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

[The_Cricket_Devil]

afridi on 38 now pakistan 57-1 in 7.2

 

[tahaqureshi]

ball hit afridi..and next ball he took a single

 

[Hash]

Afridi has been gettign singles

you just know that somethign is going to give soon

 

[Noddy]

salam every1

another gud start here..
i dont think tihs wkt is going to last 100 overs...

lala started off well here and shoaib malik looking very classy

 

[whyhkk]

at this point the only way afridi will get out, is runout

 

[Hash]

thanks Noddy bhai


what do you think will be a good score on this wicket?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

wailakum salam noddy bhai - i just hope boom boom afridi can stay there for a while with malik

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

60-1 in 8 good start here by the pakistan batsmen

 

[tahaqureshi]

is it possible that afridi is waiting for agarkar to come on and then he will smack around hard?

 

[Hash]

Nehra's figures:

4-0-40-0

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i bet afridi waiting for bhajji to get some retribution

 

[tahaqureshi]

score?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

shoaib malik survives...phew hard catch and thank Allah mongia did not hold on

 

[Hash]

64/1 8.4 overs

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

was a difficult chance

 

[tahaqureshi]

who on strike?

 

[Hash]

Malik

 

[Hash]

64 for 1 from 9 overs

Afridi on strike not out 40
Malik not out 21

RR-7.11

 

[zushy_786]

Crap ! Afridi gone..

 

[tahaqureshi]

this is a bad start....

 

[HAFRIDI]

daym!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

noo!!! how did he get out? and how many did he make..

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi gone

 

[zushy_786]

Afridi made 44

 

[Toony™®]

tried to either defend or slide past over the stumps and caught the faintest of edges to WK.

 

[tahaqureshi]

well he did get the runrate going..now its youhana and malik's job to get something going here....

 

[161]

see what happens when afridi tries to play like a normal batsman...

he is best when he goes after every ball for a 4 or a 6.

 

[Hash]

69 for 2 after 10 overs

 

[tahaqureshi]

score..and who is in now?

 

[161]

yoyo out next - i think inzi is still asleep.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

nice 4 by malik - whipped through on side

 

[Hash]

74 for 2 after 11 overs

 

[Gasherbrum]

i guess miandad's slower ball advice worked against afridi

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

74-2 off 11 - still good

 

[tahaqureshi]

good running

 

[Khalil]

Afridi tried to steer to third man. Thats unlike him. The monster should never play delicate shots

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I Think afridi thought he would play carefully and take the anchor role in this innings but i think he should neva mess with his game and how he plays as it is very effective and it characterizes him far better

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

kaif great in fiedl as usual

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

edged for 3 by yoyo - played with softhands and went between keeper and slip!

 

[tahaqureshi]

do u think pak losing the advantage?

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 from yoyo - 83-2

nice shot by yoyo!!!

9 off over

 

[Hash]

we are 82 for 2 from 12 overs!

still on a good start here! But these two need to stick around for at least 10 overs or so

 

[Gasherbrum]

thats more like it, driven through point for 4, none of those nudges to third man please, specially with a wide slip in place.

agarkar will bowl now.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

agarkar on - first ball and nearly run out - direct hit and out but srt missed - poor calling

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

couple of singles

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

working ball towards third man a lot

 

[tahaqureshi]

accoridng to merc..malik only needs 40 more runs..after which we can almost be ensured that we will win

 

[Gasherbrum]

good shot by malik, waited on it and driven through mid on for 4.

 

[Hash]

90 for 2 after 13 overs

 

[tahaqureshi]

last ball 4 to ruin the over for agarkar

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

lovely 4 by malik at end of over - beautifully whipped through midwicket - makes a good over for pak into a very good over

rrun rate 6.92

 

[Gasherbrum]

bhajji on

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

chucky on now

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i have a feeling agarkar is going to be our run giving cow for today's game

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

bhajji...this is where affy should have been on i swear he would raped bhajji

 

[Gasherbrum]

mid on is up in the circle due to restrictions, and malik does like to go over the top in that direction. bhajji will want to keep it flat and quick to start

 

[zushy_786]

oh well next time afridi will rape chucky..... I guess we'll have to wait until next year to see that..

 

[Hash]

bhajji...this is where affy should have been on i swear he would raped bhajji

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[Gasherbrum]

language friends?

uneventful that last over from harbhajan. pretty close to 100 in 15 overs is a good start. need these two to take it to 25 without losing a wicket

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

in a cricketing sense hash bhai lol

 

[zushy_786]

language friends?

uneventful that last over from harbhajan. pretty close to 100 in 15 overs is a good start. need these two to take it to 25 without losing a wicket

Lol sorry...True... I just wish Afridi would have lasted into at least the 20th over.....

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

inshallah yoyo and malik will get good scores and boost the team to a 300+ total

 

[Gasherbrum]

malik looking good. he's had a life already, lets hope he capitalizes, deserves a hundred this tour

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

4 by shobby bhai gr8 shot to midwicket

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

103-2 in 15 not a bad start by any means riding above 6 an over atm. My prediction for today is a score between 305-315 for Pakistan

 

[Naveed]

Sensible play will result in a score easily 300+

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

solid start - i agree 300+ must be looked at!

 

[Hash]

103 for 2 after 15.2 overs

Malik not out 39 (keep going bhai jaan)
Yoyo not out 17 (keep going bhai jaan)

RR-6.72

agarkar 2-0-17-0

 

[tahaqureshi]

youhana is a good player of spin bowling..the way he played bhajan and kumble last match should true class..

he needs to take advanatage of his abilities and hit ver the top to get the runrate goign when bhajji is bowling..where malik maybe risky..

 

[tahaqureshi]

4 balls 1 run this over..

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

only 1 run comin that over

 

[Gasherbrum]

those security guards in the crane looked more interested in watching the cricket than do their jobs. don't say i blame them one bit.

good over from bhajji, keeping it tight.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

that was a poor over for us - we can get bogged down

 

[zushy_786]

youhana is a good player of spin bowling..the way he played bhajan and kumble last match should true class..

he needs to take advanatage of his abilities and hit ver the top to get the runrate goign when bhajji is bowling..where malik maybe risky..

Is it just me or For once Arun Lal actually is praising pakistan ?? I wonder if the real Arun Lal got kidnapped and they got an imitator for him..

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@zushy

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

what did arun looser say (3 mins till rogers finally begins their coverage,,,)

 

[Gasherbrum]

lovely lovely shot from YY, just dismissed it straight past the bowler for four.

 

[Hash]

111 for 2 after 17 overs

Agarkar 3-0-21-0

 

[zushy_786]

what did arun looser say (3 mins till rogers finally begins their coverage,,,)

That Pakistan was playing really well and batsmen playing freely and with lots of confidence and with an air of supremacacy??

 

[tahaqureshi]

wats happening?