6th ODI: New Dehli - 1st inning discussion thread [16/04/05]

[MIG]

So here we are - the final match of this series ( and Musharraf will be watching !!)

Will India pull it back or will Pak make it 4-2 ? Can Afridi play one more innings like only Afridi can ? or will some new hero arise from this team ?

Pls wait until close to start of play before posting here - thanks

 

[161]

Should we bat or bowl first ?

If Inzi actually wins the toss for once !!

I think if there is even a little something in the pitch for Rana we should bowl first. Hopefull with some early morning swing Rana can get some quick wickets and put the pressure on India. But this time I hope BW plays Nazir as a third specialist seamer so we can keep the pressure up after Ranas spell is over.

 

[Guest]

Inzi will always bat on Indians pitches! It'd take a brave captain to bowl first (not that I'm saying Inzi isn't brave)

 

[Fessal]

Whatever we do if we win the toss dosent really matter. We are full of confidence and the team has belief, faith and unity which will take them to victory. InshALlah. I am confident that we will win and have full faith in the boys.

 

[mumtaz]

pak win the toss and are batting

 

[mumtaz]

team unchanged.......india two changes, balaji kumble out, nehra, agarkar in.

 

[Toony™®]

..wicked agarkar in...although brand new pitch no idea of wat it will do...

nehra needs to be smacked around as well.

 

[161]

Good evening/morning everyone,

Inzi finally wins a toss finally- but i would have liked to see him bowl first.

 

[161]

i fear afridi could fall early if the new balls swings a little in the early moring humidity.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

need a good start - how long can the afridi last?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

man this sux here in missisauga canada there seems to be something messed and rogers isnt showing the match on ppv till 1 am!!1 i had even ordered it...DAMN IT!!!!

 

[Hash]

Agarkar is about to bowl to Afridi

this over could go for 25 runs

Afridi could also go

 

[tahaqureshi]

agarkar opening? what has india come to...

 

[Hash]

my mistake

it might be Nehra

 

[tahaqureshi]

no...nehra is second new ball bowler

 

[tahaqureshi]

4 straight away

 

[Hash]

2 fours in a row for Afridi

 

[tahaqureshi]

wohoo!!!!!

 

[Hash]

make that 3

 

[tahaqureshi]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

CMMON AFRIDI - NICE START!!!

 

[Hash]

and a six as well

Afridi on fire

3 fours and a 6 in the last four balls

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea baby that is the way

 

[Waseem]

22 off NEHRA's first over..................:

0 4 4 4 6 4

 

[tahaqureshi]

why is PP so empty today?

 

[Hash]

22 off Nehra's first over!



24/0 after 2 overs

Afridi is 22 not out from 6 balls!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi smacks 22 off the over!!! wow

 

[the_game]

Oh Good God! The Beast is at it again!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

the beast!! yea baby

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

boom boom afridi!!

 

[tahaqureshi]

we all sound like austin powers )

 

[Hash]

a quarter century for Afridi already

he is on 25 from 8 balls

 

[zushy_786]

Afridi should slow down but he isn't going to.. almost gave me a heart attack last over with all his hitting off Nehra last over....

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

world record pace at the minute from afridi!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea but he should be careful he should go on today again and make anotehr biggy

 

[Hash]

sh*t!

Butt gone

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

salman gone - noooooooo

 

[tahaqureshi]

of the two i didn't expect butt to go

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

we must build solidly

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

nahinn...i didnt expect butt sahaab to go....ab afridi par responsibility agahi hay malik kai saat partership ki

 

[HAFRIDI]

go afridi!

 

[tahaqureshi]

afridi will get out no..and we will be in a really bad position soon

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

dont say that taha negativity is the last thing we need afridi will go on from here and make a world record i tell yea WORLD RECORD FASTEST 200!! (WELL THE ONLY 200...)

 

[tahaqureshi]

afridi being held up a bit

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

35/1 off 4!!!

 

[tahaqureshi]

AFRIDI OUT!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

4 from afridi nice... (maybe im behind still on cricinfo as my pay per view resource is not showing it till 1 now...DAMN ROGERS!!)

 

[tahaqureshi]

4 for MALIK!!!!!!!

 

[Hash]

taha- did you make that up?

please don't do that. Its not funny.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hey guys do u know a link for live audio commentary by any chance so i can appease myself until the damn pay per view here starts covering the match?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

taha - that aint funny at all

 

[tahaqureshi]

if you want quicker text commentary go to

http://india-pakistan-livecricket.keralanext.com/india/pakistan/cricket/live/scores/

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

...taha that is very dissapointing....i expected more...

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

taha - why the helldid u lie - that aint funny

 

[tahaqureshi]

sorry sorry......ainda nahin hoga

 

[tahaqureshi]

score?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

42-1

it aint funny taha - it is afridi - we need him here

 

[HAFRIDI]

tut tut Taha

 

[Hash]

47 for ONE

afridi NOT OUT 35 (15 balls)
Malik on 9

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

2 fours by malik

47/1!!!

 

[HAFRIDI]

yep we need THE AFRIDI!

 

[Cartman]

tHE AFRIDI is at it again brothers.. lets hope he stays there..

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

51-1 now in 5.2

 

[tahaqureshi]

ab chor bhi do..kaha na sorry..ainda nahi hoga.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi swipes to long on - why the need to clear the fielder??? it aint a challenge shahid bhai!!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 more from malik and the 50 is up!!

 

[Hash]

53 for 1 after 7 overs

Nehra hanging on to his career by the skin of his teeth

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

53-1 in 6

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think u mean 6 overs hash bhai

 

[Hash]

i stand corrected

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

why the need for a stupid quick single - pushing it close!

 

[zushy_786]

Ha Waqar commentating..... Anything better than Stupid Arun Lal is better

 

[tahaqureshi]

been a while since afridi's hit any four's or six's

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

2 runs by malik pakistan 56-1 now halfway thru 6th ova

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

dont worry taha they will come inshallah lets not get restless

 

[Hash]

56 for 1 after 7 overs

Afridi not out 37
Malik not out 16

RR-8.00

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

zaheer khan running down pitch!!! lol - official warning

 

[tahaqureshi]

by 10 overs we need at least 75 runs...no less..otherwise we will lose the afridiness of the first ten overs

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

haha zeera biscuit been warned

 

[zushy_786]

***... why is Afridi taking stupid sucidal singles