Younus sets up magnificent win
The series is now wonderfully set up after a superb century from Man of the Match Younus Khan's masterly 117 off 110 balls formed the backbone of in Mohali.
But despite the victory, there will be one big worry in the minds of Shoaib Malik and Geoff Lawson.
Pakistan's new-ball pair, Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul, bowled with real fire on a wicket providing pace and bounce, but for the second match running, none of the other bowlers provided able support.
How they could have done with an in-form Sami, Razzaq or Naved because it looked at one stage as though they would be chasing a target of 350-plus.
India's total of 321 could, and perhaps should, have been bigger and they will look back on the match as a missed opportunity. Apart from Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar, no other batsman was able to grab the initiative, despite decent knocks from Yuvraj and Sehwag.
Credit must go to Malik’s captaincy for bringing Gul on to get rid of both Tendulkar and Gambhir, and later Tanvir to account for Yuvraj and Uthappa in the same over.
After the loss of Sourav Ganguly in the first over, Tendulkar and Gambhir laid a great foundation with a superb partnership of 173 for the second wicket.
Gambhir played some fine shots in his 57, but it was the 'Little Master' who was in dominant form, producing some sparkling footwork, whether clipping a four off his legs or smashing a six over deep extra cover.
If any knock deserved a hundred, this was it – alas though, it wasn’t to be, and he was caught behind for 99 looking to guide the ball down to third man for the single.
, and his crucial partnership with Misbah-ul-Haq (49) kept their team in the game when it looked for all the world that it was slipping away.
The pair put on 102 for the fifth wicket and despite the required rate exceeding 10 runs per over at one stage, they paced the chase perfectly, and set the stage for Shahid Afridi to finish things off with a few lusty blows.
The 200 or so Pakistani fans who managed to get visas to cross the Wagah border to watch the match will feel the journey was worth the hours of waiting at the crossing while their papers were cleared.
And now at one game all with three to play, the circus moves on to Kanpur, where organisers will be hoping for another contest as thrilling as this one.
Kamlesh Purohit is a senior sports reporter for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Asian Network
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i think pakistan need tosend shahid afridi 0n number 6 in evry match
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How fitting - that what has been described as a toothless batting line up - can play so magnificently - and now what a series!
The annoying thing for me in Britain is that I can't watch this without paying more than my licence fee, or a basic Sky subscription - no highlights on the Beeb, or Geo, or Star - come on, this is what we want to see - not endless analyses of the political situation in Pakistan, thats a mess and we all know it!
I still think that Pakistan will lose the ODI series, but 3-2 would be better that 5-0 or 4-1, especially in India, and bring on the Test series, where Inshallah, Pakistan will reign supreme!
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IT WAS SUCH A GR8 EXAPMLE OF TEAM EFFORT BY PAKISTAN AGAINST ANY OPPONENT TO CHASE A BIG TOTAL OF 322 AFTER BEING IN TROUBLE HAVING RUN RATE OF JUST 4.84 IN FIRST 20 OVERS.
THOUGH PAKISTAN WIN DAT GAME BUT STILL YOUSAF'S STAMP OUT IS SUSPECIOUS.......
HOW CUD U EXPECT SUCH A GR8 BATSMAN COMING DOWN THE PITCH TO JUST BEAT THE BALL LETING THE KEEPER FOR EAZY STUPMING.....
WEL.....GR8 KNOCK BY MISBAH...BUT AGAIN UNFORTUNATE 2 PLAY ALMOST SAME SHORT AS WAS IN 20/20 FINAL....LOLZ
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So pro pakistani its unbelievable. First it was Pakistan batting woes, now amazing Pakistan batting. 3 paragraphs about India in 2 articles? There I was thinking there were two teams.
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yes i agree with the writer 100%. this match was very interesting and very injoyable.
in any contest of game pakistan and india, always enjoyable although cricket is special.
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HI SLAAM 2 ALL :)
WEL I GOT FEW QUESTIONS IN MA MIND........
1)
YAR WOT ABT HARBHAJAN...HE MADE 38 OFF 20 BALLS...WERE PAKISTANI BALLERS NT ABLE TO GET HIM OUT OR HE WAS JUST SUPERB IN BATTING???
