Welcome to Dawn.com’s live coverage of the Pool B encounter between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan would be looking for a convincing win to better its chances for a place in quarter-finals. The United Arab Emirates will be fighting to get some points on board after suffering defeats to Zimbabwe, Ireland and India.
Pakistan managed to clinch a close 20-run victory over Zimbabwe, after suffering two consecutive defeats at the hands of India and West Indies.
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Fiz
Mar 04, 2015 05:57am
Why is that lazy lad, Nasir Jamshed, still in the team? Frustrating!
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Sab se pehlay PAKISTANI
Mar 04, 2015 05:58am
Best of luck Green shirts.Make Pakistanis feel proud in this world cup.
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Ahmed USA
Mar 04, 2015 05:58am
No-brainer... Pakistan will win insha Allah...
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farhad jung new delhi
Mar 04, 2015 06:02am
use won the toss and decided to bat first against India keeping that humiliation in mind now they have switched gears.
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syed
Mar 04, 2015 06:08am
Misbah is a smart captain.He knows that if he selects Sarfarz and Yasir shah they are going to be hugely successful against UAE. Just like Yunus and Sarfarz were successful against Australia
in UAE making Waqar and Misbah look silly.
He knows some stupid people in this nation shall jump in joy forever when Nasir Jamshed scores heavily against UAE. Misbah you are very smart
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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan
Mar 04, 2015 06:12am
I guess this was the match where they should have played Sarfaraz Nasir Looks badly out of touch after the first over.
If we won't try out Sarfaraz in a match against UAE then when are we going to give him a chance.
Part time keeper is also a problem. Afridi was so right in saying that I told Mr. Akmal to cooperate so he can reach 400 wickets.
So it made complete sence to play Sarfaraz today. Fawad and Sarfaraz move out of Karachi boys if you want to have any chance of playing for Pakistan.
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Doubtful Indian
Mar 04, 2015 06:13am
Best of luck pakistan. A very good chance for you to score 350 or so to improve your runrate to qualify, don't score anything less than 300, at least afridi has to fire today or else he can't fire against anyone in this world cup
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Fiz
Mar 04, 2015 06:18am
Good for nothing fellow has done it again! When are you going to give up on him Misbah & co? The fellow can't score against UAE.
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Kobe
Mar 04, 2015 06:20am
Nasir Jamshed offers a plum catch!
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Fiz
Mar 04, 2015 06:20am
Now be prepared for sloppy fielding and dropped catches.
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dawn
Mar 04, 2015 06:22am
Congratulations Pakistan/Jamshed.
That was 4 in 12!
How can PCB have this incompetent man in the side?
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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan
Mar 04, 2015 06:22am
Here we go again. Just as I said in my previous post. Nasir Jamshed, another innings, another action replay of dismissal. This guy is just not fit enough to play international cricket.
AND Sarfaraz is sitting in the dressing room not playing. I feel like banging my head on the wall.
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ilyas
Mar 04, 2015 06:23am
One sfarishie down 10 to go,well and tuk tuk begins.
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NN
Mar 04, 2015 06:25am
What does Nasir do going back to pavilion so early? Just wondering
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Majid
Mar 04, 2015 06:26am
brothers i have a pakorha samosa shop ..i see its dificult for jamshed to bat so can anybody please convey him my proposal?
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javid
Mar 04, 2015 06:26am
It is really frustrating to see Sarfraz in the dressing room and this heavy man jamshed walk into field. His face is so irritating, please don't show him on TV.
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Nerry
Mar 04, 2015 06:27am
Nasir Jamshed is nothing but a complete failure, and disgrace worst player of the tournament
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dejected_cricket _fan
Mar 04, 2015 06:28am
I have never said anything against Misbah before, but last night when I read that he is still supporting Nasir Jamshed, after later's collapse with batting and fielding, I am giving up on his captaincy skills.
The fact that N. jameshed has got himself out playing similar shot is strong enough reason to get him out of the squad, let alone the fielding mishaps he has created.
