8.1 Drum to Ijaz Ahmed, OUT: unbelievable! Drum claims a wicket with his first legitimate delivery in Test cricket! and from an ordinary enough delivery, shortish and straight, Ijaz went right back and stepped on his stumps as he played it down through square leg he went away for the run but the keeper and slips all went up in
celebration, the crowd soon cottoned on too, and Ijaz has to go as he looks back to see off stump disturbed
first of all New Zealand have got themselves on the safe side, good batting, n little wayward bowling with average fieldin
the second thing i realllly like was that they tried Younis Khan he mite not have got wickets lekin yaaaar issi tarha u may find a bowler, agar dekhne jao to only 4 regular bowlers
well Ijaz, ufff ab iske baaaare me kya kahoooon!!!! well hope for the best!
Yaar you cant blame Ijaz. I mean, the guy got a series of ducks in the domestic games he`s played in the last few weeks and out of nowhere he’s sent to New Zealand and asked to open the innings. I dont really like Ijaz but thats just totally unfair. Sending a out of form batsman to a foreign tour as a re-inforcement and then asking him to open…thats just ridiculous. To Ijaz’s credit, he was trying his best to hang in there but he was visibly nervous and looked very much out of touch.
Anyway, PCB is full of a bunch of morons so decisions such as these are expected.
Inzamam is lucky yo be there, Astle dropped a sitter. Hopefully Inzy will make the best of it and play a big knock. But the key players will be Yousef and Younis with Faisal dropping anchor and keeping his end intact.
On another note - today`s Dawn has an interesting article that reads “Wasim Akram Stabs Moin Khan in the Back”. Check it out. http://www.dawn.com/2001/03/16/spt1.htm
I would’nt say Im surprised. Akram has always been a low class whiner but still, it’s amazing how low he could stoop.
Yeah Saqlain had a good time slogging away but Yousef Youhana is the key for Pakistan. He needs to carry on and a get a hundred tomorrow and take Pakistan past the Kiwi total into some sort of lead to ensure a draw. If the Pakistanis collapse tomorrow and the Kiwis have a 100+ run lead then this match could head for a result. Therefore, Pakistan needs to wipe out the deficit and then try and pick up a bit of a lead, to ensure this test will end with no result.
YY has to play a key role now as he has to get pass the NZ score, or atleast get near as posssible, well he will be loookin forward to the 3figure mark!
193.4 Richardson to Yousuf Youhana, one run, and there it is! a great 200
from Yousuf, from 422 balls, 27x4, 3x6, forcing it up towards
Astle at deepish mid on, very quick single taken with teh shot,
the throw at the bowler’s end just misses
it was very tight but he’s through, and he raises his bat to his
team-mates behind teh long off boundary, in the direction he’s
running through towards, then kneels to the ground in prayer and
thanks, great scenes for the Pakistanis
very hi gr8 inningz by yoyo
saqi is also close to his first 100…
Waqar and Saqlain meet in the middle of the pitch at th end of the
over, it looks like poor Saqqy gestured “why did you do that to
me?!”, but it was no doubt quite amiable, plenty of time tomorrow
to get it if need be, as the match has been essentially
killed off completely beyond any shadow of a doubt
poor saqqi..stuck on 98..stupid waqar, had so many lose ballz to score singlez but nooooooooooo…wantz to keep the strike…itz sad to c that he didn’t let saqqi complete his maiden 100…
well this is the third double century in a weeek, welll cricket is at its best, first a fighting one by VVS Laxman, then earlier in this test Match by Mathew Sinclair and then Yousuf Youhana, great battting display, an innnings without any chance, a tiering shot made him waste his wicket!
well Saqlain Mushtaq should be praised and he should be given the credit as he is consdered as a taile ender, agar ye out hota to line lag jaaati n YY wouldnt be able to get his higest total!
well the test match is definately a draw unlesss Pakistan comes out with a miracle by getting them out for cheap score!