3rd ODI : Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Commentary Thread SL Innings) [22/5/07]

[Saj]

20 minutes to go.

Pakistan with a 2-0 lead, can they do a "brownwash".

[Rob H]

Any team news come through yet?

[Shahid A]

no afridi no asif no sami no nazir no gul

[Afridi_Fan]

no afridi no asif no sami no nazir no gul


and your source is?

[Afridi_Fan]

Toss News?

[darkmoon459]

Turned on TV to watch the match and first thing i saw was that stupid "Roti Boti" commercial ,now i will be singing it all day over and over.

[Afridi_Fan]

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first

[Afridi_Fan]

no afridi no asif no sami no nazir no gul


Can Anyone please confirm this?

[W63L35]

FIVE changes to Pak team.

In....
Fawad
Najaf
Rahman
Hafeez
Rao

Out
Imran
Sami
Razzaq
Gul
Afridi



SL wins the toss and bats
Jayasuria and Malinga in

[Shahid A]

malik said it at the toss 5 changes

[Shahid A]

and afridi out

[Afridi_Fan]

and afridi out


Can we win this :-?

[Afridi_Fan]

What the hell still no team news on cricinfo

[W63L35]

Can we win this :-?

Most of us wanted youngsters given a chance to play. Now the chance is given.....and we are worried about winning! :P

[Muyazzim Khan]

Glad to see Razzaq axed, hopefully he will be prepared for a long holiday. Glad to see Najaf, Fawad and Rehman playing. Don't understand Hafeez selection, Afridi and or Nazir should have played.

[Shahid A]

will be a tough task as malinga is bak and so is jayasuria

[Afridi_Fan]

FIVE changes to Pak team.

In....
Fawad
Najaf
Rahman
Hafeez
Rao

Out
Imran
Sami
Razzaq
Gul
Afridi



SL wins the toss and bats
Jayasuria and Malinga in



Enough I am Outta here,No Fridi no Nazir,Any fun left?

[W63L35]

Enough I am Outta here,No Fridi no Nazir,Any fun left?

Most of us wanted youngsters given a chance to play. Now the chance is given.....and we are worried about winning! :P

Damn it you do.....damn if you don't! ;-)

[Gunner786]

theres a big difference between trying 2 new players and handing the match on a plate to the opposition

why play rao and abdur rehman?

im expecting lanka to score 300plus today and for us to bat our whole 50 overs and make about 250/5

[Gunner786]

or make akmal open and bring hafeez to the middle order cos we havent got any big hitters

[Gunner786]

i hope najaf shah bowls first so i can see him and then turn the tv off
will come back in last ten overs of lanka innings

[Gunner786]

Hi there. Welcome to the third ODI. Big news, that would give some relief to Sri Lankan fans, is that Shahid Afridi has been rested.

cricinfo rubbing it in

[Vegitto1]

DM will not poast all day today then

[Shahid A]

asif playing?????

[Hash]

Aseef starts off with a maiden

Good over.....beat the edge twice. Lanka off to a lucky start.

[dblock]

Maiden first up for Asif.

[darkmoon459]

Good start by Asif ,a madein over.

[darkmoon459]

Najaf shah to bowl to jay.

[Gunner786]

looks good,
pity no swing on offer

[dblock]

Jaya will look to get after him no doubt.

[MIG]

Maiden first up for Asif.

Like clockwork !

[Gunner786]

waqar: what a delivery to end the over!

[Hash]

Good start by Najaf

3 from the over

3 for 0 after 2

Projected score of 75

[DM]

good start so far

[dblock]

asif taken apart there/

[shan2026]

lol 17 runs of asif over

[MIG]

Asif under pressure here - how does he respond ?

[Gunner786]

jaya gettiing started now
every bowler looks the same here
80-85 mph and line and length bowlers
none of them can mix it up

i can see jaya getting a massive hundred here

[hasbeen]

najaf looks chubby too. got a bit of a belly. aint he meant to be 22 only

[amarmak]

how fast is najaf bowling again?

