Test 2 Day 5 Discussions and Score Updates [20/03/05]

[The_Cricket_Devil]

these AND SAMI imo

 

[Sage]

VERY difficult to bat on this pitch, however

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

edged for four there by kamal

 

[tahaqureshi]

well its kinda obvious isn't it?

 

[Viru309]

Kumble is getting happy for no reason it is the pitch that has gotten him all the wickets he has done nothing special

Yeh its just pitch, that so dumb

 

[Sage]

Why is Asim trying to drive?!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

...ravi is predicting a 7-8 wicket haul for kumble

 

[tahaqureshi]

indians calling asim a youngster D

he's 28!!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

maybe they mean cricket career wise

 

[Kashif]

We need a miracle of Mohali proportions to save the test now.

 

[tahaqureshi]

well they wouldn't really say 'youngsters' that sounds really in terms of age..

maybe they should say that these two amatuer batsmen or something

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

saying amateurs could prolly get em fined lol

 

[tahaqureshi]

im thinking of greater than mohali proportions..but dunno if it'll happen, asim doesn't seem interested anymore

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

ah he is actually 27

 

[nufc]

if he said amatuer batsmen it would have been an insult to pakistan!

 

[tahaqureshi]

not much diff...still not a 'youngster'

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well that isnt the cleanest four 4 byes but the ball dies agn.

 

[tahaqureshi]

another four

 

[Sage]

if he said amatuer batsmen it would have been an insukt to pakistan!

Or it would've been a very accurate description...

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well if it even matters anymore 223 to win lol

 

[Hydro]

65.4 Kumble to Asim, byes, FOUR!!, looks to take the aerial route over mid wicket, but the ball did not bounce at all and beat everybody on the way to fine leg

Pitch is hard to bat now

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol there are also bangladesh flags in the crowd (for pakistan mayb?) 4 by akmal good shot!

 

[Kashif]

The balls are keeping low and odd one bouncing extra, so its playing on the players minds. Lovely cover drive for 4 by Akmal!

 

[Sage]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

and he is bowled there goes akmal...

 

[Kashif]

Dammit...out..... so when does the 3rd test start?

 

[MIG]

if he said amatuer batsmen it would have been an insukt to pakistan!

Or it would've been a very accurate description...

How about good bowling ? We missed our chance to bat them out on the 3rd day....

 

[tahaqureshi]

we rock!!!!!!! akmal gone!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

|-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S |-S

 

[Sage]

Well all I can say is we fully deserved to lose this match.

Idiot batsman squandered the advantage on the third day.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

this may not even go till tea..

 

[Kashif]

True MIG, I believe thats where we lost it.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lets all just start guessing how much kamal will score and final score my guess:

Kamal 80

Final Score 260

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

good shot there but good stop by balaji

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

and now is Sami on strike lessee wat can happen

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lolz edgey 4 by Sami

 

[Kashif]

Our batting suffers from 'Rest-on-previous day's glory' syndrome. We have collapsed twice after a previous day's good work.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

213 runs to win
3 hrs to win for Pakistan afaik

 

[tahaqureshi]

pak is now half way to the required total of 422

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol wonder why khalil is sitting with his helmet on

 

[badxhah]

Well all I can say is we fully deserved to lose this match.

Idiot batsman squandered the advantage on the third day.

Those were the same guys that saved us in Mohali.........

 

[MIG]

Yk should be beaten up by rest of the players and Bablu...i dont care what he score last innings..anyways Balla in attck now..

i have half a mind of going over there to help out myself. how do you get out like that...how!!! the guy is a failure and doesnt deserve to be in the team let alone be VC!

Sounds like a good idea - how about chopping off their fingers one by one and then pouring salt on the open wounds and burning their homes and killing women and children as well - will that work ? Guys relax - its a game - we lost - with a better bowling attack we could have won easily.Just shows that the Indian attack isnt as superior as people make it out to be ....

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Yk should be beaten up by rest of the players and Bablu...i dont care what he score last innings..anyways Balla in attck now..

i have half a mind of going over there to help out myself. how do you get out like that...how!!! the guy is a failure and doesnt deserve to be in the team let alone be VC!

