Story Treva vs Jaztheman [ICC06]

[surendar]

That Yousuf is a real run machine still. Never worry about the draw. It all happens in cricket Keep up the good works.

 

[treva]

Just a post of notice for you guys. This will be back for at least the next week whilst we waste our Summer playing ICC06 So yeh, they'll be a fair few updates over the next week before I go on holiday.

Jaz currently leads 4 tours to nil, and leads the Zimbabwe tour 2-0. Time for a comeback me thinks!

 

[Jaztheman]

vs Zimbabwe - Second Test Match

The Teams
1) Y.Khan
2) U.Tariq
3) S.Niazi
4) I.Ul-Haq
5) F.Alam
6) M.Yousuf
7) S.Afridi
8) I.Anjum
9) S.Akhtar
10) D.Kaneria
11) M.Asif

Shahid Afridi in for Shahid Yousuf

1) S.Chioza
2) J.Chinyengetere
3) A.Maungwa
4) K.Kulinga
5) G.Ewing
6) J.Patel
7) T.Taibu
8) T.Garwe
9) H.Streak
10) T.Mupariwa
11) I.Chinyoka

Mupariwa in for Zhuwayo.

The Result
Pakistan 473
Inzi 179
Yousuf 74
Streak 3-99
Garwe 3-125

Zimbabwe 219
Ewing 46
Patel 37
Akhtar 5-35
Kaneria 2-41

Zimbabwe 247
Chioza 63
Streak 60
Anjum 7-57
Asif 2-62

Pakistan win by an innings and 7 runs
MotM: Inzi
Interruptions: None

Reaction
Terrific batting set us up for quite an easy victory once again. Khan, Niazi, Alam and Afridi all failed to convert their double figures past the score of 20 but the four batsmen that did managed to make sure their innings counted. Tariq opened with Khan and made 68 for himself before succumbing to Streak. Yousuf staged a 140 run partnership with Inzi after the 118 run partnership ended between Tariq and Inzi. Yousuf managed 74 before getting out to streak. Inzi lasted long, 395 balls, but couldn't get past that double hundred barrier and feel short on 179. Akhtar impressed towards the end with a quick fire 46 to help the score for us shoot up to 473.

I'll talk about our bowling for both their innings in one paragraph. We bowled them out for 219 and 247 to give us a comfortable win and not really much effort was used. Two five wicket hauls were the only real talking point with Akhtar(5-35) and Anjum(7-57) spearheading the bowling attack. Anjum ended with the most wickets whilst the spin contingent and Asif looked on in awe. A simple win with Patel being the only consistent batsmen for Zimbabwe scoring 37 and 42.

 

[treva]

vs Zimbabwe - 2nd Test Match

The Teams
1) F.Athar
2) Y.Khan
3) M.Yousuf
4) I.Ul-haq
5) F.Alam
6) S.Afridi
7) S.Shah
6) S.Nazir
9) F.Masood
10) R.Akbar
11) W.Nisar

One change, Nisar in for Misbah.

1) S.Chloza
2) J.Chinyengetere
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) I.Senzere
6) V.Sibanda
7) N.Ferreira
8) T.Garwe
9) C.Chibhabha
10) C.Mpofu
11) C.Zhuwayo

The Result
Pakistan 182
Nazir 35
Yousuf 28
Mpofu 4-40
Chibhabha 3-52

Zimbabwe 198
Maungwa 44
Chinyengetere 42
Nazir 3-32
Masood 3-36

Pakistan 266
Yousuf 79
Inzi 41
Chibhabha 4-76
Zhuwayo 3-80

Zimbabwe 251/6
Chinyengetere 109
Chioza 72
Afridi 4-71
Nisar 1-23

Zimbabwe win by 4 wickets
MotM: Chinyengetere
Interruptions: 59 mins lost

Reaction
We go from a joke of a bowling performance to a complete and utter piss take of a batting performance. In the first innings all, bar two batsmen, made starts and got out. We bowled reasonably well but not spectacular, leaving them with a first innings lead. We batted again, and again almost everyone amde starts, but only one made it past 50. Unlike in the first innings, we couldn't bowl them out for less than 200 and they cruised to a 4 wicket victory. If you look at it in this way: Zimbabwe = worst team in the world + We lose to them = We are worst team in the world. Man we suck!

