Official Thread: Pak Masters vs Sri Lankan Masters [2/05/05]

[Mercenary]

Will any of the people who have access to this match put updates here from time to time?

[Shayan]

when does it start??

[Awesome Anjum]

Isnt it PAK V India today ?

[Shayan]

no, PAK VS SRL

[AFRIDI 6]

whats our line -up. i heard its pretrty much 1st XI

[hello143]

^ Rana, Sami and Danish are not included in this tournament so that mean Shahid Nazir will most probably get a chance.

[Shayan]

what time does it start??

[yk]

anyone got a link for this, like they had yesterday???

I think the game starts at around midday UK time.

[HAFRIDI]

12 15 gmt i think

[yk]

HAFRIDI mate, have u got a link for this game as well??

I remember u were giving one out yesterday, for the SL india game.

[SM]

guys there is score commentary on pcb site

[Hussain]

who is showing the game

[karachiite]

ARY are showing it.
Starts at 12:30

[SM]

12.30 briitish time?

[Awesome Anjum]

Jah

[HAFRIDI]

Pakistan Masters

Salman Butt
Shahid Afridi
Younis Khan
*Inzamam-ul-Haq
Yousuf Youhana
Asim Kamal
Abdul Razzaq
+Kamran Akmal
Shoaib Malik
Arshad Khan
Iftikhar Anjum
Moin Khan

Sri Lanka Masters

*MS Atapattu
DPMD Jayawardene
+KC Sangakkara
TM Dilshan
DA Gunawardene
PDRL Perera
MG Vandort
S Kalavitigoda
RP Arnold
SL Malinga
CM Bandara
MMM Suraj
WMG Ramyakumara
PN Ranjith

[Hussain]

Pakistan are favourites on paper

[Amjid Javed]

meaningless game... no intrest!

[hello143]

^ No Shahid Nazir ? :(

[ZM]

wow
pakistan hav sent a really strong team
we shud easily thrash them

[tahaqureshi]

record breaker..two wicketkeepers!!!!!!!!

[Shohair]

Started? The toss?

[AFRIDI 6]

i tyhink moin is reserve 12th man. just the 2 fast bowlers, razzaq and rao????????????????????
how can u have no interest. its a pakistan match. the equivalent of a carling cup match nbetween liverpool and stevenage. it still matters for psychological reasons

[HAFRIDI]

lol afridi

i hope afridi kills it!

[Shohair]

Yaar toss naheen hoa?

[Officer Barbrady]

For those interested, there's a live scorecard available on the PCB site:

http://www.the-cricket-site.com/Scorecards/misc/2/misc2995/misc2995_mini.html

[Shayan]

pak won toss. batting

[Rob H]

The Pak side looks ace. The Sri lankans will have to play well to win this one

[Rob H]

Afridi gets a 4 1st ball

have they strated

hang on i dont think we have 5 bowlers

[yk]

any internet links available?????

that link work

[shoaib]

cricinfo doing ball-by-ball

[Rob H]

17/0 off 4 overs

[shoaib]

both Moin and Akmal playing!!

[Rob H]

27/0 off 5

[161]

both Moin and Akmal playing!!



akmal is not playing

[tahaqureshi]

so ten off last over

[yk]

that link work

wat link r u talking about???

if u have one, can u plz post it on this thread. thanx

[Rob H]

Afridi out! hits it straight to mid off

afridi goes for 17

[shoaib]

both Moin and Akmal playing!!



akmal is not playing

according to cricinfo he is.

[shoaib]

the pitch doesn't seem to favour strokeplay..

[161]

both Moin and Akmal playing!!



akmal is not playing

according to cricinfo he is.


hmmn- cricinfo and the PCB site are listing totally different squads ??

[Rob H]

Butt looking good with some great cover drives

i think its 12 play 11 field 11 bowl 11 bat

this isnt recog as intll is it

[Toony™®]

i think its 12 play 11 field 11 bowl 11 bat

this isnt recog as intll is it

no it is exhibition.

[yk]

i can't find the ball by ball on cricinfo, can anyone put the link up plz.

[yk]

no worries i've found it now!!!!