Just because Misbah's personal favouritism he is not letting Sarfraz play. This is just unacceptable, the way Nasir is playing he wont even be able to play with our social cricket team, let alone the worldcup.
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Max
Mar 04, 2015 06:32am
Even my dog recommended Nasir Jamshed be replaced by Sarfraz, in presence of Jamshed and Younus Pakistan is playing with 9 players. Shame on PCB final selectors. Move PCB headquarter to Karachi; all the PCB main personale should be forcefully retired without any pension.
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Narendra
Mar 04, 2015 06:34am
Even if Pakistan goes ahead to next round or even if it goes to win the CUP, it will be pure LUCK or one bad match of oppositions. This team lacks attitude, plan, fighting skills and looks like they have left the result on opposition team perform bad. When every country and associate are comfortably making 300, Pakistan never looks like even if we go by stats of the player. Even their bowling is mediocre.
My suggestion just bow out gracefully and stop pretending of putting 100% or being dramatic.
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Shehryar
Mar 04, 2015 06:34am
15 runs in 7 overs. This is test match batting.
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Kobe
Mar 04, 2015 06:38am
I think Nasir Jamshed is a RAW/CIA conspiratorial plant in Pakistan team. We need to appoint a
"patriotic, technocratic caretaker" to investigate this conspiracy.
/Kobe
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umar
Mar 04, 2015 06:38am
what a stupid selection ....... are we aiming to lose ...
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James
Mar 04, 2015 06:41am
Misbah and the selectors have been silenced by parties way above their pay scale. I won't be surprised if influential bookies are trying test their lucks via a different approach. Give it a thought.
I don't buy it at all for any reason for not playing Sarfraz and Yasir.
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Saad
Mar 04, 2015 06:42am
@syed .. Now what do you have say about scoring 4 only against UAE. You think Mis-bah. Is smart ?
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Nasir Jamshed
Mar 04, 2015 06:43am
From now onward Sarfaraz should refuse to play if offered in this world cup. Imagine his frame of mind.
This is the player who broke the myth of Australian bowling by scoring 100 in test cricket and killed the fear Pakistani players had against Australia. Based on his performance Misbah created history defeating Australia in test series. Now the mean Misbah has stabbed Sarafaraz. Misbah knows that this is his last tournament and he would make sure the kid from Karachi is forever wounded and emotionally hurt so that Akmal brothers can come back
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SYED ADNAN SHAFQAT
Mar 04, 2015 06:46am
What a lame & fabricated excuse Misbah is giving for Sarfraz that he is not used to the conditions yet, he is a professional cricketer and some more he is part of our national team, can anybody digest this statement from a captain.
Common Mr. Misbah, learn now and open up. Take chances and be brave for God sake !
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Fiz
Mar 04, 2015 06:48am
Batsmen not looking confident at all. Playing against a better team, Pak would have been in trouble by now. Not looking good for games against Ireland and SA.
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Shahid
Mar 04, 2015 06:49am
WHO has plotted Nasir Jamshed in Pakistan team and how much price for it is paid. For God sake fire these coaches and the captain. I don't care we win or lose but there is much fishy going on here. You needed some one to play the opner today so that one had some game plan before playing South Africa. Someone give them a dose of senses please, the nation can't take it any more. You have the best choice in Haris to play with Shehzad if you not blind.
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Pakistani_Fan
Mar 04, 2015 06:50am
Dear Pakistan Cricket Board and Misbah
If given a chance to open innings for Pakistan, I promise that I will last more then 8 overs and will not slow the pace of the innings. But Alas I am from Karachi so you possibly wont select me.
By the way I open for my grade team here in Australia, and I can assure you I can play better then the two clowns you open with.
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Shamain is not jittery and bothered
Mar 04, 2015 06:51am
Uae looks better than us :(
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Nadeem
Mar 04, 2015 06:52am
Not sure why this 'parchi' is still in the team, frustrating...
