Srilanka vs Pakistan | 2nd ODI | Pallekele | 9/6/2012 | Pakistan Innings

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Keep ticking it down. 7 runs an over is not that bad.

[Hamxa89]

Oh come on Azhar.. 3 dot balls. Not on

[Hamxa89]

4 now

[Fuzzy]

Misbah should come after Umar

[PB]

Lool, Kumar is so quiet now..

Before when he was captain he was so arrogant...

[Hamxa89]

5 dots

[pakistanalltheway]

5 dot balls
come on guys

[Hamxa89]

Hahaha Ramiz

[attock]

Commentators keep saying that Azhar has only got 1one 50 but he has only played 6 games....

[pakistanalltheway]

maiden over
ffs

[Bullet Drive]

Come on Azhar, can't give maidens.

[Hamxa89]

Ah! a maiden... need a couple of boundaries. I feel Misbah will go for it. I hope he pulls it off

[AZulfi]

RRR 7+ now

Sri Lanka are favourites

Chasing isn't Pakistan's strong point and 280 is a formidable total. Not many teams have successfully chased down 250+ scores IN Sri Lanka

Pakistan playing a batsman short with 'bowler' Afridi coming in at 6 and Sarfraz at 7. Need to bat deeper than this in ODIs

Younis disappointing once again with the bat, couldn't even make the most of a dropped chance

[Legend Killer]

Put the reverse sweep away Azhar

[MVP26]

Bad over

[attock]

Pakistan have really slowed down.............

[MVP26]

They should start looking for boundaries now.

[pakistanalltheway]

misbah gone

[Hamxa89]

oh no

[Shaheerthe2nd]

[attock]

Misbah

[cricketpassion]

That was not out i think

[PB]

Perera to get 6 wickets

[Maximas]

Required RR 7.33 .. still 21 overs left

[imshally81]

Misbah Gone

[amlafan79]

well some one is ognna get out and rate would be around 7-7.5
whos next man in akmal ?
perfect track for him right.. lets see how he does

[cricketpassion]

i think he was

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Misbah out, Blessing in Disguise?

[Rathore1]

Misbah needs to score more than these singles to take some pressure off of Azhar and let Azhar get his 100 without taking risk.

[Hamxa89]

Big wicket for SL. We certainly couldn't afford to loose Misbah there. Umar and Afridi can be trusted when we need something below 100. This is too much for them..

[w8in_4_0402]

Misbah out. Umar time now. Needs to play himself in and then take charge during power-plays.

[Ahson Afzal]

Misbah out
We need Umar Akmal to fire

[asifp]

Madien over, by a guy in for 27 overs!

Azhar has really slowed down in the last few overs.

[amlafan79]

well i was late

[Asif321]

bad over ... and now misbahs wicket

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Umar needs to be there for the batting pp

[Bullet Drive]

Insha Allah Umar wins the match for Pakistan and both these batsmen score tons.

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Horrid umpire. Well that's most likely the game.

[saeedhk]

gone

[Watsupdoc]

Misbah

Azhar playing tuk tuk

[Hamxa89]

Come on Umar. Play a magical knock!

[PB]

Originally Posted by asifp Madien over, by a guy in for 27 overs! Azhar has really slowed down in the last few overs.

He's obviously tired

[Bullet Drive]

Umar is off and running.

[Fuzzy]

Azhar is going the other way, started with a good strike rate and now he is going downhill.

[Hamxa89]

Last 7 balls dot for Azhar

[Maximas]

Originally Posted by cricketpassion That was not out i think

R Raza saying no issue on out decision there

[Hamxa89]

Azhar's timing has been top notch today!

[Bullet Drive]

129-3

[attock]

Sri Lankans love dancing.......

[Rathore1]

Ah!! just about the opposite Misbah misse's the line of a striaght ball!!!

[Watsupdoc]

About 150 needed in 120 balls.

[Watsupdoc]

Azhar Ali is key. He needs to bat through.

[Asif321]

pressure on pak now ... sarfraz should b next if target is more then 70

[attock]

Future of Pakistan Akmal and Azhar

[saeedhk]

RR getting too high

[pakistanalltheway]

azhar struggling now

[Watsupdoc]

Azhar Ali come on yaar!

[Hamxa89]

Azhar getting really annoying now

[truthseer]

I think we can win from here provided we score about 50-60 in the next 10 overs and need around 90 off the last 10

[PB]

What a catch that would have been

[Hamxa89]

Herath being made to look like world class.

[MVP26]

Big test for Umar and Azhar here.

[PB]

Take the powerplay! If Azhar wants to play his shots, then take the powerplay!

[Fuzzy]

Same old story with Pakistan's batting ,the middle order is meant to increase scoreboard pressure. Run rate will go hay wire and then wkts will tumble when they try to hit out.

[Bullet Drive]

We've gone at 3 an over.

[pakistanalltheway]

last 5 overs 15/1

[OmaIR1]

Tuk tuk tuk.. Pakistan always play way too slow.. they need to learn that you need to stay at par with the RRR.. Afridi isn't going to come out and play the 37 ball century innings in every game..

[Watsupdoc]

Azhar trying hard but finding it hard to find the runs

He just needs to stay calm!

[Hamxa89]

Century on Azhar's mind?

[w8in_4_0402]

Should take the batting PP now.

[OmaIR1]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Same old story with Pakistan's batting ,the middle order is meant to increase scoreboard pressure. Run rate will go hay wire and then wkts will tumble when they try to hit out.

Nailed it.. I don't know how dumb the management can get... and if these players can't do it then we need others

Malinga has 6 overs too.. lol.. good luck

[attock]

Runs off Malinga will be very difficult......

[Hamxa89]

Should have been 2 there

[saeedhk]

Need to hit some boundaries

[James]

Azhar has played really well and deserves a ton, but the rest have been village.

[Hamxa89]

Good timing by Azhar

[pakistanalltheway]

Originally Posted by Hamxa89 Century on Azhar's mind?

i think so
hence why he is being cautious

[Square Drive]

Need to HIT!

[Hamxa89]

Originally Posted by James Azhar has played really well and deserves a ton, but the rest have been village.

Misbah was going pretty well. I wouldn't call his innings "village"

[Watsupdoc]

Originally Posted by Hamxa89 Century on Azhar's mind?

Don't think so. He's probably thinking too much about the run rate.