Pakistan vs Bangladesh | ICC World T20 | Group A | St Lucia | Pakistan Innings

[Radiance Of Australis]

Hello.
This is the commentary thread for tonight's game between defending champions Pakistan and a slightly weaker unit of Bangladesh.

Captain:
Pakistan-Shahid Afridi
Bangladesh-Shakib al Hasan.

Match due to start 17:30 GMT.

Form guide (most recent first)
Pakistan WLLWW
Bangladesh LLLLL


I'm honoured to be the one who has made the first commentary thread for Pakistan as defending champions.

Good Luck to both the teams!
Pakistan Zindabad!

 

[Equinox]

The Tigers vs. The Markhors...

 

[Inswinger]

What the hell is a Markhor?

 

[pakmania]

A form of land Goat ?

 

[Equinox]

What the hell is a Markhor?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=markhor

 

[Equinox]

It is also Pakistan's national animal.

 

[saj001]

Bengali tigers are pussycat with mehndhi on.

 

[Equinox]

Bengali tigers are pussycat with mehndhi on.

 

[AZ]

415 minutes to go...

 

[its.raja]

Go BD go you can upset us

 

[Punisher]

I think the Snow Leopard is also Pakistan's national animal, although Markhor is widely known in the media. So to ensure equal competition it should be Tiger v Snow Leopard.

 

[its.raja]

uper Sixer Hello.
This is the commentary thread for tonight's game between defending champions Pakistan and a slightly weaker unit of Bangladesh.

And the commentators will be........ Sheeda, Feeda.....Pappu.....Guddu......Luddan......Shakoor BHAI.......and Allah Ditta

 

[cricketpassion]

415 minutes to go...

and how many seconds

 

[Equinox]

My XI for Bangladesh:
Tamim Iqbal
Imrul Kayes
Mohammad Ashraful
Mushfiqur Rahim+
Mahmudullah
Aftab Ahmed
Shakib Al Hasan
Naeem Islam
Mashrafe Mortaza
Abdur Razzak
Syed Rasel

 

[Ali Raja]

I think the Snow Leopard is also Pakistan's national animal, although Markhor is widely known in the media. So to ensure equal competition it should be Tiger v Snow Leopard.

I like snow leopards. They er rare and not found in many countries, I think.

Pakistan Snow Leopards, sounds a bit weird though

 

[pakmania]

and how many seconds

With Pakistan,it takes an eternity.

 

[AZ]

My XI for Bangladesh:
Tamim Iqbal
Imrul Kayes
Aftab Ahmed
Mushfiqur Rahim+
Mahmudullah
Mohammad Ashraful
Shakib Al Hasan
Naeem Islam
Mashrafe Mortaza
Abdur Razzak
Syed Rasel

Rahim ahead of Ashraful and Shakib in a T20 game?! you sure?!

 

[its.raja]

Copy Pasting

Based on results at the World Stage, Pakistan are currently the best T20 side playing, having reached the finals of the 2007 edition and winning the 2009 Cup.
However, the T20 format being what it is, there are no guarantees, though in their match against Bangladesh, Pakistan are certainly favourites.
Pakistan's only area of concern is their batting, which looks weaker than the bowling. Though Umar Gul has been ruled out with an injury and reports indicate that Mohammad Asif will not play, an attack comprising Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Sami and Saeed Ajmal as frontline bowlers backed up by the all-round skills of Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq is still a tough force.
It will be a mistake to point at the internal chaos caused by the PCB's banning and fining senior players in the Pakistan team as something that will hamper team preparation. Pakistan cricket has functioned amidst chaos from time immemorial, but that hasn't stopped the team from being a consistent threat through decades of international cricket.
Bangladesh for their part, are slowly reaching the stage where, though they aren't favourites against the bigger teams, but aren't looked at as pushovers any more. And in the shortened T20 format, the gap between the haves and the have-nots decreases, which in turn means teams like Bangladesh will fancy their chances of an upset even more.
Pakistan have always been mercurial, but in a tournament of this structure, they can't really afford to be inconsistent, since that will almost certainly ensure that they don't defend their title successfully.
Both teams' players will be hungry, having sat on the sidelines during the IPL, and as Pakistan showed last year, missing out on the IPL wasn't a necessarily bad thing.
Bangladesh showed signs of developing a good core in their recent matches, with Shakib al Hasan leading the way. However, the support players around the core are not yet up to consistent world-class standards, and that is what Pakistan will attempt to exploit, and what Bangladesh must find a way to prevent.
The third team in their group is Australia, who have been on a roll in all limited overs formats for the past year, which will make both Pakistan and Bangladesh extra keen to win this match.

 

[Equinox]

Rahim ahead of Ashraful and Shakib in a T20 game?! you sure?!