[Rob H]

51-1
Malik looking good

[shoaib]

anyone know if there is a big crowd?

here u are link to cricinfo

uk.cricinfo.com/db/NEW/LIVE/frames/PAK-MSTRS_SL-MSTRS_ZAYED_02MAY2005.html (http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/NEW/LIVE/frames/PAK-MSTRS_SL-MSTRS_ZAYED_02MAY2005.html)

[tahaqureshi]

runrate of 4.66 we play bad against srilanka 2nd grade team

[Amjid Javed]

pak 54/1 of about 12 overs a good start. any1 watching this game?

[161]

butt in test cricket mode - 24 from 44 !!

[Rob H]

Butt making a few more boundries

[Amjid Javed]

RH, u watching game live?

[ImranR]

http://66.90.73.53:8000;stream.nsv copy and paste into winamp.Press repeat and you will get through.

[Rob H]

The batsman are trying to launch the ball over the infield

malik looks to me to have regained his compusre since hes been allowed to bowl

i rmember in the 1st odi he 8 but he shots were awful he looks to be in better flow

[Rob H]

Butt out!
He hits it straight to point trying to play a lofted drive

[ImranR]

Salman Butt c Dilshan b Malinga (37 runs, 54 balls, 66 mins, 6x4, 0x6)

butt makes a start and gets out

he needs to start converting

[ImranR]

Yousuf in

[jawads_adils]

pak 92/2 after 16

malik still in 2020 mode

[shoaib]

malik still in 2020 mode

what do u mean? fixing the match??!! ;-)

malik still in 2020 mode

what do u mean? fixing the match??!! ;-)
well we are in the hot bed of dubai, where monsy is no object in many circles

i was refeering to his strike rate

100 open in the 18th over

300 on

yoyo play 2 lovely reverse seweeps of dilshan

[Rob H]

yoyo play 2 lovely reverse seweeps of dilshan
Getting cheeky

[Amjid Javed]

malik still in 2020 mode

what do u mean? fixing the match??!! ;-)

:))) :)))

[Rob H]

some close LBW shouts

[ImranR]

Youhana gone

[Rob H]

gone for 28 off 27

yoyo gone in typical yoyo fashion

tryoing to clear the boundrry and getting caught

[Rob H]

YK out to bat

MYK lets see if can get off the mark b4 20 balls

50 for shaoiab malik \:D/

[ImranR]

malik 50 off 50

[Rob H]

anyone know if there is a big crowd?
Fairly big crowd. There are enough people there for an atmosphere to be heard.

[Rob H]

Bandara has a strange action

150 up for pak

i think 300 is on

[Rob H]

Will Inzi keep moving himself down the order until No 11?

well its better for other to get some batting pratcice

[Rob H]

161/3

malik played an miss in the last few overs

no need to do anything stupid

good over 13 coming from it 175/3afta 29

[Rob H]

My link for the game isn't working so i'll go revise :((

179 afta 30

320+ a possibilty

[Awesome Anjum]

ouuuuuttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[161]

malik comits suicide !!!

[ImranR]

Dilshan to Shoaib Malik
tosses up, well outside off, comes down the wicket and goes for the big shot down the ground, ends up a simple catch in the hands of bandara at long-off

As usual malik gets out between 60 and 70

sahoaib malik goes

a suicide shot no need

but well played

inzi comes out

rotate the stirke

32 b2 4 Dilshan to Inzamam-ul-Haq
short and wide outside off, goes back and cuts it away to beat the diving short third man fielder for four
32 b3 4 comes down the wicket and hits hard down the ground, long-on fielder has no chacne to stop that one


inzi showing whos boss

[adi 101]

inzamam quickly moves on to 15

[whyhkk]

Malik made 68 we are going to win

another 4

inzi looks in imperious form

[ImranR]

Over Ball Runs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

32 b1 1 Dilshan to Younis Khan
well tossed up, driven to long-on
32 b2 4 Dilshan to Inzamam-ul-Haq
short and wide outside off, goes back and cuts it away to beat the diving short third man fielder for four
32 b3 4 comes down the wicket and hits hard down the ground, long-on fielder has no chacne to stop that one
32 b4 0 short ball, gets some turn, pushes it back to bowler
32 b5 4 short ball, on leg stump, pulled away to deep square leg for four

[whyhkk]

umer for your link the server is full

[Hash]

208/4 after 34 overs

330 looking good

inzi is class at this satge


just keeps the scoreboard ticking

[whyhkk]

we need to score big since we dont have much balling

inzi is really palying well

gorgoues shot for 4

inzi angry with summat the bowler said

inzoi kick his head in

in the cricketing sense

[MIG]

inzi angry with summat the bowler said

inzoi kick his head in

in the cricketing sense

SL bowler said something to Inzi in UAE ! Is he mad - the Pathan taxi guys will have him for breakfast !!