2)
WOT ABT 3RD MAN N FINE LEG FIELDING ....INDIAN TEAM GOT MOST OF RUNS IN THESE AREAS N V JUST GOT THERE INDIAN FIRLDERS TO SAVE OUR RUNS IN DA SAME AREAZ????
3)
WOT IS WRONG WID RAO ANJUM??? IS NO ONE THERE TO TELL HIM DAT HE IS A GUD LENGTH N PACER BALLER. IF HE BALLS THE SAME HE'S JUST LIKE M. ASIF, SHAUN POLLOK N WUD B GUD ENOUGH YESTERDAY. U CAN C DA DIFFERENCE IN IRFAN PATHAN...WHO DID THE SAME IN FIRST 6 OVERS.
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Iagreewith the author, beside Akhtar and Gul, there is little left to strenghten the bollowing attack. Too many extras and ordinary fielding will also not help the cause, Pakistan have to work on its fielding. A better performance by the batting line up especially Younas Khan. As for as India is concerned, they didnt capitalized on the start they got from Sachin and Ghambhir. Now that the series is equally poised i am eager that wat will happen on sunday, regardless of who ever wins, i expect some great cricket to watch in the upcomming matches.
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form is temporary TALENT is forever....
well done Pakistan, great win!!
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Afterall Pakistani cricket team proved themselves and sent a clear signal to the world cricket about their potential winning the game despite huge target set by India. A big blow to India this time.
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ONE WRONG DECISION CAN CHANGE THE SIDE :) YES IT WAS DONE YESTERDAY
M. YOUSAF WAS TWICE WUD B GONE AS LEG B4 BUT DECISION WAS IN PAKISTAN'S FAVOR..SAME WAS REPEATED WITH YOUNIS KHAN IN DA VERY NXT OVER N AGAIN DECISION WAS IN PAKISTAN'S FAVOR N THUS YOUNIS TUK A FULL BENEFIT TO REACHES HIS HUNDRED N SEVENTEEN BY TAKING PAKISTAN TOWARDS A GR8 WIN IN A VERSTILE :)
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i think weather you support india or pakistan,cricket was a winner in this match.what a innings by younis khan and misbah,we cant foret boom boom afridi,it was a situation where he had to deliver but we did give away alot of extras,letts see wat happens on sunday,may the best team win(pakistan zindabad)
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The I ndian fielding always let them down. Among the catches they could have had were numerous and they missed all. The performance by the Old Guard like Ganguly, never impressed me. Only Tandulkar makes genuine effort to achieve results, but Dravid and Ganguly have not been impressive. There are quite a few new stars moving up and they should be given the chance. If they do not do now then when?. Even players like Dhoni and Yuvraj are not consistant with their play. I have noticed on numeorus occasions, players tend to get run out, for what a single run, is it really worth it?
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NO DOUBT DHONI IS COMPETENT BT AFTER CAPTAINCY N WINNING 20/20 FINAL HE'S MUCH MORE CONFIDENT & HIS FIELD PLACING N CHANING BALLING ORDER IS IMPRESSIVE.
MALIK SHUD LEARN THESE THINGS DAT CONFIDENT IS THE BIGGEST THING N U NT SUPPOSED TO LOOSE UR HOPE AT ANY TIME.....DAT WOT WAS MISSING IN FIRST ODI...
WEL YESTERDAY AFTER HITTING 31 IN JUST 3 OVERS MALIK STILL WAS CONFIDENT N EVEN HIS TEAM BATTING WERE IN TROUBLE WHEN PAK WERE JUST 80 PLUS IN 20 OVERS GONE...N SUCH A BIG RATE TO B ACHIEVED ...HE SHOWED GR8 CONFIDENCE WITH HIS TEAM TO LED THE SPIRIT TOWARDS A HISTORICAL WIN :)
NT SUCH A GR8 CAPTAINCY BT A GR8 CONFIDENCE MALIK YESTERDAY :)
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well it was a breath taking win for the men in green! WOW 75% OF the match was in india's favor but wow the result was different. well i must give credit to salman butt he played outstanding n gave pakistan the run rate good enough to win the match . offcourse yunus khan did scored the 100 but i definately choose butt as my man of the match. cheers!
