional gem.

Here you go

EurAsia Cricket Series, 2006, Final
India A v Pakistan A
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (day/night)
5 May 2006 (50-over match)

Result: Pakistan A won by 36 runs
Series: Pakistan A wins the 2006 EurAsia Cricket Series

Toss: Pakistan A
Umpires: R Martinesz (SL) and SS Prasad (Singapore)
TV Umpire: BB Pradhan (Nepal)
Man of the Match: Hasan Raza
Player of the Series: Hasan Raza

Pakistan A innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
Mohammad Hafeez c Karthik b Sodhi 19 38 20 2 0
Taufeeq Umar st Karthik b Piyush Chawla 40 79 46 5 0
Shahid Yousuf c Uthappa b Piyush Chawla 23 43 24 3 1
*Hasan Raza not out 106 147 112 8 1
Misbah-ul-Haq run out (Karthik) 73 136 94 4 1
Bazid Khan not out 11 4 6 0 1
Extras (lb 8, w 6, nb 2) 16
Total (4 wickets, 50 overs) 288

DNB: Mansoor Amjad, Yasir Arafat, +Zulqarnain Haider, Umar Gul,
Samiullah Khan.

FoW: 1-46 (Mohammad Hafeez, 7.1 ov), 2-85 (Taufeeq Umar, 14.2 ov),
3-88 (Shahid Yousuf, 14.6 ov), 4-262 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 48.1 ov).

Bowling O M R W
RP Singh 10 0 60 0 (1w)
VR Singh 9 0 77 0 (1nb, 2w)
Sodhi 10 1 39 1 (1nb, 1w)
Piyush Chawla 10 0 41 2 (2w)
Jadeja 9 0 47 0
Venugopal Rao 2 0 16 0

India A innings (target: 289 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
AR Uthappa c Bazid Khan b Umar Gul 23 31 3 0
S Dhawan c Bazid Khan b Samiullah Khan 17 28 3 0
RS Sodhi c Zulqarnain Haider b Mansoor Amjad 70 83 4 2
*Y Venugopal Rao st Zulqarnain Haider b Mansoor Amjad 69 99 4 1
+KKD Karthik b Yasir Arafat 11 9 1 0
R Sharma c Taufeeq Umar b Mansoor Amjad 14 7 1 1
S Badrinath c Shahid Yousuf b Yasir Arafat 5 6 0 0
Piyush Chawla c Umar Gul b Mansoor Amjad 1 3 0 0
VR Singh c Hasan Raza b Umar Gul 8 9 0 0
RA Jadeja not out 5 6 0 0
RP Singh c Yasir Arafat b Umar Gul 4 9 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 18, nb 3) 25
Total (all out, 47.5 overs) 252

FoW: 1-41 (Uthappa, 9.3 ov), 2-42 (Dhawan, 10.2 ov),
3-189 (Venugopal Rao, 39.3 ov), 4-192 (Sodhi, 39.6 ov),
5-212 (Sharma, 41.6 ov), 6-219 (Karthik, 42.5 ov),
7-221 (Piyush Chawla, 43.1 ov), 8-231 (Badrinath, 44.1 ov),
9-240 (VR Singh, 45.4 ov), 10-252 (RP Singh, 47.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Samiullah Khan 9 1 43 1 (1w)
Umar Gul 9.5 0 37 3 (2w)
Yasir Arafat 9 0 49 2 (3nb, 3w)
Mansoor Amjad 10 0 68 4 (4w)
Mohammad Hafeez 10 0 51 0

Dont forget how well Arafat bowled today. He dried up runs when it mattered.

[zushy_786]

"Non-event", my foot! Venu Rao, their skipper seemed distraught during his interview, and Arun Lal was just depressed downright.

