Pakistan v England | 1st T20 | Dubai | 19/02/10

[Momo]

Yep, definitely. Las Vegas on steroids... and that's not a good model to follow!

Certainly not a good model to follow.

Reminds me of a classic Bill Maher line: "The next time Arabs build something high or big, let's not make anything bigger, and let them win. The poor guys haven't won anything in centuries."

 

[Wiji]

I was half-expecting us to lose. Simply because there was no way for the fielders to tamper with the ball today.

 

[ZAK]

1 more to Kp

 

[IAJ]

he keeps missing the ball. Is this fixed or??????

 

[ZAK]

Sarfraz cant even catch a straight delivery

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Sarfraz has let us down.

 

[Sohaib-789]

14 from 2 overs

 

[Sledger]

Sarfraz looks like he's been taking tips from :akmal

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Well 1 over with 3-4 runs and it will be interesting.

 

[Sledger]

Pakistan's first loss at this venue in a T20, well played England.

 

[Zaid23]

kamran will be laughing at sarfraz and he shud

 

[Sohaib-789]

Sarfraz has let us down.

agree!!

 

[Wiji]

The game is not over yet though.

 

[azfar wali]

Sarfaraz is no better than akmal, we need Akmal in limited overs and some other keeper that can catch in the test arena

 

[Sohaib-789]

 

[IAJ]

Wow!! Morgan is good!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Gul is an idiot. Short and wide.

 

[abdul2009]

gee gul sucks big time

 

[imranhk786]

mustaq ahmed looks confused ..seems like he dosent know which team to support ...the team hes coaching or the his nation lol

 

[Sohaib-789]

another

 

[ZAK]

Sarfraz looks like he's been taking tips from :akmal

He should've asked for some batting tips as well

 

[Osman]

Gul has been ridiculously poor today! Even Arafat has outbowled him!

 

[Sohaib-789]

shows we cant always rely on gul

 

[ZAK]

more

 

[sanakazmi]

umm. umar gul is finished.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Now it'll be interesting to watch tomorrow's game!

Back to back boundaries for Morgan

He's a great addition to the England T20 and ODI sides!

His 2nd T20 fifty and a highest 4th wicket partnership for England

 

[Sohaib-789]

england win in styleeeee

 

[akafen]

umar gul is awful

 

[Sledger]

Lol @ people blaming Gul. This bowling attack was never going to defend 130 people!

 

[ShehryarK]

Convincing phainty for our boys, sadly.

 

[TalhaSyed]

got f'ing hammered issed:

 

[uzy99]

Told you guys Morgan was dangerous.

 

[ZAK]

Congratulations to England

 

[Sohaib-789]

tomorow they should drop latif for Afridi

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Can you girls moaning about Gul shut the heck up

Its a T20 match where our batters scored below par - give the guy a break

 

[akafen]

Umar Sami, wow how predictable.

 

[taaveez]

If we take out Gul's overs, we actually did pin England down

 

[tauseefm]

Good bating by morgan. Pretty ordinary bowling by Gul in the last over.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

That's how you hit a cricket ball. Hard and clean. Our batsmen are a bunch of scared little girls.

 

[Desi]

Honeymoon with Gul 2.0 over yet?

 

[Sohaib-789]

let the battle resume tomorow

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Thats called winning in style!!!!

Good win for England

Winning by 7 wickets!

Congrats England!

 

[Momo]

Pakistani pacers need to learn how to bowl to left handers.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Lol @ people blaming Gul. This bowling attack was never going to defend 130 people!

Exactly - the blame should be put on Nazir, Farhat and Latif

 

[Sledger]

Gulldozed.

 

[akafen]

outclassed, out planned, out disciplined,

great job malik. I loved the energy under his captaincy.

 

[tauseefm]

If we take out Gul's overs, we actually did pin England down

Yea sure, 14 runs on 12 balls when 7 wickets are in hand.

 

[naikdilbadshah]

Gul is just good enough NOW..needs some rest............

*Umar Gul (rfm) 3.3 0 36
rubbish

 

[TaZ]

first time pak have lost 2 t20s in a row

 

[Pakistani tigers]

back to the drawing board.

Such a shame that our players let themselves down by their antics.

Afridi - banned
Asif - cant enter Dubai - how embarrassing us
Akhtar- enuf said

 

[akafen]

England have skilled and smart players. We have skilled but jahil players

 

[abdul2009]

malik shouldnt have accepted the captaincy
this is nothing but a shameful betrayal by his team mates

 

[srh]

Pakistan lost because of batting instead of bowling. The blame is on Nazir and Fawad.

