ODI 2: Pak V India at Vizag, scorecard and discussion [4/04/05]

[Imy]

CAn we please talk about inzi captaincy he just gave up about 15 9vers ago, we did not even bowl defensive from around the wicket

 

[Hydro]

well unless afridi wants to get 150

no chance

 

[Raz]

You never no guys. For it to happen Shahid needs to open and stay there for at least 15 overs. Take full advantage of the fielding restrictions.

 

[Nauman]

357 to win....well not quite a match anymore.

You never know remember Karachi 2004 and dont give up, quite honestly we should have won that match if it werent for Moin Khan who made a mess of the last over. Anyways lets see how Afridi goes he is bound to open the innings if he doesnt then Woolmer should be given a good slap across his face.

 

[Hydro]

bro our abtting line pu is soo unpredictable

its not out of the question

but there were fielding restrictiosnlast time

 

[Gasherbrum]

well well well. what a display by dhoni and veeru. rana did really well for pakistan. strange how most indian batsmen failed, yet they still managed over 350. all credit goes to that brilliant start that was maintained so well by dhoni. just didn't take any pressure at all, went after almost everything. positive thinking all the way.

 

[Romali_rotti]

What the hell is this? The PAssion of Christ?

Man I just woke up, just saw the scorecard, Dhonni wow Told you guys he was an ace... But seriosly I didnt expect the score to be like this!! I am still in a state of shock man the way the pakistani bowlers are being hit.

 

[Raz]

357 to win....well not quite a match anymore.

You never know remember Karachi 2004 and dont give up, quite honestly we should have won that match if it werent for Moin Khan who made a mess of the last over. Anyways lets see how Afridi goes he is bound to open the innings if he doesnt then Woolmer should be given a good slap across his face.

More than a slap id say!

 

[sajjad]

357 to win....well not quite a match anymore.

You never know remember Karachi 2004 and dont give up, quite honestly we should have won that match if it werent for Moin Khan who made a mess of the last over. Anyways lets see how Afridi goes he is bound to open the innings if he doesnt then Woolmer should be given a good slap across his face.

this aint karachi and its a totally diff wkt. itll be hard to score when the ball goes soft

 

[sajjad]

they just played really well on a batsmens wicket and well pakistans bowling isnt the best anymore

 

[Hydro]

i believ u rmemebr PAK A innings vs ind last yr we need to go after them liek remember

nazir went after them ot his 50 shot there confidence to pieces

then tuafeeq benefitted as well others

 

[sajjad]

that was an awesome batting display in lahore...but this aint lahore...u gotta remember that.

we can still win but its highly improbable

 

[alghazzali]

It wud b the highest total chased EVER!! We r no way capable of that, this side is gud at giving records away, just like Indias Highest score vs Pakistan EVER!!

 

[Solid Snake]

INSHALLAH, anything is possible!

 

[Raz]

i believ you rmemebr PAK A innings vs ind last yr we need to go after them liek remember

nazir went after them ot his 50 shot there confidence to pieces

then tuafeeq benefitted as well others

We need Shahid to do something similar today. Like he did in the Test matches, batter their confidence!

 

[Kashif]

So what on earth happened today? I dreaded the worst when Inzi lost the toss again. The wicket is brilliant for batting and the ground is small-ish. Even their tailenders smacked the ball around at the end with ease.

Unfortunately Pakistan will now have to beat this score with the added pressure of chasing.

 

[alghazzali]

We scored 371 in Nairobi and guess who scored who was there? Afridi and Anwar-this is the time 4 Butt 2 bcom Anwar. Indians attack on this wicket shud b as bad as the Sri Lankans(lets hope)

 

[Hydro]

personally wtahc tensulker use his head bowl that shoddy line

 

[Shayan]

If Afridi starts playing well, Ganguly will just bring on Tendulkar round the wicket, and that'll be it. We need to figure out some away of attacking Tendulkar otherwise his 10 will only go for about 50 runs whereas we really need to capitalize on their 5th bowler.

 

[Hydro]

why dont we remember ijaz & afridi innings at lahore

220 odd in 28 overs

use there theory

 

[Shayan]

Clearly Afridi is the key for us, without him we'll really struggle to get this score. But i'm just weary of Tendulkar's bowling around the wicket, our batsmen don't know how to score off him.

 

[alghazzali]

They might have done sum homework, neways was there any chances from Sehwag or Dhoni, cos they shud get more respect had there not been

 

[Shayan]

Sehwag - NO, we took the first chance he gave.

Dhoni - when he was past 100, Akmal missed a straightforward stumping. There was also a catch missed by Rana in the deep.

 

[MIG]

Lets live with the following:

1. These are good batting conditions
2. Dhoni played a magnificant knock
3. Eden Gardens, Silver Jubilee - anyone remember that run chase and how the same idiots on TV gave us no chance ?

 

[sajjad]

eden gardens...man what a match that was.


cmon pakistan show them some pakistani power

 

[alghazzali]

Sehwag has been lucky in the past, but wot an innings!!! I think hes 1 of the gr8est batsmen 2 have played the game. Bradmans strike r8 was never this gud.

 

[Shayan]

Yeah but that in that game we were chasing 290 odd, big psychological difference when scores over 350.

 

[adi 101]

we shall win!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sajjad]

Sehwag has been lucky in the past, but wot an innings!!! I think hes 1 of the gr8est batsmen 2 have played the game. Bradmans strike r8 was never this gud.

cant compare...cause cricket is a lot diff now..much more batsmen frieldly..but yeah Sehwag is a class act.

 

[Raz]

we shall win!!!!!!!!!!

Inshallah! Dua karo!

 

[Imy]

we got embarassed today and yet we were still grinning in the field pathetic

 

[MIG]

we got embarassed today and yet we were still grinning in the field pathetic

If u look serious then they say our body language is bad - if you grin, Imy says its pathetic...

Lets watch our innings now and see who has the last laugh.

 

[alghazzali]

Sehwag has been lucky in the past, but wot an innings!!! I think hes 1 of the gr8est batsmen 2 have played the game. Bradmans strike r8 was never this gud.

cant compare...cause cricket is a lot diff now..much more batsmen frieldly..but yeah Sehwag is a class act.

I think the rules even out, apart from the decline of bowlers(which is a major factor) they were allowed 2 pad up 2 alot of deliveries in them days aswell as unsuccessful run-outs(no TV umpires).

 

[sajjad]

we got embarassed today and yet we were still grinning in the field pathetic

If you look serious then they say our body language is bad - if you grin, Imy says its pathetic...

Lets watch our innings now and see who has the last laugh.

well said MIG

 

[Raz]

When will the Pak innings start?

 

[adi 101]

it should hae started at 8.30

 

[Raz]

Its started 4 to Salman!

 

[MIG]

pls post on 2nd innings thread on top of the board