India v Pakistan | 1st Test | Delhi | 22/11/07 | Day 1

[Hash]

Misbah should try to hit out now.otherwise it will be too late

we don't need to 'hit out'......just keep the scoreboard ticking.

We can hit out when we lose our 9th wicket. Or if we lose our 9th, rather.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 188/8

Keep going Boys....

 

[Momo]

forget the past - hows this match going - is anyone watching? are we looking comfortable out there yet?

Do we look comfortable, you ask? Even a cat being chased by a Bull-dog looks more comfortable than what we have looked all day!

 

[Amjid Javed]

12 more runs lad, then we can aim for 250!

 

[Caved12]

Thanks mate Nice to see another canadian on board ... OXY would love it !

I guess we have a lot of people from Canada here, especially Ontario. Ever played in any cricket league here?

 

[Momo]

There's two have batted for 22 overs now. A few fielders must be tearing their hair out.
75.6 Khan to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended off the back foot towards point

(cricinfo)

The joys of Test cricket (this thing never happens in ODIs, and I love this aspect of Tests)

 

[Hash]

One positive is that Misbah ul Haq has secured his place for the next test match. So no Bhanja.

 

[12thMan]

Amir Sohail talking so much crap..saying pakistan should have field first

he spent 5 min talking about looking at options and how team could have bowled first and limited the team like now, scored big runs and then they would just be chasing a small total on day 5. but in the middle he did slip a small sentence that batting first was the right decision but focused on bowling first

 

[Amjid Javed]

Another single,

189/8

 

[Momo]

One positive is that Misbah ul Haq has secured his place for the next test match. So no Bhanja.

Yes this is indeed a good thing!
We dont need any bhanja, bhateeja etc.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sami and Misbah have both shown here that application and Grit is alot more important then Flair in Test cricket!

I remember sami playing a similar type knock in 2004 in 3rd test @ home where he scored 49!

 

[Legendary_Sage]

Do we look comfortable, you ask? Even a cat being chased by a Bull-dog looks more comfortable than what we have looked all day!

) ) )

 

[Caved12]

I am simply amazed by Sami's temperament.

 

[cricket_fan194]

New ball due in couple of overs

 

[Amjid Javed]

New ball due in 2.4 overs...

 

[Legendary_Sage]

say no to bhanja

 

[waqar_ahmad]

One positive is that Misbah ul Haq has secured his place for the next test match. So no Bhanja.

and Sami might open the innings

 

[12thMan]

they cannot bowl with new ball in this light

 

[Momo]

say no to bhanja

Exactly.
I rate Javed Miandad as the best thing that happened to Pakistan cricket and respect him a lot. But that said, No bhanja allowed, even if it is of the great Miandad!

 

[Caved12]

New ball due in 2.4 overs...

Kumble might not take it, just to allow himself and bhaji to get the last two, which would not be a bad move.

 

[XFactor]

50 runs partnership up!

And Tendulkar on to bowl.

 

[Hash]

50 partnership

have to say this is very heartening. Good to see some fight and bottle.

 

[Momo]

Sami scores a beastly dukka!

 

[Oxy]

Ok dokie - what have I missed this morning?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan 192-8 (Misbah-ul-Haq 61*, 180 balls, Mohammad Sami 13*, 55 balls)

Occupation of crease is the order of the day!

 

[Momo]

If Sami scores a fifty and Ul-haq a century, we should get a pretty decent score.
Inshaallah

 

[kablooee87]

Sami's gotta face 5 balls. Come on boy, you can do it.

 

[Amjid Javed]

OXY,

Youve missed pakistans top order batting like planks as per usual.

Then Misbah and Sami have shown what graft and Grit can do!

 

[Hash]

Ok dokie - what have I missed this morning?

lots of wrist slitting, lots of rubbishness from Pakistan and now some fight from Mosbah and Sami

 

[Caved12]

Exactly.
I rate Javed Miandad as the best thing that happened to Pakistan cricket and respect him a lot. But that said, No bhanja allowed, even if it is of the great Miandad!

Bhanja is terrible, Miandad usually asks his sister, why the hell did you give him a birth.

 

[kablooee87]

sweeps for single for ball.

 

[Momo]

Sami dismisses Tendulkar for a majestic single!

 

[Hash]

If Sami scores a fifty and Ul-haq a century, we should get a pretty decent score.
Inshaallah

would be nice if Danny chipped in with a 30 odd too!

 

[Oxy]

Who won the toss / team news anyone?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sachin on, india trying to buy a wicket here!

Pakistan batsmen need to be wary!

 

[kablooee87]

Bruce doing his best to jinx sami.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Oxy,

Pak won toss.

Team news - Hameed opened, Misbah at 6 and sami/tanvir/akthar/Kaneria is attack

oh and we have no wicket keeper - Akmal is playing as a fielding net!

 

[Momo]

Apparently Misbah doesnt think too much of Sachin's bowling (the way he is exposing Sami).
I wonder if it is the right thing to do!