Sounds like a good idea - how about chopping off their fingers one by one and then pouring salt on the open wounds and burning their homes and killing women and children as well - will that work ? Guys relax - its a game - we lost - with a better bowling attack we could have won easily.Just shows that the Indian attack isnt as superior as people make it out to be ....

we have ALMOST lost not yet finished I am just hoping Kamal can get a good score he deserves it

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

46 for kamal Inshallah he will get a gr8 score he deserves it even if Pakistan lose this

 

[tahaqureshi]

if we pull of a draw....i'll be really surprised...but nonetheless happy and im hopefully right now too

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think there is a 5% chance of a draw now highly unlikely

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

in the back of my mind i always wonder what the diff would have been if we had any of our 4 other bowlers in instead of khalil. (Gul, Shabbir, Naveed, Shoaib) It was our bowling attack that made us lose and i think we woulda won if we had 1 of those instead of khalil

 

[MIG]

Sami defends well , doesnt he ?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea he seems pretty confident in his shots unlike others in our lineup *cough*taufiq*cough*

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

and another maiden over

 

[Sage]

This should be Taufeeq's last match for a long time. Bring back Salman for the next...

 

[tahaqureshi]

37 overs left.....if we can get to 20 overs left without losing another wicket....i will be happy.

just waste time...and overs.

are there any clouds in the air? we can stop play due to bad light

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I sincerely hope naveed is better for next test

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol no the day looks pretty clear (darn)

 

[tahaqureshi]

can't shabbir make it for the third test?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i donno if he is match fit

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

AND THERE IS HIS 50! GO KAMAL

 

[MIG]

how many over to Tea ?

 

[tahaqureshi]

half an hour to tea..

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think about 8 overs at least till tea

 

[161]

i agree that this should be taufeeqs last match - he has been given pleanty of chances but never looked comfortable or confident ---> i think malik should be given a shot as opener as he has just beat up on India this past year.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

there better be some miracle tea waiting for us in the back dressing room

 

[Sage]

Don't agree with Malik being and opener. Or Hameed, he's not an opener either.

Salman should never have been dropped and he should return for the Third Test.

 

[Annie]

okay so wat exactly will it take to draw this one??

this is seriously a bad performance overall...

afridi as usual has been the only highlight in this innings...and possibly after it has been asim's resistance and his 50...

the 3rd match will be ours

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

BRING SAEED ANWAR FROM HIS ROCKING CHAIR AND GET HIM BACK HERE

 

[161]

kamal has a very dravid like mentality of survive as long as u can and the runs will eventually build up - i hope the rest of our team can pick this up from him.

 

[pakmandanish]

with 9n wickets down there could be an anxtended 30minutes sesssion,so time isnt abig prob for india

 

[Kashif]

Dont think theres any chance of the crowd to start throwing things in the ground to help us postpone the game?

 

[Sage]

Welcome back Annie

 

[Hussain]

Well
the sami Kamal partner ship has already faced some 13 overs or so

35 more to go now


Come on Pakistan

 

[Kashif]

Khalil is no mug with the bat either. I am proud of the way these 2 are fighting it out.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Kamal is the dravid of Pakistan and this is what the others should have done after yoyo got out

 

[Sage]

Our top and middle order shouldve shown the same resiliance.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

No Ramiz Results will come when the selectors dont pick the people who can give them the best backrub into the team and pick real talents

 

[Kashif]

We play too many odis and it shows in our batting approach....I say keep Asim Kamaal away from odis. Apparently the PCB are pressing for a 4th test against England and sacrifice 2 odis.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Yea I say we should keep exclusive teams for each form of the game

 

[Sage]

We play too many odis and it shows in our batting approach....I say keep Asim Kamaal away from odis. Apparently the PCB are pressing for a 4th test against England and sacrifice 2 odis.

First good thing the PCB's done in a while.

Hopefully the ECB will relent.

 

[Hussain]

A hope for Pakistan

World record of 8th wkt stand: 357 by Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq

Ex World Record for 9th wktstand : 190 b/w Asif Iqbal and ******(dont rememvber his name actually)

World Record 10 th wkt stand: 151 b\w Azahr Mehmood and Mushtaq Ahmed




SO as these stats point out all the world records for the lower order stands belong to Pakistan

So our tail enders are not bunny wid the bat

The can put up a fight


MAy Allah bless them and Helpo them

 

[Kashif]

Dammit...well played Asim.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

And Kamal has been caught he batted well but it was just a matter of time