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

[sajjad]

these batsmen playing well...theyr sighting the bowlers well.
we need a bowling change

 

[sajjad]

quicker one...came close to getting thru!

 

[MecnunK]

too many singles being taken..!!

 

[sajjad]

afridi bowling too many balls on leg..
Inzi very upset with him and letting him know that!

also talking to the umpire now..is inzi...dunno for what

 

[badxhah]

Inzy gettin a little sleepy here,,,,, needs to bring on the quicks on no need to save them for last ,

 

[161]

these two are really set - maybe inzi should consider bringing rana back to try to break this partnership.

 

[Hash]

time to break this partnership

come on boys. NO more mucking around.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

need a wicket now badly

 

[sajjad]

time for afridi to make a change rather than convince his bowlers

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

keep afridi on, he will come good i feel

 

[sajjad]

i meant inzi

btw the wkt is easy as well
no real spin...!

 

[Hash]

i think it was just that it had some early morning juice. That is why india lost wickets in the first hour. Otherwise it aint a bad pitch.

 

[badxhah]

yea after the 50 over they are doin the same thing v did is the last odi jus pickin singles,,,

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

dravid should have bowled first then

 

[sajjad]

this is where my problem with Inzi comes up.
im pretty sure a bowling change is required
and he is taking so long in doing it

as i say that
MALIK IN

 

[161]

close ur eyes u don't want to read this next line

afridi so far this ODI series - 0/224

 

[badxhah]

i meant inzi

btw the wkt is easy as well
no real spin...!

tell me which one of our spinners turn the ball ,,,,, either afridi or arshad so u dont really kno if the wkt is easy or has no spin

 

[sajjad]

ball goes thru Inzi...2 runs given


Kaif almost at 50..wow

good innings

 

[badxhah]

afridi so far this ODI series - 0/224-lol

 

[sajjad]

Kaif 50.....great innings so far!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

kaif gets his 11th fifty

 

[sajjad]

i meant inzi

btw the wkt is easy as well
no real spin...!

tell me which one of our spinners turn the ball ,,,,, either afridi or arshad so u dont really kno if the wkt is easy or has no spin

they may not be great spinners of the ball..but this wkt was supposed to spin and these guys can spin it jsut a lil
havent been able to do so. so far

2 fours and DRAVID gets a 50

 

[sajjad]

CRUCIAL time in the match

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

pak will fancy their chances chasing the total down

 

[161]

ok inzi - time for rana to make his return

afridi has been just awful !!

 

[MecnunK]

can't believe kaif get s a 50 today!! we slipped up a bit...and dravid too now.. we need some calming influence here ..like a wicket..

 

[Hash]

i most certainly fancy our chances.

I doubt the pitch is as difficult as people are saying.

As I said before......it was just the first hour.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

dravid brings up 50 in style - afridi struggling at the minute

 

[Noddy]

lala shows he has no brain
bowling middle stick line with 4 on the leg side.....hmmm

 

[sajjad]

last 50 has come in like 9 overs
Pakistan needs to stop it very soon
still 13 overs to go

 

[sajjad]

Rana shud be brought back for an over or two here

or even Razzaq maybe

 

[MecnunK]

hope that was afridi'd last over..

 

[Noddy]

230 plus seems possible for india right now
This is where our lack of a 3rd seamer/bowler is lacking.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

noddy - is lala afridi's new nickname?

 

[badxhah]

This May sound a little Harsh on Inzy but i think arshad and shahid were kept on a little too long.shud have brought Rana or Razzaq.. no point of keeping them till the end.And change he made was a offspinner replacing a off-spinner. Not good.

 

[sajjad]

i agree badzshah

he shud have made the chg earlier..all not lost though...a wkt or two here and the situation will be in our favor again

 

[badxhah]

almost 100 run partnership b/w these 2

 

[sajjad]

Malik gets good spin...
ball turned quite a bit there

 

[Noddy]

we have always called him lala
pathans say lala, means bhai.....

 

[sajjad]

Inzi off the field!
Kaif strokes a good four

 

[ali kc]

Boundaries coming often ...India might as well get 235-240. 250 even possible!

