Australia v Pakistan | 4th ODI | Sydney | Jan 22, 2017 | Pakistan Innings

[ExpressPacer]

There isn't even any intent to hit the ball hard. I don't understand who they're counting on? It is impossible for Pakistan to make even 70 runs in the last 10 overs. An out of form Akmal and a weak Rizwan are simply not good enough. These guys need to start picking up the case and I don't care if its at the cost of their own wickets. I would much rather be all out instead of 275-5 in 50 overs.

 

[Mir jibran]

so just 43 runs of last 9 overs

 

[msb314]

These two shouuld really do better

 

[fazleefridi]

If hafeez gets a fifty, would play for another year at least..

So for next series

1.Sharjeel
2.Haris
3.Babar
4.Hafeez
5.Sarfraz (C)
6.Malik
7.Imad
8.Amir
9.Hassan
10.Asghar(Qe do need a specialist spinner in the middle overs)
11.Junaid

 

[Mamoon]

Malik doing a Misbah here.

 

[Jabo]

Much to the dismay of PPers, Hafeez has done enough with the bat in this series to keep his place in the playing XI.

Positive is he's at 4
Ideally should be between 5-7

 

[JibranAnsari]

Playing for their personal milestones ,these two.

 

[Stallion__]

Time for Hafeez to choke his way to pavilion. Has already punched above his weight.

 

[super hitter]

a six from Malik in this over is to come...terrible so far

 

[Rayyman]

Slow Sydney surface in full effect.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Malik doing a Misbah here.

Its like he's looking for the fielders. Pathetic batting.

 

[JibranAnsari]

What the hell malik , get out please.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Gone

 

[Rayyman]

Malik doing a Misbah here.

More like YK in WC Semis.

 

[160KPH]

Akmal it's time to either prove yourself or get out.

 

[Mamoon]

One 15+ over will bring Pakistan back into the game.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Useless batters, Hafeez and Malik, get their pretty 30s and 40s and get out.

 

[Zeshan547]

Galat bnda out hogaya yar, it should have been malik, hafeez was doing ok.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Damn

 

[msb314]

Cannot tell how angry and frustrated I am at Hafeez....

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Slow Sydney surface in full effect.

Don't blame the surface lol. Are you saying a fast WACA wicket wouldve suited Pakistan better?

 

[super hitter]

malik surpasses average of 35 but

 

[Mir jibran]

so hafeez gone
pak 45-1 from 20 to 30

 

[msb314]

I hope Hafeez and Azhar never play for Pakistan again...

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Malik doing a Misbah here.

if he gets out now without making it up...malik pretty much would have finished the match...142/3 in 20 overs and the next 10 overs only 40 runs which is not acceptable at all while chasing 350..

 

[Pakprideuk]

Cannot tell how angry and frustrated I am at Hafeez....

Don't think it was Hafeez' fault. Malik just went into a shell in the past 4 overs and wasn't doing anything. The RR mounted and Hafeez had to take a risk.

 

[shah_1]

so just 43 runs of last 9 overs

I never understand the tactics of scoring in last 20 overs and now giving away the wicket

Look at India chasing 350

 

[Aviator]

Malik is a selfish guy.. Definitely playing for his spot in upcoming WI tour...

 

[wasimjunior]

This is all Malik fault

 

[Hitman]

The middle order got such an excellent platform, yet they can't capitalize on it. Why?

 

[Mamoon]

If Umar takes Pakistan home from here, all his past crimes shall be forgiven.

 

[Rayyman]

Don't blame the surface lol. Are you saying a fast WACA wicket wouldve suited Pakistan better?

I'm not blaming anything.

 

[super hitter]

Galat bnda out hogaya yar, it should have been malik, hafeez was doing ok.

and that is why malik was dotting....we didn't want a loss here

 

[wasimjunior]

Cannot tell how angry and frustrated I am at Hafeez....

He had to hit out at the spinner. Captain Malik has blocked too much

 

[Zeshan547]

Akmal better start hitting from the word go, that's our best bet.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Malik has screwed up the whole chase.

 

[fazleefridi]

Malik didn't support hafeez.

Good hafeez, he didn't play for his fifty

 

[Rayyman]

If Umar takes Pakistan home from here, all his past crimes shall be forgiven.

Stop instilling us fans with false hope.

