England v Pakistan | 2nd T20I | Leeds | 18th July, 2021 | England innings

[Titan24]

Nothing special about Livingstons batting, just hit it hard and hope!

Has good numbers in domestic cricket across the formats. Guy can bat as per requirements based upon his numbers

 

[Thephenom]

Why drop it short when it invariably flies into the crowd?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Unbelievable from Buttler. Short ball hit over extra cover for a huge six. Unbelievable talent

 

[street cricketer]

I always like this lime green Pakistani jersey, maybe the nostalgia factor.

Never really liked their dark green ones.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Feel for Babar, tryna look for a bowler that won’t get hit out the park

 

[Thephenom]

I don’t follow county cricket, but I know if you bowl **** balls even the worst batsmen can get runs

 

[castortroy]

If these 2 aren't out, expecting a 230 score.

No it will be closer to 250

England have won this game. Time to look forward to the decider

 

[Ahmed216]

They'll go for plenty now if they don't nail yorkers

 

[IAJ]

They need to field a team where they can have at least a 6th bowler who can chip in with a couple.

Catch Babar!

 

[Thephenom]

Hasnsin showing a lot of character

 

[AdamM97]

A bit of fortune but we’ll take it lol

 

[mrtaim3]

Wicket at the right time.

 

[Saj]

Good catch by Babar as that was travelling.

Much needed wicket for Pakistan.

 

[Titan24]

Big wicket by Hasnain at a crucial juncture

 

[shamaan]

Needed that wicket

 

[OldWarHorse]

Big wicket from Hasnain

 

[PakFan2010]

Pakistan taking regular wickets.

England will struggle to reach 200.

 

[imshally81]

Husnain the partnership breaker

 

[mrtaim3]

Damn! Bairstow can hit us for plenty as well. This england team has such a long batting line up.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Get these 2 out and we can restrict them to 200

 

[Titan24]

Good catch by Babar as that was travelling.

Much needed wicket for Pakistan.

Yes. He is one of our safest fielders in whiteball cricket

 

[IAJ]

Yes. Rested due to a slight strain in left leg.

Thanks. He can be expensive but will take him over Haris Rauf any day and he can bat as well.

 

[shamaan]

Shaheen intensity in the fielder is very good

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Damn! Bairstow can hit us for plenty as well. This england team has such a long batting line up.

This isn’t even their strongest batting lineup. Stokes and Morgan aren’t playing

 

[Titan24]

Damn! Bairstow can hit us for plenty as well. This england team has such a long batting line up.

Not a bigger test than Eng for a bowler in today’s whiteball cricket I think. Yes Nz and Ind can be dangerous but, Eng is just at another level I believe on true and flat surfaces.

 

[Titan24]

Outfield is insanely fast

 

[IAJ]

Going from bad to Worse this

 

[mrtaim3]

Oh God!

 

[Last Monetarist]

Bairstow's batting too low for me, no real place for Malan in this team despite his statistics. Goes to show again how mean-averages can be misleading in T20 cricket.

 

[sharmaji]

Anything less than 200 will be a good finish by Pak.

 

[shamaan]

Pakistan need to keep them under 220

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

England should play Livingston ahead of Malan in WT20. Malan will struggle in UAE.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Give Azam Khan 2 overs, can’t be worse than Rauf

 

[Titan24]

Anything less than 200 will be a good finish by Pak.

Looking extremely unlikely unless they take couple of quick wickets

 

[mrtaim3]

Bairstow's batting too low for me, no real place for Malan in this team despite his statistics. Goes to show again how mean-averages can be misleading in T20 cricket.

I don't even understand why Malan has been ranked so high up in ICC T20s rankings.

 

[Nado_]

What are the point of these wickets which give zero value to the bowlers. A pitch where a wicket only falls if the batsman gives his wicket away. You might as well have a bowling machine out there. Ridiculous.

 

[IAJ]

Bairstow's batting too low for me, no real place for Malan in this team despite his statistics. Goes to show again how mean-averages can be misleading in T20 cricket.

I had the same feeling about Fakhar the other day, although he had a good little cameo.

 

[Titan24]

England should play Livingston ahead of Malan in WT20. Malan will struggle in UAE.