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PAKISTAN GOT ANOTHER "SAEED ANWAR"
YES UR RITE M TALKING ABT SALMAN BUTT.....
PAKISTAN JUST NEED NT TO LOOSE DIS YOUNG MAN N M PRETTY CONFIDENT IF HE'S BEING OPENING THE INNINGZ REGULARLY HE'LL PROVE HIMSELF ANOTHER SAEED ANWAR N MOST PROBABLY WUD B BETTER THAN SAEED...
2ND OPENER..SHUD B KAMRAN AKMAL..
THOUGH HE'S NT GETTING RUNS..BUT ITS NT DAT U CHANGE HIS BATING ORDER..INFACT U NEED TO GIVE HIM CONFIDENCE DAT HE CAN DO IT BETTER N HE HAD BEEN DOING IN WEST INDIAN TOUR..
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@ASAD
XCUZ ME
NO DOUBT SALMAN BUTT GETTING RUNS FOR PAKISTAN BUT WHEN HE GONE OUT PAK TOTAL WAS 81 WID RUN RATE ALMOST 4.65
N AT DAT TIME PAK NEEDED RATE AROUND 8.10
YES YOUNIS PLAYING SLOW RATE BUT HE DID XCELERATE HIS INDIVIDUAL INNINGZ AS WEL AS PAKISTAN'S TOTAL N IT WAS NT A ONE MAN SHOW IT WAS TEAM EFFORT.
COZ NT ONLY YOUNIS CUD DO IF NO OTHER CUD THERE TO SUPPORT HIM.
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Excellent win i thought it was all over for Pakistan but Shahid Afridi Played excellent and sohail tanvir baked him up nicely
excellent innings by Younus Khan. 9th best run chase in ODI history
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Kalmesh,
I don’t understand how you rate Younis' century as equally memorable as Tendulkar's. Fact: Younis contribution helped achieve a win for Pak and Tendulkar's contribution didn’t. Criticism should go to Tendy for having shifted focus on to his own personal achievements rather than playing for his team. When Tendy lost his wicket, the Indian innings lost its momentum. Everyone agrees India should’ve scored in excess of 350. The quicker India let go of Tendy, the more likely they are to find new talent to win games in the future.
Pak's bowling and captaincy was awful. But a great run chase!
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WHERE R ALL THE INDIAN SUPPORTERS TODAY!!!!
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i think that Shahid Afridi should be playing as an opener as in previous matches we saw that Afridi rocked as opener...with Afridi,Salman Butt or Imran Nazir should be playing.
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Best ever win by Pakistan. Dhoni can say and said that he didn't miss the 5th bowler but infact he badly did. Ganguly might had been economically better than some of the main bowlers but he eased the pressure and didn't take any wicket. Karthik or a 4th seamer might have taken the wicket of Younis, Misbah or Malik and could have turned the game for India.
Talking about Pakistan, Younis proved that he is also a match winner not only a good player and can handle the pressure well. Can't believe Pakistan made it after 105/3 in 23 overs. Well done Pakistan. Keep it up.
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Grate victory for pakistan becuse 322 targat is a big one but pakistan team show that this is not big tootal . spacile yunus khan he is a fightar and he fight against indian bowler and i also give cradit misbah , afradi (BOOM BOOM ) so V Vgood victoy for pakistan
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the all pakistani players play very well and good come inthe serais shoab akhater , younus kkan ,salman butt , misbah ul haqa & sahid khan afridi played very well in this macth .
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It was a great day for cricket. We fans had a blast. As a Bangladeshi, I don't really care who wins and who loses in this clash of the titans. What I always enjoy is the amazing excitement that their matches always generate. Hats off to both teams. You guys do cricket proud. And I am proud of u all.
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I think pakistan need to send shahid afridi on number 6th in every match
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metty when the indians lose they just hide away. when they win they cant stop talking about it.
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in reply to metty and co. we may have lost the battle but we won't lose the war!!!!!!! every dog has its day!!!!!!
