Official WI Vs Pak, Test 2, Day 3 Thread [5/6/05]

[KB]

Magnificent cut for 4 followed by the typical Inzi pull for 4.

Inzamam is a great placer of the ball.

This is a gripping Test/

 

[whyhkk]

Inzamam on fire

 

[mooz]

Back to the dropped catch: it was almost as though Browne did not know the ball was in his gloves. He opened the gloves and dropped the ball. Oh boy.

good observation, I also saw him open his gloves while in the air
very unusual
btw Inzi needs to calm down.

 

[Shoaib A]

yea i bit....not many overs left...pakistan also have to get runs on the board they have to win this test and score a big target...

 

[DM]

Inzi going at an Afridi-like rate here

 

[KB]

Dujon has read the list of the batsman that Browne has dropped: Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Jacques kallis, Sachin Tendulkar and now Inzamam.

Reading that list, it is a good job Browne plays for the same team as Brian Lara.

 

[mooz]

i think its actually holding on commentary, not dujon.
also holding and tony cozier sound like bitter 80 yr old maids, someone tell them to get a life.

 

[KB]

Holding is in the UK. He was commentating on the Eng-Ban Test.

 

[mooz]

holding is def commentating on this game
i don't know if he is doing double duty or not

 

[Shoaib A]

inzi batting well

 

[HAFRIDI]

holding is in UK!

 

[KB]

And he is certainly not commentating on this W.I.-Pak match.

Tony Cozier, Jeffrey Dujon, Ramiz Raja, Sanjay Manjrekar and Micheal Slater are the commentators in Jamaica.

 

[fair_play]

Lady luck has favoured Pakistan throughout this innings, and the first one as well.

Hope they make it count. In the first innings both Hameed and Malik were lucky to get double figures and the number of plays and misses and dropped catches here has been great from our point of view.

Inzi was most probably out lbw befire he had scored in the first innings, and responded with a fine 50 - now that he has been dropped before he scored I hope he gets a big 100 and puts the match out of reach of the West Indians.

 

[Hydro]

50 partnershoip

we need a bigger one

 

[mooz]

And he is certainly not commentating on this W.I.-Pak match.

Tony Cozier, Jeffrey Dujon, Ramiz Raja, Sanjay Manjrekar and Micheal Slater are the commentators in Jamaica.

My bad
?
dujon and hodling sure sound a like.

 

[Shoaib A]

fine partnership....but yea more is needed for pakistan....a big one...

 

[KB]

Yeh, Dujon and Holding do sound similar and both have a laconic style, though Holding's voice is even deeper! As someone once described Holding: a voice like "bottled thunder"!

Also Holding is a good commentator, whilst Dujon is drab and does not make many incisive analytical remarks.

 

[Farhad]

Pakistan has fought bacxk splendidly today and are slowly taking the game by the scruff of the neck. Another couple of hours with this momentum and we have a firm grip developing on the match.

 

[the true passionist]

i have a feeling that Inzi will fall to Gayle!
i hope not before making a really big one..
Inzi has a nick of falling to part time spinners

 

[Hydro]

50 for inzi

 

[Farhad]

The WI win featured their main two batsmen scoring substantial runs in both innings, including a century each. Now it seems it is the turn of the Pak duo to return the favor and win it for their country. Both the players are approaching solid 50s and hopefully at least one of them will convert it into a decisive match-winning ton.

Match has reached a critical juncture. If the partnership remains intact till close of play, the fighting spirit and mettle of their bowlers and fielders would be under severe test tomorrow.

 

[161]

Collymore back - time to close my eyes and hope for the best !!

 

[Daoud]

50 for Inzi >
We need both batsmen to be there tommorow and continue the platform. That is most important

 

[Shoaib A]

younis gone! bad shot

 

[mooz]

lets not send afridi
maybe razzaq

 

[Shoaib A]

it is going to be afridi, he was making himself ready

 

[Hydro]

farhadd u put the kiss of dearth on myk

 

[the true passionist]

Afridi to face Collymore....
danger for Afridi

 

[Amir]

Thi sis a time when we need Kamal and what he i sbest at. He is really good at giving Pakistan big leads(like against SA and India)

 

[Farhad]

Pressure on Inzi to stay now. YK gone! We need at least two more substantial partnerships.

What a match!

 

[Shoaib A]

i agree....not good to send afridi in there right now...

 

[161]

what the heck is afridi doing in now !!!!!!

i'd rather have a bowler or even razzaq - but not afridi now !!!!

 

[Farhad]

farhadd u put the kiss of dearth on myk

There has been no dearth for MYK in the last four Test Series when it comes to scoring. Plenty of runs.


He has done his job yet again.

 

[the true passionist]

Inzi wil havel to save the day once again for PAK...

 

[the true passionist]

inzi looking to play out the day...giving minimum strike to Afridi

 

[Daoud]

Why would they send Afridi with 8 overs to go. It would have been much wiser to send in Razzaq. Oh well, we'll see how things go

 

[mooz]

this is the kind of situation where u change the batting order, not when inzi sent asim ahead of himself.

 

[mooz]

i am guessing collymore must be really hurting

 

[pakistani pride]

Well it shud be even right now but we need to get a lead of 300 runs how we gpnna get that..... inzi knows he is the answer !

 

[Daoud]

Afridi brought up the 200 with a boundary. We need to get at least 130 more runs. Inzi will have to play one of his real great innings for that to happen

 

[Shoaib A]

yep he simply has to

 

[Daoud]

Following cricinfo, it appears that Afridi is trying to farm the strike. Can someone whos watching it say if its true or not?

 

[Hydro]

50.1 Powell to Afridi, no run, pushes that to cover defensively

the world full of suprises+

 

[the true passionist]

just when i though Afridi was playing abnormally(normal for others)..
He returns to his normal(abnormality for others)!
4!!!

 

[Hydro]

50.2 Powell to Afridi, FOUR!!, drives it to sweeper cover, it was uppish but right into the gap between the two cover fielders


next ball and a single good stuff

 

[Hydro]

and a four after that

 

[pakistani pride]

150 from here on and we have A GOOD LEAD. BUT RAZZAQ AND KAMRAN NEED TO CONTRIBUTE they can bat so they shud be able to do it !

 

[Daoud]

Right now, Inzi has a higher strike rate than Afridi

 

[Shoaib A]

afridi playing his natural game...hehe

 

[Daoud]

Just as I clicked submit, Afridi hit a boundary and increased his strike rate past Inzis

 

[DesiMD]

pak 223/4...inzi 64...afridi 16

 

[pakistani pride]

how is the wicket behaving still good for batting ?

 

[KB]

In the series in India, Inzamam's strike rate was similar to Sehwag's. And a lot of the time he was left batting under pressure. That tells you something about the class of the batsman.

 

[DesiMD]

end of the day

 

[Mercenary]

Inzi ran hard for a double to keep Afridi off the strike!

 

[pakistani pride]

pitch state ?

 

[HAFRIDI]

good that afridi stayed out there till close of play!! hes gonna blaze tomorrow!

 

[Daoud]

223/4 at stumps

In effect we are 193/4.

Afridi needs to repeat his 1st Test heroics tommorow and Inzi needs at least a century. Then its in the bowlers hands

But we need to fear the early morning collapse. How I hate those things

 

[Fessal]

Honours even with Pak with there nose aheaad. I also fear those early morning collapses but as long as Inzy is there 300 lead is on the cards and hopefully 350 at least. Ideally 400+.

Anyway the 'corridor of unceartainty' is open with both teams so unpredictable and pretty average. Should be a good close scrap.