 

[Jaztheman]

God playing with Jack is surely fun if anything.

 

[Jaztheman]

vs Zimbabwe - First One Day International Match

The Teams
1) H.Raza
2) U.Tariq
3) S.Niazi
4) S.Yousuf
5) F.Alam
6) A.Nisar
7) S.Afridi
8) I.Anjum
9) S.Akhtar
10) D.Kaneria
11) Y.Arafat

Khan, Inzi, M.Yousuf and Asif out for Raza, S.Yousuf, Nisar and Arafat

1) S.Chioza
2) K.Kulinga
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) T.Taibu
6) N.Chouhan
7) J.Chinyengetere
8) T.Garwe
9) H.Streak
10) H.Rinke
11) C.Mpofu

The Result
Pakistan 232/5
Alam 100
Nisar 59*
Rinke 2-42
Mpofu 1-27

Zimbabwe 112
Ewing 34
Chouhan 33
Arafat 6-34
Akhtar 4-20

Pakistan win by 120 runs
MotM: Y.Arafat
Interruptions: None

Reaction
I went into this match with a very unexperienced side with only one of the top six playing more than 20 matches - and he's only 23! It didn't start well and we found ourselves at 44/3 before staginng a small comeback to 73/4. Still not a good score despite the cloudy conditions. However a 126 run partnership between Alam and Nisar steadied the ship and was followed by a 33* run partnership between Nisar and Afridi. Alam was bowled by Rinke dead on 100, off an amazing 114 balls considering the team's situation, but he was well backed up by Nisar's 59*(83) and Afirid's 16*(16). Decent batting performance considering the young inexperienced team.

It didn't take long before we bowled them out. We won by 120 runs even though we only set 232/5 - as they crumbled to 112 all out. Ewing(34) and Chouhan(33) were impressive but were the only bright sparks in a very dark and dull performance by Zimbabwe. Shoaib Akhtar and Yasir Arafat cleaned up the Zimbabwains taking all the wickets. Akhtar got 4-20 off 7.3 overs, which certainly awesome. Arafat's figures? More awesome. 6-34 was Arafat's reward for some tip-top bowling as we decimated their batting line up. Bring on the second ODI.

 

[treva]

vs Zimbabwe - 1st ODI

The Teams
1) F.Athar
2) Y.Khan
3) M.Yousuf
4) I.Ul-haq
5) F.Alam
6) S.Afridi
7) S.Shah
6) S.Nazir
9) F.Masood
10) W.Chughtai
11) W.Nisar

One change, despite the humiliation, Chughtai in for Akbar.

1) S.Chloza
2) K.Kulinga
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) V.Sibanda
6) I.Senzere
7) N.Ferreira
8) H.Streak
9) C.Chibhabha
10) C.Mpofu
11) T.Mupariwa

The Result
Zimbabwe 263/5
Kulinga 99
Maungwa 60
Nisar 3-58
Nazir 1-39

Pakistan 266/5
Yousuf 88
Inzi 75
Ewing 3-30
Chibhabha 1-54

Pakistan win by 5 wickets
MotM: Yousuf
Interruptions: None

Reaction
Well we went into the match with just 6 players who had ODI experience before. They won the toss and sent us out to field on a flat wicket, with a little bit in it for the seamers. They batted well to be fair, and although we kept them tied down at times we just couldn't take the wickets. Kulinga batted superbly, and unfortunately for him (Not for us), he got out on 99. Nisar took 3 wickets but the pick of the bowlers was Nazir who was the only bowler to have a economy rate of less than 4.

