Pakistan v Zimbabwe | Group A | WC 11 | Pallekele | 14/3/11 | Pakistan innings

[Sledger]

Yay, Asad back on strike .

 

[PakistanPaindabad]

Afridi must be twitching for some lamb right at the moment in the dressing room

 

[Express Pace]

1(19) lolz

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single to Asad.

 

[Poison]

Pak 33/1 after 9 and make a complete and utter dogs dinner out off this run chase!

This is actually a very good start.

 

[cricfan967]

Shafiq gets a run

 

[Hassan0987]

Finally Shafiq taking a run

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

seriously shafiq...

 

[Munna]

shafiq's 2nd run after facing 20 balls

 

[chui_kadoo]

we will cruise this. We are going at 4 per over which is what is required

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Shafiq 2 from 20 !!!!

 

[Khan88]

Hafeez solidifying his spot over Shehzad for sure.

 

[Sledger]

!!

:single

 

[RehanG]

wait on Asad will score 50!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

39/1 in 10.

 

[Bhaijaan]

This Asad guy is out there to break Sunny Gavaskar's infamous world cup record.

There is just no wayyyy bro Out of reach, that record will remain for ever

 

[Munna]

this is fun

 

[Sledger]

39/1.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Shafiq is playing himself in

 

[JibranAnsari]

will pakistan lose the match if they are 88/3 in 20 overs and the match is finished?

 

[Poison]

Shafiq is just getting himself in, he hasn't played a game all tourney! Kids are way too harsh here, he'll kick on.

 

[Munna]

wait on Asad will score 50!

we might run out of overs till then im afraid

 

[cricfan967]

Shafiq needs to spend more time with Afridi.

 

[Gujra]

I just heard from Stump Mic Price saying "they are getting scared".........

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

does shafiq have a brain.

 

[syd_pak]

amazing how a player like this gets ahead of Mohammad Yousuf

I mean, this is the best we have?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Asad continues. another dot.

 

[Hassan0987]

What is the problem with Shafiq?

 

[farsiddiqui]

PP fans suffering from chicken little syndrome again!

Chill out guys! Asad just got his first game in the world cup. Let him get his eye in and he will score runs. The target is not that much, we'll get there.

For those hoping for Asad's dismissal already don't know much about cricket and momentum.

 

[Munna]

smashed straight to mid off

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single to Asad..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

1 to Shafiq

Finally!

 

[cricfan967]

Shafiq gets another run.

 

[AZ]

someone pls tell Asad that RAIN is in the air.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Shafiq has been learning from misbah

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meray bhai... we got it the first time ...

 

[Express Pace]

3(23) picking up speed

 

[Britstani]

honestly why do we even expect better from pak.....this is lame

 

[Khan6575]

A new low for Pakistan cricket Asad Shafiq being included in the World cup squad (ODIs). DISGRACE

 

[Deewana Mastana]

3 off 23 balls for Shafiq!

 

[Sledger]

Barbra Streisand.. what a tuuune.

 

[tauseefm]

Doesn't shafiq know if it rains we need to be ahead of current run rate issed: he is going to ruin us issed:

 

[ZenBowman]

A new low for Pakistan cricket Asad Shafiq being included in the World cup squad (ODIs). DISGRACE

Yes, if only Fawad was batting!

 

[Munna]

we are choking

 

[syd_pak]

Shafiq is just getting himself in, he hasn't played a game all tourney! Kids are way too harsh here, he'll kick on.

the problem is, he won;t kick on.
He will do something dumb!!!!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

1 to Professor.

 

[saajidrox]

Not running fine

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Man Asad is playing a test for sure.

 

[Extreme Pace]

Pakistan needs to stay ahead of D/L rain could come anytime

 

[Eagle_Eye]

whats the DL situation... are we behind?

 

[PakistanPaindabad]

Any chances of rain? cloud cover? slight drizzle at the ground at the moment?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Asad is strictly a test batsman. He may score a 20 or 30 here but at this pace, he is putting us in a hole.

 

[Sledger]

41/1.

 

[ZenBowman]

Going along well, should be comfortable from here, Zimbabwe's "attack" doesn't look threatening at all.

 

[cricfan967]

For everyone watching on Willow
- Don't these matrimony ADs get annoying

 

[The Yorker]

Asad better start rotating the strike or he might as well hit out if he is unable to get singles.

 

[Poison]

See, if Shafiq browsed through this site and saw these comments about him what do you think he's going to be feeling about himself? People need to relax ffs.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

can someone please put up the DL par score after every over

 

[saajidrox]

Lamb in

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single to

 

[ddss]

is umar injured?

 

[farsiddiqui]

Asad should never have been selected in the squad.

I agree with that. Fawad should have been in his place. However, now that he is playing, let's back off of him a bit. This is his world cup debut, and with our fickle management, unless your last name is Akmal, you are always afraid of your future.

 

[tahir_dj]

is he playing test match here

 

[Sledger]

People need to chills. Shafiq is just laying the platform for the big hitters like Younis and Misbah who are in next.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Spinners tying them down nicely

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another single to Asad.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

1 more down the ground.

 

[Poison]

the problem is, he won;t kick on.
He will do something dumb!!!!

Shafiq is not that kind of player, if you've seen his career thus far.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Not a bad start this, Hafeez looks promising

 

[JibranAnsari]

pakistan need 70 more runs if they lose 3 more wickets in 20 overs

 

[cricfan967]

This is getting a little better, singles coming more often.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Almost a mix up.

 

[Poison]

Still well ahead of DL par!

 

[Munna]

ok kamran was being sent at #3 to make use of the PP overs .... he failed .. so they've now opted for shafiq instead for that position ..but hez certainly not having the same intent as kamran ...

so ... wats the plan?

 

[cricfan967]

Some big spin there

 

[ZenBowman]

For everyone watching on Willow
- Don't these matrimony ADs get annoying

Yaar, what everyone wants is a girl who can cook exactly like his mom, and in that respect Fiza gets 10/10 marks!

 

[iRfaN_LA]

big spin.

 

[JilaWatan]

they know to pick up the pace before 20 overs...im sure they will come thru

 

[AZ]

we're ahead! whew!

ok Asad play as you like taq

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single now to Asad.

 

[Sledger]

Jokes aside, it's ok for Asad to play like this for a bit longer because Hafeez is going well. He must catch up with his SR once set though.