5th day (1st Test Mohail) discussion and score thread [12/03/05]

[mumtaz]

240 off 36, getting beyond india now

 

[sy]

my dad came into my room at 8.00 and woke me up to tell me that akmal made a century and razzaq made 66. I swar i thought i was dreaming.

 

[tahaqureshi]

but if the indians go after us..there is a possibility that they will get out in tryin gto hit..which will give us victory

 

[azcali78]

Its hard for India now. Its a test match not a 20/20 there is no limit how many overs a bowler can bowl. india will give a fight but it will be hard....

 

[mumtaz]

240 off 35

 

[ten]

once they start getting out ... they can safely negotiate the remaining overs because there arent many.

we just need to keep batting and batting.

 

[tahaqureshi]

so we only need to wait 10 more overs to be safe

 

[161]

the next 5 overs will be crucial- also this wicket - if either of them fall danish wont last very long.

 

[Raz]

36.4 overs Rameez has just said -2

 

[badxhah]

this is not 20-20 or any other test its a Pak-Ind test match.Where Expectations are so high u can actually jump of them and commit sucide.

 

[mumtaz]

kaneria can bowl round the wicket if things start getting out of hand, so i think we are already safe now

 

[Raz]

244 the lead

 

[ten]

good point mumtaz.

 

[tahaqureshi]

so far indians have given 50 extras and we have only given 28

 

[Raz]

20 of which have been lbs

 

[mumtaz]

246 off 33 now more than 7 an over, pak shud declare at tea time and give the bowlers a go

 

[azcali78]

Does anyone remember when was the last time Inzy or any pakistan captain declared in a test match. Excluding BD vs Pak?

 

[161]

so far indians have given 50 extras and we have only given 28

dont forget the 160 extras we gave from taufeeqs drop |-F |-F |-F |-F


we could have won this one

 

[ataullah]

No declaring.PIDDO LOL.

 

[OZGOD]

RRR off 30 overs would be 8+, Pak have just about batted India out of it. They need to provide a carrot for the Indians to go for otherwise the Indians will shut up shop.

 

[161]

lol sami hits a header for 4

 

[ten]

now mumtaz ... thats not a good point

 

[Raz]

so far indians have given 50 extras and we have only given 28

dont forget the 160 extras we gave from taufeeqs drop |-F |-F |-F |-F


we could have won this one

Very good point!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ataullah]

No declaring.PIDDO LOL.

 

[mumtaz]

btw if pak declare at tea i dont think there wud be a 2 over deduction

 

[Raz]

Lead is 255 now

 

[badxhah]

how many overs till tea

 

[161]

also if we make out just before tea- they might just take tea then and no 2 over deduction.

 

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan shud bat till games declared a draw or till india bowl them out

why shud pakistan waste their bowlers energys

 

[Raz]

Tea declared now.

 

[ten]

yes 2 over deduction would be when declaration is made during the session.

however we have to accept that we cant win this game. by the way, just the fact that we are thinking that we may win it from the position that we were in .... means that we have actually won it.

 

[161]

136.5 Pathan to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, edged past the third slip, no
protection in the deep and the ball races away to the fine leg
fence
136.4 Pathan to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
136.3 Pathan to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, take that! pitched up outside the
off stump, was in the slot, Sami gets forward and drives it away
the cover boundary, Pakistan now lead by 251 runs!


rana ?-a pathan

 

[ataullah]

IF PAK R ALLOUT NOW INDIA NEED 8 AN OVER.GETTING DIFFICULT FOR THEM NOW.

 

[Raz]

Kutch to Hone Laga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a song on Sony right now! Mahima just looks gorgeous!

 

[mumtaz]

pak shud declare at the fall of the 9th wicket, declaration just sounds much more impressive than being all out

 

[sy]

end of session now.

 

[Amjid Javed]

decleration at tea means no overs are taken off..!

pak 459/8 @ tea

this will be pakistan 4 draw only in last 36 tests

 

[sy]

well it beats losing.

 

[Imran13]

In 20/20 u have field restrictins which makes it easier to hit out this isnt a 20/20 match its different ball game there is noway india will risk it bcoz if they lose early wickts they cud panick

 

[Mercenary]

We should declare during the tea break, surprise them!

They need 256 runs at 7.5 rpo for a sustained 34 overs.

Thats not gonna happen, India cant win it from here without a miracle. We need to give it a shot, even getting them 2-6 wickets down will be a moral victory!

 

[MIG]

Mashalllah and Alhumodlillah - just 2 words that come to my mind - Salaams everyone - what a great day to be a Pak supporter!!

Mr. Alfred Mig
The Flip Flop fans club
PP!

 

[Raz]

Do it after 2 overs or so. That way they get 2 less overs!

 

[161]

no way merc- india can possibly pull it off- and how devastating will it be for pak to loose after this great stand by razzaq and akmal- inzi and BW would be lynched !!!

