3rd ODI : Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Commentary Thread SL Innings) [22/5/07]

[Saj]

20 minutes to go.

Pakistan with a 2-0 lead, can they do a "brownwash".

 

[Rob H]

Any team news come through yet?

 

[Shahid A]

no afridi no asif no sami no nazir no gul

 

[Afridi_Fan]

no afridi no asif no sami no nazir no gul

and your source is?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Toss News?

 

[darkmoon459]

Turned on TV to watch the match and first thing i saw was that stupid "Roti Boti" commercial ,now i will be singing it all day over and over.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first

 

[Afridi_Fan]

no afridi no asif no sami no nazir no gul

Can Anyone please confirm this?

 

[W63L35]

FIVE changes to Pak team.

In....
Fawad
Najaf
Rahman
Hafeez
Rao

Out
Imran
Sami
Razzaq
Gul
Afridi



SL wins the toss and bats
Jayasuria and Malinga in

 

[Shahid A]

malik said it at the toss 5 changes

 

[Shahid A]

and afridi out

 

[Afridi_Fan]

and afridi out

Can we win this :-?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

What the hell still no team news on cricinfo

 

[W63L35]

Can we win this :-?

Most of us wanted youngsters given a chance to play. Now the chance is given.....and we are worried about winning!

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Glad to see Razzaq axed, hopefully he will be prepared for a long holiday. Glad to see Najaf, Fawad and Rehman playing. Don't understand Hafeez selection, Afridi and or Nazir should have played.

 

[Shahid A]

will be a tough task as malinga is bak and so is jayasuria

 

[Afridi_Fan]

FIVE changes to Pak team.

In....
Fawad
Najaf
Rahman
Hafeez
Rao

Out
Imran
Sami
Razzaq
Gul
Afridi



SL wins the toss and bats
Jayasuria and Malinga in

Enough I am Outta here,No Fridi no Nazir,Any fun left?

 

[W63L35]

Enough I am Outta here,No Fridi no Nazir,Any fun left?

Most of us wanted youngsters given a chance to play. Now the chance is given.....and we are worried about winning!

Damn it you do.....damn if you don't!

 

[Gunner786]

theres a big difference between trying 2 new players and handing the match on a plate to the opposition

why play rao and abdur rehman?

im expecting lanka to score 300plus today and for us to bat our whole 50 overs and make about 250/5

 

[Gunner786]

or make akmal open and bring hafeez to the middle order cos we havent got any big hitters

 

[Gunner786]

i hope najaf shah bowls first so i can see him and then turn the tv off
will come back in last ten overs of lanka innings

 

[Gunner786]

Hi there. Welcome to the third ODI. Big news, that would give some relief to Sri Lankan fans, is that Shahid Afridi has been rested.

cricinfo rubbing it in

 

[Vegitto1]

DM will not poast all day today then

 

[Shahid A]

asif playing?????

 

[Hash]

Aseef starts off with a maiden

Good over.....beat the edge twice. Lanka off to a lucky start.

 

[dblock]

Maiden first up for Asif.

 

[darkmoon459]

Good start by Asif ,a madein over.

 

[darkmoon459]

Najaf shah to bowl to jay.

 

[Gunner786]

looks good,
pity no swing on offer

 

[dblock]

Jaya will look to get after him no doubt.

 

[MIG]

Maiden first up for Asif.

Like clockwork !

 

[Gunner786]

waqar: what a delivery to end the over!

 

[Hash]

Good start by Najaf

3 from the over

3 for 0 after 2

Projected score of 75

 

[DM]

good start so far

 

[dblock]

asif taken apart there/

 

[shan2026]

lol 17 runs of asif over

 

[MIG]

Asif under pressure here - how does he respond ?

 

[Gunner786]

jaya gettiing started now
every bowler looks the same here
80-85 mph and line and length bowlers
none of them can mix it up

i can see jaya getting a massive hundred here

 

[hasbeen]

najaf looks chubby too. got a bit of a belly. aint he meant to be 22 only

 

[amarmak]

how fast is najaf bowling again?

 

[ghias]

Najjoo looks like a giant!

 

[amarmak]

whats his bowling speed???

 

[DM]

20 minutes to go.