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Another fantastic game by both teams. I think that Pakistan played very well in the run chase and Misbah Ul haq is a special find.(he is in his 30"S so where has he been.) Reply to author who says get rid of Tendulkar all i can say is R u Mad. If it was not for him how much would India have scored. Tendulkar is still one of the most consistant batsman in the world and i think at this moment to have him out of the team would be a step taken back by India. India need to play 5th bowler and they have all left arm medium/fast bowlers(too predictable). Let the series carry on like this and it will be one to remember for both sets of supporters
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mr patel,what are you on,when you won the first match,you were goin on like theres no tomarow and now that pakistan have come back in more style then india,your burnin,just keep your mouth quite till the end of the series when we win the war in your back garden. pakistan zindabad
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First of all Younis inning was an answer(slap infact)to those irritating people who keep bickering abt younis not to be included in ODIs.Many people may disagree but i rate him above MYousaf cos not only he is more technically sound but can handle significant pressure of batting at one down which yosaf and inzimam never did.The only concern regarding younis is that sometimes he gave his wicket very cheaply as otherwise it is more hrder task to get him out than yousaf.
Secondly i wnt to add that people of both countries are very quick to question the perfromance of their country on few results.In my opinion india also played really well particularly sachin and gambhir(I think gambhir is the next ganguly for india).
Lastly we r very thankful to mr afridi that finally he had managed to finish the games for pakistan which he had often failed to do so
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A typical Pakistan, India match with emotions,aggression,fighting spirit and brialliant play from both sides.
I think Pakistani players played very well and the fine finish from Shahid Afridi showed that this time luck was with Pakistan.Sorry for Indians as they did not expect it on the occassion of Diwali but this is the cricket ( unpredictable).Better luck next time as we want to see good cricket.
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pakista won the series
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Abdul, chill out my friend. this kind of chat reminds me very much of pre 20 20 final day and we all know what happened there!!!
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pakistan is just the best
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Fielding mishaps yet again for both team. Great overall display of unity between the two nations, but i don't understand why only 200 visas were opened up for folks wanting to watch the match? Why not more.
Regardless, another great game and hopefully Pakistan will see another win...!! :)
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If India put up a good score, Pakistani batters demonstrated that their team has batters down the order who are ready and willing to face the Indian music and come out victorious.
Sachin, Gambir, Yuvraj, Sehwag and Bhajji made useful contributions for Team India. Younis, Butt, Afridi, Misbah, Tanvir and colleagues provided a fitting reply to the Indian challenge.
Of the bowlers, experienced Saurav Ganguly and upcoming ArPy Singh tried their best to keep a check on the rival batsmen. A few more tight overs from the other Indian bowlers could have made things difficult for Younis and Co.
Let us wish the two teams well in the remaining encounters.
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Shahid Afridi should be automatically included in every match for his abilities even if he fails in a match or two. This lesson has never been learnt by the selectors. We never had such an explosive talent ever before. He is #1.
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after all Pakistan has won one ODI
That too after a long time
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everybody will prob want to kill me, but im so glad yousaf got out when he did. n thats why we won. he had scored 12 runs off 25 balls and would have scored 24 runs off 50 balls, which pakistan did not need. and i dont care for the argument that he holds one end safe! it only works if he also scores at a semi-handy rate. its a one day match, for heavens sakes, we dont have forever! yousaf get with it!
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What makes one a brother??? same colour hair-same colour eyes-same colour skin-same height-same landscape -same ideals-same ethics-same emotions-same worries-same tragedies-same concerns-same predicaments-same values-same morality-same diets-same losses-same wins-same sadness-same joys-same banter--So please guys keep it clean and funny-WE ARE ALL THE SAME----------Am i Pakistani or Indian???????
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i think pakistan needs to improve their fielding for the next game.
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Hahaha! Look at you Mr. Balkish! That beating just burnt you from the inside; didn't it?
I wont go over board by saying pakistan will win the series, but this win has surely set the rest of the matches up wonderfully.
If Pakistan can be a bit more disciplined in their bowling and fielding department, i think they can surely come out on top.
And one more thing Mr. Balkish, which team just got some thrashing from the Aussies a while ago. 4-2 was it? ( would've been 5-2 easily if the rain hadn't been on india's side )
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Hello,
I think by playing very well in this innings Shahid Afridi has made ammends for his performance in the final match of the series against South Africa in which he was brilliantly caught when Pakistan needed less runs than balls. It was really nice to see Pakistan winning after a very tough battle.
