Warm Up Match : Sri Lanka A v Pakistan | Kurunegala | 27/07/2009

[Deewana Mastana]

04:30 GMT

Hope we rest some seniors and promote Fawad, Nazir, Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Aamer etc; as this should provide a good chance for them to show what they can do! InshahAllah

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sri Lanka A squad
CM Bandara, CRD Fernando, SHT Kandamby*, CK Kapugedera, MF Maharoof, NLTC Perera, S Prasanna, M Pushpakumara, JK Silva†, TAM Siriwardana, WU Tharanga, ML Udawatte, UWMBCA Welegedara

Pakistanis squad
Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal†, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Yousuf, Nasir Jamshed, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Younis Khan*

 

[Mohsin]

Shoaib Malik will set the (very very positive) tone for the series...

 

[dblock]

I would go with..

Jamshed
Akmal
Younis Khan
Yousuf
Malik
Fawad Alam
Razzaq
Afridi
Gul
Aamer
Ajmal.

Theory behind this..

*right/left, experienced/youngster opening combination
*'solid' middle order
* big hitting lower order depending on situation batting line-up can change
* go with T20 5 man bowling attack with the option of Malik, Younis Khan or even Fawad Alam

 

[rash]

would love to see :iamlegend smashing a quick century

 

[iZeeshan]

Nasir, Nazir, Umar, and Fawad should play leading roles.

As in, 1,2,3,4 in that order. Then Younus and whoever else is playing can bat.

 

[insaftak]

anyone showing this match

 

[mmkextreme_1]

will this match be televised?

 

[Juggernaut]

I would go with..

Jamshed
Akmal
Younis Khan
Yousuf
Malik
Fawad Alam
Razzaq
Afridi
Gul
Aamer
Ajmal.

Theory behind this..

*right/left, experienced/youngster opening combination
*'solid' middle order
* big hitting lower order depending on situation batting line-up can change
* go with T20 5 man bowling attack with the option of Malik, Younis Khan or even Fawad Alam

i'd love for that to be our starting line up in the 1st odi

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

I would go with..

Jamshed
Akmal
Younis Khan
Yousuf
Malik
Fawad Alam
Razzaq
Afridi
Gul
Aamer
Ajmal.

A balanced side. 8 batsmen and 7/8 bowlers. Should be able to match a good Sri Lankan side.

 

[Shahid A]

how long till they start? or when do they uk time?

 

[hasanb]

5:30am uk time i believe

 

[iZeeshan]

Will it be televised? Ten Sports I'm hoping...

 

[Usman Chadda]

This won't be televised, not on Ten Sports anyway

 

[who_dares]

Will it be televised? Ten Sports I'm hoping...

no tv coverage, such a shame

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Any updates. Who's playing? Who won the toss?

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat

 

[Free Hit]

sri lanka A won and batting, damn, i wanted to post 300 than chase 180

 

[161]

Teams ?

 

[161]

Is Nazir out yet ?

How many no balls did Rana bowl in his first over ?

 

[Free Hit]

Is Nazir out yet ?

How many no balls did Rana bowl in his first over ?

first over 14 runs 4 wides and 2 no balls

 

[161]

first over 14 runs 4 wides and 2 no balls

Please tell me you're joking !

) ) )

 

[shahidrazzaq]

What's with Cricinfo's scorecard?

 

[faizpak]

Fernando & Maharoof will play for SL A

 

[Free Hit]

Please tell me you're joking !

) ) )

no joking, perdiction with history of rana, and his current days, which are to play with his grandsons

 

[Toony™®]

sri lanka 2/2

 

[jalex382]

Dammmmmn sl 2 for 2, both wickets taken by razaq and nasir jamshed is bowling?????

 

[jalex382]

Now its change to Iftikhar anjum.

 

[Khabri420]

Good stuff from Razzaq!

 

[Toony™®]

Pakistanis team
Younis Khan*, Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal†, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Naved-ul-Hasan

all the players i wanted playing!

 

[SAM'S]

all the bench players are given a chance before the start of series

 

[Free Hit]

with out any doubt our bowling is the factor of our success in one days and t20 recently

 

[Ryankhan]

Well just read in the news YOUNIS and YOUSUF will rest in this tour game which is good to see and we will see afridi as the captain for this match, so hope nazir-jamshed opens and umer is tried in this match along with fawad. now we will see how the middle order is without two class Y's....3 should go to Umer Akmal- 4-afridi then Fawad-

 

[161]

Razzaq two wickets in the first over.

This guy is made for these seaming wickets !

 

[Free Hit]

Well just read in the news YOUNIS and YOUSUF will rest in this tour game which is good to see and we will see afridi as the captain for this match, so hope nazir-jamshed opens and umer is tried in this match along with fawad. now we will see how the middle order is without two class Y's....3 should go to Umer Akmal- 4-afridi then Fawad-

cricinfo says younis is captain of team

 

[malikvslee]

everyone can bat except rao

 

[Khabri420]

Does anyone have an updated score.

 

[Toony™®]

So, it doesn't look like it is ball by ball coverage..which is disappointing!

 

[iZeeshan]

Still at 2 overs.

Pathetic coverage

 

[iafzal]

Very good squad giving all those who need some practice

YK
Misbah
Akmal

and all the ones who just came for the ODI series.

 

[Free Hit]

relax cricket lovers, itsa warm up

 

[iafzal]

Razzler making case for the 3rd seamer for ODI

 

[Sohaib]

19 for 2 after 4.5 Overs

 

[shahidrazzaq]

relax cricket lovers, itsa warm up

Everything matters. It's all about WINNING! FUN is for wimps and LOSERS!

 

[161]

why isn't rana getting the new ball ?

instead yk got the two first change bowlers sharing the new ball.

