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Australia (93/4) comfortably defeat Pakistan (64/9) by 29 runs in first T20I match to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series

hafizexpress said:
Could someone explain to me where Pakistan went wrong today without any personal biases? I was sleeping
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Players think they can hit big, but just scooped in the air and keep getting out. They don't have any planning in the case of a short game.
 
Too much shots towards the legside, needed some rotataion of strike and innovation was needed

However its clear Pakistan is never prepared for shorten games

Would look too much into this result however some of the batsmans have been bad and hopefully some changes can help Pakistan for the next match and hopefully we get a full game
 
To be very honest, it's incredible how Pakistan didn't get all out and managed to make it to 64. It was a poor first 3 overs otherwise the chase was on. I can't believe it's 2024 and Rizwan is opening for a team chasing 94 in 7
 
stani_pak said:
Too much shots towards the legside, needed some rotataion of strike and innovation was needed

However its clear Pakistan is never prepared for shorten games

Would look too much into this result however some of the batsmans have been bad and hopefully some changes can help Pakistan for the next match and hopefully we get a full game
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Pak players think they can bat like Maxwell, funny watching the Pak batsman try a reverse hit but missed it completely.
 
Losing a 7 over per inning game by 29 runs is big humiliation and that too against B team.
 
The batters struggled against the bounce, too many cross bat shots and the situation sadly demanded it. Credit to the Australian bowlers for taking advantage of the long boundaries on the leg side.
 
Savak said:
The batters struggled against the bounce, too many cross bat shots and the situation sadly demanded it. Credit to the Australian bowlers for taking advantage of the long boundaries on the leg side.
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Aussies have the power hitters we dont even have one and that is the difference. Our bowling is pretty awful too
 
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan in post match ceremony:

"Can't say a lot. Game was going really fast, difficult to keep things normal. Batters tried best, bowlers did okay given the game. We have to give credit to Maxwell, he did brilliantly. Hopefully we will sit together and do well in SCG."
 
shah_1 said:
This more looks like pathan XI of Rizwan buddies apart from Agha and Babar

Hence there was no Arafat Minhas or Sufyan Muqeem
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The likes of omair and Arafat are fat better than haseebullah and farhan. Our t20 team is a joke with the captain being the biggest one.
 
Player of the Match Glenn Maxwell in post match ceremony:

"Certainly had a lot of fun! Being able to bat in the Powerplay and then after was great. Bowlers did a great job and there was a bit in the wicket. I don't play a lot in domestics here but do well in internationals. Few of us packed our bags expecting a call-off, so it was a mad rush after. Openers got the momentum going and we made sure to come out with great intent."
 
Rana said:
The new RizBar agenda:

“yOu CaNt MaKe A cOnClUsIon iN a 7 oVeR gAmE” 🤡
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Gobar azam and rizzu bhai. Rizzu atleast played well in tests. What did the other fraud do.

And Namoona has the audacity to compare a fodder like shaheen to shoaib akthar lmao
 
Absolute nonsense squad selected by the useless Aqib Javed.
 
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mominsaigol said:
@Mamoon

Bro when will Babar's rough patch end? We are now entering year 3
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Pakistan don't need him. He is a fraud. His career is over. Mark my words. Pakistan if they bring him back they will strat losing more often in every format again. They are better off discarding that rubbish player. So much better as seen in the latest test series.
 
Mamoon said:
Why would you judge anyone based on a 7 over match?
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I'm judging based of his rubbish test performance for the past 2.5 years where he got dropped from the side

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His rubbish odi performance post nepal game where his best performance comes from chasing 190 and 140 against a depleted aussie side in a non pressure situation and even then saim did 90% od tue work

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His horrible t20 form since 2022

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This 7 over game
 
Australia captain Josh Inglis said during post match ceremony:

"Really nice. At times we didn't think we would get a game. Boys applied themselves well. Lot of noise about the ODI loss, nice to go 1-0 up and go to Sydney. All the bowlers were great tonight. Xavier has played a lot of T20 here in Gabba. Did a great job in this short game."
 
mominsaigol said:
I'm judging based of his rubbish test performance for the past 2.5 years where he got dropped from the side

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His rubbish odi performance post nepal game where his best performance comes from chasing 190 and 140 against a depleted aussie side in a non pressure situation and even then saim did 90% od tue work

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His horrible t20 form since 2022

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This 7 over game
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It is fine, he is going through a bad patch and he will recover from it. Apart from Bradman, every batsman in history has gone through a patch like this. It isn’t the end of the world. He is not 35.
 
Mamoon said:
It is fine, he is going through a bad patch and he will recover from it. Apart from Bradman, every batsman in history has gone through a patch like this. It isn’t the end of the world. He is not 35.
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Bad patches dont last that long.

Kohli has been rubbish in test for 4 years. It means he's finished in test.

But for Babar you're saying it's a bad patch?

Peak kohli bad patch lasted 2 series only until he came back to form against England.

Similarly Warner maybe had one or 2 bad series in his career before bouncing back.

This is 3 year failed patch.
 
