WI v Pak [Group D/Game 1] Pak chase 242 to win - Updates

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal gone as welll....

Pak 116/6

Dwayne smith been made to look like imran khan!

 

[iZeeshan]

Smith is on a hat-trick btw

 

[Amjid Javed]

Rana new man in!

 

[Sabika]

wow so kamraan went in the same over
hmm boy was i wrong
okay so rana naveed will try to unleash and get out too

 

[dost]

i think inzi should have to open for pakistan with kami or malik...........

 

[Usman]

The End Of The Game.

 

[Usman Chadda]

242 shouldn't have been difficult on this pitch but if you are adamant on throwing your wickets away to Dwayne Smith, then you fully deserve to lose the match

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 116/6 after 33 overs...

 

[Bilsher007]

GAME OVER FOR PAKISTAN ! 116/6 kamran akmal OUT first ball , there goes our chance to pick up some bonus points to carry in the super eight

 

[iZeeshan]

Man this really sux! School is gonna blow tomorrow!

DAMMIT Pakistan!

 

[UJ]

Looks like Malik will be left stranded AGAIN!

 

[Afzal_K]

what a misery that innings was....the time it took

the aint winning from here

GAME OVER

they;ll get 200 and evryoone will say....awww man they made it to 200 if only so and so had hung around

pak aint winning the wcup wz this team
sorry guys...this team is way below par

oh god, this is just 1 game..get some perspective man

 

[mooz]

you know what would be nice if kamraan made a century and malik stuck around too
woudnt that be nice........

maybe against Zimbabwe.

 

[Amjid Javed]

single for Malik.

Pak 117/6...

 

[xbox]

We should send imran nazir home

 

[octavian]

Dwayne Smith the unplayable

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

good bowling by the west indies

 

[swaziboy]

sum1 pls send this team back to pakistan asap.....
spare me the misery
plssssssssssssss

 

[Uzzy]

This is the reason why many pundits, ex players et al are writing us off.

 

[Sparhawk]

240 was never gonna be easy, but the stupid openers have a primary job of seeing out the new ball... not see who gets most boundaries! damn it!!! I'm losing it at 2 am here...

 

[Sabika]

yeah it looks like it maybe malikk should open or something
time and time again he gets stranded byy afridi razzak akmal and the tail
infuriating

 

[Saj]

We have the tendency to make average cricketers look like world beaters.

Dwayne Smith's bowling is what Boycotts mother would like to face, yet Pakistan have made him look as though he is world class.

 

[invincible]

At times like this - its a good idea to realize how good the opposition is rather than defaming your own team ...

West Indies bowled well and fielded very well ...

 

[Obsessed_in_a_good_way]

Well, 116/5, chasing 242, and overs slowly slipping away. What are our options? Pack up and go back to the hotel, or try to make something happen???

I vote that we try to make something happen.

Of all the games, it had to be in this one that we're playing with a long tail. But we could take that as a blessing. These two (Malik and Kamran) realize they are the last two batsmen, and have no option but to bat sensibly. Rana can come in, when 20-25 are needed, and throw his bat around, but for Pakistan to win, these two have to make it happen.

Let's wait ... and keep praying!

 

[saffer]

well...i know you guys are hurting....but hey...it really wasn't the type of wicket that suited your team...


with luck you will get more typical wickets in the super 8 ...anfd the world cup is till way open for you to win........


for now i'll just be happy for west indies to win at home...and keep the interest in the tournament strong for them....

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

making a mountain off a mole hill

 

[Bilsher007]

Two villains for pakistan, rana naved ul hasan and imran nazir.

D.R smith has played a cameo innings of 32 and taken three important wickets.

There is no chance in the world pakistan can now win this match with just one specialist batsman shoaib malik. Just a matter of time the pak scorecard wraps up.

 

[Sabika]

looks like i wont have to eat my shoe

 

[swaziboy]

once again inzi's strategy of coming so late when the show is over...thinking he's superman
what the hell

 

[xbox]

Malik has to bat up the order when Yousuf or Younis around

 

[Sparhawk]

btw dwayne smith is a pretty good bowler. Saw him get the likes of dravid, sachin and sehwag in the same match for a low econ rate.

