3rd Test - Pakistan v India at Karachi

[jagx00]

Starts at 15:45 AEDT

Teams not announced yet, but http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2006-daily/29-01-2006/sports/s2.htm states that Inzy will not play. It may be smoke and mirrors though.

There has been talk that the grass currently on the pitch will be shaved off if Inzy is out, but who knows?

Ganguly may also replace Harbhajan if there is grass on the pitch.

Weather forecast seems ok.

Recent Tests at Karachi have generally produced a result.

 

[Power21]

If its another road and there is less than 3 wickets on the first day this would have to rate as one of the most pointless test series ever.

 

[JUBJUB]

Pakistan are batting.
Inzie is out injured,but Akhtar is playing.

 

[Fred Yeomans]

Irfan Pathan has just taken one of the most amazing hat-tricks in the history of test cricket. It was the first over of the match & the three victims all top class batsmen.

0.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, OUT: fuller this time and on the off, the
ball swings late and Butt plays at it tentatively. The ball takes
the edge and goes towards slip. Rahul Dravid dives low and takes a
sharp catch!

Pakistan 0/1, Partnership of 0
Salman Butt c Dravid b Pathan 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Imran Farhat 0* (0b) IK Pathan 0.4-0-0-1

India have got off to the best possible start! Pakistan have lost
their first wicket without a single run on the board!
Rahul Dravid will already be breathing easier about his decision to
field first. That is a great start for India in this decisive Test
match
Younis Khan is the new batsman
0.5 Pathan to Younis Khan, OUT: full and on the stumps, this one swings
in very late, that is a perfectly pitched delivery and it nails
Younis lbw right in front of the stumps! India are on fire!

Pakistan 0/2, Partnership of 0
Younis Khan lbw b Pathan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Imran Farhat 0* (0b) IK Pathan 0.5-0-0-2

Pakistan in dire straits here at two wickets down without a run on
the board. What a start for the Indian team and Irfan Pathan, who
is on a hat-trick!
Just a bit more for the bowlers and what a difference it makes!
Mohammad Yousuf is facing the hat-trick ball
Three slips and two gullies in place
0.6 Pathan to Mohammad Yousuf, OUT: Got him! Sensational stuff at the
National Stadium! Mohammad Yousuf bowled through the gate by a
pearl of an inswinger! That one came in superbly after pitching
and shattered the stumps!

Pakistan 0/3, Partnership of 0
Mohammad Yousuf b Pathan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

End of over 1 (maiden) Pakistan 0/3
IK Pathan 1-1-0-3 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 0* (0b)

 

[Speed Demon]

Ir Pathan has taken a hat-trick in the first over.

Pakistan 3/0

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Pakistan 3 for 4.
Pathan a hatrick.

 

[Philhawk]

That is absolutely amazing !!! Irfan Pathan you legend !!!

 

[ablettjnr]

apollo, we were right!

 

[Braddock]

Can we delete this thread before apollo_creed sees it? You know, in the interests of public safety?

 

[lifelike_]

Iqbal's gone. 4-13 now

 

[Philhawk]

5.2 Khan to Faisal Iqbal, OUT: slightly fuller, pitching on the middle
and off stump, Faisal Iqbal shoulders arms, the ball straightens
on pitching, rap! That was a close call, not a smart move to pad
up. Daryl Harper's finger goes up and there's the 4th wicket!

Now Iqbal !!! Lets see how Shaid Afridi can go facing the new ball now !!!

 

[Philhawk]

Can we delete this thread before apollo_creed sees it? You know, in the interests of public safety?

Hahaha , Apollo will have a ball with this !!!

Great work Irfan and the Indian bowlers on what seems to be another relatively good batting pitch , suprisingly not much green on the wickets !!!

 

[vasili]

5.2 Khan to Faisal Iqbal, OUT: slightly fuller, pitching on the middle
and off stump, Faisal Iqbal shoulders arms, the ball straightens
on pitching, rap! That was a close call, not a smart move to pad
up. Daryl Harper's finger goes up and there's the 4th wicket!

Now Iqbal !!! Lets see how Shaid Afridi can go facing the new ball now !!!

he will be right, it will be another first innings 100

 

[lifelike_]

Afridi bowled by Khan. 5-39.

 

[lifelike_]

Pathan out of the attack with figures of 3-21.

 

[lifelike_]

Farhat caught by Dohni off R Singh. 6-39.

 

[Philhawk]

10.3 Singh to Imran Farhat, OUT: just short of a driving length, outside
the off stump, a hint of swing away from the flashing bat of Imran
Farhat, the ball kisses the edge and lands safely in Dhoni's
hands! That's six wickets down!

Pakistan 39/6, Partnership of 2
Imran Farhat c Dhoni b Singh 22 (29b 5x4 0x6)
Abdul Razzaq 2* (1b) RP Singh 0.3-0-0-1

10.2 Singh to Imran Farhat, no run, full and far outside the off, a hint
of away swing, left alone to the keeper
10.1 Singh to Imran Farhat, no run, short of a good length, outside the
off stump, good start from RP Singh, played at and missed, through
to the keeper

RP Singh comes into the attack now, Man of the Match from the
previous Test

End of over 10 (8 runs) Pakistan 39/5
Z Khan 5-1-18-2 - University End
Imran Farhat 22* (26b 5x4) Abdul Razzaq 2* (1b)

9.6 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, fullish and on the off, Razzaq
drives through cover for a couple. End of another successful over
for Zaheer and India
9.5 Khan to Shahid Afridi, OUT: good-length ball, on the leg stump,
just a hint of swing maybe, Afridi plays an irresponsible swipe
and misses the line of the ball completely and loses his leg
stump! Zaheer strikes and Pakistan are five down!

Pakistan 37/5, Partnership of 24
Shahid Afridi b Khan 10 (14b 1x4 0x6)
Imran Farhat 22* (26b 5x4) Z Khan 4.5-1-16-2

Very responsible batting from those two ...

 

[Cleavy]

Remember the days when we had an even contest between bat and ball?

 

[lifelike_]

6/71 off 16

Razzaq 22
Akmal 10

 

[Philhawk]

Sourav Ganguly comes into the attack

Um , Wtf ? Surely Cricinfo must be wrong ...

If not , great way for us to put Pakistan back in the drivers seat ...

 

[lifelike_]

Pakistan bring up their 100

6/100

Akmal 29*
Razzaq 32*

 

[lifelike_]

Good to see Pakistan getting back into the match, mainly thanks to Akmal.

Tea on day 1

Pakistan 7/218

Akmal 101
Shoaib 31

 

[kosi_23]

Good Knock under pressure by the young keeper

 

[Philhawk]

Its great to see both keepers for both teams step up this series

Name                Mat    I  NO  Runs  HS     Ave    100  50   Ct  St

MS Dhoni             3     1   0   148   148   148.00   1     0    6   1

Kamran Akmal        3    4   2   283   103* 141.50   2     1    3   2

 

[lifelike_]

Shoaib falls 5 short of his first test 50.

Pakistan 245/10 (60.1 ov)

Akmal 113
Razzaq 45
Shoaib 45

Pathan 5/61
Singh 3/66
Khan 2/75