*Official* Quarters/Semis/Final General Discussion

[smash84]

We should chase imo. A target of 272 would be ideal, with Sehwag and Sachin smashing every bowler around for fun at the start and Yuvraj will score a 50 to take us home.

dude if Tendy and Sehwag decide to smash us we will bring that GREATEST of PACE (Medium) bowlers......Abdur Razzaq ....he will get Tendy out BOWLED

 

[ankitj]

Time for 1st semi final thread, mods.

 

[salman85]

Miandad and Sharma should watch the match together

 

[cricpk]

We should chase imo. A target of 272 would be ideal, with Sehwag and Sachin smashing every bowler around for fun at the start and Yuvraj will score a 50 to take us home.

Sachin, Sehwag, Kohli & Dhoni all will be clean bowled by Shoaib Akhter.
Raina, Ghambir & Yuvraj all will be victims of Hafeez & Saeej Ajmal.
Rest of them, Gul & Afridi are there to take care of them

 

[cricpk]

Time for 1st semi final thread, mods.

Yeah, Let us fight it out for few days
kidding

 

[smash84]

haha....... now that is a funny scenario indeed.....would love it if it happened

 

[cricpk]

haha....... now that is a funny scenario indeed.....would love it if it happened

It will happen
Don't discount off a quick fire 50//100 by Shahid Afridi.

 

[angad]

Mohali pitch traditionally assist seam bowling, but summers have arrived in North India, will be high scoring game IMO, only Gul and Zaheer are capable of extracting support from this track, Ashwin and Afridi will also be successful coz they depend less on pitch/conditions, whereas classic spinners like Bhajji/Hafiz/Rehmaan rely on conditions.

 

[vcs]

Looking forward to Zak attempting to carry our attack from a wicket-taking point of view, yet again. Harbhajan doesn't have a great record against Pakistan, apart from that six in the Asia Cup. Ashwin has variations, but batsmen don't seem to find them that tough to pick. Can't see him troubling Pakistan all that much. Yuvraj is our best spinner ATM, IMO.

 

[ankitj]

Most scared of Afridi tbh.

EDIT: Afridi the bowler I mean.

 

[smash84]

Most scared of Afridi tbh.

EDIT: Afridi the bowler I mean.

Afridi the batsman is lolworthy.........

 

[angad]

Come on Indian media, distract Pakistan team, dont let them focus.

 

[Jono]

Afridi the batsman may be lolworthy, but he could demolish Munaf Patel. Scary times ahead.

 

[smash84]

Afridi the batsman may be lolworthy, but he could demolish Munaf Patel. Scary times ahead.

scary times ahead indeed...........for one I can't see our spin attack choking the runs in the middle overs against India.......the Indian batsmen are just too good against spin. Gul and Akhtar/Riaz/Abdur Razzaq the key for Pakistan.

 

[salman85]

Afridi is due a good knock with the bat.He has a good record against India,and he might just play a useful innings here.He isn't opening the batting anymore,so you can't expect a big score,but that little 30-40 vital cameo could well be on the cards.

 

[Lostman]

If SL beat England on Saturday, I think we are going all the way
Neither SA/NZ is going to trouble SL at the premadasa for the semis.

And the winner of the Ind/Pak game is going to be so emotionally, physically and mentally drained they are not going to even show up for the finals. Classic let down game.

Just have to get by England and Swann.

 

[Howe_zat]

If SL beat England on Saturday, I think we are going all the way
Neither SA/NZ is going to trouble SL at the premadasa for the semis.

And the winner of the Ind/Pak game is going to be so emotionally, physically and mentally drained they are not going to even show up for the finals. Classic let down game.

Just have to get by England and Swann.

SA much more likely to give you problems than England right now - The South African top 5 is still seriously imposing, Steyn could eat the shaky lower-middle for breakfast if it's his day. Plus, chasing at the Premadasa isn't allowed IIRC.

 

[Isura]

scary times ahead indeed...........for one I can't see our spin attack choking the runs in the middle overs against India.......the Indian batsmen are just too good against spin. Gul and Akhtar/Riaz/Abdur Razzaq the key for Pakistan.

Afridi has been basically unplayable in ODIs and T20 in the last 2 years. India could easily collapse if they attack him too much

 

[vcs]

SA much more likely to give you problems than England right now - The South African top 5 is still seriously imposing, Steyn could eat the shaky lower-middle for breakfast if it's his day. Plus, chasing at the Premadasa isn't allowed IIRC.

AWTA... if Amla really gets going, watch out. And while SA have been criticized for not batting deep, their middle and lower order batsmen have done better than any other side including India (Duminy, Du Plessis, Botha, Peterson, and Ingram in that one game).

 

[Shri]

Afridi has been basically unplayable in ODIs and T20 in the last 2 years. India could easily collapse if they attack him too much

Afridi is a leg spinner though. I don't see him having an impact with the ball against India since we always play leg spinners well. Just hope the pressure gets to Gul and he doesn't get his yorkers right. Let me put it this way, if we don't lose wickets to Gul, we will win the game.