Pakistan in South Africa

[BigCrickNan]

Exactly. He didn't not lose his cool, but took his time before exploding. Perfect. This is class. This is Afridi. He is back, and he is gonna kill in the WC.

We will have to see. Afridi seems to have his good days and bad days with the bat. He could do nothing in the first few games of the World Cup and maybe just get going. The thing he lacks is consistency and the right mentally for different situations, not when your team is 220-4 with loads of time left on a perfect track.

 

[Dare]

wow Rana has really disapointed me in these 2 ODIs, he was the best bowler in the ODIs against the windies and now hes getting killed in conditions that are made for fast bowlers. Yousuf and Younis did really well, dissapointed that Younis didnt get a 100 but still good inings, Nazir came good with a great 50 and Afridi well he did what Afridi does on his good day.

also i think its time for Inzi to go after the WC, he has served Pakistan gratly and ever since Miandad retired Inzi has been the core of the middle order. in the past year his average droped to 50 in tests and he has strugled in ODIs.

 

[aussie1st]

Thats why you keep Afridi down the order, to do stuff like that. Nazir quickfire 50 also helps, a very good total on the board but as expected SA are making a good fight of it.

 

[siddharth2002]

Good comeback from Pakistan to post 350. I think that's where Afridi should bat permanantly because he has more freedom to play his shots in last 5-6 overs than when opening. Also he should be recognised primarily as a leg spinner who will bowl full 10 overs and Pakistan will do just fine.

 

[aussie1st]

Pakistan are bowling Asif through sadly hes only got the 1 wicket but his economy has been good. Gibbs looks like he is firing up which isn't a good sign for Pakistan.

 

[Dare]

Asif goes into his 10 straight over crapms up and next ball he delivers gets Gibbs, so far Asif has been the best bowler on either side, lets se what the spinners can do.

 

[Gunner786]

Asif goes into his 10 straight over crapms up and next ball he delivers gets Gibbs, so far Asif has been the best bowler on either side, lets se what the spinners can do.

1 thing they can do is not get prince out

wooaahh

complete blackout!!

never seen anything like it

 

[Dare]

1 thing they can do is not get prince out

well maybe the pacers can do it as Razzaq gets Kallis good comeback from him since he got creamed in the 1st ODI

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Flood lights have conked out The arena has plunged into darkness.. All the lights are out. Play has obviously been held up. Madness.

Interesting...

This is unbelievable! There has been instances where one flood light has failed but this is the first time I am seeing all the lights fail at the same time. Looks like a massive power cut and it's sources tells us that it's not just the stadium that has been affected

Lol. Match abandoned due to blackout?

 

[Leicester Fox]

wow those shots of total darkness with just lighters e.t.c showing up look impressive

 

[BigCrickNan]

Interesting...


Lol. Match abandoned due to blackout?

Unluckiest thing ever if it was. 2 balls needed for it to be a game.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Yup. Although one of my friends who bet on a RSA victory must be jumping in joy...

 

[Dare]

lol yea just when Pakistan actualy do get a good game going in south africa, 2 balls short wow SAF might get really lucky.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Keith Lane our man at the ground tells us that, Buildings around the ground seem fine, street lamps are also on but everything in the ground is down, except the generator power from the TV vans

Probably blew a fuse at the ground. Hopefully it gets sorted soon, even if to just get 2 balls in...

 

[sohum]

Looks like Afridi played a blinder.