England v Pakistan | Second Test | Day 3 : Session | Edgbaston | 08/08/10

[Amjid Javed]

Gul looks pretty much immobile.

A stand and deliver 50 will do just nicely!

 

[majiz]

Zoni needs to botham here and go nuts!

no he doesnt, don't be silly.

this is the attitude pakistan players and fans have, and its wrong.

 

[yadunoe]

lol at the pronoucniation of quetta

 

[UP]

Need 120 more!!!

 

[Blitz]

why is azhar being used as the runner?

Isn't malik the most athletic guy in our team?

Would you trust Malik to be a runner?

 

[Momo]

I hope not, unless those batting lessons are from Saeed Ajmal.

) )

True say.

 

[Saurav]

hope hangs around atleast till Haider gets to well deserved ton

 

[UP]

Umar Akmal should have been the runner.

 

[Momo]

We need a lead of 120 min.

 

[iZeeshan]

Zoni will have to be very careful about farming the strike now

He should just get his 100 ASAP and call it a day

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Come on Gul!

You can't bowl so bat your heart out!

Just stay at the wicket, get 20-30 runs, and Zoni will do the rest

InshahAllah

 

[coy0607]

Would you trust Malik to be a runner?

i expected umar akmal to be the runner.....i think him and malik are easily the best runners

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lead is 90!

50-60 more runs really needed

 

[ads101]

Would you trust Malik to be a runner?

why not?

might as well have your fittest player as the runner.

Why does Gul have to bat? Couldn't he be replaced? Does that mean we have to bowl with one less bowler in England's second innings too?

 

[Warfare]

Inshallah, Zoni will reach his ton...and much more.

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 8/269 | 110 Overs | Lead by 90 runs

 

[nads_rocks]

Aamer and Zulqi had 52 runs partnership
Ajmal and Zulqi 100 runs partnership
Gul and Zulqi 150 runs partnership ?

Come on, Zulqi to get his 130-150 something would do nicely...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Lead by 90 now

6 overs to go for the day now

 

[Arsh_afridi]

I am smelling a wicket

 

[iZeeshan]

Gul should just focus on not getting out

A few sixes from him tomorrow morning will do nicely

 

[cricketpassion]

Zzoni gone

 

[Atif]

Haider is out

 

[Warfare]

Noooooooooooooo

 

[James]

cheers mate!

 

[yadunoe]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[sa88]

Zoni goes. Good knock but shame he couldn't get the century.

 

[Khabri420]

Zoni gone!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

ZONI

Well played still

88 runs from 200 balls

 

[Amjid Javed]

Zoni gone for 88!

Swann gets his 6th!

 

[Saurav]

 

[KingKhanWC]

Holed out to mid off. What a shame but great innings by Zoni.

 

[Bobbins]

Well played 88

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Zoni gone ...noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[sa88]

Time for Umar Gul to swing from the hip and plunder a few runs.

 

[UP]

Zulqernain out

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Damn!

Great innings though.

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 9/269 | 110.1 Overs | Lead by 90 runs

Zoni falls as Swann strikes.

 

[PB]

Gahh he just threw his wicket away

 

[James]

I don't want to have to bat tonight. should delay the last wicket for a few more overs

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Damn!

Great innings though.

 

[iZeeshan]

100 for Zulqarnain would mean a number of this

100 on debut, 100 in this sitatuon, 1st 100 for Pakistan this summer, first 300 score possibly

 

[pak4life]

oh no did he not notice the fielder was there

 

[Amjid Javed]

Well batted Zoni!

Can we sneak another 10 runs?

 

[pak-fan]

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Theo_14]

Zaqi - superb innings from the boy, hope we stick with him in the 3rd test - brilliant stuff.

 

[Desire]

game over!!!! but anyways, there are some positives to take from this game.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So now its down to Gul to crack a few here

 

[Momo]

Well played Zone.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Gul needs to smash a 50 here. 8 sixes and two singles will do.

 

[iZeeshan]

Oh but it's over!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No what has he done!

Oh well, really really well played, can't help but feel bad that he went like that though

Come on Gul, get 30 runs

 

[Khabri420]

Have no fear Asif Sobers is here

 

[iZeeshan]

Oh but it's over!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No what has he done!

Oh well, really really well played, can't help but feel bad that he went like that though

Come on Gul, get 30 runs

 

[izi]

Oh no missed a ton narrowly ... well played man ...

 

[Warfare]

Asif and Gul at the crease. That doesn't sound like a good combo...

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

Pak should declare and take 2 wickets tonight.

 

[Mujtaba_Saeed]

well played zooni

 

[luvthegame]

great innings though....No shame in that..

 

[Atif]

nice from Asif

 

[James]

Swann's best innings figures. MotM as long as England win.

 

[luvthegame]

4....

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lead is 94! 6 more please...!

 

[Warfare]

What the hell!!!! I've never seen Asif hit a shot like that...

 

[coy0607]

probably the best shot of asifs career

 

[Bilsher007]

Ajmal gets to maiden fifty ! What a test match he is having !



Gets a maiden 5 wicket an haul and now a maiden fifty ! amazing allround performance and what a replacement he has proven to be for kaneria.




Excellent performances by zulqi and ajmal who came in for kamran akmal and kaneria.



David lloyd said zulqi has batted like miandad who use to get into the skin of opposition ! And it's true as i have watched him and watched him shuffle, come down the wicket and frustrate his opponents he has certainly reminded me of javed miandad.



Whatever the outcome of the match but what fight shown by pakistan to stay alive in the match. Great positives in playing zulqarnain haider and saeed ajmal.



Both ajmal and zulqi have been dismissed by swann eventually. Well played to both these new lions of pakistan team.



Lead of 90 , wish lead could be 200 runs had the top order batsmen contributed.


Asif smashes 4 !

 

[luvthegame]

If Gul can add a few runs...30-40...Ajmal can give england some trouble..

 

[offcutter]

If Asif can show us some batting credentials, we can say we are a team that bats to 11!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good shot by Gul

2 runs

 

[KingKhanWC]

Swann's best innings figures. MotM as long as England win.

Don't speak too soon.

 

[Amjid Javed]

2 more...

lead 96

 

[James]

If Asif can show us some batting credentials, we can say we are a team that bats to 11!

but starts at 7

 

[Deewana Mastana]

1 to Gul

Asif to face last 3 balls of the over

 

[UP]

96 the lead.

 

[Amjid Javed]

1 more for Gul....

97 Lead now.

 

[Maula Jutt]

Bowlers would naturally bat their heart out because they know it's eventually them who have to defend whatever total they put up!

 

[iZeeshan]

Gul should just hit

Just like that

You don't need two legs to score runs

 

[nads_rocks]

These 2 should jus go berserk and get these bonus runs with healthy lead, something for bowlers to defend, anything btwn 120-130 would be great considering Pakistan thanx to tail enders were 82-5!!!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

4 overs remain after this

 

[Theo_14]

Asif is clueless when it comes to batting!!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Over up

 

[Theo_14]

Well played Asif - 3 from the over.

lead 97

Gul on strike!!