England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets in third ODI, chasing down 359 with ease

[Mueez]

We were supposed to go as a well prepared side to the WC...

 

[topspin]

You really feel Imad is a batsman, are u joking right now?

He averages 40+ in FC cricket. Not even Shafiq and Azhar Ali have accomplished that.

He's not some kind of joke.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

You really feel Imad is a batsman, are u joking right now?

He's not a bowler either fwiw. Not in a full 50 over game.

 

[AdamM97]

Aaand that’s the game.

 

[Chokli]

You really feel Imad is a batsman, are u joking right now?

Yes, you lack cricketing IQ if you don't think he's a batsman.

He's not a hitter.

 

[castortroy]

When Ijaz went berzerk

I think you need to incorporate Hafeez and Shadab into this line up.

Faheem obviously one of the casualties

 

[Plumb]

FAHeem u ...... spoiled what hasan and junaid did pathetic player really

 

[Syed1]

Well said by Commy.... it was a powder puff delivery

 

[HGhazanfar]

He averages 40+ in FC cricket. Not even Shafiq and Azhar Ali have accomplished that.

He's not some kind of joke.

Ya lets go by averages because if it was that easy then anyone could become a selector. Plain and simple take it as u wish hes not international material neither a batsmen nor a bowler, worse case scenario he can stick to t20.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

We were supposed to go as a well prepared side to the WC...

This is good preparation, fans will not overhype their chances after seeing these games.

 

[Chokli]

He averages 40+ in FC cricket. Not even Shafiq and Azhar Ali have accomplished that.

He's not some kind of joke.

Can't believe we started out as foes

You've literally become my best friend on this forum.

 

[Plumb]

We were supposed to go as a well prepared side to the WC...

Ask Mickey and he will say we were born ready lol

 

[topspin]

Ya lets go by averages because if it was that easy then anyone could become a selector. Plain and simple take it as u wish hes not international material neither a batsmen nor a bowler, worse case scenario he can stick to t20.

You're telling me someone who has an average of 40+ with 6 tons and a top score of 207 is not a batsman?Seriously what world do you live in

 

[troodon]

2 easy double hundreds missed today by Imam and Bairstow. They had plenty of time to do it.

 

[Chokli]

Ya lets go by averages because if it was that easy then anyone could become a selector. Plain and simple take it as u wish hes not international material neither a batsmen nor a bowler, worse case scenario he can stick to t20.

Based on what? Please elaborate.

You're literally clutching at straws.

 

[topspin]

Can't believe we started out as foes

You've literally become my best friend on this forum.

Part of the journey but it was good fun that day nonetheless

 

[Mueez]

This is good preparation, fans will not overhype their chances after seeing these games.

True

 

[Mueez]

Ask Mickey and he will say we were born ready lol

Mickey is just there for fitness and his perfect English.

 

[shariqnoor]

England are a fantastic team but their cricketing strategy is boom or bust. Much like the Galactico philosophy of Real Madrid. The downside of going gung ho from ball 1 means they put themselves on the line to get bowled out for 150 as well which has happened to England in recent times.

There's no question of England not making the semifinals but I wouldn't back them to win the World Cup. They will choke under pressure in the semis or the finals big time as apart from Root they don't possess a stabilizer. They are playing with the philosophy of "if you score 380, we'll definitely score 381". Dangerous strategy because they really don't have any outstanding bowler to count on.

India on the other hand has all bases covered. A world class fast bowler coupled with two world class spinners. Plus they have the experience of winning big matches.

My two favourites are India and Australia. Fantastic bowling lineups.

 

[AdamM97]

This series and eventually wc might give Pakistan a reality check at least. Reforms in cricket and hockey are needed

 

[castortroy]

When Ijaz went berzerk

India and England guaranteed to make the Semis

 

[troodon]

425 would have been a winning total here. Pak were 70 runs short.

 

[Syed1]

Only time Shaheen has been useful in the match

 

[AdamM97]

England are a fantastic team but their cricketing strategy is boom or bust. Much like the Galactico philosophy of Real Madrid. The downside of going gung ho from ball 1 means they put themselves on the line to get bowled out for 150 as well which has happened to England in recent times.

There's no question of England not making the semifinals but I wouldn't back them to win the World Cup. They will choke under pressure in the semis or the finals big time as apart from Root they don't possess a stabilizer. They are playing with the philosophy of "if you score 380, we'll definitely score 381". Dangerous strategy because they really don't have any outstanding bowler to count on.

India on the other hand has all bases covered. A world class fast bowler coupled with two world class spinners. Plus they have the experience of winning big matches.

My two favourites are India and Australia. Fantastic bowling lineups.

Not sure about Australia. I’m backing New Zealand to make it to the Semi finals. They’re underrated.

 

[castortroy]

When Ijaz went berzerk

India, England and probably the Aussie will make the semis

Is Warner back?

 

[Chokli]

If we had a proper batsman in place of Sarfraz Ahmed, who can't bat or captain, we may have gotten closer to 380.

 

[troodon]

India, England and probably the Aussie will make the semis

Is Warner back?

