Al-Barakah T20 Final - Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Toronto | 13/10/08

[hashman]

howd he not get out there.

 

[Saj]

4 to Afridi. Better shot as he tried to play it straighter rather than cross batted hoik.

 

[observer1]

Afridi 4
next ball almost out..

looks under pressure

 

[Showman]

Afridi going for it, I'm afraid he's gonna get out soon.

 

[SAM'S]

phir bach gaya

 

[natalia]

well atleast afridi has managed 10 runs

 

[Zaad]

afridi is back to normal

trying to pull

 

[umarf76]

afridi not really timing it ..

 

[SAM'S]

survives twice, looks like his day

 

[Afridi_Fan]

3.6 Fernando to Shahid Afridi, 1 run, tried to scoop it over fine leg, edged and just fell in front of mid wicket, Afridi survives again

Might be Might be .....................................

 

[Zaad]

chancy inninggg

2 lucky misses

he better make something out of it!

 

[natalia]

afridi is really struggling with his timing

 

[IMMY69]

please afridi - look to hit it straight!

 

[umarf76]

srilanka bowling well ..

 

[Zaad]

what is he doing?

 

[natalia]

afridi didn't play that well either. change of pace

 

[Afridi_Fan]

please afridi - look to hit it straight!

As if he will listen

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another hoick by Afridi and doesn't middle it at all - Picks up 3 I guess

 

[umarf76]

afridi gets two more from a heave to midwicket
slogging like a mad man

 

[taqi]

atleast he enters in double figures

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 it is

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Okay he is completely out of touch

 

[Islamabadi]

not timing at all

 

[Zaad]

afridi is gona score a 50!

 

[hashman]

Yaar, he needs to change his bat, keeps looking at it.

 

[natalia]

yet again a big one but fails to connect cleanly, double

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Yeah and thats why were the runners up in the last T20 Championship

Runner up and not winners! And we were runners up inspite of the poor effort from the openers.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

34 for 1 after 5

 

[Showman]

Afridi not timing it right, getting only singles right now.

 

[Zaad]

34-1

in 5 overs

 

[natalia]

single from afridi to end the over. he's on strike again

 

[IMMY69]

As if he will listen

you're right...

come on afridi - hit it straight!

 

[natalia]

Afridi not timing it right, getting only singles right now.

atleast that's better than out first ball.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Thushara into bowl now - Afridi on strike!

 

[Zaad]

wait till after 15 overs

he is gona insaane!

i say he should play all 20 overs

 

[Showman]

Afridi....in the AIR....and he's OUT!!!

 

[umarf76]

out

 

[natalia]

afridi is OUT.

 

[Oxy]

Afridi is OUT!

34-2

 

[Zaad]

new bowler innn

 

[Deewana Mastana]

And he's gone! Straight down the throat of the fielder!

 

[Zaad]

gonnnner

 

[FM87]

chalo afridi to gaya toffee khaney

 

[Islamabadi]

afridi sucks...drop him now

 

[IMMY69]

oh well...

 

[umarf76]

at least he got double figures this time

 

[observer1]

..............Out...

Everyone still surprised ?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

And the beast trudges back hanging his head NOT in shame!

 

[Zaad]

afridi is definatley droped from the team now!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Younis Khan the new man in!

 

[hashman]

this new noob with average of 49 takes a wicket

 

[pakistani]

omg man why !!!!!!!!!! afridi why why !!!!
y are u so bad

 

[Oxy]

please afridi - look to hit it straight!

Wasnt rocket science was it? YOu knew it....I knew it...but him? Nope!

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Well at least he got into double figures and the strike rate was above 100.

 

[aashiqmizaaj]

Despite two chances, a bunch of mis-hits and all that he could manage was a paltry double digit score of 14 with one boundry off of 13 deliveries which means barely over 100 strike rate. As someone who comes in the top 7 of the batting line-up that output is horrible. Send him in at 10 or 11 and you can see how even that 14 off 13 is like gold. Time to give up on Afridi's batting.

 

[natalia]

afridi is only good at playing the really fast and the really slow bowlers. he doesn't manage to slog bowlers which bowl at a medium 60-70mph pace

 

[Saj]

Pull shot off the front foot - simply impossible.

 

[Imran_m]

this must be a really flat track even afridi managed to get into double figures.

 

[Oxy]

Pull shot off the front foot - simply impossible.

Not if you buy into your own hype...

 

[darkmoon459]

So the pressure build on YK ,Misbah and the rest .OH well atleast we have 14-15 over left and can score a decent total.

 

[umarf76]

YK playing test match

 

[Oxy]

Good to see Afridi on the boundary sitting with Gul, having a good laugh about another dismal shot

 

[pakistani]

here comes the test specialist younis khan....

and did i jus see shahid afridi sitting down laughing wid his teammates..

why are we so inlove wid this idiot !

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Waqar is saying Afridi needs to be made ready to open in T20 - But exactly when is he ever ready to bat?!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

35 for 2 after 6

 

[Oxy]

YK playing test match

And who do we blame for that...the joker who just got dismised!

 

[Zaad]

ok the game willl become test cricket now

 

[mnoman15]

YK playing great .. NOT

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

this must be a really flat track even afridi managed to get into double figures.

Absolutely! I hope Younis scores some runs today but I may be saying this more in hope than expectation.

 

[observer1]

Well at least he got into double figures and the strike rate was above 100.

Improvment maybe..

but 14 of 12 balls does not win games..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rapid bowling changes by Jayawardene - Good thinking I'd say!

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Excellent over for SL

35-2

 

[pakistani]

omg test matches are so boring. change the channel

 

[mnoman15]

Pak score 130 ...Mendis has 4 overs

 

[Oxy]

Head of Security...no need to worry about him catching you!!!

 

[Zaad]

afridi pisses me off

 

[umarf76]

And who do we blame for that...the joker who just got dismised!

out

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Whats a good score on this pitch?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

YK gone too - RUN OUT - Comedy of errors! )

 

[Showman]

Younis run-out! Bad mix-up...