Pakistan vs South Africa | 2007 Series | 1st Test | Karachi | 01/10/07 | Day 1

[Mercenary]

Will we play 3 seamers or 2 spinners?

Will we open with Butt and Hafeez or Butt and Hameed?

What position will Malik bat at?

All will be answered shortly.

 

[CricketBuff]

We should open with Butt and Taufeeq Umer

 

[Mercenary]

If MoYo isnt playing (as is the rumour) then we may very well play the following top 7...

Butt
Taufeeq
Hameed
Younis
Malik
Misbah
Kamran

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Butt and Umer to open

2 Pacers 2 spinners

What shall we do if win the toos?

Bat 1st and let the spinners bowl on a 4th/5th day pitch or bowl 1st let Asif and gul extract something (if there is any) out of the pitch?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

If MoYo isnt playing (as is the rumour) then we may very well play the following top 7...

Butt
Taufeeq
Hameed
Younis
Malik
Misbah
Kamran

Followed by rehman,Gul,Kaneria and Asif

 

[Mercenary]

Cricinfo has the match starting at 0500 but ARY still has some religious program on!!

 

[Muddaser]

Cricinfo has the match starting at 0500 but ARY still has some religious program on!!

Thats what I was gonna say.

It says 5.00am GMt.

Maybe its 6.00am GMt.

 

[Mercenary]

According to the BBC it's 0600, Cricinfo never gets the time right

 

[PlanetPakistan]

zee sports is saying 1 am EST( 29 mins from now)

 

[Mercenary]

Can I ask why people want Taufeeq to open? What's he done to deserve a recall?

He's looked all at sea in his last few international appearances, Hameed would be a more logical choice plus Hameed seems to be going through a purple patch at the moment.

 

[Toony™®]

Thats what I was gonna say.

It says 5.00am GMt.

Maybe its 6.00am GMt.

defn it will 5am gmt - in 28 mins or so..


ARY have sometimes this uncanny ability to show tests from the time it starts rather than a pre-match buildup on some occasions.

 

[infamous9383]

south africa have won the toss and are going to bat

 

[Toony™®]

According to the BBC it's 0600, Cricinfo never gets the time right

thats in bst (uk summer time )

bbc had the wrong times for the morning 2020s...so they make mistakes too!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

According to tensports 10:30 PSt

 

[infamous9383]

Abdul Rehman to play along with Danish Kaneria

 

[tauseefm]

YUP, SA i going to bat and nobody is in the ground.. few people are there to watch the first test match.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

what the shampoo...zee sports is showing the IND AUS game!
Abdul,
Is yousuf playing?

 

[161]

dam SA batting first .. any teams news ?

 

[161]

anyone got links ?

 

[W63L35]

All signs are there for Faisal to play...and I hope he does, if yousaf is not.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

What the hell man,still no game on Ten Sports

 

[infamous9383]

horrilbe coverage from crapinfo again no live scorecard and about 10 mins left bf4 the game

 

[sunny92]

I am seriously dreading watching some one like Kallis bat on such pitches.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Hell No Faisal Please,that guy makes me hate cricket more and more probably because he is javed's Nephew The Mr Bakwas of Pakistani Media

 

[W63L35]

SAF wins the toss and bat!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Finally we are on live coverage on Ten Sports

 

[W63L35]

Hell No Faisal Please,that guy makes me hate cricket more and more probably because he is javed's Nephew The Mr Bakwas of Pakistani Media

Remember what kind of innings he played vs India in karachi?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Finally we are on live coverage on Ten Sports and SuperSports2 as well

 

[Oxy]

South Africa have drawn first blood by winning the toss and batting first,

 

[Afridi_Fan]

No Pollock no morkel styne in

 

[waquas_uk]

yousuf not playing according to cricinfo?

 

[Pathan007]

anyone got links ?

Channel 32879 on sopcast

 

[Oxy]

OK ARY - I'm getting nervous. 2 mins to go and NOTHING so far...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

2 spinners and 2 seamers in for Pakistan,20/20 is history malik sounds good

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

zee sports is showing india australia WTH

 

[Afridi_Fan]

butt,hafeez,MoYo,Misbah,Faisal,Malik,Akmal,Gul,Rehman,Asif and Kaneria

 

[Afridi_Fan]

zee sports is showing india australia WTH

That match is not even today,its tomorrow

 

[161]

Channel 32879 on sopcast

thnx man

 

[161]

butt,hafeez,MoYo,Misbah,Faisal,Malik,Akmal,Gul,Rehman,Asif and Kaneria

woot happened to younis ?

