Not according to RankinQuote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
Rankin dares to dream.
“It will be an unbelievable experience playing against all the top sides. I’m just looking forward to it. Hopefully everything goes to plan.”
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Not according to RankinQuote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
Rankin dares to dream.
“It will be an unbelievable experience playing against all the top sides. I’m just looking forward to it. Hopefully everything goes to plan.”
Police have officially declared Woolmer's death suspicious and launched a full investigation. A Pakistani TV channel has explicitly used the word murder. One strand of the grapevine is hinting that motivation for his supposed murder dates back to the Hansie Cronje match fixing scandal and has nothing whatever to do with the World Cup results.
Nonetheless, I'm still highly sceptical that anything untoward occurred. Either way, it seems the possibility of Pakistan fielding against Zimbabwe today is receding by the minute. A forfeiture would leave Zimbabwe favourites to qualify.
The Pakistan game is definetely going ahead. But the more worrying news is that Trent Johnston is unlikely to play. He has been the genius out on the field with his bowling and fieldding changes. But I still believe Ireland will get into the super 8's. And possibly beat England.
If you followed that logic, then you'd have been saying that Ireland shouldn't have gone to the tournament in the first place. The likelihood is that they'll get a few spankings in the Super 8 if they qualify, but so what? It'll be great experience for the players and it'll give more exposure for the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
Pakistan were put in to bat by Zimbabwe.
Currently 31/1 after 6.3 overs
Pakistan on 34/1 off 10 overs
Zimbabwe restricting them to very slow run rate at the moment :mad:
Getting a bit better now, 59-1 off 13.2
I just did a quick calculation that's a bit worrying. The rain delay in the Pakistan game has cost us a bit on our net run rate as the Pakistan total is calculated over 47 overs instead of 50. Only moves us to .27 instead of .33 but it could have an effect if Zimbabwe win this match.
We should have a rough idea what sort of performance is needed after this game either way.
67/1 off 14 overs
TBH lads I wouldn't be thinking of NRR. If Zimbabwe win they're through is the way I'm looking at it. We'll see where Pakistan are after 30 overs before making any predictions
134-2 off 24 now.
Malik gone but as it took him over 11 balls to score, that might not be a bad thing. Inzaman has hit 28 off 22 balls so far. A run rate over 5 would be a decent target to set Zimbabwe I think.
Out for 37 off 35 balls in his last ODI ever. Of all people, he wouldn't want the team to bow out on a bad performance, especially given the circumstances.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmac
Nazir up to 75. 162/3 after 29 overs.
From the Guardian updates:
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Wonderful scenes in Jamaica: Inzamam Ul-Haq has just been given out in his final one-day international. As he left the pitch, every Zimbabwe player went up to the Pakistan captain to shake his hand, before the Pakistan team gave him a guard of honour.
Another wicket gone, but 162-3 after 29 overs looks good.
I don't want to tempt fate but a big knock from Pakistan (over 280) should make Ireland breathe a bit easier.
cricinfo updates pretty good for my money - more frequent and detailed than most.
168/3 off 30 overs - another 100 or so would put up a decent total. Hopefully Pakistan can knock a few over early on as well.
With Inzamam gone I'd Pakistan to score more singles. :)
and maybe 2 runs instead of the one
181/4 off 32
Yousuf c&b one ball after Nazir was dropped on the boundary. No more wickets soon please - just the one batsman left :mad:
223/4 off 38
18 runs off that last over - without tempting fate, I think it's starting to look good for Ireland
Pak doing themselves proud - 251/4 off 40 overs. They went from 200 to 250 in 23 balls.
Bring on England! Or Kenya. :)
I reckon the champagne is on ice at this stage. Pakistan running riot. 278-5, 42 overs.
Pakistans bowlers should stop Zimbabwe anyway, I always had fate they would win ;)
300 up in just over 45 overs.
Impressive innings from Imran Nazir did some real damage:
As Brian Lara said, looks like Ireland vs. West Indies in the (unofficial) first game of the Super 8 on Friday. :)Quote:
Imran Nazir c Matsikenyeri b Mpofu 160 (121b 14x4 8x6) SR: 132.23