Sri Lanka U-23s v Pakistan U-23s l Emerging Teams Cup Semi-Final | 23/8/13

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Sri Lanka Under-23s won the toss and elected to bat

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

India Under-23s 1/1 (1.0 ov)

Chand gone for 0

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Latest scores:
India U-23s 36/1 (13.3/50 ov) v U.A.E.
SL U-23s 65/0 (11.1/50 ov) v Pak U-23s

SL racing to 250+

 

[coca-cola]

are they playing on a different pitch.... ?

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Finally a wicket.
81/1

Usman gets it

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Qadir Bowling very well. Good performance. Has taken 3 wickets now.
Sri Lanka Under-23s 113/3 (25.4 ov)

 

[coca-cola]

why is waheed bowling so many overs.....................

 

[insurge]

why is waheed bowling so many overs.....................

In semis when Hammad should be bowling he is shying away and bowling someone like Umar Waheed for 6 overs and against easy opposition like Nepal promotes himself to #3... Babar Azam should've been made captain

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Hammad captaining like Kurki, I hope he himself is injured if not very disappointing attitude

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Usman Qadir really answering his crictics. Performing really well.

160/4 after 38. Qadir has taken all 4. His googlys are getting him wickets.

 

[MRSN]

In semis when Hammad should be bowling he is shying away and bowling someone like Umar Waheed for 6 overs and against easy opposition like Nepal promotes himself to #3... Babar Azam should've been made captain

may be the pitch is more helpful for the spinners..

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Must admit I'm surprised Usman is doing this well

 

[m.shah]

Ehsan Adil has been disappointing

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

5 down and Usman gets his fift. Well done. Fantastic performance.

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Usman Qadir picks up his 5th wicket in the final over of his spell! 5/32 for him from 10 overs. Sri Lanka Under-23s 173/5 after 41 overs.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

10 overs 32 runs and 5 wickets well done Usman.

 

[Aashiq05]

out

 

[m.shah]

Usman Qadir to Jayasundera, OUT , comes
down the track, and drives in the air, was not
in control of it , fielder at long off takes a sitter....
datz five for usman ......well bowled

 

[MRSN]

5 wickets for Qadir.. well done

 

[hur rizvi]

Good to see Qadir performing, this performance shows we need to stick to him, he will develop into a good bowler, with leg-spinners you have to be patient, they take time for development

 

[MRSN]

Good to see Qadir performing, this performance shows we need to stick to him, he will develop into a good bowler, with leg-spinners you have to be patient, they take time for development

he bowled well against Afghans too..good signs these. We will need a good legspinner after Afridi's retirement.

 

[insurge]

may be the pitch is more helpful for the spinners..

Umar Waheed bowls medium pace

Usman shutting his critics (like me) in the best way - through performances!

 

[Gotham Cronie]

5 overs left in Sri Lanka Under-23s innings, Pakistan Under-23s bowling well in the death overs so far. 193/5. #cricket

 

[hur rizvi]

he bowled well against Afghans too..good signs these. We will need a good legspinner after Afridi's retirement.

Even more than that we need a leg-spinner in Test team, off-spinners are much more dependent on conditions, a good leggie is like a genuine fast bowler who can take wickets irrespective of pitch conditions

 

[MRSN]

Umar Waheed bowls medium pace

Usman shutting his critics (like me) in the best way - through performances!

 

[MRSN]

back to back

230 on..
this is going to be a tough chase.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

At this stage it has SL written all over it.

 

[hur rizvi]

Poor captaincy from Hammad why bowl a spinner in 49th over

 

[m.shah]

mohammad nawaz doing it again giving sixes when it matters

 

[hur rizvi]

mohammad nawaz doing it again giving sixes when it matters

To be fair to him, it wasnt his fault, spinner should not be bowling 49th over of the innings, when batsman are going for big hits

 

[hur rizvi]

Decent target, it's good that our weak batting will be tested

 

[Waseem]

Poor captaincy from Hammad why bowl a spinner in 49th over

Very poor captaincy by Hammad, shouldn't have given Nawaz 49th Umar and not sure why he gave a part timer 6 overs who hadn't previously bowled on tour and didn't even bowl a single over himself considering he is an all rounder.

