Pakistan v West Indies | 1st ODI | Abu Dhabi | 12/11/08 | WIndies Innings

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Game could be over before KApitaan decides on SPIN !!!

Most importantly, will he bowl himself today when the going is tough ?

 

[sehban]

need to keep them below 300 ... anything below 300 is pretty chaseable

 

[NeVerMind]

Mailk consulting Misbah...Misbah rubs his chin...And Malik comes on to bowl!

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

Good stuff Malik!

Brings himself on in the powerplay!!

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Yes, Malik brings himself into the attack.

 

[natalia]

Malik to bowl now

 

[Oxy]

Shoaib MAlik to come on to bowl

 

[volcyz]

Come on guys, it's a flat pancake wicket and Gayle is quite wild when he gets going.

We can pull this back with the spinners. The wrist-slitting has begun already -- and we're not halfway through the 1st ODI!

But seriously, Malik seems to love taking off strike bowlers when they are doing well and are into the tail, that's the time he brings himself on to take some cheap wickets. But when the going is tough, he is no where to be seen.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

1 runs off 2 balls in Malik's over.

 

[volcyz]

Good move or a disastrous one?

 

[natalia]

oh, good delivery by malik

WI 113/0 after 17.3

 

[Oxy]

Chattergoon not so comfortable against MAlik

 

[NeVerMind]

Malik spinning the bowl. This will be interesting...

 

[Oxy]

Good move or a disastrous one?

Good move - a few overs too late methinks.

 

[Oxy]

115-0 off 18 overs

Good over.

Afridi next?

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Decent first over by Malik.

 

[On_the_up]

good over 3 from it

 

[NeVerMind]

Good over from Malik. Bring Afridi at the other end and dry up the runs...

 

[Sparhawk]

Afridi time, this should be fun.

 

[Oxy]

Afridi on to bowl

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

RR = 6.39
Afridi into the attack.

 

[natalia]

Afridi to bowl.

WOOHOO MONGOLIAN OX!!! PUNISH THESE WEST INDIANS TO THEIR MISERLY DEATHS!

 

[NeVerMind]

Afrdi on so at least that proves that Malik is utilising some of his brain cells...

 

[natalia]

oh, starts off with an offspinner, great delivery by the mongolian ox-east
and they take a double off his second ball

WI 117/0 in 17.2

 

[Sparhawk]

66666666666

aw shucks!

 

[Oxy]

Afridi hit out of the park! SIX

GAyle onto 83!

 

[natalia]

Gayle hits the beast for six on the fourth ball

but don't worry gayle, you will be punished and crushed by afridi when you're bowling and he's batting

WI 124/0 in 19 overs

 

[NeVerMind]

Huge six from Gayle..Afridi get's a taste of his own medicine...

 

[Oxy]

124-0 off 19 overs

 

[shidatalli]

Soneone tell Gayle he isnt playing for 1m USD today...

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

If Gayle goes on sensibly after his ton, Anwar's record might be on threat.

 

[sehban]

malik strikes

 

[natalia]

WOOHOO CAUGHT EM!
Chattergoon c Manzoor b Malik.

WI 125/1 in 19.3

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Gone !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NeVerMind]

Malik strikes! Chattergoon gone!

 

[Oxy]

OUT!

MAlik strikes

125-1 off

Chatergoon gone

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Captain sahib took the first wicket of the match.

 

[masterblaster]

1st wkt down,,,thank god

 

[Xoib]

Huge six from Gayle..Afridi get's a taste of his own medicine...

Did he get Gayle out?

 

[Oxy]

If Gayle goes on sensibly after his ton, Anwar's record might be on threat.

Thanks for the reminder...I will bump up the *JINX* thread if he gets to 100

 

[Oxy]

Did he get Gayle out?

No, he got smashed for 6!

 

[NeVerMind]

Sarwan on and a left-right hand combination on...

 

[Sparhawk]

Did he get Gayle out?

