6th ODI: New Dehli - 1st inning discussion thread [16/04/05]

[MIG]

So here we are - the final match of this series ( and Musharraf will be watching !!)

Will India pull it back or will Pak make it 4-2 ? Can Afridi play one more innings like only Afridi can ? or will some new hero arise from this team ?

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

[161]

If Inzi actually wins the toss for once !!

I think if there is even a little something in the pitch for Rana we should bowl first. Hopefull with some early morning swing Rana can get some quick wickets and put the pressure on India. But this time I hope BW plays Nazir as a third specialist seamer so we can keep the pressure up after Ranas spell is over.

Inzi will always bat on Indians pitches! It'd take a brave captain to bowl first (not that I'm saying Inzi isn't brave)

[Fessal]

Whatever we do if we win the toss dosent really matter. We are full of confidence and the team has belief, faith and unity which will take them to victory. InshALlah. I am confident that we will win and have full faith in the boys.

[mumtaz]

pak win the toss and are batting

[mumtaz]

team unchanged.......india two changes, balaji kumble out, nehra, agarkar in.

[Toony™®]

..wicked agarkar in...although brand new pitch no idea of wat it will do...

nehra needs to be smacked around as well.

[161]

Good evening/morning everyone,

Inzi finally wins a toss finally- but i would have liked to see him bowl first.

[161]

i fear afridi could fall early if the new balls swings a little in the early moring humidity.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

need a good start - how long can the afridi last?

[The_Cricket_Devil]

man this sux here in missisauga canada there seems to be something messed and rogers isnt showing the match on ppv till 1 am!!1 i had even ordered it...DAMN IT!!!!

[Hash]

Agarkar is about to bowl to Afridi

this over could go for 25 runs

Afridi could also go

[tahaqureshi]

agarkar opening? what has india come to...

[Hash]

my mistake

it might be Nehra

[tahaqureshi]

no...nehra is second new ball bowler

[tahaqureshi]

4 straight away

[Hash]

2 fours in a row for Afridi

[tahaqureshi]

wohoo!!!!!

[Hash]

make that 3

[tahaqureshi]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

CMMON AFRIDI - NICE START!!!

[Hash]

and a six as well

Afridi on fire

3 fours and a 6 in the last four balls

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea baby that is the way

[Waseem]

22 off NEHRA's first over..................:D::D :D

0 4 4 4 6 4

[tahaqureshi]

why is PP so empty today?

[Hash]

22 off Nehra's first over!



24/0 after 2 overs

Afridi is 22 not out from 6 balls!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi smacks 22 off the over!!! wow

[the_game]

Oh Good God! The Beast is at it again!

[The_Cricket_Devil]

the beast!! yea baby

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

boom boom afridi!!

[tahaqureshi]

we all sound like austin powers :)))

[Hash]

a quarter century for Afridi already

he is on 25 from 8 balls

[zushy_786]

Afridi should slow down but he isn't going to.. almost gave me a heart attack last over with all his hitting off Nehra last over....

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

world record pace at the minute from afridi!!!

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea but he should be careful he should go on today again and make anotehr biggy

[Hash]

sh*t!

Butt gone

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

salman gone - noooooooo

[tahaqureshi]

of the two i didn't expect butt to go

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

we must build solidly

[The_Cricket_Devil]

nahinn...i didnt expect butt sahaab to go....ab afridi par responsibility agahi hay malik kai saat partership ki

[HAFRIDI]

go afridi!

[tahaqureshi]

afridi will get out no..and we will be in a really bad position soon

[The_Cricket_Devil]

dont say that taha negativity is the last thing we need afridi will go on from here and make a world record i tell yea WORLD RECORD FASTEST 200!! (WELL THE ONLY 200...)

[tahaqureshi]

afridi being held up a bit

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

35/1 off 4!!!

[tahaqureshi]

AFRIDI OUT!!!!!!!!!!

