Official Thread - Pak vs Windies (1st ODI) Pak Innings [18/5/05]

[Mercenary]

Will Shahid continue his beserker rages?

Will Rana carry on swinging the ball like boomerang?

Who will replace Sami?

Will Arshad or Kaneria or neither play?

We are about to find out soon!

[tahaqureshi]

GMT start time?

[Amjid Javed]

game starts in 1hr 15 mins from now (1435 uk time)

[Raz]

I reckon the team will be

Salman
Shahid A
Shoaib M
Inzi
Yoyo
Younis
Abdul R
Kamran
Rana
Rao
Shabbir

[badxhah]

:P

[HAFRIDI]

i gte home at 3:30:(

i hope i dont miss afridis rage!!!

[Amjid Javed]

hopefully pakistan will win toss and make west indies bat 1st!

[Raz]

\A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/

I just got the day off work to watch the match. Thanks to my "twisted ankle" i will sitting at my chair watching the match rather than be working!

[tahaqureshi]

hopefully pakistan will win toss and make west indies bat 1st!

dont they crumble when batting second?

[HAFRIDI]

hopefully pakistan will win toss and make west indies bat 1st!

hopefully!!

[alghazzali]

Windies chasing

Played 134
Won 79
Lost 51
Tied 1
NR 3
% 61
HS 300

[Amjid Javed]

hopefully pakistan will win toss and make west indies bat 1st!

dont they crumble when batting second?

west indies always chase well. in saying that overall they have won just 1 of their last 11 odis!

[alghazzali]

Thats when they have lost the toss and been put in2 field

[alghazzali]

toss won and elected to field first

Played 148
Won 86
Lost 59
Tied 1
Nr 2
% 59
HS 299

[nufc]

I finshed college at 10 so i get to watch all the match!

[alghazzali]

WHen does match start????

[Amjid Javed]

1435 in 25 mins... has toss taken place?

[Jedi Knight]

what time is it on sky?

[Amjid Javed]

1430 sky sports 2

[IMMY69]

go paks go

[Raz]

Go Windies go!

[alghazzali]

GO PAKWINDIES

[Raz]

GO PAKWINDIES

:D> :D> :D> ;)+

[Faisal Akhtar]

Any idea who the umpires are?

[alghazzali]

its wot u shud call a half windian and half Paksitani

[DM]

toss people toss?

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan team:
Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, *Inzamam-ul-Haq,
Yousuf Youhana, Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq, +Kamran Akmal,
Naved-ul-Hasan, Iftikhar Anjum, Shabbir Ahmed.

West Indies team:
CH Gayle, XM Marshall, RR Sarwan, *S Chanderpaul, WW Hinds,
RS Morton, DJJ Bravo, +CO Browne, IDR Bradshaw, DB Powell,
CD Collymore

[PakPassionate]

Weather is fine....Sun is shining :)

[Amjid Javed]

west indies have won the toss

[Raz]

WI have won the toss.

[alghazzali]

wot doing?????

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan will bat 1st

[Raz]

And they will bowl first

[PakPassionate]

Toss: WestIndies Won The Toss & Fielding First

[hello143]

West Indies won the toss and elected to field first

[MIG]

Go Pakistan - show em who is boss !!! ( ok just winning would be Ok )

[PakPassionate]

Pak Team:

Afridi
Butt
Malik
Inzi
YoYo
Younis
Razzaq
Akmal
Naveed
Rao
Shabbir

[alghazzali]

Filter: in the 2000s decade, toss won and elected to field first


P 33
W 15
L 16
NR 2

Win % 48

[Amjid Javed]

The cage has been open

http://www.sugar-gliders.com/images/store/good-cage.jpg

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/afpji/20050117/050117133048.h5zxfzob0b.jpg

the beast has been let out...

[PakPassionate]

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/3517/insh.gif Pakistan Will Win This Match Ameen

[Amjid Javed]

butt facing bradshaw

3 dot balls thus far

[Amjid Javed]

bradshaw sqaures butt up played and missed

maiden over

[PakPassionate]

BradShow starts with maiden.. Pakistan 0/0

[Toony™®]

nahee.. I am still not at home.... will miss afridi batting...will sky show highlights??

