PakPassion Premier League Match 3: PP vs MM

[FAM]

Welcome to the third PakPassion Premier League match between Punjab Panthers and Multan Mughals. The match is being played at Multan. Our pitch reporter, Nura Red, says that it’s a poorly prepared pitch and will favor bowlers a lot. Expect a low scoring match.

Punjab Panthers are on high after their comprehensive victory over Karachi Khanjars yesterday, but could they repeat the same performance against Multan Mughals today on a bowler’s friendly wicket? Only the time will tell.

Players to watch out for:

Punjab Panthers: Geordie Ahmed, who is averaging 99 with the bat!
Multan Mughals: Abdur Rauf, who is averaging 15 with the ball!

Punjab Panthers have dropped, or as they like to say, rested 12thMan, kashif77, and Mercenary to give a chance to Goldbrain, Veggito1, and MCMLXXXII. Some might say that dropping 12thMan was a big mistake, because he was in a good form. Mohsin_Pak786 will have to answer lots of questions after the match if his decision of dropping 12thMan came back to bite him.

[Plasma]

ohhh the critics are sharpening their knives! But im with you Mohsin, right behind you.


















So i can push you! :))

[Mohsin]

Its a lonely business this!:(

:))

[Straight Bat]

Come on boys!!

[FAM]

It's a 50 over a side game. Here are the teams:

MULTAN MUGHALS:
Savak
Hari Sombar (vc)
Misbah Ul Haq
Straight Bat (c)
Siddarth
Saj
Kumar Sangakkara (w)
Wazeeri
Sohail Tanvir
Buntylover_200
Abdur Rauf

Career Averages: http://faraz.frihost.net/ppl/Multan.txt

PUNJAB PANTHERS
Graeme Smith
MCMLXXXII
Plasma (vc)
Geordie Ahmed (w)
Andrew Symonds
Mohsin_Pak786 (c)
Andrew Flintoff
Boi
Veggito1
Goldbrain
Dale Steyn

Career Averages: http://faraz.frihost.net/ppl/Punjab.txt

[FAM]

Multan Mughals Won The Toss And Elected To Bat First

[Hari Sombar]

I will only be here for another half hour or so .... sry sb, ur gonna be the lona man

[Mohsin]

bat first!! Interesting...

We wud have bowled first anyway, so there!!:P

[Straight Bat]

I can hear the 10 men behind me asking why I chose to bat first, the only answer is... matchfixing.

You heard it here first.

[Straight Bat]

I will only be here for another half hour or so .... sry sb, ur gonna be the lona man

Im gna be going in around 35mins aswell!

[FAM]

Match Update 1

Savak and the vice captain Hari Sombar came to open the innings for MM. Flintoff had the ball in his hand. He had bowled very economically in the last match, and he must be licking his lips today, because today he was bowling on a bowler’s friendly wicket.

Savak confidently played the first ball and they ran for two. Flintoff did an LBW appeal on his fourth delivery, but the ball had pitched outside off, so it was denied. 4 runs came off the first over, and MM were off to a confident start.

[Hari Sombar]

Hopefully Savak or someone comes to cheer on our team then !

[Hari Sombar]

:42: :42: :42:

[Plasma]

Bowl First!

Why thank You! :16: :16:

[FAM]

Match Update 2

Boi was given the ball to bowl the next over. He beat the batsmen on a few occasions, but was unlucky to get a nick. He bowled a good first over, giving away only 3 runs.

Mohsin_Pak786 brought Steyn for the second over, and Savak hit him for a 4 through covers. That was the first boundary for MM. 8 runs came off the over.

Mohsin_Pak786 was rotating the bowlers as he gave Flintoff the ball again. It was the good over as only 1 run came off the over.

Goldbrain was the next bowler, and Hari Sombar hit him for a boundary off his legs on his second delivery.

The next ball was pitched short. Hari went for a pull, but got an edge, and the ball went up flying in the air. Boi came underneath it, and took a good catch.

Hari Sombar 10 (10b 1X4)
c. Boi b. Goldbrain
20/1(4.4)

[Mohsin]

Well done, shabash!!

[Hari Sombar]

it was a no-ball :boom:

[FAM]

Match Update 3

Misbah was the next man in, and he got beaten twice off the next two deliveries by Goldbrain, who was getting good movement from the pitch. At the end of the over, Misbah went to Savak, and they made a plan to play very carefully, because the pitch was acting very funny.

They started to approach their innings cautiously. Plasma came to bowl his first over of the league, and bowled a full toss, and Savak couldn’t help hitting him for a six. Misbah patted Savak on the shoulder, and reminded him not to get carried away. Savak made a face, because playing defensively was not his style, but meh… Misbah was a senior player.

Mohsin_Pak786 feeling the pressure of the partnership developing kept changing his bowlers, hoping that someone would get him a breakthrough. But MM batsmen were playing well. Misbah scored his first boundary off Boi’s bowling as he hit him over his head for a four.

