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[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 2:
January 15th 2006
Australia V Pakistan - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND
Dusty Pitch
Hot & Sunny
Pakistan Defeat deflated Aussies

Australia have slumped to their 2nd consecutive defeat after Pakistan defeated them by 7 wickets. Australia could onyl manage a mear 206 from 41.1 overs before they were bolwed out with Hayden top scoring with his 47. For Pakistan S.Malik took 3 for 41 but was very expensive. During the Chase Pakistna made easy work of it scoring 208 from 43 overs with Inazaman - ul - haq top scoring with 59. Now Asutralia must regroup before they find themselevs out of the running for the finals.

SUMMARY:
AUSTRALIA 206 (41.1 OVERS)
M.Hayden 47

PAKISTAN 208 (43 OVERS)
Inzamam- Ul- Haq 59

PAKISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS

 

[ZoraxDoom]

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[tjh1989]

VB Series Table:

England top the table by there net runrate and the host, Australia sit at the very bottom. Niether of the top two teams have managed to get a bonus point although in Englands case for them to do so would of meant them finishing the run chase with in 40 overs at 8.125 R.P.O. So England have started strongly but can they keep up this form.

 

[langerrox]

Ahhh 2 losses, Not looking good for Australia!

 

[aussie1st]

Very unexpected to see this. We'll be back though, Aus are too good not to come back from this.

 

[ashu2411]

comon Aussies.

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 3:
January 17th 2006
Pakistan v England - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND
Green Pitch
Cool & Sunny
PAKISTAN PUT INTO BAT ON BOWLING WICKET
England won the toss and chose to field.

Both of these teams have won their opening game and therefore the momentum is equally shared. England have no chanegs in there line up with them still consisting of the 3 pace attack with Jones, Gough and Harmison with support from Flitnoff and Giles. For Pakistan D.Kaneria makes his first appearence but is likely ot get little spin of this green track.

Squads:
England:
M.Trescothick

A.Strauss

M.Vaughan

K.Pietersen

A.Flintoff

P.Collingwood

G.Jones

A.Giles

D.Gough

S.Jones

S.Harmison

Pakistan:
Shahid Afridi

Taufeeq Umar

Inzamam- Ul- Haq

Yousuf Youhana

Younis Khan

Hasan Raza

Abdul Razzaq

Karman Akmal

Mohammed Sami

Shaoib Akhtar

Danish Kaneria

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 3:
January 17th 2006
Pakistan v England - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND
Green Pitch
Cool & Sunny
ENGLAND RIP THROUGH TOP ORDER

3 wickets from Goguh and 2 from Harmison have left them in a commanding position with Pkaistna 5 wickets down with in the first 15 overs. However Afridi remains 49 not out smashing 10 4s and making the task of batting on this wicket look easy. However with little support left England will hope to have the innings wrapped up wasy before the 50 over completion. Goguh got the first wicket in his openign over when he found the edge of Umar straight into jones gloves. However at times the Pakistanis made batting look easy hitting 4s to all areas. The wicket of the day so far has to be S.Jones diving catch in the deep after Raza smashed it he dived full length and managed to hang on.
However in the 15 over Pakistan were given a life line after Afrid was dropped by Collingwood at Mid wicket. Afridi, after being drawn into a Pull shot mis timed it and gave a simple chance which was dropped much to the bowlers disappointment.

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 3:
January 17th 2006
Pakistan v England - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND
Green Pitch
Cool & Sunny
AFRIDI GOES BUT RAZZAQ CONTINUES

Shahid Afridi reaches 50 but departs soon after, after a terrific piece of bowling from S.Jones. After repeat full balls Jones delivered a bouncer which caught Afridi by suprise making him mis time it straight ot Flintoff at Mid wicket. However with 6 wickets down it would be easy to think the game was over, however Pakistan are scoring at just over 6 an over and Akmal and Razzaq have already but on 30. For England Flintoff has been expensive and also wicket less. So will England be able to finsh the Pakistanis of or will Akmal and Razzaq save the game.

PROJECTED TOTALS:
Current Run rate 6.08 - 304
At 5 R.P.O - 277
At 4 R.P.O - 252
AT 7 R.P.O - 352

 

[ZoraxDoom]

You have got to have the best presentation graphics in the story section, hands down.

 

[tjh1989]

Thanks. Update: Pakistan inninsg over scorecards coming up soon.

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 3:
January 17th 2006
Pakistan v England - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND
Green Pitch
Cool & Sunny
4 WICKETS IN OVER FINISHES INNINGS

S.Harmison manage to finish of the tail taking 4 wickets in the space of 6 balls. Razzaq was the first to go getting caught at Mid wicket by Jones. The Sami, who lasted just two balls gave Harmison the simplest of Caught and Bowled chances which he happily accepted. The Shoaib Akhtar came to the crease. After surviving a close LBW shout he wasn't so luckly in his second ball when he was struck on the leg, plum in front, Now the Leg spinner Kaneria came out and egde the lenght ball into Trescothicks hands who was positioned in a 3 slip position. In the end Harmison finished with 6 for 38 from 8 overs and Gough 3 for 46. Together they both destroyed the Pakistani innings.

REQUIRED RUNRATE:
ENGLAND REQUIRE 153 FROM 50 OVERS AT 3.06 RUNS PER OVER.

 

[aussie1st]

England should have this one wrapped up. Only 3.06 runs an over.

 

[ashu2411]

Should be an easy win for England.

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 3:
January 17th 2006
Pakistan v England - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND
Green Pitch
Cool & Sunny
ENGLAND CRUISING TOWARDS VICTORY

England have got of to the best possibel start scoring 61 for 1 after the first 15 overs chasing a meer 153 to win. For Pakistan there has been little to shout about and there small Pakistan crowd have been fairly silent throughout the innings. However, on the other ahnd the Barmy Army have been cheering every run which is scored and every boundary which is hit. M.Trescothick showed form from the previous game before Kaneria dismissed him LBW with a ball which didn't spin, however for Pakistan this has been their onyl breakthroguht wiht Strauss and Vaughan looking extremely settled.

England require:
92 RUNS FROM 35 OVERS AT 2.62 R.P.O