The Cricket World Cup Thread

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 08 Mar 2011 16:04

On Friday is one of those matches where whoever loses, makes you happy: Bangladesh vs England.

Its like England vs Australia... you get more joy from any of the team losing rather than the winning.

negi · Post by **negi** » 08 Mar 2011 16:31

Bch#d pakis have this lineup of cheap Saqlain clones who walk up to the crease pause for a moment and literally chuck the ball; first it was Mallik now we have this guy Hafeez (no wonder they wear full sleeves to hide the elbow).

CRamS · Post by **CRamS** » 08 Mar 2011 16:36

Aditya_V:

No sweat, sorry for the misunderstanding.

Looks like the terrorists have pegged back the Kiwis. They are finding it hard to hit even a single boundary. There is a lot of fizz in the manner in which the terrorist spinners are bowling. Need someone like Yusuf Pathan to take them apart or one of the white Paki hitters like Shane Watson. The Kiwis are simply not up to it, including Ross Taylor.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 08 Mar 2011 16:46

We need to Hype that Paki's are unbeatable and put full media focus on thier team, even parties should be organised for thier players the night before thier QF match. this threat needs to be niped out.

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 08 Mar 2011 16:52

True, they are getting to be really good and balanced.

niran · Post by **niran** » 08 Mar 2011 17:29

Shoaib just bowled a magnifixent over
4,6,6,wide,0,4,wide,6
AoA

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 08 Mar 2011 17:30

6.6
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, SIX, Rosco is back in style, brings up his century on his birthday, with a savage pull over deep midwicket for six, he was waiting for that shortish one on the stumps, and when it arrived, he was ready and raises his bat in celebration, the dressing room stands up and applauds
46.6
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, 1 wide, nightmare this is for Shoaib, this one is fired wide down the leg side
46.5
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, FOUR, and another one, this time he waited in the crease for this length ball to come on comfortably wide outside off stump, and carved it over cover, no chance for sweeper cover
46.4
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, no run, this was in the slot for Taylor, bouncing from a length, and he went for the big hit over deep midwicket again, but missed this time
46.4
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, 1 wide, 109 kph slower one but miles outside the off stump, more woes for Shoaib, will this over ever end for him?
46.3
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, SIX, 141.1 kph high full toss, it's going horribly wrong for Shoaib, Taylor swivelled and hammered it miles over the deep midwicket boundary
46.2
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, SIX, Taylor has made Pakistan pay dearly, another full toss, this time on the pads, and Ross swings it powerfully, flat and quick, over deep square leg
46.1
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, FOUR, poor delivery to begin with, swinging wide full toss way outside off stump, he capitalises, and slashes it over point and into the boundary
Shoaib is back

New Zealand RR 5.67
Last 5 ovs 90/1 RR 18.00

48.6
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, SIX
48.5
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, FOUR, now he hits it straight down the ground, walking across the off stump, gets a full delivery in the slot, and bashes it along the ground, Afridi at long on had given up the chase long ago
63 runs off 2.5 overs, hows's that for a partnership? Ross changes his bat, meanwhile. Not done yet
48.4
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, 2 runs, goes across off stump, but misses out this time, heaving this full one down to long off, Oram lumbers back for the second
48.4
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, 1 wide, and another wide outside off from Razzaq, Pakistan have totally lost it
48.3
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, SIX, they just keep coming, full toss on off stump, Ross hits it into orbit, somewhere over deep midwicket, keep disappearing from the moment he bends the knee and swings them
48.3
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, 1 wide, walks outside off stump looking for the big swing again, Razzaq floats it wide of off stump
48.2
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, SIX, carnage! this has got to be stinging for Pakistan, more so after the millions of chances Ross has had, down on a knee and swings him over deep midwicket from outside off stump
48.1
Abdul Razzaq to Taylor, FOUR, Ross welcomes him with a fearful slap through extra cover, made some room outside leg stump, and smashed the half volley through the off side

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 08 Mar 2011 17:35

NZ hammering the Pakis but I want them to have a really bad day in the QF, this match does not matter.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 08 Mar 2011 17:48

How can a kiwi rabe Al Baqr ...blasphemy...

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 08 Mar 2011 17:51

no saar, kiwis are the most notorious of sheep-sh@gging nations on earth
1 human : 3000 sheep or somesuch ratio

James B · Post by **James B** » 08 Mar 2011 17:52

Pakis got GUBOed by NZ in the final overs.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 08 Mar 2011 18:45

Bad news of NZ, vettori down with injuri

anandsgh · Post by **anandsgh** » 08 Mar 2011 18:47

Bakis.. 23/3 ,, 7 Overs..