The over went for 7 runs, and at the end of 12 overs, MM were 56/1.

End of over 12 (7 runs)
MULTAN MUGHALS 56/1
(R/R: 4.67)
Boi 3.0-0-18-0
Savak 28(36b 1X4 1X6)
Misbah Ul Haq 17(26b 1X4)

[Hari Sombar]

Come on boys .... This is the first time I have cheered for Misbah !

[FAM]

Match Update 4

Veggito1 came to bowl the next over, and he bowled a very ordinary delivery outside the off stump. Misbah tried to guide it toward third man, but got an inside edge and the ball took off his off stump. Misbah couldn’t believe it and neither could Veggitto1 who had just taken a very important wicket of Misbah.

Misbah Ul Haq 19 (30b 1X4)
b. Veggito1
60/2(13)

[Plasma]

Six! Ouch!

Good bowling Boi!

we need to get some wickets boy!

opps i meant Goldbrain.

Good catch Boi

[Plasma]

Yes yes!!

[Hari Sombar]

I can hear the 10 men behind me asking why I chose to bat first, the only answer is... matchfixing.

You heard it here first.


They better have paid you a lot, thats all I have to say

[Straight Bat]

unlucky misbah and hari so far. The foundations have been laid, lets consolidate now. But we know that won't happen with the beast - Savak at the crease!

Hopefully we can get aroudn 220 which should be enough on this pitch.

[FAM]

Match Update 5

MM captain Straight Bat was the next man in. On the other hand, Savak was getting restless, because thanks to Misbah, he couldn’t play his natural game, but now since Misbah was gone, he decided to play his natural game.

But as they say, you should always listen to your elders, but Savak didn’t, and he went to smash Steyn out of the park, but Steyn bowled a slower delivery, got an inside edge, and nailed Savak’s middle stump. Savak was disappointed.

Savak 37 (46b 1X4 1X6)
b. Steyn
72/3(15.3)

[Mohsin]

C'mon!!!!!!!!!!!
You shud listen to ur elders!:D

[Straight Bat]

lets go siddharath, lets have a 100 run partnership here!

[Hari Sombar]

spoke too soon sb

[Plasma]

Yess!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Goldbraina nd Vegitto picking up a wicket each - so far justifying their selection in the side

Howay lads a couple more wickets quickly

[Straight Bat]

great commentary so far FAM btw!

hari, I reckon 150 will be enough with the bowlers we have and this pitch!

[Plasma]

Go for the kill boys! One or two more to get into the tail.

[Mohsin]

expecting a good innings from u GA...

[Geordie Ahmed]

Yes - thats what im talking about :27: :27:

[Geordie Ahmed]

expecting a good innings from u GA...

Me too - im confident i can score to help the side
Lets hope the bowlers keep the target we need down

[FAM]

Match Update 6

Siddharth was the next man in, and he was going to face Goldbrain. Goldbrain pitched the ball outside off, Siddharth went to drive it, but the ball came in after pitching, another inside edge, and Siddharth was bowled.

Siddarth 2 (4b)
b. Goldbrain
76/4(16.3)

[Geordie Ahmed]

great commentary so far FAM btw!

hari, I reckon 150 will be enough with the bowlers we have and this pitch!

150 - methinks you will need more than that

[Mohsin]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Goldbrain justifying selection here!

[Plasma]

Awesome! Awesome!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Match Update 6

Siddharth was the next man in, and he was going to face Goldbrain. Goldbrain pitched the ball outside off, Siddharth went to drive it, but the ball came in after pitching, another inside edge, and Siddharth was bowled.

Siddarth 2 (4b)
b. Goldbrain
76/4(16.3)

:))) :))) :)))

Goldbrain the man - good stuff

[Straight Bat]

Saj in now!

hopeing Saj doubles his average to get a score of 60 here

[Geordie Ahmed]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Goldbrain justifying selection here!

Definately - picked up 2 wickets

[Mohsin]

At the risk of getting banned from PP......................................i hope Saj fails miserably!!!!!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Saj in now!

hopeing Saj doubles his average to get a score of 60 here

Booooooooooo

Howay boys lets get Saj out asap :batman:

[Straight Bat]

150 - methinks you will need more than that

:46:

obv not seen our bowling attack GA :P

[FAM]

Match Update 7

Saj was the next man in, but he didn’t last longer either, as we witnessed ANOTHER INSIDE EDGE, and his stumps were shattered. The luck just didn’t seem to be with MM batsmen.

Saj 2 (4b)
b. Steyn
80/5(17.3)

[Hari Sombar]

Saj... you're a mod, can you hack in to FAM's account and change his posts ??? :15: :21:

[Mohsin]

Bowling bowling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Straight Bat]

Key partnership needed here.After myself and Sangakarra, there is only Wazeeri left who can hold a bat!

