Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 4th ODI | Dambulla | 07/08/2009 | Pak Innings

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Well...he is playing Intl...circket....after a while infact after such huge gap......I hope he scores big today so that he can get his confidence back...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Afridi_Fan]

30/0 after 6 overs.

 

[who_dares]

outfield seems really slow

30-0 after 6

 

[NeVerMind]

See the differnce....if we had Salman But at the moment the score would have been 12/0.....in 5 overs.. that the advantage of Nazir the scoring never stops..

all the scoring is due to akmal...nazir is just hanging on...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

That is Imran Nazir Special

 

[who_dares]

solid one from nazir

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Earlier when Nazir was being dropped from the team...Pakistan does not have that batting failure problem...not on current form it seems that infact there is no one in the team who have face seam/swing bowlling...so considering this Nazir should be given an extended run

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Good shot for 4 by Nazir...

 

[Raz]

That was a great shot by Nazir, beautiful backfoot drive for 4.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single to Nazir

 

[saeed-sohail]

Shot of the day by nazir .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Poor Nasir Jamshed

 

[pak4life]

Nazir still playing away from his body after soo many years why dont they improve on their short comings

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

If Nazir can score consistantly....we can have a good opening pair for ODIs and T20.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

36/0 after 7 overs.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Nazir still playing away from his body after soo many years why dont they improve on their short comings

Have your seen any Pakistan batsman in the current team without playing away from the body?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Kami

 

[haroonrasheed320]

U can expect big scores from Pak luvly bowling frm Pak sum1 gona make a 100 sum1 gona tak 5frs but in a match of no omportance

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Quick single.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nazir

 

[who_dares]

its real fun to watch nazir smacking the ball all over

 

[Afridi_Fan]

45/0 after 8 overs.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

U can expect big scores from Pak luvly bowling frm Pak sum1 gona make a 100 sum1 gona tak 5frs but in a match of no omportance

Well....history has proved that Pakistani batsman mostly perform currently when the cause is lost.....(vs Australlia in UAE, vs India in India, vs Srilanka in test series and now in this match..)

 

[iZeeshan]

Down the track and four from Nazir!

What a shot that was

 

[Raz]

Down the track and smashed for 4 by Nazir. Brutal intent is good intent.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Malinga, beautiful yorker to nazir.

 

[FM87]

Why do I have a feeling that one of these two is soon departing.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Well....Nazir should have played the 3rd ODI...

 

[who_dares]

is it naziir's day or what

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Goodness that was out.

 

[zimran72]

great umpiring....

 

[Afridi_Fan]

5 wides.

50 Partnership

 

[who_dares]

50 up for pak

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Nazir needs to score big in all remaining ODIs and T20 to cement his place as an opener

 

[FM87]

That ball was clearly missing the leg stump.

 

[who_dares]

great umpiring....

have u said it same if pak was bowling

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

A rare occation for Pakistan cricket....50 opening stand....great achievement..

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Its a 1st 50 partnership by the openers since the 1st home ODI against SL

 

[Afridi_Fan]

That ball was clearly missing the leg stump.

You sure?

 

[Alibhai]

Well....Nazir should have played the 3rd ODI...

Given the chances he's gotten, this is effectively his third ODI in this series...just today I mean.

Awful umpiring.

 

[Juggernaut]

that is poor umpiring ... not given lbw twice ... malinga must be issed:

 

[GLORY OF '92]

50 partnership!

Am I dreaming?

 

[Big Mac]

Umpires helping Nazir get back into form here

 

[Afridi_Fan]

51/0 in 9 overs.

 

[who_dares]

51-0 after 9

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Fortune favours the brave man....Nazir is all positive today not like Malik, Misbah throughout the series...

 

[Emperor2kings]

Review system will take care of players like Nazir

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Kami

 

[Raz]

You sure?

There was doubt, it wasn't clear cut or plumb as Waqar was saying.

 

[Alibhai]

That ball was clearly missing the leg stump.

The impact was just a shade inside the line of legstump.

Unless that ball was going 90 degrees I don't think you can say it was "clearly" missing anything.

It certainly didn't miss the pad in front of middle and leg.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

well he is much much better than Malik as an opener.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

9th wide of the innings so far.

 

[Raz]

These two have the Sri Lankans rattled.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Review system will take care of players like Nazir

Well review system is only for test matches according to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

well....what the highest opening stand for Pakistan in ODIs in a decade....I mean after the departure of Saeed Anwar and Aamir sohail can any one tell????

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal playing well but hes done this all series and then thrown his wicket away.

 

[zimran72]

have u said it same if pak was bowling

i was being sarcastic buddy

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nazir

 

[Juggernaut]

Fortune favours the brave man....Nazir is all positive today not like Malik, Misbah throughout the series...

Exactly why nazir has had a poor career so far ... exactly why Shahid Afridi doesn't have a higher average in both forms of the game ... fortune favours the brave , fortune doesn't favour the senseless thiers a difference

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nazir has made a pretty slow start so far.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

well....what the highest opening stand for Pakistan in ODIs in a decade....I mean after the departure of Saeed Anwar and Aamir sohail can any one tell????

And it just broke

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nazir had his moment of madness

 

[who_dares]

it should have been a no ball

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nazir certainly living a charmed life here!

Pakistan off to a flyer though!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Ok Now i can lay down and watch the res of the game

 

[Sheikh]

Typical dismissal really; just a wild slog.

Just keep him for T-20's please.

 

[Juggernaut]

Nazir's supposed hand eye coordination deserts him ... senseless shot after a boundary ... didn't even make his average ... oh well

 

[Amjid Javed]

Exactly why nazir has had a poor career so far ... exactly why Shahid Afridi doesn't have a higher average in both forms of the game ... fortune favours the brave , fortune doesn't favour the senseless thiers a difference

QOTW for me!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

it should have been a no ball

Oh come on, gimme a break.It hit the top of off stump and he was charging down the wicket.There is no way that was a no ball.

 

[Raz]

Nazir out, waist high full toss, was just about ok and wasn't a no ball. Thushara gets a lucky wicket.

 

[Sheikh]

it should have been a no ball

It hit the stumps!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Brain fart time for Nazir!

somethings never change!

 

[pakistani pride]

We had a score of 60 plus he is allowed to play his shots !

 

[iZeeshan]

Highest was probably between Butt and Afridi when Afridi hit his 45 ball 100.

 

[pakistani pride]

now get ready for tuk tuk cricket

 

[Amjid Javed]

Oh well fortune didnt favour the senseless!

 

[iZeeshan]

Brain fart time for Nazir!

somethings never change!

Poor child thought he was invincible.

 

[IAJ]

End of a shaky and uncomfortable innings from Imran Nazir. He looked very rusty out there and got about 3-4 lives. He will play better in next match InshaAllah.

 

[Sheikh]

Anyways, that was a terrible knock. Could have been out 4 times before the inevitable.

He's certainly not the solution.