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The match is going to start in about 20 minutes.

Teams to be chosen from:
PCB Patron’s XI: Shahid Afridi (captain), Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed, Afaq Rahim, Naumanullah, Fawad Alam, Kamran Hussain, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rizwan Ahmed, Rauf Akbar and Khurram Manzoor.


Zimbabwe XI: GB Brent, CJ Chibhabha, E Chigumbura, KM Dabengwa, T Maruma, H Masakadza, S Matsikenyeri, CB Mpofu, T Mupariwa, RW Price, V Sibanda, wicketkeeperT Taibu, BRM Taylor, captainP Utseya, SC Williams



Looking forward to see some of the youngsters perform well - specially Afaq Rahim, Fawad Alam, Sohail Khan and Sarfraz Ahmed.
 
Patrons XI vs Zimbabwaens Day 1

So here it begins...

Lets see what kind of updates we get.
 
Is there anywhere where we can see this match?! Or have a decent updating scorecard?
 
Should I go as far as saying, this could be a new era of Pakistan Cricket? All these youngsters, new move by the PCB (even though some are older and tryed and tested failure!) Fawad Alam, Sohail Khan, Samuallah Khan, and Afaq Raheem and other youngsters are the future stars and looking forward for them to play!
 
Cricinfo has not started to update the scores......but may do later. We'll have to wait and see. I am sure it is being televised live in Pakistan on some channel.
 
gibster82 said:
which pakistani channel?
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I have no idea......somebody from Pak may have to help here!
 
Well is craponfo sucks! No scorecard update for the past half hour! I guess I will go to sleep and see what happens in the morning! Best of lucks to the youngsters!
 
Yeah I don't think there are any updates coming through so i will check Ya all out later................... Peace :19:
 
No t.v channels are showing it here. I'll probably stop by at the ground for a bit if i can and relay the information to you ppers.
 
Sheikh said:
No t.v channels are showing it here. I'll probably stop by at the ground for a bit if i can and relay the information to you ppers.
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Thanks a lot Sheikh, appreciate it.
 
Sheikh said:
No t.v channels are showing it here. I'll probably stop by at the ground for a bit if i can and relay the information to you ppers.
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nice !

who needs cricinfo anyway !
 
Raz said:
Thanks a lot Sheikh, appreciate it.
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Don't thank me yet. Knowing the exclusiveness of the defence stadium, I probably won't be allowed in as I'm not a member or a media representative. This may involve a bit of wall jumping!
 
Sheikh said:
Don't thank me yet. Knowing the exclusiveness of the defence stadium, I probably won't be allowed in as I'm not a member or a media representative. This may involve a bit of wall jumping!
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Pretend you're DNA's long lost son :D
 
Sheikh said:
Don't thank me yet. Knowing the exclusiveness of the defence stadium, I probably won't be allowed in as I'm not a member or a media representative. This may involve a bit of wall jumping!
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a cricket match where average fans aren't allowed in ?

well that's down right ridiculous ..

well done dr. bakwaas..
 
Lunch Zimbabweans 82 for 2 (Taylor 40*) v Patron's XI


Recovering from the early loss of Hamilton Masakadza to the seventh ball of the match, the Zimbabweans crawled to 82 for 2 by lunch in their tour opener against Patron's XI after electing to bat first.

Masakadza, captaining the side in the absence of the injured Prosper Utseya, was bowled off Samiullah Khan's first ball. However, Brendan Taylor and Vusi Sibanda shared a 51-run partnership to offer their side a stable start. While defensive play was preferred against the opening bowlers, Taylor was severe on anything wide and loose.

While Sibanda survived a few leg-before appeals in between edges past the slips, a back-foot drive off Samiullah to the extra cover boundary eased off the early morning pressure. Taylor then cut the otherwise impressive Sohail Khan past point for four before driving Kamran Hussain - who had an excellent Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final few days ago - through the covers.

With the sun shining at full strength and swing fading gradually, Shahid Afridi, the Patron's XI captain, brought on legspinner Yasir Shah. There wasn't much turn on display either and it took a loose shot from Sibanda - off Kamran - for the home side to get their second wicket of the morning. Facing 63 balls for his 29, Sibanda provided ample support to Taylor, who, post Sibanda's dismissal, shifted gears.

