Afghanistan (98/4) defeat Pakistan (92/9) by 6 wickets in the 1st T20I in Sharjah

[Caved12]

Serious bro. If he was skinny no one would notice. Just as I type he's let some byes through.

I understand what you are saying brother, but the issue here is that he is overweight and no matter how hard he tries, he will always be slower than 99.99% of the guys who play this game professionally.

 

[Rana]

Somehow get a maiden in

 

[Cric1234]

Poor keeper and cant field anywhere else. Azam khans stay gonna be short.

Umar Akmal is a better keeper than Azam.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Azam khan can bat but he is liability in the field. Dont think pakistan can afford him anywhere in the field.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Who would have thought, fat man has slow reactions. He can barely bend down. He should not be in a Pakistan jersey.

 

[boomboomcheema]

What a boring match .

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rubbish by shadab on a helping pitch.

 

[cricketkashmir]

Shadab bowling too fast

 

[Champ_Pal]

Only 25 runs. Afg in driver's seat.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Cant even collect the ball cleanly.

 

[Cric1234]

Of all the wickets where a batsman like Malik becomes useful it’s this one.

 

[zarak]

I understand what you are saying brother, but the issue here is that he is overweight and no matter how hard he tries, he will always be slower than 99.99% of the guys who play this game professionally.

Like I think Azam Khan runs faster than Sohaib Maqsood.

 

[Caved12]

Need a wicket here badly

 

[ammar_merry]

LOL how is he keeping.

 

[ammar_merry]

Like I think Azam Khan runs faster than Sohaib Maqsood.

Sohaib has one of the worst fitness.

 

[Snowflake]

Of all the wickets where a batsman like Malik becomes useful it’s this one.

Way too many stars have to align for Malik to be useful. So, no thank you.

 

[Rana]

What was that useless ball?

 

[Snowflake]

Bring the field up now, instead of later. Take the gamble.

 

[nextover666666]

Zaman Khan is not ready for international cricket

 

[Cric1234]

Way too many stars have to align for Malik to be useful. So, no thank you.

Im just saying it’s the only type of pitch Malik is useful on.

 

[Snowflake]

As soon as the runs and balls gap decreases, we come up with some sort of rubbish

 

[zarak]

I bet they going to go nuts and collect stumps after they win

 

[topspin]

Azam Khan may have cost Pakistan the game with those 4 byes and dropped catch of Imad Wasim.

Imad bowled well but Usama Mir would've gone skittled Afghanistan on this pitch. Shadab hasn't been good.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Zaman khan dont belong at this level.

 

[Ahmed216]

Shameful defeat. Shameful display of batting from the PSL stars

 

[Rana]

Shan looks really happy

 

[Champ_Pal]

Are those 2 young guys Nabi's kids?

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Shadab and Zaman lost the match.

 

[topspin]

Zaman khan dont belong at this level.

I agree.

 

[Snowflake]

Amir Sohail sounds like he's having a fight with someone.

The amount of effort he puts into pronouncing each word )

 

[Cric1234]

Wrong place to test your youngsters should have prepared some flat wickets playing into Afghanistan’s hands with their spinners.

 

[Rana]

What are they saving Ihsanullah’s last over for?

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Need Rizwan and Babar back asap

 

[cricketkashmir]

As soon as the runs and balls gap decreases, we come up with some sort of rubbish

You have a T20 veteran vs debutants here, on a pitch where experience is key

 

[Darkrai]

So the upcoming young stars get the honor of making Pakistan lose to afg of all the teams for the first time.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Zaman khan dont belong at this level.

Just a week ago, he was bowling like a champ in PSL.

 

[Snowflake]

Shadab and Zaman lost the match.

The two bowlers? )

I know Shadab bats, but his primary skill is bowling.

 

[Waleed93]

This is why fitness is so important for a wicket-keeper.

Azam can't even move behind the stumps, and if Rizwan comes back, he will become a bigger liability than Sharjeel in the field.

No matter how many Instagram stories he posts to prove his "haters" wrong about him being overweight, it is not going to change the fact that his weight is going to lose more games than his batting ability will ever win.

 

[Ahmed216]

Why did faheem play?

 

[Cric1234]

So the upcoming young stars get the honor of making Pakistan lose to afg of all the teams for the first time.

It was bound to happen Pakistan scraped over the line against them with a full team on wickets helping their spinners it’s no surprise they are going well.

 

[hitthestump]

Why did faheem play?

Good point.

 

[Champ_Pal]

This feels like a club match.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Afghan fans waiting for match to finish so they can start beating up Pak supporters

 

[Cric1234]

2 wickets in 2 balls will make the finish exciting.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Naseem shah should focus his energies in 4 day games. Dont think he is a good t20 bowler.

 

[Cric1234]

Nabi has other ideas using his experience well which our all rounders failed to do.

