Offical DISCUSSION thread - Aus v pak (2nd final) @ sydney

[Wasif]

oopps .. quick update ..

AUS 4/155 | Over 35.2

 

[sajjad]

no problem
The Afridi get him

clean bowled

 

[sajjad]

wickets tumbling slowly
we need to get some more out

n restrict em to less than 230-240

 

[MIG]

Kashiff - looks pretty daming evidence - but then whats new ?

 

[MIG]

Lehmans ship has left he shores....

From Cricinfo..

35.2 Shahid Afridi to Lehmann, OUT: quicker ball, Lehmann tries to work
to leg, over balances, misses and is bowled

Australia 156/4, Partnership of 10
DS Lehmann b Shahid Afridi 6 (12b 0x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 23* (37b 2x4) Shahid Afridi 9.2-0-35-2 (2w)

 

[kasoo10]

Why isn't Azhar Mahmood bowling?

 

[MIG]

Over balances above should read as "

Lehman falls over as his upper body size far exceeds what his lower body can support - i.e. he is a Mota " D !

 

[kasoo10]

I mean he is a better bowler then a batsman!!!!

 

[Wasif]

AUS 4/162 | Over 37

 

[sajjad]

the spinners doing well
dont need azhar yet

martyn looking a bit edgy
we can get him here

 

[MIG]

C'mon Naveed - time to make 'em pay - lets have some quality reverse swing pls...

 

[sajjad]

ohhh girls shaking it well down there
...

neways yeah
Rana is back

 

[Bailan]

Katich is scared for his life ... i think he can fall if we put hte pressure on him

 

[Civil]

Rana will show his fighting resolve here i think, he always comes back to get a wicket after pitayee

 

[sajjad]

oooh martyn charging


hahaha
player hits harper
good one

 

[MIG]

Bhago jee Katich, Bhago all the way back to the paviliion!!

 

[sajjad]

yessss
Katich gone

confusion among the Aussies
havent seen that in a while

 

[161]

katich run out !!!



ahahha the ozzy middle/bottom order is as bad as our openers LOL !!!

 

[Guest]

BRILLIANT work by malik. Kept the ball in his hands and threw it at the right end! no bits and pieces play from him either...all brilliance!

 

[sajjad]

drinks taken
aussies r tumbling here

166/5 in the 38th
we can get them down to 225-230 here

 

[Bailan]

He is already doing some good work, Rana, I hope he brings his Economy rate down in the rest of the 5~ odd overs he has left

if he ends wiht figures of 0/60 ... that would be a good effort from him ... to bowl in death overs an still conceed few runs

 

[kasoo10]

I wonder if Malik can bowl now, since 10 degree rule is in force now.

 

[Wasif]

update

AUS 5/166 | Over 38

 

[sajjad]

pressure on the aussies

 

[kasoo10]

I mean 15 degree rule.

 

[Oxy]

Remember-Pak have failed to capitalise on Aussie collapses in 4 of their last 5 meetings.

Lots of work to do as Aussies could easily defend a total of 170!

 

[Guest]

brilliant stuff by Hafeez as well. one for 34...bits and pieces doing the trick for pak!!! :-D

 

[sajjad]

we need to carry on here
and take it all the way

cannot let the aussies come back now

 

[kasoo10]

Once Martyn is gone we may have a chance. Can not talk about collepse until he is there.

 

[sajjad]

171 from 40 overs

next 2 over r crucial

 

[Oxy]

At least its great to see a 'never say die attitude' in Pak team these days.

Win or lose, there are encouraging signs...nothing to get carried away by, but with Indo-Pak series on the horizon, its invaluable.

 

[sajjad]

well played for 4
by giving a look at the wkts

crunch time here

 

[Mercenary]

Azhar hasnt bowled a ball

 

[sajjad]

hasnt needed too

Taufeeq gives away 8
mainly due to a good 4 by martyn

 

[161]

taufeeq bowling ???????????

i give up

 

[Wasif]

AUS 5/179 | Over 41

 

[sajjad]

need one of these guys

esp martyn
and were reall on top

ooh
reverse swing yoker well dugg by martyn

 

[kasoo10]

Anything pass 260 looks ambitious for Aus at this moment. 250 looks reasonable and less then that is well done Pakistan!!

