England (158/3) secure a 7-wicket victory against Pakistan (157/10) in the fourth T20I to win the series 2-0

[jnaveen1980]

Usman is showing way more intent than whole batting line-up combined. Even though I don't think he will succeed at this level.

Yea. He has a lot of holes in his batting which will be exposed

 

[Galla]

TBH usman is better suited at 4.He seems to play spin well so why not use him to tackle our spin woes while fakhar can open and utilise the PP.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Yea. He has a lot of holes in his batting which will be exposed

Doesn't say much for the rest of the batting line up.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Usman and Fakhar should be opening.

Babar @3.

Kick out Rizwan, Shadab and Ifti.

Bring in Haris and Saud Shakeel and Imad @6.

We simply are playing wrong combination.

Given the state of Azam Khan. I will take Rizwan over Azam

 

[Champ_Pal]

He was never a batsman. How difficult is this to understand?

He used to be a great option to come down the order at 6 or 7. He had the ability to hit sixes and even score a 50 when needed. He lost all of that talent.

 

[Rana]

Chris Jordan England’s easiest bowler

 

[Usman Chadda]

Yea. He has a lot of holes in his batting which will be exposed

He has shown more heart than Saim did in all 21 innings.

We are struggling because we have two useless batters in Shadab and Azam in the middle-order.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Usman struggled against the short ball, sure but what other major weaknesses does he have ?

 

[Devadwal]

Both the batters have problems against pace so not sure why Butler using spinners

 

[Kroll]

44444444444444444444

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Both Azam and Usman had no clue where the ball was when Wood bowled short. They need to practice against short balls at 150KPH.

Azam's arms are too heavy, he just wouldn't be able to lift the bat in time.

 

[Rana]

USMAN AND FAKHAR SHOULD BE OPENING

 

[Kianig89]

Azam slouch vegetable why is he in the team when already Rizwan and Usman are keepers by design

 

[Omer2002]

This is what you call T 20 cricket..livingtston their beaat of a batsman bowls 2 overs we have similar options but never use them and pack our team with bowlers when the main weakness lies in our batting

 

[cricketmania22]

Uk seems more comfortable today even though his balance still looks wobbly.

 

[AAli98]

Who is older chacha cricket or chacha Ifty ?

 

[Asad T]

This is Usman's highest T20I score now
While hes done really well he looks a tad edgy tbh, just seems to move to the leg side and slashes late
was dropped as well i think and one ball that just dropped short of a fielder

 

[Galla]

Usman struggled against the short ball, sure but what other major weaknesses does he have ?

ya he seems fine against spin and i don't expect fast pitches at the world cup so he might do alright tbh.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Usman Khan looks a bit like Chris Jordan. Long last brothers.

 

[Kianig89]

Bonkers! It is to have Azam in playing XI

 

[Kroll]

Chacha! What a finisher this boy is.

 

[MenInG]

Pretty much end of Saim for the near future this innings from Usman

 

[jnaveen1980]

Third man is productive area for Pakistan

 

[RidiculousMan]

USMAN AND FAKHAR SHOULD BE OPENING

MIDDLE ORDER KN KHELE GA??? Everyone wants to open

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Uk seems more comfortable today even though his balance still looks wobbly.

He's limited in natural ability but he plays correctly and according to the line. That alone puts him ahead of 90% of Pakistan batsmen.

 

[Ali T]

I am soo glad Usman Khan's doing well against a good England bowling lineup. Breath of fresh air. Will give him good confidence leading up to the world cup.

 

[Rana]

MIDDLE ORDER KN KHELE GA??? Everyone wants to open

Why can’t Babar bat at 3 followed by Iftikhar at 4? What’s wrong with that?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Buttler is not the smartest captain when it comes to field set.

 

[Cric_lover4487]

I was cheering Pak will swap Usman with Abrar in second innings then I realised it's not IPL. Imad is also not playing. Ifti would need to bowl 4 overs of spin.

 

[cricketmania22]

Yea. He has a lot of holes in his batting which will be exposed

I think he is still mentally not there yet. If you had seen his past few matches, you would have noticed a clear improvement today but he is still no where near the level we saw in PSL. I believe he is still nervous.

 

[Galla]

Why can’t Babar bat at 3 followed by Iftikhar at 4? What’s wrong with that?

okay and what about 5,6,7 then?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Poor strategy by England. Too early to go for wide line.

 

[Rana]

Chris Jordan has regressed playing PSL

 

[Ali T]

Buttler is not the smartest captain when it comes to field set.

The wicket of Babar was pretty impressive

 

[Energy]

Iftikhar pretty much always gives you handy first innings runs. He's poor when needs to bat chasing a total.

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Why would you drop Harris for Azam?

