ICC WT20 | Group D | New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele, Sep 23, 2012 | Pak Innings

[Bhaijaan]

Match about to begin.

 

[prakash@raina fan]

I don't think we will have full match today .Seems like D/L will come to play in both the match. Not an ideal preparation before super six for both India and Pakistan.

I have gut feeling India and Pakistan will be knocked out in super six.

Oh wait, Pakistan still not qualified for Super six rite .

 

[Fire Bird]

How come this is Pakistan's first match whereas Aus, SL, SA have finished playing bth their matches

 

[MRSN]

Wasim Akram=NZ is favorite

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Wasim Akram=NZ is favorite

what are you expecting?

 

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

Match start at 10' o clock?

 

[Runner Up]

Bhai abhi to 1 hour and 11 minutes hain kaahe ko bol rahe ho ke about to begin

 

[pakcricketfan]

Shoaib Akhtar in his pre-match analysis: "McCullum likes to face pace bowling. But he'll be up against world's 2 best offspinners & it wont be easy for him to score."

He has predicted an easy win for Pakistan

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

LOL, more than an hour to go for the match.

 

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

Match about to begin.

The match starts at 11.. How is that about to begin??

 

[MRSN]

I'm pretty sure Hafeez won't bring on Ajmal against McCullum in first 6 overs even if he is going at 200 strike rate..

 

[prakash@raina fan]

Meanwhile Desi women are rocking against Kiwi's in the warm up match.

India Women 40/0 (5.2/20 ov)

I like our captain Mithali Raj

 

[musaarthali]

looks like a easy win for pak

 

[Executioner]

Im with Wasim, NZ are clear favourites going into this match because of thes factors:

1) They are a solid T20 outfit, they boast players like oram, franklin, vettori, mccullum, taylor, guys that have excelled in this format and played in a lot of PLs not to mention they are inform
2) The conditions suits NZ, pak players arent the best players of swing. Also NZ played here last match so they know the conditions very well
3) NZ won their last match convincingly so they are on top of their game whilst Pakistan looked rusty in their last WU match

Then again its T20 and on any day pakistan can beat any team but lets not hope its one of those day when they look so rubbish that you feel like turning off the TV. Having said that, pakistan needs to heavily rely on Ajmal's quota.

 

[Areesh]

Shoaib Akhtar in his pre-match analysis: "McCullum likes to face pace bowling. But he'll be up against world's 2 best offspinners & it wont be easy for him to score."

He has predicted an easy win for Pakistan

Well said Shoaib. The best analyst ever.

 

[prakash@raina fan]

Im with Wasim, NZ are clear favourites going into this match because of thes factors:

1) They are a solid T20 outfit, they boast players like oram, franklin, vettori, mccullum, taylor, guys that have excelled in this format and played in a lot of PLs not to mention they are inform
2) The conditions suits NZ, pak players arent the best players of swing. Also NZ played here last match so they know the conditions very well
3) NZ won their last match convincingly so they are on top of their game whilst Pakistan looked rusty in their last WU match

Then again its T20 and on any day pakistan can beat any team but lets not hope its one of those day when they look so rubbish that you feel like turning off the TV. Having said that, pakistan needs to heavily rely on Ajmal's quota.

Because they just beat bangla tigers

 

[Digital]

Kandy ....terrible place to host world cup matches

 

[Executioner]

Because they just beat bangla tigers

thrashed sounds better

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

No, I suppose crowd participation is the best even for neutral matches @ Kandy.

 

[Runner Up]

This is the same ground where Ross Taylor scored unbeaten 131 thanks to Kamran Akmal last year. So big day for both of them

 

[asif9138]

guys its 5.15 am in New York. i could not sleep whole night. I hope pakistan wins today InshaAllah!

 

[MRSN]

Should we bat first if win the toss?

 

[SAF]

Kandy ....terrible place to host world cup matches

Sir Lanka, terrible place to hold world cup matches

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Toss in 10 mins...

 

[asif9138]

weather is good..according to cricinfo

 

[asif9138]

hafeez is practicing

 

[Digital]

Sir Lanka, terrible place to hold world cup matches

Not really.... its way better than New Zealand or West Indies

 

[Bullet Drive]

No Guptill!

 

[pakcricketfan]

Rapid fire questions from Ten Sports to Hafeez:

Q. Favourite Book?
Hafeez: Quran

Q. Favourite movie?
Hafeez: Rang de Basanti

Q. Most underrated cricketer?
Hafeez 9with a broad smile): Myself

Q. Final prediction?
Hafeez: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

 

[asif9138]

pitch is good according to Ian chappel

 

[musaarthali]

according to CI - it's bright and sunny there at the moment.

