Pakistan v Bangladesh | T20 Warm up | [02/9/07]

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh squad

Abdur Razzak, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Farhad Reza, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nadif Chowdhury, Nazimuddin, Shakib Al Hasan, Syed Rasel, Tamim Iqbal, Ziaur Rahman


Pakistan squad

Abdur Rehman, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Hafeez, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat, Younis Khan

Game starts - 12pm UK time.

 

[sohaib17]

r u sure its 12 :00 PM UK TIME

 

[Waseem]

11:00 GMT 4 hours and 15 minutes to go

Bangladesh is a good team so we can expect good game but hopefully we will bat first.

 

[sohaib17]

naah man i searched whole internet world

its not telecasted and no photos too

 

[iZeeshan]

The game starts in 1 hour and 35 minutes. Hopeuflly Hafeez plays.

 

[deviously~fading~away]

The game starts in 1 hour and 35 minutes. Hopeuflly Hafeez plays.

The team management said that they would try different combinations during the warmp-up series so i guess we should be able to see Hafeez in action

 

[Boi]

they should give shoaib akhtar a game aswell and fawad alam

 

[faizpak]

is someone showing this match ?

 

[Boi]

no sorry no one is showing this match

 

[faizpak]

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first

 

[Sheikh]

Looks like we're batting. Should be interesting to see the line-up

 

[faizpak]

shoaib akhtar should play today

 

[Boi]

pakistan 3-0 after 1 ball

 

[Shahid A]

Bangladesh have won the toss , and will bowl first

 

[Usman Chadda]

Sallu gets a triple the first ball he faces. Imran beaten first ball he faces!

 

[faizpak]

0.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, fed up to him lovely cover drive
0.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, no run, good pace good bounce beaten
0.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Salman Butt, 3 runs, flicked through mid wicket good short on a half volley

 

[Boi]

i cant believe they havent selected fawad alam he has to play the next game

 

[Shahid A]

0.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, fed up to him lovely cover drive

 

[Sheikh]

Match started. Intersting line-up; only change is Shoaib for Gul. Looks like the top 7 are settled:

1) Butt
2) Nazir
3) Akmal
4) Younis
5) Afridi
6) Malik
7) Misbah


Really sad that Fawad will be warming the bench when he could be playing against Aus A instead.

 

[Boi]

0.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, fed up to him lovely cover drive

 

[Usman Chadda]

Imran gets things moving with a boundary through the covers

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak line up - Butt, I nazir, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Iftikhar Anjum, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Asif, Shoaib Malik, Yasir Arafat

 

[Shahid A]

9 off the first over

 

[faizpak]

Pakistan 9/0 (1.0/20 ov)

 

[Usman Chadda]

First over has been concluded

Pakistan 9/0

Imran on 5* Sallu 4*

 

[Boi]

good start by pakistan 9 without loss

 

[faizpak]

10/1.3overs

 

[king_of_kings_ali]

Is shoiab playing?

 

[Easa]

Salman Butt, Imran Nazir, wicketkeeperKamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Iftikhar Anjum, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Asif, captainShoaib Malik, Yasir Arafat

 

[Shahid A]

Is shoiab playing?

Yep

 

[Amjid Javed]

Is shoiab playing?

yes malik and akthar are both playing.

 

[P4K1 #1]

yep akhtar is playing

 

[MIG]

Have we won yet ?

 

[faizpak]

10/0 (2.0/20 ov)

 

[Boi]

2 overs gone pakistan 10 for 0

 

[Shahid A]

2 overs gone pakistan 10 for 0

are u getting updates from cricinfo?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Have we won yet ?

