Pakistan vs New Zealand | 2nd ODI | Abu Dhabi | 6/11/09 | Pak innings

[GLORY OF '92]

Why akmal? Needed to be kept back for PP. We can still win just need to keep our heads.

 

[dirk diggler]

Oh please, atleast don't blame him for the wrong things. Its not like Afridi was trying to hit it for 6 first ball. It was just a regular dismissal

look mate when you need 8 an over from the moment you walk in and your name is afridi, you're not gonna hang around, this was always on the card after woeful display from YK. Afridi can bat for a lengthy period as he's shown, but not under these circumstances

 

[Khabri420]

Lol at the idiots in this thread.
Before:
"No no we want Afridi yaaay!"
After:
"Oh he's out what a retard"

Fickle.

There should be a rule in cricket, "First ball, try ball"

 

[SulmanPK]

Two lucky wickets for Styris there. Both nothing deliveries, and both resulting in wickets.

Magic of pressure.

 

[mindless slogging]

crowd still booing...y does this always happen ?>> afridi scores a century,then the the next game hes out on 0......y???

His average of 23 says everything.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Boom, Boom ......... ) )

 

[12thMan]

What is with the batting order change. Make Butt hit the ball or get out. Not enough strike rotation. MoYo or Malik should be in middle

 

[Deewana Mastana]

People slowly starting to walk out of the ground

 

[waqar_ahmad]

malik should have been sent in, he is a good player of spin

 

[Da Best]

Lol at the idiots in this thread.
Before:
"No no we want Afridi yaaay!"
After:
"Oh he's out what a retard"

Fickle.

I always wanted Kamran in before Afridi. If no Kamran then Afridi.

 

[*sallu*]

Butt survives

 

[dirk diggler]

butt not looking to accelerate any time soon

 

[Khurram]

just come home watched Afridi coming out instead of Yousef *** ??? After Afridi gets out Kamran Akmal comes out wtfffff ? And now looking at team players and no UMAR AKMAL ??? *** is happening ?

 

[WNC]

Some people are already leaving the ground after Afridi's fall.

 

[shane]

It was a bit naive of Pakistan to expect to score more than 170 in the last 20 overs a second time in a row. Very naive.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shoaib Malik should've come out after Afridi's dismissal

 

[mindless slogging]

look mate when you need 8 an over from the moment you walk in and your name is afridi, you're not gonna hang around, this was always on the card after woeful display from YK. Afridi can bat for a lengthy period as he's shown, but not under these circumstances

Why the hell are you making excuses? Pressure is part of international cricket. If you can't face it, don't bother playing.

 

[midaz]

The match is over for Pak

 

[iZeeshan]

I love how we won the last game and now that we might lose the second, people are completely lambasting the team.

The series will still be 1-1 folks.

 

[amar1212]

wow afridi did us bad

 

[Poison]

There's still 20 overs to go...what is wrong with you people?

 

[Inswinger]

It was a bit naive of Pakistan to expect to score more than 170 in the last 20 overs a second time in a row. Very naive.

Think of it as a T20. 170 to win but your 0/3

 

[Khabri420]

They have no choice but to start hitting RRR is almost 8.3

 

[SulmanPK]

Pakistan has played some awesome cricket today.
The bowling was awesome!
And the batsmen have played match winning innings!

Pak on course to win now!

I can understand your feelings mate. You need a cup of tea.

 

[Da Best]

Butt survives

NO!!! Butt really did do a lot today. Dropped a catch, fielded poorly, now all he needs to do is play his tuk tuk cricket.

 

[srh]

Butt was out but not given.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That could've been given out

 

[Seen Sheen]

Its 60-40 in Pakistan's favour..

 

[cricket_fever]

The match is over for Pak

i should go sleep now as there is nothing to look forward to!

 

[shahzadddd]

Kiwi's have won.

Pakistan selection, organisation etc is a joke.

Lovin the positive vibes ...

Really we are about 30 runs short of where we should be ... which doesn't necessarily mean we are out of it... but it is looking like it's gonna require someone to pull something out of the bag

 

[SulmanPK]

Shoaib Malik should've come out after Afridi's dismissal

Wasnt younis khan's innings enough for us?

 

[shane]

Think of it as a T20. 170 to win but your 0/3

It's hard enough when you are 0/0.

 

[iHammad]

Let's just calm down, and watch the match.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Waqar wanted Moyo or Malik to come out rather than the Afridi's or the Akmal's

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

But has to stay there till the VERY END , if we are to win this one.