[tahaqureshi]

YK proving his critics wrong..very healthy strike rate for ODI cricket even after 42 runs... hats off to him despite this being only an exhibition match

i nzi gone

[whyhkk]

tossed up, on off stump, driven in the air but straight to deep midwicket fielder, Vendort took a sharp catch

Inzamam-ul-Haq c Vandort b Arnold (30 runs, 31 balls, 37 mins, 4x4, 0x6)

[arsal_pakfan]

***

moin out for DUCK...run out X)

seems like we have to settle with a score of 260-270!..not much batting left..though razzaq can get a quick fifty and get the score to 300+

lets see

[161]

inzi and moin comit suicide back to back ....

moim run out ***

[ImranR]

good return for moin RUN OUT

[161]

now time to watch razzaq play spin so gracefully as he does :D

MYK gets his 50 by a six

[Waseem]

It's perfect time for Razzaq to come and have some batting practice.

[ImranR]

Bandara to Younis Khan
well tossed up, down on one knee and lofted it over deep midwicket for a big six

[Adeel786]

Guys any live links please

[Rob H]

inzi and moin comit suicide back to back ....
X) :L?

jakka gettign in full flow

[arsal_pakfan]

Younis Khan looking in gr8 touch today

and as Waqar Younis said today "What a superb season it has been for Younis Khan"

quite ritely!

[161]

razzaq goes the way on yoyo and inzi - tries to slog but hits it straight a fielder...

[ImranR]

Arnold to Abdul Razzaq
well tossed up, lofted it in the air to deep midwicket in the hands of Vendort he took his 3rd catch at the same position!

now abdul razzaq commits suicide

jakka gone

[arsal_pakfan]

Razzi gone..17 from 13 balls!



and as i write Kamran also gone...seems like we r not gonna bat full 50 overs :((

[161]

wow akmal gone - this is getting embarissing

[arsal_pakfan]

Akmal shows his supremecy...scores 1 more than what Moin scored and got out! :))

lol

kamran gone

we are ffalling apart

[161]

this is why i think is better to have afridi down the order..

we would do much better with YK at the top.

rao in

his stat say he can bat

let watch with interest

[ImranR]

Moin and akmal shouldnt have played in the same team.Its a waste of one position and now pakistan might not last the full 50 overs

[whyhkk]

we have no ballers

asim kamal should have played instead

[hello143]

^ or maybe Shahid Nazir as we have no ballers for todays game.

[hello143]

^ or maybe Shahid Nazir as we have no ballers for todays game.

rao at least in rotating strike

MYk get a boundary

as the 300 edges closer

[arsal_pakfan]

all hops on Younis..he is playing on gem of an innings..sadly its an unofficial game..but this innings will help him a gr8 deal in Westindies..their bowling and fielding will not be better than this i think!

Srilanka fielded was excellent today..

[adi 101]

younis on strike 9 balls to go

[adi 101]

hes run out surely it goes to the third umpire anjum has lost the plot and younis should have left that for a wide!!!!!!

[adi 101]

yup hes out

[arsal_pakfan]

Rao gone...good comeback here by Srilankans!

they have really good batsmen ..i worry they can chase the target!..we have just two medium pacers and three spinners

[whyhkk]

we will not lose because malik made 68

yeah unless one of the wicket keepers want to bowl a few

291 to win

we will see

[Mercenary]

we will not lose because malik made 68

that only counts in proper international ODI's

[Muzy]

younis & malik played really well... shame i couldnt watch it stupid ARY only show first half n hour of the match :@

[ImranR]

2nd innings has started.Razzaq to open the bowling

[waheed]

Pakistan need to make use of the new ball, and make some early inroads into the Sri Lankan batting lineup.

The dew will become a factor later in this day night game, and it will make it difficult for the spinners to grip the bowl.