Smashing Afridi over long on for the first six of the match, Taylor guided Sohail through gully for four and smashed him through extra cover for another as the bowler erred in length. With much of the morning witnessing defensive yet impressive play from the Zimbabweans, the boundaries provided a welcome flow of runs as Taylor, with Tatenda Taibu at the other end, look to build on in the second session.

link - http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakvzim/content/story/330836.html
 
Afridi bowling himself instead of seamers, proving something to selectors I wonder
 
pcboard.com.pk site is usless. Why did PCB open thsi site when they can't even put score up for pakistani matches. Its not like they have to go out and buy rights for it.
 
Sorry boys, I wasn't able to make it to the stadium today. Was fairly busy with work and in the midst of moving houses. I hope to stop by at some point over the next few days and if I do so, you all will be the first to hear.
 
Patron's XI v Zimbabweans, Karachi, 1st day

Taylor and Taibu prop up Zimbabweans

The Bulletin by Faras Ghani in Karachi

January 14, 2008

Tea Zimbabweans 200 for 7 (Taylor 64, Taibu 46, Afridi 3-32) v Patron's XI

The Zimbabweans lost seven wickets in search of quick runs going into tea on day one of their match against Patron's XI. Brendan Taylor looked good during his 64 before he threw it away with a loose drive, but a quick-fire 46 from Tatenda Taibu allowed the visitors to reach 200 for 7 at the interval.

The day started off on a bad note. Hamilton Masakadza, captaining the side in the absence of the injured Prosper Utseya, was bowled off Samiullah Khan's first ball. However, Taylor and Vusi Sibanda shared a 51-run partnership to offer their side a stable start.

While defensive play was preferred against the opening bowlers, Taylor was severe on anything wide and loose. Sibanda survived a few leg-before appeals in between edges past the slips, but a back-foot drive off Samiullah to the extra cover boundary eased off the early morning pressure. Taylor then cut the otherwise impressive Sohail Khan past point for four before driving Kamran Hussain - who had an excellent Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final a few days ago - through the covers.

With the sun shining at full strength and swing fading gradually, Shahid Afridi, the Patron's XI captain, brought on legspinner Yasir Shah. There wasn't much turn on display either and it took a loose shot from Sibanda - off Kamran - for the home side to get their second wicket of the morning. Smashing Afridi over long on for the first six of the match, Taylor guided Sohail through gully for four and smashed him through extra cover for another as the bowler erred in length.

The post-lunch session, in a similar manner to the start of the innings, started defensively. Taylor and Taibu relied on plenty of singles as Sohail and Samiullah proved to be less effective without the early morning assistance. As Taylor reached his 50 off 111 deliveries, Yasir replaced Sohail and was rewarded in his second over of the spell. Overpitching, he drew a confident Taylor forward - after the batsman had ferociously cut Samiullah for a four in the previous over - and the loose drive was taken by Afridi at cover.

Any hopes of further success by the home side were thwarted straight away as Sean Williams, after edging Samiullah between slips and gully for a four, glanced a wayward delivery to fine leg for another boundary. Taibu, sensing Yasir as the weakest link in the bowling attack, swept him over midwicket for four before a similar shot fetched him a couple. However, with the next four deliveries reverse-swept - resulting in two fours, a dot ball and a leg-before appeal - Taibu made his intentions quite clear.

While Williams was particularly harsh on Afridi - driving him through the covers and sweeping him over midwicket for a six - a reverse sweep too many resulted in Taibu's dismissal - taken at slip off Afridi - for a 60-ball 46. Not entirely convincing at times, Taibu managed to put runs on the board for the touring side as quick wickets closer to the interval pegged the Zimbabweans back, and in serious danger of being bowled out on the opening day. Fawad Alam, although picking up a wicket in his first over of the innings, remained largely ineffective, especially with his length, as he was duly picked over midwicket for boundaries by Elton Chigumbura

Afridi, preferring himself over the faster bowlers throughout the session, remained the most effective and picked up three wickets in the session.

Faras Ghani is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo
 
Much hyped Sohail Khan goes wicketless!! :O
 
muhammad saad said:
Not a good start from Sohail Khan ,and now PCB will not select him :pissed:
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W63L35 said:
Much hyped Sohail Khan goes wicketless!! :O
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8 out of 10 wickets fall to spinners ..

it's a case once again of cr@p wickets that are just fast bowlers deathbeds.

what happened to dr. bakwaas's "oh we are going to prepare fast tracks" nonsense ?
 
