Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1st ODI | Dambulla | 30/7/09 [SL inns]

[Geordie Ahmed]

173-7 after 44.3 overs

Aamer gets a deserved wicket for his good overall bowling

 

[x2zee123]

wow did i jus jinx their tail lool

 

[dblock]

Is the unluckiest bowler I have ever seen get the batsman to edge or play to fielder gets dropped.
Hits the pad and the Umpire doesn't raise the finger some plumb Lbw are not given forget marginal ones
The keeper catches it but the umpire doesn't give it out

I have seen all these happen to him in the Test series and seems like will continue in the ODI's

Others I would say are Flintoff and Ishant Sharma (in tests).

Bowl great spells but don't often get the number of wickets they deserve.

Also another linkage between the two is they tend to get top order batsmen.

 

[pak4life]

heart in your mouth time then he caught one shabash!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Murali out to bat

 

[muhammad.kamran]

Is the unluckiest bowler I have ever seen get the batsman to edge or play to fielder gets dropped.
Hits the pad and the Umpire doesn't raise the finger some plumb Lbw are not given forget marginal ones
The keeper catches it but the umpire doesn't give it out

I have seen all these happen to him in the Test series and seems like will continue in the ODI's

congrats he gets his first odi wicket...

 

[saadjhussain]

razzaq made that look tough too LOL

 

[Genghis]

And Aamer gets his first ODI wicket. Well bowled lad!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

SL pinch a run there - 174-7

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

A single to end the over

SL 176-7 after 45 overs

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Gul bowling now

 

[Genghis]

Is the unluckiest bowler I have ever seen get the batsman to edge or play to fielder gets dropped.
Hits the pad and the Umpire doesn't raise the finger some plumb Lbw are not given forget marginal ones
The keeper catches it but the umpire doesn't give it out

I have seen all these happen to him in the Test series and seems like will continue in the ODI's

Well I haven't seen the test series, but still he seemed to get some good wickets and didn't finish with awful figures. Anyways lets see how he finishes off today. We all remember how he bowled his last over in the T20 World Cup. It was Mathews batting then too.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Great start to the over by Gul - 2 dot balls so far

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Now SL get a single

They move onto 177-7 off 45.3 overs

SL will be looking for a score of 200+

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

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Bouncer from Gul and Murali top edges it for a 4 - well jammy shot

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

444444444444444444

Down the ground - good shot from Murali

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

What? BUT thtas been signalled a 6 by the umpire - definately a 4

 

[Sparhawk]

Umer is getting pwned by Murali

 

[Khabri420]

Murali going after Gul!

 

[slix10]

Lol sorry about that MIG bhai. It wasn't deliberately but a last ditch effort.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

and now its another 444444444444444444444 to end the over

Murali doing the damage

SL 191-7 off 46 overs

Murali 15 off 4 deliveries

 

[pak4life]

A slower ball should do the trick

 

[Genghis]

SIX by Murali ... where did that come from???

 

[muhammad.kamran]

wow....what a brave tail SL have....they are better than Misbah

 

[x2zee123]

*** was that from murali thran lol

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

I hope that 6 given is corrected - 2 runs might just prove crucial

Afridi is back into the attack

 

[kingusama92]

LMAO... Murali teaching the Sri Lankan batsman how to bat.

Poor stuff from Gul. He's giving Murali length balls and is being rightfully dispatched to all parts of the ground.

 

[muhammad.kamran]

15 of the over

 

[Genghis]

15 runs in that Gul over ... poor bowling to a tailender. SL looking at around the 220 mark now!

 

[Khabri420]

Afridi being brought back!

 

[muhammad.kamran]

and murali 15 off 4 balls

 

[saadjhussain]

sri lanka will definitely be the happier team now

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

SIX by Murali ... where did that come from???

It was a fuller ball and Murali was ready for it

Was actually a 4 because it dropped a foot inside the rope BUT incorrectly given as a 6

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Afridi's 1st delivery gets smacked for a 4 by Mathews

 

[Amjid Javed]

Murali doing some serious Damage here!

 

[Genghis]

I hope that 6 given is corrected - 2 runs might just prove crucial

Can't be corrected if they've bowled the next ball can they? I thought once the umpire signals the runs thats it, unless he calls it a dead ball and corrects the score before the next ball is bowled.