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Salman
Mar 04, 2015 06:52am
Local players from Karachi should understand that they have very little chance of playing for the Pakistan team no matter how well they play the game. That's just the way it is.
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Thinking cap on Indian
Mar 04, 2015 06:58am
@ ahmad usa...seeing the body language of Pakistani batsmen it is inevitable to say at least that they are going to loose this match....forget world cup 2015
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Kakagan
Mar 04, 2015 07:03am
Jamshed In , Sarfaraz pir Out..... PAWA zindabad Merit Murdabad !!!!
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jimmy rocks
Mar 04, 2015 07:07am
@Doubtful Indian
not possible. This is not the batting to score 350. These are not fired up batsmen. Looks difficult based on their body language. They look unsure. The one coming later will hv to really hit hard.
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Shamain no likes bhindians' comments
Mar 04, 2015 07:08am
even if we win , we know our cricket is dying.
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Shamain gets nasty
Mar 04, 2015 07:10am
@Max oh wow. We better play your dog some cricket in place of jamshed. He will do better.
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Jewon
Mar 04, 2015 07:14am
I don't know why PCB & team selection committee is so cruel and injustice . why nepotisem , favouritism & reference don't come to an end in pak? Why they give preference to personal interest over national interest? Why they make decisions like children or insanes? These all are the reasons of disgrace of our country.(e.g Nasir jamshid. Congratulate u......)
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Shamain gets nasty
Mar 04, 2015 07:20am
@Kobe , i will do investigation for free.
I love conspiracy theories.
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ismail
Mar 04, 2015 07:21am
It is high time if Pakistan wants to remain in world cup, Nasir Jamshed should be out. Serious decision is to be taken.
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dawn
Mar 04, 2015 07:25am
Forget Jamsed. Throw Shaharyar OUT.
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nadeem qazi
Mar 04, 2015 07:25am
Sharam karoo Nasir and Misbah, sharam karoo, sharam karoo
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ash-rai
Mar 04, 2015 07:41am
Nasir Jamshaid still their. Whats wrog with Misbah ?
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kartz
Mar 04, 2015 07:48am
Horrible format. With this kind of performance Pakistan will get into quarterfinals because they are playing against the minnows. And finally in one game by luck if they win it would allow them to enter to Semi Finals. There is no purpose proving anything in league matches as you need only one good win effort in Quarter finals to get into last four. Stupid format.
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ash-rai
Mar 04, 2015 07:49am
Nasir jamshaid is still there!!!
Whats wrong with misbah?
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Narendra
Mar 04, 2015 07:52am
Treasure this scorecard. This is rare now a days in Pakistan's cricket.
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cricxpert
Mar 04, 2015 07:56am
Dear pakistani fans... plz let me know' ia nasir jamshed father is big politician in pak or millionear or don or what... as there is nothing cricket i seen in nasir that can give him a place in pak team...
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Raj Hundal
Mar 04, 2015 08:03am
Pakistan will easily win this Pakistan Vs Pakistan (UAE ) match. Three cheers to UAE for inviting Pakistan to bat after winning the toss.
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Kobe
Mar 04, 2015 08:03am
Now this Haris plays like a ghairatmand batsman of a ghairatmand Kaum. This looks like first class cricket batting, even if the fielding is horrific.
Must be the Ghazw-e-Badr ke shoudha helping Pakistani Kaum.
/Kobe
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Anwar
Mar 04, 2015 08:09am
Pakistan is now batting like a world champion! Go Pakistan!
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Indi
Mar 04, 2015 08:23am
Having watched 30 overs, Pak will make 300+. Will get UAE >200 and win the match. Surprised by so many negative comments by Pak fans.
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Shamain likes cereal al maida
Mar 04, 2015 08:34am
If we make 270 that'll be a biggie
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karachilady
Mar 04, 2015 08:44am
they will surly add sarfaraz in a match against a stronger opponent so if he won't work they can say see this is why we were not including him in the 11.
