Second Test Day 2 Score Updates and Discussion [17/03/05]

[tahaqureshi]

Please place all score updates and discuss all issues pretaining to Day 2 of the Second Test match between India and Pakistan here.

At the end of play on Day 1, India stands at 344-6 after a bout of excellent bowling from Afridi and especailly Razzaq, in which he took two wickets in successive deliveries. Where India were once 298-3, they soon stood at 298-5 with both skipper and VVS Laxman back in the pavillion. The only hidrance remaining for Pakistan is the Indian tail which should hopefully be routed for under 400 runs, which would give Pakistan a slight psychological advantage considering the blazing start that Sehwag and Ganbhir got India off to.

And mods can you please make this sticky.

 

[161]

Morning/Evening all

kaneria to continue as Pathan comes in.

 

[161]

pathan survives an inside edge as razzaq continues at the other end.

 

[161]

karthik run out from a direct hit

danish hit in the face by the bail- hope hes ok

 

[MecnunK]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

What a belters!
It would be criminal if we let them get past 400 now, especially since the last recognised batsman has departed, but this is pak after all, they always make it difficult!

 

[MecnunK]

Come On you greens!!!!

 

[Schiller]

raz getting good movement here

 

[Schiller]

they shouldnt get to 400 from here really

 

[Schiller]

that was bad
that could have hurt

 

[gfx]

guys, why is Kaneria bowling early in the morn. Where are Sami and Khalil?

 

[161]

ouch!! good thing kamal was wearing a helmet

 

[MecnunK]

kaneria had an over to finsih and they are still bowling with the old ball I suspect...

We want to take wickets not let them score 450..in answer to your question about sami and Khalil

 

[DM]

I'd like to see Afridi against the tail

 

[MecnunK]

lucky edge for pathan...

 

[gfx]

hahaha
honestly man, why play speacilist bowlers if they cant do anything. This match has been all Kaneria, Afridi and Razzaq
At this pace we might as well bring Younis in to be a leg spinning all rounder LOL

 

[Schiller]

raz bowling well, moving the red, no need for a new ball

 

[Schiller]

if only that had been taken

 

[Schiller]

raz a little too wide of the off

 

[MecnunK]

well specialist bowler is a term that loosely fits sami and khalil...very loosley. We dont have any better at the moment..injuries to shabir, gul and ***** means sami is the only one left along with rana and khalil

 

[gfx]

guys
hows Razzaqs pace today?
yesterday he was a lot slower than usaul but bowled good line and length

 

[octavian]

Razzi bowling well with the old ball. Reversing it both ways. Only if that
i-diot Sami could learn how to do it, we can do much better.

 

[octavian]

Razzi bowling around 79-80 mph

 

[161]

bala almost stumped...

 

[MecnunK]

Ahh man it would make my day if they took out India under 360!!

 

[gfx]

hmmm,, rather military medium speed
well we must make sure we bowl them out quick and make full use of the pitch today. Everyone was saying that the pitch will begin turning on the third day

 

[161]

yeah pitch not looking good for us- well be really bad in our second innings.

 

[Schiller]

400 a distinct possibility here.

 

[MecnunK]

it was a bad toss to lose but I am surprised it didnt start crumbling on day1..

 

[gfx]

I think under 360 is 2 much 2 ask for. Chuckbajan can carry a bat well. But certainly less than 400 should be expected.

 

[gfx]

According to cricinfo Razzaq is getting the ball to reverse swing both ways.... Any truth to that ppz who are watching?

 

[Naveed]

We really should take the new ball, theese tailender would have problems with it.

 

[161]

afridi in and gets bala right away!!!!

 

[gfx]

Right on Afreddy..... Well done man

 

[Naveed]

Afridi is the man

 

[DM]

AFRIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!


ASHRIDI!! :-D :-D

Nice one!

I just wish i can watch it (see my 'desperate thread')

 

[octavian]

yep gfx.. Razzi was reversing it both ways, before being replaced by Afridi.

And Afridi bowls Balaji with first bowl he bowls!!!

What a guy !!

 

[gfx]

Man, Afridi is really justifying his selection. If he can add a few runs with the bat it will be a done deal. Might even be able to get himself back into the Test picture on a more than temporary basis.

 

[161]

kaneria gets pathan

 

[gfx]

man, the bors are on fire
and pakistan doing it with spin LOL

 

[DM]

Afridi's style of bowling can mop the tail

 

[tahaqureshi]

KANERIA!!!!!!!

so one more wicket only

 

[MecnunK]

wohoo!! go Danish!!