We went out to bat all guns blazing, and despite losing both Khan and Athar for 17 a piece, the old statesmen of the team Yousuf and Inzi put on a partnership of 158 in 109 balls to set us up for an easy win. We made the target with 17.3 overs remaining. Solid win after a disgraceful Test series.

 

[Jaztheman]

vs Zimbabwe - Second One Day International Match

The Teams
1) H.Raza
2) U.Tariq
3) S.Niazi
4) S.Yousuf
5) F.Alam
6) Y.Khan
7) S.Afridi
8) Y.Arafat
9) S.Akhtar
10) D.Kaneria
11) M.Asif

Nisar and Anjum out for Khan and Asif

1) S.Chioza
2) K.Kulinga
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) T.Taibu
6) J.Nyumbu
7) N.Chouhan
8) T.Garwe
9) H.Streak
10) H.Rinke
11) C.Mpofu

The Result
Zimbabwe 141/9
Chioza 39
Streak 25*
Kaneria 3-17
Afridi 3-23

Pakistan 142/2
Raza 64*
Niazi 41
Ewing 1-22
Mpofu 1-25

Pakistan win by 8 wickets
MotM: H.Raza
Interruptions: None

Reaction
Simple victory which I will write about shortly. Everyone bar Asif and Arafat bowled excellently with Akhtar, Afridi and Kaneria doing beautifully with the ball. We then batted and the only bad thing about our batting was Tariq getting out for 6. Raza(64*) and Niazi(41) put on 83 before Raza featured in another brilliant partnership with S.Yousuf(23*) which ended on 48 runs without either losing their wicket. 2-0 and thats the series win. Easy.

 

[treva]

vs Zimbabwe - 2nd ODI

The Teams
1) F.Athar
2) A.Raza
3) M.Yousuf
4) I.Ul-haq
5) F.Alam
6) S.Afridi
7) S.Shah
6) S.Nazir
9) F.Masood
10) W.Chughtai
11) W.Nisar

One change, Khan is replaced by Raza for his debut (He's only 19).

1) S.Chloza
2) K.Kulinga
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) V.Sibanda
6) I.Senzere
7) N.Ferreira
8) H.Streak
9) C.Chibhabha
10) C.Mpofu
11) T.Mupariwa

The Result
Pakistan 257/3
Inzi 82*
Raza 54
Chibhabha 1-39
Ewing 1-56

Zimbabwe 97
Sibanda 26
Senzere 21
Shah 5-11
Nazir 2-14

Pakistan win by 160 runs
MotM: Shah
Interruptions: None

Reaction
Again we lost the toss and were made to bat on a massively bowler friendly wicket. Uneven bounce and a fair bit of spin meant that we were shoved into bat first up. We started slowly and built up an innings, something that I usually don't do (All guns blazing FTW! ). Our scorecard read a treat, everyone making a fifty apart from Alam who was unbeaten on 9 after facing 6 balls. A great debut for Raza, the 19 year old looking solid at the crease.

When we came out to bowl we ripped through 'em from the start. Nazir set the tone and then Shah stole the show. With the score on 80/4 Shah took 4 wickets in 4 balls, the first man in an ODI to do so (Malinga's technically doesn't happen). Afridi then came and took a wicket the next over to make it 5 wickets without a single run being scored. Shah took the last wicket to finish them off and bag himself a 5fer in just 20 balls. A comprehensive win and a historic match!

Screenie:

 

[Jaztheman]

What an over. Legend in the making for sure. Nice to see you get a series victory aswell, Jack...

 

[treva]

vs Zimbabwe - 3rd ODI

The Teams
1) F.Athar
2) A.Raza
3) M.Yousuf
4) I.Ul-haq
5) F.Alam
6) S.Afridi
7) S.Shah
6) S.Nazir
9) F.Masood
10) W.Chughtai
11) W.Nisar

Unchanged.

