Afghanistan vs Pakistan | Super Four | Asia Cup | Abu Dhabi | Sep 21, 2018 | Afghanistan Innings

[Arham_PakFan]

Malik ki bowling mai dum nahi hai

 

[Shafi]

Malik returned!!!!

 

[Fahdi]

Autocorrect bro.

 

[the_outsider]

Coming from someone who thinks Nawaz is a part-timer, I would pass on this bit of analysis thanks.

He would certainly be a part timer if he was Indian. Don't know what his standing is among the fans.

 

[Pete Rose]

All of them are better spinners than the ones in the squad. The ones in the squad are all rounders while the ones i mentioned are specialists.

There’s never any objective proof for such tall claims. That all players outside the team are better than those in the teams

 

[Ned Flanders]

At least Pakistan has a better over rate than India.

 

[Shafi]

Why didn't they select couple of spinners? Pathetic from Inzi

 

[Arham_PakFan]

78-2 after 21 overs. Need a few quick wickets

 

[Madplayer]

He knows he can get away with anything as long as chachu is chief selector

Think Pakistan have made a wrong investment in Imam. He might even score runs but those runs would be useless and impactless. And i am doubting his ability to field properly with the glasses now.

 

[Usman Chadda]

He would certainly be a part timer if he was Indian. Don't know what his standing is among the fans.

You are just commenting just for the sake of it.

 

[Pete Rose]

He would certainly be a part timer if he was Indian. Don't know what his standing is among the fans.

Most fans are impatient/don’t rank him highly. I think he can be a good all rounder. But some of us are in love with the idea of playing players with obvious baggage, like hasan raza

 

[Ned Flanders]

Shan Masood should've been given a shot.

He's more of a LOI player than Tests... Don't know why our selectors do that.

 

[Syed1]

Need wickets from Nawaz... who would have thought that he would be our best bowler

 

[Madplayer]

There’s never any objective proof for such tall claims. That all players outside the team are better than those in the teams

If you have seen them bowl, i am sure you would agree that an Asghar or a Zafar Gohar is better than Nawaz as a spinner.

 

[Snowflake]

Hassan bowling with good intensity, he just needs to pitch it a little bit further up and sarfraz needs to give him a god damn slip!!!

 

[Syed1]

Ok now I'm getting very nervous. Afg heading towards 250 easy

 

[Fahdi]

Why not bring the fielders up for Nawaz and kill all singles. Force them to go for the release shot just like the first wicket

 

[Usman Chadda]

Afghanistan has been content on chugging along, helped by shoddy fielding by Pakistan.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

India will cakewalk this tournament without their best player easily, naivety to think otherwise

 

[Arham_PakFan]

50 partnership

 

[Syed1]

Imagine if we had Shadab and Nawaz bowling in tandem here...

 

[Sirris]

Ok now I'm getting very nervous. Afg heading towards 250 easy

Even if they manage to get there we should be able to chase it.

 

[Syed1]

Even if they manage to get there we should be able to chase it.

Yes a batting line up comprising of Parchee ul Haq, Haris and Sarfaraz inspires a lot of confidence.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Need a breakthrough now. Other wise 220+ is on the cards.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Even if they manage to get there we should be able to chase it.

Like we scored 250 vs bharat?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Pakistan boys diving over the ball but not getting anywhere near it

 

[Ned Flanders]

Isn't Shadab injured?

 

[Syed1]

Dammit

 

[Asif321]

Malik bowling crap

 

[Syed1]

Malik is not a bowler

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Nice captaincy by Sarfraz to allow the batsmen to settle in a partnership

 

[Deewana Mastana]

138-141 around

High 130s.

I'd take the second one in this instance, Ta.

 

[Syed1]

Phainti for Pakistan

 

[Usman Chadda]

Malik has a manufacturing defect in his brain where-in he believes he can achieve something by bowling outside the leg-stump.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

138-141 around

Nice captaincy by Sarfraz to allow the batsmen to settle in a partnership

He should have come to bowl himself to get them out.

 

[Syed1]

Nawaz is our only hope.... the rest of the bowlers are duds.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Just watching some snippets and it seems the ground is full of Afghans/Pathans.

Shame that even in the UAE, Pakistan can't garner good support in the grounds.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Dumb fans calling for Faheem to be dropped before the game are realizing how lopsided the balance of the team becomes.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Selector and management should answer why they went with six fast bowlers and no front line spinner in squad.

 

[Pete Rose]

Pakistan was chugging along against India until they collapsed in a heap at the end. I wouldn’t be overly worried

 

[HamzaSaeen]

He should have come to bowl himself to get them out.

or maybe, just maybe he's the captain who's in control of who's bowling so he can take malik off for a couple overs

 

[Ned Flanders]

Dumb fans calling for Faheem to be dropped before the game are realizing how lopsided the balance of the team becomes.

It's Asif Ali who is ruining the balance of the team.

If only he could bowl....

 

[BlackShadow]

Such poor bowlers. Good luck chasing 230 against Afgan spinners.