[Plasma]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! 80 for 5!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Match Update 7

Saj was the next man in, but he didn’t last longer either, as we witnessed ANOTHER INSIDE EDGE, and his stumps were shattered. The luck just didn’t seem to be with MM batsmen.

Saj 2 (4b)
b. Steyn
80/5(17.3)

:))) :))) :))) :)))

This is awesome stuff :batman: :batman:

[Saj]

200 could be a good score here SB.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Saj... you're a mod, can you hack in to FAM's account and change his posts ??? :15: :21:

ahem :batman:

[Hari Sombar]

Sangakarra, if you don't make a century ...... your dropped :(

[Hari Sombar]

ahem :batman:


sorry, didn't see you :))

[Geordie Ahmed]

200 could be a good score here SB.

Talk about running before you can walk :P

[Plasma]

200 could be a good score here SB.
hahaha 200? You guys should look for the 100 first! :))) :)))

[Mohsin]

C'mon boys, huge wicket coming up here!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Sangakarra is dangerous - he is the one im worried about

C'mon boys lets get him asap :batman: :batman:

[Straight Bat]

200 could be a good score here SB.

Yeah I won't be too worried if we're all out on 150

we;ve got fast bowlers in Savak, bunty Rauf and Tanvir and yourself and wazeeri are also there to pick up a few wickets. That attack is good enough for this pitch!

[FAM]

Match Update 8

MM was in huge trouble, and Kumar Sangakkara was the next man in, and he was the key man for MM. Both he and the captain decided to go full defense and play till the 50th over, because of the ugly pitch.

Boi came to bowl the 18th over, and pitched the ball full outside off, and SB smashed it toward covers for four. Boi didn’t look too happy. Flintoff came running toward him, and said something in his ear. Boi nodded, went back to his bowling mark, came running in to the crease, and bowled the same delivery, this time taking some pace out of it, but SB went for the same shot again, and found the ball in MCMLXXXII’s hands in covers.

Straight Bat 12 (17b 1X4)
c. MCMLXXXII b. Boi
87/6(18.3)

[Mohsin]

Bowling Boi!

[Hari Sombar]

ewkfjelifjlakejfiweljgr;kjgtlqi;jwkglikehelrghlekr ;lakgehlk;jeghlerjkwghelighelrghlekr;lakgehlk; blah

[Geordie Ahmed]

Boi you the BOY :batman: :batman:

This is superb bowling guys

[Boi]

yeah i got a wicket!!!

[Straight Bat]

sorry lads! sangakarra will hold out get 50+ and wazeeri to get 20 runs now. All is not lost yet

[Plasma]

W00T!!! W00T!!

Pack em under 100 boys!

[Hari Sombar]

Im off :D

When I come back, I wanna see Punjab bowled out for 80

[Boi]

Woah We Are Certainly On Top Here

[Straight Bat]

Im off :D

When I come back, I wanna see Punjab bowled out for 80

ahh hari wants to see a 50 run victory for Multan!

[FAM]

Match Update 9

Wazeeri was the next man in, but he didn’t last long either, as he got caught in front of the wicket off Goldbrain’s bowling. The hawkeye showed that the ball was going toward leg, and would have just touched the leg stump. Unlucky Wazeeri and MM, but it was the third wicket for Goldbrain!

Wazeeri 4 (9b)
lbw b. Goldbrain
94/7(21)

[Mohsin]

Shabaash!

And oh yeah.........................TIMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Plasma]

good bowling!

[Hari Sombar]

My pen is now sticking out of my monitor :po:

[Boi]

Multan Are Getting An Hammering Here

[Geordie Ahmed]

Goldbrain brilliant bowling :batman: :batman:

[FAM]

Match Update 10

Sohail Tanvir joined Sangakkara, and they both stuck around for 6 overs before Sohail Tanvir pulled Goldbrain and the ball went straight into Plasma’s hand at square leg. 4th wicket for Goldbrain!

Sohail Tanvir 3 (20b)
c. Plasma b. Goldbrain

107/8(27.5)

[Mohsin]

Not giving Sanga much support here eh?!

[Geordie Ahmed]

4 wickets for Goldbrain :27: :27: :27:

[Straight Bat]

well played goldbrain!

hats off to mohsin for making the call in the first place aswell

[Boi]

Fantastic Bowling Goldbrain What A Bowler You Are

[Plasma]

yessssss

[Boi]

Chak De Pahtay Punjab

[Plasma]

Yeahh i got a catch!

[FAM]

Match Update 11

Buntylover_200 came to join Kumar Sangakkara, and they both decided to just hang around and take runs whenever possible. Their main plan seemed to get at least 150 runs on the board, which seemed to be enough on this wicket. One thing to note was that there had been no boundary since the 19th over, and overall only four 4’s and one six were hit by MM batsmen.

Plasma came to bowl the 40th over, and he bowled a slow full toss at Buntylover_200 who couldn’t resist hitting it outside the park, but found a fielder on the boundary, and Plasma got his first wicket.

