ODI 1: Pak innings Cochin, scoreboard and discussion threa [1/04/05]d

[MIG]

Bismillah-e-Rahmane-Rahim!

Here we go again!

The test series are over and the ODI circus moves into town - Can Inzi and co continue with the positive momentum or will we see an Indian revival ?

Pls wait until close to start of play before posting here thanks.

[mumtaz]

india win toss, elect to bat first

[tahaqureshi]

irfan pathan not playing!!!!!!!

and ms dhoni in so dravid is pure batsman

[Waseem]

India won the toss.........DAMN!!!!!!!

any news on team Pakistan? please let Rana be in there!!!

[Annie]

hmmm...if we're chasing..that cud just be a good thing if this is a good batting track...

India won the toss.........DAMN!!!!!!!

its okay Waseem, ODI mein chalta hay :)

hmmm...if we're chasing..that cud just be a good thing if this is a good batting track...

our batting lineup is at its most destructive when we are setting a target. but it should be a good contest nonetheless.

[tahaqureshi]

i think inzi should have opted to field first if he won the toss so i think it doesn't matter that the indians won...reasons:

1) the average score in the first AND second innings at this ground is almost the same, so it doesn't matter who bats first/second.

2) since that is not under consideration anymore, we have to realise that inzi and co have done better while chasing in ODI's in the recent past.

so the decision of the indian captain suits us..

[Annie]

our batting lineup is at its most destructive when we are setting a target. but it should be a good contest nonetheless.

well we are not bad chasers either...it's not like b4 where chasing was a crime...we can win either way really...esp. if the track is a good one...

"India have played here on three occasions, they won against Australia(97-98) and South Africa(99-2000) but suffered a shock defeat against Zimbabwe in 2001-02.

Kochi pitch has always been on the batsman's side, In six innings at this venue, there have been three scores of more than 300 and the last two games here have been won by the team batting second."

Malik IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shahid nazir out though...oh well!

[Waseem]

India team:
V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, *SC Ganguly, R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh,
M Kaif, +MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, L Balaji, Z Khan, A Nehra.

Pakistan team:
+Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt, *Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana,
Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi,
Mohammad Sami, Arshad Khan, Naved-ul-Hasan.


India have played here on three occasions, they won against
Australia(97-98) and South Africa(99-2000) but suffered a shock
defeat against Zimbabwe in 2001-02.
Kochi pitch has always been on the batsman's side, In six innings
at this venue, there have been three scores of more than 300 and
the last two games here have been won by the team batting second.


This is interesting............team batting second has won last two ODI's here...:-) INSHALLAH

I think this pitch is a little different Annie. I hope youre right but it just seems like the indians have done some hanky panky here! made it spinner friendly and are batting first so it deteriorates later on. lets see!

[Annie]

Indian eleven
Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Mahendra Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra.

Pakistan eleven:
Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.

Younis Khan, suffering from fever will miss today's match. :(

why the HELL IS HAFEEZ there damn it!

so kami and salman to open the batting then...

good to see rana back :)

[Naz]

Looks like we might see a repeat of karachi 2004 although this time inshallah pakistan will win!!!

[jalex382]

hey guys know any audio links for this math?

annie Hafeez is there more for hiw bowling. the pitch is spinner friendly and we needed 6 bowlers. Hafeez is our best bet for bowler number 6.

[tahaqureshi]

maybe kami won't open...we don't know until we see the players walking out onto the pitch

[tahaqureshi]

yes jalex

www.onlinedesiradio.com
www.mastifm.com
www.humfm.com

[Annie]

Hafeez is there more for hiw bowling. the pitch is spinner friendly and we needed 6 bowlers. Hafeez is our best bet for bowler number 6.

yea, but he's not that great a bowler either...

wishing so badly that malik cud bowl...useless hafeez is taking up a spot that cud go to some1 more worthwhile...

maybe kami won't open...we don't know until we see the players walking out onto the pitch

well kami has opened b4 supposedly in 1st class, and afridi is supposedly not going to be opening...so that doesn't leave many other options...malik will likely remain at 3 where he belongs...

