England v Pakistan | 3rd ODI | The Oval | 17/09/10 | Pak Innings

[ZAK]

136/5 after 33 overs.

 

[imshally81]

beaten

 

[imshally81]

no long or long off for afridi

 

[Kray_jackson7]

...

 

[thelegend7]

why does fawad alam wear a helmet 2 sizes too big for him??

LOL why does the team wear green tops and yellow jumpers LOL

 

[imshally81]

good sensible shot by afrid for 2 runz

 

[ZAK]

2 to Afridi.

 

[JellyBro]

even with the crappy batting display we are still going in at around 4 rpo...just goes to show how good of a pitch this is.
To me, the batsmen have lost the game. It'll be now up to the bowlers (particularly Shoaib) to bless us with his magic

 

[NJamal]

141/5 after 34

 

[ZAK]

Single to Afridi.

 

[sanakazmi]

is bresnan the worst bowler with the best luck in this series?

 

[Looney]

whats gotten into today ?

 

[tauseefm]

England gona chase this target easily and then our PakPassion poster gona start bashing our bowlers again with the argument "If England bowlers can restrict Pakistani batsman, why can our bowlers do the same?" lol

 

[ZAK]

141/5 after 34 overs.

 

[farsiddiqui]

Fawad Alam batting too slow had put extra pressure on his partner batsmen to score runs fast.

Asad scored at 68SR
Umar scored at 70SR (14 runs)
Fawad scoring at 65SR (and he's still there with the highest score)

There is no pleasing some people

Fawad doesn't play pretty, but he is effective. If you can't appreciate that during a collapse, then I don't know what to say.

 

[NJamal]

ball is changed

 

[imshally81]

50 for fawad

 

[Braveheart]

Do Pakistani Players need to get their Eyes Tested?

Afridi, Moyo and Kamran seem to have problems connecting to straight balls.

 

[NJamal]

3 to Fadi 50 for him

 

[Looney]

brilliant fielding

 

[uzy99]

Even if we post upwards of 250, this pitch is really good for batting. I don't think our bowling is lethal enough to get them all out. Perhaps a couple early wickets can shift the balance our way.

 

[imshally81]

Partnership 23(26)

 

[JellyBro]

50 for ALAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well deserved

 

[Dr_Bassim]

The only thing i can fault fawad is ...

He came in 10 odd overs...

It is now 35th over....

He still hasnt got to 50

 

[NJamal]

1 to Afridi

 

[farsiddiqui]

50 up! Good Innings Fawad, regardless of what some of these people say.

 

[imshally81]

Even if we post upwards of 250, this pitch is really good for batting. I don't think our bowling is lethal enough to get them all out. Perhaps a couple early wickets can shift the balance our way.

but itz easy to bat in lightz here

 

[AZ]

50 for Fadi, has to bat through.

 

[ZAK]

50 for Alam!!!!

Very well played

 

[JellyBro]

afridi didn't take the single issed:

 

[uzy99]

50 for Fadi, has to bat through.

yayyyy. Zulfiqar bhai on the Fawad band wagon (NOT). But I do appreciate you showing him your support.

 

[Kray_jackson7]

Nothing wrong with Fadis' innings considering the circumstances he entered on. hopefully he can accelerate

 

[thelegend7]

The only thing i can fault fawad is ...

He came in 10 odd overs...

It is now 35th over....

He still hasnt got to 50

What game was you watching didnt you see they was 3 down

 

[NJamal]

148/5 after 35 overs

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 5/148 | 35 Overs

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

I wish we can get to 284....anyone remember that game where we reached 100 in 33 overs and then Basit Ali smashed the hell outta windies in 1994 sharjah cup or something

 

[NJamal]

We need at least 150 from the last 15 overs

 

[imshally81]

swann in

 

[NJamal]

Swann comes in

 

[NJamal]

1 to Fadi

 

[uzy99]

Anything can happen from this point. We can either be all out for 210 or get near 265. All depends on Afridi, Razzaq and Alam.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

The very game....

Consolidating is one thing... Slow play is another..

But i wont point out the obvious.

Anyways well played Fawad.

