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lol see this poster to editorial question :
re: Should India risk an injured Sehwag today?
Yes why not? When India can take great risks like the Shimla agreement and the bus to Pakistan, why not try Sehwag
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The only real beneficiary of this final is Simon Taufal. Bechara got a chance at last to stand in a final.
Re: PAKISTAN vs INDIA: Dream T20 WC FINAL
The only real beneficiary of this final is Simon Taufal. Bechara got a chance at last to stand in a final.
:D
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i saw on da radio, i mean on t.v that sehwag isnt playin due to injury but u neva what this media is upto. Could'nt find an online source.
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^^ here u go
http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/24/stories/2007092456481900.htm
A dream final at the Wanderers
Nandita Sridhar
Injured Sehwag’s participation is doubtful
“Virender Sehwag’s participation though is doubtful for the final after he pulled a thigh muscle on Saturday.”
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**Ian Chappell: Pakistan’s attack is better balanced
** This is Ian Chappell for Cricinfo Talk, looking forward to a great final between India and Pakistan at the Wanderers.
Well you would look forward to any India-Pakistan match, but I am really looking forward to this one for a number of reasons. Firstly, both teams are very much in form; they’re playing consistently good Twenty20 cricket. Secondly, they’ve both got good leaders and I have been impressed with the work of both MS Dhoni and Shoaib Malik - I think they are doing a terrific job as captains and I think they are making a big difference to their teams. So there are a lot of things that are exciting about this final.
Who will win or lose? Well, I don’t think there is much to choose between them. Both are playing brave cricket at the moment, which is always good to watch; and as far as India are concerned; they have got a player in Yuvraj Singh who is such outstanding form and is hitting the ball so well that he could turn a match on his own.
The one difference that I would see between these two teams is that Pakistan probably have the better balanced attack. They’ve got better spin options and at the moment their spin bowlers are more aggressive, particularly Shahid Afridi, who is bowling to get wickets rather than tie the opposition down. So I think in a situation where a team is bowling to defend a target, particularly not a huge target, I think Pakistan are better placed to win that sort of contest than India.
I think India would prefer to bat first and set a target and I think what we are seeing in these knockout matches is that teams are taking a more conservative approach at the top of the order in the first few overs with the idea of not losing too many wickets so you’re put in that position where you are looking to just push the ball around and survive and hope that you can post something reasonable. So I think they are looking to be conservative so that that they can have wickets in hand and let lose in the last few overs and I think that’s a pretty sensible thing to do.
If India bat first and are able to put a total on the board - it needs to be a bit higher since they are playing in Johannesburg and it’s easier to hit sixes there - but maybe something around 200 could stretch Pakistan. Their top order is a little dicey but I have been impressed with Misbah-ul-Hag and Malik in the middle order and then you have Afridi who is very explosive with the bat. There are so many things that could be exciting in this game and it’s very hard to pick between the two teams.
But if you put a gun to my head and asked me to pick one team I would just have to go with Pakistan on the basis that if they have got to defend a middle-of-the-road target, then they’ve got a better chance than India. But I hope the standard of the final is close to what we saw in the semi-final between India and Australia. This has been a very good tournament and I hope we have a final that has been memorable. We’ve had two very good semi-finals; one exceptional; and I hope we have a very good and exciting final.
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Pakistan will inshAllah win by 11 runs, Pakistan will make 197/7 and will lift the cup inshAllah...
Jogi Ata Khan Sahib Star-Nawaz...
ps: InshAllah Pakistan is THE winner :-)
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http://static.cricketnext.com/pix/sitepix/09_2007/240907geofflawson300.jpg
‘We hope to send back Yuvraj early’](http://www.cricketnext.com/news/we-hope-to-send-back-yuvraj-early/27114-14.html)
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Sanjeeb Mukherjea:* You have been a fantastic bowler and have bowled to the likes of Vivian Richards. What tips have you been passing to your guys when they take on Yuvraj Singh?*
Geoff Lawson: We have already discussed all those things. Yuvraj Singh has been batting superbly and we hope to get him out pretty cheaply. If he gets going it can be the difference between winning and losing. We have got some plans about how to bowl to the Indian batsmen.
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**only 2.5 hours to go…til Pakistan beat india, inshallah ta’ala…
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President Musharraf called Shoaib Malik to pay his regards, but wht if he told him to loose this match, why am I looking everything so suspiciously 
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Insha Allah Pakistan Will Win
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I just woke up, and I had a night mare that INDIA is winning. I was dreaming that INDIA had 190 or something, ufffffffffff Thanks God it was a dream. Shukar hai!
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^ ^ guess that was a sign...
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I just woke up, and I had a night mare that INDIA is winning. I was dreaming that INDIA had 190 or something, ufffffffffff Thanks God it was a dream. Shukar hai!
I thought that you thought the match is fixed?
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:lajawab:
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the day has finally arrived. All of you will witness Pak lift the first 20/20 trophy today inshallah!
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I just woke up, and I had a night mare that INDIA is winning. I was dreaming that INDIA had 190 or something, ufffffffffff Thanks God it was a dream. Shukar hai!
I woke up with a nightmare that Pakistan is winning. Incredible what tensio can do. I am just going to miss this match. If India wins I am going to see every part of it in a torrent.
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If India wins I am going to see every part of it in a torrent.
Brother... Torrent is illegal... may you be saved from such bad deed.. ameen.
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AS U SEEE THE CRESCENT MOON MAY ALL UR DREAMS COME TRUE. RAMDAN MUBARAK.
PS :THANK ALLAH THERE WILL NOT BE ANY CRESCENT MOON TODAY.IT WILL BE RISING ONLY NEXT MONTH.:)