 

[kasoo10]

How many minutes into the day are we at this moment?

 

[Schiller]

TALK ABOUT STUPID CAPTAINCY!!!!!!

 

[gfx]

Guys I hope the pitch is'nt turning too much. Chuckbajan and Kumble might make a mess of us.. Though inshallah I think we can get this total and more

 

[MecnunK]

did pathan nick it or was he bucknored?

 

[Guest]

whats so stupid Umar?

 

[tahaqureshi]

51 minutes into the day so far and 3 wickets already

 

[kasoo10]

...Chuckbajan...

LOL!!!

 

[Schiller]

no attack when it could be 100% attack.

mec, that was out!

 

[sajjad]

pathan not given the benefit of the doubt
bad decision by the umpire

cometators having a tuf competition on who can say more stupid stuff

 

[kasoo10]

Cricinfo is not sure if Pathan was Bucknored.

 

[MecnunK]

we should take the new ball now

 

[tahaqureshi]

bad decision by bucknor actually..but who cares?? its been a while since a bad decision has gone our way

 

[Guest]

no attack when it could be 100% attack.

mec, that was out!

NO attack? you must not be watching!

 

[sajjad]

kaneria n afridi
causing problems but Bhajji n Kumble getting some lck out there

how soon before the luck ends

 

[DM]

AFRIDI + DANISH = Wasim + Waqar in terms of cleaning the tail

 

[sajjad]

beauty by kumble
india taking the initiative back here

we need this one quickly

 

[161]

ughh kumble and turbninator scoring well now

new ball timr?

 

[kasoo10]

Kumble seems to be in a nice mood. Mush have had bhindi fry last night.

 

[sajjad]

AFRIDI + DANISH = Wasim + Waqar in terms of cleaning the tail

u dont know what ur talking about

 

[Schiller]

im not watching atys? i think you arent.

what kind of attack is this ??

inzi is letting the game slip away as ALWAYS

 

[tahaqureshi]

bhajji and kumble annoying me now..they don't deserve to be at the crease..we only need ONE more wicket

 

[badxhah]

afrifdi is getting a bit carried away here

 

[sajjad]

im not watching atys? i think you arent.

what kind of attack is this ??

inzi is letting the game slip away as ALWAYS

exactly what shud he be doing, please enligthen us

 

[tahaqureshi]

can someone tell me if kaneria is actually trying to get either one of these two out?

 

[gfx]

haha u guys gotta relax. This is a very good start. I dont think Inzi is letting anything slip.

 

[Schiller]

just one slip and one silly. and now one sill mid on
why not have two slips , would that hurt?

 

[sajjad]

can someone tell me if kaneria is actually trying to get either one of these two out?

cant u see
he is trying to get hit for 6's

unsuccessful so far

 

[DM]

AFRIDI + DANISH = Wasim + Waqar in terms of cleaning the tail

u dont know what ur talking about

I do, they're our current Wasim+Waqar for the tail

Their awkward style of bowling confuses the tail a lot more than our current 'seamers'. eg: see Australia

 

[161]

we need razzaq and sami to come in and bowl some yorkers now

 

[sajjad]

just one slip and one silly. and now one sill mid on
why not have two slips , would that hurt?

having 4 slips wont hurt either but it wont stop the boundaries either

 

[tahaqureshi]

sami always greeted with runs

 

[Schiller]

2 slips would have been just rt sajjad and there was a good chance of getting a catch there.

 

[sajjad]

AFRIDI + DANISH = Wasim + Waqar in terms of cleaning the tail

u dont know what ur talking about

I do, they're our current Wasim+Waqar for the tail

Their awkward style of bowling confuses the tail a lot more than our current 'seamers'. eg: see Australia

BIG DIFFERENCE between

AFRIDI + DANISH = Wasim + Waqar in terms of cleaning the tail
and
they're our "current" Wasim+Waqar for the tail

the 2 spinners arent equal to the 2 quickies
but our standard has gone so down in bowling we have to rely on them when we shudnt

 

[Schiller]

case in pt

a third slip to sami might have helped here

 

[Schiller]

no way should india be allowed to reach 400 after doing so well early on. if they do its the captains fualt for mediocre captaincy.

 

[sajjad]

2 slips would have been just rt sajjad and there was a good chance of getting a catch there.

apply for Inzi's job.
ur the perfect man for it. what r u waiting for?

 

[MecnunK]

ohh comoen its chucky..dont let them get to 390