Pak A v Zimb A (day 3 updated) [12/5/05]

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan "A" second 4-day match v zimbabwe "A" starts today. hopefully pakistan`s fringe stars will perform well in-order to catch the selectors eyes.

[AT1]

what time do they start?

[anishvenkat]

I wonder who'll wine this one. It shall be close, but i think Zimbabwe have the slight edge!

[shikari]

venkat

u must be either smoking banned substance or trying to be to anti pakistani.
This is Zim A we are talking about. I dont think even the ZIM national side can beat Pakistan A

[karachiite]

where can we get updates from?

[Amjid Javed]

usually cric-info will update it at some point.

[karachiite]

but there were no updates for the namibia games on cricinfo.

[Gasherbrum]

venkat

u must be either smoking banned substance or trying to be to anti pakistani.
This is Zim A we are talking about. I dont think even the ZIM national side can beat Pakistan A

actually, it was pretty close the last game with a typical pakistani collapse. he just said what he thought, no need for such an extreme reaction bhai.

[Amjid Javed]

but there were no updates for the namibia games on cricinfo.

the 1st game v zimbabwe "A" was update on cric-info the following day... so there shud be an update late tonite or early tmoz.

[Gasherbrum]

we can just call mugabe and ask ?

[karachiite]

ok

[Amjid Javed]

we can just call mugabe and ask ?

whats his fone number? ;-)

[Gasherbrum]

you're in the UK, ask blair, i'm sure he would know :P

[karachiite]

wait lemme ring tony and ask him

[Amjid Javed]

tony blair is busy getting hooded youths off the streets.

[sy]

www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Scorecards/f/48/f48213.html (http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Scorecards/f/48/f48213.html)

Hasan Raza once again amongst the runs with a 137 that included 17 fours and 5 sixes.
Currently Paks at 256/ 6.

[sy]

and apparently he faced 0 balls. That ought to be a record of some kind.

[Muddaser]

Hasan Raza will be recalled sooner or later.

[Big Daddy]

yups with woolmer watching raza upfront , i think a recall is not far behind

[Lahoria]

It would be nothing short of a trajedy if Hasan doesn't get a international callup soon. One interesting fact about his innings thesedays is that he is hitting alot of sixes and generally scoring at a quick pace so the selectors can't really use his inability to score quick excuse anymore.

[HAFRIDI]

yeh he will get reccalled soon, well i hope..

[Officer Barbrady]

I think it's time to rest Fasial Iqbal. He hasn't been brilliant in the domestic season, hasn't got runs in the A tours and shouldn't be on the next A tour.

[Saqlain_doosra]

Hasan Raza's been on fire last few "A" tours. He should be called soon in the test side

[the true passionist]

i really want him back....
he has shown something that pakistani batsmen do not show very often---"Consistency"

[Amjid Javed]

hasan raza shud be recalled asap to the team!

[Big Daddy]

the faisal iqbal got another 0
this idiot needs to be sent to the moon with a one way ticket

[Jedi Knight]

Faisal Iqbal is doing his best to be kicked out of the A team. Its a shame, cos when I saw him playing against NZ in his debut series, he looked a useful player, but apart from one good match against Warnie he's sadly not done a lot. Its time to give some one else a chance, like that kid from Karachi Saedd Bin Nasir, Sufian Munir or ever Shahid Yousaf...

[waheed]

What more does Hasan Raza need to do get selected for the national squad, He has got to be the one of the unluckiest players of all time considering the number of failed players who have been tried and retried countless times.

Think he has to try a season as an oppener with his domestic side, as competition for middle order positions is very intense...

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

with the joke that our batting line up here serves up(except hasan) - begs the question why sufyan munir is still in pakistan?????

[DM]

.....awaits Irshad's demolition

[DesiMD]

venkat

u must be either smoking banned substance or trying to be to anti pakistani.
This is Zim A we are talking about. I dont think even the ZIM national side can beat Pakistan Ay do u think that way??? :O

[DesiMD]

where can we see the score for this??

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

me too DM!!!

[DesiMD]

Faisal Iqbal is doing his best to be kicked out of the A team. Its a shame, cos when I saw him playing against NZ in his debut series, he looked a useful player, but apart from one good match against Warnie he's sadly not done a lot. Its time to give some one else a chance, like that kid from Karachi Saedd Bin Nasir, Sufian Munir or ever Shahid Yousaf...lol...he is not that good player at all..he just came cuz of miandad i think...lol :D

[DesiMD]

i just checked te score....
another good performance from hasan raza
Pak 256 for 6 after day 1...hasan is out ....he scored 137...he is proving himself well....Good Job Hasan

[AT1]

who do u think hasan raza should replace in our side?

[mooz]

shouldn't Pak A be playing the Zim international team?
I think Pak A can take them.

[JhonnyBravo]

why khalil is picked .... Najaf was doing a excelent job along with asif ....

[DM]

Anyone know yet whether Irshad tore Zimbabwe apart with vicious yorkers and bouncers?

[karachiite]

Well he hasnt done anything so far on this tour. Asif has done better than him so far.

[Muddaser]

http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Scorecards/f/48/f48213.html

Pakistan 311 all out.

Zulqarnain scores 43.

Zim 165 for 5.

[Amjid Javed]

sukriya muddy bhai.

[Amjid Javed]

well done Zulqarnain agen.

[pakistani pride]

hasan raza stands out again. Deserves to be part of test squad

[Rana Banana]

has anyone else noticed that mansoor amjad gets lots of lbw decisions in the previous match he got more than four and in this match he has got one so far! ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

[gfx]

I relaly hope that Hasan Raza gets recalled soon,,, thought there isnt much room in teh middle order. Asim K has basically taken his spot for now.

[Saj]

An evenly poised match.

Ther's my man Faisal Iqbal out for ). What a waste of space he is. Tried and tested failure who has been on many a tour, but still not improved his game.

[adeem_as]

Pakistan A lead by more than 300 runs. Should win this match.

[AT1]

hasan raza.. another useful contribution.. please come to international side soon..

[tahaqureshi]

look at it this way...the more he is made to wait, the more he will value a position in the team. Also, he will be able to develop more and more the skill of consistency in order to get into the team..

I think he should be there for the England tour to pak.

[Amjid Javed]

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/PAK-A_IN_ZIM/SCORECARDS/PAK-A_ZIM-A_12-15MAY2005.html

day 3 update.

hasan raza gets 43

[Muddaser]

Mansoor Amjad 54 not out. :)

This after taking 3 for 23 off 17 overs.

[karachiite]

Asif bowls 30 overs for 58 runs
Irshad bowls 17 for 57

Is this Irshad all hype?

[Officer Barbrady]

It's good to see Mansoor Amjad showing excellent figures, this is very good news for Pakistan's future. I would pick him over Hafeez in the ODI team as of today! But it's helpful that we have been patient with him rather than throwing him at the deep end a little too early. He is still only 18 and has a lot of time.

The other positives of the A tours in the past couple of months have been Najaf Shah, Bazid, Ashar and Hasan Raza and contributions from Zulkernain.

These tours have also shown that Khalil is not fit for the A level why the talk of test cricket. Time to rest the two Faisals as well.

[sy]

i think that 54 might be an error. Naumanullah has only 6 not out and came before amjad.