India v Pakistan | Kitply Cup | Final | 14/6/08 - Pak Inns

[lollol]

Not the preview thread, match starting in a moment i think.

2.42 pm Rain. The covers come on in a rush. Just a drizzle, though.

Toss Malik has won the toss and will bat. "It's a good track, it might get turn later. We have worked hard in the practice in the last two days, we will give our 100%" What a massive roar when Malik went up to Ramiz to speak first, Pakistan have more crowd support at the moment!

Dhoni: The track should slow down a bit. Ishant comes in for RP.

George Binoy, our man at the ground, has the weather update for us: "Weather was sunny but it's become cloudy now. We might have some rain soon but it's nothing to worry about at the moment."

And he adds, "Crowd is filling in, it's already more than the number present before the start of the India-Bangladesh match."

The two captains, the ICC, the BCB have agreed to change the ball at the end of the 30th over, instead of the 34th, because it has been getting too discoloured too soon.

Read Osman Samiuddin on the pressure on Pakistan to win: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/kitplycup/content/current/story/354757.html

 

[lollol]

India team
V Sehwag, G Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, RG Sharma, YK Pathan, *+MS Dhoni, SK Raina, IK Pathan, PP Chawla, P Kumar, I Sharma

Pakistan team
Salman Butt, +Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, *hoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Iftikhar Anjum, Fawad Alam

No riaz.... they bring in Alam.

From what i saw of him from the last match against Bangla, Fawad is going to smashed ALL over the place, if he bowls...

 

[octavian]

how long before the start ?

 

[Lahoria]

Lets wait and see Fawad might turn out to be a brilliant choice if the pitch starts to hold up during 2nd innings.

 

[speed_thrills]

After the toss
my prediction
Pakistan 70%
India 30%

We are bad chasers in final.

 

[lollol]

Update 15:00 LOCAL: Play should start in 10 minutes time from now.
The rain has stopped now. The covers are coming off. The officials look pretty happy at the moment and for the time being, no umbrellas around.

 

[Inswinger]

Covers are off and match will start soon.

 

[Easa]

If we make more than 280 or so, we will have a very good chance.

Time for Younis to prove his critics wrong, he's a class player

 

[octavian]

links anyone ?

 

[maamrut]

After the toss
my prediction
Pakistan 70%
India 30%

We are bad chasers in final.

don't worry...everything has changed under MSD.This Indian team isn't the same one as before.

 

[lollol]

Huge roar for PAK!!

I think PAK have more support today!

 

[octavian]

ok so its overcast and we are batting first ? Oh NO !!

 

[octavian]

links anyone ?

anyone plz ?

 

[the true passionist]

If we make more than 280 or so, we will have a very good chance.

Time for Younis to prove his critics wrong, he's a class player

With our bowling line up India would be happy to get a target of 280 considering they average over 285 against us in the last few years(i think a couple years).

Umar Gul
Tanvir
Rao
Afridi
Alam/Malik

Only genuine wicket taker is Gul, while Afridi doesn't have a proud record against India.

 

[tauseefm]

ok guyz, match is about to start.. openers are in

 

[Inswinger]

ok guyz, match is about to start.. openers are in

I hope they plan to stick around..........

 

[Indiafan]

Play will start at 3.10 pm local time.

 

[Oxy]

Confident stroke - for 0 to start off with

 

[speed_thrills]

don't worry...everything has changed under MSD.This Indian team isn't the same one as before.

1st 10 overs is the key.
don concede more then 40 runs
and yeah i wanna see the back of buttu asap

 

[Inswinger]

Praveen Baji bowling

 

[lollol]

play already started!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Amazing. Just amazing. Bringing in Fawad Alam inplace of Wahab, I am just left speechless. Not only have they made us a bowler short, they have destroyed the confidence of a young bowler too. Fawad should have come in place of Younis, not a specialist fast bowler!

 

[octavian]

With our bowling line up India would be happy to get a target of 280 considering they average over 285 against us in the last few years(i think a couple years).

Umar Gul
Tanvir
Rao
Afridi
Alam/Malik

Only genuine wicket taker is Gul, while Afridi doesn't have a proud record against India.

with this bowling attack we really need a miracle

 

[CricnPak]

Interesting to see how Pakistan does in so much intense pressure! One's hoping they excel

 

[Easa]

With our bowling line up India would be happy to get a target of 280 considering they average over 285 against us in the last few years(i think a couple years).

Umar Gul
Tanvir
Rao
Afridi
Alam/Malik

Only genuine wicket taker is Gul, while Afridi doesn't have a proud record against India.

Batting first under lights in a final is never easy. If India successfully chase a score in excess of 280 in a final under lights, it will be no mean achievement.

 

[Inswinger]

We need to get a ggod start.

