New Zealand vs Pakistan | 2nd ODI | Queenstown| 26/01/11 | Pakistan Innings

[cricket47]

The ground is so close to the airport... Afridi may hit an airplane.

Thats if ball makes contact with the bat.. .. which im hoping it does...

 

[pakistan_pride1]

Wat the hell is this im getting really pissed atleast give an update

 

[abdulqadir786]

spare a thought for us in Pakistan, its 3.30 am here!

dunno how long I can hang on for the match to start!

i am just curious, which pak city do you live in?

 

[The Slogger]

bad news: still dripping

good news: barely heavy, should stop soon

 

[mon858]

Good news - umpires are on the field again

 

[mon858]

if no more rain i expect play in 10 - 15 min

 

[pakistan_pride1]

Yes i think allah has listened to me tahnku allah

 

[talha3]

11.31 am Light drizzle still on. TV comms say that the groundstaff would need 30 minutes are so to get the game started once the rain stops. The covers are still on. Annoying light drizzle still on.

cricinfo update

 

[mon858]

good news - Cover are COMING OFF!!

 

[Down2Earth]

watching the first match again

 

[The Slogger]

Covers coming off

 

[sam]

The big covers being taken off. Ground staff need at least 30 minutes to get field ready for play.

 

[AZ]

i am just curious, which pak city do you live in?

Lahore

 

[RehanG]

i am just curious, which pak city do you live in?

let me guess

LAHORE>...

have not seen any pro BUT FARHAT AKMAL fan on this forum..

 

[Bullet Drive]

play may start at 11.00pm

 

[cricket47]

covers coming off.. .still 30 mins to go till game can start

 

[RehanG]

guess what i was right..

 

[pakistan_pride1]

Good news covers are getting off but wait 30 minutes more players come on to bat

 

[*sallu*]

Covers are off, I think start in 30 mins

 

[The Slogger]

match should start 15-20 mins the latest

 

[*sallu*]

Groundstaff sucks, *** do they need 30 minutes for?

Just take the covers off and play

 

[talha3]

Covers are off, I think start in 30 mins

Optimistic stuff coming from the guy who declared 'Match abandoned'

 

[Down2Earth]

covers coming off but they still need 30 mins, seriously cricket is still backward. so pathetic

 

[abdulqadir786]

Lahore

now i get it, where does the butt support come from? lol

 

[PB]

Did we lose any overs?

 

[WhiteDudeFromTrinidad]

evening all

45 minutes ago the prices on the betting exchanges were as follows

1.80 New Zealand
2.24 Pakistan

those have been roughly the prices for the last few days

but in the last 45 mins there has been an avalanche of money for NZ...

current prices are now:

1.50 NZ
3.00 Pak

that is a MASSIVE drift on Pakistan even taking into account NZ winning the toss and electing to bowl first and also the possibility of a reduced match due to weather...

 

[talha3]

11.33 am They are saying that we might get a start around 12.00 noon

cricinfo update

 

[AZ]

what kind of lame ground staff takes 30 mins to get the ground ready?

 

[wez4all]

i m going to sleep. got to go to work at 5 am.

 

[imshally81]

from CRIC BUZZ

The drizzle is still persisting at Queenstown. This will be the time when the overs start reducing. The ground staff reckon that it will take 30 to 40 minutes to get the ground ready.

 

[adnan yasin]

any news about the overs to be cut?

 

[talha3]

evening all

45 minutes ago the prices on the betting exchanges were as follows

1.80 New Zealand
2.24 Pakistan

those have been roughly the prices for the last few days

but in the last 45 mins there has been an avalanche of money for NZ...

current prices are now:

1.50 NZ
3.00 Pak

that is a MASSIVE drift on Pakistan even taking into account NZ winning the toss and electing to bowl first and also the possibility of a reduced match due to weather...

what happens if the match is abandoned? do you win or not?

 

[mon858]

CRICINFO: 11.33 am They are saying that we might get a start around 12.00 noon.

 

[pakistan_pride1]

Its fixed play will start at 12:00 noon

 

[Anwar]

Someone moaning earlier that rain still halts play even after 100 years. But what can you do to prevent this? Execpt build roofs on stadiums which is very expensive and not going to happen.

 

[WhiteDudeFromTrinidad]

what happens if the match is abandoned? do you win or not?

all bets are void

and still the money comes, NZ now 1.47

 

[AZ]

now i get it, where does the butt support come from? lol

haha well not that much, I didn't know he was a Lahori till much later.

was a fan ever since that unforgettable 100 at Eden Gardens.

 

[*sallu*]

So far so good, covers are off
Look like start in 20 minutes

 

[mon858]

OK, Bad news - its still drizzling, but covers are OFF ...wierd. maybe they'll play still??

 

[Watsupdoc]

They are saying that we might get a start around 12.00 noon. We will back at 12.00.

from cricinfo

 

[pakistan_pride1]

Atn showing old match

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Cricinfo: 11.33 am They are saying that we might get a start around 12.00 noon. We will back at 12.00.

