Pakistan v New Zealand | 3rd ODI | Abu Dhabi | 9/11/09 | Pak inngs

[insaaniyat]

It's Pakistan day

 

[dhump]

0.6


Mills to Khalid Latif, no run, dropped, an early chance missed, a tough one, was testing him outside off, bowled it on a length, moved away and produced the outside edge but McCullum, who dived full length to his right, was unable to hang on

 

[Easa]

I hate that stutterstep that Salman Butt is so fond of.

You know, the one where he touches the ball, comes running down the track looking for a single without any sort of call to his partner, and then walks back to his crase with his tail in between his legs. Its just infuriating. Schoolboy stuff.

 

[Daytripped]

I'm sorry but I hate watching these two bat. :/

 

[haroonrasheed320]

Butts average as an opener is the highest by any Pakistani openers tried in the last 10 years, its even higher then A Strauss & Sehwag & the list goes on

 

[Ayyub]

WHOA!! Our openers scored 1 run in the first over...damn they are on fire today for a change.

why u want to see 34 runs 2 wicket gone in 3 overs :iamlegend :akmal

 

[Guenon123]

9 deliveries and all of them spot-on from NZ

 

[SAM'S]

we need these 2 specialists & kaptaan back in the hut ASAP otherwise we might be chasing 6.5 RPO after 3 down

 

[dhump]

Opners taking unnecessary presure.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

I sense a wicket soon

 

[Guenon123]

oh, first fishing trip from butt.

1.4 Bond to Salman Butt, no run, short of a length, chases it but it leaves him further, misses

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

At last...Pakistan have to fight for a series victory

At times like this we could really do with a Nasir Jamshed or Imran Nazir to 'attack' the opposition in the opening overs....not these test match discards

 

[Legendary_Sage]

Pakistan on fire during Power play.
Thats the best approach a team should have during PP.

 

[farsiddiqui]

I too.

He will be back soon, iA.
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Shahzaib scored a brisk century today! Let's hope the selectors are paying attention.

 

[hasanb]

why u want to see 34 runs 2 wicket gone in 3 overs :iamlegend :akmal

Actually that would be better than these two...at least we would have some score on the board for the middle order to work with rather than 20-2 after 13 overs.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

3 to Lateef.

 

[Ayyub]

I sense a wicket soon

keep crying guys but i will not leave my crease

 

[Afridi_Fan]

SB taking leg byes for granted.

 

[Da Best]

Seriously the opening is making my head hurt. In power play overs, they score 40 odd in 10 overs this is poor. No excuses whatsoever.

 

[<< Rashid >>]

why u want to see 34 runs 2 wicket gone in 3 overs :iamlegend :akmal

Problem with going slow at the start is, you could be 34-0 after 8, then 40-2 after 10. I remember that series vs SA in Pakistan, where we had a similar approach, and it very rarely pays off.

 

[Oxy]

Nice banner!

 

[hasanb]

someone pinch me...did we actually just scores some runs??

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Lateef.

 

[Ayyub]

Actually that would be better than these two...at least we would have some score on the board for the middle order to work with rather than 20-2 after 13 overs.

in last match this duo had a partnership of 77 runs off 15 overs not bad

 

[SAM'S]

someone pinch me...did we actually just scores some runs??

surprisingly off the bat

 

[Guenon123]

chokka by latif

 

[hasanb]

4 for latif...i mustve goe to dream land here

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another

 

[Afridi_Fan]

three in a row

 

[DOOSRA95]

Where do Pakistan find these laden footed opners?
They are making me Laugh , Hello you are not playing on green top or a bouncy track.

 

[insaaniyat]

Well done Latif. Match over in less than 40 overs .Pakistan wins

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Latif so far has looked far better than Butt. If any of the openers need to be dropped, it's Butt.

 

[hasanb]

and another!!! latif must have a mobie linkup to PP perhaps

 

[GLORY OF '92]

We have found our openers!