We need some firepower towards the end. Rahim is useless at no. 7. He can't hit unless it's in his zone. But he is the best strike rotator in the team and can easily milk the 1s and 2s which others struggle to do. I'd swap Ash and Aftab around though.

 

[AZ]

and Shakib, your best player in the side, at 7?! that can't be right.

 

[Ayyub]

We need some firepower towards the end. Rahim is useless at no. 7. He can't hit unless it's in his zone. But he is the best strike rotator in the team and can easily milk the 1s and 2s which others struggle to do. I'd swap Ash and Aftab around though.

Rahim should open with tamim

 

[Equinox]

and Shakib, your best player in the side, at 7?! that can't be right.

That was just my XI. Will never happen though. Ash, Aftab and Shakib will be sent out in the Top 5 and after they are gone Rahim and Riyad will trundle along at 6 an over.

 

[Chasing Cars]

Bengali tigers are pussycat with mehndhi on.

LOL! Saj..... ) ) )

 

[161]

I hope we get destroyed by Bangladesh.

 

[AZ]

I hope we get destroyed by Bangladesh.

the US isn't playing.

 

[saj001]

the US isn't playing.

 

[cricketpassion]

I hope we get destroyed by Bangladesh.

Patriotism

 

[Paradox]

So to ensure equal competition it should be Tiger v Snow Leopard.

HAHAHAH I get that joke! Nice one mate! )

P.S., only Mac users/geeks will understand that one ) Lovely!

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Well Markhor sounds like a depressing name (Markhor means jo baar baar maar khata ho )

 

[161]

Patriotism

Yeah ... T20 f'd up Pak cricket.

Sooner we forget about this garbage and focus on real cricket the better for us.

Right ?

 

[161]

Key for Bangla will be to score around 140 .. if they can do that they will pressure our batting.

 

[pakmania]

Yeah ... T20 f'd up Pak cricket.

Sooner we forget about this garbage and focus on real cricket the better for us.

Right ?

Exactly,that T20 win,ruined our team,it made them egotistical and they think that they are invincible.

 

[161]

the US isn't playing.

Scratches head .. you know I really do try to make sense of your posts .. but some times (most of the time?) it just doesn't happen.

 

[AZ]

Exactly,that T20 win,ruined our team,it made them egotistical and they think that they are invincible.

I'd rather see us as egotistical World Champions than realistic Runner Ups.

 

[161]

Exactly,that T20 win,ruined our team,it made them egotistical and they think that they are invincible.

Exactly.

We need to get our head out of this Bollywood cricket and get back to focus on our major test series coming up in the summer and fall.

 

[AZ]

Scratches head .. you know I really do try to make sense of your posts .. but some times (most of the time?) it just doesn't happen.

don't stress it, jo samajhna chahta hai woh samajh jayega.

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

Dil Dil Pakistan... in a few hours we will be launching our campaign ICC T20 2010, we are the champs, lets play like champs !! Go BoomBoom !

 

[cricket_fever]

Cant wait!!!!!

So damn nervous 4 i dunno what!

 

[its.raja]

Cant wait!!!!!

So damn nervous 4 i dunno what!

same here......... i wish they could bat first otherwise they will be struggling in run chase.

 

[SohailQureshi]

Cant wait!!!!!

So damn nervous 4 i dunno what!

ive been feeling like that aswell yaar! i think the memories of the WC2007 still haunt us.. inshallah pakistan will beat the tigers today! opening games for pakistan are always daunting you know.

 

[cricket_fever]

same here......... i wish they could bat first otherwise they will be struggling in run chase.

m 2...hope we bat 1st

 

[cricket_fever]

ive been feeling like that aswell yaar! i think the memories of the WC2007 still haunt us.. inshallah pakistan will beat the tigers today! opening games for pakistan are always daunting you know.

inshallah we will tame the wild bangla tigers into tame ***** cats

 

[nish_mate]

Hope Pakistan start strongly today and win

and then fizzle out slowly out of the tourney!!!!

Pakistan to choke big time in the super 8's with their Phaast bowling and boom booms!

P.S. Dont take it seriously, just some greetings from a neighbouring Indian cricket follower...

 

[Mohsin]

Is the pitch we're gonna play on gonna be the same one the indians and afghans are gonna play on?

Either way i hope we bat first!

 

[Mohsin]

The match start at like 6PM here in the UK.....i woke up at 10AM and wasnt able to get back to sleep (on a Saturday after a went to bed at like half 1 in the morning), thats how excited/nervous i am!

 

[Momo]

The Tigers vs. The Markhors...

Markhors!

Hmmmn. I like it!

 

[pak4life]

Wonder if we will play on the same pitch used by afghan v india. Hope we dont bat second if that is the case it will be totally dead by then!

 

[Momo]

Markhors!