Oh good, I missed the after match interviews because somehow Sahara one channel that was broadcasting the match, went to commercial right away after the match.....I wonder why :P

[HAFRIDI]

Pakistan A innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
Mohammad Hafeez c Karthik b Sodhi 19 38 20 2 0
Taufeeq Umar st Karthik b Piyush Chawla 40 79 46 5 0
Shahid Yousuf c Uthappa b Piyush Chawla 23 43 24 3 1
*Hasan Raza not out 106 147 112 8 1
Misbah-ul-Haq run out (Karthik) 73 136 94 4 1
Bazid Khan not out 11 4 6 0 1
Extras (lb 8, w 6, nb 2) 16
Total (4 wickets, 50 overs) 288

DNB: Mansoor Amjad, Yasir Arafat, +Zulqarnain Haider, Umar Gul,
Samiullah Khan.

FoW: 1-46 (Mohammad Hafeez, 7.1 ov), 2-85 (Taufeeq Umar, 14.2 ov),
3-88 (Shahid Yousuf, 14.6 ov), 4-262 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 48.1 ov).

Bowling O M R W
RP Singh 10 0 60 0 (1w)
VR Singh 9 0 77 0 (1nb, 2w)
Sodhi 10 1 39 1 (1nb, 1w)
Piyush Chawla 10 0 41 2 (2w)
Jadeja 9 0 47 0
Venugopal Rao 2 0 16 0

India A innings (target: 289 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
AR Uthappa c Bazid Khan b Umar Gul 23 31 3 0
S Dhawan c Bazid Khan b Samiullah Khan 17 28 3 0
RS Sodhi c Zulqarnain Haider b Mansoor Amjad 70 83 4 2
*Y Venugopal Rao st Zulqarnain Haider b Mansoor Amjad 69 99 4 1
+KKD Karthik b Yasir Arafat 11 9 1 0
R Sharma c Taufeeq Umar b Mansoor Amjad 14 7 1 1
S Badrinath c Shahid Yousuf b Yasir Arafat 5 6 0 0
Piyush Chawla c Umar Gul b Mansoor Amjad 1 3 0 0
VR Singh c Hasan Raza b Umar Gul 8 9 0 0
RA Jadeja not out 5 6 0 0
RP Singh c Yasir Arafat b Umar Gul 4 9 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 18, nb 3) 25
Total (all out, 47.5 overs) 252

FoW: 1-41 (Uthappa, 9.3 ov), 2-42 (Dhawan, 10.2 ov),
3-189 (Venugopal Rao, 39.3 ov), 4-192 (Sodhi, 39.6 ov),
5-212 (Sharma, 41.6 ov), 6-219 (Karthik, 42.5 ov),
7-221 (Piyush Chawla, 43.1 ov), 8-231 (Badrinath, 44.1 ov),
9-240 (VR Singh, 45.4 ov), 10-252 (RP Singh, 47.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Samiullah Khan 9 1 43 1 (1w)
Umar Gul 9.5 0 37 3 (2w)
Yasir Arafat 9 0 49 2 (3nb, 3w)
Mansoor Amjad 10 0 68 4 (4w)
Mohammad Hafeez 10 0 51 0

[Gujar]

What were the bowling speeds today?

[safehands46]

"There was big collision between Taufeeq Umar and Bazid Khan while
taking the catch, Umar's elbow hits Bazid Khan jaw and he's down
at the moment, Physio attending on him" cricinfo

IS Bazid OK? Did he stay in?

did you call home to see whats up? Hope he is fine. He fielded well today.

[PapaBear]

What were the bowling speeds today?
Fastest ball of the day Umar Gul 145.9 km/hr

[Slugger]

umar gul 146 kph?!

[Mercenary]

umar gul 146 kph?!

Yep Umar Gul bowled a delivery at 91mph/146kph but the rest of his deliveries were around 135kph so it was more of an effort ball than genuine pace.

Arafat was averaging around 87-88mph though

[amarmak]

If waqar gets Arafat to run in and not stroll in... with his physique he can only get faster.