Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | 5th ODI | Shiekhupura | 02/02/08 | Pak Innings

[Saj]

182 to win for the young guns.

Nasir Jamshed and Khurram Manzoor to open

 

[Saj]

2 to Nasir Jamshed off the first ball

 

[Sufyan!]

lets see what the new guy can do shot 4

 

[Saj]

lovely shot by Khurram Manzoor from the first ball in international cricket.

Back foot drive for 4 through the covers.

 

[daily_dreamer]

What a beauty of a stroke to score your first runs in international cricket.

 

[Sufyan!]

free hit i hope its a 6

 

[Sufyan!]

lovely 4!

 

[cornelius]

down the wicket tries to whack it over the top, a bounce or two towards mid off, quick single almost a run out.....now that wudve sucked.jamsed beaten, good delivery. thats my problem with jamshed, he does seem to have a bit of sadogopan ramesh type i wont move my feet, about him.

 

[Sufyan!]

13-0 at the end of the 2nd over

 

[Saj]

Great atmosphere at Shekhupura today.

 

[cornelius]

4. now thats a nice flick by khurram manzorr, the second time hes shown great timing. he also seems to be good at punching the ball of the backfoot. done it twice, once for a boundary. good stuff.

 

[cornelius]

Great atmosphere at Shekhupura today.

thats true, is it just me or has there been a huge increase in the crowd in the second innings?

 

[Sufyan!]

thats true, is it just me or has there been a huge increase in the crowd in the second innings?

yh i agree with you huge increase probably the lazy people decided to get out of bed

 

[cornelius]

The great wacky tells us that its been ten years since cricket was played at sheikhupura (international) . as chigumbura bowls a wide. but it does seem like theyve improved the ground slightly. i went there in 2005. for a university match, wasnt selected in the 11 so just watcjed, but the stadium looked a little ....well ignored. seems alot smaller when ur actually there though. but i liked it.

and one of the commentators, i think its mushie, is cracking a joke about how chigumbura should be a boxer......?

 

[cornelius]

14/0 off 3.1 as khuram lets one go outside the off stump, pushes the next one to mid on for a single. i like the look of this guy, even though its still early to say.

 

[cornelius]

manzoor goes for a cover drive outside off, beaten completely.

 

[Sufyan!]

cracking shot the outfield is well quick

 

[Saj]

Lovely cut shot by Nasir for 4.

 

[cornelius]

manzoor plays a backfoot laxmanesque flick to mshort midwicket, no run. and i shud stop mentioning every single thing thats happening. but this kis doesnt look too bad. wadya guys think?

 

[cornelius]

ok u guys are quick at posting.........maybe my live feed is a little delayed....darn it. but yeah good cut shot!

 

[Sufyan!]

im thinking the same mate hes quick looks aggressive impressed so far

 

[cornelius]

im thinking the same mate hes quick looks aggressive impressed so far

yeah, and ive always like dplayers who can play a nice back foot drive.

as for jamshed, i dunno, his shots remind me of someone, i just cant remember who????

 

[kablooee87]

Can anyone tell me why the target was revised?

 

[cornelius]

Can anyone tell me why the target was revised?

I dont think its been revised has it??? there was apparently some confusion over one run.

 

[Sufyan!]

yeah, and ive always like dplayers who can play a nice back foot drive.

as for jamshed, i dunno, his shots remind me of someone, i just cant remember who????

he kind of reminds me of salman butt

 

[Saj]

lovely back foot drive by Manzoor for 4.

 

[Sufyan!]

saj wat do you think about manzoor so far

 

[Sufyan!]

bang 4 runs

 

[cornelius]

oh gee i like this kdis back foot drives! in true ian chappel style "Gee i like this kid"!

 

[xbox]

khurrum very chirpy

 

[Sufyan!]

out..

 

[Saj]

Wild shot straight up in the air by Nasir - gone.

 

[cornelius]

well no one can complain of lack of aggression, im off for a few mins, lets hope by the time im back these two are still there.

 

[cornelius]

i just HAD to say it.

 

[Saj]

saj wat do you think about manzoor so far

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=52688

YK walks in. Why not send in Fawad Alam

 

[Easa]

Can I just say, those first 6 overs were brilliant to watch? Two talented youngsters playing all the shots, this is the new generation of Pakistan cricket iA. Such a shame Nasir has to go like that, lets see if Fawad gets a promotion now.

40/1

 

[Sufyan!]

i hate watching yk he makes me fall asleep

 

[Easa]

Nope, its yk

I was hoping for Fawad Alam..