[Amjid Javed]

powell to start swing there straight away with ball

[Amjid Javed]

waft and miss by afridi

[Amjid Javed]

upper cut for 4 by afridi

[PakPassionate]

AFRIDI HIT THE FIRST 4 OF THE MATCH

[alghazzali]

slow start

[Amjid Javed]

4 more go fetch

[alghazzali]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! STOOOOOP!!

[Amjid Javed]

single to end the over

pak 9/0 of 2 ovrs

[PakPassionate]

2 overs gone Pakistan 9-0

[alghazzali]

afridi VS Bradshaw

[Amjid Javed]

afridi gets 1 more smashed down to 3rd man

10/0

[Amjid Javed]

butt squared up agen appeal for catch behind... butt looking dodgy here

butt off mark with single

11/0

[alghazzali]

Hows the swing 4 Bradshaw???

[Amjid Javed]

Hows the swing 4 Bradshaw???

hes getting ball to come back into right handers and away from left handers

hes bowling well... pakistan need to be careful here...

pak 12/0

quick single for afridi

[alghazzali]

How well r they playing him???

[Amjid Javed]

pak 12/0(3)

butt is struggling a lil, afridi looks fine

[Amjid Javed]

2 more for afridi lofted over the leg side

[alghazzali]

r they assertive shots?

[Amjid Javed]

alot of natural swing here for both bowlers....

2 more over the leg side for afridi

16/0

[Amjid Javed]

yeah afridis playing some very good shots..

hes wafted and missed on last shot thou

a poor slog now for a single... no need for that!

pak 17/0

[Amjid Javed]

pak 17/0 (4)

afridi 16 butt 1

[alghazzali]

cheers aJ really appreciate it.

Afridi playing positive cricket

[Amjid Javed]

afridi slashes and ball goes past 2nd slip for 1

[Amjid Javed]

quick single by butt now

19/0

nice start here

[alghazzali]

its wot they shud do if boundaries come hard

[Amjid Javed]

another slog by afridi and an edge for 1

no need for that... 2 lucky shots there

20/0

[Amjid Javed]

another quick single by butt

pak 21/0

[Amjid Javed]

another single for afridi

22/0 (5)

5 singles in the over.... well done butt/afridi

[B-Man]

nice 1 aj, ure faster then cricnfo

[alghazzali]

he is

[Amjid Javed]

am watching it live @ home

rana/rao shud love bowling on here so much swing!

[alghazzali]

might not b there 4 them

[Amjid Javed]

bang short ball by powell

smashed by afridi thru midwkt for 4

[Amjid Javed]

afridi maybe run out here

[alghazzali]

is this CONTROLLED AGGRESSION!!!

CANT BE!

[alghazzali]

dam

[Amjid Javed]

afridi gone... drops his bat and his foots in air

pak 27/1

[badxhah]

wth unlucky runout by

[sy]

what a shame.

[alghazzali]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[B-Man]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[mooz]

very unfortunate dismissal

[Amjid Javed]

his bat got stuck in turf and he dropped his bat...

some luck for w.i

[MIG]

Well lesson learnt for Pak - this aint the Indians fielding !!

[Blistering Barnacle]

How come Butt has started to play like Hafeez lately?

[badxhah]

new batsman SALEEM MALIK as annouced by the ground announcer

[alghazzali]

lol

[Raz]

Maliks got a different helmet

[Amjid Javed]

s malik in now

lovely shot by malik of his legs for 2

pak 30/1

[DM]

his bat got stuck in the turf, so gut-wrenching to see

[azcali78]

Afridi Runout..............

[MIG]

Maliks got a different helmet

Maybe hes still protesting the 20/20 result ?

[sy]

very unfortunate indeed

[Amjid Javed]

pak 30/1(6)

butt 3* malik 2*

solid batting needed now

[badxhah]

maliks head looks So bigger maybe he can use it

[badxhah]

tony - one batsman run out next batsman king of runout

[Amjid Javed]

single for butt, single for malik

[Amjid Javed]

another single for butt

[alghazzali]

Amjid cricinfo says 29/1 after 6

[161]

How come Butt has started to play like Hafeez lately?

