England (160/4) defeat Pakistan (158/7) by 6 wickets to win the 1st T20I

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need more wickets here

 

[Rana]

England are making a bit of a meal of this

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Need more wickets and quiet overs else 8 runs an over is not a big deal.

 

[Marooned]

Without rr pressure very difficult to pick wickets here.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Full toss after full toss, when will this guy learn.

 

[Ashmal]

Fielding has been terrible throughout this inngs.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistan scored 50 less than they should have.

England are doing it easily.

 

[Marooned]

It isn't even turning for Qadir, who usually spins it BIG. Mishits are the only way to pick wickets here which won't happen much with that RR.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Bad display all around.

 

[Savak]

Pakistan has allowed too many singles to England. Babar will eternally be a poor captain

 

[Cric1234]

England are missing Butler Bairstow Stokes Livingstone it’s clearly not their best batting line up.

 

[NeVerMind]

Only wickets will win us this match

 

[Markhor]

Pressure releasing full tosses never far away with Usman Qadir.

 

[Marooned]

England are missing Butler Bairstow Stokes Livingstone it’s clearly not their best batting line up.

You don't say?

 

[NeVerMind]

Aamir saying Chacha will be handful on this pitch

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan bowlers trying hard here , but they are 25 runs short here.

 

[Omer2002]

Bairstow is injured roy dropped..only stokes ane livingstone is missing but tue fact is they are too good. Have willey and curran to come as tail yet they are proper allrounders

 

[Fazzy321]

What an atrocious fielding today.

 

[Marooned]

Loool Amir boring Sohail suggests Ifti here.

Khushdil I would understand but Ifti to 2 right handers? Really?

 

[Ashmal]

England are missing Butler Bairstow Stokes Livingstone it’s clearly not their best batting line up.

Everyone is out injured....so it's their best available team

 

[NeVerMind]

Harry reverse scoop for 4 as soon as pace comes on... Shaan tried the same and got caught

 

[Markhor]

Shan's drop was criminal and the ground fielding almost as bad.

 

[Rana]

Chacha’s been ok this game

 

[daytrader]

RRR creeping up. Need to bowl more spin, bring on the part timers

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Time to look at next game. This one is over, thanks Shan and whole middle order.

 

[Marooned]

RRR creeping up. Need to bowl more spin, bring on the part timers

Useless Khushdil should have a bowl.

 

[Marooned]

How bad have we been in field today???

Outrageous.

 

[Ashmal]

Eng to win easily from here....that Hales drop was crucial.

 

[Ahmed216]

Their death bowling was superior to what dahani is bowling

 

[Rana]

Dare I say it

Hales anchoring the innings for England


#AlphaStatement

 

[Fazzy321]

England know what to do in these middle overs when run rate creeps up. Reverse sweeps and scoops.

 

[NeVerMind]

3 boundaries off that Dahani over... Game, set and match

 

[Marooned]

Eng to win easily from here....that Hales drop was crucial.

Shan dropped the match right there.

 

[daytrader]

Edges going to the boundary, need to use slower balls

 

[Rana]

Thanks for coming Shahnawaz

Another one that is overhyped alongside Haider and Shan

 

[Fazzy321]

lol full tosses what dahani doing?

 

[Markhor]

England know what to do in these middle overs when run rate creeps up. Reverse sweeps and scoops.

Yep, their batsmen utilise the width and depth of the crease quite well. We get bogged down too easily.

 

[Marooned]

Thanks for coming Shahnawaz

Another one that is overhyped alongside Haider and Shan

Why shouldn't he be hyped?

Best domestic bowler for 2 years.

 

[alone1213]

No intensity from Naseem today.

 

[t_kaay]

Dare I say it

Hales anchoring the innings for England


#AlphaStatement

Not allowed to have anchors in T20 according to some of the wrist slitters on here

 

[Saj]

So many loose deliveries.

Freebies being offered to the guests.

 

[NeVerMind]

Difference between the way Haider played vs Brook here... The latter came in trying to hit from ball 1

 

[Ahmed216]

Naseem has been atrocious to say the least

 

[Marooned]

It has been a bizarrely boring game.

 

[alone1213]

Asia Cup was very entertaining.

 

[t_kaay]

So many loose deliveries

Freebies being offered to the guests.

Showing typical Pakistani hospitality to our guests......

