1st ODI: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi [Updates]

[Noman]

butt trusted his partner but yoyo changed his mind.. what a stupid runner he is.. even wrose then inzi

both opener run out.... this Pakistani batting display isnt pleasing....might be for afridi fans.. but not for the original fans..cricket understaning fans..

 

[Usman Chadda]

Hameed and Butt slowed down considerably. Butt hit a few boundaries though. Hameed was looking solid but not scoring runs, something he really needs to work on before he thinks of becoming a permanent in the ODI side

 

[asifp]

One has to give credit to Jayasuriya , 37 and no signs of slowing down

 

[Usman Chadda]

both opener run out.... this Pakistani batting display isnt pleasing....might be for afridi fans.. but not for the original fans..cricket understaning fans..

Afridi was involved in one of the run-outs

 

[asifp]

nothing wrong , but whnever I see Malik i cant believe he is now considered a batsman

 

[Noman]

So all the people who were earlier criticising Butt and Yasir must be pretty happy now that they've gone.

we just wanted them to play positiv,,,,

 

[tauseefm]

both opener run out.... this Pakistani batting display isnt pleasing....might be for afridi fans.. but not for the original fans..cricket understaning fans..

well, afridi has been playing this match like a club cricket match and now yoyo is getting other players out... hopefully they don't have something against our new caption.

 

[Noman]

nothing wrong , but whnever I see Malik i cant believe he is now considered a batsman

just wait and see what he does..

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Bandara appealing for everything now.

 

[Saj]

Malik hiding at number 5

Seriously though Hameed shouldnt be at 3.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Whats with the 'YOYO' business? he changed his name well over a year ago.

 

[Noman]

why in the world is moyo playing sweep shot against the spin against the leg spinner who is trying to play him error shot..

 

[down4whatever]

last 5 overs, we are 12/2.

lol hameed/butt.

 

[Saj]

well, afridi has been playing this match like a club cricket match and now yoyo is getting other players out... hopefully they don't have something against our new caption.

hilarious stuff )

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Malik hiding at number 5

Seriously though Hameed shouldnt be at 3.

I agree, Malik should have been at 3 where he was pretty good till Younis took over.

 

[tauseefm]

what the hell, yoyo forgets how to hit the ball... there is something fishy going on...
Bandara 4 overs and only 7 /1

 

[Yasin]

butt trusted his partner but yoyo changed his mind.. what a stupid runner he is.. even wrose then inzi

Not trying to support MOYO over here but he always take 2-3 steps down the pitch whether a run is available or not... it was the lack of understanding more than the stupid running coz he didnt even start running.

 

[Noman]

hilarious stuff )

Saj bhai u never know... Afridi is playing like if it is just a chill out match....
moyo is struggling..

 

[Noman]

moyo is struggling... Malik looking a bit better then the rest..

 

[down4whatever]

we are giving malinga "no spin" bandara the same treatment that we gave that Irish bowler, who actually got smacked hard by county teams.

 

[Shahid A]

Any Radio Links To This Match??

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

A lot of pressure on Moyo here, its his 1st innings since Inzi retired. He knows all eyes are on him.

 

[Obsessed_in_a_good_way]

I'm very disappointed in Salman Butt. He is very talented, and has the potential to become a regular in the side. But he needs to work on his confidence. This would have been an ideal platform for him for these reasons:

* they're chasing a small (relatively) total
* they already have a good start, thanks to the blazing Imran
* no Murali or Vaas in the bowling attack.

A 70+ here would have done wonders. Still, I'm glad he's back in the side, and has done reasonably. If we can somehow tackle the problem with our openers, it could dramatically improve our overall performance.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

4 runs for Moyo. 100 up

 

[Yasin]

Awesome Shot !

 

[down4whatever]

I'm very disappointed in Salman Butt. He is very talented, and has the potential to become a regular in the side. But he needs to work on his confidence. This would have been an ideal platform for him for these reasons:

* they're chasing a small (relatively) total
* they already have a good start, thanks to the blazing Imran
* no Murali or Vaas in the bowling attack.

A 70+ here would have done wonders. Still, I'm glad he's back in the side, and has done reasonably. If we can somehow tackle the problem with our openers, it could dramatically improve our overall performance.

He would've taken about 40 overs to get to 70.

 

[Yasin]

Good over...9 from it...inching closer to victory

 

[Shahid A]

Any Radio Links Or Anything??

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

3rd powerplay been taken now.

 

[cricketcrazy]

WHEN MOYO will learn ?? I mean how stupid you could be ?? he needs to learn it or he will keep destroying the careers of his partners.. THE WORST RUNNER IN CURRENT HISTORY

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

I'm very disappointed in Salman Butt. He is very talented, and has the potential to become a regular in the side. But he needs to work on his confidence. This would have been an ideal platform for him for these reasons:

* they're chasing a small (relatively) total
* they already have a good start, thanks to the blazing Imran
* no Murali or Vaas in the bowling attack.

A 70+ here would have done wonders. Still, I'm glad he's back in the side, and has done reasonably. If we can somehow tackle the problem with our openers, it could dramatically improve our overall performance.

Unfortunatly my friend the expectations from the fans here is an opener who can score centuries off 70 odd balls. They were calling for his head when he was playing himself in.

 

[Noman]

this is a tense situation..

 

[Yasin]

If 35-40 come in powerplay 3 it will be good.

