42nd Match - Ireland v Pakistan (15th March)

[smash84]

come on sohail, get an inswinging yorker going

 

[smash84]

this wicket isn't looking very easy to bat on. looks very slow

 

[Niall]

Time for Thompson to justify his selection.

 

[Zinzan]

The bad news for Ireland is they're 6 down. The good news is after Thompson their no.s 9 & 10 batsmen both average 35 in FC cricket

Surprised to see Thompson ahead of Mooney.

 

[ankitj]

come on sohail, get an inswinging yorker going

Got a wicket and gave only 2 runs. What else can one do in an over?

 

[smash84]

ireland were too impatient in the last few overs.

 

[smash84]

The bad news for Ireland is they're 6 down.

Weren't you crowing for them to go after the bowling in the 34th over?

 

[Zinzan]

this wicket isn't looking very easy to bat on. looks very slow

Really? Maybe a touch sluggish, but it's looked pretty damn good overall to me.

 

[smash84]

needs to bring wahab now

 

[smash84]

wahab unlucky not to get a wicket there

 

[viriya]

Pak are winning it in these overs.. Ireland can't get away.. 250 chase on the cards now.

 

[Zinzan]

Weren't you crowing for them to go after the bowling in the 34th over?

Half-correct, I was asking Wilson to be the aggressor in the PP (when he was 14 off 28) and Porterfield to just bat through. Do you disagree with that thought at the time?

 

[smash84]

Half-correct, I was asking Wilson to be the aggressor in the PP (when he was 14 off 28) and Porterfield to just bat through. Do you disagree with that thought at the time?

yes i did. I said that a better strategy was for them to preserve wickets until the 43rd over and then go all out

 

[ankitj]

It all comes down to KOB now. Come on smack it.

 

[smash84]

It all comes down to KOB now. Come on smack it.

smack my bitch yo

 

[smash84]

oh crap, can't do much about those edges

 

[ankitj]

Good captaincy by Misbah. Looking for wickets all through.

 

[Fusion]

I gotta say I'm actually impressed that we've hung on to the easy catches. I half expected all of them to be dropped.

 

[smash84]

Good captaincy by Misbah. Looking for wickets all through.

yeah, that's a welcome change in his captaincy.

 

[viriya]

It will be an almighty choke if Pak lose it from here.

So it's gonna be:
Aus vs Pak
NZ vs WI

I can see Pak giving Aus a good run.. just need a couple of their batters to have a special game (Afridi to go Afridi). I think their bowlers will do their job. Where's Irfan though??