ODI 2: Pak V India at Vizag, scorecard and discussion [4/04/05]

[MIG]

As AJ puts it, Pak cannot afford to go 2 down here - can we get even here ?

Pls wait until close to start of play before posting.

Thanks

[HAFRIDI]

cant wait!!

CMMON PAK!! only 4 hrs n 34 min left

[Zeeshan]

yea 2 hrs and 30 mins now

this sux...i hate daylite

MY TEAM:

Salman, Afridi, Mali, Inzi, Hafeez, Yoyo, Razzaq, Afridi, Akmal, Rana, Sami, Arshad

[octavian]

How long b4 the game begins ?

[the true passionist]

yea 2 hrs and 30 mins now

this sux...i hate daylite

MY TEAM:

Salman, Afridi, Mali, Inzi, Hafeez, Yoyo, Razzaq, Afridi, Akmal, Rana, Sami, Arshad

wow... i hundred percent agree with your team...

[sajjad]

the game starts in 15 minutes or is it an hour and 15 minutes

[catwoman]

About an hour left now

[sajjad]

dammit. they dont have daylight saving in india...

**** ill be up all night and wicked sleepy @ work tomm. ***

[tahaqureshi]

an hour left.....isn't there a countdown for today's game on the site somewhere?

[Zeeshan]

the true passionist-thnx man...at least some one knows what they're talkign about

33 mins left guys...hope for the best and bat first because of the conditions

[Rob H]

I'm ticked off i got up 30mins early

[Rob H]

edited

[mumtaz]

india batting first after winning the toss.......damn

[Hash]

time passing far too slowly for my liking.

25 mins left.

[mumtaz]

both teams unchanged

[Hash]

typical Ganguly wins toss. Its time to bowl well and hold onto those catches!

[sajjad]

toss done already...damm and we lost it again

****

[Hash]

according to cricingo teams afridi will be opening for us

[Rob H]

Pak need Sehwag early

[sajjad]

this sucks man, we needed that toss badly

[Hash]

RH- if Sehwag is dropped one more time, just one more time. I will take the next flight to India and personally :/| the player responsible

[sajjad]

does ne one know how many times we dropped him in the series last year.

[tahaqureshi]

forget the past...lets just concentrate on todays game for htis thread..kapeesh?

[Hash]

Ganguly once again gets lucky with the coin, India will bat first
both teams go in with the same eleven that played the 1st ODI
at the toss Inzi indicated that Shahid Afridi will open the
innings, surprisingly Younis Khan has been overlooked!

That is from cricinfo. Is this guy a complete idiot? Younis hasn't been overlooked he is ill!

[sajjad]

according to cricingo teams afridi will be opening for us

according to cricinfo YK has been "overlooked". as we all know he is trying to recover and not overlooked. but apparently inzi did say afridi will open. wonder why he said that so early. maybe wants to put pressure on sehwag to do well.

[tahaqureshi]

Good Morning and welcome to the live coverage of the 2nd ODI
between India and Pakistan being held at the ACA-VCDA Stadium,
located on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam.
This is a relatively new stadium and this is going to be the first
international game at this venue.
Pakistan will be under pressure to win this encounter after their
defeat at Kochi.
India lead the series 1-0, with five more games to go including
this one the series is still wide open.
Ganguly once again gets lucky with the coin, India will bat first
both teams go in with the same eleven that played the 1st ODI
at the toss Inzi indicated that Shahid Afridi will open the
innings, surprisingly Younis Khan has been overlooked!
Billy Bowden and AV Jayaprakash will be in charge of the
proceeding


text commentary from cricinfo......aint that strange?

[Hash]

strange? nah it's just the Indian cricinfo updater being a fool who hasn't checked his facts.

We all know Younis Khan is ill with fever and even if he recovered in last day or so it would still be best to rest him. The hot and humid conditions can dehydrate someone v quickly.

the only person younis khan has been overlooked by is the idiot cricinfo updater who failed to check the facts!

[tahaqureshi]

And did inzi say EXACTLY that shaid afridi will open? or did he just say something like "we need to start big and make lots of runs with opening partnership"..which lead to cricinfo claiming afridi will open?

