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

[MIG]

And Arafat playing sensibly now - this boy has talent.

 

[Osman]

well Tanvir had better do something here!

 

[srh]

Afridi is a pure ODI player. Departs with a Strike Rate of 100.

 

[azfar wali]

4 by arafat , Pakistan can still get a score around 220

 

[Lethal]

Good innings from Afridi.

4 to Arafat.

 

[<< Rashid >>]

Tanvir in ahead of AKhtar, after what he did in the 2nd odi I would have thought he would come in next.

 

[IMMY69]

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

wild swings>>arafat or afridi?

 

[Osman]

And Arafat playing sensibly now - this boy has talent.

)

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Bublu screw you man

Whatt !! Why ?

 

[Osman]

Arafat is garbage plain and simple!

 

[IMMY69]

ball is gripping for seamers too...

220 would be an extremely decent score

 

[Ahmad]

AFter 45, PAkistan are 178/7

 

[Osman]

pathetic from Arafat .... 4 dot balls in a row ... this guy cant hit for sh*t!

 

[M.Y.13]

Whatt !! Why ?

I am just kidding. As Inswinger said. You mentioned the last time Afridi got 50 and then he departed before 50 argh.

 

[Sparhawk]

ball is gripping for seamers too...

220 would be an extremely decent score

extremely decent? Isnt that like being slightly pregnant?

 

[Muhammad]

Arafat 16 off 26 and that includes a 4 and a 6.

At least 19 dots in there, that's way too many at this stage!

 

[M.Y.13]

We still have Akhtar

 

[MIG]

Arafat is garbage plain and simple!

He is there. he has to stay there til the end. Get a grip.

All experts are telling us that this is not a whack and run pitch

 

[Lethal]

Arafat is garbage plain and simple!

Can you relax and give the boy a chance. Currently he is the best all rounder for Pakistan.

 

[Osman]

and Tanvir has Arafat syndrome as well ...

 

[Pakistani tigers]

come on boys get us over 210 please!

 

[IMMY69]

extremely decent? Isnt that like being slightly pregnant?

decent, good...semantics...

too old to learn..stick to teaching others...

 

[srh]

Can you relax and give the boy a chance. Currently he is the best all rounder for Pakistan.

Is this a joke?

 

[Osman]

He is there. he has to stay there til the end. Get a grip.

All experts are telling us that this is not a whack and run pitch

and on this same pitch i am sure our bowlers will be dealt with ease by the Aussie batsman ... watch Arafat get plundered!

 

[MIG]

FIFTY OVERS - is all we ask from our batting

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

I am just kidding. As Inswinger said. You mentioned the last time Afridi got 50 and then he departed before 50 argh.

Oh, it's OK. Anyway, it was a very useful innings played by Afridi today.

 

[Lethal]

Tanvir gifted two singles by his pal Watson

 

[M.Y.13]

Commentators were saying 175 is good enough

 

[MIG]

and on this same pitch i am sure our bowlers will be dealt with ease by the Aussie batsman ... watch Arafat get plundered!

Ok.

 

[Osman]

powerplay taken and these 2 are taking singles .... JOKE!

 

[NeVerMind]

man, the running is scaring me...

 

[Lethal]

Is this a joke?

No. otherwise you have to question why he is playing.

 

[M.Y.13]

Tanvir there is your lover please do good now

 

[Osman]

No. otherwise you have to question why he is playing.

yes and i am certainly one questioning why he is playing...

 

[godzilla]

powerplay taken and these 2 are taking singles .... JOKE!

id rather they score ten in singles rather than be all out in three balls going for massive crappy shunts on a testing wicket.

 

[srh]

No. otherwise you have to question why he is playing.

He is playing because YK values his bowling more than Fawad's batting. Btw, Tanvir is better than Arafat in every department.

 

[Lethal]

They should play some shots.

Tanvir does but gets only a single.

 

[Osman]

id rather they score ten in singles rather than be all out in three balls going for massive crappy shunts on a testing wicket.

there is a difference between mindless slogging and attacking shots ....

 

[lakha84]

NOW ITS hit or get out

 

[NeVerMind]

powerplay taken and these 2 are taking singles .... JOKE!

