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Why do they smile like this.
Its like they dont even care.
Its like they dont even care.
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Australia comfortably defeat Pakistan by 8 wickets in first ODI at Sharjah
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Bangladesh have better batsmen than Pak in ODIs
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Pathetic performance.
Insipid,lacklustre and absolutely no intent or fight.
Pathetic selection as well.some one sack Inzi ASAP.
Insipid,lacklustre and absolutely no intent or fight.
Pathetic selection as well.some one sack Inzi ASAP.
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Embarrassing really Amor was very poor he is lucky to get a place in the team and will probably be picked for the World Cup squad no matter what
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UKS shouldn't be in the squad either, but he can take wickets while Amir can't.
T20s, I'd ay Amir every game but apart from that drop him for good from ODIs and Tests. Getting more and more useless by the day.
UKS can choke big time but he will win you more games than Amir.
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I was at work so could only follow the last part.
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Can't blame the bowlers. Aside from Umar and Imad, all of our batsmen struggled. Even Haris grinded out a hundred.
But it was an awful decision to bat first. 1st innings, ball was turning and pitch was slow. Then in 2nd innings it started raining and pitch got quicker.
We've seen in UAE for the past couple months, chasing team has won every game.
Can't blame the bowlers. Aside from Umar and Imad, all of our batsmen struggled. Even Haris grinded out a hundred.
But it was an awful decision to bat first. 1st innings, ball was turning and pitch was slow. Then in 2nd innings it started raining and pitch got quicker.
We've seen in UAE for the past couple months, chasing team has won every game.
Aussies would have made that 62 of60. it does not work that way.
That is a shameless bunch. They'll forget that they lost the series to the same side a couple of days ago only to troll Pakistan. No need to pay attention to them.
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Its an experimental team so relax. Just giving everyone a chance to impress.
What we have established is Malik is a terrible captain.
What we have established is Malik is a terrible captain.
Shameless is an understatement
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Im pretty sure Malik will not experiment with Hasnain, as never seen him trying youngsters. He relies on experienced players who failed big time today.
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A 12th ODI hundred from the Australia captain Aaron Finch, helped Australia to a comfortable eight wicket win over Pakistan in Sharjah.
Finch, ably assisted by Shaun Marsh, laid the foundations for what was ultimately a stress-free pursuit of Pakistan’s 280/5.
In retrospect, Pakistan will have mixed feelings on their first innings effort. While individually, the batsmen generally played well, they’ll be disappointed to only muster up a score of 280 having lost just four wickets.
Imam-ul-Haq and ODI debutant Shan Masood, while starting the Pakistan innings steadily, did not make the most of the Powerplay. Imam was dismissed for a relatively sedate 27-ball 17, while Masood couldn’t make the most of his start, falling for 40 off 62 balls. At 78/2, you’d think that Pakistan could perhaps have afforded to bat with a touch more purpose.
That’s not to take anything away from Haris Sohail (101* off 115 balls) though. He played superbly to register his maiden ODI century, one that may prove pivotal to chances of World Cup selection. Alongside the recently recalled Umar Akmal, who was playing his first ODI since 2017, he adding much needed impetus to the Pakistan innings.
Akmal displayed glimpses of his immense talent, most notably by hitting Jhye Richardson for three sixes in an over. He fell two runs short of a half-century, while cameos from Faheem Ashraf (28 off 26) and Imad Wasim (28 off 13) took Pakistan to a more than respectable score of 280/5.
Australia, fresh from their mightily impressive turnaround 3-2 ODI series victory over India in India, took the run chase in their stride. Usman Khawaja and Finch got their team off to a quick start, keeping Australia well in control of the required run rate from the offing. Khawaja then fell to Ashraf for 24 to bring Shaun Marsh to the crease.
Marsh and Finch then steadily took their side towards the Pakistan total. Finch played with a degree of caution as he approached a well-deserved hundred, one that would have meant a lot to him after his near-miss of a 93 in the recent India series, but his innings meant that Australia’s win was all but sealed when he fell for 116.
Peter Handscomb came in with 46 still required for victory and he pressed his foot onto the accelerator to make sure that Australia won the game with in an over to spare. An excellent, professional win for Australia and although Pakistan will take positives from this game – Sohail’s hundred and Mohammad Abbas’ tidy 1/44 ODI debut spell – they will surely rue the start to their innings that meant that they were always playing catch-up in this contest.
