Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
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Atleast get 163 Kenya, get me some points on the board.
Atleast get 163 Kenya, get me some points on the board.
It's after all Kenya. Hold your horses.Congrats Pakistan, well played. So, we know which Pakistan has turned up for this World Cup. Not very good news for the other teams.
Except, Pakistan doesn't turn up by tournament, instead by match. So the Pakistan you saw today could very well not be the Pakistan you see against Sri Lanka.Congrats Pakistan, well played. So, we know which Pakistan has turned up for this World Cup. Not very good news for the other teams.
It's after all Kenya. Hold your horses.
Fair enough, I guess we'll have a better idea once Pakistan play Sri Lanka on Saturday.Except, Pakistan doesn't turn up by tournament, instead by match. So the Pakistan you saw today could very well not be the Pakistan you see against Sri Lanka.
Plus, it's Kenya. If New Zealand batted first, would've been a similar victory.
A win by 205 runs. Not bad. However there was never a question mark on the bowling. There are plenty of decent options. It is the batting that is the headache. Plenty of starts but no conversions to 100.Congrats Pakistan, well played. So, we know which Pakistan has turned up for this World Cup. Not very good news for the other teams.
There is a lot of talk about how good some of the other batting line-ups are, but Pakistan's line-up is as good as anyone's (at least in these conditions). Akmal-Razzaq-Afridi : that's pretty scary when you think about it.
Kenya bowled utter tripe for 40 out of their 50 overs and gave away at least 50 bonus runs in wides, no balls, free hits etc... when their opening bowlers maintained a decent line and length Pakistan's openers looked all at sea.Congrats Pakistan, well played. So, we know which Pakistan has turned up for this World Cup. Not very good news for the other teams.
Curious use of the future tense there...I think Canada and Kenya are going to be whipping boys in this group TBH..
Yeah, it is their bowling that I found more impressive. That bowling attack, in such conditions, is going to pose problems for everyone. As far as their batting is concerned, it is the lower-middle order that is scary, not so much their openers (although both their openers are in decent form).Kenya bowled utter tripe for 40 out of their 50 overs and gave away at least 50 bonus runs in wides, no balls, free hits etc... when their opening bowlers maintained a decent line and length Pakistan's openers looked all at sea.
I would say 5 wicket haul = >100 runs, Afridi should have won it, especially for only conceding 16 runs.I thought Afridi would get the award, but I guess Umar Akmal was equally deserving of it.
lolCI said:The 1999 World Cup saw an average of 47 extras per game, the highest among all World Cups.