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

[fasihulhaq94]

watch the innings come to a halt now! shafiq in

 

[Kianig89]

Have no confidence in Asad

 

[boomboom6]

smart bowling from Head ... cramped Sharjeel for room as he saw he'd been cutting him on previous deliveries ... Sharjeel was looking dangerous ahhhhhh :/

 

[Choudhry_emad]

Good 50 & now he is out...
There was no need for that shot, got 3 boundaries from the over already...

 

[uberkoen]

Need Babar Azam to start scoring now. We can't afford to let the run rate drop.

 

[Slog]

50 and out

if we can get this 50(40) regularly it would be awesoem haha

 

[Abdullah]

i always worry about the 1st ball after drinks

 

[boomboom6]

now 300 is going to be difficult

 

[Choudhry_emad]

Asad Shafiq in can he surprise us all?

 

[Taaya]

I hope Asad has been told that he needs to play a certain brand of cricket if he still wants to be in the ODI squad. An innings at a SR of 60-70 will not do his career any good. Its now or never for him.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Should have sent in Akmal. Perfect situation for him.

 

[Slog]

Need Babar Azam to start scoring now. We can't afford to let the run rate drop.

should send in malik or akmal.

they will atleast keep rate

shafiq will take his sweet time and prolly give nothing in return

 

[joly]

Close enough.

lol you posted 8-10 min after he was out

 

[Kianig89]

Shafiq will take 10 balls to settle and throw it away after 25 deliveries

 

[JattMaula]

Barber and Sharjeel play too many low percentage shots.

 

[Cricket World]

At least running should improve

 

[Abdullah]

running between wickets should pick up

 

[uberkoen]

It baffles me why we persist with Shafiq in ODI's. He's like the second coming of Younis Khan in this format.

 

[Hamza_]

Mickey needs to sit down with him for getting out like that

 

[dildilpak]

he has done better than i hoped. But only if....

 

[Kianig89]

Asad is like an early 90s mediocre player

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

This is a 320 pitch

 

[Idrees1990]

Asad will add to this slow RR. smh

 

[Nasty Naz]

Sucks he got out but Sharjeel has setup the platform nicely for Pakistan to get a good score.

Considering that Australia are using weaker bowlers and a spinner right now, if Shafiq can't manage to score runs even now, he should just retire from LOI.

 

[Kianig89]

Avg. 25 SR 67.

 

[Silverlion]

australia has tried very hard to lose this match what a crappy team pakistan is throwing wickets and playing like its a mine field!

 

[Syed1]

Somebody tell Baba the test series is over

 

[Kianig89]

how can you merit a selection with 60+ sample size

 

[fasihulhaq94]

babar wasting deliveries

 

[msb314]

Good shot by Babar!

 

[Kianig89]

Nawaz should have played adds variety as a left hander

 

[Syed1]

The thing I hate about PP'ers is that if a Hafeez or a Azhar would have been playing sucha pathetic innings they would have been ripping them apart, but since it is their darling Babar so they let it slide.

 

[msb314]

Good we are running the doubles.

 

[Kianig89]

Asad Sobers now

 

[uberkoen]

Avg. 25 SR 67.

Absolutely disgraceful stats. Why don't our players realize they are not meant for certain formats and more importantly, why doesn't the selection committee?

 

[Abdullah719]

Should have promoted Malik, it will be damaging if these two can't score off the part-timers.

 

[MABA]

Babar looks like he is playing extra cautious so he can tie the record, not liking this type of individualistic thinking

 

[Kianig89]

NO Bill Lawry today

 

[msb314]

The thing I hate about PP'ers is that if a Hafeez or a Azhar would have been playing sucha pathetic innings they would have been ripping them apart, but since it is their darling Babar so they let it slide.

Only judge an innings when a player gets out.

#PPWisdom

 

[MMHS]

Should have sent Mian

 

[boomboom6]

It baffles me why we persist with Shafiq in ODI's. He's like the second coming of Younis Khan in this format.

he's worse ... YK actually played a few memorable knocks in ODIs

 

[Syed1]

Only judge an innings when a player gets out.

#PPWisdom

Well the same freedom isn't applied to others..

 

[Kianig89]

The 2nd coming of SiR Garfield #drool

 

[Eye_Done]

Why wasnt Malik sent in. He is in form, plays spin well. Poor from captain & coach

 

[msb314]

Good strike rotation.