 

[Oxy]

6am UK Time.

Nothing on ARY Digital???

Just ads

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Asif to Open to Gibbs

 

[CricketBuff]

So Younus not playing?

 

[waquas_uk]

mohammed yousuf dropped according to cricinfo.??

 

[Oxy]

Is anyone else watchin ARY UK?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

very Low bounce 1st ball,on the bounce to the keeper

 

[Saqib]

The match still has not started on ARY Digital

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Gibbs and South Africa off the mark,inside edge

 

[hellopak]

butt,hafeez,MoYo,Misbah,Faisal,Malik,Akmal,Gul,Rehman,Asif and Kaneria

Probably you mean Younis Khan since no MoYo

 

[Oxy]

Well done ARY - youve had 9 months to prepare for this series - and SO FAR, yopu've missed the entire 1st over!!!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Smith off the mark to deep fine leg

 

[Saqib]

Well done ARY - youve had 9 months to prepare for this series - and SO FAR, yopu've missed the entire 1st over!!!

:******:

 

[Oxy]

Pakistan team
Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Faisal Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif, Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Yousuf, Yasir Hameed, Iftikhar Anjum

South Africa team
HH Gibbs, GC Smith, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, MV Boucher, A Nel, M Ntini, PL Harris, DW Steyn, JP Duminy, SM Pollock, M Morkel

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Huge appeal,not given Gibbs survives 1st over gone 2/0

 

[Oxy]

Guys - is ARY actually showing this game in the UK?

 

[hellopak]

Pakistan team:
Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Faisal Iqbal, captainShoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, wicketkeeperKamran Akmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

nothing yet on zee sports...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Probably you mean Younis Khan since no MoYo

Yeah I meant YK,sorry for that

 

[Pathan007]

what is going on? technical difficulties. pathetic stuff from Pak organisers

 

[W63L35]

Pakistan team
Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Faisal Iqbal, captainShoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, wicketkeeperKamran Akmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif

 

[hellopak]

SA Team:
Smith, Gibb, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, wicketkeeperMV Boucher, A Nel, M Ntini, PL Harris, DW Steyn

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Taufel seems to get that one right

 

[161]

silly saffies ... playing nel over pollock !

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Very fast Kaneria fields the ball as Smith takes 2 off Gul

 

[Pathan007]

can't believe the stupidity by captain and co by selecting Faisal iqbal ahead of Yasir Hameed.

 

[Lightning]

What the hell! Ary not getting signals. UGGGGHHH

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Beauty!!!!!!!!!

 

[W63L35]

Channel 32879 on sopcast

Also, channel 33103 but there is some technical difficulties...and match is still not on sopcast.

 

[Toony™®]

OXY, they have the test starting tomorrow according to the sky planner in 25 hrs time.

so even if the 1st day of test was tomorrow..they would of been starting a hr late! lol

thankfully my subscription ran out in february,

atm, i still see adverts ( free view atm)!

 

[Genghis]

Is only going in with 2 pace men a risk ... what if one gets injured. Anyone else a bit worried by the selection here?

 

[Oxy]

SO ARY in USA havent got any signals either?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

1st boundary for Smith and guess whats its on the leg side

 

[P4K1 #1]

the CBN stream also says techinical difficulties

 

[W63L35]

can't believe the stupidity by captain and co by selecting Faisal iqbal ahead of Yasir Hameed.

...most of us know more about the team selection than Captain and coach! right???

...Faisal will come good. Don't worry. Plus we need him for sledging!

 

[Lightning]

SO ARY in USA havent got any signals either?

No signal man...

Where are the others watching it?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another sweet shot by Smith Gul bowling on the pads

2 overs gone 12/0

 

[Oxy]

My roza is only 20 mins old, but I've cursed more in the last 10 mins than I have in the last 18 days...

ARY

 

[Oxy]

SO those who are watching - HOW ARE YOU WATCHING???

 

[Lightning]

I feel you Oxy. I have to wake up early tom, but I stayed up for this and now Damn Ary screws it up.

 

[Lightning]

My roza is only 20 mins old, but I've cursed more in the last 10 mins than I have in the last 18 days...

ARY

Must be guys only in Pak.
Seems like no signal coming out of Pak.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

This will surely test Malik,it seems dead for the faster men dont know how will that work for spinners,but according to Waqar the pitch is not Well prepared at both ends on spinners pitching area and he has never seen a pitch like this in KHI