Australia Vs Pakistan | Only T20 | Melbourne | 05/02/2010 | Aus Innings

[ChennaiFan]

T20 is one format Pakistan has upper hand over Australia. Will they keep their reputation today?

Link: Cricinfo preview

 

[UP]

I hope Pakistan wins.

We have already won two T20 encounters against the Aussies. I want Pakistan to make it 3-nil. Inshallah.

 

[Crucifier]

All eyes on Imran Nazir.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Loads of time left - thread wil be opened closer to the time

 

[Momo]

Okay guys, 30 minutes to go. We will miss Afridi but :iamlegend is there so everything is not lost.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Australia have won the toss and they will bat first.

 

[Foozee]

oh oh here comes the PWnage.. Aussies bat first... and yet another chase lol

 

[Momo]

oh oh here comes the PWnage.. Aussies bat first... and yet another chase lol

:iamlegend is there so don't worry.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Infact I like us to chase in this version.

 

[darkmoon459]

GEO super is reporting that Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

 

[sada90]

how many t20's is pak going to play against ausies?
is there only one match scheduled?

 

[namak]

from Cricinfo:

Hello and welcome to Cricinfo's coverage of the one-off Twenty20 between Australia and Pakistan at the MCG.

Toss: Australia have won the toss and they will bat first. We will get the teams up shortly.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

GEO super is reporting that Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Is Afridi captaining the side with Shahzaib opening?

May be they are right it was on cricinfo.

 

[161]

How can it be that Nannes is playing for Australia when just six months before he played for Holland ?

Doesn't sound right ...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

how many t20's is pak going to play against ausies?
is there only one match scheduled?

Just this one.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Australia team

DA Warner, SR Watson, MJ Clarke*, DJ Hussey, CL White, TR Birt, BJ Haddin†, SPD Smith, MG Johnson, SW Tait, DP Nannes

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Pakistan team

Kamran Akmal†, Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik*, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal

 

[Afridi_Fan]

How can it be that Nannes is playing for Australia when just six months before he played for Holland ?

Doesn't sound right ...

Kepler Wessles played for both Australia and South Africa. So, that surely is not the 1st.

 

[Momo]

Moin Khan: Shoaib Malik is very good in all three departments.

 

[sali]

Is this Asif's first T20?

Team looks weak wo Afridi, Razzaq and Ameer. Hope Gul and Asif can do well. Nazir and Farhat need to fire too. Lateef waiting for the tackle...he is ready.

 

[slix10]

The great Khalid Latif returns.

Will be pissed today at the security situation and will hit the ball out of the park

 

[namak]

How can it be that Nannes is playing for Australia when just six months before he played for Holland ?

Doesn't sound right ...

A player can play for an associate nation, and then switch to a full fledged test pplaying nation without any time in between. However, to switch between two test playing nations or to switch from a test playing nation to an associate nation, you have to wait for 4 years.

Thats pretty much why Ed Joyce played for England after playing for Ireland only 2-3 months prior, and now after that one series for England, he was dropped and was told to wait for 4 years if he wanted to represent Ireland.

ICC bureaucracy at its worst.

 

[Momo]

Is this Asif's first T20?

No.

 

[Saqib]

Good morning everyone,

This has to be our weakest ever Twenty20 line up,
well you never know with Pakistan what they are up to, inschaAllah the first win in this tournament and we need it badly. Australians have won the toss and we will be chasing.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

The great Khalid Latif returns.

Will be pissed today at the security situation and will hit the ball out of the park

He played in 1st T20 WC. when he wrecked the Indian top order in that tied game.

 

[Momo]

Moin Khan: Every team is afraid of Shahid Afridi.

Today he will be missed. He keeps pressure on all players of opposition while batting and bowling. And is very aggressive as captain and a great fielder. All players follow him due to his enthusiasm.

 

[Momo]

Shahid Afridi career strike rate: 146

 

[sali]

Pakistan team

Kamran Akmal†, Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik*, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal

Very fragile batting line up. Surprise to see Butt not playing but Lateef or Farhat are in.

 

[Momo]

Moin Khan: Pakistani players (especially batters) play with a single mind during T20s, hence their success. They seldom get double-minded.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Kool glasses for

 

[saj001]

Come on smash this smith boy

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan team

Kamran Akmal†, Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik*, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal

Batting likes very fragile espcially on a pretty bouncy MCG wicket.

 

[saj001]

Asif to start

dot ball

 

[saj001]

twatson egde's for 4

 

[Momo]

Asif starts with a dot.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Here we go.

 

[saj001]

wicket is rock hard

 

[saj001]

Lucky twatson

top egde and in no mans land

 

[sillyfan]

Moin Khan: Every team is afraid of Shahid Afridi.

Today he will be missed. He keeps pressure on all players of opposition while batting and bowling. And is very aggressive as captain and a great fielder. All players follow him due to his enthusiasm.

So is every cricket ball! )

 

[slix10]

Watson to go fast.

 

[saj001]

7 off first over

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Good fielding :iamlegend

 

[Momo]

Amazing over by Asif. Unlucky.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

So is every cricket ball! )

You got that right

 

[saj001]

kamran saves a four

 

[iafzal]

Asif bowling faster then his usual 125k. mostly in mid 130s

 

[saj001]

Rana has ear pierdced

 

[Amjid Javed]

Decent over by Asif. Watson lucky to still be there!

 

[saj001]

first ball 4 by warner

 

[germanboy]

alredy 12 runs.. where is AAMIR?

 

[sillyfan]

good start for the bowling. Back in a bit watch it on TV for awhile! May see some early wickets!

 

[germanboy]

2 more

outtttttt

 

[saj001]

watson gone i think

 

[germanboy]

Out For Sureee

 

[Cheguvera]

Rana going for 40 tonight...

 

[germanboy]

OUT GONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe

WATSON GONEEEEEEEEEee

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan need to get warner early because he can do some damage!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

This is

 

[Momo]

Watso gone!

 

[slix10]

Watson to go fast.

Thanks slix, needed that.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

WooooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooo

 

[fanimw]

outtttttttttttttttt

 

[Amjid Javed]

alredy 12 runs.. where is AAMIR?

Hes injured and back in pakistan!

 

[insaaniyat]

out

 

[Cheguvera]

alredy 12 runs.. where is AAMIR?

We have Rana the annihilator....who needs Aamir...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good start and early wicket for Pakistan

 

[iafzal]

out this is electrifying stuff

 

[Momo]

The fielding was not Pakistan'esque.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

alredy 12 runs.. where is AAMIR?

hope you had a good nap mate...AAMIR is in Pakistan bc of groin injury...old news

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aus 16/1 after 2 overs.

 

[germanboy]

Umar tried his best to give batsman an extra run but as pakistani failied to do most of the things right Umar also failed to do so and batsman takes only two

 

[Cheguvera]

Politician/Actor/Brain Fart Junior upto the old family tricks in the field...can't field or catch to save their lives...

 

[sillyfan]

lol, told you an early wicket!

 

[germanboy]

4444444444444

 

[germanboy]

21 runs

 

[iafzal]

Umar looking nerdy and what a shot by Clarke

 

[insaaniyat]

out this is electrifying stuff

salam I see you are here too

 

[Inswinger]

Politician/Actor/Brain Fart Junior upto the old family tricks in the field...can't field or catch to save their lives...

Who got the run out?

 

[Momo]

Clarke doing the Moyo nonsense.

 

[germanboy]

man they are using the PP good