Pakistan V India | 2nd Test Faisalabad | Official Day 5 Thread [25/1/06]

[inzidabest]

either power play or both team agree to play POOL on this pitch

India can be given 50 overs to bat

 

[mooz]

Shiva "He was gone...he was gone...look at it

I bet you cricinfo will highlight this decision in their match reports, and will more than likely blame this decision for India's failure to force a win.

 

[the true passionist]

maiden...nooo

 

[mooz]

India can be given 50 overs to bat

To what purpose?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single for yk to take him to 96 pak 243-2

 

[badxhah]

India can be given 50 overs to bat

they shud have 50 overs wid a resonable target also ... not like 40000 runs in 10 overs.So its open for both teams.That is prbbly not gona happen.
Lke Sa have 275 in 75 overs to Oz to win

 

[the true passionist]

pathetic...1 run in 2 ovrs.

 

[hatch101]

I think this could still lead to a lose or win result, if Pak get a lead of 300 and leave about 45-50 overs....then this could be treated as an ODI where the other team has 50 overs and has to chase 300...Pak will have to bowl well and get them all out!

 

[the true passionist]

To what purpose?

try and take atleast 4-5 wkts to dent indian confidence!!!

 

[Amir]

Just so you guys know, Sehwag is off the field due to food poisoning.

 

[lahori]

yea but then India can easily waste deliveries to draw it out. Looking forward to Karachi now.

 

[the true passionist]

I think this could still lead to a lose or win result, if Pak get a lead of 300 and leave about 45-50 overs....then this could be treated as an ODI where the other team has 50 overs and has to chase 300...Pak will have to bowl well and get them all out!

but the other team has no interest in achieving the target...
in ODI teams have to chase the target no matter what.

 

[Oxy]

Deano laying into defensive bowling from Khan.

Arun defending him of course!

 

[mooz]

they shud have 50 overs wid a resonable target also ... not like 40000 runs in 10 overs.So its open for both teams.That is prbbly not gona happen.
Lke Sa have 275 in 75 overs to Oz to win

SA set Aus that target because they were one down in the series, and really needed to force a win to salvage something from that series.
btw how will giving india 50 overs to chase a target open the game for Pakistan? No way will Pak bowl India out in 50 overs on thsi pitch( or perhaps on any pitch in pakistan).

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

245-2

 

[inzidabest]

try and take atleast 4-5 wkts to dent indian confidence!!!

Exactly and India will not open with Sehwag.Infact Sehwag can only come 5 down now.I think Pakistan should give India 45-50 overs with target 300-320. If not a victory atleast pick up 4 -5 wickets

 

[Oxy]

Is it a '2-8' field onleg?

 

[the true passionist]

what is moyo doing now? looks like pak want to bat all day.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yk 97

moyo 32

man this is boring...

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

moyo gets 3 outside off stump and yes oxy this is a mainly legside field here very negative by dravid

 

[mooz]

try and take atleast 4-5 wkts to dent indian confidence!!!

What if we don't take any wickets? That will dent our confidence(whatever shreds of it we still retain) and India may even win the game.

 

[octavian]

pakistan shud have tighten the screw... this is dissappointing cricket from pak

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single for younis gets him to 98

 

[badxhah]

SA set Aus that target because they were one down in the series, and really needed to force a win to salvage something from that series.
btw how will giving india 50 overs to chase a target open the game for Pakistan? No way will Pak bowl India out in 50 overs on thsi pitch( or perhaps on any pitch in pakistan).

yea but stilll .... 50 they need 500000 overs

 

[Oxy]

I appreciate your frustration guys, but this IS A TEST MATCH...that could still be lost by Pak...and that would be unforgivable

 

[octavian]

dravid has packed the leg side and bowling on leg stump, very negative

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

that is 4 and that is his 100

 

[lahori]

Well one thing is certain. YK absolutely relishes Indian bowling. He already has the highest number of runs in this series so far. Brilliant stuff!

 

[the true passionist]

younis moving at a snails pace on a belter of a pitch.

 

[Oxy]

Ton Up

 

[octavian]

well-played YK

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I appreciate your frustration guys, but this IS A TEST MATCH...that could still be lost by Pak...and that would be unforgivable

the problem is that pakistan have the chance to take the advantage here even if it is a psychological one and test match or not they should capitalize

Pakistan 254-2

 

[luvthegame]

YK another 100..good job....

 

[sneekysneeky]

well played ton Younis!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lets see wat the india killer will do now that he has reached his 100

 

[the true passionist]

Dean: take a bow, younis khan india have no clue how to get u out.

