Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

nai pr tu SL ne hi jeetna hay :@:
aap PAKISTAN chase kare ga 260+ :snooty: . . .

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

running n finishing all household chores

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

"Whenever the odds are against Younis Khan he turns them in his favour with a response. If he plays today expect him to fire!" - Ramiz Raja.

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Dekhte hai :@:
Last time we played Sri in colombo we all know what Afridi did :@:

Hurry up :shireen:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

yeah we won the toss :)

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

**Misbah-ul-Haq has finally won a toss and they will be batting first.

They have strengthened their batting too, bringing Asad Shafiq in for Rahat Ali. **

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

Current time: 14:16 local, 08:46 GMT | Match begins in: 0:14
Sri Lanka team

TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga, DPMD Jayawardene*, LD Chandimal, KC Sangakkara†, HDRL Thirimanne, AD Mathews, NLTC Perera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, S Weerakoon

Pakistan team
Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir

2.12pm Covers are coming off already

2.10pm There's slight rain around, and the covers are on at Premadasa, but this is not expected to delay the start. Don't shoot me if it does. I am going by Kanishkaa's inputs

2pm It's very hot and humid in Colombo, says Kanishkaa Balachandran, who is there. He doesn't expect any rain.

Chris Broad is officiating in his 300th international. Misbah-ul-Haq has finally won a toss and they will be batting first. They have strengthened their batting too, bringing Asad Shafiq in for Rahat Ali. Premadasa was a notoriously bat-frst venue until Sri Lanka made a mockery of that reputation by winning the World Cup's quarter-final and semi-final chasing. For Sri Lanka, Weerakoon makes his debut right away, replacing Herath

1.45pm Welcome to the third ODI of the series. The four international matches on this tour so far have been polar opposites of each other, featuring comprehensive wins alternatively for Sri Lanka and Pakistan. As we reach Colombo, we start with a notional clean slate.

Sri Lanka have rested Rangana Herath, saving him for Tests I presume, and have replaced him with a 34-year-old spinner Sajeeva Weerakoon who has taken 693 first-class wickets already. That has to be a record for most first-class wickets before international debut. If he does make the debut

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

afridi ne kaya kiya tha :hmmm: . . .

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Bachee bhook say bilk rahee hai aur maa cricket dekh rahee hai. :nahi:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Pakistan will be batting first, shame really, I wanted them to chase in order to get chaisng experience and also I have a beleif that they can chase.

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

what i would give to have ur belief :D

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

wo aap k belief ko khatam nai hona daina chahtay is liye they are not chasing :@:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

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2.32pm Sharp showers have arrived. Covers are on, and players are running for cover themselves

0.1

 Malinga to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, on target, length ball, middle and leg, swinging towards off, defended  

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Unshakeable belief in my team. :jhanda:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

and we all thought “Ur England is mahan” :wink:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Bachay kha pee k Naha dho k taking their nap :chai:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Bright news from Kanishkaa: rain has stopped, and the covers are slowly coming off

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

bachee koh maar ker sula diya, kay cricket dekhnay mein masla na ho. :nahi:

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

Gayle is playing for WI after so long . . .

Re: Pakistan vs Srilanka - 3rd ODI, 13th June 2012

3.30pm As we reach close to an hour lost to rain, the umpires are out to inspect the pitch and outfield. All the covers are off too. We can't be too far from a resumption