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

[Da Best]

Vettori makes a smart move here by bringing himself on knowing that the openers don't play spin that well.

 

[taaveez]

vettori = latif's nemesis

 

[cricket_fever]

No No No! Latiiiiif! Gone?

 

[Juggernaut]

For those of you that have seen Latif play more than I have:

Can he play spin? Or is Vettori just class?

Looks like their was an inside edge.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Come on YK!

 

[Momo]

Latif b. Butt.

 

[insaaniyat]

We have a long batting order. Looks like a spinner's pitch all the way

 

[Da Best]

And that's out. Vettori strikes the first blow, would bring out Umar Akmal now.

 

[Zechariah]

For those of you that have seen Latif play more than I have:

Can he play spin? Or is Vettori just class?

Vettori has been a world class bowlers as of late

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

It's do or die for YK today.

 

[Gollum]

Butt and YK have to keep the momentum on....I don't want to see this game dragged down to 48th over...

 

[Juggernaut]

to be honest spinners pitch or not a good team will chase down 212 with ease

 

[Guenon123]

Footwork cost latif his wicket

 

[Zechariah]

Captain in [sending positive vibes to him]

 

[Noman]

Butt Is A Test Match Player

 

[cricket_fever]

I wanna see some batting from KHAN SAHIB today!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

I think vettori is class and latif does not pick him.

 

[tauseefm]

Vettori has been a world class bowlers as of late

i am sorry but Latif can't play an arm ball. He is totally pathatic when it comes to play spin.

 

[insaaniyat]

Butt and YK have to keep the momentum on....I don't want to see this game dragged down to 48th over...

It won't. We have plenty of big hiiter to finish it off by 40th over. We had a very good start. All we need to do is keep the momentum going

 

[sagar]

There goes our runrate now. YK and Butt will keep seeing deliveries off. Fortunately we are not chasing 300 today thanks to some great bowling by Ajmal.

 

[Da Best]

Footwork cost latif his wicket

He needs to improve in this. He has awesome timing.

 

[Gollum]

I think vettori is class and latif does not pick him.

I think he hit the ball but that's all academic now...

 

[cricket_fever]

to be honest spinners pitch or not a good team will chase down 212 with ease

inshallah!

 

[Noman]

Vettori has been a world class bowlers as of late

He is a class bowler, but not world class

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

god....rotu is bowling!

kaun rotu?

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

to be honest spinners pitch or not a good team will chase down 212 with ease

Moyo in the team would be ideal for this kind of score to chase down.

 

[Zechariah]

i am sorry but Latif can't play an arm ball. He is totally pathatic when it comes to play spin.

That is true, and given that the fact he is getting a bowl from one of the world' best spin bowlers, it doesn't help!

 

[taaveez]

bond almost at the crease and khan sahib looking around

 

[Zechariah]

He is a class bowler, but not world class

Performance wise.

 

[Daytripped]

Uhhhh. Butt is gonna stay til the end just wasting deliveries or something. Latif should've stayed man!
I like Salman Butt... but his batting frustrates me

and I SINCERELY HOPE YK finds some form in this game.

 

[cricket_fever]

younis is blocking so many!

 

[sagar]

Who wants to bet YK will be out under 20.

 

[Da Best]

Younus stop the blocking, and start the hitting!

 

[cricket_fever]

Khan at crease=RRR increasing!

 

[zulfiqar]

Ok guys... he's only faced 33 deliveries (and scored 20+). But still, I don't understand why he's still playing so nervously... edged one for 4, got away with a top edge which fell short of third man....

YK better go NOT OUT in this match and make some serious runs.... all guns pointing at him now!

 

[Zechariah]

Younis last 10 average 31

last 5 14

 

[Gollum]

There is a thing called SINGLES in ODI cricket. Why don't you give it a try YK?

 

[Da Best]

Younus takes 2 now. 50 up.

 

[Zahid87]

younis is blocking so many!

Its ok. All we have to do is be a little cautious against Vettori on this track. After settling in, our batsmen should find 212 an easy total to chase. Its not like we have to chase 300 or anything.