Pakistan only have 2 fast bowlers, so spinners will have to play an important role.

[ImranR]

Gone! lovely delivery, pitches outside off and swings away with some bounce, tries to play at it, edges it to keeper
Atapattu c Kamran Akmal b Iftikhar Anjum (5 runs, 5 balls, 7 mins, 1x4, 0x6)

[whyhkk]

nice

[SM]

good start for pak

[whyhkk]

Gone! great delivery, pitches on good length and nips back, goes through the gate and hits the middle and off stump

Vandort b Iftikhar Anjum (10 runs, 18 balls, 24 mins, 1x4, 0x6)

[ImranR]

Gone! great delivery, pitches on good length and nips back, goes through the gate and hits the middle and off stump
Vandort b Iftikhar Anjum (10 runs, 18 balls, 24 mins, 1x4, 0x6)

[whyhkk]

ood length ball, again driven on the up in the air straight in the hands of Afridi at cover

Sangakkara c Shahid Afridi b Iftikhar Anjum (8 runs, 8 balls, 9 mins, 2x4, 0x6)

[ImranR]

Iftikhar Anjum with three wickets now

[Oxy]

Awesome Anjum!!!

[Hash]

it was never in doubt that we were going to win this.

A Sri Lanka side that got bowled out by the Indian attack was hardly going to chase down 291. Don't know why people were worried.

[MIG]

Very bad coverage on TV - looks like some kid with an old Apple Computer has done the scorecards !

[Khalil]

Razzak very economical bowling at 3 runs per over

[Amjid Javed]

razzaq and rao as pakistans new ball attack...

wow.... must be exciting!

[Amjid Javed]

latest --> Sri Lanka Masters 75/3 (17.0 ov)

[ImranR]

Arshad Khan to Kalavitigoda
what a lovely delivery! tosses up, well outside off, goes for the drive, through the gate and hits the middle stump, classic dismissal for off spinner!

[ImranR]

Shahid Afridi to Dilshan
Gone! wrong one from Afrid, goes back and tries to drive it on the off side, missread it and ball hits the leg stump

[ImranR]

Sri Lanka Masters 82-5

[Khalil]

Afridi bowls Dishen and Sri Lanka now as good as dead

[MIG]

Yeah we're beating them - Aussies watch out !!! wah wah !!!

[Shayan]

Arshad gets Arnold, awesome catch by Younis at slip.

[hello143]

Shahid Afridi (LBG,RM) ? Does this mean that Afridi is bowling medium pace ?

[Khalil]

96 for 6 in the 26th over

Go Pakistan

[MIG]

Really sorry to hurt everyones feelings but this tournament seems to be designed to give some money to the Pak Team ! ( prize money ie)

The other teams look lost - SL looking like Quetta Bears at the moment !!

[Hashim]

Pak bowling with only two fast bowlers but both are bowling good, rao is excelent and so is razzaq, razzaq bowling much faster than usual. And arshad and shahid getting quite a lot of turn.

[Amjid Javed]

so when we playing india? are the rumours about sunny, kapil and arun (lal) playing true?

[Shayan_Sohail]

Really sorry to hurt everyones feelings but this tournament seems to be designed to give some money to the Pak Team ! ( prize money ie)

The other teams look lost - SL looking like Quetta Bears at the moment !!

Indeed. I think Pak should really have sent some of the young domestic talent it would have been a good time to test some of the cricketers who are potential candidates of representing Pak's international team. Plus players like Inzimam, Youhanna, Younis etc need some rest. This is really a joke it is almost Pak's full strength team facing a Srilankan A team and tommorow will face India's C team.

[Hashim]

Nh just lies, they are playing tomorow and trust me india will come with everything they have, try and get revenge! Shouls be a proper match with all the stars playing.

[Hashim]

Does anyone know how fast the Pak pace bowlers are bowling.
Rao is bowling quite fast, mid 80's maybe, but razzaq is really bowling faster and the commentators are noticing it aswell.

[Hash]

Razzaq is bowling 94mph on average in this match

[Shayan_Sohail]

Razzaq is bowling 94mph on average in this match

What......This is not true is it?

[Hash]

shayan- 'Pak's full strength team'

are yuo taking the mick? Full strength team?