[jalex382]

Thank you tahir bhai

[tahaqureshi]

i was hinting at maybe afridi???

wat do u think? would the do that??

$#&^%#&$^%&^%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sehwag dropped AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what the hell is this!!

[Waseem]

BLOODY hafeez drops Sehwag first Ball............OMG

[tahaqureshi]

ghreat....hafeez drops sehwag on the first ball.....this is the best start we could've possibly asked for

[octavian]

Hazeeezzzzz !!!!!!!!

Drops a s itter first ball off SAmi !!

[Raz]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

WHY US...WHO OH WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!! X) X) X)

[Annie]

chalo bhai...starting the game in pakistan style...with a nice dropped catch....

afridi will likely not open...acc. to bob i believe...

[tahaqureshi]

and he ends the over by making a very good stop..

still can't make up for sehwag's wicket!!!!!!

[tahaqureshi]

1.1 Naved to Tendulkar, no run, outside off, swinging out, left alone

rana getting swing early..hopefully he can convert to some wickets

[Raz]

4 off Rana by Tendu!

[Raz]

Tendu out!

[octavian]

Tendiiiiiii gone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aamir]

Sachin gone!

OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

TENDI DIDI GONEEEEEEE

RAANNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tahaqureshi]

OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Raz]

Should have been 4-2 but i guess u cant have everything!

[octavian]

Miscues a pull off Rana. Yoyo takes a simple catch at mid-wiket. YOOO HOOOOO

[Annie]

oh i luv hafeez...already showing why he was a definite choice...

dropped the danger man sehwag on 0! can it get any worse...

hafeez use to be one of our safest hands when he first got drafted into this team...not anymore!

and tendu bye bye....hellllooo rana!!

[161]

grrr both tendu and sehwag should have been gone , and this match should have been over...

[tahaqureshi]

so they should be 2 down on a batting paradise

[octavian]

Ganguly BOWLEDDDDD foirst ball

[Naz]

GANGULY BOWLED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

[Raz]

Gangs gone first ball! Rana on a hatrick!

[Annie]

CUD is the word...but thanx to hafeez...we settle for 1 instead of 2 outs...

i hope that drop will not be costly and sehwag can be picked up...but he usually doesn't give too many chances...

[Raz]

What a ball that was!

[HAFRIDI]

HAHAHAHHA GO BANANA~!!!!

[tahaqureshi]

HATRICK CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Miraj]

I feel sorry for Ganguly, i really do...

[nedian21]

wow what a start by Rana. MASHALLAH

[Raz]

No hatrick but a brilliant over from Rana!

[Annie]

oh my...ganguly...go learn how to bat guy..

the end to his captaincy nears... ;))

[tahaqureshi]

not me!

[Raz]

Can anyone remember Asia Cup 2004. Thats how Sami got him then. Around his legs!

[Mercenary]

i just woke up to watch this match or did i?

[Annie]

well getting these 2 was not going to be hard...the big ones are at the crease...
damn it shud have been 3 down and then we'd really be in business...

now if sehwag departs...that will be time to celebrate!

[tahaqureshi]

well merc..u've gotta pinch urself to figure that out :))

[Raz]

4 off Sami. Unlucky boy, gets good bounce on that no ball but it went too high. Next ball Sehwag smashes him for 4.

[octavian]

Sehwag is tthe wicket we needed badly. Hafeez better not play again

[Wireless]

i think somebody explained to Ganguly after the last test match that when the ball hits the wicket, he doesn't need to wait for the umpires decision :))

[Raz]

It was one mistake man. He redeemed himself later in the over slightly. Maybe he can do it further with the bat/ball or maybe take a spectacular catch.

[Raz]

Sehwag looking dangerous.

[tahaqureshi]

i agree with raz..give him a break...

and no mroe insults for hafeez!

