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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest score batting second in the history of ODIs:<br><br>193 Fakhar Zaman today v S Africa<br>185* Shane Watson v Bangladesh in 2011<br>183* MS Dhoni v Sri Lanka in 2005<br>183 Virat Kohli v Pakistan in 2012<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1378742221546094595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest scores by a Pakistani batsman against South Africa in ODIs:<br><br>193 Fakhar Zaman today in Johannesburg<br>135 Saleem Elahi in 2002 at Port Elizabeth<br>117 Mohammad Yousuf in 2007 at Lahore<br>114* Ijaz Ahmed in 1994 at Durban<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1378742481911750657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest scores against South Africa in ODI history:<br><br>200* Sachin Tendulkar at Gwalior in 2010<br>193 Fakhar Zaman at Johannesburg today<br>180* Martin Guptill at Hamilton in 2017<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1378743570606256136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fakhar Zaman 193 off 155 balls<br>Rest of Pakistan batsmen 106 off 146 balls<br>25 extras<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1378744566510202883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fakhar Zaman "It feels great, but it would be much better if we had won the game" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/RzNlsUzDm0">pic.twitter.com/RzNlsUzDm0</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1378748699552186375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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What an innings. When he got to a 100 you could see that he wanted to win it. Deserved a double hundred.
 
As fakher said it's not his best inning, Otherwise it is one of the greatest inning in my point of view
 
I haven't watched highlights yet but even cursory glance at scorecard reveals the enormity of this inning. It would have been best ever odi inning if Pakistan had won the match.
 
Undoubtedly one of the best. And since people here love to say that he is a hack and can't perform against big teams I'll plug his career record vs Top 5 teams (Aus, Eng, Ind, RSA, NZ).

It is: 1256 runs at average 44.85 and SR 96 with 3 centuries.
 
It was a truly epic innings One for the ages
 
Unfortunately, he could not win it, so cannot be ATG inning, but definitely one of the better inning recently played in ODIs.
 
Pointless knock, he didn't take his team over the finish line but he has cemented his spot in the team for a few games now. Not his fault tho
 
One of the best.Just needed a bit of support and smart batting from others
 
Saurav said:
One of the best.Just needed a bit of support and smart batting from others
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Our tail started from no 5 today unfortunately Otherwise he wouldve won us the game today
 
How can this knock be even one of the best because although the scorecard says Pakistan lost by 17 runs and Fakhar scored 66% of Pakistan's runs, at no point of time were Pakistan on course to win the match. Even when Fakhar was going ballistic the target was always out of reach.

When we compare this knock with Virat's 183 against pak, India was always in the hunt. This knock at best be compared with a 170 odd run knock Sachin played and India lost the match.
 
Savak said:
Pointless knock, he didn't take his team over the finish line but he has cemented his spot in the team for a few games now. Not his fault tho
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How is this pointless? It is impossible to win the match chasing 340 single handedly when nobody else couldn't support . This is the best ODI knock by a Pakistani the batsman in the history of ODI cricket.
 
Babar Azam take notes. That guy makes halwa hundreds in modest low pressure chases, yet to see him score a daddy hundred like this when we need him the most despite Pak fans licking the dirt off his shoes.

Fakhar is under appreciated these days now that the hype machine has moved on from him. This guy is clutch, proved it in CT17 and again today. Need to play him on whichever WC comes our way as long as he’s fit and firing.
 
One of the best knocks I have seen from a Pakistan player In ODIs. You can’t blame him for defeat so don’t like hearing words like “we lost so it doesn’t matter “. If that’s how you treat international runs a batter may as well just get our first ball because if his team loses his runs won’t matter anyway for some people’s metric.

This is the highest score in the 2nd innings of an ODI game. Remember these days plenty of big 300 scores are getting scored.

It was a really good knock. A shame he didn’t get any support.
 
some of the players produced by Mikey Arthur : Faheem, Shadab, Babar, Hasan, Fakhar, Sharjeel, Imad

any players produced by Misbah and Waqar : ? ? ? Keep playing failures like Asif Ali
 
Exceptional innings in a run chase. Great to watch especially as the wickets kept tumbling at the other end.
 
One of the greatest knocks of all time, he tried to win the game until the very end but ran out of partners and there was too much to get, might be the best knock by a Pak batsman ever
 
Great knock with good timing and tremendous sixes. Finally someone going after Shamsi and Nortje.
 
What a fantastic knock! Easily one of the best ODI knocks ever. No shame in losing the match for Pakistan. As an Indian, this was a moral victory for Pakistan.
If only the other batsmen could also stand up.
 
I always believed in Fakhar and was glad he came good today after a long time.
 
truely missed imad wasim here today. Imad in place of a useless Shadab and Haider in place of Friend Sui Gas Asif Ali would have made real difference

its a true shame that we have played Asif Ali and Shadab when they have been seriously a baggage (for shadab in last 2 years only) all their life.

