Pakistan should try their bench strength in this match now ![]()
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
match is monday
itnee jaldee kiya heay? and no details posted either…
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last time bhee Pakis almost lost it…
you should be using my barakat!
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
kr donga post details bhe ![]()
All is well that ends well ![]()
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
^^ :naak chiranay wala smilie:
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Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the 4th ODI against Pakistan.
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
I think Sarwan and Chanderpal are in the Guyana team for the 2 day practice match next weekend. However there are chances of them being picked for the 5th odi as well. Pressure on Hilaire to leave WICB.
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Sarwan replaces Smith in West Indies one-day squad
BRIDGETOWN: Struggling West Indies, who trail 0-3 in their five-match one-day series against Pakistan, have recalled batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan for the fourth ODI.
Sarwan, 30, will replace Devon Smith in the 13-man squad, the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement on Saturday.
Sarwan, along with Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, had initially been dropped for the series as part of a policy by West Indies to encourage the development of younger players.
The move came after widespread disappointment with the performances by senior players during the recent World Cup, where West Indies again failed to impress.
However it was viewed by many critics as a risky ploy with the experienced trio – all three of them former captains – making up the bulk of the Caribbean runmaking in the past five years.
Sarwan, who has scored four centuries and 35 fifties in 166 ODIs, returns to favour after West Indies lost the series to Pakistan when they were beaten by three wickets in the third ODI at Kensington Oval on Thursday.
The fourth ODI will take place at the same venue on Monday with the fifth ODI to be played at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on Thursday.
West Indies squad: Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Kirk Edwards, Anthony Martin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons.
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Time for experimentation. Hope to see Usman Salahuddin in the side today and maybe Sadaf Hussain in place of Junaid Khan.
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Best of Luck Pakistan…
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Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
So Sarawan is back - has he been performing somewhere which makes WICB think he is now needs to be included but before they didn't?
Again...WICB seems to be the same as PCB or worse.....If Gayle, Chanderpaul, Sarawan were in the team from the beginning then I am guessing the series would have been much better...
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Time for experimentation. Hope to see Usman Salahuddin in the side today and maybe Sadaf Hussain in place of Junaid Khan.
hmmm sadaf hussain? have we started using female players in our squad now? ;)
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
How about dropping tuk-tuk players? ![]()
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Pakistan look to continue dominance
[Preview by Andrew McGlashan](http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/current/story/513319.html#)
May 1, 2011
Match Facts
May 2, 2011, Barbados
Start time 9.30am (1330GMT)
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The Big Picture
The series is wrapped up after Pakistan overcame two mini collapses in Barbados to complete a three-wicket victory. Given the lack of confidence in the West Indies camp, especially from the batsmen, the visitors must now be targeting a whitewash. These continue to be desperate times for the men from the Caribbean.
However, the spells from Ravi Rampaul and Devendra Bishoo in the third match were the first time the series had sparked into life. Before that the West Indian batting had been woeful - with the exception of Lendl Simmons - and Pakistan had barely needed to break sweat in two comfortable run chases. The way they faltered in Barbados, though, offered a glimpse of how they can be exposed for the rest of the tour if the pitches offer pace and bounce. Sadly, for West Indies, after this match the remaining games are in Guyana and St Kitts.
Pakistan’s bowling attack, led by the spinners, has managed to contain the West Indies batting. The slow bowlers have been well supported by Junaid Khan and Wahab Riaz - the latter can be expensive but often takes wickets. Meanwhile, the experienced head of Misbah-ul-Haq has provided the fulcrum in the middle order and he has yet to be dismissed in the series. His calmness was vital as nerves frayed in the previous match. West Indies desperately need someone to match him.
Form guide
(completed matches, most recent first)
West Indies LLLLL
Pakistan WWWLW
Watch out for…
It was only a matter of time before the selectors went back to experience so the call-up for Ramnaresh Sarwan has not come as much of a surprise. While the idea of pushing youth is laudable, some of the players on show just haven’t been good enough. Sarwan’s 166 matches of experience and mountain of runs can’t be discarded yet. However, quite how match-ready he is remains to be seen. He hasn’t had any cricket since being dropped after the World Cup but things can’t really get much worse for the home side.
Hammad Azam played a crucial role in Pakistan’s series-clinching victory as he contributed a calm 36 after his team had been stumbling on 49 for 4 following Ravi Rampaul’s spell. He provided Misbah with the support he needed in a 78-run partnership and showed impressive composure for a player in his first ODI innings. Coupled with his handy medium pace Azam has the makings of being a very useful cricketer.
Team news
Sarwan will return to bolster the batting, but he has replaced Devon Smith in the squad which means a reshuffling of the batting order will be required and Kirk Edwards may be asked to open. Andre Russell returned for the previous match although didn’t contribute much and given how the Pakistan batsmen have struggled against Bishoo a recall for legspinner Anthony Martin could be an option.
West Indies (possible) 1 Lendl Simmons (wk), 2 Kirk Edwards, 3 Darren Bravo, 4 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 5 Marlon Samuels, 6 Dwayne Bravo, 7 Darren Sammy (capt), 8 Ravi Rampaul, 9 Kemar Roach, 10 Devendra Bishoo, 11 Anthony Martin
Shahid Afridi hinted that Pakistan may take the chance to give some of the squad players a game with the series won. That may mean a rest for Junaid Khan, the young left-armer, and possibly one of the top-order batsmen.
Pakistan (possible) 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Taufeeq Umar, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq, 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Hammad Azam, 7 Shahid Afridi (capt), 8 Mohammad Salman (wk), 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Tanvir Ahmed
Pitch and conditions
The Kensington Oval pitch was certainly the quickest either side had seen for a while following the World Cup and the earlier games of this series in St Lucia. There is the chance of showers again in the Bridgetown area but the ground drains very well.
Stats and trivia
- Marlon Samuels has faced 128 balls for 49 runs in the series
- Pakistan have never won more than three matches in a one-day series against West Indies
Quotes
“The way forward is to gain experience. This group is not short on talent, we need to play and get more consistency.”
Darren Sammy urges patience with his young team
http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/current/story/513319.html
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Bring it on Windies ![]()
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
West Indies have won the toss and have asked Pakistan to bat first.
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
West Indies have won the toss and have asked Pakistan to bat first.
shukar hai! I was tired of Pakistan batting second. Its been 7 straight matches since we batted last.
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
West Indies have made two changes: Sarwan in for Smith, and Baugh for Russell
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Video at cricvid now showing the toss… so much lag ![]()
Re: 4th ODI => West Indies v Pakistan 2nd May 2011
Pakistan have made two changes. Wahab and Umar Akmal not playing, Usman Salahuddin and Tanvir are in.