W.I v S.A 5th ODI (20/20) [15/5/05]

[Amjid Javed]

s.africa looking to complete a 5-0 whitewash today...!

[Khalil]

We could see history today.

If S.A beats the Windies which seems very very likely than it will be the first time that the Windies have been whiteshashed in their own backyard.

Personally I would like to see the Windies beat S.A because I would like us have have the honour of whitewashing the Carrib boys on their own Islands

[Amjid Javed]

w.i are dead rubber specalist so i expect them 2 win today!

[tahaqureshi]

We can white-wash them but it won't be as glorious because our ODi series with them is only 3 ODI's..

this is 5 and if s.africa win it here today, they'll have truly set a record

[z10]

i thort windies had never been whitewashed in tests....

is it the same 4 ODIs?

[Rob H]

You beat me to it today AJ making this thread. I predict a Windies backlash today with Lara and Gayle getting big scores

[karachiite]

Their morale would have had a real battering so far in the series specially due to the 3rd ODI. How do you come back from that?

[Naz]

From a tactical pakistani's point of view, i would like to see west indies lose today so they will be really distraught and low morale going into pakistan series. If they won it might give them some confidence going into pak series, but if they lose theyll be thinking that we now have to face a rampant pakistan team. Its llike being defeated by the roman army who leave your town only to see the persian army come 2 days later. They might even give up mentally before the series starts.

[karachiite]

From a tactical pakistani's point of view, i would like to see west indies lose today so they will be really distraught and low morale going into pakistan series. If they won it might give them some confidence going into pak series, but if they lose theyll be thinking that we now have to face a rampant pakistan team. Its llike being defeated by the roman army who leave your town only to see the persian army come 2 days later. They might even give up mentally before the series starts.

I think windies players are too preoccupied with other stuff (like keeping phone nos.) to think like that. Do you really think people like gayle and smith would think this way? They would keep doing the same mistakes again and again and again. Its a pity that windies dont really have anyone to replace them with otherwisesome of these guys should have been kicked out long ago.

[Amjid Javed]

if west indies lose 5-0 expect some vast chnages for pakistan series.

i recon keeper courtney browne will be dropped along with a few others.. dwayne smith etc..

[Amjid Javed]

rain has delayed the start!

[Daoud]

But we want Browne in the team dont we ;-)

[Raz]

Courtney Browne deserves to be dropped. For someone whos meant to be vice captain of the team he never says a word behind the stumps, whos wicketkeeping is below standard and is still living on that Champions Trophy final performance. However that said the younger keeper Carlton Baugh's wicketkeeping isnt too clever as well but is a better batsman than Browne.

[Rob H]

But we want Browne in the team dont we ;-)
Yeh for the Pak series and more importantly because he's in my fantasy cricket team

[Rob H]

The covers have come off and they're rolling the outfield. There is a hope that play will be getting underway at about 5:30 BST

[Amjid Javed]

game is now a 20/20 affair!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

20/20 should be cool!!! with gayle opening!

[ZM]

cant wait :D :D :D :D :D

[Big Daddy]

o man
get ready all for negative points , the ballers are about to die , its a 20 20

[Rob H]

Can't wait to see Gayle going at it like a madman :D

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

that is true BD - bowlers will suffer very badly!!!! and the batters will dominate especially in terms of strike rate

[Amjid Javed]

game starts @ 1920 uk time

20/20 it is....

[Amjid Javed]

south africa wins toss and will bowl

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CMMON GAYLE ANA LARA!!!!

i hope sarwan, dwaye smith and browne get ducks and andre nel gets smacked about!

[Khalil]

South Africa have dropped Ntini and brought on Ontong...

I cannot understand this decision!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

YESSSSS - NTINI RESTED!!!

[DesiMD]

We could see history today.

If S.A beats the Windies which seems very very likely than it will be the first time that the Windies have been whiteshashed in their own backyard.

Personally I would like to see the Windies beat S.A because I would like us have have the honour of whitewashing the Carrib boys on their own Islandswow...cant believe they have never been whitewashed

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

sarwan likely to open with gayle with lara at 3

[Amjid Javed]

gayle facing pollock early on

0-0(0.4)

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maiden!!! by pollock - a beauty of final ball - some swing

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 0/0 (1)

a maiden

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langeveldt opening with him

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GAYLE SMASHES A 4 - what a shot - he it into ground on square yet it bounced over cover fielders

[Amjid Javed]

4 for gayle top shot

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single to fine leg by gayle!! cmmon son

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9-0 off 2

decent start

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 9/0 (2)

2 off last ball for sarwan

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the windies order is

gayle
sarwan
lara
D smith
chanderpaul

top 5

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pollock bowling well - 9 dot balls to start

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GAYLE SMASHES over mid off!!!! top shot for 4

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it was in the slot!

[Amjid Javed]

gayle slaps pollock down ground for 4...

w.i 13/0 (3)

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13-0 off 3

[Hussain]

i thort windies had never been whitewashed in tests....

is it the same 4 ODIs?
Pakistan has white washed them not once but twice

@ home in 1997
and @ Sharjah in 2001


we have also white washed them in Odis in 2001

[Amjid Javed]

single for sarwan

14/0

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gayle smashes a 4

[Amjid Javed]

4 for gayle

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sarwan smahes for 6 over covers!!!!!!!!!