Harris Sohail in place of Daanish, Haider in place of ASif Ali and Usman Qadir in place of Shadab and we have a decent team

Hassan Ali has to come in ... i would drop Harris Rauf (who actually was excellent today but too breakable)

Misbah really really really need to be booted out. the man is seriously destroying pakistan cricket ... just cannot believe he is still there ...

Fakhar played an innings of a decade (could have been top 3 since 2000 if he had won it ) but i am not too comfertable of him yet... need to see how consistently he can perform
 
For only one reason I will say this was one of the greatest innings in ODI history.

Usually, when someone plays a great knock, that player gets some help from the other end. A few lusty blows, some taking off the pressure.

Fakhar got absolutely zero help. I haven't seen this poor support for any big innings in a long time.

He played for both ends almost every ball. That is just not on.

So yes, a great innings - pity didn't get the ending it deserved.
 
Savak said:
Pointless knock, he didn't take his team over the finish line but he has cemented his spot in the team for a few games now. Not his fault tho
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Pointless knock???? Really????
For a Pakistani, your bars for batsmanship are pretty high.
Please come down to earth now.
 
Tendulkar's 175 was a great second innings knock. With 16 to get in 3 overs India should have won the game. India was 332/6 with Tendulkar batting on 175 on 47th over.
 
Savak said:
Pointless knock, he didn't take his team over the finish line but he has cemented his spot in the team for a few games now. Not his fault tho
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Nothing pointless about it. He did his job, he carried his team in getting closer to the total. Had anyone scored above the score of 50 Pakistan would have easily won this match with this magnificent effort by Zaman. You have to understand this was not an easy knock to pull off. There was loads of pressure around him since the wickets were falling but the man handled it like a champ. Truly unfortunate he was in the losing end. History however won't forget this innings.
 
Depends on how big the list of greatest ODI knocks is. Personally, I don’t think it was even top 20 material.
 
I think if we had won, no doubt it would have been up there as the best ever.Even though we lost its amongst the best in recent times. It was if he was playing in CT again. On that occasion he ended Ashwins one day career and got Jadeja kicked out of the team for a while.
 
Bewal Express said:
I think if we had won, no doubt it would have been up there as the best ever.Even though we lost its amongst the best in recent times. It was if he was playing in CT again. On that occasion he ended Ashwins one day career and got Jadeja kicked out of the team for a while.
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Bhai, CT final was a great knock. But Ash and Jaddu ke barein mein kuchh zyada nahi bol diya?
 
anyone remember that Kohli Asia cup knock

People stopped watching the match cause we knew we will win but than VK happened

Same could have happened today if our MO was even below average and not the garbage we fielded (knowing there are much more experienced MO batsman out there who could easily help us win this match and chase) ...

Those kinds of matches you remember even for a long time unfortunately for FZ PCT didn't help him...
 
ex-q-zit said:
How can this knock be even one of the best because although the scorecard says Pakistan lost by 17 runs and Fakhar scored 66% of Pakistan's runs, at no point of time were Pakistan on course to win the match. Even when Fakhar was going ballistic the target was always out of reach.

When we compare this knock with Virat's 183 against pak, India was always in the hunt. This knock at best be compared with a 170 odd run knock Sachin played and India lost the match.
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India had 80% of chances to win in that match at 47th over. Tendulkar botched it with 16 to get in 3 overs.
 
For me.

Ashraful’s 100 v Australia in 2005 is the greatest and most emotional ODI knock. I was crying tears of happiness that day. Nothing will beat that hundred for me!
 
There are may be a dozen or more such knocks I can think off in a winning cause . He dint deserve to be at the losing end today,but in the end Pakistan lost which immediately puts way down the list of greatest knocks.
 
Had it been a winning knock, then it would have been amongst the best innings of a chasing team.

Valiant effort by Fakhar. Hope Imam took notes on how to attack.
 
Savak said:
Pointless knock, he didn't take his team over the finish line but he has cemented his spot in the team for a few games now. Not his fault tho
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Pointless post - no value in this post, makes a pointless statement yet will continue to make pointless remarks and posts. Not your fault though.
 
Savak said:
Pointless knock, he didn't take his team over the finish line but he has cemented his spot in the team for a few games now. Not his fault tho
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For world cup quakification, we are placed in a table that has points and net rr.

His knock saved us us the net rr that could come into play when seeding teama or determining qualification for the world cup.
 
jusarrived said:
There are may be a dozen or more such knocks I can think off in a winning cause . He dint deserve to be at the losing end today,but in the end Pakistan lost which immediately puts way down the list of greatest knocks.
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Completely wrong.
I am quite sure most Indian fans will rate Sachins 175 vs Australia in a loosing cause more than his 200 in a winning cause.

Every innings has it's own flair, magic, positives and also negatives.
 
I am still gutted about his dismissal. If law is there than should be enforced.
Good knock, This inning will make him better understand his potential and the value of staying at the wicket and not throwing it away as he has potential to up the tempo.
I hope he become the better batsman and respect the good balls/bowlers and give more value to his wicket going fwd, Good sign for Pak. Gr8 learning curve and good thing it taught that 340/350 can be chased if the batter are bit more smart in there shot selection. Need to sort out middle order.
 
