'Pakistan Day' T20 Cup - 23rd March

[Xohaib]

There will be a 2 match tournament on 23 march.
U-19 and Pakistan A will play each other a 2020 match and the winner will play against the champions.
And it will be live on geo super.

[Paradox]

Thanks for the news.

Will be interesting to see if Hammad Azam plays for the U19 side or the national side (since he's been picked in the squad). Also, a few players in the Pak A side might be in the U19 side too.

[its.raja]

Venue plz?

[Xohaib]

Dont know,may be karachi again

[muhammad saad]

Cannt wait to see it :D

[rhussain33]

Oh man that is some great news... cant wait.

[pakcricketfan]

Venue plz?

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

[pakmania]

Lahore brilliant,Karachi was getting a bit dull pitch-wise,just hope the wicket is a good seaming one

[Sledger]

When was the last time Lahore produced a seaming track lol? Expect a pancake, although the scores will probabyl be around the 130-150 zone considering batting quality. The only place where the ball does a bit (that too on a good day) is Karachi but if they produce a slow turner at Lahore then it might make for good practice for the WI venues. :)

[BoomBoomCricket]

Good news. Thanks for informing. Can someone record the match and put it on here ?

[RehanG]

also on geo uk? any news on it!

[Saj]

There will be a 2 match tournament on 23 march.
U-19 and Pakistan A will play each other a 2020 match and the winner will play against the champions.
And it will be live on geo super.
Sorry can you just clarify. The winners of the Pakistan "A" versus Under 19s match will play against whom?

[sanakazmi]

Sorry can you just clarify. The winners of the Pakistan "A" versus Under 19s match will play against whom?

The winners will play the Pakistan national team. Wonder who'll be captaining that. :P

[sultanator]

I think they should all play each other in a T20 tri-series.

[iafzal]

Where can I find more info on this as I am in Lahore and would love to go and check out the 2nd game.

[Ryankhan]

AWSOME great news. we badly need cricket. Bored of freakin IPL....we need out stars to perform, RBS 20-20 was awsome and i wish PCB manges to schedule something untill 20-20 WC. i said it before aswell, take out top 4 teams from RBS and have a tournament of 20-20 overs and this time change the veenue...this should be fun to watch and hope this captaincy issue is solved...

[BoomBoomCricket]

Please show on pakpassion.tv

[Afridi_Fan]

The winners will play the Pakistan national team. Wonder who'll be captaining that. :P


:afridi

[TalhaSyed]

:afridi

Will he be back from Dubai?:

http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/452582.html

What a BEASTLY pic from the match:
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115200/115285.jpg

Look at the aggression on the face!! How dare someone throws something so pink and girly my way!!!! :afridi

Beasty Knock btw:

http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/452582.html

35 from 20 (3 4's, 2 6's) SR:175 :14: :14: almost pushed Emirates over the line :afridi

[taaveez]

There will be a 2 match tournament on 23 march.
U-19 and Pakistan A will play each other a 2020 match and the winner will play against the champions.
So, one of U-19 and Pak A will pay two matches on the same day? Let the injuries begin.

[TalhaSyed]

So, one of U-19 and Pak A will pay two matches on the same day? Let the injuries begin.

its fine man in most domestic T20 tournys....well atleast i know the eng domestic t20 :P...they have a finals day where the semi's and final are the same day no one gets injured there. Yes conditions may not be as good but players have to be able to cope wit aprox 6 hours of cricket

[pakmania]

When was the last time Lahore produced a seaming track lol? Expect a pancake, although the scores will probabyl be around the 130-150 zone considering batting quality. The only place where the ball does a bit (that too on a good day) is Karachi but if they produce a slow turner at Lahore then it might make for good practice for the WI venues. :)
I was being sarcastic Sledge lol :ibutt

[pakcricketfan]

Where can I find more info on this as I am in Lahore and would love to go and check out the 2nd game.

Currently this is all the info geo super is giving. The matches are to be held on 23rd March at Gaddafi Stadium. First match is Pak U-19 vs Pak A. The winner will compete against Pakistan national team in the 2nd match.

[pakcricketfan]

So, one of U-19 and Pak A will pay two matches on the same day? Let the injuries begin.

I don't think so.
Two T20s= 80 overs. One ODI=100 overs
They shouldn't have much of a problem.

[TalhaSyed]

Squads announced for the 3 teams:

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Misbah ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Asad Shafiq :13: .