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Zafar_Indian
Mar 04, 2015 08:46am
Pakistan walo .. Aaj to bahut khush hoge tum log apne batting se.. Itne run to sapne mein bhi nhi bante aap log se to
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Sid
Mar 04, 2015 08:49am
Can someone please tell me the influence aka PARCHEE of Nasir Jamshed.
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Shahid
Mar 04, 2015 08:50am
Pathetic batting against a team like UAE. And why did Misbah come before Umar Akmal
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shahid
Mar 04, 2015 09:19am
People are wondering what is going on in Waqar and Misbah's mind. What quality they have seen in Jamshed. Third time Jamshed failed and they still relying on him. 0, 1 and now 4 runs. Both MUST BE ask when they come home. To be honest, Waqar is not an intelligent coach.
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Aamir
Mar 04, 2015 09:23am
Why PCB is giving air to this theory that deserving players from Karachi will not be considered for national team?
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shahid
Mar 04, 2015 09:29am
Jamshed told daddy Misbah, daddy let me do rest and let Sarfarz play. Daddy Misbah said, son, don't worry. I will make runs on behalf of you and you go and play your natural game (and that is, get out in two overs). Grand Pa Waqar said, Misbah boy is right.
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Human
Mar 04, 2015 09:45am
even pakistanis piled up 339
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Casper Smart
Mar 04, 2015 09:52am
I am amazed most kiwis and Aussies support pakistan when pakistan playing other countries :)
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Mahen
Mar 04, 2015 09:53am
Fixed match -no doubt!
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Saima
Mar 04, 2015 09:54am
No doubt Pakistan should win after scoring 339 but Afridi should have been sent a lot earlier. Misbah is scared even when in strong position. Had Misbah sent Afridi in to bat instead of himself, Sohaib or Umar, Pakistan could have had 375 and even if Afridi didn't score big Pakistan had enough batsmen left to even then score 300. You need big heart to be big leader which Misbah doesn't have. Secondly, Instead of playing Nasir Jamshed they should open with Haris or they may play with 10 players but for God sake enough of jamshed.
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Saad
Mar 04, 2015 10:00am
hi I think Nasir Jamshed batting style is not legal , he needs 90 days training with Wahab Riaz. And. Bat with right hand. Instead of left.
By next baby World Cup he will be perfect
Click recommended if you guys agree
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white noise
Mar 04, 2015 10:00am
this is what happens when Lions and Lambs meet...
I will call you Lions when you take on the Lions...
till then, keep pretending..
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dawn
Mar 04, 2015 10:00am
339 against UAE is 139 against most other teams. Very poor performance.
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Waseem Sarwar
Mar 04, 2015 10:15am
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan , from which city are Afridi, Younus, Sohail Khan from? Could you enlighten us? Everyone knows Sarfraz needs to play instead of Nasir and Akmal should only play as a batter but there are people based from Karachi who are playing for Pakistan. Until recently, we carried a miserable Asad Shafiq in ODI and T20 sides.
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Waseemoscow
Mar 04, 2015 10:20am
@karachilady very true
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Waseemoscow
Mar 04, 2015 10:22am
Karachi players not allowed in Pakistan team!!!!!
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citizen
Mar 04, 2015 10:23am
Played like true champions.....Cup will come to Karachi...for sure
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Sarah
Mar 04, 2015 10:29am
@dawn Why what's wrong with score of 339?
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sunill punditt
Mar 04, 2015 10:32am
why uae choose fielding when all other teams won batting first and knowing pak has worst record in chasing?
match looks fixed
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Sarah
Mar 04, 2015 10:34am
@Saima Are you sure about Afridi going before Wahab? I would prefer to send Wahab before Afridi.Wahab has better chance of success with scoring run rather than there top 3 plus Afridi.Anyway Afridi played well today.Peaking at right time in tournament is key to success.England despite being good team has been struggling to play well.
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Moshim Khan Gorwal
Mar 04, 2015 10:44am
Pakistan need good fielding to restrict South Africa under 180.
