Pakistan A vs Sri Lanka A | 5th Match | Colombo | 2nd Sep 2010

[Sakss]

Pak batting first and are 25/2

azeem ghumman failing to get a score once again leaving the burden on asad shafiq and aamer sajjad's shoulders


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[Red Devil]

I hope Asad gets a big score today

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Ghumman has had a shocking series with the bat - Manzoor hasnt been much better

Though from what I have seen of them, neither are suited to the shorter formats

I wonder where Afaq Raheem has dissapeared to?

 

[Acim]

Pakistan A 36/2 (11.3 ov)

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

36/2 after 11.4 Overs

Sajjad 1*
Shafiq 11*

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Seems like Naved Yasin has been replaced by Ghani - not sure what is up with this chopping and changing?

Surely both of these guys should play instead of one of the openers

 

[161]

Ghumman has had a shocking series with the bat - Manzoor hasnt been much better

Who picked these two for the A team ?

Whatever happened to Ahmed Shezad ?

 

[Red Devil]

Who picked these two for the A team ?

Whatever happened to Ahmed Shezad ?

Yep he should have been there

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Who picked these two for the A team ?

Whatever happened to Ahmed Shezad ?

No idea BUT Ghumman I suspect was picked for his "captaincy" and fielding as his batting has been shocking so far

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pak 51/2 after 17.1 overs

Sajjad 8* (29)
Shafiq 17* (22)

 

[Down2Earth]

they need to win this to progress

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Run rate is less than 3 right now...

 

[insurge]

Feel bad but impressed by Shafiq, always has to bail the team out but he seems to handle pressure really well and puts a price on his wicket. Should have been on the national team but hopefully he will improve his cricket on these A tours so when he gets back in the national team he can stamp his presence.

Agree with Ahmed Shehzad, he should really be on the A team!

 

[Genghis]

Shafiq looks like a bright talent ... hopefully haven't jinxed him.
Him and Hammad Azam look like they wouldn't be out of place in our ODI team. Would have liked to see more of Ghani and Yasin but unfortunately poor team selection has kept them out.

 

[Genghis]

Run rate is less than 3 right now...

As long as we have wickets in hand thats not an issue. Plenty of firepower lower down the order to score quickly.

 

[Sakss]

both the batsmen doing good so far...run rate is a bit slow though

 

[aqeelPK]

Who picked these two for the A team ?

Whatever happened to Ahmed Shezad ?

Ahmed shehzad is playing t20 tournament in karachi. i saw him batting in that tournament on tv. he played some delightful shots but seems like has the temperament issue.

 

[aqeelPK]

100/2 26 ovz

Aamer sajjad 22 (53), Asad shafiq 47(51)

Aamer sajjad doesnt like to score quickly.His all inns has been like that.

 

[Sakss]

aamer sajjad gone after a slow innings....

 

[xbox]

Seems like all these players aren't for ODI formats.

1. Khurrum Manzoor
2. Azeem
3. Amer Sajjad
4. Naved Yaseen

It is selectors fault to pick people for wrong format.

They could have send

Nasir Jamshed
Ahmeed Shehzad

 

[aliyafis]

Pakistan need to score atleast 230-240 to stand a chance here. I thought Aamer Sajjad did well, made sure we didnt have another collapse.

 

[LegendsXI]

Wow, Shafiq played well under pressure. Hopefully him and Hammad can pile up a decent partnership at the end.

 

[aqeelPK]

140/3 33 ov

Partnership 40 from 39 balls. Things looking much better now.

 

[LegendsXI]

gone

 

[LegendsXI]

155-4 ghani out

 

[LegendsXI]

good time for hammad to get in. crucial partnership for pak. But good job by ghani.

 

[Down2Earth]

they're all making starts and getting out, not good

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pakistan A 162/4 (37.0 ov)



Shafiq 66 from 75

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

they're all making starts and getting out, not good

Not all - Shafiq is still there, is now joined by Hammad, hopefully they can push us to a decent score

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pakistan A 171/4 (39.0 ov)

Shafiq 69 from 79
Azam 9 from 13

 

[LegendsXI]

off the topic but Geordie bhai. i agree with your signature.