[The_Cricket_Devil]

4 from afridi nice... (maybe im behind still on cricinfo as my pay per view resource is not showing it till 1 now...DAMN ROGERS!!)

[tahaqureshi]

4 for MALIK!!!!!!!

[Hash]

taha- did you make that up?

please don't do that. Its not funny.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hey guys do u know a link for live audio commentary by any chance so i can appease myself until the damn pay per view here starts covering the match?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

taha - that aint funny at all

[tahaqureshi]

if you want quicker text commentary go to

http://india-pakistan-livecricket.keralanext.com/india/pakistan/cricket/live/scores/

[The_Cricket_Devil]

...taha that is very dissapointing....i expected more...

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

taha - why the helldid u lie - that aint funny

[tahaqureshi]

sorry sorry......ainda nahin hoga :))

[tahaqureshi]

score?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

42-1

it aint funny taha - it is afridi - we need him here

[HAFRIDI]

tut tut Taha

[Hash]

47 for ONE

afridi NOT OUT 35 (15 balls)
Malik on 9

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

2 fours by malik

47/1!!!

[HAFRIDI]

yep we need THE AFRIDI!

[Cartman]

tHE AFRIDI is at it again brothers.. lets hope he stays there..
:)

[The_Cricket_Devil]

51-1 now in 5.2

[tahaqureshi]

ab chor bhi do..kaha na sorry..ainda nahi hoga.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi swipes to long on - why the need to clear the fielder??? it aint a challenge shahid bhai!!!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 more from malik and the 50 is up!!

[Hash]

53 for 1 after 7 overs

Nehra hanging on to his career by the skin of his teeth

[The_Cricket_Devil]

53-1 in 6

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think u mean 6 overs hash bhai

[Hash]

i stand corrected

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

why the need for a stupid quick single - pushing it close!

[zushy_786]

Ha Waqar commentating..... Anything better than Stupid Arun Lal is better

[tahaqureshi]

been a while since afridi's hit any four's or six's

[The_Cricket_Devil]

2 runs by malik pakistan 56-1 now halfway thru 6th ova

[The_Cricket_Devil]

dont worry taha they will come inshallah lets not get restless

[Hash]

56 for 1 after 7 overs

Afridi not out 37
Malik not out 16

RR-8.00

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

zaheer khan running down pitch!!! lol - official warning

[tahaqureshi]

by 10 overs we need at least 75 runs...no less..otherwise we will lose the afridiness of the first ten overs

[The_Cricket_Devil]

haha zeera biscuit been warned

[zushy_786]

***... why is Afridi taking stupid sucidal singles

[The_Cricket_Devil]

afridi on 38 now pakistan 57-1 in 7.2

[tahaqureshi]

ball hit afridi..and next ball he took a single

[Hash]

Afridi has been gettign singles

you just know that somethign is going to give soon

[Noddy]

salam every1

another gud start here..
i dont think tihs wkt is going to last 100 overs...

lala started off well here and shoaib malik looking very classy

[whyhkk]

at this point the only way afridi will get out, is runout

[Hash]

thanks Noddy bhai


what do you think will be a good score on this wicket?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

wailakum salam noddy bhai - i just hope boom boom afridi can stay there for a while with malik

[The_Cricket_Devil]

60-1 in 8 good start here by the pakistan batsmen

[tahaqureshi]

is it possible that afridi is waiting for agarkar to come on and then he will smack around hard?

[Hash]

Nehra's figures:

4-0-40-0

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i bet afridi waiting for bhajji to get some retribution :D

[tahaqureshi]

score?

[The_Cricket_Devil]

shoaib malik survives...phew hard catch and thank Allah mongia did not hold on

[Hash]

64/1 8.4 overs

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

was a difficult chance

[tahaqureshi]

who on strike?

[Hash]

Malik

[Hash]

64 for 1 from 9 overs

Afridi on strike not out 40
Malik not out 21

RR-7.11

[zushy_786]

Crap ! Afridi gone..

