Day 3: 1st Test, Pak vs Eng - Update thread

[iZeeshan]

Great shot by Akmal for 4, offside drive

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

akmal going along nively at 44 from 58 balls

372-6 after 100 overs

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Pak 372-6.. in 100 overs

 

[Easa]

England went at 3.33 RPO, we're going at 3.72

 

[Rob H]

now that one did turn. Did Akmal in the flight there.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

have to say Akmal hasn't played well!

 

[KB]

Glorious cover drive from Akmal. Beginning to turn it on

 

[Easa]

Absolutely beautiful cover drive.

Smashed away by Kami

 

[Saj]

One of the shots of the day !

Cover drive for 4 Kamran Akmal - whistles to the boundary.

 

[UJ]

Akmal has moved along very nicely!

48*

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

superb shot by akmal nobody moved he moves onto 48

Pakistan 377-6

 

[Sid100]

4 for kamran, shot 48*

 

[iZeeshan]

Yousuf looks amazing at the crease, everything seems so easy for him MashaAllah. InshaAllah he will get his 200, unlike Paul Collingwood.

 

[ShowStopper]

Pakistan 373/6

 

[Easa]

48* of 63 deliveries

 

[iZeeshan]

Another great shot by Akmal towards offside for 4, beautiful, 7 fours to Akmal

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

have to say Akmal hasn't played well!

he may have started in a bit of nervous fashion but he has started to play some beautiful shots

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

plunkett on agn

 

[Easa]

Feel kinda sorry for England, Shahid Afridi coming in to bat at number nine.

 

[shan]

What a day for Pakistan after first 2 days

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

is it me or has moyo stopped calling? or at least i cannot hear it

 

[Easa]

378-6

7.4 overs left in the day

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single to moyo at mid off

378-6

 

[ShowStopper]

Akmal has moved along very nicely!

48*

And quickly with the strike rate of 76 bets of the match from both sides. after KP but he only scored 21.

 

[iZeeshan]

Not such a good shot, it was short and wide, he should played it better for 4.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single to akmal down to third man he moves onto 49

 

[Sid100]

good partnership so far

77 runs, 17.4 overs, rr: 4.35 (Mohammad Yousuf 28, Kamran Akmal 48)

 

[Bilsher007]

MASHALLAH fine batting skills at display from yousuf and kamran. The partnership between them for the seventh wicket is 67 runs to date at a run rate of 4.58. In the remaining twelve overs at about 4.58 approx pakistan should get INSHALLAH another 55 runs. Thus pakistan will go above 400 runs. MASHALLAH

 

[iZeeshan]

Single for Akmal, moves on to 49*

 

[Easa]

Yousaf moves onto 166* with that single

 

[ShowStopper]

Plunkett to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, outside off and pushes at this, bat away from his body, angling it through gully and down to third man. No foot movement, but perfectly safe shot


1 more and its his 50 Inshallah.

 

[shan]

Will moyo make 300?

 

[Easa]

Legbye to end the over.

381-6

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well played by moyo for a single down square leg region
380-6

haha "moyo is sending a message to world cricket maybe even english cricket"

 

[iZeeshan]

Akmal on 49* on strike, good shot by Akmal

Run rate is very good...

 

[ShowStopper]

Plunkett to Mohammad Yousuf, no run, bouncer, ducked underneath. He won’t be lured into playing any stupid shots, even this late in the day

Sensible cricket from Yousaf.

 

[Bilsher007]

Has kamran completed his half century ?

 

[shan]

8 overs to go

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Will moyo make 300?

shh dont jinx it lets just worry about little milestones like getting to 400 without losing a wicket then 425...and so on

 

[iZeeshan]

EDIT

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

collingwood on to akmal who is on 49

 

[shan]

Big appeal was it out?

 

[ShowStopper]

So then, Akmal on 49 from 65 balls. Partnership of 81 between the pair

I am sure this innings will see Yousaf go to 3 place in the test ranking.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

oooo big appeal for lbw but i think it inside edged

 

[Easa]

The last three p'ships have been pretty good

173 between Inzi and Moyo, 50 something between Razzi and Moyo, and another 82 now.

Middle/Lower-middle order doing well

 

[Saj]

Can someone explain the lbw law to Gerraint Jones.

He seems to appeal for anything !

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

50 for Akmal, brilliant innings, gave Yousuf great support

not yet 1 more run needed

 

[Easa]

Big inside edge

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

pressure being put on akmal here keeping him on strike

 

[Easa]

Can someone explain the lbw law to Gerraint Jones.

He seems to appeal for anything !

And his appeal is annoying to say the least anyways

 

[iZeeshan]

not yet 1 more run needed

My fault, edited

 

[Easa]

50 for Akmal, very well played

 

[ShowStopper]

Will moyo make 300?

Inshallah.Pak trail by only 147, To all thos who were blabering yesterday what do you say now?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

and thats his 50 with a quick single gr8 knock gave good support and inshallah he will keep it going

 

[Sid100]

50 for kamran well played, quite fortunate with edges and a droped catch, by nevertheless well done

 

[Easa]

Only took him 69 balls at a SR of 72

 

[iZeeshan]

Now its 50 for Akmal, good job boy denied the commentators!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

moyo drives it through covers for a single

pak - 383/6

 

[PlanetPakistan]

he may have started in a bit of nervous fashion but he has started to play some beautiful shots

True! he is a hot and cold batsman in a sense that some of his shots are an absolute treat but he can be edgy at times!

 

[shan]

Pakistan even under pressure keeping run rate of 3.75!

what will happen when afridi come?

 

[Saj]

7 overs left in the day. Come on Yousuf and Kamran see it out.

319 for 3 for the day.

 

[iZeeshan]

Great shot, but also with great fielding

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

man these english are starting to pull an India with their unneeded appeals

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Congrats Kami on ur 50

 

[ShowStopper]

Collingwood to Kamran Akmal, no run, cut hard to a wider gully, Pietersen, who dives and flings it back to the wicketkeeper. Super bit of fielding that, really marvellous stuff .

 

[Bilsher007]

Ho about now has kamran completed his half century ?

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Current partnership 83 runs, 19.2 overs, rr: 4.29 (Mohammad Yousuf 31, Kamran Akmal 50)

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

down the legside by plunkett

 

[ShowStopper]

man these english are starting to pull an India with their unneeded appeals

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[The_Cricket_Devil]

Ho about now has kamran completed his half century ?

yes sirree

 

[ShowStopper]

Ho about now has kamran completed his half century ?

yes yes my friend he has.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol commentators are picking at straws here hoping they can get the wickets tomorrow lol

 

[Saj]

Its all smiles on the Pak balcony. The boys seem relaxed and happy which is good to see.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

akmal with a play and a miss

 

[ShowStopper]

MJ Hoggard 28 2 100 1 3.57 well played for his 100
Bhai is right behind him at 93

 

[KB]

A lot of the Pakistani players out at the balconey watching this partnership. Always think that is a good sign for team spirit. And it will be good for the batsman out there to look up and see their team mates supporting them.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

driven for another single by moyo onto 169 now

385-6

 

[Bilsher007]

SUBHANALLAH SUBHANALLAH MASHALLAH kamran showing his class , come on kammy bhai get a classy century by tommorow INSHALLAH.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

moyo climbing that list of highest pakistani individual scores vs england

 

[UJ]

Im suprised Bell hasn't been used today with the ball...