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1112163
Finch, ably assisted by Shaun Marsh, laid the foundations for what was ultimately a stress-free pursuit of Pakistan’s 280/5.
In retrospect, Pakistan will have mixed feelings on their first innings effort. While individually, the batsmen generally played well, they’ll be disappointed to only muster up a score of 280 having lost just four wickets.
Imam-ul-Haq and ODI debutant Shan Masood, while starting the Pakistan innings steadily, did not make the most of the Powerplay. Imam was dismissed for a relatively sedate 27-ball 17, while Masood couldn’t make the most of his start, falling for 40 off 62 balls. At 78/2, you’d think that Pakistan could perhaps have afforded to bat with a touch more purpose.
That’s not to take anything away from Haris Sohail (101* off 115 balls) though. He played superbly to register his maiden ODI century, one that may prove pivotal to chances of World Cup selection. Alongside the recently recalled Umar Akmal, who was playing his first ODI since 2017, he adding much needed impetus to the Pakistan innings.
Akmal displayed glimpses of his immense talent, most notably by hitting Jhye Richardson for three sixes in an over. He fell two runs short of a half-century, while cameos from Faheem Ashraf (28 off 26) and Imad Wasim (28 off 13) took Pakistan to a more than respectable score of 280/5.
Australia, fresh from their mightily impressive turnaround 3-2 ODI series victory over India in India, took the run chase in their stride. Usman Khawaja and Finch got their team off to a quick start, keeping Australia well in control of the required run rate from the offing. Khawaja then fell to Ashraf for 24 to bring Shaun Marsh to the crease.
Marsh and Finch then steadily took their side towards the Pakistan total. Finch played with a degree of caution as he approached a well-deserved hundred, one that would have meant a lot to him after his near-miss of a 93 in the recent India series, but his innings meant that Australia’s win was all but sealed when he fell for 116.
Peter Handscomb came in with 46 still required for victory and he pressed his foot onto the accelerator to make sure that Australia won the game with in an over to spare. An excellent, professional win for Australia and although Pakistan will take positives from this game – Sohail’s hundred and Mohammad Abbas’ tidy 1/44 ODI debut spell – they will surely rue the start to their innings that meant that they were always playing catch-up in this contest.
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1112163
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Couldn't watch but was following throughout the day. Disappointing.
Felt at half time that our score was not good enough. Sohail played too slowly for my liking then we kept losing crucial wickets of Shoaib and Umar at the wrong time. Against a side like Australia need to get at least 300 to give the opposition a chance. Also a concern that we only took two wickets with Amir again struggling to impress. A bad day at the office.
I hope now people understood the fact about Australian Cricket Team! Their form is temporary! You should never rule them out at any point of time even if they play their MINUS ZTH TEAM...!!! I feel sorry for some people here who were mocking Indian Team for losing to them last series on so-called flat pitches! Australia have silently prepared for the World Cup once again and don't be surprised if they win it again! (I think they deliberately banned Warner & Smith to put additional responsibility on others' shoulders! Now it has become difficult for those 2 guys to get back to the side!)
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Easy there, tiger. Let the series finish. If Pakistan B/C manages to beat Australia here, this post won't age well.
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It seemed as if Pakistan were happy with that 280 total and weren´t willing to push for a little more to bat Australia out of the game. Haris Sohail should´ve shown a little more impetus in his innings. You can´t have your number three bat till the end to get 101 off 115 balls. Once you move past the 60s or 70s, you should look to be a bit aggressive. Umar Akmal and Imad played a couple of very good innings. When Umar hit those three sixes in an over, I seriously thought that we might be in for something special, but as so often happens with him, he didn´t quite carry on for a big innings.
We got the clue in Asia cup!
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What does Asia Cup have to do with Australia?
What does Asia Cup have to do with Australia?
Pakistan were playing their Ace Team and India were without Kohli...
Your bowlers won u the matches not the batsmen so no need to bang on about kohli not being there.
They've lost three in a row. Let me be happy. Lol
Tbh if kohli was there, u'd have a lower chance of winning coz his captaincy is absolutely ****
Same bowlers lost the series against Australia, so what? I have seen many such "Convenience" factors being used here!
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