Story Pakistan's Journey Away From Home - NZ Tour, 2ND ODI!

[Punk_Sk8r]

Pakistan Unable To Play on Home Soil!

It has been announced that the Pakistani cricket team will not play any home matches until the terrorist threats are completley cleared. As the last few months attacks have been happening at random and it is a big risk to put the players in. The decision was made early this morning when the PCB and Pakistani goverment officials concluded a meeting that has been going on and off over the course of a few weeks.

This decision has not gone too lightly with the fans they are upset but it seems as if they are understanding and are willing to back their team away from home. Talks about squeezing in what are being called "semi-home matches" in Abu Dubai have been taken into consideration, but nothing in that case has been concluded thus far.

Terror attacks stop cricket!

PAKISTAN FIXTURES FOR 2008!

Pakistan Tour New Zealand


2nd ODI: New Zealand vs Pakistan (TBP)
3rd ODI: New Zealand vs Pakistan (TBP)

1st Test Match: New Zealand vs Pakistan (TBP)
2nd Test Match: New Zealand vs Pakistan (TBP)

Pakistan Tour Sri Lanka

1st ODI: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (TBP)
2nd ODI: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (TBP)
3rd ODI: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (TBP)

ICC Champions Trophy 2008

Pakistan Tour Australia


1st Test Match: Australia vs Pakistan (TBP)
2nd Test Match: Australia vs Pakistan (TBP)
3rd Test Match: Australia vs Pakistan (TBP)

Commonwealth Bank Series (TBP)

So then the above fixtures are the ones that are official, we are looking forward to them all really should be good and exciting cricket. It's the most the PCB will confirm at this point in time, hopefully we can get a few more dates and matches for you guys. We'd like to thank Pakistan's televised main sponsor Ten Sports, along with many others (Sony, ARY, Star Sports).

 

[just_cricket]

Nice start mate, really like the first pic. I'll be a big follower of this story if you update it regularly. BTW which game will this be played on?

 

[navin-boss]

Thats sad to hear it.I hope Pakistan will soon turn into a peaceful country.

Good start to the story mate.Good Luck!

 

[saladguy]

Will the England story continue??

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Yeah thats the same question I have byt the way great start and loved the banner.

 

[gutterman]

great start to this one. may it bring you success. the banner looks really good kutgw mate

 

[Jaztheman]

Great opening to the story, the banner is awesome. Very realistic start as well and lets hope you can have a successful reign.

Good luck.

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

NEW ZEALAND vs PAKISTAN, 1st ODI!

Were about to start the first ODI match in what should be a thrilling series between these two evenly matched sides. As you can see the coverage has now been moved to Star Sports, we will be bringing you high quality presentation and match details. However lets concentrate on the teams for now, both of these sides are evenly balanced and we should be in for a cracker. The Pakistan side will have their word cut out for them as they will have to do their best in starting off good away from home!

As we can see Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first, theres overhead conditions so the openers will have to be very catious in the first few overs. Salman Butt will be looking to get a good start to his series as he is paired up with Imran Nazir. The Kiwi's will look for them early breakthroughs using the conditions and getting the ball to swing about!

More updates coming soon live from Star Sports as this match gets underway, stay tuned as exciting updates come your way!

 

[kookaburra69]

Amazing graphics mate!!!

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

NEW ZEALAND vs PAKISTAN, 1st ODI - 20 OVER UPDATE!

It's been an exciting ODI match up thus far, both teams as we predicted have made it an exciting match. Anything can happen at this stage as the match is at the make do stage where one team has to take the innings by the collar and make it theirs. We said it's a good batting pitch and this has been shown by some brilliant batting by the likes of Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt. Unfortunantly Butt didn't last long, as the Kiwis got some breakthroughs. But as were on the subject let's take a look at some of the more glorious moments of the Pakistan innings so far!

Some good stroke play there by Malik and Butt really got the Pakistan side going, seeing as they didn't have the best of starts losing Imran Nazir very early. As he tried to play an ambitious shot, trying to drag a ball outside off over the the legside but only managed in nicking it and it produced a great catch by Brendon McCullum. After this Malik and Butt started their dominence with the bat and showed that it is a good batting surface although there was a little in it for the bowlers thanks to the overhead conditions. However Jacob Oram was brought into the attack and he wasn't having a very good opening over until he got Salman Butt caught behind to the slips. This slowed the run rate down a little for the Kiwis. To put Pakistan under a little more pressure Younus Khan was run out as Shoaib Malik tried to push him for a quick single, bare in mind these two are great runners between the wickets, just today they were beaten by the fielders pace and throw!

As it stands now then, the match is all to play for Misbah and Malik will have to stay out there for another twenty overs or so. Then they can get the strong striking power of Afridi and Razzaq to blast away at the end, or will New Zealand continue to get the breakthroughs? Stay tuned and find out!

THE SCORECARD!

 

[Jit]

Top quality graphics man. Keep it up.

 

[saladguy]

Yeah awesome update Punk! BTW, where did you get your New Zealand kit from????

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

NEW ZEALAND vs PAKISTAN, 1st ODI - 40 OVER UPDATE!

It's been an exciting twenty overs, we've been treated to some great cricket thanks to the Pakistani batsmen who have really shown us some good batting. A great knock by Shoaib Malik has really held the innings together for them and set them rest of the team up to unlease and play some explosive cricket. Which is exactly what happened, but we'll talk about that later. For now we'll take a look at some of the amazing fluent stroke play Shoaib Malik has played, unfortunantly he was involved in the second run out of the Pakistani innings. God knows why they were pushing for singles with the stage they were scoring at?

Now lets talk about the explosiveness of this Pakistani innings, it came from Shahid Afridi, who completly went crazy smashing the ball for some mighty sixes, high and far it was great entertainment to watch. He scored a brisk 67 befor being caught out in the deep whilst attempting to boost the run rate furthur. If he had stayed out there we would have been looking for a total near the four hundred mark, but unfortunantly he was dismissed quicker than we thought. Razzaq and Akmal also joined in the fun of smashing sixes, Pakistan look set for a good total!

THE SCORECARD, 40 OVERS!

 

[treva]

Your presentation is absolutely brilliant, Punk. I would go as far to say the best I have ever seen. The scorecards are just phenominal.

As for the game, Afridi and malik have given Pakistan a brilliant chance at posting 320 odd here. If these two stay at the crease for the 10 overs then New Zealand will be chasing a total way beyond their reach.

 

[stevo1]

Amazing story mate, keep it up.