Pakistan vs WI Test 1

[Carte Blanche]

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first

West Indies 155/3 (33.4 ov)

They are playing it like an ODI. Lara is completely dominating Danish Kaneria. He's been playing some superb strokes including a massive 6 a few overs ago. This is going to be a big hundred for him, I hope.

[Spitfire_x86]

Lara has scored his century from only 94 balls, reached his century by 2 consecutive sixes off Kaneria


West Indies 184/3 (41.0 ov)

BC Lara 109 (102) 14 x 4, 3 x 6 S/R: 106.86

[Carte Blanche]

Yessss!! Lara scores it!! This is looking ominous for Pakistan. I only wish the live video link had a better quality. If any of you forumers have a working link, please post it here.

I hope to see the return of a few carib fans that visited us during our last tour

Edited on, May 26, 2005, 5:57 PM GMT, by Carte Blanche.

[bangla_amar]

Carte, what video link we are talking about? If possible please PM me. And also do you have any audio link? Any help would be highly appreciated..

Darn! Lara is out! All the fun goes!

[Carte Blanche]

Originally posted by bangla_amar
Carte, what video link we are talking about? If possible please PM me. And also do you have any audio link? Any help would be highly appreciated..

Darn! Lara is out! All the fun goes!

http://www.cmatt.com/abstv.htm

[Fazal]

The 1st session belong to PAK
The 2nd session belong to WI
The 3rd session belong to PAK.

The Day belongs to PAK (slightly). If PAK can score a big innings, this WI score may not save them. On the other hand, if PAK batting crumble at the begining, there is no one to stop the collapse for PAK.

This game may be much more interesting than the other one sided one, specially when you are defeating by an Innings and 500 runs.

[Akib]

to Lara for his century...

[maty]

awesome lara, what a display from the great man

[Akib]

I fogrot to mention before but he did score his 29th century. At the rate he is going it looks like Gavaskar will hav to settle for number 3 in centuries list.

[Sultanzz]

Lara hundred fails to stonewall Pakistan 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP) - A majestic 29th Test hundred from Brian Lara could not stop Pakistan from bowling out West Indies on the opening day of the opening Test.

The 37-year-old Lara hit the top score of 130 at better than a run a ball, but West Indies were dismissed for 345 in their first innings, and Pakistan, in response, reached 22 without loss from four overs before stumps were drawn.

Lara, making a return to the West Indies line-up after being rested for the preceding three-match One-day International series, played some breathtaking strokes to collect 14 fours and four sixes from 120 balls in 2-3/4 hours of batting.

West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 169 for the fourth wicket with Lara and was the perfect foil for the batting superstar after West Indies won the toss and chose to bat on a hard, true Kensington Oval pitch under partly cloudy skies.

Chanderpaul fell eight runs short of his 14th Test hundred, after striking nine fours from 193 balls in just over four hours.

Abdul Razzaq, Shabbir Ahmed, and Danish Kaneria, all snared three wickets for Pakistan.

Lara and Chanderpaul gave substance to their side's innings, after West Indies courted early strife at 45 for three.

But when they were separated in the final half-hour before tea, there was little support from the rest of the batting, as no one else showed any purpose.

Lara reached his first Test hundred against the Pakistanis, when he lofted two consecutive sixes off Kaneria over long-off to move from 90 to 102.

Kaneria, the target of much of Lara's punishment, had the last laugh when he deceived the great West Indies batsman and bowled him with a well-flighted delivery.

Lara has now scored a hundred against each of the nine other Test playing nations and has joined his elite contemporaries Rahul Dravid, Gary Kirsten, Sachin Tendulkar, and Steve Waugh in this achievement.

He completely dominated his stand with fellow left-hander Chanderpaul, after Shabbir, whose bowling action raised more than a few eyebrows, threatened to completely ruin the day for West Indies.

Shabbir made the early breakthroughs after West Indies chose to bat, when he had Chris Gayle caught at mid-off for four driving loosely off the backfoot, and Ramnaresh Sarwan caught at third slip for six in the first half-hour.

West Indies' position could have been more treacherous had second slip fielder Bazid Khan, making his Test debut, held a chance from Devon Smith on nine off Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.

