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atleast teaser will be happy for the 11 scores he wanted....
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yea he must be happy now that nzl are leading by 100 runs
all in all, a very good batting performance by pakistan....
after a long time i've seen the whole team contributing to the total....
all the batsmen chipped in with good scores....
nzl openers are on the field for their 2nd inns
4 by richardson
a good bowling start by sami (a FOUR on the first ball is not what i mean)....
0.1 Mohammad Sami to Richardson, FOUR, short ball, outside off, cut it
uppishly just wide of gully to third man region for four
now the gora commentators r attacking sami for richardson walking down the pitch to say a few words to sami....
richardson is not to be blamed, they say it must have been something from sami....
and talk on how sami has been aggressive verbally....
maiden over by shaabir n its stumps day 4
maybe they want to get him banned
stupid commentaters 
at the close of the play, the commentator says "lets see if sami is going to say sorry as he walks off the field"....
"no he doesn't, he leaves off with a smile"....
someone shud shoot these freaks....
Moin played a gem of an innings, he saved this match for Pakistan :k: 
Aamir Sohail must be kicking himself.
what happened with Sami,, can any 1 pelase chip in some more details,...
Man we dont to loose another bowler, by getting banned for nothing...
A superb display of guts by Moin saved Pakistan from follow on. The guy delivers when it matters most. :k:
The match is now dead.
I won’t tlk it dead so early … there r still some 95 overs to be bowled (if the weather is fine) … so if Sami can do it like Agarkar did it a few days back in Adelaide this game is ours … i think Fleming will eye an Target of 270-280 and give Pakistan some 40 Overs to bat so a Req RR of 6+ is needed to win the match … quite dificult but not impossible keeping in mind how the wicket played today … insha’Allah Pakistan will win this Series and maybe they start it with a win tomorrow
I was fed up to hear what the commentators had to say about Moins Innings NAMELY almost NOTHING ...... only once (when Moin passed 100) i heard Mark Nicholas praising with what an ease this guy hits 4s ..... i think he was reffering to an over from ORAM in which Moin did hit 2 successive 4s ..... one through gully/point and the other one was atypical Moin shot ..... he chipped the ball over vacant third slip into vacant third man area ...... at normal speed it looked like he was seeing the ball like a football .....
But this other commentator IAN Smith ..... man this chap was so quite for some moments like Nicholas is the only one in the commentators box ...... biased sh** and unable to praise opponents efforts ..... i guess he and the crowed were waiting for Pakistan to collapse and fail to avoid the follow on ...... Fleming's expression was everything else than happy so were the rest NZ-side ..... After all they had to toil some 85 overs just to wake and see how Moin massacred their bowling and destroying their dreams of taking a lead into the 2nd Test ..... Butler couldn't hide his frustration when he came quite close to Sami after every ball he bowled at him ..... yorkers went from inside edge to long leg for 4 and the bouncers were avoided by Sami by ducking and i guess the smiling face of Sami after almost every delivery made Butler more angered but less effective ...... Vettori wasn't that threatning and to my surprise the biased chap of Ian Smith suddenly had a word about him not being so successful at home ......
I hope Sami can transform his batting form into his bowling tomorrow to get them out within 40-45 overs ..... Insha'Allah jeet hamari hogi
Marvellous Moin denies New Zealand
New Zealand were unable to contain Pakistan’s wicketkeeper Moin Khan as he did an Adam Gilchrist for his side and batted them out of the danger zone of the follow on and then achieved a career-highest innings of 137 in Hamilton today.
Pakistan were all out for 463, just before stumps and in the two overs New Zealand were required to face Mark Richardson hit a boundary off the first ball bowled by Mohammad Sami to leave New Zealand 104 runs in front going into the last day.
Moin’s 125-run seventh-wicket stand with Mohammad Sami made defeat a very remote possibility for the tourists and seemed to ensure the match would end in a draw. There are 105 overs to be bowled tomorrow, but the pitch has provided such good quality that it is difficult to see how another 10 Pakistan wickets could fall.
New Zealand made the worst possible start to the day when Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was dropped off the first ball of the day by Lou Vincent fielding in the gully. Chris Cairns had been completing the over that was interrupted the previous evening when the ball clearly took Inzamam by as much surprise as it did for Vincent.
Inzamam and Abdul Razzaq then saw out the half hour of play before lunch that had been ruled by the umpires. New Zealand at that stage were trying to minimise the number of runs the Pakistanis scored before the new ball was taken.
And when the new ball resulted in the loss of Inzamam’s wicket, leg before wicket for 51, his 34th Test half-century, to Daryl Tuffey, it seemed the stage was set for New Zealand to sweep through. That was further in prospect when Razzaq went soon after when touching a leg-side delivery from Tuffey that was taken by Hart. He had scored 48.