Pakistan A: Imran Farhat, Shahzaib Hassan, Muhammad Hafeez (captain), Hasan Raza, Aamir Sajjad, Kamran Younis, Sarfraz Ahmad, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Sami, Abdul Rehman, Omair Khan.

Pakistan U19s: Azeem Ghuman (captain), Babar Azam, Ahmad Shahzad, Ehsan Ali, Ramiz Aziz, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Waqas, Sarmad Bhatti, Raza Hassan, Usman Qadir, Muhammad Naeem, Anoop Ravi, Shahzaib Ahmad.

No frickin captain for Pakistan announced :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed:

http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=230104

[azfar wali]

Squads announced for the 3 teams:



No frickin captain for Pakistan announced :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed:

http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=230104


So the A team will have Asif, Sami,Shahzib and Mohammed Hafeez don't think the U-19 team stands a great chance of winning now but they still have very talented players so there might be an upset.

[taaveez]

Yes conditions may not be as good but players have to be able to cope wit aprox 6 hours of cricket
I don't think so.
Two T20s= 80 overs. One ODI=100 overs
They shouldn't have much of a problem.
Sure, but they aren't used to possibly scoring 400 runs or taking 20 wickets in 6 hours. There's a reason why our team usually scores 250 runs and takes 8 opponent wickets in an ODI.

Nevertheless, the second game will likely be one sided (just because of exhaustion/already won mindset).

[insaaniyat]

Where can I find more info on this as I am in Lahore and would love to go and check out the 2nd game.
Slam Afzal Bhai:) tou aaj kal aap Lahore mein hain?

[saj001]

A team looks good

[Waseem]

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Misbah ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Asad Shafiq .

Pakistan A: Imran Farhat, Shahzaib Hassan, Muhammad Hafeez (captain), Hasan Raza, Aamir Sajjad, Kamran Younis, Sarfraz Ahmad, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Sami, Abdul Rehman, Omair Khan.

Pakistan U19s: Azeem Ghuman (captain), Babar Azam, Ahmad Shahzad, Ehsan Ali, Ramiz Aziz, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Waqas, Sarmad Bhatti, Raza Hassan, Usman Qadir, Muhammad Naeem, Anoop Ravi, Shahzaib Ahmad.


I hope Asad Shafiq gets a chance to play as it's a 12 man squad and there is no point including him in Pak national team if he doesn't get a game(he was guaranteed to play with Pak A)

It's good to see Hasan Raza in the A team squad. Naved Yasin should have been given a chance even if he is not a T20 player, it's only against local teams so nothing to lose.

[Kriketer]

Its going to be an exciting tournament. I will be cheering for U19!!

[iafzal]

Slam Afzal Bhai:) tou aaj kal aap Lahore mein hain?
Walaikum Salam, you did not notice I am not posting much recently?
I thought you are hogging my posts to see if I still support YKg :)

[Down2Earth]

asad shafiq will be used by Pakistan's senior team to carry the drinks, what a waste.

[PK KAM]

Very disappointed with pcb for omitting Shoaib Akhtar and Imran Nazir from the squad, we al know they deserve a chance to represent the teams they would put better performance then underrated selected stars, pcb is a joke it corrupted just like ppp

[Down2Earth]

Very disappointed with pcb for omitting shoaib akhtar and imran nazir from the squad, we al know they deserve a chance to represent the teams they would put better performance then underated selected stars, pcb is a joke it corrupted just like ppp
please forget about these two names, akhtar is finished and imran nazir is still playing as if he's 14 if not worse.

[PK KAM]

please forget about these two names, akhtar is finished and imran nazir is still playing as if he's 14 if not worse.
Ur a loony man S.Akhtar is extreme pace, I.nazir is explosive batsmen pcb has ruined or is on verge of ruin the career of two great superstars.

[Down2Earth]

Ur a loony man S.Akhtar is extreme pace, I.nazir is explosive batsmen pcb has ruined or is on verge of ruin the career of two great superstars.
the word "great" is associated with players like wasim akram, imran khan, lara etc, and NOT nazir.
yet you call me a loony, oh the irony.

and regarding shoaib's "extreme pace", yeah that was 6 years ago when he could complete his run up. accept it, he's finished. i'm sure they'll select him when they have an OAP's match

[nomz15]

i believe shoaib akhtar ruined his own career with indiscipline.

Does this Pakistan squad mean this is the most likely 11 we'll see in our opening WC match?