Pakistan's white-ball captain, Mohammad Rizwan, during the post-match press conference after suffering a loss to Australia in the 1st T20I:

On Glenn Maxwell's innings:

"Maxwell’s style of play suited this kind of match perfectly. He has batted like this throughout his career, especially in fast formats like T20. He played exceptionally well today, and we must give him credit for it."

On Pakistan's lack of power hitters:

"When you lose, you often realize where you’re lacking, like in the power-hitting department. We are trying to build a team with new faces and address these issues. Right now, we are in the process of finding the best possible combination for Pakistan."

On reliance on Pakistan's bowlers:

"It's not fair to say our batters didn't support the team. The batters followed a game plan, and even though we didn’t achieve success today, we had a unified approach as a batting group. Our bowlers have consistently performed, but our batters have also played their part."

Impact of rain and shortened match:

"Rain and such short formats make the game even faster, which makes it challenging to control the pace. We tried our best to adapt to the situation, and Maxwell’s playing style was well-suited to these conditions, which he fully capitalized on."

On the support from fans:

"Our fans have always shown us love, even when they’re disappointed. They supported us in England, Australia, and everywhere we went. Their support means everything to us, and we cherish the bond we share with them."

On learning from the loss:

"We’re still figuring out the best combination. There might be some mistakes, as we’re human, but we’re giving it our best effort. I hope this loss gives us clarity on what to improve going forward."
 
T20s are already a gamble and such shortened matches are useless to gauge anything. Pakistan should just forget this match and go to next match fully ignoring what happened here
 
So to get hammered for 93 in 7 overs they must've bowled atrociously - Those who watched can perhaps shed some light.

Abbas bowled 1 got 2 for 9 - the rest got hammered especially Naseem.
 

Australia go 1-0 up after rain-hit opening encounter​


Australia beat Pakistan by 29 runs in the rain-hit seven-over opening game of the three-match T20I series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday. Pakistan managed 63-9 in the allotted overs after Australia raced to 93-4 off the 42 balls they faced.

Earlier, bad weather delayed the start of play before Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first. After Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf removed the Australia opening batters for single digits, Glenn Maxwell hit five fours and three sixes in his breezy 19-ball 43.

Marcus Stoinis struck an unbeaten 21 off seven balls including two fours and one six to propel Australia to a formidable total. Mohammad Abbas Afridi picked up two wickets in his solitary over.

In turn, Pakistan were reduced to 24-6 in 3.2 overs before Abbas top scored with 20 not out off 10 balls hitting two fours and one six. Haseebullah (12, 8b, 1x4, 1x6) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (11, 6b, 1x6) were the other batters to enter double figures for Pakistan.

Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis picked up three wickets each while Adam Zampa returned figures of 2-9.

The second T20I match of the series will be played in Sydney on 16 November.

Scores in brief:

Australia beat Pakistan by 29 runs at the Gabba, Brisbane

Australia 93-4, 7 overs (Glenn Maxwell 43, Marcus Stoinis 21 not out; Mohammad Abbas Afridi 2-9)

Pakistan 64-9, 7 overs (Mohammad Abbas Afridi 20 not out; Nathan Ellis 3-9, Xavier Bartlett 3-13, Adama Zampa 2-11)

Player of the match – Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

Remaining matches:

16 Nov – 2nd T20I vs Australia; Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (7pm local time start)

18 Nov – 3rd T20I vs Australia; Bellerive Oval, Hobart (7pm local time start)
 
Other thing was why not open with Usman and Haseebullah if they are your strikers - rather than having Rizwan open with Farhan.
 
It was a 7 over game I wouldn't look too much into this, hopefully the weather stay clear in Sydney and we can have a full 20-20 and then we can judge the players
 
It’s a 7 over game

Pakistan would have smashed Australia in a 20 over game like they did USA in Dallas.






Oh wait…
 
Xoib said:
Too much Rona Shona on a 7 over game atleast judge this team on a full 20 overs game.
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When you lot do rona shona you judge players based on 2 overs who play catch up after the mess is created by rizwan and babar
 
emranabbas said:
When you lot do rona shona you judge players based on 2 overs who play catch up after the mess is created by rizwan and babar
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Exactly

Excellent to see RizBar and their fans getting a taste of their own medicine

They hate players who can’t do enough to make their 110 strike rates look valid
 
On one hand rizwan saying they are learning from losses ,executing new things by different combinations. Among all these things constant one is rizwan's opening spot.
 
Pleased by the number of players they tried in this game. Pity it was such a shortened game.

Sufiyan and Arafat also need to be introduced
 
LOL at the pitiful reactions on this thread after a silly 7 over per side match.
How many conclusions are you going to draw from a slogathon over 14 overs?
The answer is none.

Next match please, hopefully its 20 overs each so the armchair critics can draw a few conclusions.
 
People are making excuse that it was only a 7 overs match. But the bitter reality is, Pakistan has these same shortcomings for 20 overs too.

Rizwan's batting is not explosive enough for 20 overs.
Babar's batting is not explosive enough for 20 overs.
Haseebullah's batting is not explosive enough for 20 overs.
Arafat Minhas is not explosive
Agha?
Irfan?
Farhan?