 

[Straight Bat]

So what if we lose this, we can still go through but with no 2 point advantage. It doesn't matter about those 2 points, to be the best, you have to beat the best. Hopefully with good confidence boosts against Ireland and Zimmers, we'll be set mentally for the other stronger teams as well as hopefully found a correct way for the team to click.

 

[Sparhawk]

looks like i wont have to eat my shoe

well, we started badly in the 92 WC too!

 

[iZeeshan]

Well, 116/5, chasing 242, and overs slowly slipping away. What are our options? Pack up and go back to the hotel, or try to make something happen???

I vote that we try to make something happen.

Of all the games, it had to be in this one that we're playing with a long tail. But we could take that as a blessing. These two (Malik and Kamran) realize they are the last two batsmen, and have no option but to bat sensibly. Rana can come in, when 20-25 are needed, and throw his bat around, but for Pakistan to win, these two have to make it happen.

Let's wait ... and keep praying!

Akmal has been out for at least 87 years

 

[Sabika]

if we cant play agianst the WI attack we cant play against almost every attack
WI have a waek bowling lineup compared to some teams

 

[Uzzy]

Also why hasn't Inzi come at 4 like he promised?

 

[Noman]

moyo and inzi batted ok, but one of them should have got to be aggresive. Both wanted to be in the end by playing safe cricket, but the pressure got the better out of them

 

[iZeeshan]

Malik 82 off 41 anyone?

 

[Sabika]

Akmal has been out for at least 87 years

yeah i think he satrted writing when amal came and by the time he was done akmal was gone )

 

[Usman Chadda]

So what if we lose this, we can still go through but with no 2 point advantage. It doesn't matter about those 2 points, to be the best, you have to beat the best. Hopefully with good confidence boosts against Ireland and Zimmers, we'll be set mentally for the other stronger teams as well as hopefully found a correct way for the team to click.

I shudder to think what Australia and South Africa will do to us. We have just lost to a side which was smashed a few days ago, and that too by India

Also losing this game means that we would have to win 4 games out the 6 we play in the Super Eight, which would be tough for even Australia to do this time!

 

[saffer]

good even be west indies lose to ireland...they have a history of shock performances....pakistan could still end up winning their group...

even if they dont....relax.......you just need to win 4 games in the super 8's...

 

[iZeeshan]

yeah i think he satrted writing when amal came and by the time he was done akmal was gone )

) )

 

[dost]

looks like i wont have to eat my shoe

ya bro u dont have to do that now............ may be in 2011 u do...

 

[Bilsher007]

Inzamam has lost it completely, he missed so many chances of taking twos when he was batting with yousuf. The last couple of overs which were given to rana and gul to bowl also have proved costly.

 

[hasan316]

hahahahahahha ) on all of you who were supporting Pakistan.

WI is too good.

 

[Obsessed_in_a_good_way]

Well, 116/5, chasing 242, and overs slowly slipping away. What are our options? Pack up and go back to the hotel, or try to make something happen???

I vote that we try to make something happen.

Of all the games, it had to be in this one that we're playing with a long tail. But we could take that as a blessing. These two (Malik and Kamran) realize they are the last two batsmen, and have no option but to bat sensibly. Rana can come in, when 20-25 are needed, and throw his bat around, but for Pakistan to win, these two have to make it happen.

Let's wait ... and keep praying!

Spoke too soon ...

Here's another idea. Let's beat Zimbabwe, and pray that they beat West Indies and make it to the next round. This way, we get to take our points to the next round. H'about that?

 

[Usman]

moyo and inzi batted ok, but one of them should have got to be aggresive. Both wanted to be in the end by playing safe cricket, but the pressure got the better out of them

Agreed. One should have been the Aggressor and the other the Anchor.

 

[saffer]

west indies in taylor and powell have some good bowlers....this windies team are good....don't despair !

 

[iZeeshan]

good even be west indies lose to ireland...they have a history of shock performances....pakistan could still end up winning their group...

even if they dont....relax.......you just need to win 4 games in the super 8's...

That is 4/6, with a daunting lineup of Aus, Saf, Sri, Eng, Nzl, Ind, who will be the 4 victims?

 

[KaSaNoVa_G]

Dotn just blame them.. our useless openers again let us down.. dont always expect number
3 4 and 5 to save us.. number 1 and 2 need to stop being bloody useless !!

