Sachinism Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Bets are available for this check the betting section :weights: Link to comment
h4te Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 can we have a bet on the number of overs Akthar will bowl? Link to comment
Pak_Forever Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 can we have a bet on the number of overs Akthar will bowl? Akthar is doubtful. :--D Link to comment
Sachinism Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Akthar is doubtful. :--D hahahaha he's already out :hysterical: Link to comment
Sachinism Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 can we have a bet on the number of overs Akthar will bowl? I would love to, but can't find odds on it Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ^^ looks like the Rawalpindi express already got derailed before he left the hotel room Link to comment
Pak_Forever Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Looking at the recent dismal performance of Sri Lanka, I expect Pakistan to outperform them. The only positive they got is Mendis and to certain extent Murali. I hope we will play Mendis better than India. :agree: Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ^^ well, India beat lanka in the odi's when no one expected them to .... .... Wouldn't it be amusing if India achieved that feat abroad and you blokes couldn't do it on your home turf Link to comment
Sachinism Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Looking at the recent dismal performance of Sri Lanka, I expect Pakistan to outperform them. The only positive they got is Mendis and to certain extent Murali. I hope we will play Mendis better than India. :agree: SL performances have looked bad, but I believe the pitches were crappy wherever they played How much cricket has the Pakistan team had? Link to comment
Anakin Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Looking at the recent dismal performance of Sri Lanka, I expect Pakistan to outperform them. The only positive they got is Mendis and to certain extent Murali. I hope we will play Mendis better than India. :agree: I'm sure Ravanas will be beaten soundly. I'm sure the beast will rule the world. I'm sure pigs are gonna fly in joy. Link to comment
ludhianvi Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Sri Lanka has been the bunnies of Pakistan for a while. It wouldnt surprise me if Pakistan win this match. The Big Picture The hastily arranged series against Sri Lanka is just what Pakistan cricket needs: it quenches their fans' thirst for high-quality cricket, it should ease the board's massive financial problems and will hopefully shift the focus from a spate of controversies surrounding the country's cricket in the past few months (emphasised by the ludicrous situation of the board potentially facing a lawsuit from their own legal advisor). Both sides enter the contest in impressive ODI form - Sri Lanka have lost only five of their past 20 games, and Pakistan have done even better, winning all but three of the previous 21 matches - but the numbers are significantly boosted by the spate of matches they have played against weak opposition. As with the build-up to every series since his debut, this one has seen much of the talk centre on mystery spinner, Ajantha Mendis, who recently became the quickest bowler to 50 ODI wickets. The compressed contest, three matches to be played in five days, leaves Pakistan's batsmen little time to reassess their strategy against him during the series. They have prepared to counter his threat by practising on shorter pitches but they aren't the only batting unit entering the series with worries. Sri Lanka have breached the 200-run mark only once in their last eight games, all of which were against the unthreatening bowling attacks of Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Their captain Mahela Jayawardene has demanded improvement from his batsmen and, given the form he is in - averaging 8.33 in his last nine innings - he needs to set the example. ODI form guide (most recent first) Pakistan WWWWW Sri Lanka WLWWW Watch out for ... With Chaminda Vaas cutting down on his ODI workload, Nuwan Kulasekara has become Sri Lanka's premier quick bowler in the 50-over game. His numbers over the past year - 40 wickets at 19.15 - compare favourably with Muttiah Muralitharan's over the same period. Younis Khan was Pakistan's leading run-getter last year, and his role becomes even more crucial in the absence of the experienced Mohammad Yousuf. He is in irrepressible form as well, with three hundreds and three half-centuries in his last eight matches. Team news The bad news for Pakistan is that Shoaib Akhtar is yet again a doubtful starter for tomorrow's game. Pakistan are likely to play three fast bowlers, with Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik sharing the spinning duties. Misbah-ul-Haq is also unwell, but though is confident of playing, he may miss out, in which case Umar Amin is likely to be included in the playing eleven. Pakistan: Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik (capt), Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akaml (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal Jehan Mubarak hasn't been in the best of form lately and could make way for allrounder Angelo Mathews. Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Chamara Kapugedera, Thilan Thusharsa, Angelo Mathews, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis Pitch and conditions The pitch in Karachi looked on Sunday like it might be good for bowling, but has become drier and looks like a more traditionally subcontinental, batting friendly surface. The National Stadium was a batting paradise during the Asia Cup last year, with teams regularly able to chase down totals in the region of 300. The weather forecast is perfect: sunny with the temperature expected to be in mid-twenties. Stats and trivia * Murali needs only nine more wickets to go past Wasim Akram's tally of 502 and become the leading wicket-taker in ODIs * If Sri Lanka win all three matches, they will move up two places in the ranking to fourth * No Pakistan batsman has scored a century against Sri Lanka since Mohammad Yousuf more than four years ago * Upul Tharanga has not made a half-century in his last 17 innings Quotes "We did think to play with four seamers until Monday, but after seeing the pitch today we are now thinking of playing with three seamers." Shoaib Malik outlines the make-up of Pakistan's bowling outfit "There are periods when you go through tough times as a team and you need to pull through them. That's what character is all about." Sri Lanka may have struggled against the minnows over the past two months but Mahela Jayawardene isn't reading too much into Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 All right, lets see who wins Link to comment
Pak_Forever Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 SL performances have looked bad, but I believe the pitches were crappy wherever they played How much cricket has the Pakistan team had? That is certainly a big negative, but our players have recently played in Pakistani domestic competition and half of them were in a really good nick especially Shoaib Malik, Salman Butt, Umar Amin, Saeed Ajmal, and Rao Ifthikhar. Yonus, Tanvir and Gul just came back from Australia after participating in domestic competitions and they all were in good form ther. Not much international cricket, but we are not going in against Sri Lanka by just warming the seats, Akthar is an exception. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i dont know about the lankans winning-their batsmen are in a awful form.it will be a close series imo. Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 time to find a good working flash link :P Oops game starts in 4 hrs :yawn2::yawn2::yawn2::yawn2: Link to comment
Gambit Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jokes aside, it will be good to see Pakistan playing a game and getting pwned instead of not playing at all and still getting pwned(Asif,PCB etc). Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jokes aside' date=' it will be good to see [b']Pakistan playing a game and getting pwned instead of not playing at all and still getting pwned(Asif,PCB etc). :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
DomainK Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Some Pakistanis have already opened their mouth wide. Misbah, Afridi and the captain have all said that they would play Mendis with ease. Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ^^ is that a pig I see flying outside my window? Link to comment
multani Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Pakistan batsmen play the Sri Lankan with mere ease. Regarding Mendis, I think the Pakistani players will be on top if they attach Mendis, just how the Bangla batsmen did in the recent matches. Only when the batsman plays defensively, does he become a sitting duck against spinners in general and Mendis in particular. Some exciting new faces in the Pakistani team. The pace attack looks very quick. Sohail Khan, the speedster will most likely miss out for the playing eleven but he is a very good prospect. Another player worth mentioning is Khurram Manzoor, the u19 player from the previous u19 world cup. He looks very well composed. And ofcourse Misbah and Afridi are likely going to be BIG factor. Sri Lanka have been struggling of late so ADVANTAGE PAKISTAN to win the match and the series. Link to comment
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