[Down2Earth]

i believe shoaib akhtar ruined his own career with indiscipline.

Does this Pakistan squad mean this is the most likely 11 we'll see in our opening WC match?
they've got asif playing for Pak A, i'm sure he'll play the "senior" card and make space somehow. maybe at the expense of aamer, i hope not

[nomz15]

Well who decides the starting eleven when the team is in the west indies? Isn't it up to waqar and the captain to decide?

[Down2Earth]

Well who decides the starting eleven when the team is in the west indies? Isn't it up to waqar and the captain to decide?
yeah the captain, coach and team manager i believe. if salman butt is made captain, will he have the power to ask someone like asif to sit out when he shouldn't be in the team himself? if butt's made captain, this WC has disaster written all over it

[nomz15]

But waqar can...and I'd like to think a guy of his stature may be able to make the tough calls and decisions that are required. And whats the point of all these bans and fines if the seniority tag can't be over-ruled?

[rhussain33]

Cant wait to see Butt and Latif go on a duck, and Shahzaib Hassan outplaying them both with a 200 SR,

[sunnysheikh420]

Pakistan U-19 has two fast bowlers ?? Sarmad Bhatti & Hammad (he is part-timer) they will get trashed !! neend another pace bowler Where is Fayyaz Butt ?

[BoomBoomCricket]

Pakistan U-19 has two fast bowlers ?? Sarmad Bhatti & Hammad (he is part-timer) they will get trashed !! neend another pace bowler Where is Fayyaz Butt ?

They will be relying on spin and batting I guess.

[BoomBoomCricket]

Match timings ??????

[TalhaSyed]

Match timings ??????

dont quote me on this but i think some where it said first match is 10am and 2nd match at 6 pm pak time.

PS: The games ARE being listed on GEO UK!!!! :D :D

[irfan21987]

the pakistan first XI squad is lacking batting,

Butt, Latif and Misbah - this must be a joke, especially while you have Shahzaib and hafeez in the A team, even Farhat is better than Butt. Sad to see no Nazir.

It would've been awesome to see Nazir and Shahzaib open for Pk, then you got Akmals, Afridi and Razzaq to come, while Fawad can play an anchor role.

[pakcricketfan]

What is Asad Shafiq doing in the Pak squad and what is Asif doing in the Pak A squad?! They should swap places! :13:
And why have they studded the U-19 team with batsmen and spinners?! and where's Fayyaz Butt?!

[Saj]

Here's the media release from the PCB :-

http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Articles/12/12517.html

[pakmania]

Asad Shafiq is very weak especially against good bowling attacks,has a good FC average but was poor against the England Lions outfit

Should have swapped with Asif but understandably all teams need to be quite strong

[Radiance Of Australis]

What a BEASTLY pic from the match:
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115200/115285.jpg

Look at the aggression on the face!! How dare someone throws something so pink and girly my way!!!! :afridi
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:))) :)))

Anyways...
What are Asif and Yasir doing in the A squad?
And Hammad and Raza are supposed to be in the A squad right?

And how come they randomly picked Asad Shafiq :S

I have a feeling that he will be the 12th man :D
And I think Ehsan Ali and Anoop will sit out from U19s.;-)

[azfar wali]

:))) :)))

Anyways...
What are Asif and Yasir doing in the A squad?
And Hammad and Raza are supposed to be in the A squad right?

And how come they randomly picked Asad Shafiq :S

I have a feeling that he will be the 12th man :D
And I think Ehsan Ali and Anoop will sit out from U19s.;-)

I am pretty sure that did that to even out the teams Asif, Yasir and Sami will strengthened the A team and the U-19 team will get killed if Raza and Hammad aren't in their squad.

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

Asad Shafiq is very weak especially against good bowling attacks,has a good FC average but was poor against the England Lions outfit

Should have swapped with Asif but understandably all teams need to be quite strong

naveen yasin played only two matches against england loin and performed in the both matches, and played well well in the RBS matches for multan and only scored less in his last RBS match that was 14 on the 8 balls i think... he was looking even solid than all pakistani national team's batsmen, but what he hell he couldn't even make pakistan A team for pakistan day matches....

Now i can clearly say there is no justice in pakistan at all. if he was born in either karachi or lahore he could be a captain of pakistan team.. but born in a multan or even a sub city of multan is a big crime, right?

which countries are poor in justice they are down in everything!!!!

Thanks god Norway has best justice system and thts why norway is the richest country per capita income wise.

