3rd ODI: England v Pakistan (Eng innings)

[Raz]

Full toss and edged through third man for 4

 

[Rana]

this is Crap!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Full-toss by Shoaib. Strauss gets an edge and the ball speeds away to third-man boundary

Shoaib

 

[Rana]

1 more!

 

[Shayan]

2 more to strauss, 11 from the over, runs coming quite easily for Strauss

 

[Raz]

51-1 after 9

 

[aamir]

Poor over from Akhtar. 11 off it.

 

[ShowStopper]

England 45/1 (8.4 ov)
Aj Afridi ko batting karny hee parey gee

 

[Rana]

i rekon pieterson is gonna come with a vengence today!

 

[Usman Chadda]

11 runs off the Shoaib over!

Damn

 

[Salman]

51 from only 9 overs, we will be chasing a big one today

 

[Rana]

give shaoib a rest damn it!

 

[Rana]

51 from only 9 overs, we will be chasing a big one today

finally, atleast Razzaq and Afridi ight get a bat today lol

 

[Usman Chadda]

I guess the advantage that we have is that whatever England set us, our batting is good enough to chase it down!

 

[Rana]

crap shot by bell

 

[Raz]

Explosive throw from Afridi from the edge of the square leg boundary

 

[iZeeshan]

These two looking very set right now

 

[Usman Chadda]

Short in length. Mis-timed pull by Bell earns him 2 runs

 

[Rana]

well played, straight ball

 

[iZeeshan]

Pulled away high inthe air for 2

 

[MIG]

Relax - Both Asif and Shoaib will do their last overs now.

 

[Raz]

Rana could be useful here, he bowled well on the good batting pitches in India in the ODIs, had figures of 6-27 in one game

 

[Rana]

off cutter from round the wicket pleeeeeeeeeeese

 

[Rana]

beeten by pace lol

 

[Raz]

54-1 after 10

 

[Rana]

Rana could be useful here, he bowled well on the good batting pitches in India in the ODIs, had figures of 6-27 in one game

he was opening bowler back then

 

[Usman Chadda]

Well bowled. Strauss charges Asif and completely misses the ball

England 54/1 in 10 overs

 

[Raz]

Razzaq coming on to bowl now

 

[Rana]

the cheetah is on!

RAZZLER!!!!!

 

[iZeeshan]

I guess the advantage that we have is that whatever England set us, our batting is good enough to chase it down!

Not if its like 320, even though I think we can chase that. I am not saying they will make 320 either

 

[Raz]

Inzi trying to get some control back through Razzaq

 

[Rana]

swing and a miss! looks like there gonna target razzler

 

[Raz]

Bell goes for a a huge slash through the offside, misses

 

[MIG]

RR=5.4 - high but still too early in the innings.

 

[Rana]

Afridi takes ages to release the ball lol

 

[Rana]

4

 

[Usman Chadda]

Not if its like 320, even though I think we can chase that. I am not saying they will make 320 either

Why not? Sri Lanka chased it down quite easily and England have a much worse bowling department in this match. We also have quite a few big-hitters. If the batting clicks I doubt any total would trouble us

 

[Raz]

Driven through extra cover for 4

 

[iZeeshan]

Why not Rana? Too many runs already?

 

[Rana]

the guy giving chase, how unfit is he????

 

[Usman Chadda]

Strauss looking quite good today

 

[Raz]

Strauss 41 from 33

 

[iZeeshan]

Why not? Sri Lanka chased it down quite easily and England have a much worse bowling department in this match. We also have quite a few big-hitters. If the batting clicks I doubt any total would trouble us

I said we could chase taht

 

[MIG]

dont worry chaps - its a batters pitch - we will do better inshallah.

 

[Usman Chadda]

the guy giving chase, how unfit is he????

That was Shahid Yousuf I think

 

[Rana]

im getting a feeling english bowlers are gonna get CREAMED!

 

[Raz]

63-1 after 11

 

[samisback]

This will be a long day for our boys i feels, with england scoring 275 at least.


