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Afghanistan vs Pakistan | 3rd ODI | Colombo | 26 August, 2023 | Pakistan innings

Absolutely putrid innings by Babar and Rizwan. Displaying the classic lack of intent that has become so familiar with them. Once again, I implore Mickey Arthur to bring back Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz is a tactical mastermind, akin to the likes of Dhoni and is far superior to Rizwan as a keeper. But no, this will not happen as Babar values friendship over competency.
 
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Lots of Babar Azam fans in the crowd

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Watch Rizwan get out in the next two overs. Classic disappointing innings by him. Sarfaraz would be capapble of scoring 60-70 odd at least 120 SR in these conditions.
 
38 runs in the last 5 overs, starting to accelerate slowly
 
What a selfish innings by Babar and Rizwan!!! Talk about attacking cricket and 113 in 31 overs. Other teams will score at least 160-170 by now.
I don't think you know how putches work 😂.
 
Babar with another 50. But SR will be a concern heading into the AC and WC. Adds more to the hypothesis that he is just a statpadder.
 
Absolutely putrid innings by Babar and Rizwan. Displaying the classic lack of intent that has become so familiar with them. Once again, I implore Mickey Arthur to bring back Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz is a tactical mastermind, akin to the likes of Dhoni and is far superior to Rizwan as a keeper. But no, this will not happen as Babar values friendship over competency.
Why do you always have the worst opinions 😂😂.
 
Babar played well today, but rashid and mujeeb have always been too much for him. But good on Babar to accelerate on a difficult pitch.
 
Looking forward to a magnificent innings from Saud here. Great to see a Karachi representative.
He is set up to fail by putting him @5. I don't think he is a odi player but if you are going to give him a chance give him a fair chance.
 
This is just a taste of what we will see from Saud in the future. A capable hardworking player who puts in a shift every innings.
 
Babar played well today, but rashid and mujeeb have always been too much for him. But good on Babar to accelerate on a difficult pitch.
I have been saying this for a while. Babar needs to develop a sweep shot that players like ABD developed for him to reach a new height in his game. Spin continues to catch him out time and time again.
 
Bringing in Azam Khan, Sharjeel Khan and now sarfraz Ahmed into the odi squad
I do not understand what is wrong with this take? Three very fine players who have been robbed by injustice on the international scene. A lot of our players have struggled recently, especially in the middle order. I think putting these players in would definitely strengthen our fragile middle order.
 
Great choice to replace Tuktuk Misbah 2.0 Ifthikar! Saud Shakeel playing better and running between wicket! Pakistan should send Ifthikar back home
 
I have been saying this for a while. Babar needs to develop a sweep shot that players like ABD developed for him to reach a new height in his game. Spin continues to catch him out time and time again.
I agree babar is horrible against spin.
 
Do you all still want iftikhar and salman to play ahead of this lad and take water boy faheem instead to the Asia cup?
 
I'm so angry at management, they'll use this run out as an excuse to not tske saud when he shpuld have come at no 4. Pakistan would have had a higher score atm if it wasn't for rizwan occupying no 4.
 
And not for the first time, an umpire's call goes against PAK in this series.
 
Babar is fine against spin, and played comfortably all the Afghan spinners throughout the series, except for the first match when he did not last long. His dismissal today was after playing so many balls against the spinners and only when he was trying to play a flick to steal a run.
 
Rizwan’s LBW look a bit high on the naked eye.
Not sure how it looked on TV
 
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Lights coming on now at the Premadasa, let’s see if fireworks come as well with 10 overs left
 
I do not understand what is wrong with this take? Three very fine players who have been robbed by injustice on the international scene. A lot of our players have struggled recently, especially in the middle order. I think putting these players in would definitely strengthen our fragile middle order.
Azam Khan is a born and bred failure in international cricket. Theirs a reason he doesn't even Average 5 in international. Hitting in franchise means nothing when you have shaheen being promoted at no 3 and smacking 50's. In franchise they deliberately make batting paradise pitches to get high scores cause alot of money has been involved by rich people to bet on their teams.

Sharjeel Khan was always bang Average. Besides minnow bashing he's atrocious against spin. And useless after over 10 except against minnows.

Sarfraz Ahmed is good but he's getting old now, and his style of play is suited to test then odi, he was never an Odi batsmen.
 
Even the umpires know that all it takes is to clip the bails.
 
There should never be umpires in a series from the country playing the series. There should always be neutral umpires. I don't know why this is OK in cricket.

Because mistakes always brings the umpires integrity into questions.
 
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