Pakistan v New Zealand | 3rd Test- Day 4 | Napier | 14/12/09

[saj001]

Gone faisal

 

[Vegitto1]

still in deep waters!

 

[Vegitto1]

26-3

 

[daghetto]

thank GOD it wasnt yousuf!

 

[ali_ed2006]

ah 26-3

 

[insaaniyat]

he needed to cross 60 soon. bad shot

 

[iZeeshan]

He went with out accelerating! UGH!

What kind of a shot was that

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

That was a poor shot from Faisal - far too many ugly shots in this innings BUT he scored the runs and ultimately thats what counts

Lets hope this isnt the start of a collapse

 

[JeeraBlade]

Another victim falling to nervous sixties.

 

[saj001]

Umar in

 

[ali_ed2006]

Umar Akmal in.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Umar Akmal out to bat - protecting Misbah?

 

[taaveez]

This 67 wasn't convincing though. Like McIntosh's. Too many lives. I guess he's still learning.

 

[Seen Sheen]

26-3

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pak 274/3

Lead by 26

Need to sruvive before tea

 

[siccric]

26-3

familiar situation for our middle order

let's see how they cope

 

[Mujtaba_Saeed]

another out in 60s

 

[iZeeshan]

Just 5 minutes.

Please no more jokes.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Oh, no ! Faisal gone

Never mind. Rome was not build in a day !

 

[Momo]

Faisal has done his bit. Can't exactly expect big centuries from him, really. Well done, Faisal boy!

 

[slix10]

26/3.

Come on guys, 5 minutes before tea.

 

[amar1212]

chaachu will mad....faisal

 

[Seen Sheen]

Umar Akmal out to bat - protecting Misbah?

Misbah is playing at no.6 in this test match..

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Last over before tea it seems

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Have a look at Cricinfo's commentary -

Umar Akmal walks out

114.6 Martin to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full ball outside off is crunched to mid-off

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[daghetto]

umar and yousuf


orgasmic partnership if it goes off!

 

[SpiritOf1903]

114.6 Martin to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full ball outside off is crunched to mid-off Umar Akmal walks out

 

[kasoo10]

What is this. Umar Akmal walks out and Misbah bats.

Can someone confirm who is the new man in?

 

[iZeeshan]

Understandable, but I don't like how every time we have a chance to capitalize, we lose a wicket.

Btw, is the skysport.nz link working yet?

 

[slix10]

Misbah should've walked out... save Umar Akmal for the last boom boom.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

What is this. Umar Akmal walks out and Misbah bats.

Can someone confirm who is the new man in?

Umar Akmal is definately batting

Cricinfo are definately clueless

 

[imshally81]

hi guyz

 

[SpiritOf1903]

another out in 60s

 

[daghetto]

Understandable, but I don't like how every time we have a chance to capitalize, we lose a wicket.

Btw, is the skysport.nz link working yet?

no, still not loading

 

[siccric]

What is this. Umar Akmal walks out and Misbah bats.

Can someone confirm who is the new man in?

It's U Akmal

 

[luvthegame]

good innings by faisal..but pak real need to be careful here...

 

[tauseefm]

I think this diamond(Bhanja) needs to be passed on to Sheeda Mochi for impeccable polish.

 

[kingusama92]

Have a look at Cricinfo's commentary -

Umar Akmal walks out

114.6 Martin to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full ball outside off is crunched to mid-off

)

Look at this gem...


Chrys Gaile from Jamaica: "When facing Daniel Vettori it's like a left handed version of me bowling to myself. He hardly ever spins the ball." Cheeky. Comparing Vettori to Hauritz now are we?
) )

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

444444444444444444

Nice shot from Yousuf - just passes it to the boundary

 

[daghetto]

umar saying ayat kursi under his breath lol

 

[Seen Sheen]

for Yousuf

 

[saj001]

30-3

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

TEA

278/3

Lead by 30

Yousuf 75*
U Akmal 0*

 

[Momo]

Oh, no ! Faisal gone

Never mind. Rome was not build in a day !

True. But will the public understand?

Reminds me of the politician who was complaining that the public was still after his blood even after he had accepted their demands. The following conversation ensued:

His friend: But you just accepted those demands yesterday. You can't expect calves running around the field the day you mate your cows with a bull.

Politician: True, but is it too much to expect contented cows?

 

[saj001]

30-3 at tea

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Look at this gem...


Chrys Gaile from Jamaica: "When facing Daniel Vettori it's like a left handed version of me bowling to myself. He hardly ever spins the ball." Cheeky. Comparing Vettori to Hauritz now are we?
) )

 

[siccric]

Look at this gem...