Hmmmn. I like it!

A Markhor:

You don't want to be on the wrong side of this guy. Beware Baangla!

 

[AZ]

what you can't see in that pic is that Shahid has cracked Shakib's left shoulder blade...he's in excruciating pain...the mere touch of the Qalandar has left Shakib paralyzed with fear.

 

[Momo]

What a patronizing, almost paternal, little pat on the back!

 

[Mohsin]

A Markhor:

You don't want to be on the wrong side of this guy. Beware Baangla!

My God those horns are beautiful...carve them into a bat at once!

 

[Momo]

what you can't see that Shahid has cracked Shakib's left shoulder blade...he's in excruciating pain...the mere touch of the Qalandar has left Shakib paralyzed with fear.

You are making amazing progress in very short spans of time, AZ.

Welcome to the club, mate.

 

[AZ]

You are making amazing progress in very short spans of time, AZ.

Welcome to the club, mate.

abh muttahid honey ka waqt hai, larney ka nahi!

Inshallah, Shahid will lead us to glory!

 

[Momo]

abh muttahid honey ka waqt hai, larney ka nahi!

Inshallah, Shahid will lead us to glory!

Well said, mate.

Inshaallah.

 

[Joy Bangla]

A Markhor:

You don't want to be on the wrong side of this guy. Beware Baangla!

Allah. i'm feeling nervous now

 

[Joy Bangla]

Bad news. Tamim is not playing bcz of injury

 

[Prince_Pathan]

Bad news. Tamim is not playing bcz of injury

)))

well good news for pak...bad news for me...hes on my cricinfo fantasy team lol...

 

[Equinox]

Bad news. Tamim is not playing bcz of injury

Source?!

 

[AZ]

Tamim aaye ya Shamim, don't make no difference! Bangladesh is gonna be Markhored[/
I] today!!!

 

[Mohsin]

Tamim aaye ya Shamim, don't make no difference! Bangladesh is gonna be Markhored[/
I] today!!!

))) LMAO!

 

[immubhai]

Markhord or not but looks like the ground is huge. I dont think hitting boundaries would be easy. One needs to be careful while hitting sixers. I reckon only 140 would be good defendable score and anything more than 160 would be ideal against Bangalies

 

[pakmania]

I'd rather see us as egotistical World Champions than realistic Runner Ups.

Realistic Runners up and Test winners vs Aus

Or egotistical Champions and 9-0 against Aus ?

 

[pakmania]

Exactly.

We need to get our head out of this Bollywood cricket and get back to focus on our major test series coming up in the summer and fall.

We certainly showed our true colours in the following months after the 09 Cup win didnt we ?

 

[theMasters]

Pitch isn't as slow and low as reported if the pitch is going to be same as India - Afghanistan.
There is some seam off the pitch. Shouldn't Asif be playing.

 

[RumiNYC]

Bengali tigers are pussycat with mehndhi on.

Lol yeah....Say that on my face...

 

[Equinox]

What a patronizing, almost paternal, little pat on the back!

He just wanted to be in the same picture frame as Shakib, the best all-rounder in the World

 

[cricketpassion]

Cant wait still 2 hours to go

 

[Saj]

Pre match nerves all round.

Counting down the minutes. Just want the action to start now.

 

[Saj]

Pakistan players looking very tense ahead of their match against BD.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Abdul Razzaq, Sami and Ajmal are wandering around lol

 

[tauseefm]

^^ Yes they are and their uniform is becoming like our hockey team. I hope their game is not going down like hockey team.

 

[pakmania]

Team news ?

 

[IM NOT YOU]

Pakistan players looking very tense ahead of their match against BD.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

In pure intensity, Aamer sucking his thumb! )

 

[Inswinger]

In pure intensity, Aamer sucking his thumb! )

He's only 17....

 

[Ryankhan]

Guys dont worry. Just saw at cric info. PAK 11 has Akmal n Hafeez as openers with Asif-Amir and Sami as pace bowlers with ajmal and Afridi and hafeez as spinners so its a good side...geo make their predictions....dont worry mashallah we have a strong side.

 

[Inswinger]

Guys dont worry. Just saw at cric info. PAK 11 has Akmal n Hafeez as openers with Asif-Amir and Sami as pace bowlers with ajmal and Afridi and hafeez as spinners so its a good side...geo make their predictions....dont worry mashallah we have a strong side.

That's Cricinfo's predicted XI...

 

[KingKhanWC]

Pakistan players looking very tense ahead of their match against BD.

Agree. It could just nerves or genuine worry about the game. Hope its not the later.

 

[Khabri420]

Lol yeah....Say that on my face...

I'm willing to do that...where do I have to meet you, Jackson Heights?

 

[imshally81]

75 min to go....
i can't wait