Did you guys see the way Shoiab was bowling??? He was bowling inswinging yorkers ball after ball!!! It must have been hell for the Kiwis!! On some occasions the Kiwis did quite good to avoid those yorkers, but they just kept coming...
Rawalpindi 4 life!!
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dang right spock… pindi for life…
gr8 for shoaib
and everyone else
gr8 match… must have been a treat to watch… oh well
wish they win the next one like this match also…
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to pakistan
I think this is the 4 th biggest victory by margin.
Here are the top 3
579 England (903-7d) beat Australia (201 & 123) The Oval 1938
360 Australia (652-7d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) Johannesburg 2001/02
336 West Indies (614-5d) beat India (124 & 154) Calcutta (Kolkata) 1958/59
Pakistan inflicted a most comprehensive defeat on New Zealand, by an innings and 324 runs in the last over of the third day - the fifth largest win by any team. Outplayed thoroughly, the Black Caps were shot out for 73 and 246 to hurtle to their biggest defeat, which incidentally was Pakistan’s greatest victory.
Devoid of its most potent weapon, the pace ace Shoaib Akhtar resting his swollen left ankle, the Pakistan attack still had enough firepower to bowl out the Black Caps. Following on 570 runs behind on the first innings, after being bowled out for 73, only three more than their lowest against Pakistan at Dacca in 1955-56, the Kiwis were given no respite. There never was any doubt about Pakistan’s victory, just how soon and how big were the questions. Akhtar’s absence only delayed the inevitable, and perhaps reduced the margin.
Read the full article at:
http://www-ind.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2002/MAY/139361_CI_03MAY2002.html
Wah Ehsan bhai, you really take pleasure by proving me wrong everytime!!
I said I think, this was the 4th highest win, I wasn't sure.
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Originally posted by UMAIR316:
**Wah Ehsan bhai, you really take pleasure by proving me wrong everytime!!
I said I think, this was the 4th highest win, I wasn't sure.
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Absolutely not Umair bhai, the reason I posted this was because you said you thought it was the 4th highest win and you were not sure. I think you are being over sensitive.
Akhtar's career-best
The Black Caps tormentor-in-chief in the first innings, Shoaib Akhtar bowled only 8 deliveries on day three, took two wickets for no runs for a return of 6 for 11, his career-best figures, improving on his 5 for 24 a couple of months ago against the West Indies at Sharjah. The injury that he sustained tripping in his follow-through on the second day, made him unavailable, though it wasn't anything more than a swollen ankle.
Akhtar didn't show up as the play commenced in the morning, but only limped in looking for his five-for after Daniel Vettori was dismissed trying to slam Saqlain over long-on, only succeeding in holing out to Younis, who in the very next over got Robbie Hart leg before. Younis straightaway lobbed the ball to Akhtar, and having bowled an over to loosen up, he got Brooke Walker leg before first ball to get his fifth victim and brought the innings to a close on his next delivery, sending Chris Martin's middle stump cartwheeling with an inswinging yorker.
THANK GOD!! can't really blame him because a lot of effort goes in fast-bowling, and being a bowler myself i know how much pressure is put on the ankles in the follow-through.
*Pyaar Bhi Zindagi Ki Tarah Hota Hay.
Hur Mor Asan Nahin Hota, Hur Mor Pay Khushi Nahin Milti;
Pur Jub Hum Zindagi Ka Saath Nahin Chortay To Pyaar Ka Saath Kyon Chorayn. *
[This message has been edited by dewana tera (edited May 03, 2002).]