 

[boomboom6]

should be attacking Head here

 

[Syed1]

Asad off the mark

 

[Kianig89]

Sadly pitch has nothing maybe under lights it will spice UP

 

[Slog]

It baffles me why we persist with Shafiq in ODI's. He's like the second coming of Younis Khan in this format.

Come on

YK was a decent performer till 2010-11 atleast

Shafiq has done jack since 2011 WC

 

[Rana]

This pitch is a batsmans paradise as long as you are willing to play your shots. Babar looks more concerned about getting to his 10000 runs instead of batting according to this match

 

[uberkoen]

The thing I hate about PP'ers is that if a Hafeez or a Azhar would have been playing sucha pathetic innings they would have been ripping them apart, but since it is their darling Babar so they let it slide.

There is a slight difference in Hafeez and Babar. Not that I'm defending Babar because this innings is absolutely horrible from him but Babar is young and has potential to improve which is probably why people would still defend him and stick with him but the same can't be said for Azhar and Hafeez.

Having said that though, he really needs to pick it up.

 

[MMHS]

WY thinks that Asad is good at pushing singles !!!!!!!

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Waqar says both players good at getting singles. No wonder he kept playing Shafiq when he was coach. Clueless dude.

 

[Abdullah]

Should have promoted Malik, it will be damaging if these two can't score off the part-timers.

shafiq should have been told straight babar will be the person to milk the 5th bowler but u need to manouenvere him. there r plenty of 2s out there

 

[Jabo]

he's worse ... YK actually played a few memorable knocks in ODIs

He's friends with the captain

Rather see Afridi

Lol

 

[world cup captain]

Babar turning out to be another Shehzad.

 

[Abdullah719]

Babar looks like he is playing extra cautious so he can tie the record, not liking this type of individualistic thinking

He isn't blocking every ball, he's not middling them.

 

[msb314]

Must attack Faulkner now!

 

[Slog]

Absolutely disgraceful stats. Why don't our players realize they are not meant for certain formats and more importantly, why doesn't the selection committee?

Honestly cant blame a player

What is he expected to do when he is selected? Say, ' No drop me as I am not good enough?'

Dunno what the selectors smoke at times. And one after another!

 

[Syed1]

He isn't blocking every ball, he's not middling them.

Downright pathetic innings

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Over under for Shafiq 10 runs? I take the under.

 

[Abdullah719]

WY thinks that Asad is good at pushing singles !!!!!!!

His commentary shows why Pakistan lagged in ODIs while he was coach.

 

[Slog]

Must attack Faulkner now!

Faulkner is prolly trickiest bowler

 

[msb314]

The good thing is that we are rotating the strike.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

One great innings, everyone says let's not go overboard, one poor innings and comparisons to Shehzad begin.

Why can't people just watch and be patient instead of making ridiculous conclusions. Hyperbole is way too prevalent here. Either he is Bradman or he is Balaji.

 

[Syed1]

Shafiq nearly lobs it to point

 

[dildilpak]

need to target 45 of the next 10 overs without losing a wicket.

 

[Abdullah]

good batting this over

 

[Syed1]

Baba needs 15 more runs

 

[Rana]

Pakistan have solely depended on Sharjeel's knock so far. If Pakistan wins he is already MOTM

 

[fazleefridi]

I have belief in babar..

He won't play this slow..

May be his greediness of equalling t record is making him extra cautious.

Either way it's bad..

 

[msb314]

Faulkner is prolly trickiest bowler

The thing is he always gives a loose ball one per over.

With the field now spread over - must play him at 5-6 RPO atleast.

 

[Syed1]

Atleast we got singles in this over

 

[msb314]

Straight to the fielder

 

[Sarfarazian92]

The thing I hate about PP'ers is that if a Hafeez or a Azhar would have been playing sucha pathetic innings they would have been ripping them apart, but since it is their darling Babar so they let it slide.

Truer words haven't been spoken. #Salute

 

[MMHS]

111111 - I can't say last time when I have seen from PAK.

Normally, at WACA, if 8 wickets are at hand, teams triple scores from 19th-20th over. In that regard, probably 285+ is on the cards.

 

[MABA]

Shafiq, showing exactly why he should not be playing any more ODI's

 

[boomboom6]

Shafiq )

 

[msb314]

THank god Shafiq is out.

Such a pathetic player.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

His commentary shows why Pakistan lagged in ODIs while he was coach.

Yes. And he also says that the less overs Malik and Akmal face the better. Thank god he's gone as coach.

As I type, Shafiq is out predictably.