Have you guys noticed that Butt plays like this when he opens with Afridi.

[Amjid Javed]

malik inside edges the ball over the stumps for 2

malik very lucky there

[alghazzali]

malik has done that so many times in the past, its that bottom hand

[Raz]

Bradshaw bowling very well. Malik and Butt need patience here

[Amjid Javed]

butts doing his job, getting singles and givig afridi the strike... thats COMMON SENSE!

pak 35/1 (7)

ball still swing and will do all day with the sea breeze coming over the ground!

[alghazzali]

cricinfo r *****!

[Amjid Javed]

another single for butt and then a wide

pak 37/1

[Love and Theft]

can anybody tell me what is a good total on this pitch and ground?

[Amjid Javed]

another single for malik

pak 38/1 (8)

[alghazzali]

250, but saying that WI successfully chased 292. Its better 2 bat 2nd innings

[alghazzali]

Amjid cricinfo beat u this time

[sy]

whats thw windies record without lara?

[Amjid Javed]

pak 40/1 (9)

[Amjid Javed]

single for butt

pak 41/1

[Amjid Javed]

2 for malik down the ground

43/1

[Amjid Javed]

malik sqaured up by powell

pak 43/1 (9.5)

[Amjid Javed]

pak 43/1 (10)

superb control by bradshaw thus far

even stephen game...

[tahaqureshi]

why is it that we always suffer against windies?..they lose so badly to others, and yet they troubled us in australia and looks like it over here as well.....

[Amjid Javed]

3 for butt off his legs

pak 46/1

[Nawazb]

three runs for malik

[Amjid Javed]

3 for malik lovely straight drive

oufield is a joke

pak 49/1

[Raz]

Amjid you love it when Pakistan are playing dont u. Any chance to boost that post total is greatly appreciated isnt it

[pakistani pride]

So a damp wicket??? What is better batting first or second?

[Nawazb]

bradshaw bowling well impressing me

[Amjid Javed]

why is it that we always suffer against windies?..they lose so badly to others, and yet they troubled us in australia and looks like it over here as well.....

r u watching the game?

conditions are bowler friendly, outfield is slow!

pak 49/1 (11)

is good start in circumstances!

[DM]

Bradshaw is something. Anyone who can churn out 72mph unplayable deliveries is a genius

[tahaqureshi]

looks like damn slow outfield...

[Amjid Javed]

Amjid you love it when Pakistan are playing dont u. Any chance to boost that post total is greatly appreciated isnt it

:L? :L?

single for malik

pak 50/1

good start here....

[Amjid Javed]

So a damp wicket??? What is better batting first or second?

bowl 1st is better...

[Amjid Javed]

wide ball

pak 51/1

[alghazzali]

Amjid does a gud job

[tahaqureshi]

r u watching the game?

conditions are bowler friendly, outfield is slow!

pak 49/1 (11)

is good start in circumstances!

sorry amjid...i am not watching so i didn't know..thanks for the info

[Nawazb]

the windies 5th bowling option who will it be hinds and gayle most likely

[Raz]

Amjid you love it when Pakistan are playing dont u. Any chance to boost that post total is greatly appreciated isnt it

:L? :L?



Im joking yaar

[pakistani pride]

amjid do you think it will swing later on ?

[Amjid Javed]

yw taha bhai

3 more butt lovely square drive

pak 54/1

[alghazzali]

Umpires???

[Amjid Javed]

amjid do you think it will swing later on ?

yes i do. the sea breeze coming over the ground allows for alot of swing.

pakistan having 4 seamers is a good thing!

[Nawazb]

d shephard is one i think

[pakistani pride]

thanx

[alghazzali]

looks like windies have come out with a plan

[sy]

no fours or sixes yet from Butt or Malik, plenty of 3's though

[Amjid Javed]

malik plays an ugly hoick shot! no need! lucky there!

[whyhkk]

other umpire EA Nicholls

[Amjid Javed]

malik gone... poor shot! no feet!

caught behind!

pak 55/2

bradshaw strikes

[sy]

inzi or yoyo now?