 

[sajjad]

another beautiful shot for 4

pakistan losing the plot here
no decision being made

 

[sajjad]

razzaq in now
finally a good decision taken

 

[sajjad]

last 2 overs 21 runs

India making a big comeback here

 

[sajjad]

runs coming in VERY EASILY

 

[161]

rana still not back in - hmmmn what are we waiting for - this is the time we need him !!!

 

[DesiMD]

rana still not back in - hmmmn what are we waiting for - this is the time we need him !!!

he only has 3 overs to go bro

 

[sajjad]

stumping chance

he is in

 

[DesiMD]

stumping chance

he is in

oh man...dont worry..inshAllah..pak will win...

 

[sajjad]

we need to do something with this partnership!

 

[161]

we need to do something with this partnership!

rana should have come in a few overs ago - what are they saving him for - after the next wicket it's the indian tail !!!

 

[sajjad]

Ball changed now
Lets see how things go from here

we need wkts from here on end

 

[sajjad]

Mongia is a batsmen as well
but changes need to be made..not necesserily rana.
rao has an over...no point in saving 1 over

 

[sajjad]

Kaif slogs and just over the fielder..bad throw and another run given

 

[sajjad]

good shot n placement gets him another 4

WHAT BEAUTIFUL BATTING

 

[badxhah]

Inzy did a ganguly here .. when the spinners were no he didnt attack as much.
Inzy captancy skills again in question

 

[sajjad]

no ball by razzaq
rana hits the umpire.....abt 10 feet from the umpire

 

[Raz]

Younis is definately the next captain for me. So innovative and inspiring!

 

[161]

afridi has been COMPLETELY ineffective as a bowler - we have enough batting - I think he needs to be replaced by Nazir in the next ODI .

 

[sajjad]

nope we need afridi at the top

or somewhere in the lineup in ODI's

 

[Hash]

i disagree kashif

we wouldn't have won the 4th odi without his start

we need in our one day side. He is a good fielder and a good bowler who is going through a bad patch. No point in doing the chopping and changing that everyone here so loves to criticise woolmer for.

 

[sajjad]

Malik bowls a no ball

what the heck!1

next ball SMASHED FOR FOUR

 

[Raz]

Kaif with a 4!

 

[Hash]

the pitch is not bad at all. I don't think we will have a problem chasing this. inshallah the game is ours.

 

[sajjad]

8 overs to go

india can get to 240 if they do really well.

but im guessing a wkt will fall in the next over or two and theyll finish @ 230

4 as rao dives but fails, sami wudve stopped that

 

[Hash]

havnig said that.......Razzaq seems hell bent on giving them 350

 

[sajjad]

KAIF GONE

 

[Raz]

Disgraceful effort from Hafeez or it it Rao in the deep giving away 4 runs!

 

[Hash]

weeeheeeeeey

Kaif on his way to eat his naan kebabs and chicken tikka

enjoy them kaif bhai!

 

[sajjad]

pakistans chance is clear
we can restrict em to 220 or so now

need to bowl well though

 

[Raz]

Kaif gone attempting to up the tempo. Second wicket for Razzy bhai!

 

[nafajafam]

kaif gone

 

[sajjad]

Mongia in....he has a best of 159 so he shud be gotten quickly

VERY GOOD INNINGS BY KAIF ENDS

THE WALL STILL BATTLING

 

[161]

i disagree kashif

we wouldn't have won the 4th odi without his start

we need in our one day side. He is a good fielder and a good bowler who is going through a bad patch. No point in doing the chopping and changing that everyone here so loves to criticise woolmer for.

what about the other 3 games -

for the long run - afridi is a star in our ODI team - but for now he is just not cutting it - just like ozz dropped hayden for the VB final , and India dropped Pathan - BW got to make the though decision here - afridi is 0/230 with the ball , and averaging around 15 with the bat .

 

[tahaqureshi]

is inzi on the field?

 

[sajjad]

good point kashif
but afridi gives a very big scare to the indians in anygame
he can always make a comeback and when he does...its usually very effective

 

[Raz]

I havent seen Mongia bat for ages.

 

[sajjad]

a run out missed
i think it was easily out had he hit

 

[Hash]

7 overs to go

195 for 5

 

[Raz]

India still havent reached 200!