The match just started MIG

 

[Sheikh]

Slowish start 10-0 after 2 overs

 

[faizpak]

2.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Salman Butt, FOUR, short of length outside off stump and cut past point

 

[Boi]

are u getting updates from cricinfo?

yes mate

 

[Sheikh]

Butt cuts for 4

14-0

 

[Usman Chadda]

Mortaza cut away for four by Sallu

Pakistan 14/0 in 2.1 overs

 

[Boi]

lovely shot by salman butt past point for four

 

[Boi]

another boundry this time through the covers

 

[Easa]

19/0 (2.4)

 

[Boi]

imran nazir hits a six off the front foot

pak 25 for 0

 

[Usman Chadda]

Salman smashes Mortaza for two boundaries in a row, then follows that up with a single down to third man

 

[Sheikh]

Here we go: Cover drive for 4 by Butt followed by a single and 6 and a 2 by Imran.


27-0 after 3

 

[Boi]

3 overs gone pakistan 28-0

good start by the openers

 

[Easa]

Imran Nazir smashes Mortaza straight down the ground for 6!

27/0 (3)

 

[Shahid A]

2.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, 2 runs, edged high over gully for two

2.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, SIX, super slog off the front foot to land over the long on boundary

2.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Salman Butt, 1 run, guided down to third man

2.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Salman Butt, FOUR, that was bowled too up and the result was a lovely cover drive

2.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Salman Butt, FOUR, short of length outside off stump and cut past point

2.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Salman Butt, no run, good bounce and some late swing

 

[Saj]

The target for Pak today should be 200 in my opinion.

Akhtar is in the side - who has he replaced?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Nazir turning it on now. Two shots over the heads of the fielders. One is deposited over the long-on boundary for six, the other results in two runs

Pakistan 30/0

 

[faizpak]

Pakistan 30/0 (3.3/20 ov)

 

[faizpak]

3.5 Syed Rasel to Imran Nazir, FOUR, straayed on the leg side and glanced to deep square leg

 

[Shahid A]

3.5 Syed Rasel to Imran Nazir, FOUR, straayed on the leg side and glanced to deep square leg

 

[Usman Chadda]

The target for Pak today should be 200 in my opinion.

Akhtar is in the side - who has he replaced?

Umar Gul. Quite ridiculous, he was our best bowler in the last game

 

[Boi]

3.5 Syed Rasel to Imran Nazir, FOUR, straayed on the leg side and glanced to deep square leg


great batting

 

[Shahid A]

The target for Pak today should be 200 in my opinion.

Akhtar is in the side - who has he replaced?

umar gul

 

[Easa]

37/0 off 4 overs.

 

[faizpak]

Pakistan 37/0 (4.0/20 ov)

 

[Yasin]

37/0 after 4 overs.

 

[Boi]

pak 37 for 0

 

[Sheikh]

Good start this: 37-0 after 4

 

[faizpak]

4.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, driven hard past mid off

4.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, super strike straight over the bowler to hit the sight screen one bounce

 

[Shahid A]

2 FOURS from Nazir

 

[Usman Chadda]

Consecutive boundaries for Nazir off Mortaza. Nazir moves onto 30 from 17 balls

Pakistan 45/0

 

[Boi]

2 boundreis by imran nazir he is relly stepping it up now!

 

[Sheikh]

Umar Gul. Quite ridiculous, he was our best bowler in the last game

I would imagine that Gul is a certainty to play and Arafat will miss out.

 

[faizpak]

4.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, SIX, slogged well over the extra cover boundary, but he is feeding them with half volley's

 

[Shahid A]

Six!

 

[faizpak]

4.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, SIX, slogged well over the extra cover boundary, but he is feeding them with half volley's
4.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, driven hard past mid off
4.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, super strike straight over the bowler to hit the sight screen one bounce

 

[Boi]

2 sixers by imran nazir

 

[Sheikh]

Consecutive 6's by Imran! Racing away now!

 

[Saj]

Mortaza realising that twenty/20 cricket is a bowlers graveyard

 

[Sheikh]

58-0 after 5

 

[Boi]

58 for 0 after 5 overs

 

[Usman Chadda]

Another six for Nazir. He is really laying into Mortaza here

Pakistan have posted their 50 btw

 

[Easa]

Nazir hits 2 consecutive 6's, great batting!

57/0

 

[Sheikh]

Imran 43 off 21

Salman 15 off 10