Australia v Pakistan | 2nd ODI | Melbourne | Jan 15, 2017 | Pakistan Innings

[rollingstoned]

Better - won't last 48 balls, but if some how manages to last 48 balls, will score more than 24.

12 off 36 so far...

 

[IAJ]

Hafeez wants give away his wicket now after consuming so many balls, calm down man and bat through.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Hafeez knows the required run rate is insignificant, so he's just playing carefully. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[badsha001]

Looking at hafeez today, i don't think umar played bad at all last game...

 

[Bewal Express]

Sharjeel will know throw his wicket away like he normally does, or will he finally start to learn.

 

[Cricketfan no 1]

Hafeez knows the required run rate is insignificant, so he's just playing carefully. Nothing wrong with that.

rather he knows he is quite incapable of playing such bowlers

 

[Slog]

If Sharjeel gets out this will be a torturous loss

Especially with Shafiq to come

 

[world cup captain]

Yes, Sharjeel keeps the strike.

 

[Pollack]

Why is Pakistan crawling.Play normal cricket and get done with target.

 

[imshally81]

Lucky

 

[MMHS]

Who is the spinner in AUS XI apart from Max, probably the lefti guy - might take 4for today

 

[Slog]

Hafeez haha

Hopefully 40-50 more runs like that from him

 

[MABA]

Hafeez is going to get Sharjeel run out, bad running by him

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Top edge for off the helmet

 

[Third Man]

Sharjeel has always been vulnerable to changes of pace. I'm worried about faulkner here.

 

[IAJ]

Handy runs

 

[Slog]

Why is Pakistan crawling.Play normal cricket and get done with target.

This is the normal rate we bat on

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Lol this is one of the scratchiest innings I've seen. He's lucky to be still there. Anyway every run is good for Pakistan so I'm happy

 

[MMHS]

MoHa is hopelessly slow for AUS wickets. In a gun fight, he'll be shot twice before reaching to his holster.

 

[Slog]

Sharjeel has always been vulnerable to changes of pace. I'm worried about faulkner here.

He'll definitely top edge one

 

[Slog]

Honestly Hafeez is making Cummins look better than he's bowling

 

[miandadrules]

Hafeez should never play in the top four in any form of cricket

 

[Rayyman]

Good start for Pakistan!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

[MENTION=141557]Chief Destroyer[/MENTION] so hafeez ends up surviving 10 overs. Don't know how but he does it

 

[Pakprideuk]

Apparently Hafeez is gna settle the score with steyn. My guys struggling big time.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Sharjeel is something else. Hafeez please yaar just take a single. Can't starve him of the strike

 

[Slog]

16(43)

Unbelievable

 

[badsha001]

this is what sharjeel needs to do. Only take 2 runs doesn't matter how much tempting the 3rd run is...

 

[world cup captain]

Hafeez playing like YK a bit.

 

[Pete Rose]

I don't like this approach from Hafeez. They won't always be chasing 200 odd in this series

 

[Slog]

This is just unnecessary pressure on Sharjeel

 

[shariqnoor]

I'll take Hafeez's 65 off 100 balls. RRR is not that great. What will lose us this match is loss of wickets. Yes he could do better here, but at least he's still out there. That's important.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Hafeez has lost his reflexes , so late on every delivery. I think his real age must be around 40.

 

[Pete Rose]

MoHa is hopelessly slow for AUS wickets. In a gun fight, he'll be shot twice before reaching to his holster.

Wrong side of 30. + limited talent + average of 15 vs Australia in Australia

 

[yasir]

Hafeez making him look good

He may or not be great but Hafeez isn't even attempting to play shots

He took 6fer in first or second test against SA Kallis, Smith and Co, guys who know think or two about how to face fast bowlers. He is more nippy than Starc, because of his height, he could be handful in test.

 

[Pete Rose]

This is just unnecessary pressure on Sharjeel

Won't pressure Sharjeel today. Target is low

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Looks like Pakistan will win laboriously after 48 overs.

At least we know we can win if score is less than 230.

 

[Belawal2014]

Hope Hafeez can cash in on the spinners should he make it that far.

 

[yasir]

Hafeez has lost his reflexes , so late on every delivery. I think his real age must be around 40.

