On This Day September 17, 2010: Umar Gul takes ODI career-best figures of 6/42

[WebGuru]

Umar Gul produced a sensational career-best spell of 6 for 42 in ten full-length and late-swinging overs, as Pakistan's cricketers overcame their recent troubles to secure an emotionally charged victory under the floodlights at The Oval. In front of a packed house who lived every moment of another tense finale, Gul built on the new-ball efforts of Shoaib Akhtar and Abdul Razzaq to defend a below-par total of 241, and keep the series alive at 2-1 down with two matches to come at Lord's and the Rose Bowl later this week.

Scorecard: http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/426430.html

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Remember this match like it was yesterday.

Pakistan had gone through the spot-fixing disaster, lost the Test series and T20I series comprehensively.

Then they went on to lose the first two ODIs as well in the 5-match series. That is when Umar Gul put on this fantastic display of bowling.

England were 201/5, requiring 41 runs from 72 balls.

Umar Gul's spell sparked a collapse of 5/17 from England.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Then the 2 new ball rule happened ...

 

[saiyan0312]

Two words reverse swing. ICC destroyed a real beauty of cricket by implementing the two new ball rule.

 

[cricket sport]

was reverse swing the strength of Pakistan bowlers only?

 

[Haroon786]

Hwasn't that impressive in his first spell, but I remember he came back and wrecked the lower order of England's batting. But it was dissapointing that we lost the last odi so comprehensively, Afridi got 0(1) in that match.

 

[London_Lahori]

It's been 3 years already? I remember celebrating this victory. Pakistan at they time needed that win so badly.

 

[alberto]

His last good bowling performance!

 

[London_Lahori]

Umar Gul is seriously required in the Pakistan team. He's the kind if bowler who can win Pakistan the game in one spell of bowling.

 

[Abdullah719]

At his peak, he was a really good limited-overs bowler.

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[Boi]

Those were two seriously memorable spells in back to back games. Quality.

 

[tyron_woodley]

what a spell. Umar gul was a phenomenal bowler in his prime. Far better than amir.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Far better than boult, lockie, southee, bhuvi, hazelwood, even cummins in odi.

 

[aloo paratha]

Far better than boult, lockie, southee, bhuvi, hazelwood, even cummins in odi.

2 new balls has killed ODI bowling or else all those listed barring Bhuvi and Southee are much better than Gul ever was.

 

[Slog]

What a day.

Remember watching it in my college dorm room in the afternoon with my totally confused American roommate

 

[MenInG]

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[MenInG]

Umar Gul been in the news for some wrong reasons lately, but his yorkers is what we need to remember him by

 

[tyron_woodley]

guldozer !!!!!!

tireless workhorse. Reminds me of wagner. guldozer had his moments in odi and t20. He was amazing in t20. odi he was very effective as a support bowler.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

It's been a long long time since I last saw Pakistanis taking 6-fers and 7-fers in any format of the game.

Occasionally yes, but there was a time...sigh

 

[aloo paratha]

It's been a long long time since I last saw Pakistanis taking 6-fers and 7-fers in any format of the game.

Occasionally yes, but there was a time...sigh

Shaheen took a 6fer last year. Yasir took 8 in innings 2 years ago. Not that long considering the amount of cricket we play.