WHAT A SHOT

[Amjid Javed]

monster 6 for sarwan

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25-0 off 4


andre nel is on

[Amjid Javed]

i thort windies had never been whitewashed in tests....

is it the same 4 ODIs?
Pakistan has white washed them not once but twice

@ home in 1997
and @ Sharjah in 2001


we have also white washed them in Odis in 2001

west indies have never been whitewashed in TEST or ODIS at HOME. thats what was meant!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

gayle smahes him past mid on off his first ball!!!!
what a shot

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SMAHES A 6 OVER LONG ON


WHAT A SHOT BY GAYLE!!!!!!!!

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A BASEBALL SHOT!!!

[Amjid Javed]

nel on 4,6

haha

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4 more off side



WHAT A START

3 balls by nel

4 , 6, 4

!!

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GAYLE GONE - caught at 3rd man

[Amjid Javed]

gayle gone...

39/1

[Amjid Javed]

wiy, what a six that was thou...

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he got 28 off 20 balls

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i know - he stood back and hoisted it - baseball style



LARA IN NOW

[shabbu1]

haha the look on that psycho Nels face was priceless..

[Khalil]

Gayle gone !
.4 Nel to Gayle, OUT: Goes for another biggie, slices in the air high
to third man and Langeveldt gets under it

West Indies 39/1, Partnership of 39
CH Gayle c Langeveldt b Nel 28 (20b 5x4 1x6)
RR Sarwan 10* (8b 1x6) A Nel 0.4-0-14-1

4.3 Nel to Gayle, FOUR, And More! On the off stump and Nel has gone for
14 in 3 balls - to deep cover
4.2 Nel to Gayle, SIX, A looooong way over mid-off and Nel looks hard
at Gayle
4.1 Nel to Gayle, FOUR, Straight Drive! down the ground and this wont
please Nel
3.5 Langeveldt to Sarwan, SIX, Nonchalence! Again its Sarwan this time
who moves away and lofts over extra cover - hard
Nel replace Pollock
3.4 Langeveldt to Gayle, one run, pushed to cover
3.3 Langeveldt to Gayle, FOUR, Ooh! Moves away and smashes to deep
extra cover, close to being a six


Really exciting stuff while he was there

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andrew hall is on now

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sarwan smacks a 4!!! picked up over mid on

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sarwan gone


44-2

[Amjid Javed]

sarwan gone now

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15 off 12 balls for sarwan

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chanderpaul in

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lara nearly run out for a duck

[Amjid Javed]

lara almost run out

47/2 (6)

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47-2 off 6

[Amjid Javed]

final score prediction?

i recon 148

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chanderpaul run out

direct hit from pollock

[Amjid Javed]

c,paul run out

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he made 1 off 2 balls! run out by a foot

dwayne bravo in now

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 50/3 (7)

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54-3 off 8

[sy]

lara is due a big innings here.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

jacques kallis on now

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lara looking agitated - chraged kallis there and stopped by fielder

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59-3 off 9


only 5 from it - good start by kallis

[Rob H]

lara just cannot get hi shots away at the moment

[Amjid Javed]

wiy, wat score u recon they will get?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

ontong on now!!!!


OO - interesting esp with lara there

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lara dropped at long off!!!!
phew

[Amjid Javed]

lara need 2 bat threw whole inns!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

lara out!!! poor poor shot - sliced a full toss staright in air

[Amjid Javed]

shockingly poor stuff from lara

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WHAT A RUBBISH SHOT IT WAS!


65-4 off 10

going too hard to early on

[Rob H]

Bloody hell Lara. Wh can't you get another 151?

[shabbu1]

lara gone

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great over by kallis - only 4 from it

[Big Daddy]

and i actually thought windies were a good 20 over side , blah

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

windies cant play slow looping full tosses - smith edges

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74-4 off 12


poor play by the windies

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pollock back on

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DWAYNE SMITH OUT - inswinger by pollock - what a flaw in his technique!!!

[Big Daddy]

ok that does it , i am off for sand volley ball

[shabbu1]

looks like a 5-0 whitewash...playground cricket by the windies...

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78-5 off 13

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browne sweeps him out of ground!!!! 666666

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91-5 off 14

[Khalil]

Windies tail wags

14.1 Pollock to Bravo, FOUR, smashed to mid-off and Dippenaar slips
there

Ball was picked up by a member of the crowd and sportingly sent
back but rather muddy

End of over 14 (13 runs) West Indies 91/5 (RR: 6.50)
JL Ontong 3-0-23-1 - Media Centre End
DJJ Bravo 13* (21b) CO Browne 11* (5b 1x4 1x6)

13.6 Ontong to Browne, SIX, Big Six! Out of the ground into the back of
the stand
13.5 Ontong to Browne, FOUR, one bounce ober the square leg rope

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

hall back on now


103-5 off 15

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browne out yorked

[Rob H]

Bravo and marshall need to rally now

[Khalil]

Marshall gone!

[Raz]

More evidence of why the Windies need Ricardo Powell.

[HAFRIDI]

disaster

windies are in poor form

[Raz]

Exactly they need Ricardo Powell.

[Rob H]

De Villiers out to Bradshaw for a quickfire 30 off 25
46/1

[Amjid Javed]

kallis in now....

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

HUGE STRAIGHT 6 by boeta

21 off 21 required


boeta and boucher at crease

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16 from 17 needed!

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14 from 15

they keep taking singles to long on! stupid chanderpaul should stop being so negative - bring fielders in

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SA have lost now surely 4 from 9 - boeta swiped for a 4 previous ball so now should be easy

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2 needed from last over!!!!

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fidel to bowl - should be over with 1 ball then!!! LOL

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everyone up

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what did i say - full toss on leg stump - smashed for 4 by boucher!!!



5-0!!!!!!!! TO SA!

[DesiMD]

Congrats SAF on ur brave performance