 

[Toony™®]

Sri Lanka A 49/2 (8.5 ov)

oh dear... Rana already going at 12 an over!

 

[161]

no joking, perdiction with history of rana, and his current days, which are to play with his grandsons

he's gone for 10 in his first 5 balls including a no ball !!

got any stock tips also ?

 

[iafzal]

Razzler took 2 wkts on the first 2 balls and was on a hat trick on the 3rd ball of the match.
Wish it was on TV

 

[adarsh_bang]

looks like rain's stopped play or somethin.... the scorecard on cricinfo's remained stuck at 8.5

 

[161]

looks like rain's stopped play or somethin.... the scorecard on cricinfo's remained stuck at 8.5

yeah ... it always seems to rain during pak warm up matches

 

[iafzal]

We have only 5 bowlers plus YK so if Rana starts to get carted it will be interestin who bowls.

 

[161]

We have only 5 bowlers plus YK so if Rana starts to get carted it will be interestin who bowls.

ranbo should get his full quota .. the point of this match isnt winning .. we wanna see how he performs.

 

[adarsh_bang]

has cric info stopped or is it my internet prob???

 

[iafzal]

looks like rain's stopped play or somethin.... the scorecard on cricinfo's remained stuck at 8.5

No no the guy who is supposed to call the cricinfo HQ to update the score is just being late in calling. He is a Pakistani.

 

[saadjhussain]

No no they guys who is supposed to call the cricinfo HQ to update the score is just being late in calling. He is a Pakistani.

@bold: no wonder ) ) )

 

[Toony™®]

I believe they are just updating irregularly.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

14 runs of Rana's first over!

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Also I think Sri Lanka A should set as a target of atleast 250 because our batting needs practice and I seriously hope Umar Akmal comes good for us..

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Yeah I want the lankas to get a decent score here, so we can the likes of Umar Akmal score some runs InshaAllah

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Yeah I want the lankas to get a decent score here, so we can the likes of Umar Akmal score some runs InshaAllah

Inshallah bro...also we need to see how the pitch turns out as well. because we don't want it to turn square...if we lose here...it will crush our confidence..lets see how Misbah does in this game..

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Inshallah bro...also we need to see how the pitch turns out as well. because we don't want it to turn square...if we lose here...it will crush our confidence..lets see how Misbah does in this game..

Our main bowlers are pretty much decided. Gul, Aamir, Afridi and Ajmal. Only the 5th bowler has to be decided.

The batting is the really open area here. Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Nasir Jamshed, all have a shot at playing.

So a good score by the lankans wil ensure that most of these guys get to show their skills

 

[iZeeshan]

Naved gone for 14 by amateurs. Good stuff, now he won't play.

 

[saadjhussain]

the team selection is such that the sri lankans are expected to score close to 300 so that the batsmen can get some valuable practice. younis khan's the 5th bowler and has to bowl 10 overs? i can't see who else will bowl, maybe fawad but he isn't much of a bowler.

 

[shahidrazzaq]

Is it a bowling track or what? 16 ov and only 89? What is this a Test match? (Just kidding.)

 

[Sheikh]

Naved gone for 14 by amateurs. Good stuff, now he won't play.

Yeah, I don't get why he's been rushed back in. At 31, I don't think he's getting any better. Surely we should have opted for some youth instead? Riaz or Talha would have been nice. Even Fahad Masood deserves a run.

 

[haroonrasheed320]

Dammmmmn sl 2 for 2, both wickets taken by razaq and nasir jamshed is bowling?????

Which match ru watching

 

[Toony™®]

well, all the players need batting practise, maybe chasing a larger total maybe helpful!

 

[Ali888]

Brilliant News !

Rao Iftikhar getting CANED

even worse than Rana

at least Rana can bat so Rana and Razzaq will both get in ahead of Rao

 

[iZeeshan]

Misbah-ul-Haq bowling?

I'm pretty sure that's Umar Akmal

 

[Ali888]

Sri Lanka A 162/3 (28.0 ov)

Abdul Razzaq 4 1 14 2 3.50

Shahid Afridi 5 1 19 0 3.80

Fawad Alam 4 0 22 0 5.50

Iftikhar Anjum 5 1 37 0 7.40 (1nb)

Naved-ul-Hasan 6 0 42 1 7.00 (2nb)

 

[Genghis]

Misbah-ul-Haq bowling?

I'm pretty sure that's Umar Akmal

I hope so. Can't beleive they will expect Misbah to be bowling in the one dayers.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why has it got stuck at that score? Misbah bowled 4 overs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Any more score updates

 

[AZ]

Sri Lanka A 162/3 (28.0 ov)

Abdul Razzaq 4 1 14 2 3.50

Shahid Afridi 5 1 19 0 3.80

Fawad Alam 4 0 22 0 5.50

Iftikhar Anjum 5 1 37 0 7.40 (1nb)

Naved-ul-Hasan 6 0 42 1 7.00 (2nb)

WOW...horrendous bowling by R & R! drop them asap and give them some R & R

 

[sa_09]

Hello, everbody there could someone tell me what is the result now.

 

[Sheikh]

Misbah-ul-Haq bowling?

I'm pretty sure that's Umar Akmal

Cue the Fawad-esque excuses of Umar being an all-rounder and having to compete with several others.

 

[dblock]

Are Pakistan 'allowing' them a decent total to be put up?

Misbah bowling

 

[sa_09]

, it is all about having fun

 

[Genghis]

Score has been updated. Looks like Younis wants to have a big total to chase. 3/249 after 40 overs! Everyone been hit around the park barring Razzak.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Rana/Rao flopping here which means chances of playing in 1st ODI are remote.

Intesting to see of Razzaq opens bowling in the ODI series.