[ghias]

Najjoo looks like a giant!

[amarmak]

whats his bowling speed???

[DM]

20 minutes to go.

Pakistan with a 2-0 lead, can they do a "brownwash".
:)))

[hasbeen]

whats his bowling speed???

around 85

[Noman]

Najjoo looks like a giant!

he has to work on his fitness..

[Noman]

Mohammaf Asif getting hit all over the park... Not running in just putting the bowl in the areas..

[Noman]

Shoaib Malik has to change Mohammad Asif,

[Rob H]

32/0 off 5. Asif losing the plot after that maiden.

[Gunner786]

this is the problem with asif
if the pitch is flat he cannot do anything apart from get his butt kicked

[tauseefm]

well, the only thing Najaf has to work on is his fitness.. i think he is little bit over weight except that his bowling is amazing and PCB should play him in every match..

[Noman]

Shoaib Malik giving advice to m asif.. a good sign..

[Noman]

fawad alam fielding loose here..

[Noman]

wicket in needed here.. otherwise Sri Lanka will win big here.

[Noman]

poor fielding....nothing new..

[iZeeshan]

How is Najaf bowling? Economy seems to be excellent. What's up with Asif?

[Noman]

Najaf shah is bowling really well...

[Noman]

poor bowl, and great timing by tharanga...

[Rob H]

steered to 3rd man for 4 by Tharanga. He's timing it beautifully.

[iZeeshan]

Thats good, hows his pace? One for the future?

[pak4life]

najaf looks chubby too. got a bit of a belly. aint he meant to be 22 only


bob has never been impressed with his fitness

[Muyazzim Khan]

this is the problem with asif
if the pitch is flat he cannot do anything apart from get his butt kicked

Are you still alive? I thought the blood had stopped coming out of your wrists.

[Noman]

this is looking like a belter.. or is Pakistani bowlers bowling ****.

[tauseefm]

this is the problem with asif
if the pitch is flat he cannot do anything apart from get his butt kicked

he has been playing on the flat pitches from very first day and this is the only time he is getting his butt kicket so clam down... he will be back harder..

[SameerM]

32/0 off 5.3 overs!

asif gettin whipped... najaf keepin it tight

[MIG]

A little patience chaps - totally new team here.

[Noman]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

[iZeeshan]

Four. Ruined the excellent over.

[Muyazzim Khan]

wicket in needed here.. otherwise Sri Lanka will win big here.

Everybody needs to calm down here! This is a good opportunity to see what Malik is like as a captain and how his soldiers react under pressure.

The result isn't the ultimate goal in this match.

[Noman]

all the debut players has made mis field so fare..

[SameerM]

mcGRATH mcGRATH ! he was a one off robot

WE NEVER HAD any robots ... all our fast bowlers have been variable bowlers with CLASS to hit back when everyone thought they was down n out (exceptions for Shoaib obviously)

[Shahid A]

pakistan will regret resting Afridi

[Noman]

Everybody needs to calm down here! This is a good opportunity to see what Malik is like as a captain and how his soldiers react under pressure.

The result isn't the ultimate goal in this match.


I agree with u..

[Gunner786]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..
mcgrath had speed

which asif doesnt have while asif also relies on swing alot more than mcgrath needed to

[Saj]

pakistan will regret resting Afridi

Its an opportunity to give some of the fringe players a chance.

[Rob H]

Not the Asif i know. Bowling too many in the hitting zone.

[tauseefm]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

i think he is doing better then MacGrath on the flat tracks. MacGrath would've left the cricket if he had to play on flat pitches everyday.

[Muyazzim Khan]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

It's obvious you didn't see Mcgrath bowl on flat decks when he was 24. And I suppose he isn't "Gleen" McGrath. :P

[Shahid A]

Its an opportunity to give some of the fringe players a chance.


True Say.....

[Noman]

Mohammad Asif is clueless on such track... We really need to rest him on such tracks...He really has to work on his stamina..