 

[pakcricketfan]

"Pakistan team looks a little worried going by their body language" : Wasim Akram in the ground.

 

[amateurdentist]

pakistan batting

 

[faizpak]

InshAllah Pakistan will win !!!

 

[Runner Up]

Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan bats first.

 

[asif9138]

pkistan batting

 

[asif9138]

good..bowl wil spin later on

 

[talha3]

Razzaq not playing

 

[Madplayer]

Hahaha hafeez forgot that there was a match refree too. He went himself to see who had won the toss, didnt even wait for refree to bend down.

 

[RehanG]

Hahaha hafeez forgot that there was a match refree too. He went himself to see who had won the toss, didnt even wait for refree to bend down.

Haha

 

[Strike!]

Nvm, cricinfo has gone bonkers.

 

[RehanG]

Should score 160

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

PAK batting first, 80% of the match pocket main

 

[speed]

lol yasir arafat playing.

 

[Runner Up]

Anyone facing any problem posting on PP? isn't it dead slow at the moment? or it's just me

 

[Executioner]

I think batting first can prove to be the wrong decision. Imagine if the rain comes later on, in the case the team batting 2nd will have the advantage because they know what to do.

If i were hafeeez id bat 2nd, but after what happened to BD last time...and given pakistan's pathetic record chasing it wnt be a bad decision

 

[musaarthali]

good..bowl wil spin later on

may backfire if rain came in middle of Pak innings

 

[t_kaay]

Hahaha hafeez forgot that there was a match refree too. He went himself to see who had won the toss, didnt even wait for refree to bend down.

Like the rest of Pakistan, doesn't trust the icc

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Match start at 10' o clock?

They are favourites

 

[Executioner]

pakistan playing with 5 proper batsman

Hafeez, Jamshed, K & U akmal, malik

 

[amateurdentist]

Ross taylor said that the pitch is drier than than the one they played on against bangladesh. that has to be good news for our spinners and also our batsmen

 

[t_kaay]

I see the PCB haven't managed to find any matching coloured trousers

 

[Free Hit]

lol sky messed up or was that made up.

 

[pakcricketfan]

Pakistan's playing XI: Hafeez, Nazir, Jamshed, Malik, Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Arafat, Tanvir, Ajmal, Umar Gul

 

[t_kaay]

Sky sports just broadcast a private conversation between atherton and commentators...

 

[Bullet Drive]

That was a private convo wasn't it? Don't think was meant to go out or was it?

 

[t_kaay]

Nasser hussain was taking the mickey out of someone.....didn't quite catch who....someone is in big trouble at sky

 

[Tridibans_16]

Sky sports just broadcast a private conversation between atherton and commentators...

LOL what did they say

 

[imranq]

lol masala

 

[shokz1408]

Lol that was classic, sky sports f'in up. I wish that convo stayed on longer lol god knows what they would have talked out

 

[Saj]

Last chance saloon for Imran Nazir then.

I thought that Asad Shafiq may have played today.

 

[t_kaay]

Atherton was talking to hussain about some small tournament atherton is off to in America, hussain referred to it as the "up ******'s bottom" cup.......didn't catch the name he referred to.....

 

[t_kaay]

Lol that was classic, sky sports f'in up. I wish that convo stayed on longer lol god knows what they would have talked out

I thought the same, wanted him to mention someone

 

[kungfu90]

Ajmal getting interviewed.

 

[asif9138]

i do not know why he dropped A razzaq??

 

[corneredtiger85292]

haha at sky news someones gonna be in trouble by the looks of things..
cricinfo says showers are forecast for later but hopefully we get a full game in.
lets get 150-160 and let ajmal, afridi, arafat, hafeez and gul do their thing.

lets go men in green !

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Nazir might struggle in windy conditions

 

[asif9138]

PTV sports showing this "boom boom bubble gum"

 

[Crucifier]

any links guys?

 

[asif9138]

i hope nazir fire today

 

[Runner Up]

Butterflies....

Anyone else ?

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Hilarious interview of Ajmal

 

[asif9138]

pray for pakistan

 

[asif9138]

8 mins to match

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

lol my friend up there talking crazy about super 6 , its super 8 my friend thats go for the next round.

 

[pakcricketfan]

That was a private convo wasn't it? Don't think was meant to go out or was it?

What were they saying?

 

[Executioner]

hoping for a full match

if it doesnt happen players should boycott the WC and watch women's cricket

 

[Runner Up]

I love this background music before the match. National Anthem Time.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Last chance saloon for Imran Nazir then.

I thought that Asad Shafiq may have played today.

im glad he didn't. Shafiq is not a t20 player.