Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | 2nd Test | Harare | 14/09/2013 | Day 5

[Justcrazy]

last hope now.

 

[CrowingRooster]

Misbah will keep the strike.

 

[Bullet Drive]

This is the problem with a pathetic scared approach.

Good ball gets you out.

Do something Misbah

 

[hur rizvi]

Memories of Multan Test and Inzi...

if only we had inzi here

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan require another 48 runs with 2 wickets remaining

 

[khan1992]

i know its a test match but at this moment Misbah need to hit few boundaries before we loose any further wickets..

what if misbah looses his wicket?
whats he's going to do when we loose the next 2 wicket? 75* boost to his avearge

 

[mosh101]

Exposing junaid to vitori is a poor thought from misbah !

 

[WebGuru]

Misbah not looking calm today...

 

[hur rizvi]

single 1st ball

 

[Osman]

junaid wont last this over....

 

[Justcrazy]

is still there , hope for Pakistan

 

[CalculatedRisk]

why is Misbah taking a single on the 1st ball????

 

[CrowingRooster]

Junaid back again.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Lucky that YK played a gem of an innings in the first test so that we don't have to have the Humiliating Whitewash from Zimbos

 

[HASHAM2]

Misbah why u talking singles

 

[leatherface58]

Who said Pakistan are boring?

 

[WebGuru]

if only we had inzi here

We need to trust in what we got now...This calm man will do it...

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan will win this

 

[WebGuru]

Who said Pakistan are boring?

My lil brother kiwi...

 

[Osman]

oh inzi....how we miss you

 

[GreenKnightRises]

This is Joke.. Letting JK to face Ball 5 balls is a real coward ism from Misbah

 

[hur rizvi]

People say misbah has a good brain, talk about exposing your no 10 in last over before lunch

 

[HASHAM2]

Is this last over of the session

 

[Sledger]

Junaid is brainless.

 

[CrowingRooster]

Misbah having another word with Junaid.

 

[Justcrazy]

highest score is 17

 

[imshally81]

Good Bowl

 

[Kianig89]

Malcolm Chatara unplayable by us

 

[hur rizvi]

Junaid is brainless.

Not as brainless as misbah

 

[Justcrazy]

should have played at least the first 3 balls off the over.

 

[Kianig89]

heads must roll if the envitable happens

 

[WebGuru]

Well played juni...

 

[CrowingRooster]

Very good ball from Vitori.

 

[imshally81]

survived

 

[Sledger]

217/8 and lunch.

 

[Red Devil]

Vetori Akram is looking very dangerous

 

[akamaka]

lunch thank god

 

[imshally81]

Lunch...

 

[Justcrazy]

Inzamam would have taken a single of 4th or 5 th ball.

 

[Osman]

i think we have forgotten there is just 4 overs till the new ball.....we are in major trouble

 

[CrowingRooster]

Played well by Juni.

 

[Azlan Khan]

Day 5, Lunch: 217/8. Pakistan required 47 runs to win. Zimbabwe need 2 wickets.

 

[Justcrazy]

Zim within sniffing distance of win here

 

[Asif321]

lunch , zimbabwe should not let this match go now

 

[Kianig89]

still 47 needed if only we've had not collpased in the 1st innings :adnan

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Lunch.. Why can't they extend the game t a 10-15 minute so that Zimbos can run through our rest of the 2 wikcets

 

[Paradox]

Why on EARTH was Rahat Ali not sent up before or after Ajmal?

 

[Justcrazy]

needs to take most of the strike.

 

[Kianig89]

Thanks heaven lunch break

 

[Robbie]

LUNCH

217/8
Pak needs 47
Zim needs 2 wickets

 

[Haroon786]

Man, it feels like we are batting against SA in SA, but it is Zim in Zim.

 

[Kianig89]

looks tough now 47 is to much that means another 20 overs to play

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Junaid is brainless.

What do you expect from a no.10 batman who is being sadly exposed for 5 balls by ur EXPERINCED SAVIOUR CAPTAIn...

 

[Kianig89]

59 runs in 28 overs this session

 

[Pak_Lover]

Inzi we miss you

 

[Kianig89]

Misbah wants to go as not out regardless of the result

 

[GreenKnightRises]

why is Misbah taking a single on the 1st ball????

He is protecting himself from the bowlers just to stay till the end so while the wickets go down from the other end and thus his Fans can defend him by saying "at leat he stayed till the end and made a hard fought 50. What a consistent Batsman he is"

 

[Executioner]

dont understand why misbah was playing all those reverse sweeps and paddle scoops?