[SameerM]

i was bowling on the weekend, had lots of hair gel on, and i swung the ball miles!!!

that was only in the 8th to the 12 over ! i was quite proud

[Uzi]

Pakistan's fielding overall during this series has been atrocious.

[Saj]

Mohammad Asif is clueless on such track... We really need to rest him on such tracks...He really has to work on his stamina..

Someone give Noman some tablets for his blood pressure

[SameerM]

47/0 off 7 overs

tharanga and jayasuria setting up the lankans nicely! :(

[Wazeeri]

A loss up here would be good for Pakistan

[Noman]

[QUOTE=Muyazzim Khan]It's obvious you didn't see Mcgrath bowl on flat decks when he was 24. And I suppose he isn't "Gleen" McGrath. :P[/QUOTE

look at McGrath record in india, which is amazing..

[SameerM]

also u noticed the running for SL.. mostly singles and one four EVERY over !!

Runrate nearly 7 !!!!!!

[Rob H]

Jayasuria charged him, Shah dug it in seeing this but it bounced straight over Akmal for 4 wides.

[MIG]

I think the spinners will bring this under control. How long can Malik hold off ?

[Punter]

55/0 after 7.3 overs

[SameerM]

Rehman and Malik to being back some pressure????

Afridi woulda been good at this point.. but Rehman needs match practice so fingas crossed...

[Noman]

I think the spinners will bring this under control. How long can Malik hold off ?


have to agree with u.

[ghias]

I hope we get a target of over 350 and we chase it down!!!

[SameerM]

ANJUM is on!! hold ur breaths

[darkmoon459]

Both Asif and Najaf are strugling over here. 17 runs of Najaf's last over.

[Noman]

Mohammad Asif should learn the art of bowling from rao..

[Noman]

ANJUM is on!! hold ur breaths

He is the the odi bowler we have m8..

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

asif out of the attack stright away

[Muyazzim Khan]

Rao has taken 24 wickets in 30 matches @41. I wonder what sort of abuse Sami would've got if his stats were similar to those.

[Saj]

Mohammad Asif should learn the art of bowling from rao..

Noman. Dont know how to put this, but you talk a load of rubbish.

[Noman]

beautifull bowl by rao..

[tauseefm]

well, the only thing i am worried about is our fielding which suppose to better not wrose cuz of young players in the team.. rehman looks like kanaria(in fielding)..

[Noman]

a slip is needed here..otherwise good field set up by malik... lovely bowling from rao..

[SameerM]

anjums average in odis = 41.58
economy rate = 4.51
SRate = 55.20

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

Mohammad Asif should learn the art of bowling from rao..

and shoaib akhtar learn the art of fast bowling by ganguly

[Noman]

rao showing the bowlers what to do on such tracks..

[Muyazzim Khan]

Noman. Dont know how to put this, but you talk a load of rubbish.

I'll put it for you Saj, he is talking like a lunatic. Obviously the medication takes a while to kick in.

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

rao showing the bowlers what to do on such tracks..

asif also starts with a maiden

[SameerM]

How is RAO bowling NOMAN??

short, full, off, seamin, swining, wot? (i am reading so cant see it)

[Noman]

and shoaib akhtar learn the art of fast bowling by ganguly


I mean on such tracks...

everytime they have been a flat track. Mohamamd Asif has stuggle or someone going after him he has stuggle to understand what to do...

he can learn something from rao here..

[tauseefm]

rao showing the bowlers what to do on such tracks..

if this is the case then Asif's first over was better then his over... :))) ..
btw rao's over was good lets see what happens next

[SameerM]

Zeeshan Khan is pining for Anwar Ali. "I would like to see Anwar Ali a promising young bowler who thrashed India U19 in the world cup final. He swings the ball as if he knows it by birth :)"

if only he was playing!

[Noman]

How is RAO bowling NOMAN??

short, full, off, seamin, swining, wot? (i am reading so cant see it)

He is bowling on good legth close to the off stump and around 135 kmh.. the good thing about him is that he is bowling to his field.