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 singles exchanged.

196/8 now..

 

[Caved12]

How many overs are left today?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Misbah 63* Sami 15*

Keep going boys!

 

[Hash]

Who won the toss / team news anyone?

Pakistan won the toss

team is butt, yasir, younis, yousuf, misbah, malik, kamran, tanvir, akhtar, sami, kaneria

 

[sunny92]

who is india's voice captain? Dhoni??

 

[Momo]

Sami dismisses Tendulkar from his presence with a slap-flick.

 

[kablooee87]

Who won the toss / team news anyone?

Pak won toss.

India bowled well. Not as well as score suggests though.

Pakistan batsman were an embarrassment.

Misbah and Sami are pissing off the Indians.

Kamran Akmal looked the most positive of the batsman.

 

[Hash]

very pleased for Misbah.

he needed this innings.

 

[kablooee87]

oh and Pak batsman gave ganguly way too much respect.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Ganguly Back on... hes been indias best seamer!

Hes an anoying bowler who should be hammer around the park!

 

[invincible]

who is india's voice captain? Dhoni??

I dont think we have a VC. ... We didn't for the England test series ...

 

[Oxy]

Any outstanding bowling or just inept batting from top order?

 

[Momo]

oh and Pak batsman gave ganguly way too much respect.

And one more thing:
Amir Sohail sucks!

 

[XFactor]

And Ganguly back in action.

 

[Momo]

New ball due after this Ganguly over.
A stiffer test awaits Sami now.

 

[XFactor]

BIG SIX! Wow, Sami!

 

[Yasin]

Biggie by Sami....6 !

 

[kablooee87]

Any outstanding bowling or just inept batting from top order?

nothing special. Batsman showed no resolve.

 

[khilari]

what a six... well done boys

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

biggest six ever...forget yuvi forget afridi...this one was bigggg

 

[Caved12]

Hey Oxy, hope u r doing good.

It was not something extraordinary by Indian Bowlers(no disrespect to indian fans and their bowling attack), we just played poorly with bat.

 

[kablooee87]

SAMI!!!!!!!

This is how Ganguly should have been treated.

200!!

Didn't think I'd see it.

 

[Momo]

BEASTLY SIX BY SAMI
You beauty

 

[Hash]

6 runs

and 200 up!!!

Next target....250

well played Sami and Misbah! Doing us proud!

The rest of the team should learn from these two. Should learn some fight, some bottle, some commitment.

 

[XFactor]

New ball available. not taken. Tendulkar continues.

 

[Amjid Javed]

wow!

Shot of the Day from sami!

 

[Caved12]

that was an amazing shot by Sami, love you sami for your outstanding batting today, simply superb

 

[Amjid Javed]

I think sami read my post

next target 250...

48 runs needed!

 

[Oxy]

Oh well - our team still has 'Bollywood' stars in their eyes.

Clever hospitality by our hosts!

 

[kablooee87]

6 runs

and 200 up!!!

Next target....250

well played Sami and Misbah! Doing us proud!

The rest of the team should learn from these two. Should learn some fight, some bottle, some commitment.

next target should be close of play without a wicket. Cricinfo has close of play listed in 20 minutes.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Single for misbah

203/8 now...

 

[Imy]

Two pace bowlers must be tired

 

[invincible]

SAMI!!!!!!!

This is how Ganguly should have been treated.

200!!

Didn't think I'd see it.

Due credit to sami for that superb shot ! But the ball was old and hardly was seaming around like it did early on ...

 

[12thMan]

I am starting to hat the repeated use of "corridor of uncertinaty". I think Bruce Yardley started it during ODIs.

Rameez's family. left one is younger son sitting few seats away from the older son and Rameez's wife

 

[Oxy]

Pleased for Misbah - taken a lot of flak recently.

Had a feeling his temeperement would be suited to tests

 

[cricket_fan194]

Ok dokie - what have I missed this morning?

Bucketload of wickets

 

[Momo]

80.2 Tendulkar to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, pushed off the pads towards midwicket
HRG: "Misbah and Sami's partnership is the fifth time that a Pakistan pair have added over 50 runs for the ninth wicket against India."

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sami mixing solid defense with some good strokes!

 

[Oxy]

Rammez's wife is always stuffiung her face when you see her....take advantage of all those freebies

 

[Oxy]

New ball taken - Munaf Patel coming on.

 

[snooze]

if this bowling thing doesn't work out( and we know it won't), maybe Sami can bat one down for us in the next game.

 

[saaretjie]

Pak won toss.

India bowled well. Not as well as score suggests though.

Pakistan batsman were an embarrassment.

Misbah and Sami are pissing off the Indians.

Kamran Akmal looked the most positive of the batsman.

Bit harsh...

The pitch is a bit messed up... uneven bounce from day 1...

We could have done better, but apart from Butts early cut shot, I don't think anyone went out to a bad shot.