England (183/7) beat Pakistan (160) by 23 runs in the 2nd T20I to go up 1-0 in the 4-match T20I series

[CerebralPatriot]

35 year old Amir still bowling better than a prime Shaheen

 

[Asad T]

Imads was a half tracker that should have been put away for 6

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

People surprised by Amir’s performance thus far just don’t get the kinda player he is

He's loving this, got no fear whatosever, his body language is killer shark.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Nice catch by Shaheen there. Good to see them get Salt early. He was absolutely devasting towards the end of that 2022 T20 series against us.

 

[mrtaim3]

He use to be called Shaheen ‘1st Over Wicket’ Afridi,

Now he is,

Shaheen ‘1 boundary per Over’ Afridi

Attacking bowlers normally give away more runs

 

[followed]

I don't like imad much but he can be very useful and he will be useful on those carribbean wickets.

 

[Mohraheem]

Imaaaaadyyyyy!!!!! Good catch by Shaheen!!! Chacha should learn something

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good bowling Imad

 

[Human786]

27/1 in 4

 

[followed]

Very good by imad.

 

[Human786]

27/1 in 4

good 4 overs imo .

 

[Deewana Mastana]

It's a sell out ofcourse

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Great over from Imad. Bring back Amir to get another wicket

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Ifti misfield lol

 

[mazkhan]

Neither the captain or management have the guts to drop shaheen and bring In other bowlers m ali , mir hamza, abbas afridi , wasim jnr dahani.

Guy has a free pass into the team and always gets taken to the cleaners by the better teams

 

[topspin]

Superb over from Imad. Pakistan have pulled the game back, with England 27/1 after 4 overs.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Excellent over from Imad.

Let's please get Pakistani killer Butler out as soon as possible.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I would've given another over to Amir

 

[followed]

Chacha already helping opposition team

 

[Markhor]

Great over from Imad. He should always get at least an over in the PP.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Will Jacks is another who generally has a poor record against SLA spin.

 

[Human786]

Rauf Lala on .... 7 in 2 balls

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What an excellent shot down the ground by Jacks

 

[Asad T]

Rauf continuing from where he left off

 

[Deewana Mastana]

90mph Rauf going to the boundary at 190mph

 

[Nasty Naz]

I don't like bringing in Rauf here. I think they could have done with another over from Amir and Imad to finish the PP.

 

[Ali Active]

why bowl haris in powerplay?

 

[topspin]

Beautiful six

 

[Markhor]

Why not give another over to Amir ?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

England used to have Malan, Morgan and Stokes as left handers to counter certain matchups. Now their Top 6 is all right handed.

 

[followed]

Lol haris 145 ks and getting the phainty.

 

[mominsaigol]

Superb over from Imad. Pakistan have pulled the game back, with England 27/1 after 4 overs.

What's the next excuse from the clique? Pitch

 

[castortroy]

Rauf always goes for runs

Good thing they got rid of Hasan Ali as he is anothet that just leaks runs

 

[Asif321]

Hmmm rauf

 

[topspin]

All the good work undone by Rauf. When will Pakistan learn to stop picking him. Oh I forgot it's Babar's friends XI.

 

[Asif321]

Babar captaincy is weird

 

[followed]

Why can't these people understand haris is not a powerplay bowler

 

[Human786]

44/1 in 5

 

[CerebralPatriot]

We had them under pressure and could continued to have them on the ropes however the genuis Babar needs to bring run machine Rauf on

 

[Markhor]

Never expect this fool of a captain to learn.

 

[followed]

Haris should never bowl in powerplay.
It's just dumbness to bowl him in powerplay.

 

[shaz619]

Why not give another over to Amir ?

Especially when he was bowling that well, the batters looked clueless against him. Rauf can’t be trusted in the PP

 

[topspin]

What's the next excuse from the clique? Pitch

"he did it because of Babar's captaincy"

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Buttler is their only right hander who can play away spin well. PAK can spam Imad and Shadab liberally against the rest.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Haris should not bowl in the powerplay, how hard is it for Babar to understand?