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

I mean on such tracks...

everytime they have been a flat track. Mohamamd Asif has stuggle or someone going after him he has stuggle to understand what to do...

he can learn something from rao here..

you are right taht rao is good bowler on such tracks but asif also a good bowler he takes most of his wickets on subcontinent

[tauseefm]

Najaf shah is bowling great.. i would pick him over sami any given day

[SameerM]

i guess bowling to the set field would be a good idea!!

this type of thing is probably wot they should LEARN more about prior to the matches.. hope WASIM can help in this area

[Bailan]

Actually, i am sure that those who are watching the game would agree that Najaf has bowled really well and actually made Jaya struggle quite a bit, resulting in the SIX by frustration first and then a wild charge on the pitch.

Najaf's stats would have had been much better had Asif not taken a pounding on the other end.

I reckon, we will see him far more regularly in the coming years ....

[Noman]

power play has been taken..

[SameerM]

inshallah

[Bailan]

Najaf shah is bowling great.. i would pick him over sami any given day


Quoted for emphsis!

[tauseefm]

got him... nice bowling rao.. Jay outtttttttttttt

[Rob H]

Rao gets the breakthrough. Jayasuria bowled.

[Noman]

rao good jayasurya.....

Asif.... has too learn something here,..

[Noman]

gone.. jayasurya gone..tight bowling by rao here..

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

jaya gone

[SameerM]

Asif sure does !!!

but RAO will be the influencer... hopefully now the BOWLERS will be more confident :14: :19: ;-) :) :)) :))) :6: :D

[Noman]

Actually, i am sure that those who are watching the game would agree that Najaf has bowled really well and actually made Jaya struggle quite a bit, resulting in the SIX by frustration first and then a wild charge on the pitch.

Najaf's stats would have had been much better had Asif not taken a pounding on the other end.

I reckon, we will see him far more regularly in the coming years ....



Have to agree with u,. he has been bowling very good..

[Muyazzim Khan]

bowled Rao!

[DM]

Magnificent

[Bailan]

Asif almost seemed disinterested in bowling today, his avg. speed i think was 78mph.

[Noman]

lovely bowling from rao here..look like maCgrath.

[Noman]

loose bowl by rao here..

[tauseefm]

Quoted for emphsis!

Najaf has got speed, height, line and lenght and most important swing(he has swong couple of balls, which most of the bowlers unable to do). if he gets chance to play on fast pitches most of the batsman will be clue less..

[SameerM]

Maybe Asif practising some new skills or technique?

it would make more sense than him just not being interested in the game

[Muyazzim Khan]

Najaf has potential but he really needs to work on his physical shape otherwise he won't cope with the rigours of modern day international cricket.

[SameerM]

incase u missed the wicket !!

"" It landed on a length, outside off and shaped back in, Jayasuriya went for a cut, was cramped for room as the ball nipped back in, got an inside-edge and on to the stumps.""

[Rob H]

4 more edged over where slips would have been. He's edged a few has Tharanga.

[Noman]

Asif almost seemed disinterested in bowling today, his avg. speed i think was 78mph.


I have notice it every series Mohamamd Asif looks tired and after playing 2 or 3 matches,, he surely have to work on fitness.


RAmiz talking about that there should be ranking for the fielders. so the fielding standard will get better... I think good idea made by >Ramiz.. here

[Muyazzim Khan]

Asif almost seemed disinterested in bowling today, his avg. speed i think was 78mph.

No different from when he bowls well. He is a clever guy inshallah he will learn how to cope on different wickets and circumstances.

[Oxy]

100,000 Rupees fro a run out for Pak players - is Rameez serious???

[Muyazzim Khan]

not so Mcgrath like over from Rao but at least he gave the breakthrough.

[Noman]

Maybe Asif practising some new skills or technique?

it would make more sense than him just not being interested in the game


he was just walking in...