[tahaqureshi]

sehwag apparently believes he is the only capable ODI batsman in the indian team...
hopefully this proudness will lead to his downfall today

[Mercenary]

well merc..u've gotta pinch urself to figure that out :))

when we dropped a catch off the first ball i was sure i was awake :D

[Raz]

Edge off Dravid to third man to finish the over. India 16-2 after 5 overs.

[tahaqureshi]

sami needs to get a wicket here to pump himself up

[Raz]

18-2 after 6. Good solid over there from Rana.

[DM]

JUST ARRIVED GUYS

BRILLIANT BY RANA

RANA RANA RANA WOWWWWW :D :D :D :D

BOWLED!!

[octavian]

Sami has to be one of the most unlckiest bowlers off all time !!

[Gasherbrum]

any news on PP tv guys? i emailed but no response ... in canada, nowhere to watch the game unless i dish out big moolas for each game.

[tahaqureshi]

sehwags polays and misses on two successive deliveries off sami

[Raz]

Kamran drops Sehwag. Should have been taken. Sami again proves why he is one of the unluckiest bowlers in the world.

[DM]

SEHWAG PUT DOWN AGAIN!!!!!!!

BRILLIANT BY SAMI, unlucky

[161]

kamrans keeping has been real bad lately!!!!!

he dropped one in the practice ODI, and wasn't so great in the tests either !!!

[octavian]

Man i really feel for poor SAmi

[DM]

LEADING EDGE BY SEHWAG OFF SAMI


Sehwag living a charmed life

Brilliant brilliant bowling by Sami

Is there any human being more unlucky than him?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

how can anyone question the heart, commitment or talent of Sami. he has given it his all today. people that do should be ashamed of themselves after watching this performance!

[DM]

how can anyone question the heart, commitment or talent of Sami. he has given it his all today. people that do should be ashamed of themselves after watching this performance!
AGREED 100%!!!!!

:D>

[Raz]

We need to get Sehwag soon.

[w4s1m786]

how can anyone question the heart, commitment or talent of Sami. he has given it his all today. people that do should be ashamed of themselves after watching this performance!
AGREED 100%!!!!!

:D>

pitty his performances dont always match his effort

[DM]

AND RAMIZ RAJA ALREADY ON FIRE!!!!:

Ravi: "Did you enjoy the massage?"

Raja: "Yes........
.............
.............
............It was done by a male"

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

[Raz]

He doesnt exactly have a lot of luck going for him does he?!

[Raz]

AND RAMIZ RAJA ALREADY ON FIRE!!!!:

Ravi: "Did you enjoy the massage?"

Raja: "Yes........
.............
.............
............It was done by a male"

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

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

[Raz]

37-2 after 9 overs

[Annie]

lol @ raja...

[octavian]

Had kami taken that catch it would have been game, set , match for india

[Raz]

Sehwag again getting luck. An edge not going to a fielder.

[Gasherbrum]

so no one here knows the deal with sallu and broadcast? would appreciate any info folks, nowhere else to watch the game live...

[octavian]

just a stat shown on screen

we lead inida by 58-33 in ODI's overall. and 11-4 in India

[Annie]

no actually i pin this one down on hafeez!! kami has done good for this team....one down day and I'm not going to go nuts wrt him...but hafeez has no excuse...first ball, first over, no runs for sehwag...it cudn't have been a better opportunity and he disappointed...simple as that really...

and if this guy gets going...guess who is going to be under fire...hafeez!!

[161]

time to take sami out

[Raz]

We need Sehwag's wicket soon! Real soon!

[DM]

Hafeez really is pressing all the wrong buttons isn't he....i feel sorry for him actually

not as much as i feel sorry for Sami though!

[ali kc]

Hello Everyone!!!