 

[qaiser]

very good.
45 mins and no wickets yet

 

[d0gers]

evening all

45 minutes ago the prices on the betting exchanges were as follows

1.80 New Zealand
2.24 Pakistan

those have been roughly the prices for the last few days

but in the last 45 mins there has been an avalanche of money for NZ...

current prices are now:

1.50 NZ
3.00 Pak

that is a MASSIVE drift on Pakistan even taking into account NZ winning the toss and electing to bowl first and also the possibility of a reduced match due to weather...

Can you explain what that means in laymen's terms? Are the betting markets saying that a Pakistan win is less likely than earlier? Well that would make sense given our record batting 1st on NZ pitches with the ball swinging around in overcast conditions. Or is there something else going on?

 

[*sallu*]

Any updates for those watching Willow?

 

[The Slogger]

Its a low-scoring ground, so keeping wickets intact is key, i dont really mind if they even start off with 3 rpo but as long as you have wickets here its vital

 

[talha3]

Any updates for those watching Willow?

OK, Bad news - its still drizzling, but covers are OFF ...wierd. maybe they'll play still??

This.

 

[Bullet Drive]

18 mins till start

 

[mon858]

now willow is also showing the first odi!!!!

 

[Atif]

Sky Sports - Stopped raining and match should be starting at 11pm. 48 Over game.

 

[Paradox]

Oh, no wickets down yet. Good stuff from Pak!

 

[AZ]

wow, Misbah really hit some cracking shots in the first ODI.

 

[talha3]

very good.
45 mins and no wickets yet

) that's the spirit!

 

[*sallu*]

Skysport update:

48 over game, start at 2300 GMT

 

[Looney]

Looney Bahi, Hum pay itne sitam na kero ke hum zameen say uth he gayein

Just want to watch some cricket

kam az kam saare match to nahi haarai'n ge

just joking . it is frustrating when you wait 4 days and the match is being delayed by a light drizzle

inshallah we will see action at in 15-20 minutes or so

 

[Down2Earth]

i can really do without watching new zealand batting from the first odi

 

[biophysics]

48 over game per sky sports, should start at 12p local tiime:rana

 

[saqlain]

Anyone has the lastest??

 

[talha3]

wow, Misbah really hit some cracking shots in the first ODI.

Oh you didn't see it. All 'Misbah not for LOI' supporters should see it. You've probably only seen highlights, but if you see the full innings, he was the only player playing the swing beautifully, just like he played vetorri in tests.

 

[billllal]

18 mins till start

get ready to change rather amend your signature; Misbah not gonna lead us in wc

 

[pakistan_pride1]

84/5 old match pakistan were the same omg

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I'm watching Utho Jaago Pakistan on Geo while Sky Sports is showing the highlights of the first ODI.

 

[Paradox]

Anyone has the lastest??

We only find out the 'lastest' in a few hours from now

 

[The Slogger]

im watching neo cricket and they have gautams hammering of nz on ...

 

[PapaBear]

In Toronto CBN showing a 10 year old match WI VS SL why not show a Pak match?

 

[haizen]

I'm finding it hard to stay awake

 

[AZ]

Misbah's face when he got out in the first match!

poor guy.

 

[KingKhanWC]

#300 posts and not a wicket down.

Looks like the toss has firmly tipped the balance in favour of the kiwi's.

Interesting conditions, even hot springs in the background.

 

[*sallu*]

12 minutes to start

 

[bobwoolmersarmy]

Come on Pakistan ...............

please stop rain so i can turn the telly over as ive had enough of 'i am a disco dancer turruh ruh trrh ruh ' please no more mithun tonight .

 

[Looney]

Looks like we will this one

What a charming place this is. Absolutely fabulicious scenery. Afridi gushes: " I feel i am in heaven. This place is beautiful"

 

[AZ]

GEO lady says 4 am start.

showing some live pictures as well.

 

[WhiteDudeFromTrinidad]

Can you explain what that means in laymen's terms? Are the betting markets saying that a Pakistan win is less likely than earlier?

yes

Well that would make sense given our record batting 1st on NZ pitches with the ball swinging around in overcast conditions.

the market has been aware of the conditions for the last couple of days so that was already factored into the original price

Or is there something else going on?

possibly, won't know for certain until match starts so that i can verify the odds being asked for are a fair reflection of the current state of play

price for NZ has now stabilised at 1.47 - 1.48

 

[billllal]

so how long is it actually till match starts

 

[Anwar]

I'm finding it hard to stay awake

Drink some coffee mate and imagine this guy is steaming in to bowl at in his peak . u wont sleep then

 

[*sallu*]

7 minutes to start :ahmed

 

[Bullet Drive]

8 mins left

 

[Looney]

so how long is it actually till match starts

8 minutes

 

[The Slogger]

Saw some live pictures, covers are all off people are wondering about, should start in 10 mins

 

[adnan yasin]

how optimistic and passionate we are..

we know about the overcast conditions and pakistan batting first.. still anxiously waiting for the match to start...

here in pakistan its almost 4 am