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This waz a good example for team effort, Pkistani can win any game at anytime any where if they play for team
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Pakistan were awesome
keep up the good work my all wishes are with you
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weldone pakistan,just keep playing like that
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Full credit to Pakistan when they required about 8 1/2 an over, with 25 overs left, although Afridi finished off the game for pakistan I believe that he should be sent in ro open or at no3 or 4. I thought Umar Gul done very well to dismiss the ominous Tendulkar and the ever impressive Gautam Gambhir, good to see Akmal making a good catch on Tendulkar as he can be very sloppy at times behind the wicket. Although apart from Tendulkar and Gambhir and a bit of Yuvraj, the other batsmen failed and they were lucky that Harbhajan could repair some of the damage. If India had been on top batting form though they would have had at least 350. I thik they should bring Rahul Dravid back though.
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I do not think removing Ganguly or Tendulkar from the top of the innings is necessary or wise. It appears that each of them score in a big way about 1 out of every 3 matches. I am willing to accept that for some openers as it is ridiculous to expect batsmen to go off in every game.
One this game did highlight well is how both teams, while having some talent in the bowling, are atrocious at fielding and need to tighten their discipline. A total of 67 extras were bowled in this match, or roughly a tenth of the aggregate runs. That is quite frankly unacceptable, particularly if either team expects to pose a challenge to teams like Australia or South Africa. One thing I have never understood is why fielding in subcontinental teams (with the possible exception of sri lanka) is so abominably terrible. When you are paid hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars a year to catch a ball, one would think you could deliver every now and then.
Congratulations to Pakistan on an excellent run chase. The series is still wide open. Lets wait for the next game of good cricket.
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Congratulations to pakistan on excellent win!
Younis khan's innings will be remembered always. He is a great player, he showed that he can play in pressure and this innings was a slap for his critiques. He is technically and fitness wise the best batsman in pakistan squad. Hope he will continue similar performance in the rest of the matches.
Goodluck pakistan you have to win this series......
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Cogratz to Pakistani Team, yes it was a great and fabilous win but we should keep the same momentum coz pakistani cricket need consistency paskistan is a gud team they can beat any opposition on the day i hope that they will take this momentum to win the series in india. Younis always a fighter and now we got another fighter (Misbah) when misbah, younis and malik combines god bless for opposition. My wishes and pray 4 pakistan and shoib malik inshallah we will win
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HI PAKIIII,
i think that SHAHID AFRIDI AND IMRAN NAZIR SHOULD go as a openar that dive a magnificent start and about bowling all right aur plz yousuf ko nikaloo
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Yes, a great match of cricket. All that can be said at this forum has been said. Just one thing, I think the ´óÏó´«Ã½ should run a spell-check on the comments before posting. Many postings here are full of spelling and grammar mistakes.
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Thank GOD, afridi position was 6th,as he is aggresive player,his aggression was under control seeing the present status of the match.
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Excellent run chase...
It is time to drop Akmal to Number 6 or 7 spot and Shoaib Malik open the innings...
Leading from the front...
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Excellent run chase...
It is time to drop Akmal to Number 6 or 7 spot and Shoaib Malik open the innings...
Leading from the front...
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pakistan rules
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hi.i think if we try imran nazir n salman butt as opening pair we can hae better results.com imran is a fleshy sort of player n can destroy any bowling attack on the given day.and salman looiking in good form.so itz better t ogive them a chance.
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A great victory for pakistan! its always such a proud moment when pakistan wins! hope they continue to keep all the cricket fans hooked onto the tv screens!!! Oh and one more thing...Shoaib Malik has proven to be an excellent captain and may allah continue to keep him in excellent form including all our players! AMEEN
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THE MATCH WAS WON BY THE PAKHTOONS (PATHANS). REMEMBER? YOUNIS, MISBAH, AFRIDI & GUL. IM NOT PAK. OR IND. IM WATCHING CRICKET BECAUSE OF THESE PATHANS GREAT PEOPLE .............
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First of All congrats to All PAkistani's on this win. and secondly Pakistan should opens the innings with Afridi n Salman Butt or with Imran NAzir N Salman Butt.. because Kamran Akmal is continuously failing in the opening slot. he is ok at hi lower down the oder place.. n Pakistani selectors now have to find a new wicket keeper who can replace kamran akmal. kamran has lost his form n he shold have some rest now n after gaining again his form he can join the national team..... n Best Of Luck To PAkistan for their next matches...