Buntylover_200 12 (42b)
c. MCMLXXXII b. Plasma
136/9(39.1)

[Plasma]

Yeahhh a wicket for me!

[Boi]

Ohh Plasma You Beauty

[Mohsin]

Well done Plasma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:19::19:

[Straight Bat]

great going bunty, the team owner leads by example and gave good support to Sangakkara!

[Mohsin]

Still gonna be a very hard total to get, but i have full confidence in out batsmen!

This shud be a paradise wicket for Smith and co!

[FAM]

Match Update 12

Rauf was the last man in, but Sangakkara didn’t look to be in any mood of hitting out. He continued to bat defensively, but was well supported by Rauf. They both made a partnership of 22 runs off 46 balls for the last wicket when Rauf nicked the ball to Geordie Ahmed, the keeper, who took an easy catch to dismiss him.

Abdur Rauf 7 (26b)
c. Ahmed b. Veggito1


End of innings (46.5 overs)
MULTAN MUGHALS 158/10 (RR: 3.37)
Veggito1 9.5-0-29-2
Kumar Sangakkara 36(78b)

[FAM]

MULTAN MUGHALS innings

Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Savak b. Steyn 37 46 1 1 80.4%
Hari Sombar c. Boi b. Goldbrain 10 10 1 0 100.0%
Misbah Ul Haq b. Veggito1 19 30 1 0 63.3%
Straight Bat c. MCMLXXXII b. Boi 12 17 1 0 70.6%
Siddarth b. Goldbrain 2 4 0 0 50.0%
Saj b. Steyn 2 4 0 0 50.0%
Kumar Sangakkara not out 36 78 0 0 46.2%
Wazeeri lbw b. Goldbrain 4 9 0 0 44.4%
Sohail Tanvir c. Plasma b. Goldbrain 3 20 0 0 15.0%
Buntylover_200 c. MCMLXXXII b. Plasma 12 42 0 0 28.6%
Abdur Rauf c. Ahmed b. Veggito1 7 26 0 0 26.9%

Total: 158/10 Overs: 46.5 Run Rate: 3.16 Extras: 14

-X-

PUNJAB PANTHERS Bowling

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Andrew Flintoff 10.0 0 28 0 2.80 0 0
Boi 7.0 0 30 1 4.29 1 1
Dale Steyn 8.0 0 30 2 3.75 3 0
Goldbrain 10.0 1 25 4 2.50 1 1
Veggito1 9.5 0 29 2 2.95 0 0
Plasma 2.0 0 9 1 4.50 0 0


EXTRAS Wides: 5 No Balls: 2 Leg Byes: 7 Byes: 0

Total: 158/10 Overs: 46.5 Run Rate: 3.16 Extras: 14
-X-


MULTAN MUGHALS Partnerships

Batsmen Runs (Balls)
S Savak H Sombar þþþþþþþþ 20 (28)
S Savak M Haq þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 40 (50)
S Savak S Bat þþþþþ 12 (15)
S Siddarth S Bat þ 4 (6)
S Saj S Bat þ 4 (6)
Sangakkara S Bat þþþ 7 (6)
Sangakkara W Wazeeri þþþ 7 (15)
Sangakkara S Tanvir þþþþþ 13 (41)
Sangakkara Bunty'_200 þþþþþþþþþþþþ 29 (68)
Sangakkara A Rauf þþþþþþþþþ 22 (46)


Fall of Wickets 20/1 60/2 72/3 76/4 80/5
87/6 94/7 107/8 136/9 158/10

Total: 158/10 Overs: 46.5 Run Rate: 3.16 Extras: 14

[Geordie Ahmed]

:batman: :batman:

[Mohsin]

Not happy about the last wickets partnership, well done though shabaash

[Boi]

Come On Panthers We Can Get This Total

[Straight Bat]

gritty innings by Sangakkara.

158 to defends boys, i'm not going to spew out some inspirational crap because we got ourselves into this mess and we can only get ourselves out of this! lets blow them over for 100

[Boi]

Mohsin You Should Of Bowled YOU ARE A WICKET TAKING BOWLER AND WE WOULD OF GOT THEM OUT FOR LESS THAN THIS BUT ITS STILL A GREAT PERFORMANCE AND FANTASTIC BOWLING FROM GOLDBRAIN

COME ON PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :imran :imran :wasim

[Geordie Ahmed]

Goldbrain and Vegitto justifying their selection

[Mohsin]

Mohsin You Should Of Bowled

I will only bowl against minnow teams. Plus i thought of trying to get some cheap wickets at the end (Malik style!!) but thought against it in the end:D:D

[Geordie Ahmed]

Have to say fair play to Wor Captain - he made some brave changes and it could easily have backfired BUT it worked out well - good stuff :batman:

[Boi]

Goldbrain and Vegitto justifying their selection

GREAT THINKING FOR SELECTING THEM!!! :wasim :wasim

[FAM]

Match Update 13

PP only needed 159 to win, but the pitch was very difficult to bat, and MM had bowlers like Tanvir and Rauf.