[Hash]

probably the latter taha!

[badxhah]

India won the toss and decided to bat

[Hash]

we know badxhah salamat saab

[badxhah]

Sorry bahi jaan galti hoogi ,,will not happen again

[Hash]

looks like a good batting track but there is a bit of moisture on
the surface, bowlers should get some assistance early on



come on PAKISTAN!!!!

[tahaqureshi]

how do i go to the dawn cricket text commentary?

[Hash]

badxhah- no worries bro! happens to us all!

[tapss]

live audio anywhere?

[161]

sehwag survives an inside edge- his good luck continues.

[sajjad]

sehwag inside edge for four and then a smack thru point....we need him quick

[Hash]

arrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhh

[tahaqureshi]

anyone know the site for dawn's audio commentary?

[Wasif]

live audio or video anywherE ???

[The_Cricket_Devil]

ug another 4 cmon guyz sehwag gotta go early here

[sajjad]

cmon rana.
get sachin again

[catwoman]

We need to get Sehwag out quickly :(

[tahaqureshi]

sami didn't bowl bad...only one loose delivery apart from the first ball wide.....

its just sehwag's luck guys

[sajjad]

3 to sehwag

[sajjad]

smackering sixalot...
whats a swipe by sehwag...BIIGGGGG SIIIXXXX

[tahaqureshi]

rana bowled a really good one to end the over

[sajjad]

and an edge past slps for four

sehwag continues hus luck with the bat

[Hash]

oh come on!!!

what is it with sehwag and luck

its so annoying

[Hash]

he has already had two edges

[tapss]

what is it with sehwag and luck

U still think its all luck?????

[Hash]

tapss- not all luck no

certainly more luck involved than other batsman with similar records

[tapss]

disagree,,he creates his own luck..

[sajjad]

SACHIN GONNNEEEE

[hasanahmad]

sachin runout

[tahaqureshi]

now its not luck....its a problem.....luck is something that happens once in a while.......but this.

ths is just plain unfair

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hey tapss didnt one of ur "beloved" commentators say that (u ripped it off didnt u)

[badxhah]

alaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ....

[Hash]

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COME ON PAKISTAN!!!!!

[sajjad]

sehwag is more lucky....he takes risks and of late has been very lucky

Dhoni coming in instead of Ganguly

[tapss]

luck??

[catwoman]

Woohooo!!!

[Hash]

Ganguly is scared

[sajjad]

dhoni almost gone first ball..it was close

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea there goes tendi just wat we needed c mon pakistan do it for the motherland :D

[sajjad]

isnt ganguly its dhoni and correction that was sehwag who just escaped..............AGAIN

[sajjad]

SEHWAG PULLS IT AWAY FOR 6.....WHAT A SHOT...he is pulling the ball now.

next ball edged past slips for 4

[tahaqureshi]

ganguly is being a wuss

[badxhah]

Shewag show on

[sajjad]

dhoni gets into the act

down the ground for 4 more

india on a rolll

[tapss]

PULL!!!QUICK LEARNER

[sajjad]

sehwag....shivering like crazyy...lol

[Hash]

cricinfo updates v slow today

[sajjad]

42/1 after 4.3

[sajjad]

india off to another blinder....lets see if sehwags luck runs out...

he flicks that one to square leg for four....what a massacre

[badxhah]

wat a onslaught

[tapss]

LUCK AGAIN?

[161]

anyone missing shoaib and shabbir now ??

[sajjad]

dhoni edges it past slips for four this time..

[Hash]

too many edges for four in this innings for my liking. India living dangerously though.

[sajjad]

we need a wkt or two now and thatll change everything


another inside edge for dhoni.....almost thru..
single

[tahaqureshi]

we're getting creamed

[sajjad]

comm's saying a spinner shud be tried

[nadeem]

If sehwag carries on like this he'll smash anwars record into pieces and 200 will certainly be broken.

[catwoman]

DAmnnnnnnnn :| :|

[sajjad]

If sehwag carries on like this he'll smash anwars record into pieces and 200 will certainly be broken.

a lil too early to say that

he hasnt scored 50 yet

[sajjad]

razzaq in now....and so manj and sohail...****

sehwag smashed this one down the ground for 4

[sajjad]

dhoni giving good company...
another 2 runs

61/1 after 6.3

[catwoman]

This is really embarrassing :((

[badxhah]

india 400 declare ...