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One of the best examples of having not loosing your temprament.
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HS stop talking rubbish by saying you won cos Yousuf got out. Yousuf is currently Pakistans best batsmen at both test and one day level. And is one of the worlds best batsmen of recent times!
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Pakistan either needs to find a new wicket keeper of get Kamran Akmal some therapy. It seems as though it's more a mental problem he's having rather than a form problem.
Great run chase by Pakistan, was good to watch. Salman Butt was a little unlucky in his dismissal, he looked like he could have gone on to make quite a decent score.
Imran Nazir needs to come back as opener.
This series looks set to be a good-un. Good luck to both teams.
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Pakistan is going to lose the third ODI
But I will not call the Pakistan team Rubbish, unlike the fanatical Pakistan fans who do so, when India loses one
Pakistan team is weak, incapable of beating Australia, South Africa, and India, and hence I will not add more pain to their woes
Ravi Balkish
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I always enjoy match between pakistan and india.Both teams are playing very well and performance is up to stander.Pakistani players are playing very good i felt one thing in pakistani players they lose thier confidence very quick spcialy they cant perform good under pressure.like they lost world cup 2020 and sout africa and pak series they were in winning position.
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I always enjoy match between pakistan and india.Both teams are playing very well and performance is up to stander.Pakistani players are playing very good i felt one thing in pakistani players they lose thier confidence very quick spcialy they cant perform good under pressure.like they lost world cup 2020 and sout africa and pak series they were in winning position.
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SO, what do my pakistani friends want to say about today's game. if u really wana win then get this AKMAL guy out of this team. and also AKHTAR and GUL are waste and so is your CAPTAIN. WHAT DO YA'LL SAY.
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Yaa..,Younis Khan really played a true inning and played causiously and guided his team home in Mohali.I watched the ODI in the stadium,the run rate was creeping up as the Pakistan's inning with the bat was progrssing,but Younis Khan did not loose his patience and held his nerve and just was dissmissed from where Shaid Afridi could take his team home.And S. Afridi launched his onslaught and fashioned in a very remarkable run chase in One Day cricket.The night was lightened with the brust of crackers in the stadium as soon as Pakistan scored the winning the runs.The crackers were burnt to celebrate Deewali which was on November 9 ,2007,a day after the high voltage encounter.I was feeling cold sitting in the stands ,but the I forgot everything as the game became a NAIL BITTING ONE in the end.Pakistan played superbly ,and India also batted well.
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India and Pakistan have great players but I have noticed Pakistani Batsmen dont concentrate on the game situations, play stupid shots and gets out becoz of their own mistakes. When I see Younus and Yousuf out my hopes of winings starts dieing. The most three disapointing players are the opening pair and Kamran Akamal. Also besides having some of the world best bowling we hardly see the good outcomes. They trying produce faster deliveries rather than line and lenght and understanding the batsman weakest areas. I wont say anything about the feilding its been always the same.
I noticed every pakistani captain when they lose they leave similar comments "we made few mistakes, we have learnt from our mistakes, if we had scored such n such score we cud have won" I dont understand when they are going to stop making mistakes.
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It was a sensational run chase by Pakistan who played superbly throghout in their innings in Mohali under lights.The wicket had been perfect to bat on till the last ball was delivered ,but the curator mentioned that the team batting second would have to play causiously for first 10 odd overs as the ball would move in that period.Salman Butt played sencibly incially ,played causiously,then Younis came in after the fall of wicket ,guided his team throughout.He and Misbah-Ul-Haq came together and involved in a partnership which set up the stage for their team victory.
I watched the game sitting in the VIP BLOCK.Nervousness started creeping up all around the stadium as Pakistan were cruising.They needed 53 odd off 36 balls before losing two wickets in the meantime to twist the game.The game was a NAIL BITTING ENCOUNTER AS it was stretched to the wires.S. Afridi erased India's hope and dissapponited the jam PACKED stadium with his onslaught.The fireworks in the stadium began after Sohail Tanvir scored the winning runs.Pakistan chased brilliantly.
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