PakPassion World Cup - Semi Final 1, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - November 1 - PakPassion

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Boi, please write your new squad here if you want to make any changes
also if you want to Bat or Field first

Thank you

Match to start in the afternoon at around 1-2pm here

Boi

Team for tomorrow's Semi final against Pakistan:

Jayasuriya
Tharanga
Sangakarra
Jayawardene
Mubarak
Kapugedera
Maharoof
Vaas
Mendis
Malinga
Muralitharan

We will bat first if we win the toss!

natalia

Alright
Best of luck against Pakistan, Boi

You'll need it

Boi

Good Luck Pakistan!

Watch out for Mendis!!!

natalia

Boi,
I'll make it easier for you to watch,
what time do you want me to start the match at?
Tell me the time you wake up so I can start the match at that time

Boi

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Originally Posted by natalia

Boi,
I'll make it easier for you to watch,
what time do you want me to start the match at?
Tell me the time you wake up so I can start the match at that time

10:30 am GMT Thats around 6 30pm in Singapore !

Boi

Do it any time you feel comfortable!

natalia

Well Boi I'll have to start the match soon in one hour or so
Cause this will have full commentary, and I'm doing TWO matches so it'll take long,
its 12.33pm here and its 4.33am over there in England
I'll start the match when its 6am over there alright?
Thanks

natalia

Welcome to the 1st semi-final of the inaugural PP World Cup between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We are all looking forward to this thrilling encounter, this will be very exciting.
Let’s go out to the pitch for the toss:

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Ramiz: I have the two captains out here with me, Shoaib Malik and Mahela Jayawardene, can Shoaib toss the coin please.

Jayawardene: TAILS.

Ramiz: It's HEADS. Shoaib you've won the toss, what do you decide to do?

Shoaib: We want to field first, excellent toss to win, pitch is becoming flatter and we can take advantage of that by batting in the second innings...

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PAKISTAN HAVE WON THE TOSS AND HAVE ELECTED TO FIELD.

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Let's take a look at the squads:

PAKISTAN
Salman Butt
Nasir Jamshed
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Shoaib Malik
Misbah Ul-Haq
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Sohail Tanvir
Umar Gul
Shoaib Akhtar

Sohail Tanvir returns for Rao Iftikhar.
Nasir Jamshed to continue to open, so Pakistan still have 2 specialist openers, good squad, good balance between batting/bowling

SRI LANKA
Jayasuriya
Tharanga
Sangakarra
Jayawardene
Mubarak
Kapugedera
Maharoof
Vaas
Mendis
Malinga
Muralitharan

Same squad which won against India last match.

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Akhtar to Jayasuriya

SL 5/0 after 1 over

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Gul to Tharanga

Fourth ball, smacked through covers for FOUR

SL 10/0 after 2 overs

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Tanvir to Jayasuriya

S Jayasuriya b Tanvir
EARLY WICKET FOR PAKISTAN! Just the start they wanted. Sangakkara is the new man in.

SL 15/1 after 3 overs

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Akhtar to Sangakkara

SL 20/1 after 4 overs

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Gul to Sangakkara

SL 22/1 after 5 overs

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Tanvir to Tharanga

SL 25/1 after 6 overs

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Akhtar to Tharanga

First ball, lofted over extra cover for FOUR!

SL 31/1 after 7 overs

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Gul to Sangakkara

SL 35/1 after 8 overs

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Tanvir to Tharanga

SL 37/1 after 9 overs

BOWLING
Akhtar - 3 overs
Gul - 3 overs
Tanvir - 3 overs 1 wicket

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Akhtar to Sangakkara

SL 40/1 after 10 overs - discreet start.

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Gul to Tharanga

SL 44/1 after 11 overs

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Tanvir to Sangakkara

U Tharanga b Tanvir
Great start for Pakistan, Tanvir removes both openers with excellent deliveries.
Mahela Jayawardene the new man in, the partnership between these two will have to be a big one

SL 50/2 after 12 overs

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BOWLING STATS:
Akhtar - 4 overs
Gul - 4 overs
Tanvir - 4 overs, 2 wickets

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Afridi to Jayawardene

SL 50/2 after 13 overs - maiden, good start by Afridi

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Malik to Sangakkara

SL 55/2 after 14 overs

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Akhtar to Jayawardene

SL 57/2 after 15 overs

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Gul to Sangakkara

SL 60/2 after 16 overs

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Tanvir to Jayawardene

Fifth ball, lofted over midwicket for FOUR!

SL 64/2 after 17 overs

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BOWLING:
Akhtar - 5 overs
Gul - 5 overs
Tanvir - 5 overs 2 wickets
Afridi - 1 over
Malik - 1 over

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Afridi to Jayawardene

SL 65/2 after 18 overs

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Malik to Sangakkara

Third ball, cut freely by Sangakkara for FOUR!

SL 69/2 after 19 overs

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Afridi to Jayawardene

SL 70/2 from 20 overs - Tight bowling by Afridi here!
SL slow today, run rate just 3.5

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Malik to bowl his 3rd over to Jayawardene

SL 74/2 from 21 overs
Sangakkara gets his half-century, well played

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Afridi to bowl his 4th over to Sangakkara

SL 80/2 from 22 overs

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Malik to bowl his 4th over to Jayawardene

SL 83/2 from 23 overs - run rate 3.60

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Afridi to bowl his 5th over to Jayawardene

SL 84/2 from 24 overs - tight bowling coming from Afridi here, if he takes a wicket Pakistan will truely be on top

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Malik to bowl his 5th over to Jayawardene

SL 85/2 from 25 overs - good over from Malik. run rate 3.4, SL need to get a move on! 220 would be moderate

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Afridi to Sangakkara

SL 89/2 from 26 overs

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Malik to Jayawardene

SL 92/2 from 27 overs - tight bowling coming from the spinners here!

