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

[Noman]

I am very disspointing was expecting a captain knock by Malik here,, there was a perfect plot written for him.. he just missed it,.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Kamran Akmal looks possessed!! He's playing like he used to during that golden year.

 

[WasimG]

ARY is not showing this anymore?

 

[Yasin]

thats the spirit. Put this guy in charge as the coach.

yeh as the coach of Sri lanka

 

[12thMan]

shabash shabash Akmal. another 4 by him. swatted throguh covers

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Afridi 5 off 7

 

[Straight Bat]

good shot kamran, fast outfield helped it along

 

[Amir]

Afridi 5 off 7

dnt encourage him to lose his wicket.!!!

 

[Noman]

Kamran Akmal looks possessed!! He's playing like he used to during that golden year.

he is looking quite good which is a positiv sign..

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Kamran Akmal looks possessed!! He's playing like he used to during that golden year.

razzlers gonna come in next, the question is how long can afridi play sensibly.

 

[Noman]

afridi is looking at the field..

 

[Yasin]

Afridi not out yet

 

[Noman]

I knew just looking at the afridi that he wanted to hi the bowl for six...

 

[12thMan]

Pak 155-5 - need 81 from 90 balls @ 5.4

 

[Rob H]

Afridi swings it over the legside for 4. What power.

 

[Noman]

afridi slogging here..

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

this is not needed, playing blindly..

 

[Yasin]

conscutive 4s...

 

[Saj]

81 runs required from 90 deliveries

 

[pak4life]

nearly gone there just a matter of time

 

[Noman]

2 four by afridi..

 

[Rob H]

2,4,4 he has arrived.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

dnt encourage him to lose his wicket.!!!

Afridi gets away with that, high in the air lands in between two fielders. WOW a bullet, 4 runs the next ball. Afridi looking to cut loose another 4. so thats 10 runs off 3 balls.

 

[Bailan]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

the ground on fire ... afridi is not holding back for anything

 

[Noman]

afridi soon or later is out..

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

singles are just needed. tell the idiot..

 

[Amir]

Afridi going crazy! you have enough rusn in the over, dont throw your wicket away pagal!!

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

81 runs required from 90 deliveries

71 off 87

 

[Yasin]

this is not needed, playing blindly..

thats the only way he knows to play....let him carry on

 

[Straight Bat]

keep concentrating boys, the AKridi partnership will guide us through

 

[Noman]

afridi telling akmal the art of running..

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Afridi going crazy! you have enough rusn in the over, dont throw your wicket away pagal!!

some one should come out and ex[plain to him..

 

[Noman]

afridi looking at the field again,,

 

[Obsessed_in_a_good_way]

A boundary by Akmal off the 1st ball, and then 5 dot balls.

"an under-edge down the ground ... glided off the back foot to gully ... watchfully played ... blocking it cautiously ... driven straight to short extra-cover "

Rotate the strike, please!!!

Good going by Afridi, but if we are to prevail, Akmal has to be the one!

 

[Bailan]

afridi telling akmal the art of running..

oooooooo the cruel irony...
given he got nazir out earlier in the day ...

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Afridi hits that for a 4, a bullet shot again.

 

[Noman]

four by afridi... good shot,.

 

[Rob H]

down the ground and through cover for 4 along the carpet. Great shot by Afridi.

 

[Yasin]

WOW...Afridi takes a single after a boundary...

 

[Noman]

akmal just giving strike back to afridi..

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Another 4 by Afridi this time straight as an arrow.

 

[Gunner786]

if afridi plays like this consistently he can be a true legend

 

[Saj]

He's going to see Pakistan home today, lead us to victory.

I'm telling you !

 

[Rob H]

straight over mid on. What a ripper by Afridi for 4

 

[Noman]

stright four by afridi,,, bullet shot..

 

[Bailan]

enjoy till this lasts ... so far, so good

 

[kablooee87]

My university internet connection just cut me off because my stream was taking up so much bandwidth (I took up over 800 mb within an hour). So I guess I'll be in this thread now looking for updates.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Afridi taking the attack to the Sri Lankans.

 

[Farrukh]

that the spirit bro..

somebody give the cowards some spirit

 

[Amir]

Afridi scares me when he is batting but atleast he is hitting straight and picking his gaps

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Bandara does a Fernando.

 

[tauseefm]

damn, he sure is playing some shorts.. he better not give his wicket now.. SL on back foot now..

 

[Gunner786]

afridi doing a sohail

what happens next ball?

 

[Noman]

lol what scene... one of the most funny scene.. lol

 

[12thMan]

anotehr four by Afridi - 25 off 16 balls
Pak 176-5

 

[Yasin]

Everythings hapeening there...and afridi still there

 

[Gunner786]

no repeat of prasad sohail this time

edge dropped by the keeper

 

[azfar wali]

Catch Dropped By The Sri Lankan Wicket Keeper

 

[Bailan]

afridi dropped by the keeper

 

[Sparhawk]

They call him afridi! And this is why hes the beast!!

 

[RumiNYC]

well! afridi scored a century in his last practice match

 

[Amir]

And Afridi dropped after chasing a wide one. Not sure why he had to do that, it would been wide. He gets excited, he has to realize, i just hit two boundaries, take it easy...no need to do anything crazy or score off every ball espicially when you are ahead of the run to ball count!

 

[Saj]

somebody give the cowards some spirit

I'd say the cowards are those who call the players names etc rather than provide some constructive criticism.

 

[kablooee87]

What's with the Sohail references? Did Afridi show up the bowler?

 

[12thMan]

Pak 176-5 - 60 needed off 78 balls

 

[Saj]

"Afridi's should be kicked out, can't be trusted."

Where is that guy gone.....

that sounds like a Noman quote ?

 

[Noman]

malliaga on,,, its better if akmal plays this over out...

 

[TheNewLegacy-ShoaibMalik]

That dropped catch was actually a bottom edge that went onto the keeper's shoe

 

[Bailan]

Malinga stats with a yorker

 

[Amir]

Danger man Malinga bowling.

 

[Straight Bat]

that was a sign, we've won it now. I'm convinced, you should be too!

 

[kablooee87]

And Afridi dropped after chasing a wide one. Not sure why he had to do that, it would been wide. He gets excited, he has to realize, i just hit two boundaries, take it easy...no need to do anything crazy or score off every ball espicially when you are ahead of the run to ball count!

he's done this before. Just when he brings a tight chase into our favour, he plays one shot too many and gives the advantage back. Let's see what happens here though.

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Here come the Afridi fans! They're crawling out from under the rocks!

 

[TheNewLegacy-ShoaibMalik]

Afridi playing the most sensible innings I've seen since...

God knows when

 

[Sparhawk]

And Afridi dropped after chasing a wide one. Not sure why he had to do that, it would been wide. He gets excited, he has to realize, i just hit two boundaries, take it easy...no need to do anything crazy or score off every ball espicially when you are ahead of the run to ball count!

That is not how afridi ticks, when will people get that??

 

[Yasin]

Yeh Kamran see off Malinga..Afridi will score...just stay ppl

 

[cricketcrazy]

AFRIDI is going nutts I heard he read the PP post that he RAN out Nazir..HE is MAD..

 

[Saj]

60 from 77 balls

 

[Gunner786]

What's with the Sohail references? Did Afridi show up the bowler?

world cup 1996

pointing towards square leg/midwicket

 

[Amir]

That dropped catch was actually a bottom edge that went onto the keeper's shoe

point is, it was not necessary to chase it.