 

[Mir jibran]

I never understand the tactics of scoring in last 20 overs and now giving away the wicket

Look at India chasing 350

this is where strike rotation comes in to play but alas! we dont know whats that

 

[shah_1]

Patheic fielding and batting from 20th to 30th over

 

[Stallion__]

Run rate will be less than 6 in an over or two.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Akmal don't work under pressure or not under pressure , he will get out early.

 

[yasir]

Sharjeel has a competition now, Umar is soon be as fat as him. He is looking very fat

 

[fazleefridi]

The middle order got such an excellent platform, yet they can't capitalize on it. Why?

Bcoz it's Pakistan team

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

If Umar takes Pakistan home from here, all his past crimes shall be forgiven.

Unkeepable Promises

 

[super hitter]

He had to hit out at the spinner. Captain Malik has blocked too much

still doesn't make sense

 

[ask_analyse_act]

the slide starts now,, malik exerted pressure and hafeez gone as the price for it..

 

[Pakpak]

The middle order got such an excellent platform, yet they can't capitalize on it. Why?

Poor technically. We need someone like Kohli, Yuvraj. Power hitters and excellent accumulators.

 

[Mamoon]

Umar has an excellent T20 record vs Australia, and it is a T20 now.

 

[shah_1]

Can't take singles

 

[JibranAnsari]

45 runs in 10 overs while chasing 350.

 

[Hamza_]

What is Mian doing today?

 

[Mir jibran]

i ll again say we have missed sarfaraz middle order batting in this series

 

[ExpressPacer]

What is Malik even doing? Selfish. This is why guys like Shehzad and Malik need to stay away from the team. Their selfishness sucks the life out of the game.

 

[msb314]

RR below 6 now

 

[Rayyman]

Umar has an excellent T20 record vs Australia, and it is a T20 now.

Nice try.

 

[shah_1]

Every single shot to same direction for a single

 

[taqi]

chasing is an art and our batters sucks at it

 

[fazleefridi]

Req run rate 9...

I think we need one more sharjeel.

 

[Zeshan547]

Bhai jub required rate over 10 ho jaey ga which mean impossible, tu kaya phr hitting start kru gay, this seems like mohali all over again.

 

[Ankit007]

How can Malik play at strike rate of 65 in a high scoring encounter....

 

[super hitter]

Every single shot to same direction for a single

??? Malik has scored all along the ground according to wagon wheel...yeah its still TERRIBLE

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rrr 9 now

 

[Shafi]

Still tuktuking!!!!

 

[ExpressPacer]

How can Malik play at strike rate of 65 in a high scoring encounter....

This should be the last international ODI Malik plays. At least TRY. He's just playing for his own numbers and average.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Malik has totally killed the chase. Pathetic batting.

 

[adzzy786]

Required RR almost 9!!! What is wrong with these guys, such a perfect platform and they are screwing it up!

 

[waleed88]

Umar's last t20 against Australia.. is the time when he complained to Imran Khan to bat at no.3

but then forgot how to slog in those matches..

That is the Umar Akmal we will probably see today

 

[Zeshan547]

Where are signature towering sixes of malik vs spin when you need then the most.

 

[taqi]

Malik is usually good against spin dont know what happened to him today

 

[Shafi]

PCB:::: 250 would be respectable score for us considering we are no.8 playing against no.1

 

[yasir]

45 runs in 10 overs while chasing 350.

That period has killed us, our best players of spin cannot score against rookie spinners, forget about fielding, bowling, how we could not match our best ability against their weakest?? - How the hell we are supposed to win, if all things we were undone by spin, this was the only ability we have been developing in last 8 years in desert

 

[taqi]

Required is above 9 impossible without a freakish innings but nobody is there to play that

 

[MABA]

Malik has been absolutely awful, has ruined the entire chase here

 

[Aviator]

Poor batting this..

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why bother to pretend to chase at the start when you do this in the middle of the innings. Pathetic innings , malik should be kicked out for this innings alone.

 

[Hitman]

Bcoz it's Pakistan team

Poor technically. We need someone like Kohli, Yuvraj. Power hitters and excellent accumulators.

Then the selectors should fire those dead woods.There's a limit for everything. PCB and Pak fans can't forever give excuses that their batsman are no good. What type of logic is this? If they are indeed no good then bloody fire them from the team.

The way Pak started, any other team's middle order would have capitalized on the start they got.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Akmal needs to hit out before the rrr is above 10 , malik isn't gonna do anything here.

 

[Rayyman]

If we had Afridi, there would be a genuine chance.

 

[fasihulhaq94]

rr under 6 now. we were going at 7 after 15 overs