[ShehryarK]

Thanks god Norway has best justice system and thts why norway is the richest country per capita income wise.Nonsensical assertion. Firstly, even if the two assumptions you present as "factoids" are assumed to be true, a mere correlation never implies a causal relationship.

Secondly, your two factoids are highly debatable, and the first is not even quantifiable or measurable by any objective standard.

Thirdly, whilst Norway is indeed a very rich country, its significant oil reserves and oil exports play a huge part in that.

Hence, in conclusion, you're talking nonsense.

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

Nonsensical assertion. Firstly, even if the two assumptions you present as "factoids" are assumed to be true, a mere correlation never implies a causal relationship.

Secondly, your two factoids are highly debatable, and the first is not even quantifiable or measurable by any objective standard.

Thirdly, whilst Norway is indeed a very rich country, its significant oil reserves and oil exports play a huge part in that.

Hence, in conclusion, you're talking nonsense.

look like currently you are taking a ITS(intelligent tutoring system) course. but i will suggest you just do some search on CAI systems.

btw CMU developed ITS systems using model tracing and and first constrainst base ITS systems was developed in NZ(intelligent SQL tutor)

[ShehryarK]

O-k-a-a-a-y.

That's alrite then ;-)

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

Nonsensical assertion. Firstly, even if the two assumptions you present as "factoids" are assumed to be true, a mere correlation never implies a causal relationship.

Secondly, your two factoids are highly debatable, and the first is not even quantifiable or measurable by any objective standard.

Thirdly, whilst Norway is indeed a very rich country, its significant oil reserves and oil exports play a huge part in that.

Hence, in conclusion, you're talking nonsense.

Ok forget about norway stuff, i am stupid so i bring norway in everything, cos i like norway so much!!!..

but come to point..

could you tell me, a person who made almost more runs than anyonelse with highest avgs and with more hundreds in the last season but didn't get selected for even A team...

Then what the hell somebody need to work hard when they know they will not be picked...

faisal iqbal made the same number of hundreds in the first class cricket in 10 years the this guy made same number of hundreds in one season.. what is his fault not born in lahore or karachi???? pakistan is just the name of these two cities????

[salman24]

What time will this be on (EST) and also what channel is showing this?

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

What time will this be on (EST) and also what channel is showing this?


salman24 brother yaer i am sad.... i wanted to see neveed yasin in that tournament but pcb didn't picked him... one of my pak friend told me he is really good player.. i am sad!!!!!!!

[ShehryarK]

could you tell me, a person who made almost more runs than anyonelse with highest avgs and with more hundreds in the last season but didn't get selected for even A team...

Then what the hell somebody need to work hard when they know they will not be picked...

faisal iqbal made the same number of hundreds in the first class cricket in 10 years the this guy made same number of hundreds in one season.. what is his fault not born in lahore or karachi???? pakistan is just the name of these two cities????Completely agree.

There is no rhyme nor reason for the selection of some average players and the continued inexplicable exclusion of others who have done much better yet are ignored.

[Kriketer]

They should have scheduled this game on the weekend, but well whatever. It will be interesting.

I hope Butt, Misbah, Farhat, Iqbal and whoever doesn't deserve to be in our T20 squad get out on golden sitting ducks and players like Alam, Hammad, Ghumman etc (deserving lots) make the most out of it.

[ShehryarK]

It is a national holiday in Pakistan! Why bother with the weekend?

[RehanG]

They should have scheduled this game on the weekend, but well whatever. It will be interesting.

I hope Butt, Misbah, Farhat, Iqbal and whoever doesn't deserve to be in our T20 squad get out on golden sitting ducks and players like Alam, Hammad, Ghumman etc (deserving lots) make the most out of it.
beta is Pakistan Day on 23rd so in Pak every one is free.;)

[Kriketer]

It is a national holiday in Pakistan! Why bother with the weekend?


:))) oops....me got owned

[pakmania]

No Mohammad Irfan ?

[taaveez]

Thanks god Norway has best justice system and thts why norway is the richest country per capita income wise.
That's a pretty outdated claim:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

[Afridi_Fan]

So, the game is scheduled for tomorrow and still we don't have a Captain for the National Team.

Brilliant :ibutt

[salman24]

salman24 brother yaer i am sad.... i wanted to see neveed yasin in that tournament but pcb didn't picked him... one of my pak friend told me he is really good player.. i am sad!!!!!!!