Both Warner and Smith are back. Aus are strong contenders along with England. Best 2 teams.

 

[Iffitheking]

Can England Choke here???

 

[castortroy]

When Ijaz went berzerk

Both Warner and Smith are back. Aus are strong contenders along with England. Best 2 teams.

Aussie will make the semis for sure

They also have a dynamic batting line up

 

[Syed1]

India's top three are more dangerous than England's. Issue is England have monster batsmen coming in till numbers 7 and 8, while there is sharp drop in quality for India after top 3.


On their day I would back India to win since coupled with their batting they have a potent bowling attack as well while English attack just let Pak score 350+ twice so you can be the judge of how good they are.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

I can see Sarafaraz in his last days of Captaincy. But biggest question is who will lead the team after WC?

 

[Mamoon]

England are a fantastic team but their cricketing strategy is boom or bust. Much like the Galactico philosophy of Real Madrid. The downside of going gung ho from ball 1 means they put themselves on the line to get bowled out for 150 as well which has happened to England in recent times.

There's no question of England not making the semifinals but I wouldn't back them to win the World Cup. They will choke under pressure in the semis or the finals big time as apart from Root they don't possess a stabilizer. They are playing with the philosophy of "if you score 380, we'll definitely score 381". Dangerous strategy because they really don't have any outstanding bowler to count on.

India on the other hand has all bases covered. A world class fast bowler coupled with two world class spinners. Plus they have the experience of winning big matches.

My two favourites are India and Australia. Fantastic bowling lineups.

The addition of Archer can transform their attack, and he will surely be selected after the last two ODIs. You know your bowling is weak when even Pakistan is scoring 350+.

He is seriously good and can actually be the best bowler of the World Cup. England’s attack is serviceable, but what they lack is a spearhead and Archer can be that guy. He can actually make the likes of Willey, Woakes, Stokes, Rashid etc. bowl better.

A couple of quick wickets at miserly rate in his opening spell and the whole complexion of their attack changes.

 

[razazaidi]

If we had a proper batsman in place of Sarfraz Ahmed, who can't bat or captain, we may have gotten closer to 380.

Spot on! He doesnt even think outside the box when on the field. I cant wait for this WC to be over and we can kick this clumsy "captain" out

 

[Mueez]

I can see Sarafaraz in his last days of Captaincy. But biggest question is who will lead the team after WC?

Fakhar/Imad/Babar/Imam...

 

[szundercover]

Can England Choke here???

The only thing choking here are a few pakoras and samosas as its iftari time here.

 

[castortroy]

When Ijaz went berzerk

India's top three are more dangerous than England's. Issue is England have monster batsmen coming in till numbers 7 and 8, while there is sharp drop in quality for India after top 3.


On their day I would back India to win since coupled with their batting they have a potent bowling attack as well while English attack just let Pak score 350+ twice so you can be the judge of how good they are.

India top 3 is very strong but like you said England have firepower throughout and have a freak in Butler in there also

 

[Syed1]

Honestly it is sad that a guy of Faheem's quality is playing international cricket for Pak

 

[topspin]

I said this last year (following his success in the CT), Pakistan can only win in a high scoring contest if Fakhar fires.

When Pakistan won the CT on a batting paradise, his ton was the difference that day. Pakistan's highest run chase in T20Is (187-188 runs) came against Australia in that tri-series last year when Fakhar lead from the front with an excelled 90 odd runs knock.

 

[Chokli]

Spot on! He doesnt even think outside the box when on the field. I cant wait for this WC to be over and we can kick this clumsy "captain" out

Sarfraz, on the flattest pitches we've ever seen, used up 34 balls to score only 27 runs.

 

[razazaidi]

I can see Sarafaraz in his last days of Captaincy. But biggest question is who will lead the team after WC?

We dont even have a VC. Thats how insecure sarfaraz is.

 

[Chokli]

I said this last year (following his success in the CT), Pakistan can only win in a high scoring contest if Fakhar fires.

When Pakistan won the CT on a batting paradise, his ton was the difference that day. Pakistan's highest run chase in T20Is (187-188 runs) came against Australia in that tri-series last year when Fakhar lead from the front with an excelled 90 odd runs knock.

Indeed and those people saying hur dur hur dur the score pressure ended up being the reason Amir got wickets.

This is what may have happened if Amir didn't remove the top 3.

 

[razazaidi]

Sarfraz, on the flattest pitches we've ever seen, used up 34 balls to score only 27 runs.

Exactly! He is the only one in our team with SR below 100. What a shame

 

[Plumb]

What it will take to kick faheem out??? How much more misery this guy will cause??

 

[castortroy]

When Ijaz went berzerk

Sarfraz, on the flattest pitches we've ever seen, used up 34 balls to score only 27 runs.

Sarfraz batting days are long gone. Too fat and with the pressure of captaincy he was finished a long time ago

 

[Chokli]

Exactly! He is the only one in our team with SR below 100. What a shame

34 balls is 5.4 overs.

kaptaan ruined the momentum.

 

[Abdulm123]

Faheem

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Fakhar/Imad/Babar/Imam...