[sajjad]

ANOTHER INSIDE EDGE FOR DHONI..... 4 more

Aamir saying this is getting dangerous...hhehehee!

[161]

abdul razzaq???

what is inzi thinking !?!?!?!?!??!

[Hash]

this is really frustrating

[tapss]

SEHWAG EFFECT!

[Hash]

at least he hasn't been dropped yet

[nadeem]

How big is dhoni BTW? Heard hes built like the proverbial brick house.

[Hash]

Afridi would kick him to Timbuctoo

[sajjad]

70/0 after 8

the bowlers shud try coming around the wkt or something

[Wasif]

70/1

[Hash]

cricinfo useless at the moment

still stuck on 66 for 1 from 7 for me.

keep updates coming plz.


thanks

[tahaqureshi]

is there something wrong? every bowlers seems to be getting whipped......somethng must defo be wrong

[Hash]

how do you mean taha?

[sajjad]

dhoni smacking afridi for a blistering 4 and six...after a very close lbw appeal.

afridi pitching it up too much and getting punished severely

[tahaqureshi]

82/1 after 9 overs.....

and i mean this is NOT normal, i cant expect this from even a team like this.....did they all drink sleeping tonic or something?

[Cartman]

oh man we are sooooo screweddddddddddddddddddd!!!

lol

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!

[hasanahmad]

is there something wrong? every bowlers seems to be getting whipped......somethng must defo be wrong

yes, we keep blaming batsmen, bowlers are the weak link

[161]

is there something wrong? every bowlers seems to be getting whipped......somethng must defo be wrong

i was waiting for sehwag to go crazy like this- and as i expected inzi and bw have no game plan to counter it- no bring in a spinner, or go around the wicket or and other type of strategy- its just mr. bowler take the ball and throw it as hard as u can and hope u wont get hit for a 6.

[tapss]

U guys underestimating Sehwag

[badxhah]

amazing run of form frm shewag ,,,,Wat a player

[Muddaser]

This is why you always play a 3rd seamer.

Afrid and Razzaq should never bowl before 14 overs.

[sajjad]

sehwag gets his 50 offf only 26 balls

this time he guides it to 3rd man...no edge...so its just a single

[sajjad]

afridi continuing

and sehwag guides it past 2 fielders @ point for 4
excellent shot

[Oxy]

Sehwag is seeing it like a football.

If he keeps his head and plays for himself (just for once), he could pulverise Saeed Anwars mark...and a few more in the process.

And Dhoni looking seriously focussed.

[tapss]

How abt that??

[mooze]

any audio video links

[badxhah]

:))

[hasanahmad]

4 4s in a row off afridi! anyone a fan now?

[tapss]

see how to play legside line?

[tahaqureshi]

lets just kiss the game good bye

[161]

whats afridi record for fastest 100 - can sehwag beat him today?

[tapss]

Afridi, no mean exponent of the blazing starts, now getting a ringside view of one of the most stunnning starts even Viru has authored

[badxhah]

looks like pakitan is abt to make another player = dhoni

[nadeem]

Afridis record was 100 off 37 lol.

[OTW]

Fantastic move to promote Dhoni.

I've seen this chap three or four times batting for India A at number three, and I've always been impressed. Wonderful strokeplayer, but as happens to anyone when Sehwag's going well, he's being overshadowed.

Veeru - no words needed. Just keep going!

[Oxy]

Afridid record is safe (for now)..37 balls.

This game is slightly more important than that one!

[badxhah]

5 good balls by rana then he bowls one down the legside which is gone for 4

[tahaqureshi]

rana has bowled the best out of all of em'

[Imy]

I know every body will hate me for this but inzis bad captaincy is showing

[sajjad]

4 4's off afridi from the last over..
razzaq back in

[catwoman]

Congrats in advance to India X)

[tapss]

Good move by Gangs to promote Dhoni!

[tahaqureshi]

NO! inzi is not the bowler here.....