[alghazzali]

it was a bit 2 quite

[Amjid Javed]

youhana in now

am in shock

[alghazzali]

y?

[tahaqureshi]

they got used to playing in batsman friendly conditions

[Amjid Javed]

very poor stuff by malik!

bradshaw beats yoyo

pak 55/2 (13)

[pakistani pride]

Sh!t !!!!!

[Love and Theft]

malik is a sub continent batsman only - proved yet again

[Amjid Javed]

y?

inzi usually comes in b4 yoyo...

[Amjid Javed]

malik is a sub continent batsman only - proved yet again

yasir hameed type fishing there... X) X)

[Blistering Barnacle]

Not in ODIs.

[tahaqureshi]

12.5 Bradshaw to Yousuf Youhana, no run, comes forward, stumbles in his usual fashion but presents a full bat in defence


What in the world does THAT mean????!!!!!!

[pakistani pride]

lol it is not easy to bat on wickets like these !!!

Normal WI pitches ar as flat like we use in pak. Still a poor shot by malik. Yoyo needs to show the way now no stupid shots....

[Amjid Javed]

BB, maliks odi record outside of asia is shockingly poor!

butt keeps hammering fielders here...

butt has 2 bat thru here

[Amjid Javed]

waft and miss by butt

[Blistering Barnacle]

I meant YY usually bats before Inzi in ODIs.

[alghazzali]

Malik wasnt an original one-down

[Amjid Javed]

butt smashes ball thru point for 4

pak 60/2

[Cartman]

malik failed... pakistanis mucking up the plot once again.. this is supposed to be a cakewalk for them.. is there something in the pitch.. they need at least 270 for the batting heavy windies lineup.. come up guys..


bottom line is inzy would have to save our beehinds as always..

[Amjid Javed]

pak 60/2 (14)

[sy]

first 4 for butt.

[alghazzali]

Butt seeing it well

[tahaqureshi]

youhana the saviour

[mumtaz]

is bradshaw going to bowl out??

[Amjid Javed]

malik failed... pakistanis mucking up the plot once again.. this is supposed to be a cakewalk for them.. is there something in the pitch.. they need at least 270 for the batting heavy windies lineup.. come up guys..


bottom line is inzy would have to save our beehinds as always..

there is swing still even after 14 overs... 240+ wud be a good score!

[Amjid Javed]

yoyo of mark with 2 thru covers

[Love and Theft]

why doesn't inzi come at number 3

[Amjid Javed]

2 more for yoyo, superb running there

[MIG]

WI batting will crumble as usual - I wouldnt worry about this game too much and pls, people spare us the flat track bully nonsense for Malik .... its too early and batting isnt that easy.

[Amjid Javed]

pak 64/2

outfield is slow... its very poor...

[mumtaz]

why doesn't inzi come at number 3

bcoz he gets tired after batting for 20-25 overs, so cant bat through the innings.

[tahaqureshi]

Im thinking....shabbir and rana should be awesome here!!!!

Rana - swung beautifully in batsmen friendly wickets in india..imagine what he can do in a wicket which provides assistance to swingers!!!!

Shabbir - so tall..will Inshallah get some edges today that'll carry to slip/keeper

[DM]

good spell by Bradshaw - very miserly


i still can't get over that freak dismissal of Afridi

[Amjid Javed]

Im thinking....shabbir and rana should be awesome here!!!!

Rana - swung beautifully in batsmen friendly wickets in india..imagine what he can do in a wicket which provides assistance to swingers!!!!

Shabbir - so tall..will Inshallah get some edges today that'll carry to slip/keeper

inshallah they will, the key is thou control! not trying 2 bowl 2 fast or bowl MAGIC balls.... bradshaw has stuck to a great line!

[Amjid Javed]

The grounds a very big one! so lotsa good running needed!

pak 64/2 (15)

[Amjid Javed]

wavell hinds on now... ball still swinging!

[tahaqureshi]

the windies will have lots of emotions running here, they are really hoping to do well, so we shouldn't take them easily.