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 08 Mar 2011 18:47

The Universal Kirkiting Kommetee should investigate Pak-NZ match for match fixing and sundry issues, onlee.

anandsgh · Post by **anandsgh** » 08 Mar 2011 18:51

Well Well, Downhill Skiing in full swing

23/4 .. 7.1 Ov

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 08 Mar 2011 19:00

Alla'h Taala has never been kind to Pakistanis. First the slaughter, now the manslaughter.

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 08 Mar 2011 19:10

atleast they are being cattled by sturdy mards who know their sheep
that will make the paquis happy to attain shahadat

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 08 Mar 2011 19:17

Damn- I wish Pakis get this kind of hammering in thier QF's. I hope NZ don't drop the Ball and let the pakis escape.

svenkat · Post by **svenkat** » 08 Mar 2011 19:21

A contrarian view.Call it sub-continental patriotism or whatever,I have enjoyed Pakistan slaughtering NZ and beating the hell out of the minions from Anglosphere.And only they have had the fast bowling firepower to challenge gora teams.

But Pakjabis are having a serious problem in general,if they are being thrashed by kiwis in kirket.Their wicket keeper is a joke.

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 08 Mar 2011 19:23

14.4
Southee to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT
Misbah-ul-Haq c Styris b Southee 7 (31b 0x4 0x6) SR: 22.58

anishns · Post by **anishns** » 08 Mar 2011 19:35

Afridi will make 200 to win the game!
Pakshitstan will win onlee

Sushupti wrote:
14.4
Southee to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT
Misbah-ul-Haq c Styris b Southee 7 (31b 0x4 0x6) SR: 22.58

anishns · Post by **anishns** » 08 Mar 2011 19:39

^^^ Wah kya Jinx hai !!!

Pakistan 66/6

666 evil onlee!

17.1 Oram to Shahid Afridi, OUT
Shahid Afridi b Oram 17 (9b 2x4 1x6) SR: 188.88

James B · Post by **James B** » 08 Mar 2011 20:17

From Twitter:

It's Ross Taylor's birthday. Akhtar delivered the cake. Razzaq the candle. And Kamran blew it.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 08 Mar 2011 20:32

In the 47th over, Shoaib bowled a mix of wide deliveries, length deliveries and full tosses that Taylor savaged through cover point and over the deep midwicket boundary. That exhibition of how not to bowl at the death was outdone by Razzaq, whose medium-pace combined with poor length was meat and drink to a marauding Taylor. Fielders looked on helplessly, Shahid Afridi tore his hair out metaphorically and Taylor was now toying with a shell-shocked Pakistan. He had added 35 in 3.5 overs with Nathan McCullum, who initiated the acceleration, and then 85 in 3.4 overs with Jacon Oram, who muscled 25 off 9 balls.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 08 Mar 2011 20:33

sounds like the paks had the lal quilla in sight when they dropped the ball and stopped for a spot of loot and plunder...and then a couple regiments of arjun tanks ran all over their camp

SandeepA · Post by **SandeepA** » 08 Mar 2011 20:35

whats with all the SDRE Lankan crowd rooting for pak? is it just the islamic brothers among the SDRE?

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 08 Mar 2011 20:36

no, its Svenkat syndrome!

negi · Post by **negi** » 08 Mar 2011 20:38

^ He is lucky for Mahdi is not around.

negi · Post by **negi** » 08 Mar 2011 20:40

For me the namard of the match is Fixer Akmal, he gave Taylor not one but two lives.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 08 Mar 2011 21:09

ghazi abdur razzaq mounting a strong charge.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 08 Mar 2011 21:11

ghazi abdur razzaq din't forget to bring his vaseline.So, he's sailing smooth.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 08 Mar 2011 21:21

James B wrote:From Twitter:

It's Ross Taylor's birthday. Akhtar delivered the cake. Razzaq the candle. And Kamran blew it.

And what happened latter in the night?

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 08 Mar 2011 21:24

Lalmohan wrote:no, its Svenkat syndrome!

Talking about that aspect of the equation....are NZ as nasty as UK and Oz? Back then, they were such weaklings that I always used to sympathize with them. In my cartoon bubble, they are as goody goody as Canadians. Amirkhans, Queenistanis and Ozs were in the same league.

saip · Post by **saip** » 08 Mar 2011 21:34

Vettori must have had lot of fun. Didnt bowl, didnt bat!

anishns · Post by **anishns** » 08 Mar 2011 21:53

Phor your Biewing Pleajure!!!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 08 Mar 2011 22:20

pietersen and broad both out of wc.

Sumeet · Post by **Sumeet** » 08 Mar 2011 23:49

that is bad news for England.

partha · Post by **partha** » 09 Mar 2011 00:10

NZ 46 overs 210/6, 50 overs 302. Unbelievable stuff.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 09 Mar 2011 00:12

poor raina can't even play against netherlands. so much is at stake for our "established" middle order.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 09 Mar 2011 01:48

Might as well add Badrinath, Ranjithsinghji and Duleepsinghji to that list