 

[Prince]

By the way some of you are talking, you would think we were out of the WC. Yes its a poor performance but its ONE performance. Get some perspective

 

[asifp]

Dude , Why does YK keep on batting at number 3 when Malik is so awesome there. Comeon we need to bring Malik up and get that Idiot Nazir......

 

[xbox]

I don't understand why everyone keep insisting that Inzi should bat up. Look at this form and his runing on the wicket. Other batsmen don't even think about 2's or 3s when he is on other end.

 

[Noman]

why is Younis as nr thee,, he should open and let malik come one down..

 

[iZeeshan]

Honestly Inzi is absolutely crap. He cracked under pressure, which shouldn't be happening to the captain!

 

[UJ]

Malik 82 off 41 anyone?

Only problem is that theres no one down the other end...we saw it happen vs SAF, and now we're seeing it happen in the WC.

 

[Usman]

In the next game Younis should open and then Moyo and Inzi. But if the supposed "big guns" are to scared to do that then atleast let Malik bat at no.3!

 

[saffer]

That is 4/6, with a daunting lineup of Aus, Saf, Sri, Eng, Nzl, Ind, who will be the 4 victims?

england , sri lanka , new zealand and india....


that wouldn't shock me at all.....

 

[azfar wali]

125/6

 

[desidudecool]

so they picked nazir based on his great 20/20 record on flat wickets.and salman butt did nt grow a beard.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 126/6

Rana almost run out...

 

[iZeeshan]

Malik is too good to bat at 6. Need him at 3, no doubt.

 

[Uzzy]

By the way some of you are talking, you would think we were out of the WC. Yes its a poor performance but its ONE performance. Get some perspective

But the point is if we are performing like this against WI and making Smith look world class then God knows what would happen when facing Australia, South Africa.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 127/6 after 36 overs

115 needed of 84 balls...

 

[UJ]

We could have done with Malik's urgency when Inzi and Yousuf were batting

 

[Noman]

danish shouldnt have played today azhar instead and rana shoudlt have played sami there.

 

[azfar wali]

required run rate is 8.2 per over

 

[iafzal]

You can say what ever you wnat but when Inzi and Yousuf was batting they had a chance to set the match up. They batted too conservatively and the result is we just had too high a rate to score these last 130 runs. Had they batted a little aggresively we would not be under pressure to score. Yousuf's dimissal was because of pure pressure.

 

[Prince]

so they picked nazir based on his great 20/20 record on flat wickets.and salman butt did nt grow a beard.

Imran Nazir doesn't have a beard so think before you make dumb comments

 

[iZeeshan]

What are these two batsmen doing taking singles! If they're actually trying, ATTACK!

 

[Usman]

Rana for opener!!!

 

[dost]

kuch karanay ku zuroort nai hai inzi bahi ko kahoo ka **** wapas chalanay ka time aa gaya hai.....leave other matches and go back to pak and get new faces and fresh blood for next world cup....

 

[desidudecool]

bowling did nt do that badly.its the batting that failed..extra bounce and they peed in their pants

 

[DotCom]

kuch karanay ku zuroort nai hai inzi bahi ko kahoo ka **** wapas chalanay ka time aa gaya hai.....leave other matches and go back to pak and get new faces and fresh blood for next world cup....

we did that last time

 

[asifp]

Dude , Why does YK keep on batting at number 3 when Malik is so awesome there. Comeon we need to bring Malik up and get that Idiot Nazir......

 

[Noman]

Dont understand why this playing rana... BOB and inzi is as dump as u can be.

 

[Prince]

But the point is if we are performing like this against WI and making Smith look world class then God knows what would happen when facing Australia, South Africa.

Well what can we do then? The openers never set a platform and hence create unbearable pressure on Yousuf and Inzamam

 

[Bilsher007]

With this pathetic performance pakistan team does'nt even deserve to be in the super eight as we will be effecting the quality of cricket watched.

I have to say inzamam is past his best, he looked old and struggled to run 2s when he was batting with yousuf.

 

[iZeeshan]

I think they have given up. Just batting now...

 

[dost]

Rana for opener!!!

ya Rana (cause he cannot ball) and Danish...1st down U. gul..2nd down Rao let I. nazir and M. hafeez to open the bowling...followe by inzi Y. khan. Moyo.........