61 for 1

11 overs.

 

[MIG]

61/1 after 10.4 overs

 

[MIG]

Cmon Pak - get the run rate down and the wickets will come....

 

[Rana]

we want RANA!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Dream start and then Inzi goes on the defensive. No slip in place at the moment

 

[Raz]

Have to say that Strauss has batted well so far, the bowling itself hasn't been too bad overall

 

[Rana]

Cmon Pak - get the run rate down and the wickets will come....

exactly, a couple of back to back maidens!

 

[samisback]

51 from only 9 overs, we will be chasing a big one today

No worries, gives our batters a chance to score centuries, half- centuries

i feels Ranaldihno would do well today.

 

[Rana]

he smashed it right onto BELL lol!!!!!!!!

 

[Usman Chadda]

) ) )

Strauss down the track but smashes the ball straight into Bell

 

[Raz]

Strauss smashes the ball straight to Bell, thats gotta hurt!

 

[aamir]

I guess the advantage that we have is that whatever England set us, our batting is good enough to chase it down!

It is harder to score the same amount of runs chasing than up first. When you win the toss why make it harder for yourself. Some people say we need to practise to win inspite of the toss. Believe me will get the opportunity to practise and prove that when we actually lose the toss which we will sooner or later. Why invent a problem that does not exist. Same thing happened with a couple of these decisions against India earlier this year and even though we were better than them we lost 4-1.

 

[iZeeshan]

Slahded hard, great fielding by Belly

 

[Rana]

we mmight have a retirment lol

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Razzaq back to the usual pie throwing.

 

[aamir]

Great fielding Bell, that is better effort than any Pakistani fielder this season. ) )

 

[Rana]

hes gonna continue

 

[samisback]

that was nasty....

 

[Rana]

the english beast looks raring to go

 

[Usman Chadda]

It is harder to score the same amount of runs chasing than up first. When you win the toss why make it harder for yourself. Some people say we need to practise to win inspite of the toss. Believe me will get the opportunity to practise and prove that when we actually lose the toss which we will sooner or later. Why invent a problem that does not exist. Same thing happened with a couple of these decisions against India earlier this year and even though we were better than them we lost 4-1.

IMO it is much easier to chase since you clearly know your target. I said if the batting clicks then Pakistan are going to make a meal of the game, even if England make 300

 

[samisback]

Great fielding Bell, that is better effort than any Pakistani fielder this season. ) )

true that!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Asif reacting a little slowly

 

[evertonfan]

I come home from a 'hard' day at school and the first piece of action I see is Ian Bell copping one in his goulies.

I see that Tresco got a golden quack did he? How was he out?

 

[iZeeshan]

Chicken man must be ecstatic right now, because Asif is being taken off very soon

 

[Rana]

67-1 after 12

 

[Raz]

67-1 after 12

 

[aamir]

IMO it is much easier to chase since you clearly know your target. I said if the batting clicks then Pakistan are going to make a meal of the game, even if England make 300

Knowing the target is only good if it low. e.g. if the target is 300+ it is really really bad to *know it*

 

[Usman Chadda]

Afridi fumbles at deep square-leg

 

[RealAles]

I come home from a 'hard' day at school and the first piece of action I see is Ian Bell copping one in his goulies.

I see that Tresco got a golden quack did he? How was he out?

Yorked by a blazer.

Would've of got anyone.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I come home from a 'hard' day at school and the first piece of action I see is Ian Bell copping one in his goulies.

I see that Tresco got a golden quack did he? How was he out?

Bowled by Shoaib

 

[Rana]

I come home from a 'hard' day at school and the first piece of action I see is Ian Bell copping one in his goulies.

I see that Tresco got a golden quack did he? How was he out?

bowled like a biatch by Shaoib

 

[Usman Chadda]

Shahid Yousuf on the field for Akhtar

 

[Salman]

Shaid Yousuf on for shoaib.