Classy latif.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Butt

 

[<< Rashid >>]

3 fours off that over, all to Latif. 17-0 after 3, thats more like it.

 

[Inswinger]

Good over for Latif. Keep it up.

 

[Guenon123]

3 fours, Latif has a sweet timing and middling the ball.

 

[Ayyub]

guys shut up now and cheer for them they r playing sensible cricket .

 

[cricket_fever]

three in a row

Mashallah!

]i wish the rest of the overs would be just like this!

 

[hashman]

4 4s in 4 balls

 

[Syndrome]

Funny how the openers play when theres no pressure of a big total

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Couple more to

 

[hasanb]

Latif so far has looked far better than Butt. If any of the openers need to be dropped, it's Butt.

Everyone on this forum apart from a certain Ahmed Zulfiqar agrees with you. As i say that even SB scores a boundary.

 

[Da Best]

Finally.... Good batting from the openers....

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another couple for

 

[DOOSRA95]

LATIF HAS AT LAST UNDERSTOOD IS FLAT TRACK AND THESE ARE KIWI CHUCKERS
2.6 Mills to Khalid Latif, FOUR

2.5
Mills to Khalid Latif, FOUR, beautifully timed, just a flick of the wrists, shortish on middle and leg, stays in his crease and jabs it through square leg for four more

2.4
Mills to Khalid Latif, FOUR, nicely done, short on middle, he pulls it away through square leg with ease to earn a boundary

.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Easy!
Easy!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nicely timed, well fielded

 

[cricket_fever]

Finally.... Good batting from the openers....

LETS NOT JINX THEM...

 

[Gollum]

Good aggressive start by both!

 

[Da Best]

LETS NOT JINX THEM...

Ok, I'm just really surprised for once.

 

[Zechariah]

Aggressive start, now that how you open the innings.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Falls in no man's land.

)

 

[Afridi_Fan]

26/0 after 4.

 

[hasanb]

SB gets lucky there however i dont mind that at least hes going for it and taking chances.

 

[Syndrome]

Salman bhai trying to hit a chakka over point

 

[Zechariah]

Dehan se buttah that was close

 

[hashman]

butt saaab getting a lil too excited there

 

[cricket_fever]

Ok, I'm just really surprised for once.

i also cant deny my surprise too, bro!

 

[DonJee]

hahaha..the red worms on steroids

 

[PB]

The red worm is on steroids.. )

 

[Afridi_Fan]

timing them nicely.

 

[cricket_fever]

Salman bhai trying to hit a chakka over point

you mean BUTTAH?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

sleeping )

 

[sagar]

Well, give them credit. At least they are responding. That's always a good sign. I just hope they can keep this up and stay consistent.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

What is this i see... Ajmal and Malik planning against Kaptaani and giving hi-5's ?

 

[sehban]

what a shot from butt

 

[hasanb]

whipped through midwicket for 4 by Butt.

 

[Daytripped]

FOOURRR! ... and i think it was... BUTT.

 

[Easa]

Butt looks ten times the player when he's confident.

That wasn't forced away through the leg side for four. It was just a work off the hips. Class shot.

 

[Ayyub]

sleeping )

no havin gupshup with IDone in punjabi accent

 

[Da Best]

Butt hogging the strike as usuual. Take a single!

 

[Da Best]

4444444 to Butt.

 

[sagar]

Butt sab is in all aggressive mood today. This could only be good for Pakistan.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

31/0 after 5.

 

[sagar]

Butt looks ten times the player when he's confident.

That wasn't forced away through the leg side for four. It was just a work off the hips. Class shot.

Maybe that fifty has done the trick. If only YK can do the same.

 

[Ayyub]

31/0 after 5.

better than 34 / 2 after 3 overs :iamlegend

 

[Gollum]

Need to rotate the strike. This way you keep on the pressure even if you are not scoring boundaries. The coach should be working on this!