Pakistan v New Zealand | 3rd Test- Day 5 | Napier | 15/12/09

[farsiddiqui]

Junaid Naseer asks Pakistan fans to peek at this scorecard. "Don't expect that happening this time," he says.


http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63597.html

(as posted on cricinfo)

 

[Gollum]

nz have to score 5.40 an over consistently to win this match...If pak bowls tight and dani bowls some good googlies..it will be very hard for them...

Its all fine at Kaneria's end....but we are leaking 7-10 on the other end easing the pressure for Kaneria's over....this is not acceptable!

 

[Oxy]

nz have to score 5.40 an over consistently to win this match...If pak bowls tight and dani bowls some good googlies..it will be very hard for them...

Theyve been consistently doing this last 6-7 overs

 

[161]

NZ only need 160 runs with 10 wickets in hand.

I'd put my money on them.

 

[Pakistani tigers]

need to get 1 wicket

 

[insaaniyat]

NZ only need 160 runs with 10 wickets in hand.

I'd put my money on them.

too early. wicket will fall soon, Insha Allah

 

[FAHAD KHAN]

Can someone tell Inti this is a test match u can have seven feilders on either the offside or legside and just bowl there..And i cant beleive some people here they still think we have a chance of winning..Maybe i am watching a different game..

 

[Random Aussie]

4 minutes to go, I am excited!

 

[Gollum]

need to get 1 wicket

I'm almost more afraid of us getting a wicket, especially of McIntosh, because that will almost certainly bring in another shotmaker in Taylor, McCullum or Vettori himself!

 

[insaaniyat]

Can someone tell Inti this is a test match u can have seven feilders on either the offside or legside and just bowl there..And i cant beleive some people here they still think we have a chance of winning..Maybe i am watching a different game..

no, we have a chance to draw

 

[161]

too early. wicket will fall soon, Insha Allah

wickets would matter if the target was bigger.

moyo needs to get on with the negative tactics now.

 

[Pakistani tigers]

umar gul may be the key...

 

[farsiddiqui]

I agree. he has a test match ave of 41.
maybe talented but nowhere close to wasim, waqar
and he is probably 22-23 not 17

He is very good, but he still lacks that signature spell where he would single handedly change the course of the match. 2 W's had it, Shoaib had it, Asif had it. Aamer not yet.

That 41 is getting close to Sami territory. Sami was very hostile at times but Aamer seems to use his head more.

I still have great hopes for him (Aamer, not Sami; I gave up on Sami a while back.)

 

[fraaz786]

Gul may be the difference with his yorkers

 

[asadee]

Gul may be the difference with his yorkers

he has forgotten how to bowl them though

 

[FAHAD KHAN]

I dont get it why the hell are the quicker bowlers not bowling atleast 2 short bouncers every over that the batsmen cant touch..

 

[farsiddiqui]

Gul may be the difference with his yorkers

I'm sure we'll see him very soon.

 

[insaaniyat]

Gul may be the difference with his yorkers

Gul doesn't seem to be effective in test. I will pin my hope on KAneria and Asif. Aamr seems completey out of focus for now

 

[McBoom]

Some wise man afridi) told me this once.

If you want to slow the scoring rate, TAKE A WICKET!

 

[insaaniyat]

Some wise man afridi) told me this once.

If you want to slow the scoring rate, TAKE A WICKET!

hopefully we will

 

[Gollum]

Hopefully some sense has been fed to MoYo along with Tea and Biscuits...has to curtail runs!!!

 

[saj001]

Good Over by dani

 

[saj001]

rrq:5.37

 

[mindless slogging]

Gul may be the difference with his yorkers

Hope he doesn't start bowling the no-balls though.

LOL at Inti on the laptops.

 

[Gollum]

rrq:5.37

Have to get that over 6....

 

[imshally81]

gully on the attack

 

[asadee]

seriously if we lose this it will be one depressing day at work

 

[insaaniyat]

i guess the pitch has nothing for the bowlers

 

[saj001]

4 by watlin

 

[insaaniyat]

seriously if we lose this it will be one depressing day at work

surely would be depressing

 

[farsiddiqui]

Come on Danni boy! You're the only hope left.