 

[Sufyan!]

those guys on the roof i hope they dont fall

 

[legslip]

Khurram Manzoor seems a very organized, solid and a level headed player. He also translates his weight from the front foot to the back foot with minimal effort. Also likes playing in the 'V' which distinguishes him from the current batch of openers, I can see a bit of Kallis in him.

 

[Sufyan!]

yk is on fire!!

 

[legslip]

top timing by YK square of the wicket for a boundary.

 

[usman_ash14]

YK you beauty!

 

[legslip]

next ball straight six with minimal effort

 

[usman_ash14]

beautiful six by YK

 

[legslip]

another one!! pulled infront of sqaure for four.

 

[cornelius]

my my my.

 

[legslip]

Younis is looking good for the Australia series.

 

[legslip]

Hope Alam is promoted to no4. The guy hasn't been given a fair chance throughout the series.

 

[Saj]

82 for 1 from a highly entertaining 13 overs.

 

[Saj]

YK pulls another 4. Making this attack look exactly what it is - rubbish.

 

[Saj]

4 more for YK whose in a bit of a hurry today.

Straight drive off a full toss.

 

[usman_ash14]

dont u just love the attacking/aggressive YK

 

[legslip]

I'm getting excited by Manzoor's approach-he definitely looks the part to me. I would pick him ahead of Jamshed who seems the more talented of the two but needs to work harder on his application.

 

[Sufyan!]

these two are on fire

 

[Easa]

yeah it is fun watching yk bat, but i would have preferred it if Alam came in at 3, and Sarfraz at 4.. so we could have gotten a proper look at both of them!

 

[Sufyan!]

i hope misbah comes next to finish it off nicely

 

[usman_ash14]

finally a tall opener in Manzoor
and what is this.....a pakistani opener with decent temperament

 

[Easa]

Manzoor can play all around, he just hit a 4 through mid on, and then 3 more through point.. looks a good, compact player!

 

[cornelius]

Manzoor can play all around, he just hit a 4 through mid on, and then 3 more through point.. looks a good, compact player!

yeah that cut shot had something about it didnt it?

 

[Sufyan!]

hmmm someone is in a hurry

 

[legslip]

YK in reverse sweep mode.

 

[legslip]

finally a tall opener in Manzoor
and what is this.....a pakistani opener with decent temperament

Yeah i dont think we've ever had an opener around 6ft 2.

 

[dirk diggler]

sending in YK has been a useless exercise, the likes of Fawad & sarfraz hav'nt been given a fair crack of the whip

 

[Sufyan!]

136-1, 46 to win from 26 overs

 

[Sufyan!]

out..

 

[usman_ash14]

ya
i was kinda tired of short left handed openers like farhat, butt, umar
look around the world tall openers are doing well
smith, hayden, jaffer, gayle,

 

[legslip]

why o why YK

 

[Easa]

WHY WOULD YOU SEND IN MISBAH??

Perfect, perfect chance to see Fawad/Sarfraz for a bit.. grr

 

[Sufyan!]

i wanted it to misbah!so glad

 

[Saj]

Thats Khurram's half century.

Well played young man.

 

[nitrous]

WHY WOULD YOU SEND IN MISBAH??

Perfect, perfect chance to see Fawad/Sarfraz for a bit.. grr

Im starting to lose my patience with Malik. What a crap captain he is, nothing but a ***** to try new guys....

Really sad to see a crap captain, hope he gets sacked sooner than later

 

[Sufyan!]

bowled him great nock by the batsmen great debut 4 him

 

[Easa]

50 to Manzoor, great start to international cricket for another debutant. Hope we see more of this from him.

 

[Easa]

and now gone, bowled!

Fawad must be sent in now..

 

[Sufyan!]

happy easa fawad it is

 

[Easa]

He should have been sent in at 3.. but better late than never

145/3

 

[Sufyan!]

y is the police walking round the boundry line

 

[legslip]

ya
i was kinda tired of short left handed openers like farhat, butt, umar
look around the world tall openers are doing well
smith, hayden, jaffer, gayle,

I dont consider "height" as a parameter to performance, especially for a batsman. Actually the shorter guys have a lower cente of gravity and thus get into line with the ball much better and are lighter, thus have more nimble, sharper footwork than a taller guy would...Just look at Gavaskar, Langer or Sachin. However, the taller guys generally speaking exude more confidence and as an opener one needs extraordinary self confidence and belief to succeed. So that probably explains why the taller openers are dominating world cricket at the moment.

 

[legslip]

Alam of to a great start with a boundary!