will 250 be enuff for pakistan in the first innings....
i think this match will also result in the same way as the previous two in the tournament....
victory by an innings !!!!
All of you guys should win a gold medal for being so pessimistic.
Come on guys. It was last Asian Test Championship, when Pakistan came back from being down 27/6 in first inning to whip India's butt.
So please hang in there, and watch your heroes do the magic with the cherry in their hand.
Go the green machine!!!
Even me?
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scroll up , read my replies and then decide whether my middle name should be “optmistic” or not..
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[This message has been edited by sherrybaba (edited March 06, 2002).]
I take it back. You are my man buddy
Thanks Asif bhai
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63.6 Fernando to Mohammad Sami, no run, hops up and defends
63.5 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, one run, prods it to cover for a single
but Sami will need to face one
63.4 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, two runs, comes forward and turns it to
deep mid wicket
63.3 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, driven like a tennis swat to long
on
63.2 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, edged to third man and decides
not to take a single, the ball was stopped at the rope, as he
feels he is the senior partner not wanting to expose Sami
63.1 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, a professional looking coverdrive
along the ground
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this is hilarious
65.3 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, outside off stump, comes
forward, steers it to backward point, refuses to take the single
Seems to be in gr8 nick…doesnt lack confidence either
well 234 all out ..
well played Shoib akhtar, waqar younis and ofcourse Rashid latif , oh and muhammed sami was not out
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these players should be promoted in their batting line up
I hope our pacers crush all the sri lankan toes
[This message has been edited by sherrybaba (edited March 06, 2002).]
234 all out....
what a batting performance by the tail-enders....
some useful contributions by waqar and shooaib akhtar....
and last but not least, the good old extras that saw pakistan cros the 200 mark....
Pakistan 1st innings
Shahid Afridi 9
Taufeeq Umar 6
Younis Khan 46
Inzamam-ul-Haq 29
Yousuf Youhana 6
Abdur Razzaq 24
Shoaib Malik 13
Rashid Latif 36
Waqar Younis 19
Shoaib Akhtar 15
Mohammad Sami 0*
Extras 31
Total (all out, 67 overs) 234
wohooooo waqar got a his first victim at the very first delivery what a way to start , I smell revenge.....
4/1
Talk about good run rate, srilankans are 91 for 1 in 21 overs with run rate of 4.26 an over.
Shoaib 5 overs for 38 runs
O i am so glad to see u guys back in this forum it was so dead without u people
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Yea i mean sherry behun
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and asif kiddo.
** 63.2 Fernando to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, edged to third man and decides
not to take a single, the ball was stopped at the rope, as he eels he is the senior partner not wanting to expose Sami **
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ye tou kuch PTV comentator ka touch lagta hey
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I think we have a match on our hands. About our batting performance well nothing surprising there. So koi faida hi nai kuch kehney ka sighs
Abt ** wasim akram ** no comments
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Abt ** saqlain ** I think he is our best option, despite his not so good performance record against Sri Lanka.
Whatelse ummm let me think laterzzz.
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Yaar are they on drugs or what? Playing like a 3rd rated cricket team.
“na maiN* momin vich masiitaa*N, na maiN* muusaa, na fir'aun!”
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Originally posted by Ali_R:
**Yaar are they on drugs or what? Playing like a 3rd rated cricket team.
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Probably you just woke up, Better realize the facts soon - You should see Sri Lankan's performance in last couple of years and Pakistan's performance during that period. Sri Lanka is a much better and consistent performer than any other team in South Asia.
AK
Guys in all seriousness, Akhtar is a decent batsman. Now, now, don't burst out laughing!
I've read that Akhtar does have a couple of half-centuries to his name in domestic cricket. Maybe he's not as bad as people think. But being himself, I see that he made up for his good batting by taking a good old battering at the hands of the Lankan bats.
I hope the Pak attack can yet again pull us out of the hole that our batters have dug up for us. The team will have to play well from here on. Is it just me or does the team seem to be a bit short on experienced players?
Well if we get them out within a 50 run lead, then we have a match on our hands, otherwise, we'll just collapse in our second innings. WHY exactly are we playing afridi and shoib malik? These two should be kept for the one-dayers only.
Life is funny =)
Salaam Alaikum guys,
fantastic dadi, shukriya.
HEY GUYS, i have this idea, why dont you guys add me to your MSN list and we can have a JOINT DISCUSSION while watching the game.
My email is: [email protected]
go the green machine!
The Game Responds:
*Where are the *shmucks* now who said that Shoaib Malik will open?
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.The Game will say it again; get your f’n facts straight before uttering anything. People,That Is All.*
It’s not how you play The Game,shmucks,it’s how The Game plays you.
Game,
Mudassar Nazar said so himself that the idea was under consideration. And that he was opposed to it given that Razzaq opening in England didn’t work out that well. Here’s the article:
URL: http://www.wisden.com/news/news.asp?colid=44116195
Mudassar at odds with selectors
by Wisden staff
Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Not for the first time, Pakistan have a coach at the helm who appears to be out of synch with his selectors and players. Mudassar Nazar, the current coach, says he wasn’t consulted over the omission of Wasim Akram from the side for the final of the Asian Test Championship - and he also doesn’t agree with the idea of using Shoaib Malik as a stand-in opener.
Pakistan’s selectors are apparently considering dropping Saqlain Mushtaq in favour of Shoaib Malik for the match, which starts at Lahore on Wednesday (March 6). Mudassar admitted that the two offspinners were competing for one place in the side, and that Shoaib was being considered as he could also fill in as an opener. “But these decisions would only be finalised once I sit down with the captain and vice-captain,” Mudassar told Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper. “We have our options open.”
But Mudassar made it clear that personally he was against the idea of using Shoaib Malik as an opener. “I think to play Abdur Razzaq in the top order in England was a great mistake. And if I have to take strength from that decision, I think we are better suited not to play Shoaib in the opener’s slot,” he said. "Technically maybe Shoaib is better suited to play in the top order in one-dayers, but not in Test cricket.
“If Shoaib opens the innings, Shahid Afridi will go down the order. He scored a century in our last Test match, so we have to be very categorical as to what we are doing.”
Saqlain’s place has been under scrutiny recently after a series of below-par performances, and on a pitch that is expected to favour the seamers he is seen as a luxury. By opening with Shoaib, Pakistan would be able to field an extra specialist bowler.
And just how much influence Mudassar carries was further called into question when he revealed that he had not been consulted over the omission of Wasim Akram from the squad. The official line from the selectors was that he had been rested as he lacked fitness, a claim vigorously denied by Akram himself.
“I am told that the selectors tried to locate me but they couldn’t find me. In they end, they named the team without my consent," Mudassar said. “It’s a judgment which didn’t include my opinion. When fully fit he is the best bowler in the world. I never feel comfortable going into a match without Wasim Akram."