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Afridi to Sangakkara

SL 95/2 from 28 overs - SL in need of runs, and fast!

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Malik to Jayawardene

SL 99/2 from 29 overs

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Afridi to bowl his 8th over and the 30th over of the innings, Sangakkara on strike

SL 100/2 from 30 overs - JUST 1 RUN OFF IT! SL really need runs fast, they have the wickets in hand but just don't want to take any risks at the moment!
run rate 3.33~

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Malik to bowl his 8th over

SL 110/2 from 31 overs - expensive from Malik, but signs of SL speeding up

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Afridi to bowl his 9th over

SL 111/2 from 32 overs - EXCELLENT over by Afridi! just 1 off it!
run rate 3.46

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Malik to bowl his 9th over.

K Sangakkara st Akmal b Malik
Mubarak is the new man in. Pakistan on top, but SL have the wickets in hand to play the big shots... Malik gets a wicket in his 9th over.

SL 115/3 from 33 overs - just 4 off the over, good stuff

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Afridi to bowl his last over - will he end with a wicket?

J Mubarak b Afridi
He will. Kapugedera is the new man in, he needs to build a solid partnership with Jayawardene. Pakistan on top.

SL 120/4 from 34 overs

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Malik to bowl his last over.

SL 125/4 from 35 overs - end of a very good spell by the two spinners. Not expensive at all, have restricted Sri Lanka very well with 2 wickets altogether and now Pakistan can hope to restrict SL to just around 200-210.
Run rate 3.57.

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Tanvir to Kapugedera

SL 131/4 from 36 overs

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Gul to Jayawardene

SL 140/4 from 37 overs - Jayawardene gets his half-century! Well played

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Akhtar to Kapugedera

SL 144/4 from 38 overs

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Tanvir to Jayawardene

SL 147/4 from 39 overs

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Gul to Jayawardene

SL 150/4 from 40 overs - if SL manage to get around 80-100 runs here in the final 10 overs they can reach a respectable total!

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Akhtar to Jayawardene

SL 155/4 after 41 ovrs

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Tanvir to Jayawardene

First ball, whipped over mid-wicket for SIX!!!

SL 162/4 after 42 overs

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Gul to Kapugedera

SL 165/4 after 43 overs - great bowling by Gul here at the death! Just 3 off the over! Run rate 3.83

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Akhtar to Kapugedera

C Kapugedera b Akhtar
Maharoof is the new man in - SL made the same mistake again today by having one batsman short, this might cost them the game!

Fifth ball, short, Maharoof pulls it away for SIX!!!

SL 171/5 after 44 overs

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BOWLING STATS:
Akhtar - 8 overs, 1 wicket
Gul - 8 overs
Tanvir - 8 overs, 2 wickets
Afridi - 10 overs, 1 wicket
Malik - 10 overs, 1 wicket

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Tanvir to Jayawardene

Second ball, slower delivery outside the stump by Tanvir, Jayawardene lofts it over deep cover all the way for SIX!!!

SL 180/5 after 45 overs - run rate 4!
210 should be their aim, maybe 220

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Gul to Maharoof

F Maharoof c Malik b Gul
Vaas is the new man in

Fourth ball, VAAS OFF THE MARK IN STYLE! Lofts over mid-on all the way for SIX!

SL 186/6 after 46 overs

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Akhtar to Jayawardene

SL 191/6 after 47 overs - good bowling by Akhtar! Just 5 off it! Can Pakistan restrict SL to under 210?!

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Tanvir to bowl the last over of his spell

SL 197/6 after 48 overs - and he ends alright, 6 off the over, end of a good spell with 2 important wickets

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Gul to bowl the last over of his spell

SL 202/6 after 49 overs - end of a good spell, he's been great in the death overs, took a wicket

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Akhtar to bowl the last over of the innings

SL 209/6 after 50 overs - end of a good spell by Akhtar and the end of the SL innings.

Pakistan have come back very strongly after their humiliating defeat to Australia.
The bowlers have done well to restrict SL to just 209.
Mediocre batting performance by SL.
This will be an interesting chase, please join us in a few minutes
Stay tuned.

Boi

Poor batting from us!!!!!!!

We need to bowl our hearts out!

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Vaas to Butt

Pak 5/0 after 1 over
205 to win off 49 overs

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Wickets Wickets Wickets!!

Those are the oders for today!

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Originally Posted by Boi

Wickets Wickets Wickets!!

Those are the oders for today!

BOI YOU'RE HERE!!!

i missed your commentary my friend

Boi

Quote:

Originally Posted by natalia

BOI YOU'RE HERE!!!

i missed your commentary my friend

I told you i'll be online for 10 GMT!

LOL

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Malinga to Butt

Pak 9/0 after 2 ovrs
201 to win off 48 overs

Boi

If we dont get early wickets we are not going to win!

The Equation is Simple as that!

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Maharoof to Jamshed

N Jamshed lbw Maharoof
Younis Khan is the new man in, what a start for SL!

Fourth ball, Younis off the mark with a four, pushed through covers

Pak 14/1 after 3 overs