[Noman]

100,000 Rupees fro a run out for Pak players - is Rameez serious???

and 200.000. if u make your partner run out,,..

I think he is joking..

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

100,000 Rupees fro a run out for Pak players - is Rameez serious???

yes i also hear it from my friend

[Rob H]

Good maiden over by Shah. 71/1

[Bailan]

maiden by najaf ...

[Muyazzim Khan]

Good maiden over by Shah. 71/1

Why have you got Ary?

[Rob H]

What bowling by Rao in the channel. The danger man Tharanga edges behind. 2 down Sri Lanka.

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

thranga goes for 40

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

you have to put pic of rao on tital in place of asif
just joking

[Oxy]

Rao bowling very well. Cointinuing off from the WC.

[Muyazzim Khan]

Oh my god we will lose this match and Sri Lanka will score 450. I am going to slit my wrists, hang my self from my door, put my neck into a vice. :D

[Saj]

LOvely line from Rao :)

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

movement for rao

[Saj]

Oh my god we will lose this match and Sri Lanka will score 450. I am going to slit my wrists, hang my self from my door, put my neck into a vice. :D

lol MK

[Muyazzim Khan]

Rao bowling very well. Cointinuing off from the WC.

Yep he was our best quick in the WC closley followed by Sami.

[Saj]

Excellent stuff from Rao. Outswing almost every delivery

[SameerM]

Moiz Siddiqui: "I am more interested in watching Fawwad Alam's play, considering he was declared the no.1 ODI prospect for Pakistan by many. Many are already calling him Michael Hussey of Pakistan, I want to see how he will live up to those expectations."

Hmm.... so much baggage already on the poor fella. Hype == Pressure.


cant wait for ALAM either!!! so far so good for the 2nd string attack (backup attack i shud say)

[Saj]

good stuff by MY. Good stop one handed at 3rd man

[Saj]

First impression of Najaf. Big guy. Looks slightly cumbersome and awkward.

[Bailan]

Najaf tiring .... speed down in to 81mph

[Rob H]

backfoot drive for 4. Lovely batting by Chamara.

[Saj]

4 to Kapu......era

Width offered by Najaf

[SameerM]

time for some spin? or is Alam is wot medium pacer?

[Imy]

Majaf has to loose weight

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

bring asif back

[Uzi]

MoYo showing the youngsters how to field.

[Oxy]

Najaf Shah - well worth persevering with. Hints of promise.

[Saj]

Superb line by Rao. This time a hint of inswing.

[Bailan]

lets hope, Malik dosent make Najaf bowl 8 on a trot ..

[Saj]

Najaf Shah - well worth persevering with. Hints of promise.

definitely. PLenty to work with for the coaches and senior players.

The basics look fine.

[Saj]

83 for 2 from 15 overs

[Saj]

Pak taking the fimnal powerplay.

I hate Ranjith Fernando.....I feel better after saying that.

[Saj]

Asif back on.

[Gooner]

Hi guyz,

Third power play taken by Malik.

[Gooner]

This should be good, Asif Vs Jaya....

[Oxy]

Hum roti boti khaeen gaye....

[Saj]

SIghtscreen problems. Maybe the Arabs cant find any Asians to move the sightscreen for them.

[Muyazzim Khan]

Hi guyz,

Third power play taken by Malik.

I reckon he shouln't have taken it. But lets see how it works out.

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

asif vs jaywardane

[Muyazzim Khan]

SIghtscreen problems. Maybe the Arabs cant find any Asians to move the sightscreen for them.

:)) :))

[Salman]

Sri Lanka RR 5.53

[Imy]

Looks like Najaf eats a lot of roti boti

[Rob H]

What a shot by Kapugedera 6 over Asif's head.

[Saj]

wow ! straight over the top for 6 from Jayawardene

[SameerM]

6 !!! Asif gettin battered!

[Rob H]

extra cover drive for 4 by Jayawardena.

