Pakistan v Australia | 4th ODI | Abu Dhabi | 01/05/09 | Pakistan Innings

[ItsMeK1]

what is the score

169-6 42.4overs

 

[Umta]

Afridi take powerplay please!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ahmad]

The shot down to point seems to be his trade mark shot..

 

[IMMY69]

Aleem Dar is umpiring pretty bad.

the bat hit the pad...that didnt look out to me...and the appeal suggested that...

 

[NeVerMind]

Can you beleive it? Afridi is telling the other batsman to calm down!

 

[Best_Bacha]

Aleem Dar is umpiring pretty bad.

thats patriotism...not bad umpiring

 

[Lethal]

Thats the way these bowlers should be treated. Well played Arafat.

 

[MIG]

Aleem Dar is umpiring pretty bad.

What makes you say that?

 

[Osman]

excuse me??

what so one six and we should take back what we said about not him not being anywhere near Razzaq??

 

[Ahmad]

170/6 after 42.5... last ball

 

[<< Rashid >>]

what on earth is the point for going for big shots and not take the powerplay..?

 

[MIG]

200 on the cards - can we be greedy and ask for 250

 

[Umta]

powerplay on or not

 

[Best_Bacha]

Can you beleive it? Afridi is telling the other batsman to calm down!

y cant afridi play like this evey time... issed:

 

[Momo]

hope you had a good trip and enjoyed old memories with old mates.

Thank you. I did. It was very satisfactory, Alhamdulillah.

Now only if we win this match today, Ameen.

 

[insaftak]

powerplay please

 

[Hash]

Just take the power play ffs

 

[Zaad]

42 more balls pakistan should look to make atleast 75 out of these 7 overs

 

[ItsMeK1]

atlast powerplay 3 taken

 

[Osman]

8 overs left .... please please get to 220 at least!

 

[insaftak]

yes finally

 

[Plasma]

Power play taken.

43 to 48th over.

 

[Phuzz]

powerplay now.. i think this could be interesting.

 

[Umta]

PP3 on

 

[Momo]

200 on the cards - can we be greedy and ask for 250

I think we can. With Afridi there, it's only appropriate.

 

[Ahmad]

Bracken in.. they take the power play. They should be careful here.

 

[srh]

What makes you say that?

The first ball Misbah faced. Usually Aleem Dar is a pretty good umpire.

 

[Lethal]

Powerplay taken

 

[NeVerMind]

what so one six and we should take back what we said about not him not being anywhere near Razzaq??

dude, could you support the player currently batting for Pakistan instead hoping for him to perform badly so you can make a case for Razzaq and take some sort of perverse pleasure from it?

 

[IMMY69]

what so one six and we should take back what we said about not him not being anywhere near Razzaq??

urmmm...you mean whenever razaq batted he looked like he was don bradman or sachin tendulkar or a brian lara? this guy hasnt even played 10 odi's and you are already rigthing him off...

 

[rhussain33]

If the powerplay dont go the batsmens way its pretty useless, but they seem like they hitting the ball good, so should be good insha'allah.

 

[Osman]

how me miss Razzaq in these stages of an ODI game .... *sigh*

 

[ItsMeK1]

y cant afridi play like this evey time... issed:

its never too late .............. deir aaye dursut aaye

 

[MIG]

Boycs say no need to play foolish shots just because we have taken a power play

 

[MIG]

its never too late .............. deir aaye dursut aaye

Your visitors from Iran having an effect on you...

 

[Osman]

Boycs say no need to play foolish shots just because we have taken a power play

indeed .... no need to close eyes head in the air and swing across the line!

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

If Afridi stays till the end, then even 250 is possible...

 

[Best_Bacha]

boycott admitts that it is the most sensible innings seen from afridi )

 

[Hash]

The first ball Misbah faced. Usually Aleem Dar is a pretty good umpire.

So because of 'one ball' he is 'umpiring pretty bad'. Hmmmmm.