 

[octavian]

he shud go berserk now

 

[mooz]

well done YK
Now bat all day, OK?

 

[badxhah]

I appreciate your frustration guys, but this IS A TEST MATCH...that could still be lost by Pak...and that would be unforgivable

whoze fustrated ..both teams played well .. is it both teams fault that the pitch is this way no.
If anybody shud be fustrated at is the curator or the person who is givin him instruction to make these pitches.
If pakistan loses in karachi then only pplz wil apprecaite these types of pitchs.but still its dead pitch.

 

[the true passionist]

comon moyo pull it.

 

[mooz]

Well one thing is certain. YK absolutely relishes Indian bowling. He already has the highest number of runs in this series so far. Brilliant stuff!

To put that into its proper perspective, most Indian batsman have only batted once. YK is batting for the 3rd time.

 

[lahori]

What the hell is this negative bowling all about?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

whoze fustrated ..both teams played well .. is it both teams fault that the pitch is this way no.
If anybody shud be fustrated at is the curator or the person who is givin him instruction to make these pitches.
If pakistan loses in karachi then only pplz wil apprecaite these types of pitchs.but still its dead pitch.

the curator is not to be put to blame here he cannot do much when a match is played in winter weather in punjab region a flat pitch is unavoidable

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

255-2 at the end of the over

 

[Oxy]

Surely Koertzen will have to step in if Khab continues negatively at leg stump? Doesnt bother me-Afridi will lap it up if they serve that to him!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

kumble in to bowl now

 

[lahori]

Koertzen should start calling these leg-side wides at will

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

pulled for 4 by moyo

 

[the true passionist]

What the hell is this negative bowling all about?

i dont see much going on...
i can only see negative batting.

 

[nafajafam]

Short ball pulled away for 4

 

[nafajafam]

259-2

 

[inzidabest]

There was a result here had Pakistan bowled well when India were 281/5

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

kumble's frustration quite obvious here

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single for moyo to end the over 260-2

 

[inzidabest]

This is good batting by Pakistan. They would have been under pressure when started yesterday.Pakistan are now safe in this test match.

 

[nafajafam]

260-2

 

[nafajafam]

That girl has BEAUTIFUL eyes!!

 

[Oxy]

Look at the eyes on the girl!

 

[inzidabest]

which girl where where?

 

[Oxy]

That girl has BEAUTIFUL eyes!!

only in Faisalabad

 

[the true passionist]

dean: stunning eyes (onto some poondi)

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

wow those are absolutely stunning

 

[badxhah]

abs stunning eyes

 

[mooz]

the funny thing is taht all this negative bowling is completely counter-productive for India. Maybe they are scared of being bowled out in 50 overs if pakistan sets them a target.

 

[the true passionist]

come on someone get out!

 

[nafajafam]

only in Faisalabad

Never seen such eyes before... stunning.
oye, u are married, stop looking.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

abs stunning eyes

u can almost see all the secrets she holds under those eyes absolutely beautiful

 

[mooz]

wow those are absolutely stunning

Crap, I missed that.
Does somebody have a ball by ball replay of this session.

 

[badxhah]

forya guys i posted that

 

[nafajafam]

Who cares about cricket after looking at them!! ha

261-2

 

[badxhah]

Crap, I missed that.
Does somebody have a ball by ball replay of this session.

check my post above

the only postive to come out of this match is her eyes

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Never seen such eyes before... stunning.
oye, u are married, stop looking.

have u seen that famous national geographic photo of the afghan girl those eyes were a lot like that too absolutely stunning u could see all the toil she went thru through those eyes

 

[nafajafam]

forya guys i posted that

Could spend a lifetime looking at them and it wouldn't be wasted!!

 

[Oxy]

Never seen such eyes before... stunning.
oye, u are married, stop looking.

I am married to a Faisalabdi But those eyes were absolutely beautiful. Just showed my wife and she agrees.

 

[the true passionist]

Who cares about cricket after looking at them!! ha

261-2

that has been the only positive out of this last day....

 

[the true passionist]

have u seen that famous national geographic photo of the afghan girl those eyes were a lot like that too absolutely stunning u could see all the toil she went thru through those eyes

those were awesome aswell.

 

[nafajafam]

short ball and hit is into the ground.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

amazing..

262-2 btw

 

[nafajafam]

lousy appeal and single taken

262-2

 

[the true passionist]

so pak will keep batting after lunch....