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

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Rana with a 6 off Kumble! My stream goes just as things start to get exciting!
 
Pakistan have declared.

I would open the bowling with Kaneria.
 
HAHAHHAHAHAHAH RANA JI PAYING BACK WHAT BALAJI DID TO OUR BOWLERS AND HE IS PAYING BACK WITH INTEREST HAHAHAHHA
 
declare - nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

inzi ruins all the fun

i wanted to se Rana get an afridi style century !!!!

Booooooo !!!
 
Pakistan DECLARES

Rana Banana !


Come Sehwag. Lets see what you are made off :-D


143.6 Kumble to Naved-ul-Hasan, SIX, MAXIMUM! tossed up and lofted over
the long-off boundary, Naved-ul-Hasan on a roll here
143.5 Kumble to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, quicker delivery on the middle
and off, pushed down to mid-off
143.4 Kumble to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, defended back to the bowler
silly point is taken out
143.3 Kumble to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, down the leg side
143.2 Kumble to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, tossed up on the middle and off,
Naved-ul-Hasan comes down the track and smashes it to the cover
fence, this is wonderful cricket
143.1 Kumble to Naved-ul-Hasan, two runs, turned away fine, comfortable
two

End of over 143 (13 runs) Pakistan 484/9 (lead by 280 runs)
Z Khan 22-0-93-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Naved-ul-Hasan 26* (35b 5x4) Danish Kaneria 4* (5b 1x4)

142.6 Khan to Danish Kaneria, no run, pushed to cover, end of an
expensive over
142.5 Khan to Naved-ul-Hasan, one run, driven wide of the fielder at mid-
on, quick single taken
142.4 Khan to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, four more! short ball, pulled away to
the midwicket fence, another clean shot, Rana making batting look
easy out there, Zaheer under pressure here
142.3 Khan to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
142.2 Khan to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, Rana! good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven well wide of the cover fielder
142.1 Khan to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, pitched up on the middle and leg,
driven well wide of Ganguly at mid-on, lovely shot
Click to expand...
 
Just wanted to say....

daga daga wai wai, Indians Ki Phainti Phainti!!!!

LAlalalalalal - dumeemdumdeee !!!
 
Is this a risky move???
I would have kept batting..
 
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whats the point of declaring now?

like we are goint to bowl india out in 25 overs???

stoooopid !!!!!

i would have liked to see rana hit some more sixes and see kumble crying like when saeed those consecutive sixes in his 184.
 
Good idea to declare. It will be a psychological downer for India - not to have bene able to bowl out Pakistan - and Pakistan can try to get some more psychological points by getting some wickets.
 
Exactly Kashif. Passing the Indian total of 516 would have been a great boost. This is pointless, potentially embarassing.
 
embrassing? what have you guys been watching? Pakistan is clearly on top of everything and by doing that they have made a point...it is highest total against India it isn't like we have been doing that very often...taking wicket is far more important than seeing rana hit his 50
 
Akmal and Razzaq take Pakistan to safety

The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

March 12, 2005


Tea Pakistan 312 and 459 for 8 (Sami 5*, Naved-ul-Hasan 12*) lead India 516 by 255 runs

Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details


Four years on from the Ides of March that tormented Steve Waugh in Kolkata, India were at the receiving end of a rearguard action that is certain to go down in the annals. Kamral Akmal, who had suggested very little by way of batting ability in his previous ten Tests, thwarted India with a quite magnificent century as Pakistan batted with composure and comfort to ensure that the Mohali Test would end in a draw. But just as crucial as Akmal's stroke-filled 109 was a revelatory innings of 71 from Abdul Razzaq, who eschewed his attacking instincts to defy the Indians for 346 minutes and 260 balls. Like Casanova doing penance in a monastery under an order of silence, Razzaq's innings was remarkable for its focus, and it provided Akmal with a platform to play some glorious strokes.

Pakistan, who had started the final day just 53 ahead and with only four wickets standing, sauntered unharmed through the opening session, adding 112 runs. After being comprehensively outplayed for four days, Pakistan suddenly glimpsed the safe shores of a draw. They were aided and abetted by a pallid Indian bowling performance that became ragged and indisciplined as the morning wore on.

Having taken the new ball within six overs of the restart, India wasted it by failing to bowl the right channels and lengths. With the exception of Lakshmipathy Balaji, who beat the bat a few times with late movement, the bowlers failed to ask questions of the batsmen, who became increasingly comfortable and confident as the session wore on.

