Eoin Morgan’s 33-ball 66 helps England to victory in 2nd T20I against Pakistan

[castortroy]

come on.. just for one match?

He has been average all tour

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

This was the series to try fresh young talent - Haider, Hasnain etc as well as use a new mindset.

Pakistan has gone in the opposite direction. What a disaster this team leadership is.

 

[Indiafan]

Shaheen is truly a world-class bowler.

At least he has the guts not to chicken out just because he was being hit

 

[MMHS]

Pitch has been very flat today.

Also, 215 probably would've killed off the game.

If batsmen are to bail out PAK with 215, than 50% of PP threads should mock the fans here. Do you realise that apart from Morgan & Johnny, and may be Adil, none of there players is certain starter for England. What Shaheen is bowling ... 220 probably wasn’t enough. Apart from one Shadab over, this has been below average show.

 

[MRSN]

have not seen such a poor bowling performance or may be Bairstow and Morgan had their day.

 

[shah_1]

Pathetic team

 

[sweep_shot]

This partnership: 96 runs from 8.3 overs.

Morgan is a champion player.

 

[Salman4.]

Shaheen might become one of our best bowlers in future but he has bowled some absolute trash in this tour, completely fulfilling the boots of Usman Shinwari.

 

[oatmeal]

20 off one over.. Misbah is going to go berserk in the dressing room

 

[Markhor]

Nothing Harsh there. Cricket has moved on from day of lazy guys using runners and skipping fielding.

There is a rule that you need to field for a certain duration before you can bowl.

Simple you can’t last a T20 game may be time for a break till you recover

What ? I was on about that wide call for Shaheen.

 

[Energy]

Pakistan washed around like detergent this game. Lethargic batting, half of the players couldn't hit a six while every batter from England has smacked them out of the park. Ifti with 3 overs, lol even if he was making up for Amir there wasn't a need for the third over.

 

[Titan24]

Mediocre stuff, just like the first test. Wasim Khan will be under pressure as he said Misbah will have to be accountable

 

[Syed1]

Heads need to roll after this series, if they don't then it'll confirm that Wasim Khan is a foreign British agent hell bent on destroying what's left of Pak cricket.

 

[Sadevdesai]

not happening !!!!!!

 

[castortroy]

The Morgan lbw was crucial

 

[Local.Dada]

What ? I was on about that wide call for Shaheen.

My bad, I thought it was about umpire not allowing Amir to bowl. Agree on the wide

 

[oatmeal]

If Saggers had given the lbw against Morgan this game would be totally different

 

[Markhor]

I wonder who appointed him and Misbah. Can't quite put my finger on it......

I agree Wasim and Mani have seriously messed up personnel appointments.

 

[watson367]

This Pakistani team is so mediocre. Our nr 1 ranking was a fluke playing Zim, SL, Bangla and WI mostly.

Nah we beat top teams but, only in UAE. It was our mini fortress

 

[sweep_shot]

32 runs are needed from 27 balls.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Game over. Bye.

 

[Gullycricket]

How can anyone justify Misbah over Mickey. Weren't we No1 in T20. Weren't we going in some direction. I see no hope now losing to Eng C

 

[sweep_shot]

Back to back boundaries.

Required run rate is now under 6.

 

[watson367]

Mamoon where are you buddy?

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Heads need to roll after this series, if they don't then it'll confirm that Wasim Khan is a foreign British agent hell bent on destroying what's left of Pak cricket.

Why? They were doing bhangra after just losing 1-0 against the mighty English. That's the narrative Misbah sold to the PCB + Pak media.

 

[asadee]

Is Hafeez not allowed to bowl?

 

[adil79]

On a belter, Babar played his usual ODI innings, to keep his 50 average. This is where we went wrong.

 

[oatmeal]

Can't blame Babar but he should have been a bit quicker. Malik and Ifti are the main match ke mujrim

 

[Mamoon]

We deserve this humiliation.

 

[hb787]

Sensational from Morgan. Can’t blame the bowlers too much for this

 

[JaDed]

English have good reserves too.. becoming a dangerous team in England.

 

[Syed1]

If Misbah has some shame he would resign but we all know he doesn't have an iota of shame.

 

[sweep_shot]

Shaheen has had a terrible day.

3-0-40-0.

 

[Khanusman1]

*** man we had a good total

 

[sharmaji]

Ok. Thanks. He would have done better than the current bowlers. Babar must be missing him on the field.

Pulled his right hamstring and went off the field

 

[Mamoon]

Looks like we can’t even beat England Lions. We don’t even get tired of losing.

 

[Sadevdesai]

no killer instinct !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Nah we beat top teams but, only in UAE. It was our mini fortress

Hardly. Mostly lost to sides like Aus, Eng and SA. At times we beat NZ yea.

Mostly we played against Lanka, WI and Zim

 

[adil79]

Where are the good old yorkers? What is Waqar doing? lol. A circus going on as usual.

 

[Syed1]

English have good reserves too.. becoming a dangerous team in England.

What reserves they are winning because of Morgan and Bairstow.

 

[castortroy]

It's why pak have become such a terrible white ball team

Been getting hammered in T20s for a long time now

 

[Titan24]

On any wicket allowing opposition to chase 190 odd in T20 requires poor bowling and poor planning. Thats the two things Pak has been really professional about throughout the series

 

[sweep_shot]

English have good reserves too.. becoming a dangerous team in England.