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kashif77 said:
8 out of 10 wickets fall to spinners ..

it's a case once again of cr@p wickets that are just fast bowlers deathbeds.

what happened to dr. bakwaas's "oh we are going to prepare fast tracks" nonsense ?
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I do agree with you to a certain extent but what worries me is that in his interview sohail khan said he comes into his own as the ball gets older..now surely when he says this he is implying that he gets it to reverse in the air and is quick through the air?? afterall an old ball is going to be slower off the wicket...

not a good start against zimbabwe, irrespective that 8 out of 10 wickets went to the spinners...especially as the report suggested that there was something for the quickies prior to wicket flattening out...
 
Kashif,

Just because 8 out of 10 wickets fell to spinners doesnt mean that
track didnt have anything in it for the pacers. Zimbabwe are pretty
poor players of spin regardless of surface and afridi has caused problems
before.

Secondly its good patarons two young guns Jamshed and K Latif have
got the team off to a solid start!
 
Excellent performance by Patron's 11. A bit disappointed that S Khan didn't pick any wickets but sometimes you can bowl well with out picking too many wickets
 
Pakistan Have Killed It Lolz Nasir Jamshed Looks To Be A Great Opener , Suprising THat Sohail Khan Did Not Take 1 Wicket , Zimbabwe Are Getting Insulted :)
 
I don't know how well he bowled but theres no mention of any fiery pace in this article, guess that theory pretty much goes bang out the window (the one about him being 90+ MPH)

That doesn't mean he's not a very good bowler though, so we'll just have to wait and see.
 
1)disappointed that Sohail Khan went wicket less but it said "impressive" in there so he must have done something right.

2) shocked to see Khurram Manzoor miss out as i thought that he was the next in line opener for Pakistan

3) overall a good performance by Patrons XI
 
infamous9383 said:
1)disappointed that Sohail Khan went wicket less but it said "impressive" in there so he must have done something right.

2) shocked to see Khurram Manzoor miss out as i thought that he was the next in line opener for Pakistan

3) overall a good performance by Patrons XI
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True, that was surprising, but glad to see Nasir got a chance and is playing well out in the middle.
 
It's a shame that SK didnt take any wickets but it looks like a spinners wicket, this bit was encouraging...

Taylor then cut the otherwise impressive Sohail Khan past point for four
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...he's the only bowler the writer said that about so hopefully there is something about SK. The best bowler on the day doesnt always take all the wickets, let's hope he has a better second innings
 
One average performance on what looks like a slow dry track and the PP'ers are calling for his head :pissed:
 
Xoib said:
One average performance on what looks like a slow dry track and the PP'ers are calling for his head :pissed:
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Nobody is calling for his head. Everybody is concerned that he might not be picked for onedays if he doesn't take wicket. Hope he will get selected in onedays whether he takes wickets or not in this match.
 
Mercenary said:
It's a shame that SK didnt take any wickets but it looks like a spinners wicket, this bit was encouraging...



...he's the only bowler the writer said that about so hopefully there is something about SK. The best bowler on the day doesnt always take all the wickets, let's hope he has a better second innings
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agreed...

here's hoping merc...because frankly i think its high time we found a top quality speedster and a decent opening batsman!
 
sehsan said:
Nobody is calling for his head. Everybody is concerned that he might not be picked for onedays if he doesn't take wicket. Hope he will get selected in onedays whether he takes wickets or not in this match.
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Selections should never be based on tour games performances. Have you ever seen Ozzies or Englisg giving international caps based on players perfomances in theses unimportant tour games.
 
Xoib said:
Selections should never be based on tour games performances. Have you ever seen Ozzies or Englisg giving international caps based on players perfomances in theses unimportant tour games.
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You are right in theory but this is anything but this match specifically is immensely important to all these players as they stake claims for national selection. We all know we're going to rest a few players against Zimbabwe so this tour game is the best possible chance for a lot of these payers.
 
Disappointed about Khurram not playing, yet Afaq did. Nasir is off to a brilliant start, and decent bowling from Yasir. Likin' it so far.
 
Beast was impressive. I have a feeling that he is going to dominate his second half of the career. Yes, Mark this post.
 
sehsan said:
Nobody is calling for his head. Everybody is concerned that he might not be picked for onedays if he doesn't take wicket. Hope he will get selected in onedays whether he takes wickets or not in this match.
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Man, you are a saint. You understand things so well. God, if only you were in DNA's position. Seriosuly. No sarcasm.
 
iZeeshan said:
Man, you are a saint. You understand things so well. God, if only you were in DNA's position. Seriosuly. No sarcasm.
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LOL, i should apply for job then :))
 
Khalid Latif out for 18. Afaq Raheem in.