Smith however, failed to make the most of his reprieve and he was caught at first slip off Razzaq for 19 when he edged a flat-footed drive to the same fielder.

Lara quickly shook off the rust and blossomed with a pair of spanking square drives off Razzaq, and when Chanderpaul joined him, they gradually wore down the Pakistani bowlers.

The two left-handers carried West Indies to 102 for three at lunch, and Lara set upon the Pakistani attack, particularly Shabbir, after the interval.

After Lara raced to his landmark, Yasir Hameed dropped him on 103 at slip off Shahid Afridi before Kaneria removed him.

Wavell Hinds tried to pick up where Lara left off, but he was a poor imitation, although he and Chanderpaul took West Indies to 246 for four at tea.

After the break, Hinds was carelessly run out at the bowlers' end, when he attempted a second run, after he and Chanderpaul added 49 for the fifth wicket.

Courtney Browne was caught behind off Shabbir for 12 to leave West Indies 287 for six, but Chanderpaul decided to cut loose, and tried to gallop to reach his milestone.

He however, was one of the last four West Indies wickets that fell for nine runs in the space 29 balls.

West Indies, who were beaten 2-0 at home by South Africa in their most recent Test series, have won just one Test in their last 18 matches, against lowly Bangladesh. Pakistan have never won a Test at Bridgetown, much less a Test series in the Caribbean, on five previous trips.

This is the first Test in a series of two, with the next match starting at Kingston's Sabina Park on Friday, June 3.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...k_050526222631

[mwrkhan]

Well Pakistan are getting a tonking at the moment.

[Banglatiger84]

Should answer one of the themes of the reception hosted when they returned from India,

"Hai koi hum jaisa?"

or, "can anyone match us?"

[imtiaz82]

Originally posted by Banglatiger84
Should answer one of the themes of the reception hosted when they returned from India,

"Hai koi hum jaisa?"

or, "can anyone match us?"

Yes, Bangladesh!!! We can more than match them now

[cricman]

mms://abs-m3.act2000.net/abstv

here's the video

[oracle]

i thought i would get a day's break from Bangladesh , but alas, no. The comms just slipped in the lords
scorecard and test status talk ...blah blah.

[Spitfire_x86]

Why the hell Chanderpaul isn't declaring? They're already leading by 533 runs. Does he want to wait till he gets his 150? Maybe he's thinking that it will give him a better chance to compeat with Lara for M.O.M. award

Edited on, May 28, 2005, 6:04 PM GMT, by Spitfire_x86.

[Tintin]

It is not even tea on the third day. There is absolutely no hurry. He just want to grind the Pakistani bowlers and fielders to dust

[reverse_swing]

Originally posted by Tintin
It is not even tea on the third day. There is absolutely no hurry. He just want to grind the Pakistani bowlers and fielders to dust

Pak need 573 runs in 212 overs.

Edited on, May 28, 2005, 6:49 PM GMT, by reverse_swing.

[Spitfire_x86]

Pakistan lost their first three for only 16!

At this moment they're 26/3. Afridi didn't open in the 2nd innings, so it's more like 26/4

[Akib]

As i like to say... Pakistan are getting OWNED!!!

Well they are improving. they are at 84 for 4 with Afridi at 12 and Kamal at 31. I dunno why but they are going at a run rate of 5.5. If i were in thier position i would be like SA (in the first test against WI) and bat below 2 runs per over.

[Akib]

Well 23 overs done. Only 180 overs remaining. Pakistan end the day on 113 for 4 with Afridi at 32 and Kamal at 38. Afridi is still going at over a SR of over 100. I doubt Pakistan will win. They have time but not man power.

[cricman]

Shahid Afridi (RHB) 97 76 8 4 127.63 Non-striker

r u kidding me?

[Tintin]

Afridi reached 100 in 78 balls. Hit two more sixes in the next over. 116* in 84 balls with 9 fours and 6 sixes

Edited on, May 29, 2005, 3:23 PM GMT, by Tintin.

[Tintin]

Afridi is out. It was fun while it lasted.

122 in 85 balls, 9x4 6x6

[Akib]

Its 95 balls Tintin.

Well at luch PAk is at 274 for 6. They are going at a run rate of 5 and if they hadnt already lost 6 wickets i think they could have won this match,