Both Smith and MCM gave a slow but confident start to their team. Saj dropped Smith’s catch off Rauf’s second over, and in his next over, Smith hit him for a four, but Rauf took his revenge in the same over when Smith went for a drive and dragged the ball back to his stumps.

Graeme Smith 15 (18b 1X4)
b. Rauf
22/1(5)

[Mohsin]

Damn! Koi baat nahi!

[Straight Bat]

9 more to go

[Mohsin]

Some inspiration in the pavillion boys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6PTO6sIqqo&feature=PlayList&p=918303B0DB40C3CF&index=21
:19:

[FAM]

Match Update 14

Plasma, who didn’t have a good outing with the bat last time, was the next man in, and he approached his innings very carefully. Saj dropped another simple chance, this time of MCM, and his team didn’t look much happy.

Both Plasma and MCM kept taking singles and doubles and the score reached 53/1 after 11 overs. PP seemed to be on the driving seat at that moment.

[Mohsin]

Saj:))):)))

Yep you're defo a Pakistani!

[Plasma]

Yeahhh!

[Boi]

Come On!!! No Collapse

[Plasma]

Thank You saj bhai!

[Mohsin]

I've got a bad feeling.
A bad Pakistani feeling!

[Boi]

Ohhh Dear Saj Dropped 2 Catches!!!

[FAM]

Match Update 15

SB brought back Rauf for the 12th over, and he didn’t disappoint his captain, as Plasma got an inside edge, and the ball took off his leg stump. Lots of inside edges today!

Plasma 8 (20b)
b. Rauf
54/2(11.4)

[Plasma]

nooo!

[Boi]

oh no1!!

[Straight Bat]

alrite guys im off, good luck to multan!

[FAM]

Match Update 16

Geordie Ahmed, the man in form, was the next man in, and he showed his form by hitting two boundaries off Saj’s first over. He tried to do the same to Tanvir, but Tanvir bowled a slower delivery, and Geordie skied the ball in the air. Hari Sombar ran back, and took a diving catch to dismiss Geordie Ahmed. MM celebrated the wicket like nuts.

Geordie Ahmed 10 (8b 2X4)
c. Sombar b. Tanvir

72/3(13.2)

[Mohsin]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Boi]

NO not GA!!!

[FAM]

Match Update 17

Symonds, another man in form, was next. Tanvir hit him twice on his pads, but the umpire refused the appeal both times.

Wazeeri came to bowl, and troubled Symonds a bit with his leg spins. He was getting huge turn off the wicket.

On the other hand, MCM was playing very confidently, and had scored 41 off 50 deliveries with the help of 3 boundaries. SB brought Rauf back again, and he again didn’t disappoint his captain as he got ANOTHER inside edge and took off MCM’s off stump. That’s the 3rd wicket for Rauf.

MCMLXXXII 41 (52b 3X4)
b. Rauf
89/4(19.2)

[Plasma]

Ohh damn!

[Mohsin]

C'mon boys, consolidation no big hits!

[Boi]

Im Still Confident We Can Get The Runs Plenty Of Batting Left

[Plasma]

Im Still Confident We Can Get The Runs Plenty Of Batting Left
True! We need one partnership and we should be good.

[Mohsin]

69 more needed guys, c'mon beta's!

[FAM]

Match Update 18

Mohsin_Pak786, the captain, was the next man in, and he had only faced 2 deliveries when Tanvir bowled a slower delivery, and Mohsin_Pak786 swung the bat early, and we witnessed ANOTHER inside edge, and Mohsin_Pak786’s middle stump was on the ground.

Mohsin_Pak786 2 (3b)
b. Tanvir

92/5 (20.1)

[Mohsin]

:(:(:(:(

[Boi]

oh now the captain gone!!!!!!!!

[Plasma]

Uh oh...

[FAM]

Match Update 19

Flintoff was the next man in. He had been very economical with the ball, and after a few deliveries, he turned out to be economical with the bat too, as he tried to sweep Wazeeri, but got an edge, and Tanvir took an easy catch at the short fine leg.

Andrew Flintoff 1 (6b)
c. Tanvir b. Wazeeri
93/6 (21.1)

[Boi]

Flintoff now gone im in next lets hope i do well!!!

[Boi]

We Are Collapsing Here

Get A Partnership Together!!!

[Plasma]

damn it damn it!

[FAM]

Match Update 20

Boi was the next man in, and he could bat, but Symonds was the key for PP, and he was struggling to score runs because of the difficult pitch. Both Boi and Symonds planned to just hang around, and play as less shots as possible. The tactic seemed to work as they slowly found themselves getting closer to the target.