 

[imshally81]

I wish we can get to 284....anyone remember that game where we reached 100 in 33 overs and then Basit Ali smashed the hell outta windies in 1994 sharjah cup or something

Ya what a game man

 

[JellyBro]

The only thing i can fault fawad is ...

He came in 10 odd overs...

It is now 35th over....

He still hasnt got to 50

i guess a # 5 player coming to bat in the 10th over had nothing to do with it....

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

British F**king Commentators are saying it was 2.. But it was never 2.. Good judgement of running by

 

[imshally81]

150 up

 

[NJamal]

150 Up

 

[farsiddiqui]

50 for Fadi, has to bat through.

You sure you don't want him to get out so we can get a 5 ball thriller from Razzaq?

Because you know, Fawad's not going to hit a bunch sixes all of a sudden and will score the same way he has been throughout this inning.

 

[Looney]

I wish we can get to 284....anyone remember that game where we reached 100 in 33 overs and then Basit Ali smashed the hell outta windies in 1994 sharjah cup or something

should be nothing less than a miracle with this team

 

[sarmad1983]

afridi brain fart coming soon....

 

[Kray_jackson7]

British F**king Commentators are saying it was 2.. But it was never 2.. Good judgement of running by

Relax mann

 

[imshally81]

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

One Bounce ::4 from

 

[Looney]

BOOM BOOM BOOM

 

[imshally81]

what a hit by afridi

 

[iRfaN_LA]

another 100 runs - minimum in the next 15 overs would make a game out of it.

 

[imshally81]

over throw and 2 runz

 

[imshally81]

260 is enough ????

 

[Kray_jackson7]

BOOM! headshot?

 

[ZAK]

to

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

I would be happy if that hit of Afridi would hit the Billy the Phussy

 

[AZ]

yayyyy. Zulfiqar bhai on the Fawad band wagon (NOT). But I do appreciate you showing him your support.

Support will never be in doubt.

just the approach of our batsmen needs to be better, both the over-defensive and the over-aggressive ones.

 

[NJamal]

158/5 after 36 overs

 

[uzy99]

British F**king Commentators are saying it was 2.. But it was never 2.. Good judgement of running by

Easy boy

 

[Looney]

you know luck is on your side when Afridi manages to stay for more than 2 minutes )

 

[Kray_jackson7]

Mashallah the king starts nicely, Inshallah he will continue

 

[ZAK]

158/5 after 36 overs.

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 5/158 | 36 Overs

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Ya what a game man

ya man but we still lost it...lara smashed a 100 in that game..

but muah to you for remembering it

 

[Momo]

Swann almost soiled his pants when the ball came back towards him like a shell.

 

[adarsh_bang]

lol at all the guys having a go at fawad , shame on you all , learn to appreciate a good innings. Cricket is not all about attacking and clearing the boundary or looking stylish
.

I am suprised that ahmed zulfi bhai has also joined the bash fawad bandwagon , saddens me

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

should be nothing less than a miracle with this team

hahaha gud one!

 

[Kray_jackson7]

Swann almost soiled his pants when the ball came back towards him like a shell.

He actually did soil hi pants, Drinks are on for him to perform stanjaa

 

[uzy99]

Support will never be in doubt.

just the approach of our batsmen needs to be better, both the over-defensive and the over-aggressive ones.

I'm with you there. Our boys need to find a middle ground. Our bowling is not good enough to where we can play the way we did in 80s and 90s. And this isn't T20 either. So some need cooler heads (i.e. Akmals/Afridi) others need to step it up a notch (i.e. Alam, Hafeez).

 

[Dr_Bassim]

140 off the last 14 ?

That shud be enough i hope.

 

[Momo]

He actually did soil hi pants, Drinks are on for him to perform stanjaa

)

I stand corrected, sir.

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

14overs to go. 140runs need to get a challenging score

 

[KingKhanWC]

140 off the last 14 ?

That shud be enough i hope.

For that Afridi would need to play like he was 16 again.

 

[Desi_Joker]

I've noticed Afridi has to concentrate like a bloody blind man (his eyes are always strained when waiting for the ball). needs contact lenses to be mr. BoomBoom again

 

[imshally81]