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

Who wants to bet YK will be out under 20.

Betting is haram in our religion

 

[cricket_fever]

Younus stop the blocking, and start the hitting!

start the SMACKING and PUMMELING and SWINGING LIKE A BARN GATE!

 

[sagar]

At least, YK won't be out at duck.

 

[srh]

i am sorry but Latif can't play an arm ball. He is totally pathatic when it comes to play spin.

You know this for a fact or just making it up? You think all the spinners in Pakistan domestic are crap?

 

[coy0607]

Who wants to bet YK will be out under 20.

if wickets dont fall from the other end, he may just score some runs today........their is no pressure at all, he can eat up all the balls he wants

 

[Momo]

50 oop (Boycott)

 

[sagar]

start the SMACKING and PUMMELING and SWINGING LIKE A BARN GATE!

How about taking some singles. At least he can do that. After all he is a world class batsman according to some of the posters here.

 

[cricket_fever]

Betting is haram in our religion

mashallah!

 

[Da Best]

start the SMACKING and PUMMELING and SWINGING LIKE A BARN GATE!

That's Afridi and Razzaq's job now. I'm asking Younus to stop it with the defensive shots and start taking them singles.

 

[sagar]

if wickets dont fall from the other end, he may just score some runs today........their is no pressure at all, he can eat up all the balls he wants

Other is usually not the problem. YK fails to keep his wicket on his end.

 

[Seen Sheen]

i am sorry but Latif can't play an arm ball. He is totally pathatic when it comes to play spin.

most of our batsmen cant play arm ball because they cant pick it..I doubt if anyone from our team can pick an arm ball of a good left arm spinner..

 

[taaveez]

YK's bat is coming down too late. He's having trouble reading vettori.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Come on YK some boundaries.

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

mashallah!

hehe im an acha bacha

 

[Da Best]

Run Rate's gonna drop to some extent now.

 

[cricket_fever]

That's Afridi and Razzaq's job now. I'm asking Younus to stop it with the defensive shots and start taking them singles.

lets hope we dont need the hard hitters to come...lets hope the first four see us through

 

[IAJ]

Younis khan struggling against spin as well.
What has happend to this guy???

 

[cricket_fever]

hehe im an acha bacha

well me too!

 

[Da Best]

lets hope we dont need the hard hitters to come...lets hope the first four see us through

Exactly so just hope for the best now.

 

[Gollum]

What crap!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[coy0607]

and it starts

 

[Momo]

Butt b. Younis Khan

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Thank You

 

[hashman]

very well done younus saab....ran out butt saab wen he was looking good

 

[sagar]

Believe me, YK and Butt has the tendency to make a match out of this.

 

[Easa]

Thats atrocious running from YK.

Just atrocious. I mean, I can't even blame the Butt man for once.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Crazy!!

Butt not happy, rightly so.

 

[Seen Sheen]

That's silly, just silly..

 

[taaveez]

what a moronic call for the run

 

[IAJ]

There wasn't a single there. The idiot wanted to get of the strike and that meant that Butt had to go.

 

[Gollum]

How tame was that run out...unfreakingbelievable....!!!

 

[pakistani]

i cant believe it i feel bad for BUTT

 

[Zechariah]

Free wicket le loooo, 2 rupeya, 2 rupeya, free wicket leloo [reri wala accent]

 

[cricket_fever]

Thats atrocious running from YK.

Just atrocious. I mean, I can't even blame the Butt man for once.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!

 

[Da Best]

And Butt sahib is run out! This guy has a real knack for this.

 

[insaaniyat]

Thank You

it was not YK fault. Why are u blaming YK. Butt ran too slow.

 

[161]

 

[sagar]

A job well done by YK. And he adds to his agony.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Younis khan struggling against spin as well.
What has happend to this guy???

I was just about to say this,

 

[Daytripped]

Uh oh.

 

[Amoeba]

very well done younus saab....ran out butt saab wen he was looking good

Butt is a very powerful man it would appear.
Does that mean Younis will get dropped, sorry rotated, for the next game?