Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 5th ODI | Abu Dhabi | 23/11/11 | Pakistan Innings

[AZ]

...

 

[hamzie]

iDone to make 100!

 

[Osman]

what time does the innings start? Shafiq needs a big score to keep his place

 

[AZ]

in another 30 mins or so...let's hope Pakistan don't make a straight forward chase too difficult!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Someone should get a century this game, hopefully Shafiq or Akmal. Good luck Pakistan. 15 minutes to go.

 

[Poison]

Don't quite know what this pitch is like tbh ... has a lot of bounce and some pace, might trouble us

 

[Bullet Drive]

in another 30 mins or so...let's hope Pakistan don't make a straight forward chase too difficult!

30 minutes? I'm sure we have 15 minutes left. Play starts at 7?

 

[Bullet Drive]

No score over 200 has been chased so far in this series. So it is not all lost for Sri Lanka. They will need Malinga to bowl out of his skin, though, if they are to win this one. I'll be back at 7.00 pm for more. Ta.

From Cricinfo.

 

[pakcricketfan]

Too easy for and (he better score big today!)

Don't want to miss the opening partnership. How much time left?

I have to go and make some tea for meself.

 

[Poison]

Fox Sports is currently showing a 1990 Aus v Pak game ... young Saeed Anwar ... brilliant brilliant bat. Wasim/Imran/Mushtaq got a phainty though

 

[AZ]

30 minutes? I'm sure we have 15 minutes left. Play starts at 7?

7.10 pm should be the starting time...still some time to go.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Too easy for and (he better score big today!)

Don't want to miss the opening partnership. How much time left?

I have to go and make some tea for meself.

8 minutes approximately. Shafiq has his chance to make a century and book his place in the ODI team for a long time. He could do it today as lately a lot of youngsters are making their maiden ton e.g. Azhar Ali, Darren Bravo & Angelo Matthews.

Good luck Asad Shafiq & Umar Akmal. Hope Umar Akmal gets a promotion today.

 

[Poison]

7.10 pm should be the starting time...still some time to go.

7pm start.

 

[Voice From Stand]

Should be interesting chase.

 

[Asif321]

need a 70 frm shafiq

 

[Shah]

The Pakistan pace bowlers only bowled 17 overs, so do we really need to have 3 of them in the game? I think 2 pacemen and 1 fast bowling all rounder would do fine, e.g. Razzaq, Azam, etc.

 

[Asif321]

 

[cricketpassion]

Each player to score 20 runs , that what we need .

 

[Maher96]

Hope afridi opens.

 

[Maher96]

Four off the first bll repeat of the 2nd game??

 

[Looney]

start off with a

 

[Warfare]

The Pakistan pace bowlers only bowled 17 overs, so do we really need to have 3 of them in the game? I think 2 pacemen and 1 fast bowling all rounder would do fine, e.g. Razzaq, Azam, etc.

3 pacemen and 3 spinners is ideal.

:cheema

Great shot by Hafeez.

 

[Maher96]

2nd ball t come. Ohh its a dot.


Next ball hes out!

 

[Asif321]

Here we Gooo shotttt

 

[Maher96]

Ohhhhj survives.

 

[Looney]

Boom Boom Shafiq





lol Farhat looking at the camera and smiling - legend this guy )

 

[Maher96]

Ioool farhat sitting out.

 

[Warfare]

The pose.

 

[Sledger]

Imran 'in a good nick' Farhat is sitting and smirking like some sort of Godfather.

 

[Maher96]

Good defence. 4 balls gone.

 

[Osman]

farhat's face in that shot )

 

[Asif321]

Cable chali gayi

 

[Osman]

Imran 'in a good nick' Farhat is sitting and smirking like some sort of Godfather.

you would too if your father in law was a selector and made sure you are in the team

 

[Maher96]

Ohhh good ball by malinga.


Asad got gd avg off 41 as number 3

 

[Looney]

4 for 0 after 1st over

 

[Badsha]

Even though I'm a big fan of Shehzad and thing he should open with Hafeez, Shafiq opening is not a bad choice at all.

 

[Maher96]

4 of the first over.

 

[Maher96]

Asad to face perera.

 

[Maher96]

Starts wth a wide.

 

[Sledger]

What a great ball to start.

 

[Sledger]

Good shot by Shafiq, 2 runs. Soft hands.

 

[Maher96]

Edge and thy ran only 2 from possible three. But ok no need fr risk.

 

[Badsha]

An Opening stance of 200 + wont hurt

 

[Asif321]

Shafiq gets a wide

 

[Badsha]

Shafiq looks good today.

 

[Sledger]

Shafiq clips it for 3.

 

[Maher96]

Asad lofts into the leg side mo fielders drops save. 2 runs.

 

[Warfare]

Shafiq gets a wide

You're a few deliveries late.

 

[Asif321]

awais zia or shafiq who would u have in ODI team

 

[Maher96]

3 runs*

 

[Maher96]

Shot by hafeeez

 

[Sledger]

Great timing by the Prof. Four more.

10 wicket win on the cards.

 

[Badsha]

Proffeser needs some runs. He hasn't been good with the bat this series has he...

 

[Maher96]

Expensive over here.

 

[Asif321]

You're a few deliveries late.

yea offcourse ... ten sports

 

[attock]

4 by hafeez

 

[sam]

Dilshan opting for a packed slip cordon.

 

[Badsha]

Turning out to be an expensive over.

 

[Asif321]

 

[Maher96]

Good start by pak. 14 after 2 over.

 

[Badsha]

Altaf Hussein.

 

[sam]

yea offcourse ... ten sports

Yeah. Dead slow.

 

[Maher96]

Confidently played by malinga.

 

[Maher96]

Shafiq starting cautious against malinga.

 

[Badsha]

Shafiq facing the slinga malinga. This will be interesting.


Though the real test is weather Shafiq can play a swinging ball. He struggled a lot in England

 

[Maher96]

Three dot balls here.

 

[attock]

Will be interesting to see how Asad bats.....last year he struggled as an opener against SA

 

[Osman]

fetching

 

[Badsha]

Yeah. Dead slow.

I'm watching it on Ten sports as well. You guys seem to be too far off. The 2.4 over just got bowled.

 

[Maher96]

Though the real test is weather Shafiq can play a swinging ball. He struggled a lot in England

Everyobe did

 

[sam]

Waqar: They're looking to get a panic here

 

[Asif321]

Wish To See Shafiq Open in 3odi's against Bangla

 

[Badsha]

I am seven posts away from 2000


This will be a maidan over I think

 

[Maher96]

Maiden over.

 

[Sledger]

Play and miss. Maiden.

 

[attock]

Maiden by malinga

 

[Badsha]

Everyobe did

If he's like all the other batsmen we have I'm not excited then

 

[Asif321]

I'm watching it on Ten sports as well. You guys seem to be too far off. The 2.4 over just got bowled.

we r in village lolzzzz signal aane mein time lagta hogha

 

[Maher96]

Wish To See Shafiq Open in 3odi's against Bangla

He'd b lukky t gt a game, quite sad that such a talent is being wasted.

 

[qamar84]

Mohammad Hafeez is the only player this year (2011) with 1000+ runs and 25+ Wickets. The best all-rounder at the moment?" That's astounding, Mazher.
cricindiainfo )