2nd ODI-WI v Pak @ St Lucia - (Pak innings thread) [21/5/05]

[tahaqureshi]

Butt should get 50 now..he cant live off that 100 in India forever..a good opener should constantly get 50's and 100's. Although obviously not ALL the time.

 

[Raz]

Whats with Malik and changing helmets! Thats his 3rd different one in 3 ODIs

 

[tahaqureshi]

Today's umpires are Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove

***.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nauman]

Well he seems to be having some problems against Bradshaw his game against Powell has been pretty decent till now.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

salman butt run out!!!

 

[tahaqureshi]

I think we can tell that Malik is being extra cautious..he knows the importance of his place in the team and thus today's performance

 

[alghazzali]

Malik playing test match cricket

 

[Raz]

Salman run out!

 

[Saj]

poor cricket from Salman Butt. Was on his heels and not backing up fully. 33 for 2.

 

[alghazzali]

this is ridiculous

 

[Nauman]

Or maybe he was still holding that Stallions vs Eagles grudge against Butt and ran him out, if that is the case then I say kick Malik out.

 

[tahaqureshi]

AIYOH MA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

yoyo in now

 

[badxhah]

Pakistan on a self destruct button here ,, no need for that run

 

[Usman]

X)

 

[alghazzali]

Im out of here, 2 painful 2 watch, its only the windies and we still struggle

 

[badxhah]

Powell has jus transformed himself to Mcgrath.Frm the way Malik is playin him

 

[Raz]

Windies off to a good start. Very good comeback from Powell after a few wayward overs

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

malik off the mark

 

[badxhah]

BW shud treat Afridi in the same manner as John wright did to Shewag

 

[tahaqureshi]

Our team needs to give it sfans value for time.

 

[Usman]

Common guys don't loose hope

 

[161]

Shoaib Malik scores a run !!

 

[Raz]

Common guys don't loose hope

I never have. Even after surrendering the first ODI to Pakistan i still think the West Indies can win these next two games.

 

[Nauman]

Well Afridi shouldnt have opened the batting anyway he should have gone at number 6 where as Younis should have been opening with Butt.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

badxhah - woolmer will come off worse! afridi plays one way. Likes of boycott have tried



GAYLE DROPS MALIK AT FIRST SLIP!!!

 

[badxhah]

Not Losing Hope jus a little bit fustrated with butt ,,, could nt he YELL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO for that run,
As for Afridi always on the cards

 

[Saj]

Malik in this innings has his feet in cement. Simple chance dropped at 1st slip by Gayle.

 

[Raz]

Gayle drops Malik!!!!!!!!!!!!! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[161]

well Malik is certainly proving to everyone that he can't bat outside asia !!

 

[Usman]

Well Afridi shouldnt have opened the batting anyway he should have gone at number 6 where as Younis should have been opening with Butt.

OK, afrdi scored 100 against India recently and 100 in a warm up match recently both as opener and as soon as he fails you blame his batting position

 

[Raz]

Its only gonna add to Gayle's anger dropping that simple catch. Pakistan should be watchful when the bowl to him later on. Hes not gonna be happy.

 

[badxhah]

one more for the fisher.....

 

[tahaqureshi]

Almost as if Malik WANTS to do bad

 

[Raz]

Well Afridi shouldnt have opened the batting anyway he should have gone at number 6 where as Younis should have been opening with Butt.

OK, afrdi scored 100 against India recently and 100 in a warm up match recently both as opener and as soon as he fails you blame his batting position

Had he got a century today not many would have said anything about his batting position. Its only when he fails they cry about him not opening!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

shoaib malik lays and misses!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

another play and miss

 

[Usman]

wonder why Inzi opted to bat first, stats show bwling first is a good idea.

 

[DM]

I think they should keep Afridi opening for the meantime - as Usman mentioned he has scored 2 centuries recently as opener. Our more sedate openers aren't managing that, let alone an Afridi-paced innings where the century seals the match.