Akmal, who started the day with the finest of tickles off the pads for four when Kumble strayed down the leg side, was sensational. Unfairly compared to Moin Khan – he's a far more accomplished keeper – in the batting stakes, he chose the most vital innings of his nascent career to showcase his qualities. When he drove, it was with a flourish, and on the couple of occasions when he edged the ball, he went at it so hard that it made the slips redundant.

Zaheer Khan, who combined some fine deliveries with hit-me balls, was cut and guided away for four to third man, while Kumble, who grew ever more frustrated, was late cut and driven with panache through the covers. At the other end, Razzaq was content to rotate the strike and strike the odd powerful blow when the mood took him. In desperation, Sourav Ganguly turned to Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar, but nothing worked and as the lead swelled past 150, the despair was visible on a few Indian faces.

An over from Kumble a quarter of an hour before lunch encapsulated the morning. After Darrell Hair had mistakenly signaled four byes – the ball went off Akmal's body – the next ball was slog-swept for four. And when Kumble tried to spear the next one towards leg stump, it evaded both the batsmen and the keeper to add to the byes column.

It got no better after lunch with Zaheer bowling a whole succession of mindless short-pitched balls on a surface that was certainly no WACA. One of them hit Razzaq, but didn't faze him a bit. A ball after Ganguly had put down a difficult chance running to deep mid-on off Kumble, Razzaq finally decided to free his arms and thump one a few miles over the fence at long-on. It was exhilarating stuff, and minutes later, there was more euphoria in the Pakistani dressing room as Akmal, who had progressed to 99 with the help of a fine leg-glance and a superb cut, smacked a cover-drive off Kumble to bring up three figures.

Balaji, the only pace bowler to fathom the right length to bowl on this pitch, got him soon after, lofting one to Harbhajan at cover (427 for 7), but by then, the result was not in doubt. Razzaq's vigil ended soon after, with the luckless Kumble finally inducing an edge through to Dravid – who overcame a recent bout of butterfingers to hold on at the third attempt.

It was that sort of uninspiring afternoon for India, as the sins of the third afternoon when they wasted time and run-scoring opportunities came back to deservedly kick them in the teeth. Thoughts of victory songs were rudely dismissed by the brilliance and tenacity of two men who refused to accept that defeat was an option.
 
I would be looking for Sami to get a couple of wickets. He might get some confidence then.
 
plz sami no short and wide stuff man.whats samis speed like compared to ranas?
 
They need to find a way to get shewag out ... this maybe the best time to experiment
 
Sigh. Lets watch Sami spray the ball around.

My point is that a lot of the game is about creating/managing expectations and getting a mental edge. Pakistan escaped today due some excellent application and a dead pitch. Disheartening for the Indians. So grind their bowling down. Get a big total.

Basically try set up the next match. This one is saved and dead.

Get an edge.
 
i think we should pull a new zealend and open with danish .

4 bowlers for next test should be danish, afridi, arshad and razzaq.
 
I dis agree thus is a good strategy for shewag he cant score of a short ball and he will get out
 
kaneria in - lol - inzi just smacked rana in the face !!!
 
sehwag 3 of 32 balls- lloks like hes been eating some spinach :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD
 
If he had taken the catch it would have rounded off an excellent day, sadly it shows how many problems pakistan do have in the field.
 
butt has 2be the worst fielder in the team and sadly he is the youngest in the team he should be up there wid the best not the worst! and bw says asim cant field wot hullabaloo.
 
good now we can hear akmal yell shabash younis shabash.
 
commentators saying younis once got hit for 26 runs in one over ....
 
I wanna see Inzi bowl! He has a 5 wicket haul in First Class Cricket before!
 
Sehwag toying with Younis!! A joke bowler if i ever i saw one!
 
Fazool end to the match - dont know if its good for anyone except Sehwag and the new chap...
 
welldone 2 all the bastmen from inzi 2 danish every1 who batted has made some sort of vital contribution even razzaq n akmal will get all da credit but u have 2 say welldone 2 da rest of the team inzi n yoyo gettin rid of the runs behin kamal starting us off wid a lead den razzaq and akmal savin the day and welldone rana 4 his batting 2 so gud team spirit welldone boyz.
 
younis finally justifies his place in the squad!!!

not as a batsman though ....
 
Well done to Younis! Poor lad has suffered a lot in this match! Finally gets some success- The prized wicket of Sehwag!
 
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