Australia v Pakistan | 3rd ODI | Perth | Jan 19, 2017 | Pakistan Innings

[160KPH]

Need a good innings from Akmal. This is where he proves himself.

 

[Thivagar]

2 of the 4 members of the Akmal dynasty batting together

 

[Mamoon]

Pakistan ODI Renaissance is here, but Azhar must go.

 

[Choudhry_emad]

If Akmal has a head & the much talked about TALENT! He has to keep rotating the strike for Babar to anchor the innings here..Akmal should be calm for some overs now get settled while Babar is on cruise control

 

[Abdullah]

wow

 

[taqi]

malik wicket costs us atleast 20-30 in total he could have murdered head in last three overs

 

[msb314]

lucky umar akmal!

 

[Cricket World]

Will UA ever learn from his mistakes ?

 

[Hamza_]

Umar Akmal at his best

 

[shariqnoor]

This is why Akmal is useless. First he has a brain fade. Secondly, the ball after he has already made up his mind to block no matter what the delivery is. He has zero batting sense.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Lmao.

And they want this guy at top of order.

 

[Hamza_]

Pakistan ODI Renaissance is here, but Azhar must go.

Don't see a place for Hafeez either with Malik being there.

Haris Sohail can easily slot in at #4

 

[msb314]

Good positive intent by Umar Akmal!

 

[Ankit007]

Umar is getting beaten by pace... Just 139 case balls..

 

[taqi]

300 is looking far ....

 

[msb314]

Good running!

 

[MMHS]

Lmao.

And they want this guy at top of order.

You have to think it opposite way Dr. - what's risk factor? If he makes in 10/1, still game on - had it been 164/5 - game over for sure.

If he is played, it has to be opener, or don't pick him. He is just not smart enough to bat at MSD, Bevan, Cronje or Hussy's spot.

 

[Mamoon]

Biggest achievement of Umar's career so far = having himself compared to Kohli once upon a time, although scoring a dynamic hundred here could be right up there.

 

[tanveer din]

This is why Akmal is useless. First he has a brain fade. Secondly, the ball after he has already made up his mind to block no matter what the delivery is. He has zero batting sense.

Still he is better odi batsman than rest

 

[MRSN]

You have to think it opposite way Dr. - what's risk factor? If he makes in 10/1, still game on - had it been 164/5 - game over for sure.

If he is played, it has to be opener, or don't pick him. He is just not smart enough to bat at MSD, Bevan, Cronje or Hussy's spot.

Exactly. as I said no.6 is a tricky position to bat on. He needs to show patience which he lacks.
Swapping his position with Hafeez could be the best Pakistan get from this team.

 

[Hamza_]

Still he is better odi batsman than rest

He is a slogger

 

[Kianig89]

they say double the score after32

 

[Aman]

Biggest achievement of Umar's career so far = having himself compared to Kohli once upon a time, although scoring a dynamic hundred here could be right up there.

Wasn't he compared to Sachin too?

 

[Thivagar]

Umar right now.

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[msb314]

Babar just has to keep going!

 

[Kianig89]

umar play with head against head

 

[msb314]

Brilliant shot by Umar Akmal!

 

[tanveer din]

Brilliant shot by Umar Akmal!

Need 100

 

[Big Mac]

You have to think it opposite way Dr. - what's risk factor? If he makes in 10/1, still game on - had it been 164/5 - game over for sure.

If he is played, it has to be opener, or don't pick him. He is just not smart enough to bat at MSD, Bevan, Cronje or Hussy's spot.

He's not like Shahid Afridi, Ian Botham or Neil Carter where he can be played as a pinch-hitting opener because he also adds value with the ball so 10/1 isn't the end of his match contribution.

So if he's not going to start using his brain then he better become like Jonty Rhodes in the field or learn to bowl.

 

[MMHS]

He's not like Shahid Afridi, Ian Botham or Neil Carter where he can be played as a pinch-hitting opener because he also adds value with the ball so 10/1 isn't the end of his match contribution.

So if he's not going to start using his brain then he better become like Jonty Rhodes in the field or learn to bowl.

Or not get picked........ But there is Asad, MoHa in this playing XI....

 

[msb314]

Umar is doing well to rotate the strike but must still put awway the bad balls

 

[fasihulhaq94]

sensational shot! such disdain

 

[msb314]

Brilliant 6 by Babar!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Dismissed from Presence...... Almost with Disdain !!

 

[Naim]

Solid shot.

 

[Big Mac]

Or not get picked........ But there is Asad, MoHa in this playing XI....

Shafiq won't be in the team for long at this rate and Hafeez is invaluable because of his bowling. The biggest mistake Akmal made was moaning about being a wicket keeper because that was the way to guarantee his spot in the team.