I'm sorry I guess. Maybe next time....

[iafzal]

I am sure Butt is sh_tting in his pants after making stupid statement that we will have one captain for all formats There is really no one who can do that. Only person that comes close for now is Afridi but he is on probation for next 6 months.
Maybe Butt will do another u turn and say we will have separate captains tomorrow or make temporary captain for this game only.

[Crucifier]

I hope someone can put up some Geo UK / Geo Super streams tomorrow :D

[rhussain33]

So what time GMT is the first match between the U19 and A side ??

[Saj]

Just to let you all know that Afridi may still play a part for the Pakistan team in this tournament.

Whilst he hasnt been named in the squad, he will be in Lahore with the team.

[Saj]

So what time GMT is the first match between the U19 and A side ??
Pakistan A v Pakistan U19 at Lahore
Mar 23 (10:30 local, 05:30 GMT)
Pakistan v TBA at Lahore
Mar 23 (18:00 local, 13:00 GMT)

[pakmania]

naveen yasin played only two matches against england loin and performed in the both matches, and played well well in the RBS matches for multan and only scored less in his last RBS match that was 14 on the 8 balls i think... he was looking even solid than all pakistani national team's batsmen, but what he hell he couldn't even make pakistan A team for pakistan day matches....

Now i can clearly say there is no justice in pakistan at all. if he was born in either karachi or lahore he could be a captain of pakistan team.. but born in a multan or even a sub city of multan is a big crime, right?

which countries are poor in justice they are down in everything!!!!

Thanks god Norway has best justice system and thts why norway is the richest country per capita income wise.
I'm on about Asad Shafiq,what on earth does Naved Yasin and the Norwegian legal system have to do with that ? :))) :))) Epic Fail !

[pakmania]

I hope someone can put up some Geo UK / Geo Super streams tomorrow :D
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rbs-t20 Well the RBS T20 was on this Geo Super stream so I'm sure it'll be on here

I hope PP TV will broadcast it too

[pakmania]

Pakistan A v Pakistan U19 at Lahore
Mar 23 (10:30 local, 05:30 GMT)
Pakistan v TBA at Lahore
Mar 23 (18:00 local, 13:00 GMT)
The best match of the day......and its at 5:30am ! :pissed: Hopefully I can set the alarm for Fajr and watch the match after prayers

[Nazir_ Rules]

Cant wait!

[pakcricketfan]

feel sorry for Asad Shafiq..He will most definitely be confined to the role of a drinks carrier.
btw, Azeem Ghumman will be captaining the U-19 team for the last time tomorrow.

[pakmania]

feel sorry for Asad Shafiq..He will most definitely be confined to the role of a drinks carrier.
btw, Azeem Ghumman will be captaining the U-19 team for the last time tomorrow.
Facebook ?

[Nazir_ Rules]

Can anyone confirm if the match is being televised on Geo USA or Canada?

[TalhaSyed]

Just to let you all know that Afridi may still play a part for the Pakistan team in this tournament.

Whilst he hasnt been named in the squad, he will be in Lahore with the team.


http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=230104

He is in the squad Saj bhai :D :afridi

Pakistan:

Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Misbah ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Asad Shafiq.

Inshallah captain BOOM BOOM! :D

[azfar wali]

When is it going to be starting?

[Afridi_Fan]

1st game in 90 minutes time.

[Afridi_Fan]

2nd game where the winner of the 1st game will play team Pakistan will be at 1830 PST.

[taaveez]

Can anyone confirm if the match is being televised on Geo USA or Canada?
Yes, 2am to 6am Eastern time, and then 8am to 12noon for the second match.

[kingusama92]

Pakistan A has won the toss and decided to bat first.

Mohammad Hafeez feels his team should make 170ish. Azeem Ghumman states he would have batted first as well cause he pitch is an absolute belter as usual.

[ItsMeK1]

any1 in need of links

[Fawad2010]

Pak A 55/0 in 6 overs!!
Good start by hafeez and farhat

[sakss]

Mohammad asif in pak A??

[ShehryarK]

Match thread for the first match:

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=93831

[Eagle Eyes]

Please email me the link cheenamalai@msn.com

[pakcricketfan]

Pak U-19 didn't have a proper bowling attack today. It wasn't a balanced team. So many spinners and 2 medium pacers! No wonder they got spanked!
With the presence of 8 test players, Pak A was too strong for the U-19.

[ShehryarK]

Match thread for the second and final match:


http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=93843