[tahaqureshi]

this is a bad start....

[HAFRIDI]

daym!

[The_Cricket_Devil]

noo!!! how did he get out? and how many did he make..

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi gone

[zushy_786]

Afridi made 44

[Toony™®]

tried to either defend or slide past over the stumps and caught the faintest of edges to WK.

[tahaqureshi]

well he did get the runrate going..now its youhana and malik's job to get something going here....

[161]

see what happens when afridi tries to play like a normal batsman...

he is best when he goes after every ball for a 4 or a 6.

[Hash]

69 for 2 after 10 overs

[tahaqureshi]

score..and who is in now?

[161]

yoyo out next - i think inzi is still asleep.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

nice 4 by malik - whipped through on side

[Hash]

74 for 2 after 11 overs

[Gasherbrum]

i guess miandad's slower ball advice worked against afridi

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

74-2 off 11 - still good

[tahaqureshi]

good running

[Khalil]

Afridi tried to steer to third man. Thats unlike him. The monster should never play delicate shots

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I Think afridi thought he would play carefully and take the anchor role in this innings but i think he should neva mess with his game and how he plays as it is very effective and it characterizes him far better

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

kaif great in fiedl as usual

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

edged for 3 by yoyo - played with softhands and went between keeper and slip!

[tahaqureshi]

do u think pak losing the advantage?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 from yoyo - 83-2

nice shot by yoyo!!!

9 off over

[Hash]

we are 82 for 2 from 12 overs!

still on a good start here! But these two need to stick around for at least 10 overs or so

[Gasherbrum]

thats more like it, driven through point for 4, none of those nudges to third man please, specially with a wide slip in place.

agarkar will bowl now.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

agarkar on - first ball and nearly run out - direct hit and out but srt missed - poor calling

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

couple of singles

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

working ball towards third man a lot

[tahaqureshi]

accoridng to merc..malik only needs 40 more runs..after which we can almost be ensured that we will win

[Gasherbrum]

good shot by malik, waited on it and driven through mid on for 4.

[Hash]

90 for 2 after 13 overs

[tahaqureshi]

last ball 4 to ruin the over for agarkar :))

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

lovely 4 by malik at end of over - beautifully whipped through midwicket - makes a good over for pak into a very good over

rrun rate 6.92

[Gasherbrum]

bhajji on

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

chucky on now

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i have a feeling agarkar is going to be our run giving cow for today's game :D

[The_Cricket_Devil]

bhajji...this is where affy should have been on i swear he would raped bhajji

[Gasherbrum]

mid on is up in the circle due to restrictions, and malik does like to go over the top in that direction. bhajji will want to keep it flat and quick to start

[zushy_786]

oh well next time afridi will rape chucky..... I guess we'll have to wait until next year to see that..

[Hash]

bhajji...this is where affy should have been on i swear he would raped bhajji


:O :O :O :O :O

:)))

[Gasherbrum]

language friends?

uneventful that last over from harbhajan. pretty close to 100 in 15 overs is a good start. need these two to take it to 25 without losing a wicket

[The_Cricket_Devil]

in a cricketing sense hash bhai lol :P

[zushy_786]

language friends?

uneventful that last over from harbhajan. pretty close to 100 in 15 overs is a good start. need these two to take it to 25 without losing a wicketLol sorry...True... I just wish Afridi would have lasted into at least the 20th over.....

[The_Cricket_Devil]

inshallah yoyo and malik will get good scores and boost the team to a 300+ total

[Gasherbrum]

malik looking good. he's had a life already, lets hope he capitalizes, deserves a hundred this tour

[The_Cricket_Devil]

4 by shobby bhai :D gr8 shot to midwicket

[The_Cricket_Devil]

103-2 in 15 not a bad start by any means riding above 6 an over atm. My prediction for today is a score between 305-315 for Pakistan

[Naveed]

Sensible play will result in a score easily 300+

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

solid start - i agree 300+ must be looked at!