Just got here....Pakistan doing good :)

Last 18 years , Pakistan has lost only 1 ODI in India to India

All i can say to that is :))) :))) :))) :))) :)))

[Mercenary]

just a stat shown on screen

we lead inida by 58-33 in ODI's overall. and 11-4 in India

It was this sort of beating which made India impose a ban on playing Pakistan B)

[Raz]

just a stat shown on screen

we lead inida by 58-33 in ODI's overall. and 11-4 in India

It was this sort of beating which made India impose a ban on playing Pakistan B)

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

[DM]

just a stat shown on screen

we lead inida by 58-33 in ODI's overall. and 11-4 in India

It was this sort of beating which made India impose a ban on playing Pakistan B)
:)) :)) :))) :))) :)))

[161]

Is it too early for The Afridi to make his entrance?

[Imy]

Lets not be hypocritics if you are going to blame hafeez than also blame akmal too.

[Raz]

No the time may be right.

[161]

we are loosing our eary advantage - bring in Afridi before these guys get really set.

[octavian]

Nice to see Pathan doing the 12th man duties :)

he must be cursing Afridi in his heart !

[sajjad]

cmon Razzaq
u gotta strike here

[DM]

Irfan Zeus coming out during drinks to dry the inside of the batsmen's helmets - is there any sorrier sight?

:))

[161]

wow - from emerging player of the year - to waterboy!!!

[sajjad]

this is a 300+ wicket.

we are in a position to restrict india to much less

[sajjad]

tese 2 are the main men. dravid already twice lucky

1 run out and 1 lbw

sehwag 2 catches dropped

we need these guys out soon

[DM]

Dravid FOUR off Razzmatazz

[161]

razzaq getting cracked for a four ... i have a bad feeling razzaq will get hit for many more in this series.

[sajjad]

dravid playing amazingly

plus its an easy wicket


AFRIDI INNNN

[DM]

Good over by Ashridi Ashridi

[Bailan]

I duno what afrid is doing .... bowling so loose outside off .... leting Dravid to milk him ..

[tahaqureshi]

i have a question..

when india made 349 in the 1st ODI in karachi, how many of you said that pak wont be able to make it?

even if we give them 300..we have the batting line up to chase

[161]

lol cricinfo just changed the way they list Afridi in there commentary :

"Shahid Afridi (LBG,RM)"

[Annie]

Lets not be hypocritics if you are going to blame hafeez than also blame akmal too.


oh come on...akmal AS I SAID has at least been performing for this side and in crucial ways...he has just come off the 3 test match series, in which his keeping was excellent to say the least...so he misses one...fine...no doubt still a dropped catch, but with his recent performances, he can be forgiven...wat has hafeez done for this team to get any sympathy...he's not done anything outstanding and his presence has usually hurt the team more than helped...so u see it's NOT about hypocricy...it's about performance...and hafeez has next to nothing to his name...kami on the other hand happens to have done quite a bit for this time to be granted 'pardon' on this one occassion...though it is still a drop...

HAD that catch been taken by hafeez, kami wud not even have come into the picture...so it's about taking the chances and taking them first up!

[octavian]

maiden from razzi. Good over.. drinks break 62-2

[sajjad]

a maiden by RAZZZAQ

beautiful stuff

[sajjad]

Lets not be hypocritics if you are going to blame hafeez than also blame akmal too.


oh come on...akmal AS I SAID has at least been performing for this side and in crucial ways...he has just come off the 3 test match series, in which his keeping was excellent to say the least...so he misses one...fine...no doubt still a dropped catch, but with his recent performances, he can be forgiven...wat has hafeez done for this team to get any sympathy...he's not done anything outstanding and his presence has usually hurt the team more than helped...so u see it's NOT about hypocricy...it's about performance...and hafeez has next to nothing to his name...kami on the other hand happens to have done quite a bit for this time to be granted 'pardon' on this one occassion...though it is still a drop...