 

[Aman]

He is protecting himself from the bowlers just to stay till the end so while the wickets go down from the other end and thus his Fans can defend him by saying "at leat he stayed till the end and made a hard fought 50. What a consistent Batsman he is"

Yeah he should risk himself

If he goes, Pakistan goes...

 

[shaz619]

Lord have mercy, this will be an embarrasing defeat . No hope now zimbo will win

 

[HelicopterShot]

Game over for Pak i think, 2 wickets is too less

 

[Osman]

the new ball is round the corner? wonder what the strategy is for the 4 overs before it and then once it comes (should they survive to see it)

 

[London_Lahori]

It's a struggle from here we can only win if Misbah gets us 35 more runs by himself. We've lost one wicket too many in this session.

 

[badxhah]

Who said Pakistan are boring?

thats a cover-up for mediocre batting display

 

[Bilsher007]

I feel misbah is a bit culprit in not rotating the strike and maintaining a better run rate. When rehman was being beaten outside he should have come Down the wicket and spoken to him to try to play it out defensively or try to give him strike back. He's realised that now with junaid khan but maybe he has left it too late I think.

Zimbabweans are closer to history then misbah has chance to save Pakistan from embarrasment. It is honestly frustrating watching this disappointing batting performance. Misbah should be scoring runs slightly quicker if Pakistan are to come closer to winning. The whole morning session we have managed to score 59 runs from overnight score of 158/5. The afternoon session after lunch will be the last one with Zimbabweans favourites.

 

[Pantani]

He is protecting himself from the bowlers just to stay till the end so while the wickets go down from the other end and thus his Fans can defend him by saying "at leat he stayed till the end and made a hard fought 50. What a consistent Batsman he is"

I don't think there's any international cricketer who would pass up a chance at winning a match in exchange for boosting his stats. Maybe if there was an opportunity to break Lara's record or something like that, but surely not in a situation like this.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Yeah he should risk himself

If he goes, Pakistan goes...

) What The..........!!!!!!! Brilliant Logic

If he goes Pakistan goes.. Wow..

So that mean he has to expose his no10 batsman for the rest of the 5 balls which is more than enough for the opponent to take two easy tail enders wickets.. ..

 

[Executioner]

Yeah he should risk himself

If he goes, Pakistan goes...

Ofcourse

Hafeez atleast managed to get some runs on the board. Hafeez, Shafiq, Adnan have been utter flop. Had misbah got out earlier, Pakistan would have already been boarding the flight back to Pakistan

 

[Red Devil]

Lord have mercy, this will be an embarrasing defeat . No hope now zimbo will win

Misbah is still there yaar don't lose hope just yet

 

[khan1992]

Yeah he should risk himself

If he goes, Pakistan goes...

i don't know why you slapping you head and crying what if after lunch we loose junaid and then rahat?

In my opinion no need to behave like if umar akmal is yet to come to bat

 

[Executioner]

thats a cover-up for mediocre batting display

Doesnt matter

they are doing it for the sake of the game. Not intentionally though but at the end of the day everyone loves it.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

I don't think there's any international cricketer who would pass up a chance at winning a match in exchange for boosting his stats.

Yeah There is.. and we are seeing him LIVE on action and he is proving it. and his name is Misbah Ul Haq

 

[Pantani]

Yeah There is.. and we are seeing him LIVE on action and he is proving it. and his name is Misbah Ul Haq

Why would any cricketer actually care about their more obscure statistics like averages and strike rates? A 50 not out would give Misbah a .05 boost in average.

 

[guvi]

misbah is going to win this match...

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Why would any cricketer actually care about their more obscure statistics like averages and strike rates? A 50 not out would give Misbah a .05 boost in average.

Read my earlier post completely..

It just to earn his fans satisfaction and a false justifiction of his own position in the team

 

[HASHAM2]

Indians have so Much Confident on misbah
thay saying again and again
Misbah will win this for Pakistan

 

[Bilsher007]

He is protecting himself from the bowlers just to stay till the end so while the wickets go down from the other end and thus his Fans can defend him by saying "at leat he stayed till the end and made a hard fought 50. What a consistent Batsman he is"

Exactly what I was trying to emphasise in my last post that misbah is guilty of not rotating strike, if tailenders are struggling then he should make an effort to shield them and maintain strike. Misbah can't escape blame for negative batting strategy for our eventual defeat to Zimbabweans.

This team will be nailed by south Africans in the test series in emirates.

 

[Bilsher007]

Indians have so Much Confident on misbah
thay saying again and again
Misbah will win this for Pakistan

They are trying to jinx Pakistan. Let them enjoy our defeat .

 

[OZGOD]

OMG i took a nap and woke up whats happened

 

[cricket.mad]

I strongly think misbah will win this one for Pakistan. .