[Hash]

103 for 2 after 15.2 overs

Malik not out 39 (keep going bhai jaan)
Yoyo not out 17 (keep going bhai jaan)

RR-6.72

agarkar 2-0-17-0

[tahaqureshi]

youhana is a good player of spin bowling..the way he played bhajan and kumble last match should true class..

he needs to take advanatage of his abilities and hit ver the top to get the runrate goign when bhajji is bowling..where malik maybe risky..

[tahaqureshi]

4 balls 1 run this over..

[The_Cricket_Devil]

only 1 run comin that over

[Gasherbrum]

those security guards in the crane looked more interested in watching the cricket than do their jobs. don't say i blame them one bit.

good over from bhajji, keeping it tight.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

that was a poor over for us - we can get bogged down

[zushy_786]

youhana is a good player of spin bowling..the way he played bhajan and kumble last match should true class..

he needs to take advanatage of his abilities and hit ver the top to get the runrate goign when bhajji is bowling..where malik maybe risky..Is it just me or For once Arun Lal actually is praising pakistan ?? I wonder if the real Arun Lal got kidnapped and they got an imitator for him..

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@zushy

[The_Cricket_Devil]

what did arun looser say (3 mins till rogers finally begins their coverage,,,)

[Gasherbrum]

lovely lovely shot from YY, just dismissed it straight past the bowler for four.

[Hash]

111 for 2 after 17 overs

Agarkar 3-0-21-0

[zushy_786]

what did arun looser say (3 mins till rogers finally begins their coverage,,,)That Pakistan was playing really well and batsmen playing freely and with lots of confidence and with an air of supremacacy??

[tahaqureshi]

wats happening?

[tahaqureshi]

bhajji being too economical..a few fours agianst him to screw up his economy would do just fine

[Gasherbrum]

mongia to bowl, 115/2 in 18

[zushy_786]

Lol Mongi is coming on to bowl...

[Hash]

trudging along fairly easily at the moment

115 for 2 after 18 overs

Malik not out 42
Yoyo not out 24

[MIG]

Assalam-o-Alikum All:

Pak doing well, RR=6.39... lets keep wickets in hand for another 10 overs or so , 6 an over will keep us on track for 350+

[Noddy]

salam

i think at this stage we r looking at 310 plus..
these 2 are batting very well, taking the singles at will and put on near 50 at a run a ball

harbhajan is bowling well also

[Khalil]

Mongia on to bowl. Time to cash in

[Noddy]

this wicket cud slow the scoring down with the spinners...

[161]

slow stuff from both sides now - hopefully yoyo and malik have learned from their mistakes in the 5th ODI.

they should just be patient and score if runs are there.

[Gasherbrum]

nice start by mongia as well, hopefully malik won't get frustrated and hole out

[tahaqureshi]

salam noddy bhai AND miggy...

playing relatively well...

hope noddy bhai u can constantly update us on your thoughts on how the match is progressing for pak and wehat needs to be done in the next few overs.

[Gasherbrum]

yy not picking the length on that sweep, almost sweeping a half volley from harbhajan, got 2 for it though

[tahaqureshi]

could all of u guyz keep on updating the scores because many internet sites have become too slow and some are down...

thanks

[Gasherbrum]

shot and 6 by YY, confident shot over long on

[zushy_786]

Yo yo bleugeoning mongi for 6 !!

[Khalil]

Mongoose and Hubby are slowing bringing India back into the game

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

typical yoyo shot that was

[Hash]

i don't know why people are worried about us gettign bogged down


we are 130 for 2 after 20.1 overs!

Things are looking good for Pak at the moment. Just need to keep rotating the strike and hitting the bad balls to set up the last 15 overs for the charge.

300 looking good at the moment.