)

 

[Oxy]

Gives credence to all the posters who said MAlik should have come on about 6-7 overs agao

 

[sehban]

129/1 20 overs

 

[natalia]

That was a four, no need to refer it

WI 130/1 in 20 overs

Mongolian beast to bowl

 

[Oxy]

130-1 off 20 overs

Gayle v Afridi

 

[Muhammad]

I'd rather Chattergoon was still in, his dismissal will probably increase the run rate.

 

[NeVerMind]

Let's see how Afridi fares against the experienced likes of Gayle and Sarwan. These are not your Kenyan/Zimbabwean cannon fodder batsmen...

 

[natalia]

WI 133/1 after 21 overs, good over by the beast

 

[Oxy]

133-1 off 21 overs

 

[sehban]

136/1 22

 

[shabs100]

commentators taking it to afridi

 

[NeVerMind]

Malik bowls another good over. Just 3 off it. Afridi needs to support him...

 

[Oxy]

Will the spin option is doing its trick....although MAlik missed a trick by delaying it through the 'carnage'.

RR now slowing

 

[Lightning]

I've seen this so many times. Teams getting off to a blistering start and then falling away against Pak in the middle overs.

 

[On_the_up]

so far, 5 overs of spin 1-24 off them, why o why wern't the spinners brought on earlier, I know the risk of power plays but when you are getting tonked at 9 runs an over, it is a risk worth taking.

 

[shabs100]

what is rameez raja's problem. He seems to be blaming afridi for everything.

 

[Lightning]

Also am really dissapointed that Pak haven't given the chance to one of our faster bowling prospects in Sohail Khan or Talha. Too much medium pace ATM. Guys trundling in and bowling 135ks on a flat pitch...

 

[On_the_up]

at least we potentially have 30 overs of spin to bowl

 

[Noman]

I've seen this so many times. Teams getting off to a blistering start and then falling away against Pak in the middle overs.

I was thinking in the same line.. But right now Gayle is the key. Getting Sarwan will be bonus,.

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

) West Indies have a white dude playing for them.

Its funny because its wrong.

 

[undisputed]

afridi hasn't started to well with his bowling. nothing really going in pakistan's favour

 

[volcyz]

Sigh, medium pace works if you have good variation.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Anything less than 320 would be a huge disappointment for the West Indians.

 

[On_the_up]

144-1 after 24 overs Gayle on 91

 

[volcyz]

) West Indies have a white dude playing for them.

Its funny because its wrong.

Come on, no need to bring colour into this. His mum is Jamaican or something.

 

[Oxy]

Sarwan lofts Afridi for 4

148-1

 

[Oxy]

what is rameez raja's problem. He seems to be blaming afridi for everything.

Thats RAmeez for you!

 

[Oxy]

151-1 off 25 overs

 

[NeVerMind]

afridi hasn't started to well with his bowling. nothing really going in pakistan's favour

Mailk applying the pressure but not getting decent support from Afridi. If Afridi does not perfrom well today, there is a case to be made for the inclusion of Saeed Ajmal especially since the pitch does turn...

 

[Rudi hater]

Where is the jinx threat for 200 guys...

 

[natalia]

Run rate under 6 now

 

[Sheikh]

Good stuff from the spinners bringing things back a bit. Introduced about 7-8 overs late but oh well.

 

[Lightning]

Malika bowling well. Turning it more than "i can get ponting wicket after retiring" Harby.

 

[Goldbrain]

He should bring in Fawad Alam now and try Afridi later. It might work

 

[Oxy]

154-1 off 26 overs.

Spins duo have calmed things down

 

[sehban]

154/1 26

 

[volcyz]

Malika bowling well. Turning it more than "i can get ponting wicket after retiring" Harby.

Well maybe Harby can turn it a mile on this pitch too ...

 

[Saj]

Ouch, not watching this, but even so the scorecard makes for painful reading!

Hows it been going guys? Bad bowling or just good batting?