If Pak win the toss then decided to bat first & then batsman should post atleast 250+ runs.
Meanwhile YASIR SHAH must play vs South Africa as they are weaker to play quality leg spin of Pak bowling level.
SARFRAZ AHMAD should play in place of NASIR JAMSHED.
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LiFafi Sahafi
Mar 04, 2015 10:52am
@citizen "Played like true champions.....Cup will come to Karachi...for sure"
Hoasla rakkhe, bhai jaan. Yeh world cup hai, associate world cup nahi. UAE se hamaari jeet toh muqqammal samjhe, par Cup ka safar abhi mazeed jari hai aur mushqil bhi...
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Hasan
Mar 04, 2015 10:52am
"Make little effort, cut corners, and then when the writing is on the wall pray and pray and hope for miracle." Unfortunately this is what we are. Our cricket is no different. The domestic cricket is poorly organized. PCB is stacked with clueless, corrupt, and incompetent officials. Players perform only when they are sure that now even the mama chacha support will not be enough to keep them in the team. And we, the fans, sit and pray. If Dawn runs a poll, I am sure there will be many who still think that we can win World Cup. Brian Lara is wrong when he says that Pakistan need to wake-up before thinking of semis. It should be Pakistan (that is all of us not just the team) need to shake-up before thinking of winning. I am sorry about the pessimistic view in the middle of Pak-UAE match but when I see the other teams playing professional cricket and their officials behaving professionally, I just wish we could do the same. By the way, my hunch is that the UAE-Pakistan match is fixed. I bet that UAE will be out just under 195 to make sure that Pakistan get to 3rd position in the group.
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Be Honest
Mar 04, 2015 10:56am
@Sunilpandit UAE lost all matches while batting first..
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dawn
Mar 04, 2015 11:04am
Shaharyar can express mail a pacer as Irfan is no fit enough to play-as I thought.
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dawn
Mar 04, 2015 11:06am
@citizen - a tea cup most likely!
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Kobe
Mar 04, 2015 11:07am
How did team UAW qualify for a world cup event? Anyone can get in what?
Looks like they will fold within 100, offering Pakistan a massive margin victory.
This is a contest between two teams that want to outdo each other on playing poorly.
Pakistan says "UAE, here take it, here take it"; UAE says "pehle Aap, pehle Aap!"
/Kobe
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LiFafi Sahafi
Mar 04, 2015 11:13am
@sunill punditt "why uae choose fielding when all other teams won batting first and knowing pak has worst record in chasing? match looks fixed"
Bhai jaan... agar match fix hi hona hai, toh pehle batting lekar bhi toh ho sakta hai? Agar ek chhoti team ke aagey koi badi team ek bada sa score khadaa kar de, toh kya match fix ho jaata hai? Iss lehaaz se toh SA ka match zabardast fix hua tha!! Thoda sa toh badakpan ka muzahira kare bhai jaan....
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Kobe
Mar 04, 2015 11:34am
Signing off guys: boring match. I find few things more exciting that watching Pakistan dig themselves into a hole. It appears that UAE will not permit Pakistan to bury themselves then despite their (Pakistan's) best efforts to do so.
I'd rather watch Australia-Afghanistan tie than this boring spectacle.
Later,
/Kobe
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Hasan
Mar 04, 2015 11:42am
@LiFafi Sahafi What @sunill punditt is saying has merit. Despite the poor performance by Pakistan, beating UAE is not difficult. So you do not need to fix the match to make Pakistan win. You will do that to make Pakistan gain enough net run rate to move to 3rd position in the points table. Has UAE batted first this would have been very difficult. A score of, say, 175 by UAE would have required Pakistan to win in less than 20 overs, i.e., an asking run rate of almost 9 runs per over. Not a easy target for Pakistan batsmen. In the present scenario, Pakistan has to get the UAE out in under 195, which is doable. This is so obvious that I hope that I am wrong otherwise I am seeing dark days ahead for Pakistan team.
