5th ODI at Kanpur : 1st innings discussion [14/04/05]

[sajjad]

malik bowling another no ball

easy runs for india..pakistan not capitalizing here

 

[nafajafam]

i dont think this ground has seen big totals.

 

[Raz]

Another no ball from Malik!

 

[sajjad]

202 with 6 overs to go

we need an indian collapse

 

[Raz]

I dont think we even need that. They're porably gonna end up less than 250 and that should be gettable.

 

[badxhah]

i dont think this ground has seen big totals.

222 is the average score here

 

[tahaqureshi]

yea..and if that is average score..i dont see how pak will find this chase easy

 

[Raz]

Throw from Inzi on target but he was home and gives away an overthrow.

 

[Rob H]

Gonna be a tough challenge for Pak

 

[Raz]

Mongia is trying all sorts here!

 

[sajjad]

only 3 off that one from razzaq
very good over

need 5 more like that

 

[161]

ok rana needs to shut them down now .

 

[sajjad]

only 4 from that one

4 overs to go...need more of the same

 

[Raz]

This is the problem India have in the last 10-15 overs. Apart from Yuvraj they havent got anyone who can really smash a few runs in quick time. Its costing them a lot here.

 

[Rob H]

Another good rana over

 

[Raz]

210-5 after 46.

 

[Hash]

what was that stat? 7 out of 9 games here have been won by side chasing or something

That would explain the low average score

ie.....easier to bowl first!

Dravid missed a trick it seems.

 

[sajjad]

oooh close
a better throw and dravid cud have been gone

 

[sajjad]

MONGIA SMASHES A BIG BIG SIX
REALLY BIG

 

[Amir_rulez]

Need to restrict them to 230

 

[sajjad]

AND ANOTHER ONE

ARSHAD BEING KILLED HERE

 

[Raz]

Mongia smashes a 6 off Arshad!

 

[Raz]

And again!

 

[sajjad]

15 off the over
BIG BIG ONE FOR INDIA

224/5 and now 240 seems easyyyy!

 

[ali kc]

Arshad Khan -

 

[Hash]

if Rana can pick up another wicket in this over we can keep them down to 235 or so

 

[Raz]

3 over left

 

[161]

well the good news is - all the spinners got hammered (india are only playing 2 seamers)

 

[sajjad]

good pt kashif
i hope the trend continues...
arshad misses a runout

 

[Raz]

Look like i was wrong about India not having anyone other than Yuvraj for this kind of job!

 

[sajjad]

manj mentioning the green park is not quite green...hhehe he is right

 

[sajjad]

mongia doing a good job
who wil inzi bring in to bowl this crucial over

 

[Amir_rulez]

Rao shud be given this over.

 

[Hash]

inzi should bowl it

 

[tahaqureshi]

rao come in for his last over

 

[sajjad]

yup rao gets it

i hope he gets a wkt or 2
he deserves it!!!

 

[Raz]

Dravid with a 4 off Rao!

 

[sajjad]

slogged by Dravid for 4
comeback time rao

 

[Amir_rulez]

o damn

 

[sajjad]

yorker dug out
nicely bowled

 

[Amir_rulez]

wats the score ryte now?
Cricinfo isnt refreshing.

 

[sajjad]

5 singles

9 off the over...

 

[sajjad]

last ball CATCH DROPPED BY ARSHAD
and it goes for 4

THAT WAS SLOPPY STUFF BU ARSHAD...
VERY VERY POOR

242/5

Rao missing out on a wkt thanks to Arshad

 

[Raz]

242-5 after 49 the score.

 

[ali kc]

thats it for Arshad Khan....hopefully ill never see him again

 

[161]

india will get their 250 -- bad job by us - as we could not go for the kill after getting a great start.

seems like rana is the only guy who can get wickets here.

 

[Hash]

good stuff by arshad

he bowled like a fool
fielded like a fool
and will bat like a fool so lets pray he doesn't have to bat inshallah

 

[tahaqureshi]

in the end a good score..but Inshallah we wil be able to make it..

 

[sajjad]

pakistan had 2 bad over of late.

that arshad one 15 and this rao one..13 runs

 

[badxhah]

I pity the Fool ...(ARSHAD)

 

[sajjad]

DRAVID RUN OUT

HEHEHE FUNNY DISMISSAL

 

[161]

i think BW refusal to play a third seamer has hurt us all series long . after good starts by rana - there is nothing afterwards.

 

[MIG]

Back to the good old - lets see what our batters can do thingy....

 

[badxhah]

pakistan had 2 bad over of late.

that arshad one 15 and this rao one..13 runs

tht roa over almost good till artshad showed up in that one also

 

[sajjad]

last ball 1 run

AND THE TARGET IS 250

5 runs an over reqd

 

[Hash]

so basically it is all Arshad's fault

 

[Raz]

Hahaha that was really funny!

 

[tahaqureshi]

actually miggy our bowlers bowled really well..if only the last 2 overs didnt go for 15 and 13 respectively..everybody would've commended our bowling..u can't judge the performance of the reamaining 48 overs based on these two

 

[sajjad]

250 is chaseable

just need good partnerships at the top
shud be easy from then on

 

[Raz]

They havent got 250 and thats a big psychological blow to the Indians.

 

[sajjad]

2 good partnerships at the top and pakistan will make it easily

Pakistan will win this match

 

[Saj]

I thought Pak were brilliant at the start, but then the bowlers and fielding wilted towards the middle and end overs.

It was as though the team had said ok you can have 250-260 and we'll take that. I thought they could have put more pressure on both Kaif and Dravid early in their innings.

However if someone had said to me that Pak would be chasing 250 to win, I would have taken that.