I think Hammad needs to significantly improve his bowling to be considered as an all rounder and shouldn't be selected only as a batsman.

 

[MRSN]

Decent target, it's good that our weak batting will be tested

it's decent at International level. may be not here..anything 200+ is considered 250+ at this level.

 

[hur rizvi]

it's decent at International level. may be not here..anything 200+ is considered 250+ at this level.

I am happy, rather than an easy win, i want to see how our batsman respond to a tough target, specially in a high pressure knock-out game

 

[MenInG]

Excellent stuff from Usman Qadir! and against a tough competition

 

[insurge]

Babar out first ball!

Similar performance to Chand today - both out LBW for nought

 

[hur rizvi]

Babar azam 1st ball

 

[MRSN]

big day for Azeem..can he prove his critics wrong?..hope he does..

 

[MRSN]

good recovery from Pak - 31/1 (6.2 ov)

 

[Xoib]

Ghumman goes hopefully thats the last we see off him a ******** player who done jack for last couple of seasons.

 

[hur rizvi]

Rizwan sent up the order

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Waheed

 

[GreenKnightRises]

50 up...

 

[IAJ]

50/3, not looking good for Pakistan, need a big partnership here.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Waheed....

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Rizwan and Usman shoudl stay as long as much

 

[m.shah]

waheed gone

 

[IAJ]

Just get a 100+ run partnership now, even if it takes you 25-30 runs.

With so many hitters in the team (Hammad, Ehsan, Usman Qadir, Nawaz and Bhatti) even 80 runs from last 10-15 overs are possible. Just need to stabilize Things here.

 

[MRSN]

Why Hammad didn't promote himself today when it all mattered?

 

[Sam18696]

One of the players should play a Misbah type innings...

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Why Hammad didn't promote himself today when it all mattered?

Hammad is a 22 years old kid.

I am sure the manager and Coach has more to say then him, so relax.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

yes they should go like this.. take singles and doubles and rotate the strike a much as possible..

 

[MRSN]

Rizwan this time

 

[SLCric]

Pakistan Under-23s 64/4 (17.0 ov)

 

[m.shah]

game gone i think

 

[Sandeep]

India and Pakistan both getting knocked out today )

 

[Chromeuser]

Usman Salahuddin is the man, if he plays till end Pakistan has a chance to win.
He is the future of Pakistan cricket team.

 

[MenInG]

game gone i think

Challo - then lets all go home shall we? 6 more batsmen to come !

 

[IAJ]

India and Pakistan both getting knocked out today )

Hold on, none of the games have finished. You only need a couple of guys to step up and you never know what could happen.

 

[Sam18696]

Someone bat like Misbah!!

 

[Red Devil]

Not looking good

Hope India lose too it will soften the blow

 

[GreenKnightRises]

meanwhile UAE scored 65/1 after 15 overs againt INd chasing 209

 

[IAJ]

meanwhile UAE scored 65/1 after 15 overs againt INd chasing 209

And they can still mess it up and Pakistan can still win the game against SL. The beauty of cricket.:ehsan

 

[Xoib]

our junior batting talent is atrocious.

 

[Red Devil]

Four runs from this over already

 

[cricfan967]

our junior batting talent is atrocious.

Not if you go a few years younger into the Under 19s, then we are one of the best in the business

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Finally a from Usman

 

[MRSN]

back to back s from Salahuddin..

 

[GreenKnightRises]

back to back boundaries from Usman

 

[GreenKnightRises]

from Nawaz

 

[MRSN]

Nawaz this time.

 

[IAJ]

Just get to 150 without losing any more wickets, 150/4 after let us say 38 overs would be very good.

 

[IAJ]

Last 2 overs have yielded 18 runs for Pakistan. Nice.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

byes

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Meanwhile in the other game Shaiman Anwar is boosting up his average....

 

[GreenKnightRises]

100 up for Pak U23 in 26 th over

 

[IAJ]

Last 5 overs, 30/0.

Are there part timers operating now? Would be criminal to lose a wicket against them.

 

[IAJ]

4 more from Nawaz

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Nawaz

 

[IAJ]

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