Usually in English we use 'ing' for a continuous action and not a 'one-off action'.

 

[Best_Bacha]

If Afridi stays till the end, then even 250 is possible...

2500...fixed

 

[Osman]

If Afridi stays till the end, then even 250 is possible...

very big if with Afridi but heres hoping

 

[Rana]

If Afridi stays till the end, then even 250 is possible...

those days are long gone mate!

 

[srh]

Now can we say Afridi is the best ODI player of Pakistan?

 

[Sheikh]

Challo here we go...

 

[Ahmad]

Arafat gets a clumpsy hit down to long off.. doestn carry.

 

[Phuzz]

Yeah we do miss razzaq, I really do hope he's back for the World Twenty20.

 

[rhussain33]

ok afridi on strike in the powerplay.... lets see what happens.

 

[ItsMeK1]

Your visitors from Iran having an effect on you...

they surely are

 

[Ahmad]

aik kaay liyay tayar rehna.

 

[Legendary_Sage]

Thank you. I did. It was very satisfactory, Alhamdulillah.

Now only if we win this match today, Ameen.

nice to hear about your trip.
InshaALLAH we will win today.

 

[Ahmad]

Both third man and fine leg are up in the circle..

 

[Osman]

Bracken to Yasir Arafat, 1 run, slower one on the off, comes down and has a wild swing, ends up mistiming it just short of long-off

Anymore Razzaq comparisons anyone?

 

[Ahmad]

Afridi lucky to be at the crease.. backs off and takes a swipe. doesnt go anywhere.

 

[MIG]

Afridi danger of disintegrating....calm down

 

[Lethal]

People as much as I want Razzaq back, he is not playing at the moment. So back the players who are currently playing. Arafat is a good player. Give him time.

 

[Zaad]

man i wana see afridi get a 50 here atleast

can u guys please share any link if u have

 

[NeVerMind]

key should be to take singles of every ball and wait for the bad ball...boycott agrees with me...Afridi nearly gone, he ain't listening!

 

[Ahmad]

174/6 after 44.

 

[Gunner786]

Bracken to Yasir Arafat, 1 run, slower one on the off, comes down and has a wild swing, ends up mistiming it just short of long-off

Anymore Razzaq comparisons anyone?

nope,
difference is razzaq connects

 

[Sheikh]

Boycs is such an Afridi fan. Great to see.

 

[srh]

Cricinfo is giving me scores slowly. PPers please mention the scores in your posts. Thanks

 

[Lethal]

6 overs left. 174-6

Bollinger on.

 

[Ahmad]

Bollinger back into the attack. He'll be tricky to hit.

 

[Osman]

nope,
difference is razzaq connects

exactly my point .... and also Razzaq doesn't have wild swings!

 

[ItsMeK1]

afridi gone

 

[Ahmad]

Afridi gone. Manages to hit it till square leg.

 

[insaftak]

and afridi goes

 

[MIG]

Afridi succumbs to his weakness.

Same old same old.....but well played

 

[Phuzz]

typical afridi

 

[tauseefm]

Afridi gone..
A GREAT inning by Afridi.

 

[Lethal]

Poor shot from Afridi.

 

[insaftak]

i hope we score 200

 

[Rana]

this could be afridi's moment, bollinger has never bowled to afridi....i think!

 

[MIG]

Ahmed Shehzad remains our highest scorer - well done

 

[IMMY69]

and there u have it...

lets pray we get to 200

 

[Sparhawk]

Afridi goes after another good knock... just missed out on that little icing on the top again...

We need another 40 odd runs i think

 

[Osman]

oh dear .... as throughout this series Afridi fails to convert a start ....... however, thats more than can be said for the rest of our batsmen!

 

[M.Y.13]

Bublu screw you man

 

[NeVerMind]

imagine that...Afridi scores a well played 40 and it isn't enough...

 

[Ahmad]

4 to arafat down to fine leg..