 

[saadjhussain]

what was Aamir doing wrong????

 

[muhammad.kamran]

welcome back afridi with a 444444444444

 

[kingusama92]

oh dear now Afridi as well.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

A slower ball should do the trick

Gul tried that with the last delivery - went for a 4

 

[Khabri420]

Afridi needs to fire it in to Murali!

 

[x2zee123]

dam i hope sri lanka makes around 250 so we get lil more competition

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Can't be corrected if they've bowled the next ball can they? I thought once the umpire signals the runs thats it, unless he calls it a dead ball and corrects the score before the next ball is bowled.

4444444444444444444

Down the ground by Mathews

We are getting SPANKED here

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri Lanka now likely to get 230 which i cant see Pakistan chasing on this pitch!

 

[kingusama92]

Really poor bowling at the death from the Pakistani bowlers. They had Sri Lanka completely in control and they start bowling like this and ease off the pressure that was built up throughout the innings.

This total will certainly be tough to chase.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

SL 204-7 off 47 overs

 

[Amjid Javed]

Poor death bowling here by Pakistan!

 

[muhammad.kamran]

i wish Abdul Razzaq should have dropped that catch on Amir's Bowling....so that murali could not have come to bat....

 

[Amjid Javed]

SL 204/7 after 47 overs.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

dam i hope sri lanka makes around 250 so we get lil more competition

250 will be solid to chase on this pitch so i certainly dont hope they dont score that much

 

[Genghis]

35 runs in 3 powerplay overs ... losing all momentum. Still two overs of the powerplay to go.

 

[x2zee123]

* Last 5 ovs 47/1 RR 9.40 <------- sri lanka rampage

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Aamer back in the attack - c'mon lad

 

[Sparhawk]

I was sure we'd get them for under 20o. This won't be an easy target anymore.

Aamer coming back

 

[Amjid Javed]

Gul needs to make sure he bowls a good last two overs here!

 

[pak4life]

Why cant we knock the tail out anymore this has been going on for a good while now.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Aamer caught and bowled - Mathews gone

 

[Sparhawk]

Gets a wicket with the first ball!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri Lanka always seem to hold back last power play to last 5 overs of an inns.

 

[Khabri420]

Gone! Matthews gone!

 

[saadjhussain]

i can't see our batmen chasing this down

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

haha - Aamer juggled that before finally catching it. Thought he was gonna drop it

Great bowling from Aamer

SL 204-8 off 47.1 overs

 

[muhammad.kamran]

phew....wicket to amir....gets his revenge of t20 final from mathews

 

[Genghis]

And why did we take Aamer off when he was bowling well. Top notch bowling from him today, even with the pressure he picks up the danger man.

 

[MIG]

Whats wrong with you chaps? Why do we expect other teams to roll over and play dead when we bowl, just because our batsmen cant chase anything above 150?

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Thushara comes out to bat

He gets a single and Murali is on strike

 

[Amjid Javed]

Thank God Aamer took that wicket!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri Lankas bowling attack liekly to cause Havoc in these Conditions.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

In the air for a long time - very very tough chance, Yousuf misses it BUT it was tough

Murali gets 2 runs

 

[Genghis]

Thushara in ... surprisingly he has an ODI average of almost 20, and he's batting below Murali.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Whats wrong with you chaps? Why do we expect other teams to roll over and play dead when we bowl, just because our batsmen cant chase anything above 150?

Exactly - SL have a strong tail so we cant expect to take their wickets easily

 

[Genghis]

In the air for a long time - very very tough chance, Yousuf misses it BUT it was tough

Murali gets 2 runs

Darn ... could have had 3 and a chance to wrap them up quickly.

 

[saadjhussain]

that wasn't even dropped, didn't even touch it

 

[kingusama92]

) Yousuf nice try.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Afrid bowling now

 

[Amjid Javed]

SL 210/8 after 48 overs.

 

[Sparhawk]

Murali's superior batting skills proving too much for us. Gets a 444444 off Afridi

 

[pakistani]

why is afridi bowling now

 

[pakistanbest]

Omg...sl Back In The Game..............444 Runs!!!!!!!!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

4444444444444444444

Murali with a good shot