 

[Easa]

Play will start at 3.10 pm local time.

 

[Inswinger]

Lucky indeed......

 

[Usman Chadda]

The team selection is baffling. We were whacked silly in the last match and Malik sahib goes ahead and makes us a bowler short. Malik ki akal ghutno mein hai

 

[Hash]

Butt off the mark

 

[Obeid]

AHHHHH....why is rao playin....oh man. Come on malik show some balls once in a while!!!

 

[Inswinger]

Kami off the mark with a single.

 

[Oxy]

2-0 off 1 over

OK start

 

[Inswinger]

2 runs off the first over.
Only 1 stupid shot so far.

 

[tauseefm]

there is no commentary on CBN . feels like a dead match without commentary

 

[Inswinger]

Toothpick to share the new ball

 

[Hash]

2 for 0 after one over.

All set for a target of 101 as things go.

 

[tauseefm]

first 4 ...nice short by butt

 

[Obeid]

butt hits one through covers for 4...

 

[Indiafan]

well its alredy 3:10 local time so match has started

 

[Inswinger]

Great shot for 4!!!
Sallu!!!

 

[speed_thrills]

2 for 0 after one over.

All set for a target of 101 as things go.

Alam is good choice over Riaz.

I cant see him conceding 86 in 10 overs.

 

[Hash]

Salman Butt

 

[Easa]

Excellent shot by Butt saab

7/0

 

[Inswinger]

well its alredy 3:10 local time so match has started

Yes
Pakistan 7/0 after 1.5 overs.

 

[lollol]

This preview is new, written today: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/kitplycup/content/current/story/354757.html

Senior board officials echoed the concerns, telling Cricinfo that the Asia Cup is likely to be the last chance for the Lawson-Malik combination to prove themselves. "There should be pressure on them both, not just Lawson," one official vented to Cricinfo.

 

[Hash]

The pitch will apparantly slow down so stroke play wont be so easy later on. I think a target of 285+ will be a good one. We need a solid start here.

 

[Inswinger]

2 overs done, 7 w/o loss
Kami will be under intense pressure here. DNA looking on..........

 

[TaZ]

inside edge mr kumar. stop shouting like a girl

 

[Hash]

Pakistan 7 for 0 after 2 overs.

Butt not out 5
Akmal not out 2

Projected score: 175

 

[dirk diggler]

akmal labouring, not a fluent start

 

[Inswinger]

Inside edge saves Kami.

 

[Easa]

That was an inside edge and going over the top

Nice appeal

 

[lollol]

Grea fielding byu india.... with PAK fielding, that wouldve been 4!!!

 

[tauseefm]

saved 4 runs by raina

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan need to get 250 here atleast to give the bowlers something to defend later.

 

[TaZ]

AMAZING fielding by india?!

 

[dirk diggler]

Pak rattling along at 2rpo

 

[TaZ]

Akmal struggling here. Looks like a man under pressure

 

[octavian]

i absolutely hate Akmal

 

[Easa]

7 for 0

after 3

 

[tauseefm]

*** akmal is doing?

 

[the true passionist]

Akmal not looking in form with the bat. Middling almost nothing.

 

[tauseefm]

whoever is watching the game are u guyz about to listen to the commentary?

 

[dirk diggler]

openers immediately put under pressure

 

[Indiafan]

^^^ Its only been 3 overs guys

 

[octavian]

Akmal not looking in form with the bat. Middling almost nothing.

he only does middle the ball at most once a year

 

[lollol]

i absolutely hate Akmal

Why do u hate him, he is second best wicket-keeper batsmen
according to malik

Malik has publicly backed him through his tenure, even going to the degree of calling him the second-best wicketkeeper-batsman in the world after Adam Gilchrist.

 

[dirk diggler]

whoever is watching the game are u guyz about to listen to the commentary?

aamir sohail is not impressed

 

[Inswinger]

This is why we need someone aggressive like Nasir or Fridi at the top. Kami struggling and will force Salman to try and up the run-rate.

 

[TaZ]

Akmal mishits, in the air but over the keeper for 4

 

[dirk diggler]

crap shot by akmal for a 4 behing the keeper

 

[lollol]

Akmal is going to be out in a few balls...

 

[Inswinger]

Top edged for 4.
Lucky Kami

 

[Easa]

Top edge for 4

12/0 after 3.2

 

[alybaba]

Akmal needs to get his act together or go home. What kind of shot execution is this?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal should be dropped after this series regardless of what he does today. Hes been **** poor for to long now!

 

[dirk diggler]

akmal is struggling

 

[CricnPak]

Akmal looks a walking wicket rite now.

 

[Inswinger]

Kami has been all over the place. He hasnt middled a single ball yet.