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Rauf

 

[Snowflake]

This kind of cricket is hard to watch. Bowling side has done nothing wrong yet they are going for plenty - batsmen are just slogging everything

 

[mominsaigol]

Why did pcb uncancel rauf's contract again?

 

[Ali Active]

brilliant from amir

 

[Markhor]

Especially when he was bowling that well, the batters looked clueless against him. Rauf can’t be trusted in the PP

Even a schoolboy captain would've given another over to Amir and possibly another for Imad.

How can someone after 4.5 years of captaincy still cannot read the game ?

 

[Human786]

hope Afridi does not injure himself fielding .... 53/1 in 6

 

[Usman Chadda]

Amir and Imad have been exceptional so far

 

[followed]

Why this low IQ babar is so stubborn.

 

[castortroy]

England will get 200 plus here

 

[shaz619]

Never expect this fool of a captain to learn.

He wouldn’t be captain of the Under 16’s 1st team at Harboune CC around the corner!

 

[Human786]

Shadab in - poor stuff 1st ball

 

[Usman Chadda]

This kind of cricket is hard to watch. Bowling side has done nothing wrong yet they are going for plenty - batsmen are just slogging everything

Having deep batting line-ups means batters can keep going hard at the bowlers

 

[followed]

Lol here comes another run machine. The allrounder shadab khan

 

[Markhor]

Despite the boundary still a good over from Amir. Using his experience and intelligence.

 

[castortroy]

Here comes the worst spinner in cricket

 

[PakFan2010]

Why is Rauf in the team?

He is bloody rubbish and always releases the pressure.

 

[Asad T]

53/1 in the powerplay
england set up well for a biggie

watch bulter and jacks tear into shadabs half trackers

 

[Ali T]

why bowl haris in powerplay?

Assuming most of the decisions they make here are part of a test leading up to the world cup.
Or just bad captaincy.
I would like to think the former, but probably the latter haha

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Why did pcb uncancel rauf's contract again?

They must have thought Mohammad Ali's performances in the PSL were a fluke.

 

[Markhor]

When you're a batsman struggling for runs - have no fear because Rauf and Shadab are here.

Let's see how many long hops in this spell.

 

[PakFan2010]

Shadab and Rauf

These two clowns cost us the World Cup and they are rewarded with a spot in the T20 World Cup.

 

[Ahmed216]

Abrar would have had jacks by now

 

[followed]

love watching cricket in England.
Best place to watch cricket.

 

[shaz619]

Babar’s captaincy is dictated by these kids playing for England, he literally is a back garden captain:

‘Go on, go stand where he hit the ball’ Each time somebody gets smashed for a boundary.

 

[Human786]

67/1 in 7

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

England will get 200 plus here

They aren't playing particulary well, but they are showing aggressive intent which is paying off even if the shots aren't always coming off the middle.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Boundaries galore

 

[Human786]

love watching cricket in England.
Best place to watch cricket.

where from ?

 

[shaz619]

Abrar would have had jacks by now

Where is Abrar, still in the steam room

 

[followed]

Lol shadab. Haris and shadab two useful players for opposition team add chacha with them as well.

 

[shaz619]

What part of England is Sam Curran from, I can confirm he wasn’t speaking English there

 

[Human786]

Babar’s captaincy is dictated by these kids playing for England, he literally is a back garden captain:

‘Go on, go stand where he hit the ball’ Each time somebody gets smashed for a boundary.

I know where you are coming from but Shaheen too was not very bright

 

[Barragan]

Babar is such a dumb captain.

You have to use Saim and Iftikhar

Should have used Saim with the new ball instead of giving the ball to rauf

 

[offstump]

Pakistan team isn’t looking particularly fit. Lots of visible bellies on the players apart from Shaheen, Riz, Fakhar. Imad looks woefully out of shape, Azam looks like he’s gained weight since Kakul, Harris has added a few pounds.

 

[Human786]

excellent over 70/1 in 8