ODI 1 at Cochin: Indian Innings...scoreboard and discussion. [2/04/05]

[MIG]

as requested....

 

[sajjad]

thanks MIG

Pakistan need a good start. If the openers survive the first 10-15 overs...its gonna be quite easy winning it.

 

[Raz]

Isnt that not meant to be Pakistan innings?

 

[Amjid Javed]

target 282 (50 overs)

i think this thread shud be left alone till match restarts now...

 

[MIG]

But can someone knock out Aamir Sohail in the first few overs as well ?

 

[sajjad]

hahahhaa...a well targeted afridi six maybe

 

[Raz]

But can someone knock out Aamir Sohail in the first few overs as well ?

 

[sajjad]

can Kamran Akmal.....battle it out there after that tough wicket keeping job

 

[Raz]

Pakistan innings about to start. Kamran and Salman to open. Salman on strike, Balaji to open the bowling.

 

[sajjad]

Balaji...online first ball

Salman needs to repeat his heroics

 

[Raz]

4 to Salman

 

[Awesome Anjum]

four!

 

[sajjad]

4 runs down the ground

"played with authenticity" says aamir

 

[sajjad]

another 4
thru point, what a beauty!

 

[Awesome Anjum]

another four to butt.

 

[Raz]

Another 4!

 

[ali kc]

2nd four for butt....go salman kick some butt

 

[sajjad]

pakistan just need to stay out there for now...runs will come easily.

 

[Raz]

Pakistan 10-0 after 1 over. Good start.

 

[161]

good start from butt

 

[Awesome Anjum]

10-0 (1.0 Ovs)

 

[catwoman]

Good start by us. Kick some butt, Butt.

 

[sajjad]

1 run off zaheer

thats all good. keep it up pakistan.
the openers need to stay on

 

[Awesome Anjum]

noball from bala

 

[Awesome Anjum]

sloppy fielding

 

[Raz]

15-0 after 3

 

[sajjad]

a short ball
and its 4 for Butt.

very good stuff

 

[ali kc]

another four for butt....


butt looking in good knick

 

[Awesome Anjum]

pulled to midwicket for 4 by Butt.

 

[sajjad]

Kaif scores a smacker by Butt

 

[Raz]

My streams gone down again! Cant see anything!

 

[sajjad]

a push on the back foot

another 4 for Butt. wow

 

[Raz]

As i say that its come back again!

 

[Awesome Anjum]

more runs.

 

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan 21/0

good start here mashallah

 

[sajjad]

and Akmal smacks it past point for 4 this time

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Akmal getting into the act aswell. 29-0 (4.1 Ovs)

 

[ali kc]

25/0 4 overs

10 runs from Zaheers last over!

About 8-10 runs stopped from Mohd Kaif already...what a fielder he is

 

[Amjid Javed]

i hope butt gets a ton today!

 

[HAFRIDI]

ali the guys a genius, most dedicated indian player ahead of sachin n any1 for me! he is so comitted!! TOP PLAYA

 

[sajjad]

pakistan off to a solid start after 5 overs.

need to continue in the next 5

 

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan just need to wait for bad balls here.. no need for any daft shots

29/0 (5)

 

[sajjad]

thru ganguly....and 4 runs to Butt

 

[Awesome Anjum]

4 more runs

 

[sajjad]

weird field set...
no fine leg

 

[sajjad]

ball goes thru Nehra and a 4 to Akmal

 

[sajjad]

a 5 ball over bowled....hehehe umpire jaya parkash showing his sincerity to the Indians

 

[Awesome Anjum]

"5.4 Zaheer to Akmal, FOUR!!, driven to extra cover and this time it goes to one of worst fielders in world cricket, Ashish Nehra who lets it go, disappointing and dismal cricket "

LOL!

 

[Nawazb]

39-0

 

[Amjid Javed]

come on pakistan a good solid 1st 15 overs...

 

[sajjad]

past ganguly again
he was avoiding the ball
4 to akmal

 

[ali kc]

haha ganguly scared of the ball

 

[sajjad]

good chip down the ground.
2 more to akmal

 

[Amjid Javed]

pak 39/0 off 6

mashallah gud start

 

[Awesome Anjum]

more runs to AKMAL

 

[Raz]

Kamran gone!

 

[Guest]

akmal gone one 2 many throught point

 

[sajjad]

Sehwag takes the catch. Akmal gone.

Ganguly replaced himself with sehwag and india rewarded. should the captiancy be changed as well???

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Kamran out !

no need for that...1 wicket thrown away already

 

[Amjid Javed]

oh well akmal was flashing all the time.

 

[sajjad]

he was playing his natural game.. got away with one. second one he is out. shud have been more careful

 

[161]

5.5 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, steered down to third man, five ball
over!
5.4 Khan to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, solid shot to the extra cover region,
Nehra moving across from mid-off fails to stop it, ball races away
to the fence, should have done better there
5.3 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away into the gap between the cover fielder, easy
single
5.2 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, width outside the off stump, cut away
beautifully but straight to the point fielder at one bounce
5.1 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, hit hard into the ground, Sourav Ganguly
atshort point (square of teh wicket) gets finger tips to it, but
the ball still manages to race away to the boundary


5 ball over??
??? is this true or is the cricinfo guy losing it?

 

[Awesome Anjum]

MALIK!

 

[Nawazb]

good first partnership there of 45

 

[Nawazb]

4 from malik

 

[sajjad]

malik seems like he is in the mood to smack every ball to the boundary

 

[ali kc]

that was a fiver ball over Kashif

 

[sajjad]

it was a 5 ball over

Nehra coming in to bowl now

 

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan need another good partnership here...

 

[badxhah]

wth kind of shot was that ,,,, i expect that start frm afrdi not shobby

 

[161]

malik and butt need to just settle down and play smart.

 

[sajjad]

partnerships are key

 

[Awesome Anjum]

7.1 Nehra to Butt, no run, pushed to mid on with the full face of the bat

 

[badxhah]

Nehra starts with a afridi faster one - 123kps

 

[sajjad]

haha!

 

[sajjad]

Ganguly picks up a blinder....and Butt is out.

big wicket for india...good catch by ganguly..pakistan stuttering!

 

[Raz]

Salman gone after looking set. Just threw it away!

 

[sajjad]

that was a stupid stroke...and nehra gets a wicket!!!
OMG!

 

[Amjid Javed]

if pakistan can get to 80/1 by 15th over that wud be gr8 inshallah

 

[Rob H]

great catch by gangers