1st ODI: W.I v S.Afr @ Kingston [8/5/05]

[Amjid Javed]

5 match one-day series starts today. place all score updates here please.

 

[Rob H]

West Indies (from): Shivnarine Chanderpaul (capt), Chris Gayle, Xavier Marshall, Wavell Hinds, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, Courtney Browne, Corey Collymore, Daren Powell, Pedro Collins, Ian Bradshaw.

South Africa (from): Graeme Smith (captain), Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Ontong, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince.

 

[tahaqureshi]

This is strange..the windies have such a little gap between their ODI serise vs s africa and our tour..

they'll be really tired

 

[Amjid Javed]

This is strange..the windies have such a little gap between their ODI serise vs s africa and our tour..

they'll be really tired

oh thats gud +

 

[Amjid Javed]

west indies win toss and will bat 1st

 

[Rob H]

west indies win toss and will bat 1st

They need about 270 to be in contention. The Saffies will chase anything lower down easily

 

[Amjid Javed]

il be on the following forum for the game

- http://windiescricketfever.mywowbb.com/forum1/

mingling with w.i fans

 

[Amjid Javed]

South Africa team: *GC Smith, HH Dippenaar, AG Prince, HH Gibbs, SM
Pollock, JH Kallis, JM Kemp, +MV Boucher, CK Langeveldt, A Nel, M
Ntini

w.i team

Gayle

Hinds

Sarwan

Lara

Shiv

Bravo

Smith

Browne

Bardshaw

Collins

Collymore

 

[Rob H]

il be on the following forum for the game

- http://windiescricketfever.mywowbb.com/forum1/

mingling with w.i fans

you only have 5 posts )

 

[Amjid Javed]

West Indies 8/0 (1.0 ov)

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

no ab - what are sa playing at?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

AJ - aint on sky yet - not till 4pm

 

[Amjid Javed]

games already started...

it will be televised from 4pm onwards

 

[Amjid Javed]

West Indies 22/0 (4.1 ov)

gayle continuing on from antigua

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

finally it is on the tv

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

HINDS BOWLED - yoker outside off - played on!!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

hinds gone drags on ball from ntini

w.i 29/1

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

the way he brings bat down did him there - he doesnt bring it down straight but at an angle and that did him there

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

sarwan in now - hope he follows soon so lara can bat for as much of the 50 overs as possible


lara and gayle! what a prospect inshallah

 

[Amjid Javed]

what a shot by gayle bang....

4

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

WAS A BEAUTY by gayle - wow

 

[Amjid Javed]

WAS A BEAUTY by gayle - wow

the words go fetch wud have been ideal after that

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

34 -1 off 7

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i know - i was speechless - classy classy shot - just with disdain

2 more for gayle - LOOKING GOOD

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

anything outside off he will have a go at!

 

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 38/1

gayle looks awesome... hope he bats 20 overs atleast here

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

2 more leg side - short jab of a pull shot - just short of a length

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i hope lara joins him out there soon

 

[Amjid Javed]

wow wat a catch by gibbs

gayle gone 38/2

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

*** - how did he catch that - damn gayle is gone - is a shame but what a catch

 

[Amjid Javed]

*** - how did he catch that - damn gayle is gone - is a shame but what a catch

his gesture after the catch wasnt 2 clever thou

w.i 38/2 of 7 overs

S.A on top now

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

AJ - we see that all the time at footy matches - silence gesture to crowd - he can do what he likes after a catch like that!!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 41/2 of 9 overs...

that gesture shudnt be allowed in footy either

 

[MIG]

I think that was rude - he does it in India and he will leave in a casket!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@MIG

 

[Amjid Javed]

mig, u watching the game live?

 

[MIG]

Yep its on 10Sports

 

[Amjid Javed]

The wicket seems pretty quick and has some bounce. intresting to see if the test pitch is sumat like this when pakistan play.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

good point AJ - ball is carrying to keeper nicely


44-2 off 11

 

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 44/2

mig, what do u think of the wicket?

 

[MIG]

Yep its on 10Sports

not any more - little monkeys @home have shifted it to Cartoon Network!!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

MIG - u sure it was the kids?

 

[MIG]

MIG - u sure it was the kids?

Have to compromise now as when the REAL series starts - they wont be allowed within 10 meters of the TV remote !

 

[Amjid Javed]

Yep its on 10Sports

not any more - little monkeys @home have shifted it to Cartoon Network!!!

come on mig, just admit the cricket is a lil slow and u wana watch scooby doo +

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL

great drive by lara - looks like 3 - good fielding by pollock

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

is given as a 4 by third umpire

 

[MIG]

)

If life was so easy

Thats why I love being Mod at PP - people ( pretend ) to listen to me here....

 

[Amjid Javed]

poor decision by 3rd umpire... was a top stop by pollock

w.i 50/2

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

andre nel on - hope lara slaps him about

 

[Amjid Javed]

sarwan charges down wicket... big yahoo misses ball goes over stumps

 

[Rob H]

I've been ousted from the TV but it has saved me from Sarwan's slow play.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

no need for stupidity yet

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

windies should have bowled by looks of it

 

[MIG]

My son has to do homework - its time to take control hahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Rob H]

My son has to do homework - its time to take control hahahahahahahahahaha

MIG finally cuts loose

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@MIG

age old excuse

 

[Amjid Javed]

My son has to do homework - its time to take control hahahahahahahahahaha

r u sure uve not locked him in his bedroom )

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

Drinks break now

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i think MIG is nervous at the thought of the competition in fantasy cricket from his son

 

[Rob H]

Average stuff from thw Windies in the 1st 15 overs. They need to step on the gas a bit more.

 

[MIG]

No when I get access to the Tv, its drinks break - astagfarallah !

 

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 54/2 off 15 overs

270 here is a minimum

 

[AT1]

was gayle looking dangerous? how did he get out?

 

[Khalil]

Another brilliant performance by Ntini.

The guy must be the most underrated bolwer

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

p and t

IT WAS A GREAT CATCH BY GIBBS - was a very good shot by gayle - gibbs in covers - flung himslef to his left and took a beauty

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LARA GONE - poor shot - hit straight to fielder in deep on leg side!

 

[Amjid Javed]

lara gone smashed a nel half volley straight to deep square leg!

w.i 56/3

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

poor poor shot

 

[Rob H]

Bloody hell he was my skipper too. 1st hinds now Lara

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i know - was a very poor shot and i lost gayle already - oh well maybe bradshaw will smash a hundred

 

[Amjid Javed]

chanderpaul in now....

 

[Rob H]

i know - was a very poor shot and i lost gayle already - oh well maybe bradshaw will smash a hundred

[-O<

 

[Rob H]

Slow Sarwan continues on his merry way

 

[AT1]

i think he is really under rated

 

[pakistan_pride]

Anybody know of a live match link for this match???? ANy links?? Mybe winamp?? AMjid Anything???

 

[AT1]

whats the latest score like?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

run rate dropping


GIBBS - what a fielder - just saves another few - amazing fielder!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

on drive by shiv for 4


63-3 off 18

 

[Amjid Javed]

w.i 63/3 of 18 overs

chanderpaul smashes ball straight down ground for 4

PP, am watching game live on sky

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

pollock back on