HAD that catch been taken by hafeez, kami wud not even have come into the picture...so it's about taking the chances and taking them first up!

its not about what u have done for the team in the past. if that was true then YK shud not even be expected to field a ball for the whole series.
each catch is on its own. hafeez SHUD have taken the catch and so shud Akmal..they both missed and pakistan has suffered a bit. inshallah we will make up for it soon

[tahaqureshi]

maiden to razzaq...in ODI cricket..every maiden has its weight in gold

[sajjad]

absolutely taha i agree

[161]

we need to break this partnership now !!

[sajjad]

dravid guides the ball for 4.....wonderful batting

[DM]

lol cricinfo just changed the way they list Afridi in there commentary :

"Shahid Afridi (LBG,RM)"
:))

Should really be:

Shahid Afridi (LBG, RM, RF, OB )
:))

[The_Cricket_Devil]

man i have a feeling sheag is about to go almsot edged taht one

[tahaqureshi]

im, not too worried about the wickets when it comes to india..im more worried about the runrate. that should stay low..because as amjid pointed out somewhere that india averages 58 runs in last 10 overs. so as long as we can keep it tight..when time comes ot hit..they will just bundle out

[sajjad]

yaar, he gets so close to being out
yet he survives. iss kee kismat kab khatam ho gee

[Annie]

listen i'm not saying that kami is free to just screw this one up...yes hafeez SHUD have taken the catch, and yes kami also did drop one...but if u take both of them, at least I wudn't be as angry at kami as i am at hafeez because when u have the opportunity to prove yourself u take it, and hafeez has not done so...

if we do not win this game, and that too due to sehwag's onslaught...every1 will be after hafeez...and there are good reasons for it..

coming off a test series isn't easy, esp. when u've kept like crazy...yes this is a new game and he's still expected to perform...not saying he's excused, but hafeez is totally ticking me off because he does nothing anyway and when something is expected of him..he fails! unless he can work up some miracle with the ball maybe there will be some use to him...i don't see him doing anything with the bat

and InshAllah it won't be too costly, but somehow I can see sehwag going nuts here....he does not miss opportunities like this...

[DM]

75.1mph from Ashridi

[Annie]

man i have a feeling sheag is about to go almsot edged taht one

as they say, thumharay munh mein ghee shakar...

[tahaqureshi]

they've got a single off each of the last 7 balls

[sajjad]

listen i'm not saying that kami is free to just screw this one up...yes hafeez SHUD have taken the catch, and yes kami also did drop one...but if u take both of them, at least I wudn't be as angry at kami as i am at hafeez because when u have the opportunity to prove yourself u take it, and hafeez has not done so...

if we do not win this game, and that too due to sehwag's onslaught...every1 will be after hafeez...and there are good reasons for it..

coming off a test series isn't easy, esp. when u've kept like crazy...yes this is a new game and he's still expected to perform...not saying he's excused, but hafeez is totally ticking me off because he does nothing anyway and when something is expected of him..he fails! unless he can work up some miracle with the ball maybe there will be some use to him...i don't see him doing anything with the bat

and InshAllah it won't be too costly, but somehow I can see sehwag going nuts here....he does not miss opportunities like this...

u have to understand that its not that easy. its not as if he was trying to miss that catch. he tried and he missed. he doesnt feel good about it either. he shud work on his fielding more cause he is probably one of best fielders...thats why he is in that point position

[tahaqureshi]

sehwag's trying to force the runrate..but id playing dangerously and missing a lot..

i hope this way he gets out at least

[DM]

Sehwag struggling with Ashridi's wide line - trying to slog now

[sajjad]

sehwag glides that mysticaly for 4
what a shot
followed by a smart single

and dravid does the same...
wonderful batting out there.

[DM]

Big FOUR by Shaywag off Razzle (as Imran Khan calls him)

[161]

razzaq is not gonna have a good series bowling- i just know it!!

[Annie]

he shud work on his fielding more cause he is probably one of best fielders...thats why he is in that point position

he hasn't proved anything period
he USE to be a good fielder yes...he shud have taken that catch period...u cannot miss important chances like those...u just cannot! u cannot sit there expecting some1 else to make up for it later...that's just my take...hafeez has cost us sehwag's wicket and he's been able to survive 2wice thanx to that first missed catch...

anyway we're sitting here with 93/2 on the board with a rr of 4.50 and sehwag and dravid set...300 is definitely on the cards...