Chrys Gaile from Jamaica: "When facing Daniel Vettori it's like a left handed version of me bowling to myself. He hardly ever spins the ball." Cheeky. Comparing Vettori to Hauritz now are we?
) )

) )

 

[SpiritOf1903]

umar saying ayat kursi under his breath lol

 

[slix10]

30/3.

And it's tea.

Need atleast 200.

 

[luvthegame]

its cloudy so that will help nz fast bowlers. Pak batsmen have to be careful. Another 100 runs partnership needed...

 

[amar1212]

are we going to have overtime today?

 

[imshally81]

why pakistan batting is very slow ??????

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

why pakistan batting is very slow ??????

Because if we try to bat too quickly we might lose wickets

 

[Genghis]

I think he wont be required in the 2nd inns,so he'll remain a failure and should be replaced for Fawad Alam in the Boxing Day Test..

Looks like he will be required today! Big test here for him!

 

[amar1212]

bat till lunch tomorrow=main goal for now..

 

[slix10]

I hope Aamer gets his test 50 on this pitch.

 

[imshally81]

match will draw

 

[Cheguvera]

I hope Aamer gets his test 50 on this pitch.

I am waiting for the day when Aamer improves on this 3 wickets in an innings...

He is playing his sixth test and has yet to take a 4fer, leave along a 5fer...

 

[Gollum]

At least we saved the embarrassment of innings defeat. Now need to bat sensibly for the rest of the day. A lead of 120 for 3/4 by day's end will be terrific.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Looks like he will be required today! Big test here for him!

but I can trust :umarakmal!!

 

[saj001]

match will draw

i can see dani boy ripping through NZ batting

we have about 122 overs left

play 55 overs and give NZ 67 overs to bat

I think we can do it

 

[Khabri420]

First goal should be to play out the remaining 25+ overs without losing a wicket, make 70 odd runs, extend the lead to 100.

And them tomorrow play according to the situation. The priority is to draw the match.

 

[insaaniyat]

Another victim falling to nervous sixties.

glad Yousef has crossed 60

 

[sali]

i can see dani boy ripping through NZ batting

we have about 122 overs left

play 55 overs and give NZ 67 overs to bat

I think we can do it

Let's see if we can survive another 50 overs and score 200

 

[Gollum]

i can see dani boy ripping through NZ batting

we have about 122 overs left

play 55 overs and give NZ 67 overs to bat

I think we can do it

I think MoYo will be really conservative, so ideally it will be best if we just got out around lunch time tomorrow for a score of 250-300 to chase, it would give Kaneria, Asif and co a decent crack at Kiwis.

 

[kasoo10]

50% match will draw. 30% NZ wins, and 20% Pak wins.

 

[saj001]

I think MoYo will be really conservative, so ideally it will be best if we just got out around lunch time tomorrow for a score of 250-300 to chase, it would give Kaneria, Asif and co a decent crack at Kiwis.

Thats exactly what i was thinking!

 

[insaaniyat]

I think MoYo will be really conservative, so ideally it will be best if we just got out around lunch time tomorrow for a score of 250-300 to chase, it would give Kaneria, Asif and co a decent crack at Kiwis.

if we get the lead of 250-300 before lunch. NZ will crumble in two sessions

 

[JeeraBlade]

At the end of 116 overs;

NZ were 378/6 @ 3.25
Pak are 278/3 @ 2.39

 

[Genghis]

but I can trust :umarakmal!!

I actually read cricinfo, and thought it was Misbah who came in. My bad.
Hopefully these two can play out to end of day's play. That will make it a perfect day for Pakistan!

 

[Momo]

At the end of 116 overs;

NZ were 378/6 @ 3.25
Pak are 278/3 @ 2.39

It clearly shows that Pakistan showed more character.

 

[insaaniyat]

At the end of 116 overs;

NZ were 378/6 @ 3.25
Pak are 278/3 @ 2.39

we can;t lose any wicket today. So it doesn't matter what the run rate is today.

 

[imshally81]

any support for bowler from this pitch ??

 

[Genghis]

Looking at the odds for this test match ... Draw is looking most likely @1.08

 

[Gollum]

any support for bowler from this pitch ??

Kaneria should be turning the ball square tomorrow.

 

[insaaniyat]

why cricinfo only showing Yousef there on the scoreboard

 

[saj001]

Looking at the odds for this test match ... Draw is looking most likely @1.08

1.18 now

 

[Momo]

any support for bowler from this pitch ??

You know that the first four Pakistani batters all made 50 plus, right?

 

[insaaniyat]

You know that the first four Pakistani batters all made 50 plus, right?

right, 3 of them got out in 60's so next time omar needs to skip 60 and directly to 70's

 

[Desi]

stream working consistently for anyone?