 

[mindless slogging]

Gul bowls a half wolly first up.

Not good signs.

 

[Gollum]

Gul continues where he left off...his poor form continues...

 

[qaiser]

gul start with a four.

need to bring farhat or. u.akmal to bowl

 

[saj001]

Come on keep bowling these bouncers

 

[saj001]

Good bowling gul
now bowl a yorker

 

[FAHAD KHAN]

Thats what i am talkin about .. Thank you

 

[saj001]

only four off the over

 

[Gollum]

Good recovery for that over by Gul

 

[FAHAD KHAN]

I think they should have done this short stuff from the first ball... Expecting to take ten wickets in this pitch was suicidal thinking...

 

[daghetto]

bj watling having the time of his life out there

 

[saj001]

3 runs off the over

 

[imshally81]

match is slipping away

 

[saj001]

Its starting to rain

 

[90MPH]

Pak must make sure they don't get Mcintosh out.

 

[saqlain]

Good batting by NZ openers. If they continue at this pace, it would be difficult for Pakistan to safe this match. Anyway, this is what the sports are all about. They are giving good entertanment to everyone. Hope, the better team will win at the end.

 

[Oxy]

Damn = Kiwis coasting it

 

[imshally81]

Pak must make sure they don't get Mcintosh out.

why ????

 

[daghetto]

for a minute i thought kaneria was on the field batting

 

[qaiser]

Noooooooooo Slips

 

[daghetto]

they need to find a replacement for gul, hes not the same anymore



talha hopefully

 

[90MPH]

too short, too predictable from Gul again.

 

[tauseefm]

-ve field placing by Moyo, you don't take slip out in Test matches.

 

[ahsanib]

Hey Gullee! Yorker.

 

[imshally81]

time for rain

 

[qaiser]

Stupid Gul At His Best

 

[mindless slogging]

Rain.

Hellelujah.

 

[imshally81]

Noooooooooo Slips

this is called attacking cricket

 

[uzy99]

only the rain can save us now. bring it

 

[saqlain]

Pak must make sure they don't get Mcintosh out.

I think McIntosh is playing a good role for his team. He is playing a good sporting role. It seems like there isnt much in this pitch for the bowlers. Moyo has to be creative to break this partnership.

 

[insaaniyat]

Bad news: A bit of rain in the air from cricinfo. Good news for us i guess

 

[tauseefm]

I think misbah's 65 and amirs 55 balls are hurting us. now i am not saying they have done it purposely but they have been told to play such defensively

 

[mindless slogging]

Just keep MacIntosh on strike an you've got a draw.

Simples.

 

[imshally81]

only the rain can save us now. bring it

1 more thing can save us

 

[161]

Moyo should use farhat as a second spinner .. he's not bad.

 

[tahaqureshi]

I don't CARE about freaking NZ domestic cricket! the commentators are more interested in that than the int'l game itself.

 

[insaaniyat]

I think misbah's 65 and amirs 55 balls are hurting us. now i am not saying they have done it purposely but they have been told to play such defensively

tauseef bhai salam, that is exactly what i said, they were too slow

 

[Oxy]

6

70-0

 

[imshally81]

NZ on top now

 

[Imy]

Folks Pakistan have lost the series

 

[insaaniyat]

this is getting worse, let's pray for rain now

 

[saj001]

6 & 4

 

[ahsanib]

Can't watch anymore sorry. Night, gents.

 

[leggie786]

commentators are so commenting with enthusiasm when watling hit a six...they were not this excited when akmal was hitting it

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Need this guy out quick.

 

[saqlain]

Good stuff by Watling. He is taking the game away from Pakistan.

 

[imshally81]

time for bowling change

 

[mindless slogging]

commentators are so commenting with enthusiasm when watling hit a six...they were not this excited when akmal was hitting it

We would have been the same. They're N.Z. biased.

 

[insaaniyat]

commentators are so commenting with enthusiasm when watling hit a six...they were not this excited when akmal was hitting it

they are homers. what do u expect. I have stopped watching switched to india-sri lanka.

 

[daghetto]

wow... still no wicket