Australia "A" vs Pakistan "A" | 1st ODI | Adelaide | 10/07/2009

[ataullah]

Ghani has really accelerated. From a 50 strike rate to almost 80

 

[Khabri420]

Ghani on 91...what a knock this has been. Hope he reaches the 100 mark InshaALLAH!

 

[McBoom]

6 1 . 4 4 . | 4 . 2 4 4 1 | 1 . . . 2 1 | . 2 4 6 . 1 | . 1 4 2 1

score ticker!

 

[McBoom]

Ghani's portrait

http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Pictures/6/6774.html

 

[ataullah]

Over 36.2: Holland to Umar Akmal, SIX, doesn't miss this one though as the sweep shot disappears over square leg.

 

[ataullah]

Ghani's portrait

http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Pictures/6/6774.html

he looks mean lol

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Ghani's portrait

http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Pictures/6/6774.html

Our board has the worst portrait picture taker ever. It's like they put up their passport pictures.

 

[ataullah]

# 2009-07-10 11:40
Over 36.3: Holland to Umar Akmal, SIX, and there he goes again with a massive shot over midwicket!!
# 2009-07-10 11:40
Over 36.2: Holland to Umar Akmal, SIX, doesn't miss this one though as the sweep shot disappears over square leg.

 

[ataullah]

Sheharyar Ghani 91 117b, 10x4, 2x6, SR: 77.78
Umar Akmal 44 30b, 4x4, 3x6, SR: 146.67

 

[Khabri420]

Get Umar Akmal and Sheharyar Ghani into the Pakistani team NOW!

What champs!

 

[ataullah]

Over 37.1: Krejza to Umar Akmal, two runs, the reverse paddle cheekily played down to third man for two.

this kid has style

 

[ataullah]

Get Umar Akmal and Sheharyar Ghani into the Pakistani team NOW!

What champs!

massive achievment playing in Aus against likes of tait and bollinger

 

[ataullah]

#
Umar Akmal 51 runs off 33 balls in 39 minutes with 5 Fours and 3 Sixes!
# 2009-07-10 11:46
Over 37.5: Krejza to Umar Akmal, FOUR, slapped away through backward point to bring up a very, very entertaining 50!

 

[Toony™®]

4/230 (38.1 overs)

 

[abdulqadir786]

can some body plz tell me what website is the matche coming on

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Commentary and Scorecard here:

http://ls.cricket.com.au/HomeFullScorecard105_2435_1.html

There is no live TV coverage for this game.

 

[ataullah]

Over 38.4: Henriques to Umar Akmal, FOUR, width and Akmal cuts hard to get the ball over backward point and down to the rope. Great batting from Umar Akmal.

158 strike rate by umar akmal

 

[ataullah]

Over 38.6: Henriques to Ghani, no run, OUT, short ball and Ghani goes back with the pull shot. It's gone high in the air, Krejza from midwicket turns and chases to hold the catch over his shoulder. Good catch and a great innings, saved his side. PAK 4/238

well played ghani for 93

 

[Khabri420]

Ghani out on 93

 

[McBoom]

Well played Ghani!

Last recognized batting pair?

 

[ataullah]

Over 40.2: Henriques to Umar Akmal, SIX, and there he goes again, Akmal down on his knee and scoops the ball high over midwicket for his fourth six!

 

[karachiite]

Umar Akmal looks like an absoloute dynamite player. He needs to be played in all the A games and he'll also make a good T20 middle order batsman with nazir opening.

 

[karachiite]

77 in 50 balls for Akmal. This is an amazing effort.

 

[ataullah]

Over 41.4: Krejza to Ahmed, SIX, and here's Sarfraz into the action with a flick of the wrists to chip a drive flat over long off!

 

[Khabri420]

Sarfraz into the act now. Great going back the 'A' team. Let's hope they can finish the innings off in style

 

[ataullah]

Power Play 3 (batting team): Overs 43-47

 

[djkamii]

this should b nice, powerplay 3! More blitz from Akmal, inshallah!

 

[karachiite]

This powerplay is going to be the perfect license for umar. Not that he needs one by the looks of it.

 

[McBoom]

Power Play 3 (batting team): Overs 43-47

Great timing for the power play.

Tait is firing yorkers!

 

[karachiite]

This team looks like its a batter short.

 

[ataullah]

Over 42.5: Tait to Ahmed, no run, OUT, full ball has Ahmed attempting to paddle, he's hit on the pads and given out LBW by Umpire Lock. PAK 6/277

why does he try to paddle quick bowlers

 

[Khabri420]

Sarfraz gone! Abdur Rehman is the new man in. He just has to give the strike to Akmal - don't try anything special!

 

[ataullah]

abdur rehman new batsmen

 

[Genghis]

Wow ... what a great effort from the A players against such a good Australian side.

