Sport Today

   Zimbabwe were within sight of their first Test victory on Saturday
after overtaking Pakistan's first innings score and then reducing the
world champions to 40 for three.  Resuming on the third day of the
second Test at 129-4, Alistair Campbell and Mark Dekker hit 63 and 68
respectively to take Zimbabwe to 254, in reply to Pakistan's first
innings score of 245.

   Eddo Brandes and Heath Streak then made the most of encouraging
conditions by snapping up three quick wickets after tea.  Streak
removed Shoaib Mohammed for 13 and then trapped fellow opener leg
before Aamer Sohail for nine.  That prompted Waqar Younis to send in
Ataur Rehman but the nigh***chman was quickly back in the pavillion
after being given out leg before for a duck off the bowling of
Brandes.

Pakistan 1st innings 245

Zimbabwe 1st innings (overnight 129 for four)
   G. Flower c Inzamamul Haq b Wasim Akram ....................0
   M. Dekkar c Inzamamul Haq b Waqar Younis ..................68
   A. Campbell LBW Ataur Rehman ..............................63
   D. Houghton c Asif Mujtaba b Ashfaq Ahmed ..................5
   A. Flower c Wasim Akram b Waqar Younis ....................12
   H. Steak c Inzamamul Haq b Waqar Younis ....................2
   G. Whittal c Inzamamul Haq b Ashfaq Ahmed .................29
   B. Jackson c Aamer Sohail b Waqar Younis ...................0
   D. Brain c Ataur Rehman b Waqar Younis ....................16
   E. Brandes c Basit Ali b Wasim Akram ......................18
   S. Peall not out ..........................................11
   Extras: (b9, lb10, wb1, nb10) .............................30
   Total: ...................................................254

   Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-102, 3-110, 4-126, 5-131, 6-203, 7-203,
                    8-204, 9-225

   Bowling: Wasim Akram 21-4-68-2, Waqar Younis 19-3-88-5,
            Ataur Rehman 14-4-40-1, Ashfaq Ahmed 17-8-31-2,
            Aamer Sohail 3-0-8-0

Pakistan 2nd innings
   Aamer Sohail lbw b Streak .................................9
   Shoaib Mohammad c Flower b Streak ........................13
   Inzamamul Haq .............................................9
   Ataur Rehman lbw b Brain ..................................0
   Javed Miandad .............................................1
   Extras (lb7, w1) ..........................................8
   Total (3 wkts) ...........................................40
   Fall of wickets: 1-25 , 2-38 , 3-39
   Bowling: Brandes 7-3-6-0, Brain 11-1-20,1, Streak 4-1-7-2

===

           So much for that theory! :)

                         DS[Q]A

--

  "Time bears witness that mankind has indeed fallen short. Except those who
 have faith, and do righteous deeds, who teach truth, patience and constancy."

j n a

Cheers,

Rohan.

           DS[Q]A

--

"Pakistan are  refusing to tour  India later this year after death
threats by a militant right-wing Hindu party." - AFP and Muthu      

Shamim

: Are there any reports on radio, TV, news media, that comment on the
: umpiring in the Pak/Zim series?

 No, at least I am not aware of. In my opinion, if there are no comments
 made on umpiring ,it has to be good.

: I have read some RSC postings on this
: topic but the less said the better about ferreting out "umpiring
: controversies" from scorecards.

 Well.. you'll find all kinds of people everywhere.

:The question is, Has any reasonable
: person said that the umpiring was unsatisfactory? I will accept
: reporters, players, managers, journalists, even TV commentators as
: reasonable people.

See above. I doubt that anybody commented on umpiring.

But i have a question, what is the source of the news claiming that
Zm manager complimented umpiring?

Pandit

           DS[Q]A

--

"Pakistan are  refusing to tour  India later this year after death
threats by a militant right-wing Hindu party." - AFP and Muthu