1) S.Chloza
2) K.Kulinga
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) V.Sibanda
6) I.Senzere
7) N.Ferreira
8) H.Streak
9) H.Rinke
10) C.Mpofu
11) T.Mupariwa

The Result
Zimbabwe 313/5
Maungwa 93*
Chioza 68
Shah 2-60
Chughtai 2-64

Pakistan 315/5
Alam 101*
Inzi 59
Streak 2-87
Ewing 1-47

Pakistan win by 5 wickets
MotM: Alam
Interruptions: None

Reaction
A completely different wicket to the last, a complete batting track. Somethings didn't change as we lost the toss again. We were made to bowl and boy did they make it count. They smashed their way to 313/5, Maungwa the pick of their batsmen. Shah took 2 wickets but took a bit of a pasting late on.

We came out to bat and flayed 150/3 from the first 15 overs! Raza smashed his 2nd fifty in his 2nd ODI, hitting it in just 23 deliveries. Inzi made 59, but Alam was the real star. His unbeaten century came in just 70 balls, and along with Shah who made 39*, we cruised to victory with 11 overs to spare! A good end to a good series, although altogether a disappointing tour.

 

[Jaztheman]

vs Zimbabwe - Third One Day International Match

The Teams
1) H.Raza
2) U.Tariq
3) S.Niazi
4) S.Yousuf
5) F.Alam
6) Y.Khan
7) S.Afridi
8) Y.Arafat
9) S.Akhtar
10) D.Kaneria
11) I.Anjum

Anjum is back in for Asif as he failed in the last match.

1) S.Chioza
2) K.Kulinga
3) A.Maungwa
4) G.Ewing
5) T.Taibu
6) N.Chouhan
7) J.Chinyengetere
8) H.Streak
9) H.Rinke
10) C.Mpofu
11) I.Chinyoka

The Result
Zimbabwe 227/8
Ewing 60
Maungwa 45
Afridi 4-50
Arafat 2-49

Pakistan 229/3
Yousuf 96*
Raza 79
Mpofu 1-31
Streak 1-39

Pakistan win by 7 wickets
MotM: S.Afridi
Interruptions: None

Reaction
Another victory which isn't worth writing home about, only Zimbabwe. Kaneria, Anjum and Akhtar were all hardly inspiring whilst Arafat was only marginally better. Afridi was the source of the wickets thankfully with 4-50, picking up the wickets despite being slightly expensive. We only needed 5 batsmen to chase down their target but I felt disheartened towards the start.

Tariq made single figures again with Niazi falling shortly later. A mesmerising 131 run partnership for third wicket between H.Raza and S.Yousuf brought us back into the match before Raza fell for 79. Considering Akmal was dire for me, Raza who is only 25 years old and a wicket keeper batsman, has take Akmal's spot away from him. Yousuf and Alam brought us home as Yousuf was only 4 runs short of his century. 96* off 122 was a very steady innings and was backed up well at the other end by Alam who made 24* off 26.

 

[Jaztheman]

vs South Africa - First Test Match

The Teams
1) H.Raza
2) U.Tariq
3) S.Niazi
4) S.Yousuf
5) F.Alam
6) Y.Khan
7) S.Afridi
8) Y.Arafat
9) S.Akhtar
10) D.Kaneria
11) I.Anjum

S.Khan, M.Yousuf, S.Bin-nasir, S.Ahmed and I.Fazil in for S.Niazi, F.Alam, I.Anjum, Y.Arafat and S.Yousuf.