End of over 31 (0 runs)
PUNJAB PANTHERS 114/6
(R/R: 3.68 R/R Req: 2.37)
Wazeeri 9.0-2-25-1
Boi 13(36b)
Andrew Symonds 16(45b 1X4)

[Boi]

ohh thats it we have got plenty overs left no need for big shots

[Mohsin]

Shahbash guys, slow and steady wins the race!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Ooops - not going too well

Its my friggin fault - tried to score too quickly, should have just stuck around :po: :po:

[Plasma]

Good Good, i like it!

[FAM]

Match Update 21

Tanvir did a huge lbw appeal against Symonds, but it was denied. Symonds played the rest of the over maiden and went to Boi to discuss something. The pressure was on both teams. SB decided to bring back Rauf again, hoping that he would give him another breakthrough. Rauf appealed for lbw against Boi in the over, but he survived.

End of over 33 (6 runs)
PUNJAB PANTHERS 120/6
(R/R: 3.64 R/R Req: 2.29)
Abdur Rauf 8.0-0-30-3
Boi 14(38b)
Andrew Symonds 20(55b 1X4)

[Boi]

Dont Worry Ga We Will Win Inshallah

[Geordie Ahmed]

Yeah we need to calm it down - RR is not an issue so going for the big shots is not necessary

We need Boi and Symonds to build a partnership here

[Plasma]

Ooops - not going too well

Its my friggin fault - tried to score too quickly, should have just stuck around :po: :po:
Naw its mine. Poor #3. I planned you to go one down but i was too late.

Next time! I still have faith! :D

[Mohsin]

Slow and steady, well done. C'mon!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Match Update 21

Tanvir did a huge lbw appeal against Symonds, but it was denied. Symonds played the rest of the over maiden and went to Boi to discuss something. The pressure was on both teams. SB decided to bring back Rauf again, hoping that he would give him another breakthrough. Rauf appealed for lbw against Boi in the over, but he survived.

End of over 33 (6 runs)
PUNJAB PANTHERS 120/6
(R/R: 3.64 R/R Req: 2.29)
Abdur Rauf 8.0-0-30-3
Boi 14(38b)
Andrew Symonds 20(55b 1X4)

Multan need to calm down - appealing for everything, pressurising the umpire unnecesarily

[Saj]

Doctrove and Hair are the umpires I guess ? :)

[Mohsin]

and i wud like to see an investigtion into the pitch...

:D

[Geordie Ahmed]

Naw its mine. Poor #3. I planned you to go one down but i was too late.

Next time! I still have faith! :D

Yeah i was expecting to come 1 down so was a little surprised

Anyhow lets Boi and Symonds can get us to the target

another 40 or so runs to get

HOWAY BOYS :batman:

[Boi]

Naw its mine. Poor #3. I planned you to go one down but i was too late.

Next time! I still have faith! :D

ITS NONES FAULT!!! OK!!!

IF WE GO DWON WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN WITH A FIGHT!!!

[Plasma]

Multan need to calm down - appealing for everything, pressurising the umpire unnecesarily
It might be Ganguly in disguise!

[FAM]

Match Update 22

Rauf had another lbw appeal in his next over, this time against Symonds, but it was turned down. Boi also survived in the same over when Rauf let go off a simple caught and bowled chance. He put his arms on his waist and shook his head. That could have been a big blow to PP.

Tanvir came to bowl his 9th over, and had another huge appeal against Symonds, but it was turned down again. http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i33/rawphotoalbum1/Smilies/ohthedrama.gif

Wazeeri came to bowl his last over. He had bowled economically throughout the match, but his last over wasn’t as economical as Symonds hit him for a six and stole nine runs off the over.

End of over 35 (9 runs)
PUNJAB PANTHERS 135/6
(R/R: 3.86 R/R Req: 1.60)
Wazeeri 10.0-3-34-1
Andrew Symonds 29(62b 1X4 1X6)
Boi 20(43b)

[Geordie Ahmed]

ITS NONES FAULT!!! OK!!!

IF WE GO DWON WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN WITH A FIGHT!!!

Yeah true we win as a team and if we lose then its as a team aswell BUT lets hope it doesnt come to that :)

[Mohsin]

Oh the drama!!! My hearts going!!

Well done guys, well done!

[Boi]

Thats It Symonds!!!

[Plasma]

Yes Yes!! We need a few more overs! Guys just keep it steady.

[Geordie Ahmed]

BTW whats the target? 158?

[Mohsin]

BTW whats the target? 158?

Yep!:)

[Plasma]

We don't look like losing from here.

[Mohsin]

^dont jinx it!:D

[Geordie Ahmed]

Yep!:)

So 23 to get

Thats not bad - aslong as one of Boi or Symonds is there for another 5 overs or so

[Mohsin]

FAM building the suspense...

[FAM]

Match Update 23

Tanvir’s last over finally got MM the wicket they wanted, but it was too late. Boi came break-dancing down the track, and tried to hit the winning runs, but another slower delivery, another inside edge, and another stump shattering.

