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

[Mercenary]

Dravid playing some great shots, excellent pull for four.

Pakistan are really missing Ganguly here.

 

[Pax]

So who should bowl first change?

 

[Hash]

merc! come off it mate they are 38 for 3 we aint missing anynoe

 

[Mercenary]

hash i would prefer 38 for 4

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

first change - razzaq

 

[161]

So who should bowl first change?

i think afridi will like this pitch ( he needs a wicket his 0/202 so far is pretty ooogly)

 

[Hash]

lol.......would be nice wouldn't it

 

[MecnunK]

Has Inzy got an attacking field?

 

[sajjad]

Dravid playing some great shots, excellent pull for four.

Pakistan are really missing Ganguly here.

yeah so very much here!
ganguly...pakistans hero

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

38-3 off 10 overs

 

[Mercenary]

Ranbo should wear a Pakistan headband!! Noddy sort it out yaar!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@merc

 

[161]

ok we need to remember how to get Dravid out - keep on bowling those bouncers to him .

 

[Hash]

Rana's figures.....

6-2-12-3!!!!!

A true Pakistani tiger if there has ever been one!

Rana Zindabaad!

 

[feather]

ha! does anyone see woolmer shaking hands with sami when sehwag got out? like if his planned had work and sami seemed happy too

 

[161]

yuvraj takes the single after 5 dot balls and remains on strike - good job yuvi !!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 more

 

[sajjad]

Yuvi strikes a beautiful backfoot 4
what a shot!!!

 

[Oxy]

Iftikahr undoing the good work of Rana...again!

 

[Mercenary]

2 great 4's by yuvi now!

 

[sajjad]

beauty straight drive

need a bowling change soon...bowlers a bit tired too

 

[Hash]

India's run rate still under 4 per over!!

47 for 3 after 12 overs

 

[gfx]

Rana is the man no doubt. The guy has so much damn heart

 

[Naz]

Yuvraj playing some amazing shots.

 

[feather]

rao could have stopped that...he needs to be little quick least on the field..

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

2 4's by yuvi

 

[Gasherbrum]

couple of aaxxcellent shots from yuvraj. maybe answering my question of a little earlier

 

[161]

i wouldn't give up on rana yet, although afridi or razzaq for Rao would be a good idea now.

 

[Pax]

Afridi should replace Rao .... We could've attacked with Kaneria had he been ...

 

[Hash]

this should be Rana's last over

bring on Razzaq and Afridi after this

 

[sajjad]

cmon pakistan get Dravid...he is the main man!

the pitch isnt as tough as it was earlier

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 more

 

[Hash]

sajjad- there was obviously some early mornign juice and we made it count!

 

[sajjad]

what a shot by yuvraj....almost impossible chance for Rana..but itwas 4 all the way
and now a wide

bowling change wud be good

 

[Gasherbrum]

oooh, rana almost had that, was a nice shot but a little uppish, just under his fingers there.

 

[sajjad]

absolutely hash...now its upto india to make a comeback
they have the perfect batsmen for the situation out there in Dravid..we need to restrict these guys

 

[sajjad]

Rao gets another over.
2 balls Dravid still on strike

 

[Hash]

Rao gets a maided


excellent stuff

53 for 3 after 14

 

[sajjad]

RAO BOWLS A MAIDEN...
wow...good stuff
but now theyr will be a change

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

razzaq coming on

 

[Gasherbrum]

good solid over. nothing threatening, just pegged away and got a maiden for it.

 

[sajjad]

a pakistani supporter with a sign saying

"**** fans miss Ganguly"
lol

Razzaq in

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL

 

[MecnunK]

*lol* and rightly so

 

[Amir_rulez]

Wonderful spell by Rana. two thumbs up for you boy !

 

[Oxy]

On balance-great start by Pak. in the 15 overs with restrictions.

Hopefully our out fielding will be high standard and extras LOW!

 

[Hash]

well bowled Rana!!!

> > > > > > > > > > > +

 

[sajjad]

oooh
yuvraj swipes just misses the edge

Razzaq frustrating him

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

razzaq starts off well

 

[sajjad]

Inzimam must be happy he hadnt won the toss...it turned out better for us this way....atleast so far.

A MAIDEN BY RAZZAQ!

 

[Oxy]

53-3 off 15 overs.

Fine start!

 

[Hash]

2 maidens in a row!

excellent stuff Pakistan

india 53 for 3 after 15 overs

Ramiz uncle.......india will score how much? 310 still on? Ramiz!! Where are you?????

 

[Amir_rulez]

Another maiden. Thats awesome!

 

[Gasherbrum]

nice start by razzy

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

maiden by razzaq - that is rare at start of his spell

 

[sajjad]

Rao still bolwing

 

[sajjad]

maiden by razzaq - that is rare at start of his spell

yeah so often he gives away a 4 or two in his first over

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

good call by inzi keeping rao on

 

[Annie]

rana has done brilliantly today, who wud have thought India wud be 3 down already...those damn pitch reports shud just be eliminated...these wackos have no clue wat they're talking about!

inzi may just be happy to have lost this toss (nothing to be said just yet though)

rao...why oh why r u there

4 off dumb rao! %

 

[sajjad]

Inzi maintaing field after 15 overs...
YUVY swings for four...good shot again

cmon Rao...u can get him

 

[octavian]

Cricinfo says, there is something in the pitch for seamers!!

What do u guys think. Did Dravid misread the pitch ?

 

[feather]

rao keeps giving a 1-2 bad balls per over he needs to cut them out...

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

5 from rao over 8 overs for 33 is good from him IMO

 

[Hash]

india still well under 4 runs per over

58 for 3 after 16 (3.62)

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

run rate kept in check nicely thus far

 

[feather]

5 from rao over 8 overs for 33 is good from him IMO

it is...he kept it a little tight in the start but keeps giving 1-2 bad balls...rana picked up the wickets...as they thought they would go after him instead of rao...

 

[Annie]

GONE YUVY BOWLED BY RAZZAQ!!!

 

[sajjad]

RAZZAQ STRIKES

YUVY GONE!!!!!

 

[feather]

razzaq bowled yuvi!!!

 

[razzler]

Razzler gets Yuvvy. WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MecnunK]

YEEEEEHAWWWWWWW. Go razzler

 

[Mercenary]

yuvraj chakkk dhe phattaayyyy. kidhaaaa

 

[Annie]

hmmm...this is looking too easy...and that too w/o superstar ganguly missing!

 

[161]

excellent - once dravid gets out - rana should come back in and clean out the tail.

 

[Naz]

LOL did you see youhana's late arrival in the pak circle when they were celebrating. He ran in saying YAAAA.

 

[Hash]

I think I just woke up my entire street!

PAKISTAN ZINDABAAD


Ramiz! 310!!! 310! oh no Ramiz!!!!!

\A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/ \A/

 

[octavian]

yuvraj chakkk dhe phattaayyyy. kidhaaaa

i know what that means !!!

 

[feather]

very good cricket by Pakistan keep it up!!

 

[Gasherbrum]

ball kept just a little low, but yuvraj played all around it, played on to the stumps with a very angled bat

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

batting second on this pitch will be hard