 

[adzzy786]

What the hell is UA doing? Since he's come in he's playing nothing but dot balls. Not rotating the strike, we've lost around 10-15 runs because of his brainless batting.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Six! Superb from Babar

 

[Nasty Naz]

Babar hit that nicely. Would like to see him use that slog sweep more often against spinners.

 

[160KPH]

Pakistan ODI Renaissance is here, but Azhar must go.

You think it actually is or is this just a one off?

 

[Kianig89]

66666

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Or not get picked........ But there is Asad, MoHa in this playing XI....

Moha is default captain.

He is not there for his batting.

 

[Cricket World]

Keep them coming need this partnership to grow

 

[Rana]

300 is a must here!

 

[fasihulhaq94]

jinxing babar the commies

 

[MMHS]

Babar is being foolish here - he must bat for his hundred, that's the only way PAK can reach close to 300.

 

[Hamza_]

Umar Akmal is just....

 

[adzzy786]

UA trying to secure his test match spot!

 

[Mamoon]

You think it actually is or is this just a one off?

Yes, the next few years in ODIs are surely going to be better than the previous few years.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Akmal needs to stand inside the crease , already struggling against bounce.

 

[BabarAkmal_Fan]

lmao akmal what are u doing

 

[Jabo]

Waqar on about rotate the strike yet never got Shahzad or Misbah to do it

 

[fasihulhaq94]

with all the risk UA has taken, still striking at 50 sr

 

[MMHS]

Shafiq won't be in the team for long at this rate and Hafeez is invaluable because of his bowling. The biggest mistake Akmal made was moaning about being a wicket keeper because that was the way to guarantee his spot in the team.

He did for Bhaia ....

 

[shariqnoor]

Rizwan has to finish the innings well now. If he can score a 40 off 23 balls, he will put pressure on Sarfraz otherwise Rizwan will always be waiting for an injury to Sarfraz to get his chance.

 

[Mamoon]

Babar will score more ODI hundreds than Saeed Anwar.

 

[adzzy786]

Waqar on about rotate the strike yet never got Shahzad or Misbah to do it

Unfortunately he can't bat for the tuk tuk brigade

 

[Slog]

Umar Akmal channeling his inner Shehzad

 

[Jabo]

Wow

Did I hear that correct

6 innings and his total was only 68
Geez
That's horrendous for babar
Even with his debut
Should have done a lot better

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Umar Akmal channeling his inner Shehzad

slog bhai you were talking about akmal's good strike rotation a couple of days ago weren't you

 

[Naim]

Dont know wth umer is doing

 

[adzzy786]

It's really good to see Umar Akmal is really improved his batting and mindset and he is now modelling his batting on Misbah

 

[Statsman]

Must try to get 100+ in last 10 overs. 300 would be a very good target here.

 

[Ankit007]

Babar can learn a lot from his talented Senior player Umar akmal.....

 

[Couch Cricketer]

malik wicket costs us atleast 20-30 in total he could have murdered head in last three overs

Look at it in another way UAkmal needs to spend time on the wicket. If he bats till the end he will be scoring freely and make it up in the end. The kind of form UAkmal is in he would have wasted the last 5 over had he come out to bat at that time.

 

[Slog]

So where are the cheetahs who want Umar Akmal up the order?

As Ive said before. He is only sportsman in the world whose poor performances should be rewarded

 

[Hamza_]

I wish we could get rid of Akmals

 

[Abdullah719]

Umar's batting has regressed so much.

 

[taqi]

300 is looking far .... with akmal struggling

 

[Slog]

Look at it in another way UAkmal needs to spend time on the wicket. If he bats till the end he will be scoring freely and make it up in the end. The kind of form UAkmal is in he would have wasted the last 5 over had he come out to bat at that time.

umar akmal is not the guy who settles down and then scores

he has as much chance of getting out on the first ball as he does 30 balls in abd whether its 15(30) or 35(30)

 

[Slog]

slog bhai you were talking about akmal's good strike rotation a couple of days ago weren't you

haha yea

i was like regardless of how long he hangs out atleast he keeps things moving

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good bowling by Cummins.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Start scoring some boundaries.

 

[msb314]

Great pickup shot by Babar!

 

[JibranAnsari]

What a shot that was!!!

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Good Shot!

 

[Mamoon]

Babar whipping them like Kohli, good wrists he has.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Crowd cheering for Babar!!!

 

[Couch Cricketer]

umar akmal is not the guy who settles down and then scores

he has as much chance of getting out on the first ball as he does 30 balls in abd whether its 15(30) or 35(30)

When he is in form when out of form he needs to play in but rarely applies himself.

 

[Mamoon]

Test of Umar's temperament here. Could still convert this into an 80* (60).