Australia vs Pakistan | Group B | Colombo | 19/03/11 | Pakistan Innings

[Rizz Khan]

Can Pakistan Chase 177? Looks Good To Me

[hamzie]

Allow me

Australia bowled out for 176.

Now we wait for kamran to get a 100

[Fireworks11]

Yes they can.

Razzaq at 3. Watch.

[Noman]

Originally Posted by fireworks11 Yes they can. Razzaq at 3. Watch.

Razzaq should be at nr. 3 today..

[cricfan967]

This should be fun.

[Sherazkhalid]

Lets win this game please, and set up Ind Sri or Ind Aus QF.

[kashmiri]

Originally Posted by Sherazkhalid Lets win this game please, and set up Ind Sri or Ind Aus QF.

sounds good to me

we can play the wayword windies and focus on the semi-finals

[Khan88]

InshAllah openers need to play positive, let middle order consolidate if needed. Feeling good about this one, but can't take the Aussies lightly.

[ali kc]

its aint gona be a walk in the park but COME ON PAKISTAN!

[Amjid Javed]

Need a postive start and need to just be solid early on. With Lee and Tait we will get run scoring chances.

[Bilsher007]

Originally Posted by Amjid Javed Need a postive start and need to just be solid early on. With Lee and Tait we will get run scoring chances.

Pakistani openers need to rotate strike with an odd boundary, the target is 177 and pakistan does'nt need to play ridiculous shots in search of scoring boundaries. We need a thorough professional batting approac and performance. This wicket is two paced and we must play on merit and not go for needless lofted shots. Australia has three 90 miles fast bowlers and on this ultra slow wicket it could be advantage for pakistani batsmen IF THEIR APPROACH IS PROFESSIONAL !. Australia lacks quality spinners,krejza and smith are at best average spinners But pakistani batsmen have habit of making mediocre bowlers look great ! So we need to play very positively when chasing 177 runs. If hafeez and kamran put 100 runs for opening wicket then it would put a lot of pressure on aussies. Pakistani batsmen must NOT GIFT WICKETS TO Australian bowlers.

[Bilsher007]

Ya ALLAH please may hafeez and kamran score 50 plus scores to set up platform for win for pakistan, AMEEN SUMMA AMEEN.

[Noman]

Originally Posted by Bilsher007 Ya ALLAH please may hafeez and kamran score 50 plus scores to set up platform for win for pakistan, AMEEN SUMMA AMEEN.

Ameen

[Omar Malik]

Originally Posted by Bilsher007 Ya ALLAH please may hafeez and kamran score 50 plus scores to set up platform for win for pakistan, AMEEN SUMMA AMEEN.

InshahAllah

[Bilsher007]

That was REALLY STUPID SHOT FROM HAFEEZ ! What do u expect from mediocre opener ?, he was in two minds when playing that rising delivery from lee. A gift from pakistani batsmen as usual unfortunately.

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

i just hope pak complete a solid performance

[Fireworks11]

Ponting also has 3 spinners:

Smith, Krejza and Clarke.

[kashmiri]

Pakistan need 177 to win The last team to beat Australia in a World Cup have a fantastic opportunity to do it again. how did sri-lanka then win the '96 world cup?

[jattafridi]

no need to play stupid shot RR under 4


Come on Pakistan

[iHammad]

Sidhu praising Pakistan.

[ZAK]

The openers have to provide a solid start.

[cricket_fan_1]

Congrats guys....koyi treat dene waala hain yahaan ??

[WNC]

Originally Posted by cricket_fan_1 Congrats guys....koyi treat dene waala hain yahaan ??

Bhai jeetne do, phir gulab jamun ya jo bhi aap chahein!

[No_Username]

Originally Posted by cricket_fan_1 Congrats guys....koyi treat dene waala hain yahaan ??

Let us win first



Stop trying to jinx

[jattafridi]

Originally Posted by cricket_fan_1 Congrats guys....koyi treat dene waala hain yahaan ??

kis kushi mein

[cricket_fan_1]

Originally Posted by jattafridi kis kushi mein

Match tho jeethne vaale ho

no jinxing...

[jattafridi]

Originally Posted by cricket_fan_1 Match tho jeethne vaale ho i am jinxing because i dont want pakistan to win ...

fixed

[Blitz]

Very nervous chase ahead.

Didn't we need a similar score in Sydney? 170 odd?

And in UAE when we lost 3-2 series.