[zushy_786]

Lol Mongoose and Hubby That's classic Khalil keep it up !

[Gasherbrum]

130/2 in 21. somebody's cellphone in the press box with dhoom machale ringtone

[Gasherbrum]

pervaz brought his wife sehba to the game. manmohan brought his date, sonia gandhi.

[Hash]

on leg side, played to mid-on, Kaif's misfield allows couple of runs

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

[tahaqureshi]

probably rameez raja or sanjay majrekar..they're avid fans of entertainment..

i remember in the asia cup when there was a drinks break, i think the two didn't realise the cameras were on and sanjay was playing dhol on the desk and rameez was singing some old indian/pakistani sing..

hilarious!!!!

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

[Noddy]

i will try
i am doing tv work from 1145 local time so may not be able to get on.....

these 2 still making the board tick, whilst being watchful v bhajju

[zushy_786]

pervaz brought his wife sehba to the game. manmohan brought his date, sonia gandhi.Lol... Sonia Gandhi was the next prime minister but fear of assasination she appointed Manmohan Singh

[Gasherbrum]

134/2

[Hash]

noddy bhai- what do you think will be a good score on this track?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

3 runs for yoyo

[zushy_786]

he already answered that.. If Yoyo and Malik keep this up then he said 310.....

[Geordie Ahmed]

Malik 22 runs away from getting the minimum amount he gets for us to win (according to mercs stats)

[Hash]

thanks zushy

[Gasherbrum]

mongia looks just a little slow through the air, gives the batsmen time to wait on the ball. both batsmen approaching 50 here.

[Gasherbrum]

142/2 - malik 48, yy 45 23 overs gone

[Hash]

146 for 2 after 24 overs

[Noddy]

if we can get to 180 after 30 with 2 down, then we could raise 330 plus

I wud expect that as a minimum if this was the case...

[Khalil]

We should target 350.

India are known to be good chasers

[Gasherbrum]

146/2 after 24. sachin on, malik on 49

[zushy_786]

Keebler is bowling now.....

[Noddy]

sachin getting turn already

excellent knock for malik....50..

[tahaqureshi]

noddy bhai, have u talked to razzaq lately? and if so, where does he say he prefers to bat despite him wanting to play for the team?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

50 for malik!

[Gasherbrum]

clap clap malik 50, crowd appreciates it, well done all around

[Hash]

50 for Malik well played bhai jaan

[Noddy]

yousaf out for me there
what a silly shot.....he cant play that shot./

unbelievable first over shot

[tahaqureshi]

guess wat..the last 2 fifties he made also came form 60 balls!!!!!

his strike rate is
1. amazing
2. consistent

well done..now only 18 more runs to ensure us a win (according to merc)

[Noddy]

no i havent asked him abt that....
knowing him he wud say he wud play ....

[tahaqureshi]

wat is yousuf out? wat do u mean noddy bhai?

[Gasherbrum]

yy lucky to still be there, rudi missed one for pak, he owes us a few i suppose

[Bailan]

Question


If Malik is so consistant how come his avg. remains around 30~ odd

any takes on how long before it hits near 40 mark????

[zushy_786]

50 for Malik well played bhai jaanGood Job yohana 50 !

[tahaqureshi]

so we need 32 more runs in 5 overs in order to be in a position to get 330 plus accoridng ot noddy bhai..

i think we wil get 170

[MIG]

Pak need to hold on - the running between the wickets is amazing

[Gasherbrum]

50 for yy, still there but lucky to be. need a boundary to keep these guys content

[Khalil]

Congrats Malik. Time to convert the 50 into 100.

Go Malik!

[Bailan]

damn! ... ho gaya ...

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

malik and yoyo had a few dodgy moments running early on

[tahaqureshi]

well over lord..we have to realise that malik came to international cricket quite a while back..and he used to bat in tail..

and even till jeet lo dil sereis he came lower down..its only been since july 2004 (asia cup) that malik comes in at 3 and has been more consistent thus and has had more time to play an innings..