[Hash]

india gonna get 500 here

[feather]

no more than 320 for sure :)

[161]

I know every body will hate me for this but inzis bad captaincy is showing


inzi and bw had no plan to counter such an onslaught- everyone knew it was gonna happen sooner or later when we have a bunch of cannon fodder pacers bowling to sehwag on a flat track.

[razzler]

Whats the score anyone?

[tahaqureshi]

Can we win this one?

[sajjad]

another edge for dhoni and another 4..
6 of that over.

india 118/1 after ONLY 13 OVERS

[Hash]

kashif- maybe they do have a plan but the bowlers are not putting it in the right place?

the score- cricinfo is still in the 1st over (might as well be)

[tahaqureshi]

Pak Cricket sucks......soon the test status will be stripped from us

[badxhah]

Whats the score anyone?

118-1 13 overs :)) :)) :)) :)) :))

[Hash]

'Pak Cricket sucks......soon the test status will be stripped from us'

er nice one mate.

[tahaqureshi]

this is just unbearable.

[Sid9999]

Pak Cricket sucks......soon the test status will be stripped from us

how come test status will be stripped... i thought this was ODI....

[sajjad]

a bad ball by rana...short on leg.
another easy 4 for sehwag

[pakmandanish]

yes bowler are too stupid
bowling wrong line(!)
they should try tendu tactics by bowlinng negative line

[sajjad]

SWEHWAGGG GONNE
the lucks ends for him...

[Gasherbrum]

stuff those records please.
sehwag finally goes. what an innings!

[Hash]

finally!!!!!!!!!!!!


hopefulyl they will slow down a bit now


relief! relief! relief!

[pakmandanish]

yes that should be the turnaround..

[catwoman]

FINALLY!

[161]

Shoaib Akhtar is probably sitting in his hot tob in rawalpindi with a beer in his had saying " F U PCB !!!"

[Hash]

who got him and how?

[badxhah]

Saeed Anwars Record kept in tact .. as Shewag has ;eft the building

[Gasherbrum]

kashif, i think its more like thank you PCB right now for shoaib akhtar.

[tahaqureshi]

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

[OTW]

Oh sweet Jesus.

Don't tell me Ganguly's coming out now, not at a time when we need a Kaif or Dravid to just keep turning strike over.

[Hash]

kashif- Akhtar's more of a cocktail man than a beer man. Or so I hear.

[Imy]

pakistan needs an inswing bowler why the hell isnt shahid nazir being used

[octavian]

Luck finally runs out for Sehwag. I cant understand this , why does he have all the luck in the world ?

[badxhah]

who got him and how?

b= rana caugght by butt

OH MY GOD WE HELD TO SHEWAG CATCH

[sajjad]

over pitched ball by rana. sehwag trying to smash it as usual. comes out of the inside part of the batt. caught by butt. at the edge of the circle on the leg side

[Gasherbrum]

its really all about wickets now. maybe someone should tell inzi this as well.

[Hash]

thanks!


If Salman had dropped that I would not be able to hold myself responsible for my actions


Imy- maybe because he isn't actually better than anything we have currently

[sajjad]

ganguly survives the first ball...............wow!!!

[badxhah]

SHOT OF THE DAY - HE HIT SAMI OVER THE COVERS FOR A 6

IT CANT GET BETTAR THAN THIS THAT TOO INTHE SECOND OVER...

[badxhah]

AS WELL MAKE DHONI INTO A BATSMAN AND FIND FORM FOR GANGS

[pakmandanish]

at least the rr will drop with ganguly at the crease..

[Nauman]

finally!!!!!!!!!!!!


hopefulyl they will slow down a bit now


relief! relief! relief!

The way Dravid played in the last innings at Cochin I wouldnt bet on that, he is in good form and Gangully needs to prove a point or two to the Indian public so its not all over yet.

[Hash]

i never said it was all over

I just said I was relieved.

FFS.

[161]

ok our goal should be to keep gangs at the crease as long as possible !!

[Gasherbrum]

hellish i tell you

[tapss]

"ok our goal should be to keep gangs at the crease as long as possible !!'

Careful what u wish for!