Boi 26 (57b)
b. Tanvir
153/7 (39.1)

[Plasma]

Its alright he did his job!

[Boi]

Oh No Im Out Errrhhh...................

Im So Dissapointed In Myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mohsin]

C'mon dont get carried away, still need 5 to win

[Mohsin]

Its fone, you did ur job Boi:19:

[Boi]

Match Update 23

Tanvir’s last over finally got MM the wicket they wanted, but it was too late. Boi came break-dancing down the track, and tried to hit the winning runs, but another slower delivery, another inside edge, and another stump shattering.

Boi 26 (57b)
b. Tanvir
153/7 (39.1)

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! :))) :))) :))) :)) :)) ;-)

[Geordie Ahmed]

Yeah man dont worry Boi - you did a brilliant job

5 runs to win, 3 wickets left and just over 10 overs remaining

Its looking decent for us

[Saj]

I want an enquiry into the umpiring in this game.

We have had about 20 appeals turned down here :)

[Plasma]

Yeah man dont worry Boi - you did a brilliant job

5 runs to win, 3 wickets left and just over 10 overs remaining

Its looking decent for us
Yes, just decent. :))

[FAM]

Match Update 24

MM still had a slight chance, and all their eyes were on Tanvir. Veggito1 was the next man in. He blocked the first ball, and left the next two balls. On the fourth ball, he blocked again, and Symonds forced him to take a quick run. It was risky, but they made it. Good running by Symonds.

Symonds then tried to finish the game on Tanvir’s last ball, but got beaten.

End of over 40 (1 runs)
PUNJAB PANTHERS 154/7
(R/R: 3.85 R/R Req: 0.50)
Sohail Tanvir 10.0-1-25-3
Andrew Symonds 40(74b 1X4 1X6)
Veggito1 1(4b)

[Boi]

I want an enquiry into the umpiring in this game.

We have had about 20 appeals turned down here :)

SAJ ITS NOT ALL THE UMPIRES FAULT YOU DROPPED TWO CATCHES SO STOP COMPLAINING

[Plasma]

I want an enquiry into the umpiring in this game.

We have had about 20 appeals turned down here :)
Ganguly had about 100 turned down in the recent Pak Indo series. :)))

[Mohsin]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
Shabash guys, well played!

[Geordie Ahmed]

I want an enquiry into the umpiring in this game.

We have had about 20 appeals turned down here :)

And we want the Match Referee to look into the behaviour of your players - you cant go around bullying the Umpires into giving you decisions. Fair play to the umpires for keeping cool and giving CORRECT decisions :P

Also its easy to blame the umpires BUT Saj you dropped 2 simple catches i hear :P

[Mohsin]

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[Saj]

SAJ ITS NOT ALL THE UMPIRES FAULT YOU DROPPED TWO CATCHES SO STOP COMPLAINING
I've never dropped a catch in my life :P

[Geordie Ahmed]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
Shabash guys, well played!

Hold your horses bro - its not over yet

[Mohsin]

lol my badm i though it said did finish it:))

[Plasma]

lol my badm i though it said did finish it:))
:))) :)))

[FAM]

Match Update 25

SB had no choice, but to give Bunty'_200 the ball, because Rauf had already finished his spell. Symonds and Veggito1 ran for a quick run again on the first ball, putting Symonds on strike. Symonds tried to flick the ball toward fine leg for a four, but it hit his pads, and MM went for a huge appeal, but it was turned down. The next ball was short, and Symonds pulled it toward leg. It seemed that it was going to be a four, but Tanvir dived and saved a certain boundary. Good to see MM still fighting.

But the scores were level, and PP only needed one run to win. Bunty'_200 bowled a slower delivery to Veggito1, Veggito1 tried to smash it out of the park, but skied the ball in the air, Rauf came underneath it, and… and… DROPPED! But Symonds and Veggito1 had completed a run, and won the game for their team.

So due to some drop catches from MM, and some umpiring decisions not going in their favor, they might be feeling that they had been robbed of a certain win, but let’s not take any credit away from Symonds and Boi, who both held their nerves, didn’t play any silly shots, and showed everyone how to bat on this wicket.

End of innings (40.4 overs)
PUNJAB PANTHERS 159/7 (RR: 3.93)
Buntylover_200 9.4-0-43-0
Andrew Symonds 43(76b 1X4 1X6)
Veggito1 3(6b)




Thats the end of the match
Thats was a close one, but in the end the PUNJAB PANTHERS tail batted quite responsibly
158 was never a large enough total to defend
We hope you will be joining us in the coming matches


MULTAN MUGHALS 158 46.5 overs
PUNJAB PANTHERS 159/7 40.4 overs

PUNJAB PANTHERS won by 3 wickets

Man of the match: Goldbrain

[Mohsin]

2 out of 2!!