[sajjad]

hehehe chill out Annie.
he aint the first man to drop a catch. he missed one and yeah that has cost us....but that doesnt mean everything is his fault...

sehwag has batted well as well. dont u think. its cricket and its hot out there.. plus its an india pakistan match....its easy for us to complain.

[DM]

AFridi pointing to the stomach - telling Inzi he has cramps...he's still bowling

[sajjad]

"he's been able to survive 2wice thanx to that first missed catch... "

hmm so hafeez's dropped compelled the second one to go down....interesting...................very interesting!

[Annie]

it is even easier esp. when u're not a hafeez fan... ;-)

maybe i'm being hard on him....but we all know how imp. that wicket was...

[161]

India 100/2 after 22 overs- I'd say they are in the driving seat now.

[sajjad]

i agree...
it was a big wicket and he dropped it...missed oppurtunity. but its cricket.. u have to accept it and carry on

[sajjad]

dravid trickles it down for 4.

onto 48 almost alongside SEHWAG...what a player

[DM]

Sehwag running like a manatee now

[161]

Abdul "Cannon Fodder" Razzaq gets hit again for a four- time for hafeez to come in and make up for his drop !!!

[tahaqureshi]

i want to see the acore after 25 overs..i have a feeling the indians are kinda slow

[sajjad]

do remember guys, its an easy wicket and a 300+ score was expected.
if we can keep em down to 260...thatll be great.
hopefully even less if we grab a couple of quick wickets

[DM]

http://www.greenscreen.org/newsletter/articles/images/manatee.jpg
a manatee

[Annie]

"he's been able to survive 2wice thanx to that first missed catch... "

hmm so hafeez's dropped compelled the second one to go down....interesting...................very interesting!


no wat that meant was that he's had more than 1 life thanx to hafeez...that does not mean that he's responsible for kami's miss...kami gave him a 2nd life...

k, enuf of being stuck on ball #1...it just is so annoying to have sehwag out there...that's all!

[Raz]

Razzaq gone for 6 an over. Time for a bowling change.

[sajjad]

AFRIDI SLAMMED FOR A SIX

we need a wkt to make a comeback now

[Jonty]

hmmmm.. wicket needed

[sajjad]

hafeez on to bowl
lets see if he can peg these batsmen who are smashing it everywhere right now

[Raz]

Hafeez in now. Lets hope he can make up for that dropped chance.

[sajjad]

cracked away for four

[161]

this is getting ugly ...

[sajjad]

arshad khan in now

[sajjad]

and Arshad khan smashed away for a SIXXXXXX AND A FOURRR

41 in the last 4 overs

[Raz]

Expensive over that from Hafeez. India are looking very good. A score of 300+ is looking more and more likely.

Im starting to think maybe Sehwag might even get to his 200 considering the amount of lucks hes had!

[161]

arshad getting the treatment now X) X) X) X)

[sajjad]

the luck plus his form and sensible batting.

[Raz]

It was a good batting surface so was to be expected. Not getting Sehwag early is costing us dearly. I did say before the match started that we needed to get his wicket early on. We havent and we are paying the price for it big time!

[w4s1m786]

india look good for 325 know

[Annie]

well sehwag no doubt is an amazing player...that is why he shud never be given chances...we already have suffered at the hands of his 309!

[161]

we need another attacking bowler like shabir in our line up.

[sajjad]

yes absolutely Raz. we shud have had him early...twice or maybe even thrice...
lets see if we can stop this onslaught

they ha ve gone on the defensive not very well though

[Raz]

Inshallah we will. He looks to be tiring according to Dawn commentary so maybe he might end up getting out playing a big shot soon.