 

[Down2Earth]

Not all - Shafiq is still there, is now joined by Hammad, hopefully they can push us to a decent score

They'll need to play till the end.

 

[LegendsXI]

hammad out.
3 dot balls, out on the fourth. 180-5 40.4 overs

 

[Sakss]

please dont collapse from here...250 is on the cards

 

[Down2Earth]

oh great

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Damn Azam is out - he could have given us a really good total

Chalo Shafiq is still there and Yasir Shah hit a few shots in the last match

 

[BoomBoomAli]

Asad Shafiq really showing his ability against a step up in bowling quality, hopefully a sign of things to come as we need a player in the ODI team to replace Misbah and Malik (That is of course if the selectors don't have another U turn)

 

[Sakss]

Asad should be in the Pak senior team ,,,iv seen him get scores consistently

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pakistan A 193/5 (42.1 ov)

Shafiq 86 from 88
Anjum 4 from 5

Hope Shafiq gets a ton

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Shafiq moves onto 93 from just 93 deliveries - seems like a canny knock. Also it contained just 7 fours

 

[Sir john]

shafiq looks a good bat.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

96 now from 96

 

[LegendsXI]

need to accelerate now.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pakistan A 208/5 (44.4 ov)

Shafiq 97 from 97
Anjum 7 from 11

Once Shafiq gets his ton he needs to go all out - should try to get 250 from here

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Shafiq now on 98 from 98 deliveries

Pak 210/5 from 45 Overs

30 deliveries left

 

[Sakss]

98///cmon boy get your 100 and hit out

 

[Sir john]

250 is in range

 

[LegendsXI]

99 to shafiq. and onstrike

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Shafiq on to 99 from 99 deliveries

Pak 212/2 from 45.4 Overs

250 will be tough I think - most likely will get 235-240

 

[Sir john]

on nervous 99.

 

[anakwalajinn]

impressive that he has only hit 7 fours

 

[anakwalajinn]

would have been nice to watch this I remember that one cup pak a vs india a when hasan raza and misbah were on fire =P

also, any pics from this series? hows their kit...

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Yes - Shafiq gets his 100

 

[Sir john]

100 in 100,good batting

 

[LegendsXI]

century awesome.

 

[anakwalajinn]

oh boy its been a long time since I have seen a Pakistani make a 100

feels good!
do we have a Asad Shafiq ismiley?

 

[Sakss]

gr8 innings...well done asad

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pak 214/5 from 46 Overs

Shafiq 100* from 100
Anjum 8* from 16

24 deliveries left - need to go all out now

 

[BoomBoomAli]

Superb, Now go and push on and show us if you have another gear.

 

[hashbb]

impressive that he has only hit 7 fours

That means he can rotate the strike well, something most of the current lot find it difficult to do

 

[LegendsXI]

shud get 10 runs per over from here

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

That means he can rotate the strike well, something most of the current lot find it difficult to do

True - very important quality to have in ODI cricket

 

[LegendsXI]

anjum wasting deliveries

 

[Sir john]

anjum hit a four.

 

[LegendsXI]

single of the last ball.damn.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

222/5 from 47 Overs

18 deliveries left

10 an over takes us to 252

 

[LegendsXI]

anjum hit a four.

?

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Only 2 runs from this over so far - 3 deliveries gone

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

226/6 from 47.5 Overs

 

[LegendsXI]

struggling to get boundaries.

 

[Sir john]

anjum playing too much balls.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

227/5 from 48 Overs

Only 12 deliveries left - not sure if they will get 250

 

[anakwalajinn]

is Naeem Anjum known for big htiting? just wondering...

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

With 5 wickets in hand, really should be hitting out - especially Anjum who should have hit out earlier

 

[anakwalajinn]

as much as I hate to say this. should have had kamran akmal lol he can hit. but he cant keep. anyway its just one innings. weve seen akmal strugge 2 many times

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

6th wicket falls - not sure who it is

228/6 from 48.1

 

[anakwalajinn]

nice anjum sacrificed himself so talha could come and hit a few =P

 

[anakwalajinn]

its yasir shah and 4 first ball

 

[Sir john]

anjum out.run out

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Anjum is the guy dismissed - made 17 from 24, quite poor at this stage of the game