[Amjid Javed]

butt plays a superb cover drive for 4

pak 68/2

[Love and Theft]

Butt needs to play through the 50 overs, otherwise there could be a total collapse here

[tahaqureshi]

Big Ground + Slow Outfield = Low score

[Amjid Javed]

Butt needs to play through the 50 overs, otherwise there could be a total collapse here

i agree... pakistan shud look to bat solidly now till 40th over

[Amjid Javed]

single for butt

pak 69/2

[MIG]

BTW, those with Fantasy Cricket motives are free to express their REAL allegiances here.... Cmon Hinds....

[Amjid Javed]

pak 70/2 (16)

drinks

butt 24* yoyo 5*

[Love and Theft]

Butt needs to play through the 50 overs, otherwise there could be a total collapse here

i agree... pakistan shud look to bat solidly now till 40th over

Yes, the match now depends on our bowling.

[Raz]

Windies doing well so far. Good 2 see after that 5-0 whitewash by the Saffies

[sy]

BTW, those with Fantasy Cricket motives are free to express their REAL allegiances here.... Cmon Hinds....

LOL.

COMON BRADSHAW, BROWNE, SARWAN, GAYLE, HINDS!

[MIG]

BTW, those with Fantasy Cricket motives are free to express their REAL allegiances here.... Cmon Hinds....

LOL.

COMON BRADSHAW, BROWNE, SARWAN, GAYLE, HINDS!

BTW, that was a sting operation by PP management to flush out spies.....

[Raz]

BTW, those with Fantasy Cricket motives are free to express their REAL allegiances here.... Cmon Hinds....

LOL.

COMON BRADSHAW, BROWNE, SARWAN, GAYLE, HINDS!

BTW, that was a sting operation by PP management to flush out spies.....

Ooops Syed bhai. It was nice knowing you if you havent already been apprehended! ;-)

[Amjid Javed]

maiden by bradshaw

yoyo cudnt hit ball of sqaure

pak 70/2 (17)

[badxhah]

wat a ground so beautiful one side there is the sea on the other hand their is a airport

[Amjid Javed]

edge for 4 by butt of hinds

74/2

[Imy]

looks like yoyo is itching for a run out

[tahaqureshi]

15.6 Hinds to Yousuf Youhana, one run, now we hear another new call, 'go, go' as the complete a run to leg
15.5 Hinds to Salman Butt, one run, a shout of 'go back' not quite whats taught when running, sends Youhana back after a fine throw from deep point


whats going on here?

[pakistani pride]

Well the saffies got absolute batting paradises we will play in the rain seasong great job done PCB !!!!!!

[Amjid Javed]

another edge by butt this time 1 run

75/2

[Hydro]

butt gets thick edge and hits for 4

[Amjid Javed]

quick single for yoyo

pak 76/2

[tahaqureshi]

i hope butt gets his ton here to avenge his debut duck against the windies

[pakistani pride]

what is this are thet playing in headingley??? ball is still swinging.........................

[Amjid Javed]

pak 77/2 (18)

[tahaqureshi]

as amjid mentioned..its hte sea breeze..and in the windies you're bound to get loads of it and in unpredictable amounts..so its very difficult to call any team a favourite when playing grounds like these

[Blistering Barnacle]

Butt's strike rate going up. Was in the 30s, now in the upper 60s.

[MIG]

About time heroes were bowlers - and good we arent chasing today!

[Amjid Javed]

pak 79/2

quick single by butt, then by yoyo

butts doing fine... his job is to bat thru...

[B-Man]

i lost 90% of my interest wen afridi got out

[Amjid Javed]

another quick single for butt

80/2

[Amjid Javed]

another single for yoyo

milking time occuring now..

[MIG]

Run rate = 4.30 - Ok for the moment should be aiming to push to 5.5 or so

[tahaqureshi]

I am more interested in seeing rao and shabbir bowl...

[Amjid Javed]

pak 82/2 (19)

5 singles off the over... good stuff

[Ayubi]

So glad Malik got out. I think he has been well and truly exposed (batting-wise). Bowling-wise he was exposed long time ago!

Interesting to see Inzi again coming DOWN the order!

