Group D - Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland

[simmy]

Spoke too soon...

 

[Scaly piscine]

Haha @ last ball of the innings

 

[Evermind]

LOL @ Pak's death bowling. 58 off 5 overs.

I believe the term for the final ball would be: "OWNED".

Pak should still win it comfortably though.

 

[Beleg]

Very interesting cricket. Gul bowled superbly, Rana was terrible, Kaneria toothless, Malik and Hafeez decent and Rao alternated between great and caving in to the pressure by bowling nothing deliveries.

I have to say, for me, Dwayne Smith's innings might well prove to be the most crucial - the manner in which he accumulated runs and swung the momentum the WI's way shows this guy has some real hitting talent.

 

[The Baconator]

Rana's beard looks a bit a stupid for mine, especially with his lack of hair.

240 ain't a bad score, should be a decent second innings.

 

[Woodster]

Smith's could be a crucial knock I agree, they certainly needed someone to play like that towards the end of the innings, as it seemed it may just fizzle out a little after losing Lara and Samuels.

A decent score and should be an interesting chase. Important how Taylor bowls first up, if he removes a couple early on, Inzi and co will have a struggle, without being able to rely on heavy hitters down the order. No Razzaq, no Afridi, no Mahmood.

 

[Evermind]

Kaneria toothless

I assure you he isn't.

 

[Swervy]

I am just going to go with Pakistan as slight faves at the moment...but if they have a slow first 10 overs I think it swing firmly in favour of West Indies.

i have only watched the last 10 overs, so i am, not too sure about the pitch, it looked ok...but I think this will be pretty tight towards the end. As i say, these first ten overs are so vital

 

[rodzilla1010]

I think if Pak plays the whole 50 overs they will win....i think pak are favs from here....actually anything under 270 would have given Pak the edge..though WI did score extra 20 runs in the last 5 overs

 

[Fusion]

I'm following the game on cricbuzz. Sometimes I can't help but laugh at the comically stupid comments posted on there. They are so bad that they're funny. Like these two:

"Inzi looks like Peter Griffin when he grew his beard once"

Or

"No Darrel Hair, so except forfeiture, all results are possible"

 

[Scaly piscine]

Six and out.

 

[rodzilla1010]

Powell to Imran Nazir, SIX, wide again and Nazir takes an easy step back and pings that right over backward point for a flat six, lovely stuff and a great way to get off the mark


WHAT THE .......BLOODY FLAT TRACK BULLY

 

[Evermind]

Out next ball. LOL, seriously. This guy is worse than Afridi.

 

[rodzilla1010]

4% Of The Score Chased In 4 Balls..good

 

[rodzilla1010]

NAZIR is not a good batsman...he plays across the line and away from the body way too much...but the problem is that Pakistan did bring any other batsmen besides the ones taht are playing...

Afridi is already set to replace kaneria.....

 

[Sanz]

Nazir is worse than Afridi. I dont know who brought him back into the team.

 

[Slow Love™]

Interesting innings from Nazir - 6, and then out. He's a dead ringer for a mate of mine from back in high school. On that subject, it's probably been said before, but has anybody ever seen Rao and Irfan Pathan in the same room?

I think the West Indians might win from here. Kind of a weird hot and cold game when it comes to pacing with the bat, though, looks like it's a bit tough to get set, in spite of Smith's innings.

 

[Sanz]

"No Darrel Hair, so except forfeiture, all results are possible"

That is Quality stuff man.

 

[Slow Love™]

Two down, Younis gone. Wild swing.

 

[Fusion]

Bloody hell Younis gone...