Actually I think Eng will need an anchor for UAE as all guns blazing approach might not work there. Malan can be decent in that role

 

[OldWarHorse]

Shadab has bowled so well after the initial onslaught

 

[shamaan]

Top bowling by shadab

 

[mrtaim3]

What are the point of these wickets which give zero value to the bowlers. A pitch where a wicket only falls if the batsman gives his wicket away. You might as well have a bowling machine out there. Ridiculous.

Really. No real competition tbh. Wickets only fall due to batsmen mistakes and not the quality of bowlers. Don't like these modern day wickets much.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Actually I think Eng will need an anchor for UAE as all guns blazing approach might not work there. Malan can be decent in that role

Stokes & Morgan are there to anchor.

 

[imshally81]

Good fielding by Azam khan

 

[Titan24]

Stokes & Morgan are there to anchor.

Fair point.

 

[ssuhaide]

I don't even understand why Malan has been ranked so high up in ICC T20s rankings.

Malan is damn good. However he is out of form.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Actually I think Eng will need an anchor for UAE as all guns blazing approach might not work there. Malan can be decent in that role

They don’t need an anchor. If anything, Stokes can play that role. If not him then Morgan or Bairstow

 

[imshally81]

Bairstow gone

 

[Titan24]

Shadab has been good in the series so far considering the overall context or the matches.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Wicket is taking a slight grip and holding in the wicket a bit.

 

[Kaptan]

If England can't play spin on such patta wickets, they have no chance in UAE.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

I've been a big critic of Shadab but he has bowled extremely well today. Imad too has done quite well.

 

[Titan24]

They don’t need an anchor. If anything, Stokes can play that role. If not him then Morgan or Bairstow

True. Both can adapt

 

[Ahmed216]

Top bowling by shadab

Indeed. He's been good today. Guess England have read this pitch well. Slight assistance for spinners and they are playing 2 of them

 

[YousafTheBeast]

50 for Rauf?

 

[sharmaji]

There you have one. Bairstow gone. One more wicket, preferably, of Livingstone and easily under 200.

Looking extremely unlikely unless they take couple of quick wickets

 

[castortroy]

Wow

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Malan is damn good. However he is out of form.

Malan is severely overrated player.

 

[Titan24]

Pak spinners were spectacular today on this wicket with small boundaries.

 

[castortroy]

One of the biggest sixes I have seen

 

[AdamM97]

Shot of the day that.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

That six should spell the end of Haris Rauf's international career.

 

[Justcrazy]

Livingstone again playing well her

 

[Ahmed216]

Haris has single-handedly lost us this game

 

[Nado_]

Really. No real competition tbh. Wickets only fall due to batsmen mistakes and not the quality of bowlers. Don't like these modern day wickets much.

I don’t find these slogathons entertaining at all, it’s ok if they do that for one pitch per series , but to have a road wicket every game it’s not good to watch in my opinion

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

A massive Six!

 

[OldWarHorse]

Thats big

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Top 5 sixes I’ve ever seen. Good to see Haris Rauf being the recipient

 

[Titan24]

Rauf tonked out of the stadium

 

[shariqnoor]

Livingstone. Monster hit. Where was this guy? Didn't do anything for Karachi kings.

 

[Gullycricket]

Rauf is such brainless.

 

[sharmaji]

What a shot by Livingstone

 

[YousafTheBeast]

That 6 reminded me off Afridi’s vs SA

 

[ssuhaide]

Out of the ground. For Pakistan sake it's better for Rauf to concede over 60 if it wakes those dozy selectors

 

[Nado_]

Career ending match for Haris?? (We can only wish

 

[Gullycricket]

Why not bowl Hafeez

 

[Titan24]

Not very confident going with Rauf to the world T20 if he is going to keep bowling this rubbish. He bowled well in National T20 on flat wickets, not sure if its the pressure or he is just loosing it

 

[zacattakk]

Wow Livingstone can really hit it.

 

[Afhan Ali]

They should have used Fakhar in place of Rauf the Idiot.

 

[Titan24]

Run out. Okay Rauf cant even do that right I guess

 

[MRSN]

lucky