This is for you guys. I will provide you with a treat after every win;-):19:

http://bp0.blogger.com/_DPqKQp9pCA8/RwN-0XfqoCI/AAAAAAAAA_U/f776KSC8Jn0/s320/Laddoo1.jpg


Well i g2g to eat, i'll be bak in approx 10/15 mins:)

[Geordie Ahmed]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss

Congrats Boys

:27: :27: :27:

[FAM]

Complete scorecard: http://faraz.frihost.net/ppl/r1m3s.TXT
Complete cricsim commentary: http://faraz.frihost.net/ppl/r1m3c.TXT

[Plasma]

Yes Yes Yes!!

Balle Balle!

[Boi]

Yipee 2 Out Of 2 Thats Wat Im Talking Bout!!!

[Plasma]

Awesome fight boys!

Everyone pitched in! Great to see!

[Geordie Ahmed]

First of all credit to Goldbrain for his brilliant bowling (fully deserving of Man of the match) and also the other bowlers who kept the Multan score down

Then credit to Boi and Symonds for a wonderful partnership which ensured we got to our target

It was a bit shaky our chase BUT we got the win which was the main thing

Oh and credit to wor captain - he made some brave changes and they worked out very well.

P.S- Thanks to Saj for his butter fingers :P

[McBoom]

LOL !
Saj bowled one over and went for 13 runs and then dropped two catches and made 2 runs. :)))

He single handedly cost you the match, I say drop him! :P

[Mohsin]

Well done everyone, you all chipped in to help the team.
Special credit to Goldbrain and Boi who played superbly under some pressure to firstly help keep MM down and then Boi leading the recovery and in the end helping us win, SHABAASH boys!:19:

And great to see all the playes drafted in all performing!
'sigh' gonna be a hard job picking the team now!:D

[Saj]

Congrats to the winners (all 13 of them, including the umpires) :D :P

[Mohsin]

Ahem
http://www.sweetjanes.com/images/Butterfingers.jpg

:D:D:D:D

Commiserations anyway:19:

[FAM]

Averages and points table after today's match updated.

[Goldbrain]

Well done everyone, you all chipped in to help the team.
Special credit to Goldbrain and Boi who played superbly under some pressure to firstly help keep MM down and then Boi leading the recovery and in the end helping us win, SHABAASH boys!:19:

And great to see all the playes drafted in all performing!
'sigh' gonna be a hard job picking the team now!:D

What was I playing I even did not know that. I took my wife for shopping and heard her cha cha choo choo whole day. Thank you very much for making my end of day with the win and good news :)))

[Geordie Ahmed]

What was I playing I even did not know that. I took my wife for shopping and heard her cha cha choo choo whole day. Thank you very much for making my end of day with the win and good news :)))

Not only did you play you was man of the match for us

You was a star - great stuff :19:

[Geordie Ahmed]

Ahem
http://www.sweetjanes.com/images/Butterfingers.jpg

:D:D:D:D

Commiserations anyway:19:

:))) :))) :))) :)))

[Geordie Ahmed]

Congrats to the winners (all 13 of them, including the umpires) :D :P

Good to see you are gracious in defeat . . . . well kind of :P

[Legendary_Sage]

Well done MM guys for putting up a good fight.we lose few early wickets and never recover from that.even then our team showed good spirit.
Congrats to PP for the win but due to bad umpiring of Hair and Nadir Shah the LBW's were not given in our favor.

[Savak]

uhh, How come i didnt bowl? If not then someone please explain to me how come your 90mph bowler did not bowl a single ball given we only had 158 runs to defend and needed to blast wickets out asap. I am the Shoaib Akhtar of this squad. Dissapointed with the loss and my performance with the bat even though i topscored, i should have had a better strike rate than 80.

[Goldbrain]

uhh, How come i didnt bowl? If not then someone please explain to me how come your 90mph bowler did not bowl a single ball given we only had 158 runs to defend and needed to blast wickets out asap. I am the Shoaib Akhtar of this squad. Dissapointed with the loss and my performance with the bat even though i topscored, i should have had a better strike rate than 80.

They have got me old fashion, in and out swinger FM 85mph bowler, which can bowl in any kind of pitch because of his bowling experiance.
Yep following the step of :imran :wasim

[FAM]

uhh, How come i didnt bowl? If not then someone please explain to me how come your 90mph bowler did not bowl a single ball given we only had 158 runs to defend and needed to blast wickets out asap. I am the Shoaib Akhtar of this squad. Dissapointed with the loss and my performance with the bat even though i topscored, i should have had a better strike rate than 80.

Yaar, please read my post about the bowling orders in the main thread. Link: http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=1540267&postcount=26

By the way you would have come to bowl the next over for sure, and would have bowled at least 5 overs if there were more runs on the board. The other bowlers when given the bowl bowled well, so the simulator persisted with them till the end.

The simulator will pick you as a first change bowler in the next match as far as I know, because now your average (35) is better than the some bowlers who bowled.

As long as your strike rate is concerned, it's a difficult pitch to bat on. =)