[Jonty]

dam this is terrifying stuff

[sajjad]

we need wkts here otherwise theyr bound to score above 300 and thatll be almost impossible to chase in the second innins as the ball wont come onto the bat as much.

the toss was vitalll and we lost it yet again

[Hash]

we pick up wickets at regular intervals from now on and we can still limit India to less than 300

[Cartman]

I see Pakistan winning this match by 4 wickets with 3 overs to spare
:)


This is going to be one hell of a run fest.. Dravid won't click today


The desi nostradamus hath spoken



:)



peace out

[Jonty]

without sehwag india arent much

[Gasherbrum]

what is ganguly doing?? i'd be pretty upset if i were an indian fan. conversely, good captaincy finally being shown by inzi, block them runs. also put a slip in their for dhoni, so the bowlers feel safe bowling on and around off rather than in to his body.

[badxhah]

india depends on the "S" factor first it was SUNIL then SACHIN now SHEWAG

[sajjad]

a few quick wkts can change everything but for now the indians look well settled and taking good singles...unless pakistan do something brilliant, its gonna be all india.

we need a collapse...nething above 270 will be very hard to chase

[sajjad]

india depends on the "S" factor first it was SUNIL then SACHIN now SHEWAG

interesting...how about kapil man..

[Hash]

using pcb website for updates. Much better.


10 runs from last 4 overs. Good stuff. Keep tightening the screw the wickets will come.

[Jonty]

is sami bowling fast?

[badxhah]

india depends on the "S" factor first it was SUNIL then SACHIN now SHEWAG

interesting...how about kapil man..

OK SKAPIL DEV :)

[razzler]

WHat is their website Hash?

[Hash]

www.pcboard.com.pk

[razzler]

Thanks a lot bro.

[badxhah]

is sami bowling fast?

HE BOWLED AT ONE PACE AND SHEWAG GOT USE TO THAT .....
ARD 140 SHUD HAVE MIXED THEM UP....

[sajjad]

ganguly under pressure....comes up with a good stroke for four...relieving some pressure off of him.

pakistan needs wkts and fast

[161]

what's the highest record score in an ODI?

[Gasherbrum]

gamble pays off for ganguly in the last over. good confident shot, but premeditated in my book.

[Hash]

kashif- 398 I think sri lanka got it

[octavian]

LOLLLLLLL@ ganguly !!

Middle stump goes flying

[pakmandanish]

hopefully dravid will not last long and the rr should go further down(!)

[octavian]

140-3 now !!

[razzler]

Yorker by Sami.

[Gasherbrum]

gem of a ball from sami. ganguly too eager to drive had his front foot in the way and had to play all around it. pressure pays off for pakistan.

[Hash]

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

COME ON!!

SAMI!!!!!!!! SAMI!!!!!!!!

I think I just woke up everyone on my street! That's what we needed. Come on! Back in this game now for sure!

[Cartman]

i AM SERIOUSLY STARTING TO DOUBT Gangulay would last this series
:)

[Wasif]

http://scores.sify.com/

guys try this .. its pretty fast .. atleast faster than cricinfo

[Nauman]

3 down now, Gangully had started to look good but too bad all his luck is going to Sehwag and he isnt getting any. Dravid the wall is in the middle now lets see if we can get this scalp up quickly its a real prized one I must say.

[Gasherbrum]

dravid is the big one now. lovely shot down the ground, just blocked it for 4

[Hash]

does anyone here feel sorry for Ganguly?

I don't!

If it was anyone else I might.......but there is something about Ganguly which I just hate.

[sajjad]

this is the big partnership. these 2 guys are playibg well and we need them right away

[Gasherbrum]

always feel bad when a good batsman struggles. not that i like him much otherwise.

luck had nothing to do with how he got out today.

[161]

ok plan for 3rd ODI,

open bowling with Kaneria and Arshad coming around the wicket !!!

[Hash]

158 for 3 after 23 overs

Run rate falls below 7 for the first time. Now 6.87

[sajjad]

the RR doesnt quite matter...its the wkts we need.

[sajjad]

singles coming in quite easily...5 off that one.
more than enuf for the indians..

[Gasherbrum]

good few overs by the spinners. making the batsmen think about that big one.

