Babar Azam hits 122 as Pakistan [205/1] demolish South Africa [203/5] by 9 wickets in 3rd T20I

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[Markhor]

Pakistan fans need to stop crying about the bowling. It's mediocre but at the same time, 200 scores are becoming commonplace now in T20 cricket.

It's time for our batsmen to get their big boy pants on and accept it, and chase this down against a depleted SAF attack.

 

[Pakhs]

They must attack the power play

 

[Yasir_ch]

They should chase this total.Hafeez and fakhar have to be at top in their innings.

 

[mazkhan]

Shaheen and hasan had a bad day

But 209 is par score and the pitch is a belter

May of missed a trick not playing qadir

 

[Buffet]

This score is not really a high score on this ground. SA should have gotten 10-15 more runs here.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

This score is not really a high score on this ground. SA should have gotten 10-15 more runs here.

Easy peasy for pak, chase this down in 18 overs.

 

[Rafa]

Pitch must be a better but scoreboard pressure is always there. SA were not chasing a target in mind so could afford to be relaxed but Pakistan would have to fasten the screws from the Get GO and that could result in wickets.

 

[Titan24]

Approach of Babar, Rizwan if both open and first 6 overs will define where it will be going.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Pakistan aint winning this. Even if the top order bat like this the middle order will just fail as per usual.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Rizwan and Babar to open in the face of a 200+ chase )

 

[Rajdeep]

That was a half volley and boundary ball. Babar stroked it for a single. KL would have smoked it for six over covers. That is the difference.

 

[Zeshan547]

Bhai we have the most dynamic openers in history of cricket, so just chill and enjoy.

 

[Rafa]

What an explosive start

 

[Usman Chadda]

Our boys keep finding the fielders, while the South Africans were finding gaps where there weren’t any.

 

[Omer2002]

3 0ff a part timer wow..chasing 200.plus thats the diff

 

[Fazzy321]

What is this 2 accumulators to chase 200?

 

[salahuddin10]

Fakhar should have opened to counter linde

 

[srh]

Rizwan and Babar to open in the face of a 200+ chase )

It is such a let down to see Babar and Rizwan opening in T20s when Pakistan has the likes of Sharjeel and Fakhr. Will the management learn this game?

 

[saeedhk]

Pakistan lost the match when they chose to bowl. Pakistan should ALWAYS bat first whatever the conditions. We are the worst team when it comes to chasing.

 

[Markhor]

Fakhar should have opened to counter linde

Bhai that's more thought in your post than the entirety of Pakistan team management planning sessions.

 

[Rafa]

Babar playing for another half ton

 

[Zeshan547]

hmmm har ball pr double kr k 200 bnaen ge 100 balls pr, who need boundaries.

 

[Indiafan]

Should have opened with fakhar considering thr target. No balls to waste

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Dot dot dot - so frustrating

 

[Markhor]

Is the target 104 or 204 ?

 

[Ahmed216]

They cant clear the circle...

 

[Rafa]

Babar is a major match loser

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Swashbuckling stuff

 

[salahuddin10]

I wouldn't have wanted rizwan to bat today.Open with fakhar and babar and than hafeez at 3.If quick wickets fall than send rizwan

 

[MHN1293]

Sr required 170. Rizwans max Sr to date 150~ babars max Sr to date 165~. And that was on their best days.

 

[Zeshan547]

yar Linde k samnay ye haal hai, imagine India me vs world best spinners kya krein ge ye?

 

[Omer2002]

Babar is not at fault here is the no1 player in world now. Having 2 accumalators is

 

[ex-q-zit]

We know Rizwan can shift gears later but this chase will depend on whether Babr will be able to. Another litmus test for Babar will be can he score a match winning knock while chase a huge total.

 

[Fazzy321]

Phearless hitting

 

[salahuddin10]

Sr required 170. Rizwans max Sr to date 150~ babars max Sr to date 165~. And that was on their best days.

Hafeez and fakhar can win us this

 

[MHN1293]

Bobby azam lucky strikes.