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Mahen
Mar 04, 2015 11:50am
UAE will be out below the figure Pakistan require so that net run rate will be better than Ireland and Windies! Not rocket science- this is fixed! Look at UAE- they are trying not to make runs or trying to get out with deliberate edges! ICC are no fools particularly when one team is world famous for fixing
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Aadil
Mar 04, 2015 12:06pm
Nasir Jamshed coninues to entertain us with his comedy ..
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Talha
Mar 04, 2015 12:14pm
Afridi should have batted ahead of Misbah.
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Mahen
Mar 04, 2015 12:21pm
If there is a suspicious match so far in this world cup-this is the one! To add to the suspicion is the name of the team
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Doubtful Indian
Mar 04, 2015 12:23pm
Looks like this match is fixed and UAE were told to make it look gracefully. So, this was the reason on a batting pitch upon winning the toss they made pakistan to bat so that pakistan should score 300 + and now look at their batting, they are not at all willing to score runs. Is this ODI or test match ? Remember atleast zimbabwe tried to make some runs. So, bottomline is this match is fixed !
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Acp Rathod
Mar 04, 2015 12:31pm
@ shamain...wonder how electricity will be saved when Pakistan cricket team is knocked out of world cup. Pakistan needs that electricity in power crisis
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Asif
Mar 04, 2015 12:35pm
Nasir Jamshed is showing improvement, he has scored 4 runs and has not dropped a catch yet
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rahul
Mar 04, 2015 12:46pm
Joke: What's the difference between my 70 year grandma and Nasir Jamshed???
She can bat better...
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Fiz
Mar 04, 2015 01:08pm
Ok, lets start thinking about the match against Ireland. One match at a time. After taking care of Ire we'll think about SA, the big match. Keeping my fingers crossed. Inshallah!
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karan sharma
Mar 04, 2015 01:47pm
Truly saying..
Pak did not won by 20 runs from Zimbabwe
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But reality is that pak won by 200 runs
Because first win gave lot of confidence to pak team
200runs for confidence
And we now seeing performance today..
Overall great win by pak
Congrats pak team and to their supporters for the victory of their team of over UAE.
But plzz misbah plzz do not say now it is tough for the qf
By doing this u put himself in a well and the whole team in a well of lack of confidence
Today pak won by 300 runs not by 129 runs
300 runs for d confidence u saw and will see in d team..
All d best pak team for the upcoming matches
From india :):)
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abhishek
Mar 04, 2015 01:49pm
@Fiz for your information your next match is against South Africa on Saturday not Ireland. Get your facts right
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GT
Mar 04, 2015 02:09pm
This match looks totally fixed. UAE seems to have played its role in helping pakistan move to quarter finals.
paksitanis shouldn't be feeling too happy because they couldn't bowl all out a weak team like UAE in 50 overs! India bowled UAE all out for 102.
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irfan farooqui
Mar 04, 2015 02:10pm
lolz .....dont forget south africa......hope they will make 340 against us the way we have scored against B Pakistani team UAE (majority players from Pakistan)
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ash-rai
Mar 04, 2015 02:19pm
@Doubtful Indian in fact UAE vs India was fixed.
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Atif from Lahore.
Mar 04, 2015 02:29pm
Please PCB please please please don't play Nasir Jamshed in rest of the WC matches. He is a flop. He has become a most hated person in Pakistan. Please help him out and let him sit in the pavilion. Play Sarfaraz Ahmed who has all the capabilities to rise to the occasion and perform.
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khan
Mar 04, 2015 02:45pm
@Saad you are telling his batting style is not legal but for me he himself is illegal , he is not there in the team based upon domestic performance, he is there because of recommendation of corrupted politicians behind him.
sarfraz, Fawad alam , shoaib malik all are victims of dirty politics being played around them.thats why they are not in the team.
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Indi
Mar 04, 2015 03:36pm
my prediction came good. pak 200. I am still surprised why pak fans not supportind theur team!
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