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

[umarf76]

misbah taking singles

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 balls gone just 1 run

 

[natalia]

18-20 off this last over would be respectable.

1st ball is a dot.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Akmal sweeps it and gets a 4

 

[prince_of_hell]

4 by kamran...

 

[inzidabest]

single

 

[Showman]

4 for Kami! We need some sixes!

 

[natalia]

single off the 2nd. kami on strike

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

ARY are cocks! missed the first 2 balls of the final over!!!!

 

[pakistani]

well done kamran

 

[prince_of_hell]

2 by kamran

 

[Sparhawk]

Looks like it's Kamran vs Mendis.

 

[cricketcrazy]

please someone tell it to Misbah that going not out not gonna get him that apartment..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The ball hits Misbah at the non-striker's still they come back for 2 - Good running!

 

[HuZi]

not a good total mate?? even a BAD link

 

[On_the_up]

Just go down the pitch and hit a few on the full, that negates any spin from the spinner

 

[natalia]

FOUR by kamran.
128/6 in 19.3

 

[umarf76]

akmal is useless

 

[prince_of_hell]

kamran out, stumped

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Akmal tries to slog sweep and gets stumped

 

[Sparhawk]

Beaten! Horrible shot!

Wait a second he's been given out, Akmal goes to mendis.

 

[Inswinger]

That should have been referred

 

[lollol]

Whenever any batsman has attacked they've got out straight away, perhaps the pitch is dodgier than it looks.

We can only judge their behaviour after both teams have batted, then again if Jaya gets going the pitch doesnt matter

I dont think the pitch is that dodgy, ive seen bits from the Zimbabwe match.

It looked like a ~150 runs pitch

I think we need to bowl really well now..

 

[natalia]

130/6 in 19.4

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SO it'll be 130 or 131 the most

 

[prince_of_hell]

last ball and tanvir in

 

[Shahid A]

That should have been referred

 

[Sparhawk]

Just go down the pitch and hit a few on the full, that negates any spin from the spinner

Thats tough to do with sharp spin, especially if the bowler pitches a little shorter.

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

The SL keeper is so good.

 

[prince_of_hell]

WHOA.. umar gul in.. not tanvir

 

[inzidabest]

OUT. someone said Tests between these tow teams will be evenly matches. Who will play Mendis?

 

[Shahid A]

11 Wicket for Mendis in the series now

 

[natalia]

kamran gets stumped. how ironic.
130/7, last ball coming. gul is the new man in

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I dont think the pitch is that dodgy, ive seen bits from the Zimbabwe match.

It looked like a ~150 runs pitch

I think we need to bowl really well now..

Yep! This did look like a 150 pitch!

 

[Showman]

Need a six off the last ball...but Gul in?! And only 2 runs.

 

[umarf76]

I dont think the pitch is that dodgy, ive seen bits from the Zimbabwe match.

It looked like a ~150 runs pitch

I think we need to bowl really well now..

need jaya and probably mubarek early

 

[Inswinger]

133 is the target

 

[prince_of_hell]

132-7, 20 overs

 

[Mercenary]

We should have sent Fawad, Kamran or Tanvir at number 3 instead of Afridi

 

[pakistani]

again in the finals 132

 

[SAM'S]

Apartment goes to Mendis now for sure
let's see who gets the trophy

 

[Deewana Mastana]

132 for 7 after 20 overs

 

[On_the_up]

Akmal out, school boy error, stumped out sweeping, 132-7 (20), these days quite a few teams will score this many in 20 overs in a 50 over match

 

[lollol]

So they made 132 runs....

I think we really need to bowl well..

 

[Islamabadi]

132...thats bad...watch out for spinners and gul

 

[umarf76]

malik must think out of the box and bring in spinners at the right time ..

 

[SAM'S]

132, remember Lords '99

 

[Shahid A]

19.6 Mendis to Umar Gul, 2 runs, swats it to mid wicket
Pakistan 132/7 (20.0/20 ov

 

[Sparhawk]

Someone saying pakistan will be pretty pleased with this total.... really?

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

132 - very defendable.

 

[natalia]

double off the last ball.

pakistan end with a mediocre total of 132/7.

 

[mnoman15]

Misbah disappointed seriously ........