 

[salahuddin10]

Shot man

 

[marlonbrowndo]

The sound off rizwans bat there

 

[Zeshan547]

In situations like these as opposition you make sure you never get babar out, half the battle won.

 

[silentkiller187]

rizwan and babar will probably set up the chase and still people will find faults, these are our 2 best batsmen, if they cant hit big thats not there fault, apart from fakhar everyone else is rubbbish that is a fact so not sure what we want if its not these 2?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pakistan off to a good start. In 2021, 203 is a nothing chase against the likes of Sinshala,Mushala or whatever the hell Saffers' rubbish bowlers are called.

 

[imshally81]

444

 

[Fazzy321]

Is that Klaasen trying to mimick Rizwan behind stumps?

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan have made strong positive start here

 

[Zeshan547]

Pakistan off to a good start. In 2021, 203 is a nothing chase against the likes of Sinshala,Mushala or whatever the hell Saffers' rubbish bowlers are called.

Its all in the mind, sadly even if you play your gali bowlers Pak batsmen will still somehow self destruct, just that 200 number in target is enough to get better if our lot.

 

[imshally81]

Great shot by babar

444

 

[silentkiller187]

sharjeel doesnt have the mental capacity to even think about playing these kind of shots let alone execute them yet clueless posters still call for rizwan to be dropped in his favour

 

[imshally81]

Back to back boundaries

What a late cut...kane Williamson would proud on it..

 

[Ahmed216]

This is babar's game picking the gaps and not trying to muscle them

 

[silentkiller187]

this is how babar bats when he has someone he can trust as his partner unfortunately once number 2 or 3 go he has to start anchoring cos the rest are rubbish

 

[GreenKhan]

40 of 4 overs . Any opening combo whether we include both Fakhar and Sharjeel or either of them will still be similar to this on a good day . This is a sound start .

 

[MHN1293]

Babar ton loading. I hope i dont jinx him.

 

[Justcrazy]

Both batsmen set here

 

[Abdurmirr]

So pathetic.

4 runs off the nobody. Great job boys

 

[Justcrazy]

Batting after power play will be interesting , How Pakistan deal with that

 

[imshally81]

6666

 

[MHN1293]

Great shot.

 

[Fazzy321]

Good bowling from SA

 

[Sunzi]

Oooft great pick up by Babar

 

[imshally81]

Six n four

Another late cut by babar

 

[silentkiller187]

So pathetic.

4 runs off the nobody. Great job boys

When they score runs its pathetic when they don't score its pathetic, life of a pak fan

 

[MHN1293]

Positive thing is that if these two can get pak to 100 after 10 pak has a decent middle order in fakhar,hafeez,haider,asif,faheem to chase this down.

 

[Sunzi]

The South African Sharjeel conceding more runs with his fielding in the Gully.

 

[Ahmed216]

He's not No. 1 for nothing

 

[imshally81]

Edged n 66666

 

[Ahmed216]

Shamsi the key now

 

[Mobashir]

Great powerplay batting by both.
The playeform is set.

 

[Justcrazy]

64 after 6 overs

Required rate still 10 an over

 

[imshally81]

4444

What a shot by Babar

 

[MHN1293]

Real challenge starts now

 

[Inswing]

Babar azam is seriously GOOOOOOOODDDDDD

 

[Ahmed216]

Can kohli play that late cut?

 

[Justcrazy]

With this platform, Pakistan should win this.

 

[PakPremi]

Waiting for Babar to go out before the usual doom and gloom posters start on a mega negative ride against him again.

 

[world cup captain]

Hmmm

We were told Rizwan and Babar cannot open together and score big. Something fishy is going on here.

 

[Fazzy321]

Babar has amazing back foot play tremendable

 

[Sir-fraz]

Can kohli play that late cut?

Ive seen him, root williamson and smith play it so relax meng

 

[sindhiboy]

Much better from babar

Doesn't matter if he gets out now

Has shown he can score at high sr