[sajjad]

Match referee Chris broad...having an animated discussion with BW..
ne news on what its about

[tahaqureshi]

26.6 Hafeez to Sehwag, no run, goes for the big one and misses, looks like Sehwag is tiring and is going after everything here

[Raz]

Probably wants to report a Pakistani bowler about his action.

[sajjad]

itll soon be known i guess

[sajjad]

theyr batting so well

getting the singles and doubles in between the boundaries...

hardly any dot balls
whats beautiful batting from these VERY INFORM BATSMEN

[161]

Probably wants to report a Pakistani bowler about his action.


hope its hafeez :)) :))

[Annie]

Probably wants to report a Pakistani bowler about his action.

probably hafeez.... X)

[tahaqureshi]

but everybody is saying that the baatsmen are getting too tired

[octavian]

WHAt the HELL !! came back after an hour. and the score is 167-2 after 29 ???

what are you guys doing ?? :P :P :L?

[sajjad]

they are but theyr still smashing the ball all over the park

[Annie]

well dravid plays easy...sehwag gets restless so if he seems to be tiring...he's likely bored...which is good....

the best way to get him out (besides taking catches he gives us) is to restrict him enuf so he throws away his wicket...and we haven't really been able to do that either...

[sajjad]

record 3rd wkt partnership of Ind vs Pak

[Raz]

If they do get 300 then maybe Shahid should open and get the innings off to a good start.

[Blade Bhai]

this is a batting beauty. india needs 300 minimum to have a chance

[sajjad]

what a smack by sehwag

[sajjad]

close call for Dravid....
amazing throw be afridi.

[Rob H]

Goin to the third umpire. not out though

sehwag hitting boundary then a single to chil for a bit

good thinking]

[Rob H]

Indians on the field on the 4th ball

[Annie]

Hello Bob,

First cogragulations on the great victory.
I want to ask some questions from u.

1.First, is Malik allowed to bowl or not?
2.Will Afridi open the inning?
3.I have read about the return of Shoaib Akhter&Shabbir in ODI.IS this news is true or not?


Thanks,


HASHMI

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REPLY BY: BOB, (01 Apr 2005, 06h33:41)
Hi Hashmi,
No No No
Bob

[sajjad]

the good batting continues

pakistan need a wicket real bad

[Naz]

inzi arguing with billy bowden, he really hates that umpire for some reason.

[HAFRIDI]

dam afrdi no opening wtfffffff

[sajjad]

Hello Bob,

First cogragulations on the great victory.
I want to ask some questions from u.

1.First, is Malik allowed to bowl or not?
2.Will Afridi open the inning?
3.I have read about the return of Shoaib Akhter&Shabbir in ODI.IS this news is true or not?


Thanks,


HASHMI

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REPLY BY: BOB, (01 Apr 2005, 06h33:41)
Hi Hashmi,
No No No
Bob

hehhehe...to the point

[Raz]

Sehwag gets his 100. Has been very lucky, reminds me of that Symonds 100 at Lords last year. A lot of big shots but more importantly many letoffs as well!

[Blade Bhai]

congrats to him . good innings

[w4s1m786]

well done sehwag made the most of his chances

[Annie]

well all credit to sehwag...he knows how to capitalize...and he's done it well as usual...

[161]

:([ i hope shoaib and shabir have their visas and plane tickets ready - because these flat tracks aren't made for bits and pieces bowlers.

[octavian]

things not looking good for Pak. We need 2 or 3 quick wickets here.

[sajjad]

18 overs to go...
190 already

we need to put the brakes on them fasttt

[Annie]

i don't think afridi shud open either...

he's gonna be more vital at 6 or 7...in ODI's that is his spot...and hopefully even today, they will stick to that...

[Obeid]

any free video links

[w4s1m786]

:([ i hope shoaib and shabir have their visas and plane tickets ready - because these flat tracks aren't made for bits and pieces bowlers.

we still got the dangerous rao to come in to scare tendulker and sehwag

[161]

india are set for 350 if we dont get a wicket fast !!