[Gasherbrum]

tv replay called, YY looks in to me, good running and good fielding from sachin as well

[zushy_786]

Ohh boy.....

[Bailan]

Some amazing umpiring ...

[tahaqureshi]

out??????? tell me..dont keep me in the dark!

[Noddy]

wot rudi didnt give harharan did

that is a poor decision wot was his basis to give that

[zushy_786]

Stupid Hariharan

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

he has given him out - LOOKED IN - OMG - was not run out - poor poor call, third umpire is crazy

[Bailan]

all i can say is


What else to expect from an indian

[zushy_786]

Hariharan finally showed his true colours what a homer

[badxhah]

***!!!! hari lost his mind or something

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

match fixed like suhaib said - who knows - that was very very dodgy

[Gasherbrum]

what!!!!!!!!!! guess who's the tv umpire.
hariharan!! even ravi shastri was shocked, looked almost academic there. and he's given him out.
woolmer, everybody just can't believe it. waqar calling hariharan a brave man, saying you won't see that given anywhere else.

[Mercenary]

0 overs. 0 maidens. 0 runs. 1 wicket - Hariharan

[tahaqureshi]

even third umpire cannot judge properly????? this is stupid..

i hoe inzi smashes a lot to make up for the stupid umpiring

[Hash]

Indians starting to use desperate measures now. They cannot beat us fair and square the little sh*ts have to cheat

[Bailan]

third umpire is crazy

naaaaaaa ... he is just indian ...

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I wonder if there are suspension for Umpires for a clearly bias decesion.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

IS CRAZY - bw, inzi should go sort that guy out and take afridi and his bat with them - see what he has to say

[Waseem]

This is ridiculous by third umpire Hariharan.....................restored to cheating to breakup the partnership now.............What an idiot man......comms said that benefit should have been given to batsmen.........and HARI decided to favour his countrymen...................

[tahaqureshi]

exactly......

[MIG]

First the close lbws, now the 3rd umpires as well....

[Geordie Ahmed]

EVEN with Technology THERE IS CHEATING :L? :L?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

inzi off the mark

[Noddy]

all they can do is put it in the captains report to the icc...nothing more

more pressure on pak, and more so malik to play thru to take us to 300 plus now.

[Gasherbrum]

noddy bhai, you must be near the umpire's seating area, please go around and give hariharan a cuff behind the ear for that one.

i think he was still watching the lbw replay, and pushed the red button because of that.

[Bailan]

i wish there was a bit of swearing allowed on the forum ...

i would have gone berserk ....

S*** K*** ka b(*#$ .... #@(*)$ indians .... resorting to their primal instincts .... B#$*wa.

[zushy_786]

noddy bhai, you must be near the umpire's seating area, please go around and give hariharan a cuff behind the ear for that one.

i think he was still watching the lbw replay, and pushed the red button because of that.:) :)

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

GASHER BETTTER YET - SEND AFRIDI WITH HIS BAT AND TELL HIM - HAVE FUN SON

[Khalil]

Whats the purpose of technology if those bloody Indians are behind those machines.

At least this has exposed the Indians for what they are cheaters. We should watch out for Sachin. The guy is a ball tamperer

[Gasherbrum]

india bouncing back, good bowling here.

[Hash]

I always thought HariHaran would do something dodgy at some point.

idiot. cheating indian scum.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

well they are looking at maximising their chances of getting a drawn series - whatever next?

[zushy_786]

I always thought HariHaran would do something dodgy at some point.

idiot. cheating indian scum.Inzi should just go there after the innings and blugeon him with his bat just like he did to the idiot who was calling him aloo in toronto during the sahara cup..

[Gasherbrum]

well, poetic justice i suppose, but thats not supposed to happen in cricket. YY was out earlier on that lbw.

anyway, time to move on. need a good over to break loose here.