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

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think shoaib malik's ball waste today really hurt us

 

[DesiMD]

atleast he has kept a good strike rate throughout his innings..

I think by no means can we criticise his innings today..

almost to his fifty..

9 runs off the over...2 overs to go....239...-6

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

full toss for 4 by akmal!! 243 now

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

akmal smashes a 4 - charged bravo

 

[Gasherbrum]

4 off a full toss and i would've called it a no ball but i guess kamran was rushing at it

 

[DesiMD]

atleast he has kept a good strike rate throughout his innings..

I think by no means can we criticise his innings today..

almost to his fifty..

bravo has been expensive today 9 overs 60

 

[Hashim]

What did shoaib do? Waste time or something?

 

[DesiMD]

atleast he has kept a good strike rate throughout his innings..

I think by no means can we criticise his innings today..

almost to his fifty..

244-6 after 48.2

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

akmal smashes a 4 - just! - fielder misjudged it - walked in and it chipped him

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

6!!! cmon it has to be...no its a 4....

 

[Gasherbrum]

slashed again by akmal and its gone just over the head of extra cover for 4

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

250 in 48.5

 

[tahaqureshi]

You know what, I bet some ppl here are going to criticise YK's inability to launch today. Well I say atleast he was able to maintain a solid strike rate throughout his innings..

Had malik had a strike rate of 50 for most of his innings and blasted off in the end to get a sr of 80-90..ppl would've said "oh look what a good ODI batsman, better than YK"...id rather have consistency over berserkness which wuld get you the same results, because YK plays it safe and effectively.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

yk smashes down ground - either 2 or 4

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

that has to be 4 he went over it seems

 

[DesiMD]

good bating by akmal today...really batting like gilchrist..solid and aggressive

 

[Hashim]

Kamran akmal is good mashalaah, he is like a clone of razzaq!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

should be a 4

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea he is touching it that is 4 man!! yes it is!!

 

[tahaqureshi]

strong hitting for such a small guy!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

it is a 4


15 off that over

254/6 off 49

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

254 in 49 yes!! 270 is my predictio

 

[Gasherbrum]

good over for pak, umpire checking it and should be signalled a 4, driven straight down the ground by younis khan.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

younis out - GREAT CATCH BY GAYLE - WHAT A CATCH

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

OOOOOO WAT A CATCH!!! gr8 catch there man and younis goes

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

dived - 1 handed - to his left hand at point!

 

[Gasherbrum]

great catch by gayle, younis khan falls to a one handed catch at backward point. good knock.

 

[tahaqureshi]

254 in 49 yes!! 270 is my predictio

I think thats a BIT too much optimism

 

[DesiMD]

FOUR by younis to end the over...good stuff....254 -6...pakistan reaching our predicted scores...good batting by younis khan..the hero

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

this wasnt a bad inning by younis at all

 

[Rob H]

Pak have recovred well from Malik's test innings.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

younis did well

 

[Gasherbrum]

rana in 4 balls to get as many as possible

 

[DesiMD]

Pak have recovred well from Malik's test innings.

malik played okay...cuz we all know how much trouble pak was in at that time...he got pak out of trouble at least

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

rana off the mark and akmal back on strike

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

3 balls left and we have 256... CMON PAKISTAN

 

[DesiMD]

Pak have recovred well from Malik's test innings.

younis khan goes...just b4 his 50....gone for 48...superb inning

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

akmal maybe run out - i hope he isnt

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol he looked so easily in wats with the time waste of third ump

 

[tahaqureshi]

If anyone dares to criticise YK...then !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he missed a fifty by 2 runs and was at a sr of 90 something when got out!!!!!!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

ooooo - is very close

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol he took his sweet time and akmal is safe

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

he looks in

 

[DesiMD]

i think he is

 

[Gasherbrum]

pretty close with the replay, looked in at first, and should be given not out poor running

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

rana out - caught and bowled!

 

[DesiMD]

lol..yah...he wanted to keep the strike

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

o caught and bowled rana...257 and it is last ball lol collymore is so happy about getting a tailender out lol...looser...

 

[Gasherbrum]

straight back to collymore, and another wkt for him rana caught and bowled, boy does he like getting a wicket!!

 

[DesiMD]

o caught and bowled rana...257 and it is last ball lol collymore is so happy about getting a tailender out lol...looser...

lol..i know we wouldn't happy 4 sure...lol

 

[tahaqureshi]

well 260 is not there....this will suffice

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

258 in 50.. that isnt too bad

 

[Rob H]

o caught and bowled rana...257 and it is last ball lol collymore is so happy about getting a tailender out lol...looser...

LOL calm down a bit though

 

[tahaqureshi]

target is close to 260.......

will do

just need to keep a tight lid on extras

 

[Nauman]

Well I must say Collymore has to be the most annoying bowler in the West Indian bowling lineup the three finger wicket celebration just annoys the hell out of me.

 

[Gasherbrum]

259 to win for West Indies, decent effort by Pak but probably 25 runs below where they would've liked. lets hope its enough in the end.

 

[DesiMD]

258-8...our predicted score was right i think..and i think akmal batted good...younis batted well...inzi and malik played hard to get pak out of the troulble

 

[Hashim]

Good score, 258 should be enough,. but we need razzaq to fire.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think we would hav e a much better score if that crap wasnt done with youhana

 

[DesiMD]

259 to win for West Indies, decent effort by Pak but probably 25 runs below where they would've liked. lets hope its enough in the end.

inshAllah

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well i gotta go to work now at least i saw half the game see ya around guys inshallah we will win

 

[Saj]

nice little cameo at the end from Kamran.

Win or lose, I'm a little disappointed with the total. On that wicket we should have been looking at 270 plus. There seemed to be a lack of urgency in the batting today and too many players got starts and did not convert them into the big score that Pakistan needed.

 

[Usman]

We are going to need some tight bowling to get rid of the big guns but overall a good performance by Inzi, Malik and Younis. Everyone else chipped in so now lets hope for the best in the second . Common Pakistan!!!!!!

 

[karachiite]

need some early wickets(read gayle and sarwan) hopefully moron can stay there a while and oush the req. runrate up a bit.

 

[smoothcriminal]

decent score. u know what we should do, every time we get a windies player out we should do the 3 finger celebration

 

[DesiMD]

decent score. u know what we should do, every time we get a windies player out we should do the 3 finger celebration

) ) ) windies would be really pissd..especially collymore

 

[karachiite]

decent score. u know what we should do, every time we get a windies player out we should do the 3 finger celebration

What does it stand for anyway??

 

[DesiMD]

decent score. u know what we should do, every time we get a windies player out we should do the 3 finger celebration

What does it stand for anyway??

i think collymore wanted to pick up 3 wickets...thats why he did that on every wicket...and he succeeeded at the end...lol

 

[DesiMD]

Pakistan's new batting line up

I think pakistan needs some changes in batting order.....many ppl think malik should be down the order..i dont agree....this would be my line up....for later ODIs...

-Salmaan Butt
-Younis Khan
-Shoaib Malik
-Inzimam-ul-Haq
-Yousaf Youhana
-Abdul Razzaq
-Shahid Afridi
-Kamran Akmal
-Naved-ul-Hassan
-Rao Iftikhar
-Shabbir Ahmed


thats what i think..inzi should come b4 yoyo....afridi should come in late middle ordre.....younis khan should open with butt...thats what my line owuld be..i think this would work anywhere....what do u guys think??