 

[Straight Bat]

whats the score?

 

[Yasin]

Gone ! Moyo Gone !

 

[Noman]

out moyo ouyææ

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Moyo bowled by an excellent ball.

 

[tauseefm]

hahahahahaha yoyo goneeeeeeeeeeeee.... game on

 

[azfar wali]

Yousef Gone , Bowled By Mahroof

 

[12thMan]

Yo Yo bowled by Maharoof

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

So all the people who were praying for Yasir and Butt to get out must be regretting it now huh?

 

[Noman]

nothing speciel delivery, just a bit of out swing and moyo did make the delievery look like one of the bowl of the century....

 

[Yasin]

This match is turning out to be very intresting. This is turning out to be a real test for Malik.

 

[Amir]

Now we have all the hitters but still 131 runs to go. victory looks very far away but not out of reach.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Yo Yo bowled by Maharoof

Over 4000 posts and you still dont know its 'moyo' now?

 

[Amir]

This would be a perfect moment to test Fawad Alam

 

[Yasin]

Akmal in .. i would have gone with razzaq or afridi to just use the power plays

 

[Saj]

oh dear.

required run rate is now 5.42

 

[12thMan]

Over 4000 posts and you still dont know its 'moyo' now?

did he change his nickname? I didn't see an official filing for it

 

[down4whatever]

exactly as i predicted. You're not going to win if you don't hit the ball. They shoulda sent out afridi or akmal earlier.

 

[Obsessed_in_a_good_way]

He would've taken about 40 overs to get to 70.

Adjusting for some exaggeration (!!!), yes, it may have taken 32-35 overs. But the mental gain (and confidence) resulting from that: priceless!

Oh God ... Yousuf gone!!! 84/2 becomes 105/4 in 7 overs. (3.0 rpo)

 

[RumiNYC]

Great!!! we're loosin' to SL "b" team...nah we'll win by 4 wickets...

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

All of a sudden the Sri Lankans have an extra spring in their step.

 

[Noman]

Moyo makes bowls look better then they are,, even the commentator are saying that,,,,, MOyo feet were all over the place..

 

[Yasin]

4 to akmal...

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

4 runs, Kamran with a trademark drive thru the covers.

 

[Noman]

kamran showing how to move the feet... moyo take a long..

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

game over, no chance for pakistan, two allrounders left, do not suit this play.

game reminds me of the first w\c game against WI in world cup.

 

[Amir]

oh dear.

required run rate is now 5.42

Thats not a worry and it is skewed. Their run rate is 4.15 and all they need is 4.6? A couple odd boundaries and thatn RRR gets pushed down faster than kumbles bowling

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

4 more for Kamran off the legs.

 

[Saj]

Thats not a worry and it is skewed. Their run rate is 4.15 and all they need is 4.6? A couple odd boundaries and thatn RRR gets pushed down faster than kumbles bowling

the oh dear was for Yousuf's dismissal not the rrr.

 

[tauseefm]

i think pcb should watch how moyo and afridi play in this series.. cuz "dall main kuch kuch black hay" )

 

[Bailan]

afridi was out of character today, he dosen't make simple fielding errors, but dal me **** seems a little to early ...

 

[Saj]

i think pcb should watch how moyo and afridi play in this series.. cuz "dall main kuch black hay" )

Has Afridi batted already?

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

i think pcb should watch how moyo and afridi play in this series.. cuz "dall main kuch kuch black hay" )

Here they come.

 

[cricketcrazy]

com on Kami Cheeta do ur stuff v need to win this one

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

i think pcb should watch how moyo and afridi play in this series.. cuz "dall main kuch kuch black hay" )

agreed,

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Has Afridi batted already?

I think hes reffering to his fielding, bowling and the Nazir runout.

 

[tauseefm]

Has Afridi batted already?

i guess u missed his fielding and running between the wicket when he ran nazir out

 

[down4whatever]

we're not capitalizing on the powerplay.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Amazingly we've got an Indian umpire who hasnt screwed us over yet

 

[Saj]

I think hes reffering to his fielding, bowling and the Nazir runout.

Was he the runner for Imran Nazir ?

 

[Noman]

Has Afridi batted already?

saj bhai they way afridi field,bowl and run between the wickets for nazir showed his true character... the last hope is just his batting which is always very inconsistent..

moyo just didnt looked happy while being out there,, today he should have been happy that there was 80 plus on board instead of 15 or 20 which he is used to do..

 

[Straight Bat]

'cos we've screwed our selves over lol

we just need these 2 to have a solid partnership and we'll be back on track

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Was he the runner for Imran Nazir ?

Yep, you could say he run him out. He was running very wide, like on the 3rd pitch or something. Akmal plays a beautiful 4 as i type this.

 

[Noman]

i guess u missed his fielding and running between the wicket when he ran nazir out

Well Saj bhai is one of afridi biggest fan on this board alongside Raz... Havent u see the photo where saj and afridi is together,

 

[12thMan]

Chotu Akmal on fire
Pak 122-4 - need 114 to win from 21.5 @ 5.2

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Was he the runner for Imran Nazir ?

You could also question why Afridi was sent out to run for him, its not like he's one of the better runners in the team.

 

[Amir]

Akmal looking good

 

[Saj]

Listen detectives this is Malik's first match in charge, I'd leave this Afridi and Yousuf conspiracy theories alone for now.