I was hoping that they never take the powerplay as we were watching a very rare feat that is Afridi playing according to the match situation. As soon as they took one, Afridi's brain went AWOL...

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Some big hits, and who knows ..... 225/230 may as well be on the cards.

 

[Khabri420]

Come on guys, at least a run a ball from here....

 

[Sheikh]

Every run from here makes the target that much tougher.

 

[Amjid Javed]

200 needed atleast here!

182/7 at moment!

 

[Ahmad]

Tanveers smacked it for four..@!!

 

[Hash]

Too many dot balls.

Far too many dot balls.

Far far too many dot balls.

 

[Lethal]

He is playing because YK values his bowling more than Fawad's batting. Btw, Tanvir is better than Arafat in every department.

Arafat deserves his place. Fawad Alam should play instead of Saeed Ajmal.

Boundary to Tanvir.

 

[<< Rashid >>]

This pitch seems to be made for Sri Lanka

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good shot for 4 by Tani!

188/7 after 47 overs.

 

[Best_Bacha]

200 needed atleast here!

182/7 at moment!

aus chased down 200 with ease last time issed:

 

[Lethal]

Big heave across the line from Tanvir

 

[lakha84]

perfect pitch for razzaq's bowling

 

[godzilla]

there is a difference between mindless slogging and attacking shots ....

and what gives you the impressoin that with 7 down and five overs to go when the whole of the top order has played about 7 attacking shots (rather than mindless slogging) in 45 overs, that these two can suddenly pull a bradman?

 

[Muhammad]

A similar score to the 2nd ODI seems in order.

 

[Lethal]

Watson gives a life to his mate Tanvir. Missed a dolly

 

[Osman]

and what gives you the impressoin that with 7 down and five overs to go when the whole of the top order has played about 7 attacking shots (rather than mindless slogging) in 45 overs, that these two can suddenly pull a bradman?

noone is asking them to pull a bradman .... but given the stage of the innings we are at where is the intent!?

 

[NeVerMind]

Watson missed a dolly...maybe he was too worried about Ajmal bowling to him later on...

 

[Random Aussie]

Afridi has answered his critics in a pretty emphatic way, great series so far. Been easily Pakistan's best player.

I don't think this total is as bad as some on here think, not going to be that easy to get. Pakistan still have a class bowling attack. Yes it is weaker these days but so is Australia.

 

[M.Y.13]

If they had dropped Afridi then...

 

[Sheikh]

Haha. Tanvir really just has the one shot.

 

[Lethal]

This time Tanvir goes. Same shot. Poor shot.

 

[Osman]

we have been extremely fortunate thanks to some shoddy fielding by the Aussies too!

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Why does this guys swing everything towards the leg side. I mean come on, You have just been dropped playing a similar shot, and you do it again and get out.

 

[Ahmad]

190/8.. this will be tight match. Ahktar needs to give us a good start with the ball..

 

[TaZ]

Out

 

[Osman]

thank god for that ...... brings Akhtar in at least well see some intent!

 

[M.Y.13]

COme on Akhtar!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Tanvir gone. Pakistan 8 down now.

 

[IMMY69]

noone is asking them to pull a bradman .... but given the stage of the innings we are at where is the intent!?

lol

 

[Best_Bacha]

razzak..plz come back

 

[Ahmad]

4 to arafat..

 

[Imy]

Did some body say tanvir was an allrounder?????

 

[IMMY69]

arafat is such a sensible cricketer...

 

[Lethal]

4 to Arafat.

 

[Ahmad]

valuable runs here.. if they can get a quick 20 odd.. that'll be a great end.

 

[Sparhawk]

Good end to the over... if shoaib can hit a couple of boundaries that would give us a good enough score

 

[M.Y.13]

If Arafat does good here today then he might have chances to keep himself in the side

 

[Sheikh]

Handy little knock this by Arafat.

 

[Savak]

Did some body say tanvir was an allrounder?????

Hmm, i remember someone telling me that he is the replacement for Razzaq. Atleast Razzaq had more shots and used to connect most of the time. ) ) )

 

[Lethal]

2 to Akhtar. He is gone.