But Moin, despite the fact 79 runs were still required to avoid the follow-on, worked the ball around without any sign of panic. He had to see of some much improved bowling from Cairns and Ian Butler. He was hit by Butler when ducking into a short ball, and he survived a lengthy dissection of video analysis when he took on a Chris Cairns throw from the outfield. It was touch and go but it was unclear whether Vettori had dislodged the bails with the ball in his hands.
Moin scored 50 off 75 balls and went to the tea break on 51 with Pakistan still 13 short of their first goal. Once they came back, the mark was passed tamely, and then the Moin Khan Show took off, with some fine hitting. None of it was better than when he swept a ball from Vettori for four, charged down the wicket to hit the next over long-off for six, and then charged the next ball to hit it straight for four, and find himself on 100 scored off 129 balls.
Sami made his best score of 25 before he was caught at the wicket by Hart from Vettori’s bowling. Moin was finally out, leg before wicket to Jacob Oram for 137 and it was left for Butler to pick up the last two batsman, suitable reward for his improvement, as Pakistan were all out for 463, 100 runs less than New Zealand.
Daryl Tuffey had another outstanding return for his sixth five-wicket bag, taking five for 87 off 33 overs. He bowled with outstanding accuracy, focusing on an off-stump line and rarely deviated from that. It was a courageous display. Oram was used sparingly but took two for 55 while Butler had two for 113.
Excellent inning by Moin, he surely knows how to hit your way out of trouble :k: Too bad this match will be drawn … Sami played a very important part too, lets hope he does some firework with is bowling now.
I was expecting good batting by Moin, but I never thought Sami would support him on the other end for 152 runs partnership. Amazing!
Poor Fleming is in flaming now. His ‘dil kay arman aansuon main beh gay.’
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*Result still eyed by NZers despite Moin's heroics *
23 December 2003
New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming will get a test of his mettle today as he ponders a remote chance of manufacturing a first test result here.
The match appeared headed to snooze towards New Zealand's fifth consecutive test draw at stumps on day four after seasoned gloveman Moin Khan cracked a career-best 137 off 174 balls to spur the tourists to 463.
That gave New Zealand a first innings lead of 100 but it took them 144.4 overs and nearly all day to finish the job.
In just two overs before stumps New Zealand moved safely to four without loss, but with 105 overs left yesterday there shouldn't be enough time for a result on a pitch that is still a dream for batting.
However, New Zealand's bowling star Daryl Tuffey insisted a win was still in their minds despite being foiled by Moin who lifted Pakistan past the follow-on mark of 364.
"I think we'll try and make a go of it. Obviously there's a lot of time left and if we can knock up some quick runs and put some pressure on them," Tuffey said after taking five for 87, his second best haul in 17 tests.
"We want to win this test, it's at the forefront of our minds, and I think we'll come out playing like that (today)."
Tuffey, whose previous test in Mohali reaped a match haul of seven for 110, said Fleming was still talking about a result despite Pakistan gaining the points victory from yesterday.
It would take an early morning assault from New Zealand's batsmen leaving Pakistan a steep 300-plus to win in around 55 overs, although Fleming is unlikely to take any risks.
Pakistan resumed on 227 for four after a two-hour rain delay yesterday morning, still trailing by 336.
Tuffey weaved his magic with the new ball as he removed Inzamam-ul-Haq leg before wicket for 51 then big-hitting Abdur Razzaq caught down the leg side by Robbie Hart for 48.
It was game on at 285 for six, still 79 short of the follow-on, but Moin had few problems.
Having lost his place to Rashid Latif after the previous tour here three years ago, Moin then showed his fighting qualities in a 222-minute assault that reaped 20 fours and two sixes mainly through the cover region.
It was his fourth test century, beating his previous best 117 against Sri Lanka, and his first century in seven years.
He and Mohammad Sami added 152 for the seventh wicket, of which Sami contributed just 25.
Moin said there was no thought of an early declaration to try and help set up a result but he hoped New Zealand would play positively today.
"It's a good pitch to get runs on and I hope they're going to go for runs and give us some more batting," Moin said.
"Why not? It's going to be a positive match there are still 105 overs to go."
Having played out draws in the dustbowls of Colombo, Kandy, Ahmedabad and Mohali in their four most recent tests, New Zealand have surprisingly found another subcontinent surface at a venue that saw a two-day test match against India a year ago.
There was little in it for the bowlers, particularly spinner Daniel Vettori, but Tuffey showed there was something for those who put it in the right spot.
Ian Butler was expensive and too short early on, came back well but ended with two for 113 off 24, Jacob Oram was solid but underbowled while Chris Cairns is still looking for his old spark and remained on 197 test wickets.
Cairns was unlucky to have Inzamam dropped by Lou Vincent off the first ball of the day.
Meanwhile, Tuffey was weary after leading the attack for 33 overs, laughing that the seam movement lasted "about three overs" with the new ball.
"It was hard day, especially with the time added on it made the sessions extra long.
"It's right up there, I was pretty happy with (yesterday's) effort especially on an unresponsive wicket."
Looks like NZ will have a go at our bowlers in an attempt to score fast to get them under pressure