 

[Syed1]

or maybe, just maybe he's the captain who's in control of who's bowling so he can take malik off for a couple overs

He has tried all bowlers... how many have picked up wickets? What do you want him to do? Have a bowl himself?

 

[Pete Rose]

Selector and management should answer why they went with six fast bowlers and no front line spinner in squad.

What does that have to do with a) us beating Hong Kong with our pacers (vs India and Hong Kong) and b) Pakistan getting dismissed for 160 odd vs India

 

[ARK Rafay]

UKS should bowl?

 

[IMMY69]

Afghanistan heading for a very decent total.
If they continue like this for next 10 overs or so then 260+ could be on the cards.

Pakistan batting will struggle to chase anything above 200 so things looking bad at the moment.

Team selection has been a joke.
Fahim and Amir should never have been dropped.

Seems Team Management have been reading PakPassion and have taken some of the poster's advice.

 

[gazza619]

Not happy with the line up. How can u win matches with 4 bowlers

 

[Pete Rose]

Such poor bowlers. Good luck chasing 230 against Afgan spinners.

Afghanistan looks like a team that can score 200 on average at least. Are you expecting them to roll over for 100?

 

[HamzaSaeen]

He has tried all bowlers... how many have picked up wickets? What do you want him to do? Have a bowl himself?

I just said take off malik for a few overs in my post

 

[Snowflake]

If we can't chase 230-250 against Afg, we deserve to lose and have no business winning the Asia Cup.

 

[Syed1]

UKS should bowl?

Wish granted

 

[Ned Flanders]

Afghanistan looks like a team that can score 200 on average at least. Are you expecting them to roll over for 100?

Our "best bowlers in the world" should certainly be capable of bundling them out for below 200

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

What does that have to do with a) us beating Hong Kong with our pacers (vs India and Hong Kong) and b) Pakistan getting dismissed for 160 odd vs India

doesnt matter, still should have gone with 3 spinners atleast! You select squad according to conditions.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Shinwari is not good enough. Needs to be replaced. Has a strange running action and wooden follow through. Not good enough for this level.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Afg might end up getting to 250, but why is everyone confident that they WILL get there? They are scoring runs because they are not taking any chances at all, and nudging the ball here and there. They might collapse in a heap if they leave too much to do later on.

 

[punter17]

based on this logic, if we hire AB as a coach, our batters will start playing 360 cricket shots

At least they would know something about those shots. The bowling coach got to know swing first before he can impart the knowledge to the bowlers. Sessions with waseem have helped the bowlers in past. Why can't he be the coach?

And it's batsmen, not batters. SMH

 

[Syed1]

The ball doesn't even reverse anymore that we would be confident of someone like Hasan exploiting it...

 

[Madplayer]

Afghanistan's batsmen = Slow death for opposition.

They know they only have to get 220 minimum against Pakistan to have a great chance of winning. Anything more than that is a bonus obviously.

Sarfaraz needs to cut down the singles somehow.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Was shadab dropped or injured? If its the former its a terrible decision

 

[NeVerMind]

Nawaz gets another caught and bowled!

 

[Madplayer]

he barely caught it.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Can Nawaz bowl all of the remaining overs in the innings?

 

[ARK Rafay]

Nawaz and Shadab bowling together could work well for Pakistan in the next games.

 

[NeVerMind]

Rahmat gone

 

[Varun]

AFG vs PAK 31-2
BAN vs IND 42-2

AFG vs PAK 94/2
BAN vs IND 82/5

 

[DRsohail]

would be good if shdab comes in in next match.

 

[Syed1]

LOL at the people who were throwing a hissy fit when Naja was selected

 

[nextover666666]

Nawaz strikes the master of caught and bowled

 

[Ned Flanders]

Damn, Afghan just did an Afridi

 

[Nikhil_cric]

100 up for Afghanistan

 

[Syed1]

"Mohammad Nawaz to Asghar Afghan, SIX, Sarfraz is shell-shocked. First ball and the Afghanistan skipper puts it into the crowd."


I found this hilarious lmao

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan need quick wickets can’t let them score 220

 

[Syed1]

Need another wicket ASAP...

 

[QalandarFan]

Is this game not being streamed?

 

[Pete Rose]

doesnt matter, still should have gone with 3 spinners atleast! You select squad according to conditions.

Doesn’t make sense

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Doesn’t make sense

Makes sense. India also called Jadeja in squad seeing the conditions.. Smart move.

 

[Syed1]

For India game we need to go with this lineup:


Fakhar
Haris
Babar
Malik
Sarfaraz
Asif
Shadab
Fahim
Nawaz
Hasan
Shaheen

 

[Plumb]

Not having a genuine spinner is hurting us and will hurt us in this tournament... suddenly pakistan looks like they don't have a proper spinner. Yes Shadab is good but I believe Afghan spin attack is way above pakistan.

 

[Sirris]

Like we scored 250 vs bharat?

If we don't have the self-believe to chase a sub 300 score against a less established team like Afghanistan than when will we.

Afghanistan has good spinners and have defeated Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in this tournament, regardless we should remain level headed and not build them up as some Invincible opponent.