 

[Asad T]

England's attack has sone real pace and they aren't giving it 100% yet

 

[Champ_Pal]

This is what you call T 20 cricket..livingtston their beaat of a batsman bowls 2 overs we have similar options but never use them and pack our team with bowlers when the main weakness lies in our batting

England tries to squeeze the last drop of juice from every player. A player like Livingston will never bowl a single over if he was an Indian playing for India.

India only prefers full time spin bowlers like Chahal and Kuldeep. Pakistan are slightly better. They at least let batsmen like Iftikhar bowl a couple of overs.

 

[Rana]

okay and what about 5,6,7 then?

Imad…Azam…Jamal

 

[followed]

Usman khan looks awkward while playing the shots.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Jordan can be selected just for fielding

 

[cricketmania22]

He's limited in natural ability but he plays correctly and according to the line. That alone puts him ahead of 90% of Pakistan batsmen.

I think he’s still nervous and his footwork isn’t there.

 

[Ali T]

What a catch!!

 

[Champ_Pal]

England's attack has sone real pace and they aren't giving it 100% yet

All pedestrian and nothing special.

 

[Rana]

Great catch Jordan

 

[cricketmania22]

Good running catch.

 

[Kianig89]

Bitter reality Muhammad Nawaz would have easily slotted in for Azam Khan,

Nawaz + points athletic fielder can use the long handle adds variety as a left hander can give couple of miserly overs ,not to mention he is Babar's match winner

 

[Galla]

Imad…Azam…Jamal

you dont have jamal in the squad do you?

 

[Ahmed216]

Pretty much end of Saim for the near future this innings from Usman

Been calling for his inclusion for a while now. Much more mature than Saim.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Jordan can be selected just for fielding

Both his batting and bowling are mediocre.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

England tries to squeeze the last drop of juice from every player. A player like Livingston will never bowl a single over if he was an Indian playing for India.

India only prefers full time spin bowlers like Chahal and Kuldeep. Pakistan are slightly better. They at least let batsmen like Iftikhar bowl a couple of overs.

He looks a really poor bowler. Only Pakistan could make him look like a decent bowling option.

 

[Kroll]

The hero of Pakistan will bring it home.

 

[Rana]

you dont have jamal in the squad do you?

You should have

 

[emranabbas]

Shaheen afridi shouldn't be coming in this early

 

[themens]

What a catch

 

[castortroy]

Pakistan will never win a game batting first in White ball cricket.

The match was over once the toss was done.

They can't set scores and with their expensive bowling attack, they can't defend totals

 

[Barragan]

Usman was playing so well

But at least we have found another batsman

Babar, Rizwan, Fakhar and Usman easily the best

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Really liking Stuart Broad in commentary. His dialect/accent is ideal for broadcast unlike one of the more regional variants like what Mark Wood speaks, pauses the right amount and adds the right amount of technical insight - really impressive.

 

[Rana]

Beautiful batting Shaheen

 

[castortroy]

Even the English players are laughing at this.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Don't they know , livingstone bowls off spin to lefties, leg spin to righties

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

LOL Shaheen.

 

[Ali T]

Usman khan looks awkward while playing the shots.

He always has.
Never expected him to do well in international cricket to be honest but I'm glad to be proven wrong.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pakistan could've inducted Aamer Jamal in place of Azam. Aamer showed he can bat. He batted well against Australian Test attack.

 

[Rana]

I am more afraid to bowl to the teams on Saturday that I would be to bowl against Pakistan

 

[jnaveen1980]

As i mentioned in the "balance thread" pakistan relies a lot on series of cameos.

 

[emranabbas]

Shaheen the batsmen wannabe

 

[Champ_Pal]

Why is Imad Wasim not playing? He is in great form.

 

[adzzy786]

this batting line up is a joke

 

[salman24]

Beautiful batting Shaheen

Let's blame Babar for the collapse

 

[RidiculousMan]

Shaheen still struggling to play spin. Should've sent Naseem ahead. He's a better player of spin.

 

[Asad T]

All pedestrian and nothing special.

I don't think they are giving 100% just prior to a WC, wait till the WI and i think you'll see those average speeds go up by 2-3 kph each

 

[cricketmania22]

Shahid Afridi ruined SSA by making him believe he can be an allrounder. He affected his bowling too.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Almost 1/4 of the overs left THat was not a senisble shot from Shaheen

 

[castortroy]

Shaheen will follow the steps of Hasan Ali

His bowling is washed up and attitude stinks

 

[Ahmed216]

All out in 15 overs trying to play the modern way. Sums up our batting. Been happening for a while now

 

[Omer2002]

this batting line up is a joke

Yawnnn ...we shud not go to world cup

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Why is Imad Wasim not playing? He is in great form.

Injured his rib. Being rested.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Well England will get some practice, 150 max probably.

 

[Energy]

4 pure fast bowlers strategy is poor. Need one of them being replaced by Imad for sure.