80/1

Cricinfo is updating the scores today.
 
Afaq Raheem doing a bit of a dravid here. 0 runs off 21 balls. Lets hope he's playing himself in for a big one
 
Slightly disappointed at K Latif and now A Raheem's SR. You can't afford to bat at such a low SR in a 4 day match
 
The pressure on these guys must be immense. They know that one good score here, and they'll be a good chance for an ODI debut. So A Raheem's SR and cautious approach is understandable as long as he goes on and makes the most of it. He can always up tempo when he's settled
 
I would have thought that SR would be just as important, as these guys are really playing a 4 day game hoping to play well enough to feature in the one day series. A batsmen who shows some aggressive intent and scores big will obviously have more of a chance than one who scores big but in slow time.
 
just noticed sohail khan is batting p5 according to cricinfo..

is he an allrounder or is this just a mistake ?
 
PlanetPakistan said:
Slightly disappointed at K Latif and now A Raheem's SR. You can't afford to bat at such a low SR in a 4 day match
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right .. and especially in a practice match where u want to give everyone a chance to bat.

afridi needs to tell these guys to get on with it.
 
A lot of times you see players start out a bit slow but when they finish up they have a SR of around 100. This is what i am hoping Afaq has in mind.
Of course you are right when you say that SR in the one day format is important. But that shouldn't mean that players are required to start hitting boundaries from ball 1.
Meanwhile Nasir Jamshed is motoring along. Now on 97 off 122.
Score is now 122/1
 
well done nasir ... that's a century up with a SR of 80.

he should retire now and give someone else a chance to bat.
 
kashif77 said:
well done nasir ... that's a century up with a SR of 80.

he should retire now and give someone else a chance to bat.
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I disagree; he should bat and bat and bat, look to score a double century, and give the selectors no choice but to include him. But knowing how our selectors have their favorites, Khalid Latif will probably get chosen ahead of him for his 80 ball 18, and average of 30.
 
I dont think anybody should retire and bat for today and tomorow and then give one more day, the last day, to the bowlers. I am sure they can bowl the Zimbabweans out in one day.
 
kashif77 said:
right .. and especially in a practice match where u want to give everyone a chance to bat.

afridi needs to tell these guys to get on with it.
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Dude, it's a 4 day game; we can bat until lunch tomorrow, take a lead of about 300, bowl them out and win the game. There's absolutely no hurry. As it is, we're going at over 3 an over so I don't see what the problem is.
 
Afridi should Come out next if anybody gets out(Praying to god that nobody gets out but if)
 
i wish PCB play Samiullah Khan, Sohail Khan, Fawad Alam, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Nasir jamshed in the ODI. and i also wish that Hasan Raza gets a run in international cricket, i am sure he will come good. Its the right time too. But its just a wish...
 
cricinfo have finally decided to cover this match, they must have had a reporter free from watching a India U-15 district school match or something :p

Well done to Nasir Jamshed for the century, has he done enough to secure a place in the main squad
 
nasir's sr has fallen dramatically since his century and afaq still chugging along at sr in the 20's..
 
Nasir Jamshed may not be the pick of the talent in our current crop of openers but certainly has mentally strong than all.
 
Afaq really needs to get a move on, he is doing himself no favours at the moment batting this slow with the ODI's coming.
 
muhammad saad said:
Nasir Jamshed may not be the pick of the talent in our current crop of openers but certainly has mentally strong than all.
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IMO mental strength is worth more than talent..

the most talented guys in the world who can't play under match pressure are worth less than the average fellow who raises his game to meet the challenge.
 
Jamshed has a First Class highest of 134, he is quite close to breaking that.
 
dblock said:
Jamshed has a First Class highest of 134, he is quite close to breaking that.
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he plays well under pressure ..

that is a quality our selectors should consider ...

not just the usual "he performed well in domestics blah blah blah" .. which is the usual reason given every time sami plays for the national team.
 
The Games mohammad Sami have got on domestic performances, other good domestic performers should also get, i am sure quite a few will come good and make a place in the Pak 11.
 
Well done jamshed hopefully he will get a go in the odi series against zimbabwe in all 5 games! Hes been excellent at under 19 level and seems to have progressed from there!
 
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