[tahaqureshi]

Run rate = 4.30 - Ok for the moment should be aiming to push to 5.5 or so

ProfMiggyLal provides his useful advice once again :)) :))

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea im shopin shabbir can rip thru the windie

[Amjid Javed]

loverly cover drive for 2 by butt

pak 84/2

[MIG]

Look how the Windies have repsonded to the Phainti treatment ?

[Amjid Javed]

pak 84/2 (20)

superb fielding by marshall!

[tahaqureshi]

So glad Malik got out. I think he has been well and truly exposed (batting-wise). Bowling-wise he was exposed long time ago!

My God! It seems like you want malik out....

strange views man

[Amjid Javed]

quick run 2 for yoyo

pak 86/2

[pakistani pride]

are spinners bowling or the medium pacers?

[tahaqureshi]

thanks a lot for the commentary amjid

[Amjid Javed]

medium pacers = collymore and hinds

wkts very slow and balls not coming on

pak 88/2

single for yoyo n butt

[sy]

BTW, those with Fantasy Cricket motives are free to express their REAL allegiances here.... Cmon Hinds....

LOL.

COMON BRADSHAW, BROWNE, SARWAN, GAYLE, HINDS!

BTW, that was a sting operation by PP management to flush out spies.....

Ooops Syed bhai. It was nice knowing you if you havent already been apprehended! ;-)


:/OPS typing error :-“

[Love and Theft]

can anybody recall when was the last time we successfully defended a low total - question for stats experts

[MIG]

BTW, those with Fantasy Cricket motives are free to express their REAL allegiances here.... Cmon Hinds....

LOL.

COMON BRADSHAW, BROWNE, SARWAN, GAYLE, HINDS!

BTW, that was a sting operation by PP management to flush out spies.....

Ooops Syed bhai. It was nice knowing you if you havent already been apprehended! ;-)


:/OPS typing error :-“

many many typing errors ?....




:))

[tahaqureshi]

it depends what your classification of a 'low total' is.

[Amjid Javed]

can anybody recall when was the last time we successfully defended a low total - question for stats experts

L&T chill and let us see end score 1st!

[Amjid Javed]

collymore goes off injured, split webbing on hand! chanderpaul onto bowl...

[Love and Theft]

yar amjid i was asking out of curiousity - there haven't been low totals lately, thats why i am curious

[Amjid Javed]

pak 88/2 (21)

chanderpaul bowls 2 dot balls..

[tahaqureshi]

collymore off due to bleeding and NO substitute allowed yet due to rules!!!!!!!

we need to take advantage!!!!

[Amjid Javed]

2 runs for butt off hinds

pak 90/2

[Amjid Javed]

2 more for butt

pak 92/2

[tahaqureshi]

haven't even reached hundred yet!!!!!!

[MIG]

yar amjid i was asking out of curiousity - there haven't been low totals lately, thats why i am curious

Jee LT Bhai, Aap kee curiousity about the "ex cricketers and Shoaib Akhtar" has already resulted in 4 page threads !!! Lets see the end score then I will join in with the chest beating myself !

[Amjid Javed]

single for butt

ball goes to bradshaw who has a lame arm and just 1 single!

s.a where running twos to him!

[pakistani pride]

good to hear thet are not taking risks...

[bilal]

i say from now on if we score 6 an over we shuld have a winning score

[tahaqureshi]

youhana I think has a big point to prove..

he needs to perform now..a measly 30-40 will not cut it, 50 minimum

[Amjid Javed]

yar amjid i was asking out of curiousity - there haven't been low totals lately, thats why i am curious

the wicket is slow and uneven. the outfield is slow...! if this was anywhere else in world pakistan wud have 130 now!

average score is 207! in 15 odis!


pak 95/2 (22)

[tahaqureshi]

Iv noticed that Butt always starts slow, but he eventually times his innings so sweetly that his strike rate fits in almost so perfectly..

he had a strike rate of 19 at one point, now he sits comfortably at 42 off 60 with strike rate off 70..

this guy is putting the final nails into his opening position in the team

[Amjid Javed]

butt gone slashes bravo delivery to point! poor shot

97/3