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

i want pak to win by 5+ wickets

[Sledger]

Australia will fight tooth and nail. Pakistan need to take singles and not go into their hole and let the ReqRate get up easily. Remember the T20 at MCG where Tait came out all fired up after a good bowling performance from Pakistan? Still backing Pakistan to win.

[ZAK]

Nick Knight says he really likes the look of this Pakistan team. His only concern is the fragility of the top order.

[Sledger]

Kamran kept quite well, hopefully he can score a big one.

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Hopefully we should win this one, the openers need to give a solid start though.

[oracleg]

Need to go out with all guns blazing. No point sticking around, especially with the way the pitch is behaving once the ball gets softer.

[Civil]

please please please keep runrate of 3 for for power play . don't lose wickets to the top order even if run rate is low. Even half of this whole total is achievable in the last 16 overs with wickets intact and their spinners.

[JellyBro]

some great stuff from Nick Knight about and his 100MPH fast ball

[ZAK]

I think Kami will have a good day with the bat today.

[Rizie]

Misbah will be crucial for our run chase

[Sherazkhalid]

First ten overs will be key, when the ball will get old it will do all kind of tricks, so we need to build a solid base in the first ten overs, rather than play test match in first ten overs.

[zhivago]

We will win this by 5 wickets.

Welcome to world cup, cricket cup, world cup!

[cricfan967]

If Pakistan win this and are first, when is their QF game? Which date?

[james_bond]

Originally Posted by cricfan967 If Pakistan win this and are first, when is their QF game? Which date?

Wed at dhaka

[w8in_4_0402]

How long till next innings?

[Sherazkhalid]

Originally Posted by w8in_4_0402 How long till next innings?

5 more minutes.

[duostyle]

If they fail to chase this, get 'em bags packed up and say bye-bye in QFs

[90MPH]

Pak have to play hard in the first 10 overs - none of this tuk tuk rubbish.

[jattafridi]

Originally Posted by duostyle If they fail to chase this, get 'em bags packed up and say bye-bye in QFs

this is bowling pitch and we are not good in chase so just pray

[Rizz Khan]

Kamran And Hafeez Openers Followed By Shafiq And Younis!

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

@duostyle plz dont think negative man!

[Uhaymid]

whats the pitch like guys? is it a real nightmare?

[90MPH]

Originally Posted by Uhaymid whats the pitch like guys? is it a real nightmare?

No, but hard to score boundaries once the ball goes soft. Still its a 220 pitch so well within Pak grasp as long as they don't Panic.

[Easa]

We need to play Lee well.

The pitch isn't as bad as everyone is making out. But with some variable, up and down bounce on offer, Lee's accuracy and speed could make a difference. It pains me to say this, but what we need more than anything, is a little Hafeez cameo of about 40 odd to take the pressure off. And some 'aggressiveness' from our captain.

[Muhammad Waleed]

I don't know what will happen

I'm Hell Nervous

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

Originally Posted by Muhammad Waleed I don't know what will happen I'm Hell Nervous

same i hope pakistan can show some mental toughness

[ZAK]

What does Chappell have to say about the Australian teams huddle?

[Sledger]

Australia in their huddle.

DISGRACEFUL!!! [/chappell]

[Sherazkhalid]

Here we go guys, IA we will win this game.

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

lets go hafeez and akmal. solid start needed here

[ZAK]

The openers are out on the pitch.

[akamaka]

Heart beating.

[Sledger]

Originally Posted by akamaka Heart beating.

That's usually a good sign.

[Sledger]

Here come Akmal/Hafeez.

[Looney]

i am nervous we are chasing

[ZAK]

Brett Lee will open the attack.

[ZAK]

Here we go...

[Sherazkhalid]

We need to make some runs while the ball is new as the old ball will play tricks on bats.

[Rizz Khan]

Play And A Miss.

[talha3]

play and a miss

[akamaka]

some swing.

[ZAK]

Play and a miss by Akmal.

[Sherazkhalid]

Akmal beaten.

[munna_]

Bismillah ..

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

dangerous ball

[Rizz Khan]

Dot.

[Sherazkhalid]

Well left.

[Afridi_Fan]

Well left.

[ZAK]

That ball kept low.

[Amjid Javed]

waft and a miss 1st ball!

[Omar Malik]

Should've left the 1st ball like this aswell

[Looney]

Hafeez and Akmal average 54.75 opening the batting for Pakistan