[Amjid Javed]

Razzaq is bowling 94mph on average in this match

:))) :))) is there a cyclone behind him? or is he breaking wind just b4 he starts his run up?

[Hashim]

Nah thats just a joke i think but i think he is defintly crossed the 90mph in this match.

[Shayan_Sohail]

ALMOST Pak's full strength

The batting line-up is full strength though.

[Hash]

thr batting is full strength but the bowling is nowhere near full strength.

Akhtar, Sami, Gul, Shabbir, Rana would all be considered first choice bowlers and none are playing.

[Hashim]

I cant wait to see tommorows match. Should be good.

[MIG]

Pak players are looking so bored - just heard Arshad Khan shout "hurry up guys, the shops will close soon"...

[Awesome Anjum]

I really rate Anjum, and always maintained he should be part of the squad.

[Amjid Javed]

I really rate Anjum, and always maintained he should be part of the squad.

am begining to wonder when ever rao is bowling in a match on here AA always seems to sign off the board.... :)?

[hamonline]

Sri Lanka Masters 170/7 (36.5 ov)
Shoaib Malik to Jayawardene, OUT: a tired Jayawardene holes out to
Butt at long-on

Sri Lanka Masters 170/7, Partnership of 80
DPMD Jayawardene c Salman Butt b Shoaib Malik 69 (77b 5x4 1x6)
WMG Ramyakumara 36* (53b 2x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 4.5-0-32-1

[Khalil]

Good knock by Jayawardene

[GamBiTT]

I really rate Anjum, and always maintained he should be part of the squad.

am begining to wonder when ever rao is bowling in a match on here AA always seems to sign off the board.... :)?

Don't jump to any conclusions yet AJ. Wait till he wins an ODI MOTM award and has to speak English in the ceremonies. ;-)

[Awesome Anjum]

I really rate Anjum, and always maintained he should be part of the squad.

am begining to wonder when ever rao is bowling in a match on here AA always seems to sign off the board.... :)?

I detect a 'inspector miggylal to the rescue' coming up... >:)

[MIG]

And I beginning to wonder where AJ goes when Hafeez 3D is batting.... :D

[Amjid Javed]

I really rate Anjum, and always maintained he should be part of the squad.

am begining to wonder when ever rao is bowling in a match on here AA always seems to sign off the board.... :)?

I detect a 'inspector miggylal to the rescue' coming up... >:)

where is sherlock green? :)?

[Awesome Anjum]

Here comes the secret weapon...YOUNUS KHAN!

[adi 101]

he can spin the ball younis

[Hash]

43.2 Younis Khan to Ramyakumara, FOUR, dropped by Moin Khan on the
boundar at midwicket


I see Moin Khan is still setting the world on fire with his catching

[Amjid Javed]

43.2 Younis Khan to Ramyakumara, FOUR, dropped by Moin Khan on the
boundar at midwicket


I see Moin Khan is still setting the world on fire with his catching

:))) :)))

[Hash]

I struggle to understand why Inzi is hell bent on bowling slow bowlers at the moment. Just bring Rao back on and let him have a crack at getting a 5fer.

[ImranR]

43.2 Younis Khan to Ramyakumara, FOUR, dropped by Moin Khan on the
boundar at midwicket


I see Moin Khan is still setting the world on fire with his catching

:)))

[161]

Younis Khan Strikes !!

LOL he's our next great allrounder

[Hash]

45.4 Younis Khan to Bandara, OUT: slammed to leg and Afridi takes a fine
one-handed catch at midwicket for a wickef for Younis Khan who is
happy, rushes to the ball and dries it


Younis Khan gets a wicket!

[Khalil]

YK bowling.

Ramyakumara looking good

[Khalil]

And YK gets a wicket!

[161]

MoM ??

Rao
YK
Malik

[ImranR]

46 b1 0 Shoaib Malik to Malinga

46 b2 0 played across the line and paid the price, got bowled!
Malinga b Shoaib Malik (1 runs, 4 balls, 1 mins, 0x4, 0x6)
PDRL Perera comes in to bat
46 b3 1 Shoaib Malik to Perera
on leg stump, turned to leg side
46 b4 0 Shoaib Malik to Ramyakumara
allover! full ball, driven to mid-off, wanted a single, sent back, Butt picked up and thrwo towards boweling end, Malik picked p and throw to keeper end who whipped off the bails, both the batsmen standed in teh middle of the pitch, taht's it Pakistan Masters won by 76 runs
Ramyakumara run out (58 runs, 81 balls, 82 mins, 3x4, 1x6)

[Hash]

anyone watching what was the crowd like? sellout?