I will be going to the game on Sunday so hopefully they keep up this good form!

 

[CricketBuff]

is umer akmal related to kamran akmal?

 

[Khabri420]

is umer akmal related to kamran akmal?

yes, he is kami's younger brother

 

[Khabri420]

3 dot balls by Bollinger and the fourth one goes for a SIX

 

[ataullah]

Over 43.4: Bollinger to Umar Akmal, SIX, well three dots are long forgotten as Akmal launches that miles over long on, onto the Greg Chappell Drive and pretty much out of the ground! 5 sixes from Umar Akmal today.

 

[CricketBuff]

yes, he is kami's younger brother

so Cricket is in their genes!!!! nice

 

[kingusama92]

LMAO... he just smashed Bollinger out of the ground. My goodness what a batsman.

 

[Khabri420]

Akmal firing all cylinders here

 

[Genghis]

another SIX from Akmal ... and then a FOUR!!! 89 from 58 balls.

 

[Toony™®]

PAK A 6/288 (44.0 overs)

 

[Khabri420]

Take that! Another four!

 

[Random Aussie]

Pretty ordinary bowling from Aus A - but then again seems like some pretty hot batting from Akmal again. I imagine we might be seeing him again in the summer.

 

[kingusama92]

Must be an absolute pancake of a pitch if our batsman are trashing these bowlers in such disdain.

 

[Genghis]

Can't wait to see Umar Akmal live on Sunday. Is he a similar bat to his bro?

 

[karachiite]

Wish I could watch this display of power hitting by Akmal. He is hitting Bollinger out of the Park!!!

 

[Khabri420]

Can't wait to see Umar Akmal live on Sunday. Is he a similar bat to his bro?

I think better!

 

[ataullah]

90 of 59 for young kami

 

[Khabri420]

Great cricket from Akmal - takes a single off the last ball to retain strike.

 

[McBoom]

Can't wait to see Umar Akmal live on Sunday. Is he a similar bat to his bro?

My guess is that he is a stand and deliver kind of guy.

 

[karachiite]

and then takes a single to keep strike.

 

[abdulqadir786]

is any match of the series gonna be live

 

[karachiite]

My guess is that he is a stand and deliver kind of guy.

iirc last time I saw him i think it was in the u19 wc and he looked like a horrible slogger. Hope he has improved since then.

 

[McBoom]

Looks like Tait has got his yorkers going.

 

[ataullah]

290 with 5 overs left yet

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Wait wait. Did pak really up the temp here. Coz I remember seeing a low score in the 38th over?

 

[Khabri420]

and now Abdur Rehman chips in with a boundary

 

[McBoom]

The two spinners have combined figures of 12 overs, 98 runs, 0 wickets.

 

[karachiite]

The two spinners have combined figures of 12 overs, 98 runs, 0 wickets.

Not surprising when horroritz is their first choice spinner

 

[Toony™®]

6/301 (45.3 overs)

 

[Khabri420]

Akmal moves on to 95 with that boundary...301/6 after 45.3

 

[Xoib]

So among Umer Amn, Hafeez, Latif the three guys who had a bad test series its only Amin who gets dropped.

btw bhaja jr look promising too.

 

[Khabri420]

Pakistan 'A' should be looking for a 330+ score

 

[karachiite]

last powerplay over coming up

 

[waqar_ahmad]

pakistani young guns stamping their authority on the aussies.

 

[Khabri420]

Akmal moves on to 99...

 

[saadjhussain]

well played, never expected them to get this far.

these guys are showing more class than some of our test players.

 

[Genghis]

I think better!

Looks like it, these aren't club standard bowlers either. Tait, Bollinger, Geeves and Krezja.

 

[Toony™®]

Over 46.3: Tait to Umar Akmal, one run, drives down to long on and Akmal turns to his team mates and celebrates as he runs!! He is over the moon and so he should be, a brilliant century!

 

[Genghis]

CENTURY TO AKMAL JR. Well played matey!!!

 

[Khabri420]

What an innings! Well played Akmal!

 

[karachiite]

great innings by akmal

 

[ataullah]

104 of 70 and out

 

[Khabri420]

Akmal gone for a brilliant 104. Well played!

Let's hope our tail-enders can add a few runs here

 

[Toony™®]

and Akmal is out!

Good stuff from the young man!

14 balls left

Can Pak A get to 330+ ?!

 

[McBoom]

Geeves has bowled well. Whats the word on him? Any aussie poster?

 

[Genghis]

Geeves has bowled well. Whats the word on him? Any aussie poster?

Geeves has been in the reckoning for a while. I beleive he did play a few games for the Aus ODI team in the series against SA. Prob not so much a test match bowler.

 

[Toony™®]

Target 340

Only blemish didn't use all their balls up!