 

[Raz]

MIG!!!!!!!!!! Where have u been????????

 

[feather]

MIG!!!!!!!!!! Where have u been????????

v v :-^ :-^ let him stay away! don't you see we are in a good position because MIG has been away and Amjid has been actually supporting the Pakistan team!

 

[nedian21]

We should declare during the tea break, surprise them!

They need 256 runs at 7.5 rpo for a sustained 34 overs.

Thats not gonna happen, India cant win it from here without a miracle. We need to give it a shot, even getting them 2-6 wickets down will be a moral victory!

i hope Inzi declares. may be Sami n Rana inspired by Kami and Abdul's heroics can blast Indian top order. i m not saying that we can win but even 3-4 wickets will give us lot of confidence ahead of Kolkutta test match

 

[MIG]

MIG!!!!!!!!!! Where have u been????????

Hiding under my bed with cushion on my head incase someone tells me the score !!!

Actually, its the weekend here and I play cricket ( specialist no 11 player/drinks person )...Am the only Pakistani, rest are all Indians and while I was there I got a text from a friend about the score. I read the text loudly to myself and they heard me and you could have heard a pin drop !!!

Just dont know how to thank Inzi, Yoyo, Asim,Razzaq,Akmal and Kaneria for restoring pride to this team...

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!!
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!!


WE HAVE SHOWED FIGHT!!! it was great to see - we got after the indians and they buckled - a lesson for the rest of tour - but brilliant to see - now just tweaking the bowling and we will be fine. I still belive one of our pacers will come up huge in 1 game - a drawn test series in India would be great.

Again

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD


top order will be back too - so indians must be worried that our pacers failed, top order failed yet they still couldnt run through us? that shows either they are poor or our increasing resolve!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

D @ feather

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Mig, plz return after the match ends

thanks..

:-D

|-A

 

[Raz]

MIG!!!!!!!!!! Where have u been????????

v v :-^ :-^ let him stay away! don't you see we are in a good position because MIG has been away and Amjid has been actually supporting the Pakistan team!

D D D D

 

[MIG]

I aint moving away from the TV today !!! But away from the PC now as need to look after the baby !! See ya at the end of the match now !!

 

[161]

i want to see sami and rana put up a 100 run partnership!!!!

then will see the indian bowlers crying.

 

[midwicket]

Why declare? It's a draw already. Better to take the total past 500 which would be great psychologically for us and bad for the Indians.

 

[mumtaz]

when was the last time pak scored 500?

 

[Raz]

i want to see sami and rana put up a 100 run partnership!!!!

then will see the indian bowlers crying.

Personally i would love to see that too, but even better would be the site of Ganguly going over to the Pakistani batsmen after Rana and Sami put on 100 get on his knees begging for them to declare!

D D

 

[mumtaz]

pak is still batting, no declaration at tea

 

[feather]

D @ feather

|-G Should try that more often Amjid we might start winning tests after all :-D you did a gori billi kindda thing v and soon as MIG read the text msg loudly another kind of billi happened to us ^

 

[Raz]

Lead 257 now.

 

[Raz]

Sami playing Kumble well. I wanna see Super Special Sami Six now!

 

[Raz]

Shahid bhai! Smiling as always!

 

[feather]

for some reason seems like ravi is a big fan of Afridi?

 

[ataullah]

afridi smiling???

 

[Raz]

Can u blame him???

 

[161]

where is balaji-

ganguly pulling an inzi here ?

 

[Raz]

Sami gone! 450th Test wicket for Kumble! What a catch that was? Well done Anil.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

sami out

 

[feather]

good catch by kumble

 

[Raz]

Kaneria with a 4 straight away of Kumble!

 

[161]

aww no sami/rana 100 partnership.

 

[Rob H]

good kumble catch

 

[Raz]

aww no sami/rana 100 partnership.

No Ganguly begging! |-S |-S |-S

 

[Raz]

Rana with a 4!

 

[Raz]

And again another 4! Beautiful cover drive!

 

[the Great Khan]

AMAZING..i woke up just now expecting us to get battered..i couldnt watch this test coz NTL are having problems sending me the signal to the cable box..everything started crap!!...but this has made my day...before the series i suspected a 1987 style pak win..but that was my heart..my head thought probably 2-0 to india...but now i have seen the fight, the heart and the faith the team has in each other..imagine if our openers fire in the next match?? and one of our pacers decides to come to the party?? the bhindians are gonna wilt..i already believe they ar enot mentally tough!! and now i have been proven correct!!!...PAKISTAN ZINDABAAD!!!!! D D D D D D

 

[Raz]

Rana with a hook for 4! Zaheer getting ripped apart!

 

[feather]

rana enjoying himself!

 

[Raz]

Lead now 280!!!!!!

 

[Raz]

Ranan with another 4!

 

[Imran13]

super naveed