[sajjad]

yeah afridi shud come on a bit later

[tahaqureshi]

but for pak..we have amazingly hafeez in our batting line up

[Raz]

Hang on we havent lost yet have we?

[161]

:([ i hope shoaib and shabir have their visas and plane tickets ready - because these flat tracks aren't made for bits and pieces bowlers.

we still got the dangerous rao to come in to scare tendulker and sehwag

imagine if we had rao and khalil both :(( :((

[Blade Bhai]

guys (and annie) its a small stadium. have faith in ur batsmen

[sajjad]

17 overs to go..

6 an over will get them to 297.
we need wickets to restrict them to much less than that.

270 shud be chaseable!

[ali kc]

Hafeez X) X)

and why are we playing arshad khan! should be his last match in this series

:L?

[Annie]

we still got the dangerous rao to come in to scare tendulker and sehwag

oh yea, dangerous dangerous rao :)))

and of course hafeez will get his 100 today as well... ;-)

[Imy]

when will Pakistan learn how many times have we dropped Shewag in the last one year, ten times may be

[Obeid]

any audio or video lnks

[Annie]

guys (and annie) its a small stadium. have faith in ur batsmen

frankly, I wud have loved to have yk instead of hafeez...he's done nothing with the ball (yet) and will likely do nothing with the bat either...

afridi, razzler, inzi, malik and butt...sure there is hope...but also depends on how large of a total...have said already that we are good chasers...it can be done...lets see wat kinda total sehwag takes india to...

[badxhah]

we have drpped shewag 10 times he has scored 1000 runs in both form against us wat a batsman

[sajjad]

dont forget Dravid...

[Raz]

201-2 after 34 run rate 5.91!

[Naz]

Big total on the cards.

320 +

[alghazzali]

we can chase it down, i guarantee

[Annie]

i wud even say a total of 350 so long as sehwag is still there...

after he goes...well anything is possible...but dravid seems set as well..

[w4s1m786]

predict indias final score

327 for 6

[sajjad]

afridi shud have been there to get that RUNOUT..

[alghazzali]

I predict 345/4

[ali kc]

Hafeez need to go home and practice throwing at the stumps for whole year and then told to ***k off!

[sajjad]

293/7

[161]

thats the second time he missed teh stumps on a throw out chance

[Amjid Javed]

india are gona get 340 here i recon

[Blade Bhai]

aao amjid aao. my prediction 278/8

[Annie]

actually sami, even razzaq after that awesome dismissal in tests...any1 but hafeez shud have been there and they wud likely have gotten the run out...

[sajjad]

according to aamir sohail

Razzaq recored from the cramp in 23 seconds..lol
thats quick recovery time

[Naz]

sehwag bowled

[Raz]

Sehwag finally goes!

[sajjad]

RAZZAQ gets Sehwag finally

[Blade Bhai]

chalo ab collapse shuru

[Bailan]

GONE !!! Shewag ...

[HAFRIDI]

WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO OUT SEHWAG RAZZAQ!!!!!!1

[w4s1m786]

i wanna see this dhoni guy play he seems to have been hyped up alot at icf

[tahaqureshi]

hope so janoo

[Raz]

Inshallah!

[161]

sehwag 108/3 - as he thanks akmal and hafeez while he walks off.

[Annie]

see now the game will change InshAllah
GOOD GOING RAZZAQ!!!!

didn't wanna predict a score earlier cuz u never know with sehwag...

[sajjad]

so predict it now annie.
im sure ur guess will turn out right.

so say 250 or sumething

[Raz]

We need to get Yuvraj early. He can be dangerous. Remember Kolkota Jubilee match last year?

[Annie]

sehwag 108/3 - as he thanks akmal and hafeez while he walks off.

:))

[sajjad]

what a shot from dravid...
what sweet timing

[tahaqureshi]

atleast this will slow down the runrate somewhat

[sajjad]

ball turning i a bit now