England v Pakistan | 1st T20I | Nottingham | 16th July, 2021 | Pakistan innings

[marlonbrowndo]

Good innings from maqsood. These are needed in T20s

 

[Rana]

Another hitter in at the crease. Loving this by Pakistan

 

[OldWarHorse]

Talk about an undeserved wicket.

 

[Shazzam]

This is the best situation for Pakistan. Both Rizwan and Babar fired. If they lose from here it will prove they were not good enough.

 

[guna]

Good luck England trying to win WT20 with this bowling lol

A full strength England team is one of the best going around. This English team is still missing Archer, Wood, Buttler and Sam Curran.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

What Fakhar will see today?

 

[jattafridi]

Need more sixes

50 from last 4

 

[Rana]

Next will be Azam or Hafeez

Both can clear them. This is great stuff by Pakistan actually!

 

[Local.Dada]

Being selfish here but I am here to watch Azam Khan

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Tom Curran is such a mediocre bowler lol

 

[Rafa]

Smart shot by Fakhar.

 

[ex-q-zit]

now Imagine if we were 100/0 in first 10 instead of 80/0, I think of we lose it that's where difference will be. That's the issue with our approach.

Absolutely spot on!!!!!!!

Not even 1 six was hit in 1st 10 overs after which the 6's started. 100/0 would have given the additional cushion.

 

[Rana]

18 in that over!

 

[rockyboy2018]

It is a batting track - All Pak batsmen should be in 6666666666666 mode

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Maqsood did his job perfectly, all that's needed are smashing cameos now.

Should have gone on first ball.

 

[Rana]

Come on boys lets get to 220 here!

 

[OldWarHorse]

Being selfish here but I am here to watch Azam Khan

Dont think he'll get a bat..Hafeez above him I think

 

[guna]

Tom Curran is such a mediocre bowler lol

He is the 2nd coming of Jade Dernbach.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Pretty much. No elevation or gap finding

Not that easy when you are coming in with 5 overs to go and expected to hit every ball for 6.

 

[Local.Dada]

Dont think he'll get a bat..Hafeez above him I think

Hafeez would have been lethal here, why isn’t he batting higher?

 

[castortroy]

That's out

 

[Rana]

Clearly out lol

 

[castortroy]

Momentum will be lost here with babr wicket

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Serves Babar right, he was trying to deflect instead of giving it the full treatment.

 

[taqi]

This is good camio from Sohaib

 

[guna]

Babar deserved a Century. But a very good innings.

 

[jattafridi]

Babar gone

 

[Zeshan547]

ideal outcome, otherwise there was every chance babar would slow down for his century. And still job well done Babar overall. Now hitters need to earn their bread.

 

[Rana]

All of Pakistan's players bar Shadab can clear the boundary. Even Rauf will hit a few sixes here

 

[OldWarHorse]

Hafeez would have been lethal here, why isn’t he batting higher?

The start probably. Maqsood's promotion worked out though

 

[jattafridi]

Great innings

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

I'm worried now i dont trust the middle order

 

[Titan24]

Not that easy when you are coming in with 5 overs to go and expected to hit every ball for 6.

Agreed. He created and impact today as I said earlier than which is what was expected from him

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Babar deserved a Century. But a very good innings.

Problem was he had his eye on the century instead of hitting the ball out of the ground.

 

[Local.Dada]

Hafeez is going to demolish these trundlers here.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Good move to send in Hafeez to calm things down

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Well played Babar

 

[TeamPak95]

Noooooo

 

[guna]

Hafeez is still one of the best T20 players from Pakistan.

 

[Rana]

Need to recover this over

 

[shariqnoor]

Pakistan's inability to finish innings both with bat and bowl rearing up again.

 

[Shazzam]

Wrong decision to bring Hafeez in. Should have sent Azam Khan.

 

[AdamM97]

Anything under 210 will be a huge disappointment considering the last few overs.

 

[wajid]

Hasnain should come next

 

[Titan24]

Crucial moment of the match. Good finish here would mean a good contest

 

[Ahmed216]

Pakistan's inability to finish innings both with bat and bowl rearing up again.

So true

 

[ssuhaide]

Awful decision to send in Hafeez. Player power wins again

 

[castortroy]

Still back England to chase anything down on this wicket and that tiny boundary

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Wrong decision to bring Hafeez in. Should have sent Azam Khan.

Nah. Hafeez can hit big.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Seniority culture strikes again. Hafeez sent over Azam.

 

[Firebat]

Isn't Azam Khan's job to finish the innings? Why do they trust two top order players to do it instead of him?

 

[ex-q-zit]

With Azam touted as a 6 hitter surprising that hafeez has been sent before him. If hafeez fails then it would cost pakistan 10-20 runs.

 

[Local.Dada]

Awful decision to send in Hafeez. Player power wins again

I haven’t watched PSL but I thought he has become a brutal hitter in T20 these days from some of the Pakistan games I saw before that

 

[OldWarHorse]

Pakistan losing momentum this over

 

[Titan24]

Pakistan's inability to finish innings both with bat and bowl rearing up again.

That has been big issue in whiteball cricket for sometime. They are able to set up the match on quite a few occasions but are unable to take it home from there

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Nah. Hafeez can hit big.

Just sayin'

 

[AdamM97]

Shot Hafeez

 

[castortroy]

Hafeez is a better hitter than most in the pak team

 

[Rana]

Much needed 6 on the last ball

 

[Titan24]

Good hit by Hafeez

 

[guna]

Fakhar Zaman should either open the innings or sit out. He is not suited in the middle order.

 

[Zeshan547]

Awful decision to send in Hafeez. Player power wins again

Are you for real? Some people and their cricketing acumen leave a lot to be desired.

 

[OldWarHorse]

How do you bowl that as the final ball of the over...such ordinary stuff

 

[Rana]

Wow the fans are in the ground today!!

 

[Titan24]

Thats some hit from Fakhar

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Fakhar laying into the Brit Pak. Oh the shame.

 

[Rana]

Great running!

 

[OldWarHorse]

Jordan is better than all of these pretenders

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Fakhar should bat as an opener. No 4 is wasting him.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan have batted well in England when it comes to T20s

 

[Zeshan547]

Jordan is better than all of these pretenders

Specifically with those laser guided Yorkers.

 

[Rana]

Moeen might have to bowl one

 

[Local.Dada]

Jordan is better than all of these pretenders

I know Tom Curran can bat but how is his hitting ability? That’s the only reason why he must be in the X1

 

[JibranAnsari]

england will chase down 230 easily

 

[Rana]

fakhar Morgan Zaman

 

[ex-q-zit]

Are you for real? Some people and their cricketing acumen leave a lot to be desired.

Isnt it a normal reaction as Azam Khan is touted to clear the ropes more no.of times as compared to Hafeez

 

[Zeshan547]

Now this is some acceleration. More of the same plz.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Record total in the making.. England is such an overrated side lol

 

[jattafridi]

Last 12 balls need atleast 3 sixes

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Get in Fakhar! 230 is on.