 

[tahaqureshi]

I think we've become too complacent...we think too much of ourselves

 

[badxhah]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Malik goes fishing again this time of bradshaw......make that 2 of 3 in one over

machli wala machli wala ,,,
rs20 fee kilo

 

[Raz]

Malik is really struggling out there. No footwork whatsoever!

 

[Saj]

dear oh dear ! Malik at his worst so far in this innings. He's getting squared up and beaten outside hisoff stump regularly.

Hope he can get over the dodgy start and get settled in.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

rotating strike is crucial here - hope yoyo has a word with malik

 

[badxhah]

get him a indian wicket he would have been 17 of 3 balls

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i agree with saj - he just needs to settle down

 

[Nauman]

Wow never knew Malik was so pathetic Inzi has gotten to complacent there was a wee bit of grass on the pitch even if it was brown and he should have exploited that by bowling first and let the likes of Rana, Rao and Shabir take advantage of that. This is clearly not going anywhere.

 

[tahaqureshi]

All this talk about momentum and confidence..

ALL BS!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

yoyo plays the glide shot to third man with two slips in place!

 

[Nauman]

Malik 3 of 26 my my my

Runrate which was almost at 6 at the start is now even below 3 an over.

 

[AsimL8]

wait! someone told me the WI bowling was cr@p. did they forget to tell pak batsmen?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i have seen malik play like this before and go on and get a run a ball 70 - he should relax and wait

 

[tahaqureshi]

YEAH!!!!!!!! we have the most intelligent batsmen in the world..wouldnt you agree?

Its just frustrating, how could a world class team do this!!!!!!?????

 

[tahaqureshi]

thats very true WIY...

 

[161]

Malik 3 runs off 30 balls !!!!!!!!!

 

[Nauman]

YAY Malik takes a run, its 4 of 30 now.

 

[Nauman]

Have we forgotten how to bat, Youhanna comprehensively beaten.

 

[tahaqureshi]

5 off 30?????? thats what cricinfo says

 

[161]

this is a good batting track - we need atleast 250-300 .

 

[Usman]

Cricinfo:

12.2 Powell to Yousuf Youhana, one run, a pinched single to point as
Youhana seems far more confident that Malik

 

[Gasherbrum]

classy 4 from yy through cover

 

[tahaqureshi]

If BW says we were in AWE OF THE SITUATION again, im going to laugh my head off ) ) )

 

[Nauman]

oops sorry it was 5 now its 6 of 32 finally starting to show signs that he can actually bat I was starting to think he had forgotten.

 

[tahaqureshi]

cricinfo terming that four by yoyo as "ELEGANCE !"

 

[Nauman]

What the hell is Youhanna doing glancing it to second slip.

 

[Usman]

13.4 Bradshaw to Yousuf Youhana, no run, edged to slip along the ground

 

[Saj]

some Pak fans in the crowd which is good to see. One wearing a Man Utd shirt.

Not much to cheer so far though for them.

 

[Nauman]

C Collymore brought into the attack now

 

[tahaqureshi]

this is nuicance.....

 

[z10]

yoyo hits a boundary!...rare site...

 

[Usman]

Collymore starts off with a maiden

 

[badxhah]

now i kno how the WI fab felt when Runako was playin

 

[Usman]

Hinds on to bowl

 

[Usman]

Malik his a 4!!!!!!

 

[Gasherbrum]

good over for pak, 7 off it but still a little behind on the run rate for their liking.

 

[bilal]

Manu 0-0 Arsenal

 

[tahaqureshi]

random

 

[bilal]

pakistan looking a bit itchy?

 

[Usman]

Manu 0-0 Arsenal

That goal by Man U, was very close had it not been offside

 

[tahaqureshi]

These guys need to do what they did vs sri lanka in the paktel cup....took it all the way..except this time need to score atleast 300