 

[lollol]

New from M.Akram: Malik told him he would be happy with 130-135... so that might explain the low strike-rates. Malik said he had the bowlers to back this total

Lets hope he is right..

 

[Usman Chadda]

What a horrible innings that was from Misbah. About as bizarre as that 76-ball 4 from Razzaq in Australia! Didn't even attempt to score boundaries, it was all late cuts and deft touches!

 

[Saj]

Around 13 runs short in my opinion.

Will require some excellent bowling today from Pakistan.

 

[Pak_NM]

Just got in. Par total tbh. We need a great bowling performace now.

 

[inzidabest]

132, remember Lords '99

oh you rubbed it in.
wajahatullah wasti, the opener )

 

[hashman]

How many wickets does gul have

 

[SAM'S]

an ugly effort 23*(25) by Misbah leaves Pakistan in tatters

 

[observer1]

Well, if the pitch is bad, 132 may be a decent score, but some of the bowlers may have to work some magic...

 

[Sparhawk]

Afridi will prob play a crucial role today. But we also need akhtar to fire.

 

[umarf76]

Someone saying pakistan will be pretty pleased with this total.... really?

not really .. shouldhave got 150 .. when malik and butt were batting even 170 seemed possible

 

[pakistani]

How many times have made 132 in the finals

 

[Sparhawk]

an ugly effort 23*(25) by Misbah leaves Pakistan in tatters

If you look at the scorecard he was just like everyone else.

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Well done Misbah played a blinder of an inns today. Definitely will boost the average.

 

[dblock]

Total looks a bit short (15 runs perhaps?) - exceptional bowling effort required or at least Sri Lanka top order throw wicket away early.

Now is definitely not the time for wides and no-balls!

 

[natalia]

malik himself said that he was happy with 130-135 because he had a good bowling lineup.
he's too overconfident. 130 isn't even defendable against canada or zimbabwe.

 

[taqi]

they never gained momentum
132 will be very tough to defend

 

[Fallen King]

Because of top order like Afridi and Shoaib Khan along with accidental run out of Younis Khan have definitely put pressure on middle order. That forced them to stabilize the inning and unfortunately, with all pressure put on them have finally gotten their wickets by SL bowlers. Misbah on the other hand, looked out of touch. Perhaps, that's result of not playing cricket for so long. I can't blame on him. It's time Afridi is dropped forever.

 

[iafzal]

What a horrible innings that was from Misbah. About as bizarre as that 76-ball 4 from Razzaq in Australia! Didn't even attempt to score boundaries, it was all late cuts and deft touches!

Misbah has usually bats well, this is one of the few times where he was not able to deliver. It is not like this happens to him too often.

 

[prince_of_hell]

we need every single bowler of ours to give their best to defend this against the sri lankan batting line up that includes jayasuriya and jawardene today

 

[SAM'S]

If you look at the scorecard he was just like everyone else.

you gotta push the tempo up in the final overs
go watch Zimbabwe's match, earlier today

 

[wanted_desi]

It is decent score, its not easy to score runs on Canadian pitches.

 

[natalia]

pakistan would have easily ended at 150 or 160 if butt and malik didn't go for the big slog and get caught when mendis was bowling. they could have slogged off the fast bowlers and could have took singles and doubles off mendis

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

We should win reasonable comfortably, but we must take our catches. Yes, I am talking to you Salman Buttface.

 

[observer1]

If you look at the scorecard he was just like everyone else.

well everyone else were not batting at the end.

Salmar Butt did a good job, so did the captain.

Misbah, in his position and with his talent should have made a few more runs...

 

[Usman Chadda]

133 against a team that includes Jayasuriya, Jayawardene, Dilshan and Kapugedera?! It will take a super effort from the bowlers to restrict Sri Lanka

 

[PlanetPakistan]

132 is certainly not a good# for PAK. It brings back the memories of two infamous games in 1999 and 2007

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Hai Jazba Junoon Toh Himmat Na Haar - InshahAllah Lets hope we can do it!


With that I'm signing out for now!

 

[iafzal]

Well please don't blame Malik for sending Afridi early, all of you were asking for it so got it.

Give credit to SL they bowled and fielded well.

Pitch is not the easiest one, it will be tough key will be take early wkts to keep the pressure on.