Pakistan with a 2-0 lead, can they do a "brownwash".

)

 

[hasbeen]

whats his bowling speed???

around 85

 

[Noman]

Najjoo looks like a giant!

he has to work on his fitness..

 

[Noman]

Mohammaf Asif getting hit all over the park... Not running in just putting the bowl in the areas..

 

[Noman]

Shoaib Malik has to change Mohammad Asif,

 

[Rob H]

32/0 off 5. Asif losing the plot after that maiden.

 

[Gunner786]

this is the problem with asif
if the pitch is flat he cannot do anything apart from get his butt kicked

 

[tauseefm]

well, the only thing Najaf has to work on is his fitness.. i think he is little bit over weight except that his bowling is amazing and PCB should play him in every match..

 

[Noman]

Shoaib Malik giving advice to m asif.. a good sign..

 

[Noman]

fawad alam fielding loose here..

 

[Noman]

wicket in needed here.. otherwise Sri Lanka will win big here.

 

[Noman]

poor fielding....nothing new..

 

[iZeeshan]

How is Najaf bowling? Economy seems to be excellent. What's up with Asif?

 

[Noman]

Najaf shah is bowling really well...

 

[Noman]

poor bowl, and great timing by tharanga...

 

[Rob H]

steered to 3rd man for 4 by Tharanga. He's timing it beautifully.

 

[iZeeshan]

Thats good, hows his pace? One for the future?

 

[pak4life]

najaf looks chubby too. got a bit of a belly. aint he meant to be 22 only

bob has never been impressed with his fitness

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

this is the problem with asif
if the pitch is flat he cannot do anything apart from get his butt kicked

Are you still alive? I thought the blood had stopped coming out of your wrists.

 

[Noman]

this is looking like a belter.. or is Pakistani bowlers bowling ****.

 

[tauseefm]

this is the problem with asif
if the pitch is flat he cannot do anything apart from get his butt kicked

he has been playing on the flat pitches from very first day and this is the only time he is getting his butt kicket so clam down... he will be back harder..

 

[SameerM]

32/0 off 5.3 overs!

asif gettin whipped... najaf keepin it tight

 

[MIG]

A little patience chaps - totally new team here.

 

[Noman]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

 

[iZeeshan]

Four. Ruined the excellent over.

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

wicket in needed here.. otherwise Sri Lanka will win big here.

Everybody needs to calm down here! This is a good opportunity to see what Malik is like as a captain and how his soldiers react under pressure.

The result isn't the ultimate goal in this match.

 

[Noman]

all the debut players has made mis field so fare..

 

[SameerM]

mcGRATH mcGRATH ! he was a one off robot

WE NEVER HAD any robots ... all our fast bowlers have been variable bowlers with CLASS to hit back when everyone thought they was down n out (exceptions for Shoaib obviously)

 

[Shahid A]

pakistan will regret resting Afridi

 

[Noman]

Everybody needs to calm down here! This is a good opportunity to see what Malik is like as a captain and how his soldiers react under pressure.

The result isn't the ultimate goal in this match.

I agree with u..

 

[Gunner786]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

mcgrath had speed

which asif doesnt have while asif also relies on swing alot more than mcgrath needed to

 

[Saj]

pakistan will regret resting Afridi

Its an opportunity to give some of the fringe players a chance.

 

[Rob H]

Not the Asif i know. Bowling too many in the hitting zone.

 

[tauseefm]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

i think he is doing better then MacGrath on the flat tracks. MacGrath would've left the cricket if he had to play on flat pitches everyday.

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Asif looking clueless in this match... He is no gleen macgrath.. Macgrah was a great bowler in such tracks..

It's obvious you didn't see Mcgrath bowl on flat decks when he was 24. And I suppose he isn't "Gleen" McGrath.

 

[Shahid A]

Its an opportunity to give some of the fringe players a chance.

True Say.....

 

[Noman]

Mohammad Asif is clueless on such track... We really need to rest him on such tracks...He really has to work on his stamina..

 

[SameerM]

i was bowling on the weekend, had lots of hair gel on, and i swung the ball miles!!!

that was only in the 8th to the 12 over ! i was quite proud