 

[sajjad]

if a wkt falls
225-230 will be the score

 

[161]

ok i get it

the new pak strategy

openers like taufeeq bowling
bowlers like hafeez opening

brilliant !!!

 

[sajjad]

great bowling by Rana
4 off the over
8 to go

cmon Pakistan

 

[Mercenary]

i think they were a bit unfair on taufeeq, they should hav let him bowl 2-3 overs and try for a wicket. Then last 6 overs could have been handled by razzaq and rana

 

[Civil]

ok i get it

the new pak strategy

openers like taufeeq bowling
bowlers like hafeez opening

brilliant !!!

D

 

[sajjad]

runs coming in quickly here
Pakistan needs a wicket badly now

 

[sajjad]

10 off of razzaq

193 with 7 to go

 

[MIG]

looks like 250 in the cards

 

[sajjad]

Rana pulling it back

 

[sajjad]

A six from watson

****
pakistan yaar
get some wickets

 

[Oxy]

Hoever Rana performs today, we must remember that his heart and mind are in turmoil...yet he is still playing for the badge.

He must be doing all of this for his late father-no doubt.

 

[kasoo10]

One thing you are missing Kashif is bowlers like Azhar do not get to bowl at all!! Still well done!

 

[sajjad]

cmon razzaq
get one here

 

[MIG]

Martyn gone !

 

[Civil]

damien gone

 

[kasoo10]

Did someone got out? Is is Martyn?

 

[sajjad]

Razzaq does just that

Martyn gone
wooohhooo

thisll reduce the score

 

[kasoo10]

Good stretagy by Pakistan, now we are bowling them out. No more appeals to make!

 

[kasoo10]

Wattson gone, good catch! Well bold Rao

 

[Civil]

Watson gone

 

[kasoo10]

Iftikhar Anjum to Watson, OUT: pulls a waist-high full toss
straight and flat to deep square leg, possible no-ball but so far
in these finals the visitors have had little luck, they deserve
that one

Little bit of compensations there.[/b]

 

[sajjad]

wow
a gifted wkt

looked like a no ball to me
but ill take this decision

 

[sajjad]

3 wkts to go
Cmon Pakistan

Finish em off!!!

 

[Wasif]

4 overs to go ..

AUS 7/208 | Over 46

 

[Wasif]

AUS 7/213 | Over 47

 

[Adeel786]

Taufeeq's fielding has been impressive today.

 

[kasoo10]

Iftikhar Anjum (RM) 10 0 33 1 3.30 (0nb, 0w)

Very well bold Rao!

 

[sajjad]

excellent batting by these 2

keeping the runs rolling

 

[MIG]

razzaq to be taken off - azhar to complete the over ! Lee the idiot doing a Symonds !

 

[kasoo10]

Funny the way Azhar gets to bowl one ball!! LOL!!

 

[sajjad]

correct decision by the umpire

that was a bad ballll

 

[Wasif]

AUS 7/230 | Over 49

 

[sajjad]

aus have done really well to get to 230 with 1 to go
excellent batting.

rana gets the wicket now

 

[Wasif]

Update

AUS 8/230 | Over 49.1

 

[kasoo10]

Hogg goes, it does not matter if we bold out Aus. Containing them below 250 is very well done by Pakistan.

 

[sajjad]

the babes are dancing again

gillespie in

 

[Civil]

this guy just fights till the end, what an example he is setting.

 

[Amjid Javed]

gilespie gone 1st ball

hat trick on its way mcgrath comes out now...

 

[Civil]

Bowled him

on hatrick!!!!

 

[Wasif]

good bowling Rana

Update

AUS 9/230 | Over 49.2

 

[sajjad]

rana gets another 1

mcgrath coming in
and Rana on a HATTRICK!!!

 

[kasoo10]

I have been asking myself lately, where are the yorkers. We do not see them from Pakistani bowlers lately. Once it used to be our best weapon. Here it comes many times in this match.