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

jayawardane is taking badla

[Saj]

cover drive for 4. Loose stuff from Asif.

[Gooner]

Classical cover drive by Jayawardene. FOUR runs.....

[inzibhai]

well played jaya....

good to see you hitting this idiot out of the ground....

[SameerM]

asif yarra ur Vice Captain - cmon motivate the lads!!

maybe he bowling average to make the youngsters look good ;-)

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/icccont/engine/current/match/247223.html
ireland is becoming good day by day after beating us

[inzibhai]

would the real MO Asif please stand up ?

wasn't he flying all over the place the other night?
come on bro ....you gota give respect to earn some....

[SameerM]

abdul.. sorri but WHO GIVES A CRAP about ireland bro!!

ok they wear green but thats about it ! ;-)

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

abdul.. sorri but WHO GIVES A CRAP about ireland bro!!

ok they wear green but thats about it ! ;-)

what you mean expalain in urdu or easy english

[SameerM]

urmm.. Ireland ke baareh koi nahi sochta

sirf unki wardi green hai, bus (did u get it?)

[Oxy]

well played jaya....

good to see you hitting this idiot out of the ground....Which Idiot?

[SameerM]

idiot - Asif according to inzibhai lol

I think inzi had problem with his overacting in the 2nd odi!!

[SameerM]

Anjum is the best bowler (on the day so far)!!! neva woulda thought

[UJ]

Rehman in with powerplay on. Lets see how this goes.

[Saj]

well played jaya....

good to see you hitting this idiot out of the ground....

With comments like that, I can only see one idiot around here.

[SameerM]

who cares about ireland bro! thats what i was meaning

they ARE only playing CANADA yaar.. not exactly competition

[Gooner]

Good first over from Rehman, only a single taken.

[Saj]

Anjum 5.1 overs 2 for 17 so far. Excellent figures

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

anjum on fire

[SameerM]

rao economy only 3.40 !! if it stays like that then he IS the TOP odi flat track bowler in the team

[tauseefm]

nice bowling RAo.. got another wicket.. nice bowling RAo

[Saj]

That was probably Rao's worst delivery so far. May even have been a wide.

Wild shot by Kapu.....era, taken neatly by Kamran Akmal.

[SameerM]

Last bat CK Kapugedera c Kamran Akmal b Iftikhar Anjum 15 (30b 2x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Fow: 101/3 (18.3 ov); Partnership: 28 runs, 6.1 overs, RR: 4.54


RAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-ken

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

Allah hafiz now i m going
come back after maghrib prayers

[Oxy]

Allah hafiz now i m going
come back after maghrib prayersMake it after Tahajjud...

[Gooner]

Pakistan have some serious issues with the bowling attack.

Gul;s a better bowler bowing with a new ball.
Reo good first chnage.
Shoaib still to come back.
Najaf looks good.

I wouldn't like to be the one to pick the attack..

[abdulraheemsiddiqui]

Make it after Tahajjud...

tahajjud mai bhi honga ISA

[SameerM]

dont 4 get Asif and RANA.. and SAMI (the veteran)!!!

[tauseefm]

this Sliva guy is a good player.. he plays like Arvinda desilva.

[SameerM]

i doubt if Asif will come back if MAHELA is at the crease !!

[inzibhai]

"With comments like that, I can only see one idiot around here."


and i think that would be you ...

just coz he is pakistani you guys can't see him doing anything wrong...what he did the other day was wrong and stupid....

i m sure if this was done by Zaheer khan or ikp , you and your co would have been all over them....

chill bro..

[Daoud]

Make it after Tahajjud...
:))) :)))
Evil Oxy

[SameerM]

I guess both the jaya's are teaching him a lesson, wouldnt u agree??

Asif nearly always bowls atleast 7-8 in one go but today got pulled early

[Noman]

Lol Ramiz still remember the accident, about inzi, rehman, post match presentation..He called Rehmen a youngster, and said in case Inzi is listening I mean youngster in this leve.. it has nothing to do with his age.. lol...