They have but this game was won by Morgan (who is a regular).

Their bench players struggled during last game (except for Banton).

 

[kingusama92]

Losing with a bunch of old guys is sad.

 

[oatmeal]

Ok. Thanks. He would have done better than the current bowlers. Babar must be missing him on the field.

He's back now but has to wait before he can bowl

 

[TeamPak95]

Guys but Hafeez scores a fifty. There’s nothing to worry about. Malik will score one in the next game as well, I’m certain if it. That’ll show everyone.

 

[Uzi]

The Morgan lbw was crucial

As soon as I saw that in real time, I said out. It just looked out and was surprised it wasn't given.

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=146948]Slim[/MENTION]

Are you not doing bhangra today? It appears that we can’t even beat the C team of the door handles.

Complete shambles.

 

[Syed1]

How can anyone justify Misbah over Mickey. Weren't we No1 in T20. Weren't we going in some direction. I see no hope now losing to Eng C

Wasim Khan was saving money on coaches so that he could give himself a big pay cheque.

 

[JaDed]

Sensational from Morgan. Can’t blame the bowlers too much for this

No you can, some terrible bowling spells..

 

[sweep_shot]

19 runs are needed from 23 balls.

 

[castortroy]

Have pak won just 1 of their last 10 games?

 

[adil79]

Losing with a bunch of old guys is sad.

But it sets the game for coaches to find someone to blame

 

[Gullycricket]

What reserves they are winning because of Morgan and Bairstow.

Malan bhai was so mediocre. We are making him a star

 

[oatmeal]

Haider Ali in place of Malik next game

 

[watson367]

We deserve this humiliation.

I’ve been waiting for you to light up my day.

 

[MMHS]

Nah we beat top teams but, only in UAE. It was our mini fortress

No, you beat top teams with key players missing, which is not factored in ranking. Accept the fact and move on - there is a reason why a knowledgeable poster like Mamoon spends most his time these days to tease around his own countrymen.

 

[Titan24]

Poor management caused Amir to not come in and ball. Not sure if he would have made a difference but another achievement by the management

 

[sweep_shot]

Man of the match should be Morgan.

One of the best LOI batsmen in the world currently.

 

[Sadevdesai]

Only we can do this to ourselves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Justcrazy]

England need 19 runs in 21 balls. RRR: 5.42

 

[asadee]

Sarfaraz ko waapis laao

 

[TeamPak95]

On any wicket allowing opposition to chase 190 odd in T20 requires poor bowling and poor planning. Thats the two things Pak has been really professional about throughout the series

Very true. Babar has looked quite non-existent and uninspiring on the field to say the least.

 

[castortroy]

Man of the match should be Morgan.

One of the best LOI batsmen in the world currently.

Most destructive

 

[oatmeal]

Who's that behind the side screen

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Sarfaraz ko waapis laao

Sarfraz lost to Sri Lanka C.

What difference will it make?

We are just a mediocre team filled with seniors.

 

[Gullycricket]

Zimbabwe is coming for these losers to feast on

 

[Mueez]

A little too late.

 

[TeamPak95]

Sarfaraz ko waapis laao

You like musical chairs??

 

[JaDed]

What reserves they are winning because of Morgan and Bairstow.

Malan?

 

[shah_1]

What a bunch of jokers

Misbah picked Haris Rauf on the basis of Big Bash performances that is a low grade league.

 

[Justcrazy]

Only we can do this to ourselves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No surprise , Poms batting is far superior.

 

[sweep_shot]

18 runs are needed from 20 balls. They have slowed down a bit.

 

[adil79]

Misbah usually remain calm. But he is not today. And I may know exactly why. Imran Khan only watches short games due to lack of time. And it's holiday. And chances are he is watching. So, Misbah is acting up, frustrated over his guys performance, as if it show he is helpless when this is his team selection.

Also, Misbah want to savor one last win in this tour, to garner some sort of achievement after abysmal test series. This will help him retain chief selector and coach role. and avoid attention from media

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Another humiliating defeat. Had there been no rain Pakistan would have lost the first match as well.

 

[shah_1]

What a bunch of jokers

Misbah picked Haris Rauf on the basis of Big Bash performances that is a low grade league.

 

[watson367]

No, you beat top teams with key players missing, which is not factored in ranking. Accept the fact and move on - there is a reason why a knowledgeable poster like Mamoon spends most his time these days to tease around his own countrymen.

I was just saying we didn’t play only minnows. IK we are terrible right now but, we used to be a little better

 

[King_Kohli]

Eoin Morgan goes past David Warner to become the 5th highest T20I Run scorer now

V Kohli - 2794
R Sharma - 2773
M Guptill - 2536
S Malik - 2335
E Morgan - 2218*
D Warner - 2207

 

[sweep_shot]

What a bunch of jokers

Misbah picked Haris Rauf on the basis of Big Bash performances that is a low grade league.

That's right. BBL is overrated.

 

[JaDed]

They have but this game was won by Morgan (who is a regular).

Their bench players struggled during last game (except for Banton).

Is Malan a regular?