England vs Pakistan | 2nd T20I | Manchester | Aug 30, 2020 | Pakistan innings

[Deewana Mastana]

87-88mph from Mahmood, that's generally his region.

England know Fakhar struggles with balls around legstump and at his body, and that's where they're targeting him already.

Doesn't take a genius to work that out they even knew that before Azhar came in their setup

 

[Firebat]

Good running by these 2. Would help if Fakhar would hit the ball though.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

England should play it smart . Get fakhar to waste as many balls as possible

 

[Deewana Mastana]

190.

Babar starts off with a four!

If Babar stays till the 15th then it could be.

 

[castortroy]

Pitch is flat

 

[castortroy]

180 pitch this

 

[Deewana Mastana]

could see Jordan running through this alongside tom lol

 

[Markhor]

Doesn't take a genius to work that out they even knew that before Azhar came in their setup

Strange from Morgan, feeding Fakhar with spin. Should have pace from both ends.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Agree with many here, very impressed with Shan Masood here. Definitely seems to have heavy cricket knowledge.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

4 runs Fakhar.

 

[Markhor]

Full toss from Jordan first up.

Even Fakhar in this form won't miss out on those.

 

[Mueez]

Outfield is very quick!

 

[shamaan]

Defo 170 needed here

 

[QalandarFan]

Fakhar needs to score big today!

 

[watson367]

Full toss from Jordan first up.

Even Fakhar in this form won't miss out on those.

When has Fakhar been in form besides CT and Zimbabwe?

 

[castortroy]

Someone like Morgan is going to be very difficult to stop on this wicket

 

[Firebat]

Got to be 180+ on this pitch, come on Babar

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fakhar needs to run properly keeps on ball watching

 

[Mueez]

When has Fakhar been in form besides CT and Zimbabwe?

He had a good series in New Zealand too.

 

[oatmeal]

Poor bowling by England. Too short or too full

 

[NeVerMind]

New people watching cricket for the first time on BBC1 might have been confused as to which team is which with Saqib and Moeen opening the bowling for England!

 

[Markhor]

When has Fakhar been in form besides CT and Zimbabwe?

Think he's very lucky there's a dearth of hard hitting openers in Pakistan. Unless you count complete hacks like Awais and Mukhtar.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fakhar needs to get his shot selection improved.

Has been playing for nearly 4 years and hasn't developed much.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Could we see a bradmanlike innings from Hafeez on this dead wicket?

 

[watson367]

Banton and Morgan will be difficult to stop on this pitch

 

[Markhor]

Yet another bowling change.

Reminded of one T20 where Sarfraz used 6 bowlers in the first 6 overs.

 

[Saj]

Looks like a 180 track.

Very flat.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Yet another bowling change.

Reminded of one T20 where Sarfraz used 6 bowlers in the first 6 overs.

Probably the last time Pakistan thought about tactics.

 

[Ahmed216]

Beautiful batting strip. Haider not playing is good coz runs from him will force management to reconsider combination of this team made up of champion seniors

 

[AAli98]

These 2 better have a partnership of 120 tail starts from malik/Hafeez

 

[castortroy]

Crazy England are missing Stokes, Buttler and Roy and they still have crazy batting power

 

[Markhor]

No power game in this Pakistan team.

Free hit not punished !

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Couldn't even hit the free hit

 

[Firebat]

Babar struggling here vs Curran

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Slow start frm pak

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

No power game in this Pakistan team.

Free hit not punished !

Happens when you don't play Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali. A few of them that we still have.

 

[watson367]

Haider Ali was needed today

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Need to go after 1 of these

 

[topspin]

Poor from Babar with that free hit

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Slow start frm pak

What else to expect from a team full of accumulators?

These can only win on slow low wickets where spinners defend 150 odd.

 

[watson367]

Hafeez padded up lol

 

[Slim]

Decent start from the team - much better than England's start in the first T20I. Dont get constant bowling changes from Morgan tho. Not sure whats up with that.

 

[Ahmed216]

Poor cricket from pak. U have big hitters like malik hafeez and rizwan and yet no intent from openers

 

[Firebat]

Just one slow over and everyone starts panicking and overreacting.

 

[castortroy]

This is a 200 pitch

 

[topspin]

Decent start from the team - much better than England's start in the first T20I. Dont get constant bowling changes from Morgan tho. Not sure whats up with that.

Which is why our resident critic has gone into hiding

 

[Slim]

Poor cricket from pak. U have big hitters like malik hafeez and rizwan and yet no intent from openers

Big hitters like Rizwan?

 

[Markhor]

Nice straight shot from Fakhar.

 

[topspin]

Phil Tuffner: "Pure Class from Babar Zaman"

 

[shariqnoor]

Tom Curran is the ugliest bowler in cricket right now. Every ball is a slower ball. Why are you even a fast bowler? Just call yourself a spin bowler.

 

[watson367]

I wanna see some sixes. Have to wait for Ifti Chachu i guess.

 

[Slim]

Which is why our resident critic has gone into hiding

He follows the England team not England Lions you know.

 

[angrypathan]

Decent start

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Not bad from Fakhar so far..was expecting a 0(7) from him

 

[Ahmed216]

Much better from fakhar today. Not lookng to bludgeon them but focussing more on timing and playing on merit of ball

 

[angrypathan]

Tom Curran is the ugliest bowler in cricket right now. Every ball is a slower ball. Why are you even a fast bowler? Just call yourself a spin bowler.

Do you remember the great Jade Dernbach? Think we made a hero out of him at some point

 

[Markhor]

Lucky !

Slower ball then a bouncer, goes for four off the gloves.

 

[Slim]

Fakhar's trigger movement kinda makes him supectible against short bowling, no?

 

[HappyWarsFan]

England really produce some dross bowlers. Tom Curran is so mediocre.

 

[Markhor]

Good powerplay for Pakistan.

 

[Thephenom]

First time I’ve seen Currun, he has a funny run up with the dipping shoulder

 

[Firebat]

Come on Babar you have to put those away

 

[shariqnoor]

Babar has missed out on atleast 4 boundaries

 

[ScotRaz]

All the easy balls are being bludgeoned to fielders.....hope we don't regret not scoring big from these balls.

 

[Slim]

That pie should have been smashed for a six tho.

But decent powerplay, good job!

 

[msb314]

This is poor from Babar..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good powerplay for Pakistan

Need to get 100 in the next 6, target should be 180.

 

[Slim]

England really produce some dross bowlers. Tom Curran is so mediocre.

He destroyed India on their last tour.

 

[Ahmed216]

Fakhar's trigger movement kinda makes him supectible against short bowling, no?

Quick ones really do trouble him

 

[Hasan123]

Babar Azam has missed out on some very loose balls.

 

[GreenKhan]

This is a good start. Not sure what the fuss is all about .

 

[Titan24]

Azhar Mehmood brought his famous slower balls with him to the English camp.

 

[Slim]

Bairstow has a loud appeal inside him.

 

[watson367]

Babar missing out on easy runs

 

[Hasan123]

Rashid is the best LO spinner in the world. He has developed so well over the last few years.

 

[Markhor]

Geez, crazy turn. It's a reused pitch so that should encourage our lot.

 

[ScotRaz]

Oof what a ripper.

 

[watson367]

What a delivery

 

[Hasan123]

Babar vs Rashid is a great battle.

 

[watson367]

Shot