Sri Lanka Premier League| 19/08/12 | Commentary & Discussion

[Gotham Cronie]

1st match taking place today:

Wayamba United v Basnahira Cricket Dundee

Key players from Basnahira:

Dilshan*, BJ Hodge, DP Nannes

Key players from Wayamba:

Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood, LD Chandimal, DPMD Jayawardene*, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Tamim Iqbal, Umar Akmal
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2nd game taking place today:

Uthura Rudras v Uva Next

Key Players from Uthura:

Imran Farhat, CK Kapugedera, MF Maharoof, KD Mills, J Mubarak*, M Muralitharan, Naved-ul-Hasan, BRM Taylor

Key Players from Uva:

S Chanderpaul, Fawad Alam, CJ Ferguson, CRD Fernando, JDP Orgam, Shoaib Malik, WU Tharanga, Umar Gul

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hopefully today the overseas players from Wayamba will be:

Tamim Iqbal, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal & Azhar Mahmood

 

[Executioner]

Hopefully today the overseas players from Wayamba will be:

Tamim Iqbal, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal & Azhar Mahmood

I dont think umar will be playing. Hafeez or Hogg will be in his place. And i dont think Mahmood is in Lanka

 

[Executioner]

OP you are comedian, fawad alam and maharoof- key player ) )

 

[musaarthali]

OP you are comedian, fawad alam and maharoof- key player ) )

)

 

[Mr Kashif]

Yes,but any one tell me how i can post a update, i n33d a lot of crkt basics 4rm here

 

[Asif321]

umar and hafeez should b dropped by wayamba get in razzaq and mahmood ...

uthura should get farhat in

 

[shahidafridi123]

Yes,but any one tell me how i can post a update, i n33d a lot of crkt basics 4rm here

lol wut??

 

[Bullet Drive]

Umar should be dropped? After one game where the whole top order failed including Jayawardene? Poor decision.

& Azhar is in Lanka. I saw him last game.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Match starting in around 1 hour and 15 minutes

 

[Bullet Drive]

50 minutes to go..

 

[Asif321]

Wayamba won toss and elected to bat first

 

[shahidafridi123]

Changes?

 

[shahidafridi123]

Can see it now, Umar is out for Mhmood

 

[Asif321]

told you umar should be dropped and he is .......

 

[shahidafridi123]

Will Hafeez open?

 

[shahidafridi123]

I'd say open with Kamran and Iqbal, Mahela at 3, Hafeez at 4, Mahmood at 5 and Razzaq/Chandimal at 6.

 

[Maximas]

told you umar will be dropped .......

Yep I was worring for that to happen as well. In these money-oriented leagues not enough option for experiment, must check out all benched players to make out top formed XI before SF.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sorry there is no Razzaq

 

[Asif321]

kami and tami ... opening :kami

 

[Mr Kashif]

Here Any body'll Tell us Score?

 

[Asif321]

shotttt by :kami

 

[Asif321]

tamim killing

 

[MRSN]

Kami's just killed Nannes in his first over

 

[Bullet Drive]

Umar Akmal dropped

 

[MRSN]

Kami proving again he is one of the best T20 player in the wrold! 19 off 9 balls already

 

[Bullet Drive]

Kamran is in magical form!

 

[MRSN]

Swept away for

 

[MRSN]

sweetly struck four down the ground for this time by Tamim

 

[MRSN]

Tamim goes

 

[MRSN]

Kamran is in magical form!

looking at his form I'm sure he'll be ruthless in the wc

 

[Bullet Drive]

Duckworth Hafeez in

 

[Bullet Drive]

Kami second best batsman this tournament. Will win us the T20 world cup

 

[MRSN]

Classical cover drive Kami on fire!!

 

[Bullet Drive]

shot of the year!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Beauty man!

 

[Bullet Drive]

30 to Kamran. Playing beautifully. Hafeez on.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Powerfully hit, great stop. Should have been four

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Kami is playing well.

 

[Bullet Drive]

good stroke

 

[Bullet Drive]

'Kamran is the man with golden touch' Rambo.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez takes a single. Is on strike.

 

[Bullet Drive]

and then a single.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez doing well too.

 

[Bullet Drive]

67-1 after 6.1

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Kamran changed his helmet from the Pakistan one to the Wayamba.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely flick for two by Kami

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez beaten..

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

What the...almost ran Kamran out.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Kamran 39*, Hafeez 21*

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

86-1 after 10 overs.

 

[Maximas]

Most out-formed playing with most in-form. I hope, this will be Professor's confidence building match.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Hafeez gone.

 

[Maximas]

Poor Hafeez, I wish 23 (23 ball, SR 100) will impress team mgnt to keep him for next match.

 

[Square Drive]

Hafeez was playing well, but threw it away.

Anyways, good to see Kami in great touch! Playing the sweep shot constantly.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Another 50 for Kami!

 

[Square Drive]

Kami gets dropped on 44, then smacks a boundary and gets a 50. Well done Kami!

Now I hope Kami hismelf doesn't drop a catch in return.

 

[Square Drive]

Wayamba 105/2 after 13 overs. Kami 53 not out.

With Kami and Jayawardene at the crease and Mahmood/Chandimal to follow, I back Wayamba to get 170 here.

 

[Asif321]

kami has now most half century by any pakistani batsmen in t20 cricket

 

[Square Drive]

Short, wide ball put away by Jayawardene for

 

[Square Drive]

to Kamran Akmal! Great over for Wayamba, 12 off it. 117/12 after 14 overs.

 

[BoomBoom_Nazir]

jaya goes

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

lol Kami's bat broke.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Chandimal replaces Jaya.

 

[Square Drive]

Jayawardene gone, Chandimal in. Wayamba 121/3 after 15 overs. Kami, Chandi, Mahmood can still take Wayamba to 170.

 

[BoomBoom_Nazir]

brilliant shot from kami

 

[Square Drive]

:4 more to Kami.

Wayamba now 129/3 after 16 overs. They should just hit now.

 

[BoomBoom_Nazir]

**** no kami

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Kami gone now. Played very well.

 

[Executioner]

I think wayamba got their tactics wrong. Kamran shouldve given more of the strike during the field restrictions and slog, while tamim would take charge when fielders are off.

Both batsman blasting isnt the best option

 

[Executioner]

The fielding and bowling has been rubbish. Also, the batting really hasnt been explosive and weve havent seen too many over boundaries so far.

Even the umpiring hass been pathetic

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Azhar gone too now, for 1 run.

 

[Square Drive]

Oh dear, wickets tumbling. Chandimal, Azhar, Kami all gone. 143/6 after 18 overs, I reckon 165-170 is still on the cards.

 

[Square Drive]

Short ball pulled away for a

150/6 after 18.2, 170 on the cards.

 

[Square Drive]

Bowled 'im next ball!

150/7 after 18.3 overs.

 

[Square Drive]

Another one gone. 153/8 after 19 overs. 165 still possible...

 

[Square Drive]

A boundary followed by 2 runs.

 

[Square Drive]

Wayamba end up with 165/9 after 20 overs. Chaseable on this pitch.

 

[waqar goraya]

Hafeez is playing because he looks intelligent and methodological...and because he is our captain ...other wise i think Umar and Razzaq both are better players than him...
But having said that he might play in the next match because of his 1 or 2 wickets

 

[Executioner]

some teams look really weak on paper, Uthura, basnahira and uva, others are OK