 

[qazaa]

Yet another DISAPPOINTMENT!!!! AND MANY MORE TO COME!!!!! Pakistan cricket team is all about luck, they don't play as professionals. What a waste of time they are!!!

 

[ads101]

Lol @ people blaming Gul. This bowling attack was never going to defend 130 people!

but pakistan did bowl badly today. Doesn't change that.

Too many wides but if I'm right 5 leg byes! That's disgraceful.

sarfaz had a shocker of a game really.


Batting wasn't great but 130 is really a defendable total.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Can you girls moaning about Gul shut the heck up

Its a T20 match where our batters scored below par - give the guy a break

We have given him too many breaks. Only girls are in the team sadly.

 

[Desire]

khasman nu khao

 

[tauseefm]

Exactly - the blame should be put on Nazir, Farhat and Latif

Don't worry people are just too young to read the game. Gul surly didn't bowl well but look how many wickets Eng had in hand. Even if england had to chase 10 runs per over with 7 wickets it was reachable. But again i know there is a group who doesn't like Gul and get disappeared after good bowling performance

 

[Osman]

Gul needs to lose his obsession with bowling short that he has had for ages now

 

[akafen]

Umar Akmal unable to perform for his favorite captain

 

[Sohaib-789]

Maliks spell of bowling lost us the game

 

[taaveez]

And you are showing up on right time. where were u after his first over?

So after 3.3 overs of Gul, you have gone into your hiding routine. Or, shall I say you'll wake up in the next age when Gul will be reborn into Waqar's body.

 

[Sledger]

Pakistan missed Afridi, people expected Gul to produce another 5-6. They were outplayed more thank bowled poorly.

 

[Noman]

Can anyone explain me why did Malik open up the field, when we got 3 quick wickets???

We should have let them hit out???? let ajmal and gul bowl to attacking field?????

 

[akafen]

Gul is much quicker now than he was before, but hes not quick enough to bowl short on dead pitches. Gul is dumb and his game hasnt improved at all.

 

[ZAK]

Pakistan lost because of batting instead of bowling. The blame is on Nazir and Fawad.

The blame should be on the supporters because we expect this pathetic team to win

 

[taaveez]

But again i know there is a group who doesn't like Gul and get disappeared after good bowling performance

Hah, remind me when was the last time Gul performed and won us a match?

 

[akafen]

Malik was always defensive. this isnt new. the only difference now is that hes a hypocrite.

 

[kayanni]

srh - nah mate

blame the openers and our nr 3 - slow scoring at start costs us 9 off 3 overs Nazir 2 off 15

not everyone is a hitter and fawad did a good job of ticking the scoreboard over.........

we lost the game in the first five overs - Nazir needs to be kicked out

 

[don1990]

this is for

my name is malik n i m not a good captain..........

 

[ZAK]

Khuda Hafiz yaaro

 

[Desi]

Exactly - the blame should be put on Nazir, Farhat and Latif

Ofc Gul isn't the only guy being blamed, but does that mean you consider the game lost with 3 overs to go (bowling short and wide ********)? If I am supposed to consider a match lost after half the match has been played I must not be a real fan.

 

[srh]

This is T20 guys and we need as many hitters as possible. Only one of Malik and Fawad should play in my opinion. And Malik is a better option in T20 than Fawad.

 

[akafen]

Australia would do more to win this game. So would RSA.

 

[tauseefm]

So after 3.3 overs of Gul, you have gone into your hiding routine. Or, shall I say you'll wake up in the next age when Gul will be reborn into Waqar's body.

He didn't bowl well but we never had enough runs in our hands to play with. look at the situation. 7 wickets in hand, morgan and piterson is on the pitch. Evan a American football fan can guess its a chaseable target.

On guls bowling T20 is his own game and he surly will fight back. Now blaming everything on Gul is totally unfair. But i wouldn't mind anything from a guy only knows one thing(do u want me to remind u? sydney test kuch yaad aya. i didn't see u after that test match)

 

[akafen]

what abt Umar Akmal? the golden boy played great. i expected him to get a hundred since hes playing under maliks captaincy.

 

[akafen]

its not gul. but he did a terrible job backing up. malik's bowling was hideous as well

 

[Sohaib-789]

We were 15 runs short.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

WC got to Gul's head.

 

[tauseefm]

WC got to Gul's head.

He has been a consistent performer at least in T20. you can open up his record. Its not only WC but almost every single game. Even the last T20 against AUS.