After bundling out Australia for a pitiful 176 in 46.4 overs, Terroristan aka Pakistan seems set for a comfortable victory at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.
Final Scores
Australia – 176-10 in 46.4 overs
Pakistan – 178-6 in 40.5 overs
Umar Akmal is Man of the Match
Given its low score, Australia had little chance or hope of victory.
12:19AM ET – Pakistan beats Australia by 4 wickets. 178-6 🙁
12:07PM ET – Pakistan in sight of victory. 162-6 after 38 overs. Need just 15 Runs to Win.
11:48M ET – A Couple of quick wickets & OZ can win
11:47AM ET – Match looks thrilling now. Abdul Razzaq is new batsman in. Pak 143-6 after 33 overs.
11:45AM ET – Hooray. Shahid Afridi OUT c Brett Lee b Krejza. Pak 142-6
11:40AM ET – YIPEE. Pak Lose another wicket. Asad Shafiq out c Watson b Johnson. Pak 139-5 after 32nd over. Need 38 Runs from 108 balls. Pak captain Shahid Afridi is new batsman in.
11:20AM ET – Pak coasting smoothly toward victory. At 120-4, Pak needs a mere 57 Runs in 23 overs to Win. Does not look difficult at all.
11:10AM ET – Pak 109-4 after 25 overs. 68 Runs needed from 25 overs. Pak still headed for EZ win
11:00AM ET – Umar Akmal new batsman in. Pak 98-4 after 23 overs. Need 79 Runs to win
10:58AM ET – Yaaahoooo Misbah-Ul-Haq out c Haddin b Lee. Aaya Haq gaya Haq. 😉 Pak 98-4
10:56AM ET – Hooray. Younus Khan Out. c Haddin b Brett Lee for 31 (42 balls) Pak 98-3
10:48AM ET – Pak 92-2 after 21 overs
10:39AM ET – Pakistan 83-2.
With 8 wickets in hand, Pakistan needs just 94 runs to win.
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Sehwag might not be playing today. Sach 100 100s? Ind Or WI? Interesting match coming up later. You do not miss out.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Tragedy. Tendulkar Out! 5:04AM ET
Hi, Good Evening, ‘n’ where are you SI??? India vs West Indies match is about to start! Cheer for team India. Indiaaa Indiaaa dum dum dum, Indiaaa Indiaaa dum dum dum, Indiaaa Indiaaa dum dum dum! 😉
BTW, Australia has never lost a single match in the World Cup since 1999! The last team it lost the match was against Pakistan. Revenge is always CHWEET! 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Good Morning, Sweetie! Here we are. 5:02AM ET
Make sure the matches are played at a more convenient East Coast time in future! 🙁
A lot has been said about Sachin’s walk after being given not out. Indian media and ex-cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar have been singing paeans to deify sachin as the nobler than the rest and purer than virgin.
> Did Sachin walk? Yes; Was it noble? Yes;
Let us broaden the horizon to 22 years and then review…
> Has Sachin walked in the past? Yes; Has Sachin always walked? NO! Many times he has waited for umpire to decide even when there was an obvious nick.
Has Sachin refrained from appealing when he knew the batsman was not out? NO!
Will Sachin walk in the QF/SF/Finals in a similar situation? Would he walked if UDRS was not used? I am almost certain he would have stood.
Why did Sachin walk? Only he knows the truth. In my not so humble opinion he walked because it was an insignificant match, WI would have reviewed and the decision would have been reversed (he does not have the benefit of the replays to decide how hard it was to detect the nick). Maybe he also felt that it would have shown him in bad light but i don’t think that was his first thought.
Sachin is the one of the best things to have happened to World cricket. As a cricketer, he is a true gentleman on and off the field. But, even Sachin doesn’t mind the slice of luck once in a while. It evens out the bad decisions against him.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Why did Sachin walk? At this stage of his career with all those remarkable achievements, we think he’s likely peering into the future as to how history will view him in totality.
I don’t think anybody should walk. Let the umpires do their job.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Exactly.
If you strongly believe the umpire is wrong, then ask for a review.
As we said earlier, he probably did that with an eye on future biographers and writers.