 

[Farah Sohail]

Why didnt Naseem try to bowl any yorkers in this over? Poor poor bowling by him

I think he will very soon lose his place in the regular side for Ihsanullah

 

[Champ_Pal]

If this is how Naseem Shaw bowls, he should not play.

 

[Snowflake]

What's the point of bowling all those yorkers in PSL when you can't produce a single one on the big stage?

 

[zarak]

Drop zaman for Nawaz. Rest should be okay. I think we'll beat them 2-1

 

[hitthestump]

Pakistan's humiliation is complete.

"Anyone but Babar and Rizwan" we heard.

Clueless people.

 

[Snowflake]

Poor lines, poor length... I think we bowled well for most part of this innings but let ourselves down right at the end.

 

[Kroll]

Pak would have won if they had opted to bowl, not sure why they batted first?

 

[Farah Sohail]

Ihsanullah looks the senior, more experienced bowler here than Naseem

 

[Snowflake]

Pakistan's humiliation is complete.

"Anyone but Babar and Rizwan" we heard.

Clueless people.

Didn't we lose to Zimbabwe with Babar and Rizwan?

 

[Snowflake]

Pak would have won if they had opted to bowl, not sure why they batted first?

Decision at toss shouldn't be deciding the outcome when you play against Afg. You should be able to beat them regardless of toss and regardless of conditions.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I hope nothing unpleasant happens in the stands

 

[Cric1234]

Didn't we lose to Zimbabwe with Babar and Rizwan?

Yes almost lost to Afghanistan aswell we were saved by future captain Asif Ali.

 

[Snowflake]

Not one yorker. Not one

 

[hitthestump]

Didn't we lose to Zimbabwe with Babar and Rizwan?

The RizBab coping mechanism continues to be valid.

"Dig deep into the archives to try and find a game where they failed"

 

[JibranAnsari]

Weldone afghan bros. Genuinely happy for you guys.

I think PSL has helped lessen bitterness between two fans

 

[angrypathan]

Nabi, what a player

 

[topspin]

Congrats [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION]

 

[Fazzy321]

Afghanistan wins against Pakistan D

 

[Champ_Pal]

Shadab shaking hands like he won the match.

 

[jattafridi]

What a win Afghanistan

It’s ok Youngsters u will learn

For me Asia cup and World Cup is important

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Azam Khan is not a keeper, Haris should have taken gloves. No slips at crucial moment and bowling too fast by Shadab cost the game.

 

[Darkrai]

Humiliation complete

 

[Kroll]

Decision at toss shouldn't be deciding the outcome when you play against Afg. You should be able to beat them regardless of toss and regardless of conditions.

Think everyone and their granny was winning batting second IIRC.

But yeah, we should be beating Afg regardless.

 

[ads101]

Congrats Afghanistan.

 

[Waleed93]

Babar and Rizwan were the problem.

Kids these days...

 

[Cric1234]

The RizBab coping mechanism continues to be valid.

"Dig deep into the archives to try and find a game where they failed"

They failed in all games apart from New Zealand at the World Cup.

They also failed against England and New Zealand in series deciders before that let the younger players play without bringing in Rizwan and Babar who would struggle on these wickets.

 

[BaankeJi]

This is why fitness is so important for a wicket-keeper.

Azam can't even move behind the stumps, and if Rizwan comes back, he will become a bigger liability than Sharjeel in the field.

No matter how many Instagram stories he posts to prove his "haters" wrong about him being overweight, it is not going to change the fact that his weight is going to lose more games than his batting ability will ever win.

How was it not evident in PSL?

 

[ArabKnight]

Babar and Rizwan were the problem.

Kids these days...

Tayyab Tahir and Abdullah Shafique are copies of Babar and Rizwan.

Why were they included?

Why was Fakhar Zaman dropped?

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Azam Khan is not a keeper, Haris should have taken gloves. No slips at crucial moment and bowling too fast by Shadab cost the game.

No because Azam cannot field anywhere else and you can't exactly drop him

 

[topspin]

Didn't we lose to Zimbabwe with Babar and Rizwan?

Yes and not only did they lose to them, it was in a World Cup. Lets not forget they're even worse than Afghanistan. The chest thumping from the Rizbar fan club will be short lived as always.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

I hope nothing unpleasant happens in the stands

Yeh toh hoga

 

[Snowflake]

Babar and Rizwan were the problem.��

Kids these days...

Lost to Zim with Babar and Rizwan. Thought on that?

 

[Cric1234]

Yes and not only did they lose to them, it was in a World Cup. Lets not forget they're even worse than Afghanistan. The chest thumping from the Rizbar fan club will be short lived as always.

A number of players are missing and the wickets are not T20 type wickets let the young players in the top order play some matches to see how they do.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

No because Azam cannot field anywhere else and you can't exactly drop him

True! that catch and 4 byes were crucial to get Afg over the line.