1) G.Smith
2) H.Gibbs
3) J.Kallis
4) A.De Villiers
5) D.Van Wyk
6) A.Puttick
7) J.Rudolph
8) S.Pollock
9) A.Nel
10) D.Terbrugge
11) U.Govender

The Result
South Africa 288
Puttick 78
Smith 47
Kaneria 5-73
Afridi 2-52

Pakistan 294
Raza 121*
Afridi 48
Nel 4-86
Pollock 3-65

South Africa 295
Smith 153
Pollock 22*
Afridi 4-65
Akhtar 2-37

Pakistan 291/6
Tariq 127
Yousuf 84
Nel 2-76
Kallish 1-53

Pakistan win by 4 wickets
MotM: G.Smith
Interruptions: None

Reaction
We lost the toss and were put into bowl, though I would of rather batted first. The seamers didn't get much reward in the first innings as South Africa skittled out for 288 after being well set at 266/5. Kaneria was fundamental for the side as he got 5 wickets for 73 runs, whilst the rest of the bowlers failed to hit the right spots. Afridi managed two wickets whilst Akhtar, Ahmed and Fazil picked up the single wicket for their troubles.

With 288 on the table by South Africa, we had to perform and aim for 300. We fell just short and got ourselves into the lead - a 6 run lead. It wasn't that good a batting performance in reality as we found ourselves 45/4 and 255/7. It was thanks to Raza who lasted from the 5th partnership all the way to batting with the tail, without being removed. 121* was what he fully deserved for basically keeping us in the game. Afridi smashed 48 whilst the tail offered support with Ahmed(36) and Fazil(22) sticking around. We would need to perform better in the second Test I felt.

We were required to bowl again and we bowled superbly, ending up getting all South Africa's batsmen out for less than 22. Apart from one. Graeme Smith was the only resistance but what a resistent innings as he finally dwindled out to Afridi for 153 runs. A more all rounded bowling performance saw Ahmed once again fail with the ball and no doubt lose his spot for the second Test. Kaneria didn't managed to do too well and got 1-78, but did bowl 28 overs. Akhtar and Fazil both picked up 2 wickets with neither being instrumental or very impressive. Another spinner took the spoils in this innings as Afridi continued his vital participation in this match with 4-65, including the wicket of Graeme Smith. 295 all out meant we were chasing around 290.

We got the runs comfortabley but lost quick wickets at the end of our innings. We were 226/2 and looked set to win the match in style but quick wickets once the score was at 270/3 saw the innings look worse at a glance. Tariq scored 127 before getting ran out which was largely Yousuf's fault. You can forgive Yousuf, mind, as he did score a sensational 84. Khan and Bin-nasir both made twenties whilst the rest of the batsmen failed to make a difference to the match's outcome. Still, the vital win to start the series well.

 

[treva]

vs South Africa - 1st Test Match

The Teams
1) F.Athar
2) A.Raza
3) M.Yousuf
4) I.Ul-haq
5) F.Alam
6) A.Nisar
7) S.Afridi
6) S.Shah
9) F.Masood
10) S.Nazir
11) W.Nisar

Raza and A.Nisar set for test debut.

1) G.Smith
2) H.Gibbs
3) J.Kallis
4) AB. de Villiers
5) J.Rudolph
6) H.Amla
7) A.Puttick
8) S.Pollock
9) A.Nel
10) M.Ntini
11) U.Govender

The Result
South Africa 564
Rudolph 167
Gibbs 72
Afridi 5-176
Shah 3-83

Pakistan 580
Yousuf 120
Raza 97
Pollock 3-116
Govender 3-136

South Africa 245/4 dec
Kallis 124
de Villiers 103
W.Nisar 3-39
Nazir 1-28

Pakistan 181/4
Alam 73*
A.Nisar 52*

Match Drawn
MotM: Rudolph
Interruptions: None

Reaction
Not a great game in fairness, and not a great advert for Test cricket. A flat flat wicket saw both sides demolish the bowling in their first innings, both sides seeing some great knocks. Raza on Test debut was awesome, unlucky to be one of 3 to fall in the nineties. A.Nisar had a cracking debut with 94 in the first innings and an unbeaten 52 in the second. Bowling wise it was tough going, but W.Nisar looked good in the 2nd innings and Afridi took another 5fer in the first. We were set 230 to win in around about a session, and after losing early wickets we gave up fairly quickly. Lets hope the second Test is a little more exciting.

 

[Jakester1288]

Nice work guys, good to see you're still going.