 

[SulmanPK]

We can do it guys. Come on.

 

[amar1212]

start hitting already don't worry we have razzaq malik, and yusuf just play freely like last game.. (to akmal)

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Wasnt younis khan's innings enough for us?

Come on he can't do worse than that now can he?

 

[*sallu*]

Wow

Catching practice there

 

[iHammad]

I can understand your feelings mate. You need a cup of tea.

I did a half-day of school for this.
Kya larkiyoon ki tarhaan khel rahay hain.

 

[dirk diggler]

another one bites the dust, sharp take

 

[mindless slogging]

I love how we won the last game and now that we might lose the second, people are completely lambasting the team.

The series will still be 1-1 folks.

If the performance is decent, noone would lambast the side. When the team performance has been littered with horrendeous decisions and a stupid game-plan, they deserve the lambasting.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Akmal gone and Styris gets his 3rd

 

[Khabri420]

:akmal gone

 

[midaz]

yet another one for styris, akmal gone

 

[Seen Sheen]

Now,its 50-50

 

[ahmed16]

I personally would have sent in Yousuf at 4, downt undertstand this fro Younus, Afridi is a once in a blue moon player as far as his batting is concerned. If Yousuf is too slow, then why not Malik whos able to keep it going.

 

[tauseefm]

Pathatic Pathatic tactics by pakistani Kuptaan sahab

 

[Khabri420]

How about trying to play it away from the fielder for a change

 

[SulmanPK]

Should we take the powerplay now? Thats our last chance

 

[90MPH]

Game is all but over.

 

[pak4life]

another one gone looks like the captains strategy is not working lol

 

[iHammad]

Kamran Akmal gone.

 

[Inswinger]

Blaming this one on Butt too?

 

[taaveez]

Here comes the collapse

 

[shahzadddd]

Is dew a factor in this game?

 

[ahmed16]

Wasnt younis khan's innings enough for us?

Uh mate, Malik is in better form than Younus.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Suicide. Styris destroying us. Can malik, butt, yousuf and razzaq save us.
We do this too often. Hit the ball on the ground or over the top.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Wont be surprised if they send Moyo out now

 

[waqar_ahmad]

styris is getting wickets of lame deliveries. What the hell

 

[cricket_fever]

We can do it guys. Come on.

love the way you are being so positive

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rather than Malik

 

[amar1212]

PP should be taken but i belives its only for the last 15 overs so too bad

 

[shahzadddd]

Styris the virus....

Advantage NZ to quote cricinfo.

 

[IAJ]

Well as I said earlier you can not allways rely on afridi and akmal to do the job.

 

[<< Rashid >>]

Younis may be a passionate captain, but he certaintly isn't a clever one.

 

[SulmanPK]

another one gone looks like the captains strategy is not working lol

It was you who wanted younis khan out. :Q

 

[adiabbasi]

whe need dasti to inquire this can some one call dasti

 

[WNC]

What the hell is going on? Scotty Styris bringing us down? )

 

[dirk diggler]

another one gone looks like the captains strategy is not working lol[/QUOTE
its worked for him...he'll end up being the second top scorer in the Pak innings

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

The is the time for Yousuf to do something. He has often been accused of not being able to deliver when the situation demands. This is the perfect opportunity for him to shut those critics, that is if he can.

 

[mindless slogging]

Lovin the positive vibes ...

Really we are about 30 runs short of where we should be ... which doesn't necessarily mean we are out of it... but it is looking like it's gonna require someone to pull something out of the bag

Positive/negative etc etc and there is a thing called watching a match and reporting on it. If you were impartial, you'd see the tactics would never warrant a win for Pakistan, and that looks the way it will pan out.

 

[WNC]

I was afraid of this, relying on the 'fire power' later on might just back fire and it has....

 

[iZeeshan]

Butt's going to lead us to victory with Razzaq. Just you watch.

Malik & Yousuf just need to get us a quick 60 runs somehow.

 

[amar1212]

this is y we always r known as the "inconsistent team"

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Messed around with the batting order too much.

 

[SulmanPK]

I did a half-day of school for this.
Kya larkiyoon ki tarhaan khel rahay hain.

You sure girls play that bad

 

[iHammad]

shut up Danny

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Have they done with the ballots as to who comes out?

 

[90MPH]

Younis is not good enough for number 3. Period. His slow batting put too much pressure on the rest of the team. He has to move to 4 or 5.