Or was it a cheap imitation at a Karachi/Lahore test crowd?

[MIG]

anyone watching what was the crowd like? sellout?

Or was it a cheap imitation at a Karachi/Lahore test crowd?

Couldnt see too many people in the stands although they have these grass slopes where a lot of people could be seen

[Hash]

I'd imagine there will be more for Pakistan vs India........though not too many Indians. They will be too scared.

[Hashim]

It was a good crowd size and enough pakistan supporters.

[arsal_pakfan]

good game today..i never felt as if our boys took the game easy as it was an unofficial game..theres a thirst for winning each n every game in the pakistani camp and taking every match seriously which is an extremely positive signs for our cricket !!..

a word of appreciation for Younis Khan and Rao Ifthikar ..they were the stars for me today..Younis batted superbly to made sure that we bat full 50 overs and then Rao bowled fantastic and picked up 3 important wickets(including Atapattu,Sangakkara)..both of them r must for the ODI series against Westindies....Arshad Khan yet again had a good game and picked up two wickets..Razzaq,Afridi and Malik supported well.

erliear Malik played a good 68 with the bat(once again we didn't lost the game after he scored 68+)

we all thought that Srilankans will chase the target easily as we have no bowlers ..but i think we r too confident a side at the moment and can beat any side with even limited resources..and today's game proved it!

InshAllah our boys will keep performing good in Westindies too! ;)+

[zaf1986]

Man of the match was Younis for his 71*, a wicket, and a brilliant catch at slip.

[arsal_pakfan]

Akhtar, Sami, Gul, Shabbir, Rana would all be considered first choice bowlers and none are playing.

yes still we won the game and had the better of Srilankan batting lineup comprising of Atapattu,Sangakkra,jayawardene,Russel Arnold ....they only left Jayasuriya and i think even he wouldn't have made much of a difference!

at the moment i can say Pakistan can win matches with/without any bowlers!..our batting is strong enuff to win us games

plus i also feel its near end for Shoaib Akhter's career......no need of Akhter when Rana,Rao,Razzaq r doing the job fine...Sami and Gul will come back but dont think the same for Shoaib!

Sami
Gul
Rana
Shabbir
Razzaq
Rao

these r our future!...shoaib's inclusion will only make it look bad....truly speaking Rana and Sami bowls much faster thn Shoib at the moment

sorry if m going off topic here ...shouldv'e posted it in the shoaib akhter topic!

[waheed]

Anbody know who the other squad players are for Pakistan?

Asim Kamal came on as substitute fielder.
Why was Moin Khan and Kamran Akmal both playing?

[pakistani pride]

agree arsal_pakfan

[Khalil]

Why was Moin Khan and Kamran Akmal both playing?

The PCB must have decided to give Moin a final farewell

[Rob H]

It was a good crowd size and enough pakistan supporters.
Good to see so many there today

[Fessal]

Damn I fell asleep halfway through the SLankan batting. Wonder why?

[pakistan_pride]

anybody have highlights or the full scorecard????

[Naz]

I can't understand why man of the match adjudicators in the sub-continent or so dumb. They seem to always pick only the player who scored the most runs. Short minded dumb pakistanis!!!! Personally I feel malik should have got it. He got only 3 less than younis, (68 runs) and he took 2 wickets, he should have got the award.

[zulfiqar]

how many hrs from now is pak v india C?

[MIG]

This is what my friend in Abu Dhabi just wrote to me:

"I went to the stadium around 8:30 pm last night. However, I could not get inside as the ticketing cashier had gone for dinner. I waited for 40 minutes and meanwhile Sri lanka lost 2 more wickets and the cashier still did not show up. Then I went home. However, the stadium looked beautiful under the lights and the score board they have is phenomenal."

Welcome to the MiddleEast !!!

[Hash]

there was only one ticketing cashier?


can't have been that big a crowd if they only had one ticketnig cashier!