I don't remember a time when Hafeez had reflexes

 

[Slog]

He took 6fer in first or second test against SA Kallis, Smith and Co, guys who know think or two about how to face fast bowlers. He is more nippy than Starc, because of his height, he could be handful in test.

6 years ago

I'm not saying he's bad

But he's not bowling as good as Hafeez is making it seem

 

[Pete Rose]

I want Hafeez to troll all of us with a victory and stay undefeated at the end with a 100 ball 50 having survived two dropped catches and a stumping

 

[imshally81]

Lucky Hafeez

 

[MABA]

My god Hafeez has been so lucky this entire innings

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

It's just frustrating as a viewer to watch this innings from Hafeez. He should be a bit more fluent now. But at least he's there.

 

[Slog]

The funny thing is out of the 19 runs Hafeez has made, about 10 have been lucky runs

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hilariously scratchy innings from hafeez

 

[world cup captain]

I want Hafeez to troll all of us with a victory and stay undefeated at the end with a 100 ball 50 having survived two dropped catches and a stumping

How about a couple of old fashioned miss run outs too?

 

[Madplayer]

Tremendous fielding effort

 

[Abdul]

Better - won't last 48 balls, but if some how manages to last 48 balls, will score more than 24.

Awwee; 19 off 48 right now!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Kaptaan hasn't played a single shot of dominance here

 

[Madplayer]

Now he gets hold of that haha

 

[marlonbrowndo]

So he finally plays a good one just as I say that

 

[Rayyman]

Kaptaan hasn't played a single shot of dominance here

Talk nah.

 

[shariqnoor]

50 opening stand. When did that happen last time outside Asia?

 

[badsha001]

you have got to get underneath the ball

 

[msb314]

Good pull shot by Hafeez!

 

[yasir]

My god Hafeez has been so lucky this entire innings

I would say entire career or Dosti has been so fruitful

 

[world cup captain]

Kaptaan hasn't played a single shot of dominance here

What you made him do...

 

[shariqnoor]

Not feeling hopeful regarding Sharjeel against spin.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hafeez is still a better ODI batsman than Azhar any day. Don't care about stats. Both are pretty bad but if the target was around 300 hafeez would've been out right now trying to hit. He wouldn't have lost us the game

 

[MMHS]

Awwee; 19 off 48 right now. Think you should worry about Bangladesh game!

That's drawn - after 1st Day.

23 of 50, chasing 50 less

 

[taqi]

hafeez playing after a long time in tough conditions may take some time find timing and form good he is hanging out

 

[castortroy]

Sharjeel v spin is a worry

 

[world cup captain]

And Sharjeel takes a single on the first ball again

 

[imshally81]

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Expecting hafeez to play the spinner alright. Aussies making a mistake here. 2 more overs of pace and he would've been out

 

[Madplayer]

Cashing on the spinner more

 

[yasir]

Spinnners are on, Hafeez should milk now.

 

[90MPH]

Any other team including Bangladesh and Zimbabwe would win from this position.

Unfortunately Pakistan can still bottle it because they have such a mental block in Australia.

 

[msb314]

Hafeez batting better now - of course always was good against part time spinners...

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Hafeez looking good now.

 

[MRSN]

This is how you play a part time spinner. Hafeez showing how its done.

 

[Madplayer]

Sharjeel should really look to bat through the innings. He needs to learn how to bat long. If he does that, he will win matches single handedly.

 

[MMHS]

That's drawn - after 1st Day.

23 of 50, chasing 50 less

28 of 53 now - it's worrying time for Azhar as batsman now

 

[shariqnoor]

Skipper cashing in. Hopefully he's satiating all the PPers thirst for runs.

 

[boomboom6]

Prof getting into a groove now.

 

[Pete Rose]

How about a couple of old fashioned miss run outs too?

No. Runs out set partners. Peak hate from all fans and not knowing to celebrate or smash their TV set

 

[Pakprideuk]

This is Hafeez's bread and butter and exactly why he should bat at 5!

 

[Nothing matters]

Atleast Head will be shown his place in this match.

 

[Pete Rose]

Travis head is beginning to find out that bowling to Rizwan is different from bowling to Hafeez