[sajjad]

theyr n ot looking for the big ones

they can play out these overs @ 4-5 an over and with 6-7 wkts in hand @ then end.....itll be carnage once again

[Hash]

sajjad- on average in the last year india has got 58 runs from the last 10 overs

India is not a side which goes mad at the end. They rely on Sehwag starts to get big scores.

[Gasherbrum]

erm sajjad, thank you.
see them big ones ?

[sajjad]

even 58 off the last 10 will be fine..if theyr 230-240 at that time...contrary to what shastri and aamir are saying 300 is gonna be VERY TUF to chase on a wearing indian wicket

[Hash]

is the wicket wearing?

[sajjad]

obv...its gonna be tuf to bat after 20-25 overs...

itll get sxlower and lower..shastri now talking some sense.

[Gasherbrum]

sami just missed two runouts on the same play. wow, poor effort there.

[hasanahmad]

lol afridi sucks today, 4 off his first ball!!!

[sajjad]

not quite gasher...thats quite the exagerration.
but yeah that second shudnt have been given away.

dravid trickles it fine for 4 off afridi..
what beautiful batting.

these guys well in form and playing real well

[azcali78]

Is it me or Afridi bowling sucks in last game and this one as well.

[Hash]

yeh he didn't do too well in the last game.

50 runs frmo 10 overs. I don't think I saw his faster ball even once.

[sajjad]

HAFEEZ CREATES A tuf oppurtunity for rana.

very tuf, he slipped a bit and chance missed. 4 runs as well. that cud have been vital

[sajjad]

another one smacked for 4...no risk on this one..
four all the way

india 208/3 after 29

wkts not coming at all

[Imy]

I bet our batsmen will make this wicket look like a spinning and seaming pitch

[azcali78]

i agreee

[Cartman]

aur khilao bits and pieces players
lol


afterall that has been said and done why do they persis wit haheez and arshad.. God.


Pakistan is still going to win
:O)

[azcali78]

Pakistan can make any tom, dick or harry a Star. I cant belive this guy is batting on 90

[161]

here is a depressing thought-

this is the same India team that lost and ODI to Bangladesh a few months ago.

[sajjad]

india making fun of the fielding...ball going to the fileders and they easily take 2.

[Hash]

Hafeez needs to stop bowling on leg stump.

[sajjad]

theres a lots of wrongs out there. the fielders letting everyone down.

[azcali78]

I think pakistan have already given up......

[Hash]

kashif- i don't think it is.

[hasanahmad]

i still dont think shoaib actor should come in, pakistan wouldnt have got a single wicket then

[Hash]

if Akhtar ahd been playing India would have been 332/2 right now

[hasanahmad]

bees attack!!

[badxhah]

I think Pakistan already have resinged to the fact they will chasing 300+ target so why bother,,

[161]

if Akhtar ahd been playing India would have been 332/2 right now


but it also could have been 150/7

[sajjad]

a swarm of bees on the pitch..hehehe everyone on the ground. play resumes...and india back to thier rampage as manj acknowledges dhoni has long hair.

[hasanahmad]

actor isnt fast anymore, he can hardly go beyond 90mph anymore, he is not penetrative anymore, he has lost it and hes nearly 30 now, so OLD when it comes to bowling

[161]

yes thats what we need- bees to save us !!!!

where is the honey ??

poor it over dhoni and dravid

[hasanahmad]

This should be Pakistans Batting lineup when they come out to bat

Shahid Afridi
Kamran Akmal
Abdul Razzaq
Salman Butt
Shoaib Malik
Inzamam
Youhana
Hafeez
Rana
Sami
Arshad

[Hydro]

nothing les than 330 here

wat type of picth is this

[badxhah]

I think India would ard 330 + by the end of the innings...

[sajjad]

its a good flat wicket which is wearing down slowly.
will be tuf to bat on later as the ball will get slower and lower onto the bat

[MIG]

Good morning - My theory on Gangulys problems been proven correct - apart from that - not much to cheer about today ( yet ). Batting with Afridi opening should be interesting ( Inzi said that in the morning interview )

[azcali78]

I am saying why cant Inzamam win a toss for a change and then he leaves the field... What a great example for the rest of the team

[Hash]

maybe he needs to go to the toilet