Fakhar and Babar seem to be extremely introvert guys who are most likely going to be yes mans if selected.

Imam has already faced enough criticism for his selection in the team let alone captaincy.

Imad has done captaincy at domestic level and in PSL, but again we will be having a non performing captain who doesn't deserve to be in a team at first place.

 

[Plumb]

Shaheen making sure game is done in his over

 

[szundercover]

Is there any chance amir can get in the wc squad?

 

[Chokli]

Shaheen's average has jumped from 19 to just under 27

 

[IMMY69]

This is a joke...
I’m sorry but batsmen look like superpowered heroes on these tracks and bowlers look like Second eleven club trundlers....

Shocking

 

[Chokli]

Our kaptaan who is lacking in intelligence now uses Asif Ali to bowl.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Boys shukar karo pehle bowling nahi mili.

Izzat bach gayi

 

[Plumb]

Shaheen practicing his yorker in the game.. do it in nets genius if you practice then you ll see results

 

[CadPakFan]

Asif Ali bowling!

 

[Mp812]

England need 2 runs in 33 balls

 

[Iffitheking]

What a beating England team's confidence must be sky high after this, the ease with they have won is amazing.

 

[troodon]

This is a joke...
I’m sorry but batsmen look like superpowered heroes on these tracks and bowlers look like Second eleven club trundlers....

Shocking

Bowlers from both teams also bowled tons of hit me short balls down the leg side and full tosses.

Power hitting + Poor bowling.

 

[Mp812]

England chase down 359 at a canter with five overs left

 

[Plumb]

What a beating England team's confidence must be sky high after this, the ease with they have won is amazing.

Lol Whatever the case england ain’t winning the WC

 

[topspin]

Indeed and those people saying hur dur hur dur the score pressure ended up being the reason Amir got wickets.

This is what may have happened if Amir didn't remove the top 3.

Amir bowled exceptionally well on a batting paradise Oval pitch. If India had survived first 10 overs without losing more than a wicket, it could have been a completely different result.

Amir deserves full credit for utilising the new ball to full effect for the greater good of the team's fortunes. Dismissing the best top 3 in world cricket is no small matter, especially in the final.

Going into the 2009 WT20 final, Mahela was on a roll and the leading run scorer of the tournament but even a man in the form of his life, could not put bat to ball until the last ball of the over, when Amir outfoxed him with a slower bouncer. That wicket maiden in the opening over set the precedent for the rest of the match.

Amir knows how to keep calm in these high pressure games and will be sorely missed if Pakistan's management decides to exclude him.

 

[troodon]

Won with 31 balls remaining

Incredible England.

 

[jnaveen1980]

You need Wristies and raw pace

 

[Pete Rose]

They’ll need to place hasnain

 

[jnaveen1980]

When is the next net practice for England lol This was done without Butler

 

[Mueez]

 

[Syed1]

Boys shukar karo pehle bowling nahi mili.

Izzat bach gayi

Imagine they chased down 358 with 5 overs to spare and last few overs they were just doing tuk tuk net practice... had they batted first 500 would have been crossed.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Yes....Yasir Shah is ready to turn into Shane Warne because he bowls leg spin just like the Aussie legend!!!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Imagine they chased down 358 with 5 overs to spare and last few overs they were just doing tuk tuk net practice... had they batted first 500 would have been crossed.

Yeah we were looking at a world record here.

Still not safe, two more matches to go

 

[MMHS]

6 wickets & 5 overs ... defending a total of 359 - this actually tells something else - REMIND THE GAP.

 

[Syed1]

Yeah we were looking at a world record here.

Still not safe, two more matches to go

Somebody needs to bump that rain dance thread

 

[szundercover]

We need 150kph bowlers here,wahab should be drafted in the squad as an emergency.

 

[Usman Chadda]

We need 150kph bowlers here,wahab should be drafted in the squad as an emergency.

Allah maaf karay. Keep that run machine away from this already done and dusted bowling attack.

 

[Ami]

Challo...

 

[szundercover]

Allah maaf karay. Keep that run machine away from this already done and dusted bowling attack.

He cant do worse than the current lot can he?

 

[Usman Chadda]

He cant do worse than the current lot can he?

MashaAllah he can. Has the honor of having the worst bowling figures for a Pakistani bowler in ODI cricket.

 

[Naveedahmed1]

We need shadab Amir and hafeez back to bolster bowling

 

[Abu_Hamza]

Sir [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] how do u see this chase of Eng. It looked either they were chasing 400 or 100. Calmness showed that it was just 100 and run rate showed that it was 400.

England have hardly broken a sweat in achieving it. That they did it with over five overs to spare is quite ridiculous in itself, and that's not even considering there was no Jos Buttler in the lineup today. Speaks volumes of their firepower with the bat.

 

[Abu_Hamza]

We need shadab Amir and hafeez back to bolster bowling

What about Malik. He also bowls.

 

[Mercurial]

Shaheen has been toothless. Selectors shouldn't fast track youngsters into international cricket without proper domestic cricket experience in future.