[Sultan Yusuf]

Is it me, or does kapudegera hit a lot of boundaries?

[Saj]

2 inswingers followed by a lovely outy from Rao.

[SameerM]

kapa hit only 2 4's naved

[Saj]

109 for 3 from 21 overs.

Pak pulled it back nicely. Jayawardene is the key now.

[Noman]

Rao.. is a very good bowler,,,,, Mohammad Asif, gul, should learnt he art of swing and bowling on dead traks from Rao.. Rao has ok pace and so much control over his bowling I wish Asif could learn something..

[Medic]

score??

[Saj]

"With comments like that, I can only see one idiot around here."


and i think that would be you ...

just coz he is pakistani you guys can't see him doing anything wrong...what he did the other day was wrong and stupid....

i m sure if this was done by Zaheer khan or ikp , you and your co would have been all over them....

chill bro..

He stared at a player, showed agression....dear me....shoot him, how dare he.

[SameerM]

Rao just bowling fullish length out swingers with the odd one nippin in

Cant Asif n co do that??

[SameerM]

109/3 off 21 overs

Rehman bowling

[Saj]

superb fielding from Butt. Rehamn bowling too short.

[Saj]

Better bowling from Rehman those last 3 deliveries.

Plenty of energy in the field today, with players attacking the ball.

[Noman]

Rao just bowling fullish length out swingers with the odd one nippin in

Cant Asif n co do that??


I guess Rao has more experience at this level. and for the fact he has an action witch make the bowl swing naturally.... Asif has been rubbish today...

[Noman]

jaya looking good,,, looking to play a long inning..talking singles at eas.

[Noman]

over trous by Pakistan... hurting rao stats..

[SameerM]

Rao been hainv private tutorials with Akram then??? or he has ACTAULLY listened to what he been told maybe??

[Saj]

Sloppy throw from Alam results in an overthrow.

I hope he's not another one from the Razzaq school of fielding.

[SameerM]

cricinfo seems to have blown up !

[Sultan Yusuf]

kapa hit only 2 4's naved

Not in this match - i meant generally! Everytime he's batting he always seems to have a high % of boundaries...

nerds - it's time to earn ur keep, stats please!

[Noman]

rao looking tired know,, still running in hard and bowling the hard bowl..

[SameerM]

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 6 11 1 221 63 22.10 500 44.20 0 2 31 2 3 0
ODIs 20 16 1 251 50 16.73 290 86.55 0 1 27 5 3 0

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/player/209457.html

[Noman]

rehman bowling well..

[SameerM]

avg is only 16.73 :) good news for us

[SameerM]

more hype for ALAM

Kamer is also really hyping up Fawad. " I have to add to something Tariq said.
Fawad Alam was not only awarded the man of the match in that final, best batsman in the tournament,best bowler of the tournament,and also the best player of the whole tournament in general. 4 awards from one twenty20 tournament. Not bad for a newcomer,huh?"

WHENS HE GONNA GET A BOWL !!!!!!!!!! cmon SHOAIB LET HIM RIPPPPPPPPPP

[UJ]

cricinfo seems to have blown up !
Cricbuzz hasn't exactly been great either:

22.1 Iftikhar to Jayawardene, 1 run, delivery tossed up outside the off stump, spins away from the right hander, Jayawardene reaches for it and drives it to cover for a single

Since when does Rao bowl spin?

[Noman]

Just if Mohammad Asif had a better fitness the Sri Lanka wouldnt have scored that many tuns..

[Rob H]

Lahore lahore eh - it's in the chip shop

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7418/lle2we9.jpg

[SameerM]

ps. that Kapugedera is 20 yrs old only!!

[Rob H]

134/3 off 25. On course for 300 here.

[SameerM]

ROB wot u doin? advertising kebab shops??

go to KEBABISH and get a chicken donor with mayo n chilli sauce on top!!! yum yum

[SameerM]

275 max Robbo.. ur being a bit optomistic