England (200 all out) beat Pakistan (155/9) by 45 runs at Headingley to level the T20 series 1-1

[Last Monetarist]

201 is the target for Pakistan to win the series. It'll be a tough chase, but one gets the impression that England should have gotten 20-30 runs more on this pitch.



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[Inswinging Yorker]

Babar and Rizwan could chase this down by themselves with 4 overs to spare

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Any good team would chase this with ease against this attack, in these conditions.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Pakistan should chase this

 

[jattafridi]

Come on Babar

 

[YousafTheBeast]

The key to winning is not letting Adil Rashid getting settled in. We have to go after him in his first over.

I think England’s spinners will trouble our batsmen, can’t see us winning.

 

[Fazzy321]

Not an easy chase this

 

[Thephenom]

200 just about par, could of been 230/240 at one point, but you can never count your chickens with Pakistan

 

[Zeshan547]

Babar and Rizwan could chase this down by themselves with 4 overs to spare

Don't be too arrogant man, Lightning don't strike twice, and agar itnay he consistent hotay ham tu phr such a mediocre record na hota hmara.

 

[zacattakk]

They were on track to score 230+, really lucky we were able to bowl them out for 200.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan did well to pull things back.

 

[AdamM97]

Need a solid opening partnership otherwise this seems out of reach imo.

 

[Zeshan547]

Need a solid opening partnership otherwise this seems out of reach imo.

In these conditions vs This attack only a self destruction can make Pak hot chase it.

 

[AdamM97]

In these conditions vs This attack only a self destruction can make Pak hot chase it.

We lack experience and batting ability down the order and that’s the biggest issue. Otherwise we should be able to chase this considering the pitch.

 

[Titan24]

Rizwan looking in good touch today, needs to make it count once again but, this time with possibly better acceleration at the start.

 

[gani999]

If Pakistan bat anything like they did in the last game, this one is already in their bag.

 

[Thephenom]

How’s it Rizwan’s fault that so many idiots can’t be bothered to come back in time from a short break?!

 

[sindhiboy]

Tom Curran is englands Haris Rauf

 

[pratiktc]

Just wait for the 2 leggies. 8 ovs guaranteed 95+ runs with ease if wkts are in hand

 

[Ahmed216]

Good batting so far. Picking singles as well

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Need to score 60 in the pp

 

[Justcrazy]

29 after 3 overs

good solid start

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Pakistan against Two leggies would decide the match.

 

[sindhiboy]

How’s it Rizwan’s fault that so many idiots can’t be bothered to come back in time from a short break?!

At first glance they looked like the royal family

 

[Ashmal]

ENG bowling stronger today with Rashid and Jordan back

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan cannot afford dot balls here , need to keep scoreboard moving

 

[castortroy]

England bowling a lot straighter than pak

 

[Firebat]

A one handed pull for 4. That's a first

 

[Justcrazy]

Rizwan is looking good here , taking the initiative

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Babar is struggling big time

 

[Savak]

England are going to take the pace off on this pitch

 

[castortroy]

Babr not playing straight here

 

[Titan24]

Ideally need one big over here

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

England bowling with a new plan today. Straighter with two men on the legside boundary.

 

[Ahmed216]

Saqib has learned his lessons. Bowling much tighter today

 

[YousafTheBeast]

17 runs in the last 14 balls? Terrible batting

 

[street cricketer]

Tom Curran must have some compromising pictures of the ECB selectors in his phone to keep getting selected.

 

[castortroy]

Babar was cross batting everything.

Lost his technique

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Babar gone

 

[castortroy]

Babar stopped playing orthodox cricketing shots

 

[PakFan2010]

Babar getting out early will tell us a lot about the other batsmen. Good prep for the World T20.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Don’t mind that, Babar was holding the team back

 

[jattafridi]

Poor shot from Babar

 

[Titan24]

Big wicket for Eng

 

[castortroy]

That should be the game

 

[ex-q-zit]

Babar and the failure while chasing - the romantic story still continues (woefully).

 

[castortroy]

Maqsood will definitely get caught on the boundary

 

[Titan24]

Babar getting out early will tell us a lot about the other batsmen. Good prep for the World T20.

Yup, lets see what others can do when there is still a lot of overs and runs to get.

 

[ARK Rafay]

This is an interesting shuffle of the batting order

 

[sindhiboy]

This is a huge innings for sohaib

 

[YousafTheBeast]

No excuses for Maqsood today, let’s see how he plays

 

[Last Monetarist]

Pressure on the middle order now.

 

[jattafridi]

Maqsood should play like livingstone

 

[Ashmal]

Babar and the failure while chasing - the romantic story still continues (woefully).

Comeon....he got 22 and gave a good start, can't score big every game in T20s

 

[Ahmed216]

Babar stopped playing orthodox cricketing shots

True. Hope he learns

 

[castortroy]

Babar had to be there near the end for us to win this. Don't back the rest of these clowns

 

[castortroy]

Maqsood is getting out here

 

[Titan24]

After Babar, now Rizwan is the ket here and needs to go as deep in the innings as possible

 

[AdamM97]

Shot Maqsood

 

[Justcrazy]

SIX

Maqsood is looking dangerous.

 

[Titan24]

Thats some six

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Cmon Maqsood !!!

 

[Ashmal]

Maqsood looking to hit every ball for 6...needs to calm down and play sensibly

 

[Fazzy321]

Is it babar or bust or will we chase this?

 

[Titan24]

Maqsood needs to maintain his shape while hitting

 

[Zeshan547]

Only 5 runs behind required rate, we are on course i think so far after 7 with 9 wickets in hand.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Maqsood going full tulla mode. He’s a better batsman than this.

 

[castortroy]

Maqsood hit or miss here

 

[Titan24]

Is it babar or bust or will we chase this?

Rizwan is there so there is probably still a chance.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Rizwan needs to get going, he’s settled in and should look to attack

 

[castortroy]

Maqsood looks out of his depth

 

[castortroy]

Useless batsman

 

[Ahmed216]

Poor. Y didnt he drag his foot back a bit

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Maqsood gone

 

[Thephenom]

What’s the point of Maqsood if he’s going to chuck his wicket away every time

 

[castortroy]

Game is gone

 

[Titan24]

Mediocre stuff

 

[ssuhaide]

Maqsood is a domestic hack. Exposed as a fraud at this level

 

[Usman Chadda]

And he gets out playing a defensive shot

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Maqsood is equally bad against spin as he was 6 years ago. No improvement at all.