Only one accumulator is enough. Otherwise, we need
Saim Ayub,
Sharjeel Khan,
Fakhar
and also we can try risky players like Samad in the line up. We have no other option.
 
Looks like in the True Hong Kong sixes Pakistan would had actually lost.
 
HaiderAmmar said:
People are making excuse that it was only a 7 overs match. But the bitter reality is, Pakistan has these same shortcomings for 20 overs too.

Rizwan's batting is not explosive enough for 20 overs.
Babar's batting is not explosive enough for 20 overs.
Haseebullah's batting is not explosive enough for 20 overs.
Arafat Minhas is not explosive
Agha?
Irfan?
Farhan?

Only one accumulator is enough. Otherwise, we need
Saim Ayub,
Sharjeel Khan,
Fakhar
and also we can try risky players like Samad in the line up. We have no other option.
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Agreed mostly but you are wrong about Arafat Minhas
 
A pointless, pointless game...plenty of time before next T20 World Cup in 2026, all games until then preparation only.

Lets try all sort of players, combos, mamas, tayas...no issues.

Hell, we might not even go to India ... so there is that then.
 
Aami said:
A pointless, pointless game...plenty of time before next T20 World Cup in 2026, all games until then preparation only.

Lets try all sort of players, combos, mamas, tayas...no issues.

Hell, we might not even go to India ... so there is that then.
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Sri Lanka is also co host so will play there
 
7 overs titled game in favor of aus because of their big hitting players however Pakistan could have done few things that didn't make sense:
1. Why bowl one of your bowlers 6th over if they do well you can't give them 2nd over. Abbas could have got 2 overs had he been bowled earlier.
2. Would have considered playing Arafat as Australia would much rather play pace any day over spin and with long boundary on one side spin could have helped, plus he can bat.
3. No change in batting order. Look what Inglis did. Rizwan is so insecure. Just rearrange batting order for this one game. 2 over pp send players who can hit above infield. Even Babar is better at getting boundaries and hitting pacers than Rizwan he could have sent him to open.
4. Hardly any Yorkers. Bowlers only had 2 overs to balls 12 balls. Why not 6 good Yorkers. Remember how Umar Gul used to bowl in such situations. Or Amir over in super over to Riley Russow in PSL. Not easy to hit so many sixes on Yorkers. Not sure if our current bowlers are not as good with Yorkers.

Some of these things would even apply to t20 or at least to last 5 overs of t20 so they need to be addressed regardless.
 
mon858 said:
7 overs titled game in favor of aus because of their big hitting players however Pakistan could have done few things that didn't make sense:
1. Why bowl one of your bowlers 6th over if they do well you can't give them 2nd over. Abbas could have got 2 overs had he been bowled earlier.
2. Would have considered playing Arafat as Australia would much rather play pace any day over spin and with long boundary on one side spin could have helped, plus he can bat.
3. No change in batting order. Look what Inglis did. Rizwan is so insecure. Just rearrange batting order for this one game. 2 over pp send players who can hit above infield. Even Babar is better at getting boundaries and hitting pacers than Rizwan he could have sent him to open.
4. Hardly any Yorkers. Bowlers only had 2 overs to balls 12 balls. Why not 6 good Yorkers. Remember how Umar Gul used to bowl in such situations. Or Amir over in super over to Riley Russow in PSL. Not easy to hit so many sixes on Yorkers. Not sure if our current bowlers are not as good with Yorkers.

Some of these things would even apply to t20 or at least to last 5 overs of t20 so they need to be addressed regardless.
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Agree with your all points actually one point you made Aussies struggle vs spin compare to pace bowling arafat and sufiyan muqeem can be great in these condition with long boundaries in australia especially in sydney these 2 should play and watch australia crumble.
 
Mohraheem said:
Misbah spoke to the team before the t 20 …look at the result. Rizwan needs to stop calling misbah for advices
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This guy single handedly destroy our whit ball cricket and its never recovered aside from Sarfraz's heroics.

And Misbah is the crook that elevated Riz to opener as he couldn't play anywhere else so no surprise he's been contacting his mentor.
 
mon858 said:
7 overs titled game in favor of aus because of their big hitting players however Pakistan could have done few things that didn't make sense:
1. Why bowl one of your bowlers 6th over if they do well you can't give them 2nd over. Abbas could have got 2 overs had he been bowled earlier.
2. Would have considered playing Arafat as Australia would much rather play pace any day over spin and with long boundary on one side spin could have helped, plus he can bat.
3. No change in batting order. Look what Inglis did. Rizwan is so insecure. Just rearrange batting order for this one game. 2 over pp send players who can hit above infield. Even Babar is better at getting boundaries and hitting pacers than Rizwan he could have sent him to open.
4. Hardly any Yorkers. Bowlers only had 2 overs to balls 12 balls. Why not 6 good Yorkers. Remember how Umar Gul used to bowl in such situations. Or Amir over in super over to Riley Russow in PSL. Not easy to hit so many sixes on Yorkers. Not sure if our current bowlers are not as good with Yorkers.

Some of these things would even apply to t20 or at least to last 5 overs of t20 so they need to be addressed regardless.
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The bowlers got carried away their short ball success in ODI series especially Naseem.
 
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