 

[Rana]

Harry Brook batsman>>>>>> all of the Pakistan cricket team batting!

 

[Saj]

Pakistan has never lost a T20I at the NSK before today.

 

[Ashmal]

Babar missed a trick here...should've tried Ifti/Khushdil with the pitch being slow and low.

 

[Kianig89]

So same old story for Pakistan

 

[Marooned]

Slower ball slower ball slower ball another slower ball.

 

[Fazzy321]

Haven’t seen one Yorker today

 

[Snowflake]

Not allowed to have anchors in T20 according to some of the wrist slitters on here

O bhai do you realize how stupid you sound when you keep calling people wrist slitters when they are being proven right?

Yes, you do not need anchors to play only 120 deliveries. But what Hales did today is fine because you are chasing a mediocre total! It's not that complicated you see.

 

[Kianig89]

Really missing the likes of Ajmal Afridi who use to tie down the opposition t20 was our forte

 

[Marooned]

We haven't been able to adjust to our own pitches lol.

 

[shariqnoor]

Said it before multiple times on this forum and will say it again. Harry Brook is a generational talent. This kid will be a superstar in the years to come.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Poor bowling by Pakistani pacers. Still better than Indian trundler performance today.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Same old hyped up Pakistan. Not getting the basics right. Too one dimensional.

 

[NeVerMind]

Pak was in the same situation when Riz was batting... Difference here for Hales that Brook actually performed and took the pressure off him... Riz got Haider at the same time who took the momentum away

 

[Kianig89]

Rubbing it in the wounds can't see Pakistan winning against this Eng side

 

[Mamoon]

What a thrashing, beautiful. )

Pakistani fans deserve this humiliation.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Hales makes a comeback in style.

 

[Rana]

They have brought back their fearsome opening batsman whilst ours rots in Sindh

 

[Justcrazy]

England need 17 runs in 21 balls.


England motoring along here

 

[Mamoon]

Naseem treated like the mediocre bowler that he is.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Rubbing it in the wounds can't see Pakistan winning against this Eng side

This looks like England-B side. Lots of new names.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

So same old story for Pakistan

Game was lost in the batting, should have been a score of 180+, then we would have seen a match.

 

[Ahmed216]

Naseem the fast bowler bowling only slower ones

 

[Kianig89]

ENG can win all 7 of these would we a new low for us even Babar might be sacked after really scary hopefully Babar will skipp half of them

 

[Snowflake]

Difference between the way Haider played vs Brook here... The latter came in trying to hit from ball 1

T20s aren't that complicated. A very basic format where you don't need a grand strategy. Teams already have way too many batsmen for only 20 overs. You come in, you hit and you get out. 2 guys firing and rest chipping in should get you to a competitive score 8/10 times.

Pakistan has overcomplicated this format. We need to go back to the drawing board and take guidance from how other teams are playing the game. Unfortunately, Saqlain and Co are pretty thick headed. Less said about Babar the better

 

[Champ_Pal]

Naseem treated like the mediocre bowler that he is.

He has pace. But no brain. Can be very wayward.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

We can still win this

 

[Mamoon]

Said it before multiple times on this forum and will say it again. Harry Brook is a generational talent. This kid will be a superstar in the years to come.

You were right as usual.

He is the real deal - best batsman to come out of England after Joe Root burst onto the scene in 2012-13.

 

[Marooned]

The risks taken by England were few and far in between because of our low total.

As I'd said earlier, without them going aerial it's very difficult to pick wickets here.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Luke wood and Gleeson county players have bowled much better than the hyped up pak bowlers. Pak cudnt even get basics right on their own turf. Something needs to be down before it gets worse

 

[Kianig89]

Saqlian take out your diaries lots of notes to make

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Babar is very poor captain. Keeping your best bowler towards end. Haris should have bowled previous over instead of Naseem. Also Ifti and Khushdil should have been given a chance to bowl. Spin had tightened things. Not a first Babar looks clueless as captain.

 

[Rana]

Rauf easily the best bowler in Pakistan right now with Shaheen out

 

[Ashmal]

This looks like England-B side. Lots of new names.

It's their best available team atm....the ones missing are all injured

 

[Kianig89]

Khusdil Iftikhar Haider all waste of space can't fathom Pakistan have not found a combination yet