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[Nate]

Akmal opening... interesting

Will prove to be a master-stroke IMO.

 

[alternative]

First session will be the key here, hopefully Zaheer can pick up a few before the spinners take control.

 

[alternative]

Akmal opening... interesting

Salman Butt not feeling well i hear. Could be wrong though.

 

[Laurrz]

Salman Butt not feeling well i hear. Could be wrong though.

yep, u're right

Kumble opening with Zaheer... and Zaheer bowled round the wicket first over... so lots of experimenting

 

[haroon510]

what is ur problem??

 

[alternative]

Haha awesome Kumble opening the bowling now too.

 

[biased indian]

Harbhajan to take 10+ wickets in the match and india to win by 98 runs

 

[biased indian]

he is having viral fever....might not bat then we need only 9 wickets and 3 of them are walking wickets so 6 tough wickets to get

 

[alternative]

he is having viral fever....might not bat then we need only 9 wickets and 3 of them are walking wickets so 6 tough wickets to get

Nope he will definitely bat, but his batting position will be varied as he wasn't on the field when India was batting.

 

[biased indian]

Nope he will definitely bat, but his batting position will be varied as he wasn't on the field when India was batting.

ok

Edit: was chatting with one of our clients..was in chat mood actually

 

[alternative]

Zaheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer.

 

[adharcric]

Declaration coming just a bit too early IMO. Let's see how this pans out.

 

[Sanz]

Declaration coming just a bit too early IMO. Let's see how this pans out.

Without knowing about you much I can safely say that you are a batsman.

 

[social]

I owe Kumble an apology - gutsy declaration and has possibly set this game up for one of the great finishes

All credit to him

 

[Dravid]

Declaration coming just a bit too early IMO. Let's see how this pans out.

I really don't think so. I believe declaration came just at the right time. It would be a really tough task for the batsman to chase this down, especially with an early wicket already falling, and it gives India a decent amount of time to try and get them all out.

 

[adharcric]

Without knowing about you much I can safely say that you are a batsman.

Used to be an opening bowler, then an opening batsman, now an all-rounder. So no, not really.

EDIT: Actually, I'll take back what I said. The declaration, albeit a brave one, is solid.

 

[pup11]

Pakistan doesn't have the guts or the skill to go for these runs on the last day pitch against the likes of Kumble and Harbhajan, Pakistan might bat with an ultra-defensive mindset to draw this game and they might just get bowled out due to that.

 

[Laurrz]

IMO Pakistan will bat defensive and try not to lose wickets... and then in the final session if they have enough wickets might ahve a dash

 

[Dissector]

Personally I would have waited another five overs before declaring. But it doesn't look like Pakistan is going for the runs anyway. 5 an over for two sessions is probably a bit too much.

 

[jeevan]

This is how the Pakistanis have been scoring.
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Those zeroes are not dot balls but maiden overs.