Pakistan vs England, 1st ODI, Cardiff: Updates

[iZeeshan]

Razzaq is spot on. So we've used four so far. Anyone think that Hafeez will get a bowl? But IMO, Razzaq, Afridi, Malik, and Hafeez should share 23 overs between them, wtih Asif bowling 10, Akhtar with 9, and Rana with 9 from before. Hafeez and Malik to get 4 overs each.

 

[Shayan]

92mph

 

[Pakistani tigers]

ppl shoaib has 1999 wickets..come on please get 200 now!

 

[Shayan]

no ball because of height, slower ball, nearly hit the stumps,

 

[sharuk]

fastest ball of the match 92.2 mph

 

[iZeeshan]

If Shoaib Akhtar sends Ian Bell's stumps flying with a yorker, I won't care WHAT happens next.

 

[hisix]

70/3 Bell 32 colly 8

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

C'mon Shobby 1 wicket away from 200wkts. Maiden from Razzi. 70-3 off 18.2

 

[Shayan]

71 for 3

 

[Shayan]

Bell 32*
Colly 8*

 

[hisix]

no ball from shoaib. 71/3

 

[Shayan]

cut for 4 from Bell, too much width from Shoaib

 

[Rob H]

bang bang bang. cya Shoaib.

 

[Bailan]

18.3 90 mph

71/3

 

[iZeeshan]

Looks like I miss Shoaib's over again, how is it?

 

[evertonfan]

Shot Belly! That's what Akhtar needs.

 

[aamir]

Shot, drivien for four by Bell!

 

[Shayan]

75 for 3, 19 overs

 

[Big Mac]

Belly punishing the width from Shoaib

 

[Rob H]

great shot from Collingwood. Boundary was needed

 

[aamir]

Bell after being dropped off and struggling against Rana is playing quite well now. This guy has come a long way in my books.

 

[Shayan]

79 for 3 after 20. Commentators pointing out that England don't have much batting to come

 

[Big Mac]

Shot

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Bell after being dropped off and struggling against Rana is playing quite well now. This guy has come a long way in my books.

Not at all we dont bowl in the right areas to him often. 79-3 off 20

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

well powerplays are almost over and not much on the board
pakistan needs to finish them off quickly n then make the runs quickly before ti starts raining

81/3 after 20.1

 

[Noman]

razz BOWLING WELL

 

[yk]

PLUM.....but not given........CHEAT!!!!

 

[Shayan]

big appeal for lbw, looked out, should've been out, poor decision

 

[aamir]

Not at all we dont bowl in the right areas to him often. 79-3 off 20

He did get some loose ones from Shoaib (and probably luck he did face Asif as much) , but you still have to put them away. I think did that quite well so far.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

ah very very close and shouldve probably been given. collingwood lucky there

 

[Saj]

How an international umpire gives that LBW appeal not out is beyond me.

 

[Big Mac]

That's out surely

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

wide ball there

 

[Pakistani tigers]

who was the umpire...not doctrove again surely?

 

[Rob H]

what was needed from Bell

 

[majalani]

hawkeye = would hit middle stump

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

bell picks the slower one and smacks naved down the ground for a boundary

 

[badxhah]

 

[aamir]

Very out, not given!

Botham agrees with what I have already said before that Shoaib was very unlucky not to be given that Strauss decision in the first over.

Meh! We still want England to put up a half way decent score, anyways. But if you are counting for the ODI series keep track of those decisions.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

who was the umpire...not doctrove again surely?

it was the dude that was umpiring when i went to the canada game some new dude

 

[Big Mac]

Belly

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

smacks naved away with that garbage full slower delivery

 

[Big Mac]

Belly so damn good

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

93-3 now

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Pathetic decision. Its funny how the so-called rub of the green always goes against Pakistan.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

heh if england wanna get ahead of us they need to win 5-0 ) in rankings that is

 

[yk]

How an international umpire gives that LBW appeal not out is beyond me.

welcome back Saj, how was ure holiday?

going to any of the ODI's?

were u kept updated about the fiasco?

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

rana a tad bit expensive....could have gotten a few wickets...has beaten the bat a few times...but that why its called cricket

England 93/3 (22.6 ov)

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

razzle dazzle continues and gives a single down third man

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Very poor Rana today. A few good balls with too many 4 balls to relieve the pressure.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

good running there

 

[yk]

Bell on 49

 

[Pakistani tigers]

rana needs to be more contrlloing..he attacks too much!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

belly onto 49

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

rana needs to be more contrlloing..he attacks too much!

well with asif having put the pressure on its not a bad tactic for rana to go at the batsmen his economy not showing how well he has bowled today

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

sliding down leg side there and bell gets a leg bye

end of the 24th over

97-3

 

[iZeeshan]

Razzaq not looking lethal, but he's bowling really well and he is spot on.

 

[hisix]

97/3 after 24 overs

 

[aamir]

Afridi on.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

on comes freedi

 

[yk]

Beast!!!!!

 

[iZeeshan]

Bell really has stablized the English innings, or else God knows where they would be.,

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Rana needs to be pulled out bring on the spinners.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

razzaq going off for some reason or another.

 

[iZeeshan]

Afridi to have a bowl.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

rr is over 4 now too so england recovering well now

 

[Rob H]

Good 50 Belly. Go on get 100 lad

 

[hisix]

50 for Bell. 98/3

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single to bell

well played good 50

 

[aamir]

Bell 50, well played.

 

[iZeeshan]

Great first ball to Bell. Spun in.

 

[iZeeshan]

Short and wide, slashed for a single.

 

[yk]

BEAST STRIKES....lbw, colly

 

[Rob H]

given out lbw. Straight ball!

 

[hisix]

colly out

 

[aamir]

Colly gone to Afridi!

 

[iZeeshan]

Gone!!!!!

 

[yk]

98/4

 

[Saj]

Clever bowling from Afridi. In drift and slightly slower.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

plumb lbw great bowling

colly goes