Great knock, he was unlucky his team could not win, however I blame the run out on his INZI like attitude. A 200 was there for the taking....
 
jusarrived said:
There are may be a dozen or more such knocks I can think off in a winning cause . He dint deserve to be at the losing end today,but in the end Pakistan lost which immediately puts way down the list of greatest knocks.
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Fakhar's innings is the highest ever score in a run chase. It has come in SA against an attack of Rabada, Nortje and Ngidi.

These are the pace attacks of every team in witch the batsmen scored more than Fakhar :
Sharam 264 : Kulasekara, Mathews, Eranga
Guptill 237 : Taylor, Holder, Russel
Sehwag 219 : Roach, Rampaul, Russel
Gayle 215 : Panyangara, Chatara, Chigumbura
Fakhar 210 : Muzarabani, Ngavara, Tiripano
Sharma 209 : McKay, CoulterNile, Faulkner
Sharma 208 : Mathwes, Lakmal, Pradeep
Tendulkar 200 : Steyn, Langveldt, Parnell

Apart from the two against Zim, all others have been scored at home. Fakhar did it against a terrefic pace attack away from home.
Not saying Fakhar was better than all of them, I have not compared them, but Fakhar's innings was special but yes you can find negatives in his innings and they surely are.
 
Fellow team members pay tribute to Fakhar

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Mobashir said:
Completely wrong.
I am quite sure most Indian fans will rate Sachins 175 vs Australia in a loosing cause more than his 200 in a winning cause.

Every innings has it's own flair, magic, positives and also negatives.
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Personally for me, neither of those knocks would be in Top 20 for Indian batsmen. Tendulkar himself has played quite a few I rate above these two. The 175 vs Aus would have been Top5 had India won, the end result is a big factor for me especially if am making a list of ATG innings, the ones which helped a team win will always be listed above.
 
Both Fakhar and Sachin's 175 innings are at same level (with Fakhar slightly ahead with his more brutal innings and almost no support from the other end).. Would have been ATG if they had won their respective games

Why Hasan Ali is not being played, being a better batsman than Asif Ali??
 
People are easely ignoring that this was played in SA, away from home, against a very good three-men pace attack.
 
Definitely in the top 5 second inning knocks , would’ve been THE best if someone supported him till the end
 
One of the best.

When you consider he was opening, it was overseas, chasing 340+, and the next highest score was 31, it’s damn hard to argue it’s not Top 20.
 
Anyone who doesn’t rate this innings is clearly biased. Only batsmen to perform out of the 11 tullaybaaz, against a proper pace attack in SENA venue known for pace.
 
Also it doesn’t make sense to apply the logic “he didn’t win the game so this knock wasn’t great” he did literally what he was supposed to do + more, scoring p much a 200 which has only been done in ODI history a handful of times.

Rest of the team is not in his control. He put everything on the line to win and his scoring proved that, that’s all that matters.
 
Suleiman said:
Anyone who doesn’t rate this innings is clearly biased. Only batsmen to perform out of the 11 tullaybaaz, against a proper pace attack in SENA venue known for pace.
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Checked the scorecard. Only Rabada is bit experienced with over 100 wickets, but he is not pacy. The other two pacers are new (don't know their speed). Not a proper pace attack SA is known for. Also during no time was the match under the bag. When you know you are losing, the pressure is less. it is not among Pakistani top 10 innings, let along top 20 of all time.
 
CricketCartoons said:
Checked the scorecard. Only Rabada is bit experienced with over 100 wickets, but he is not pacy. The other two pacers are new (don't know their speed). Not a proper pace attack SA is known for. Also during no time was the match under the bag. When you know you are losing, the pressure is less. it is not among Pakistani top 10 innings, let along top 20 of all time.
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I mean why even bother checking the scorecard if you don't know Nortje and Ngidi? That means you are completely out of cricket since some years.
 
Suleiman said:
Anyone who doesn’t rate this innings is clearly biased. Only batsmen to perform out of the 11 tullaybaaz, against a proper pace attack in SENA venue known for pace.
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Babar is not a tullaybaaz. And yes, it was a fine innings.
 
Mobashir said:
I mean why even bother checking the scorecard if you don't know Nortje and Ngidi? That means you are completely out of cricket since some years.
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Nortje was playing his 9th odi and Ngidi his 28th? You mean they have been playing ODIs since some years?
 
Despite accelerating in the latter part of the innings, he could only bring down the equation to 31 off 6 balls. Which means for the most part of the innings, including the last ball he faced, the match was out of bounds. This is more like those beautiful innings where the batsman exhibit strokeplay and have fun when it is the opposition's match to lose.
 
A fab all time innings, saw the highlights....a pity his side didn't win...does not take anything away from the fantastic knock.
A little bit more of smart batting by his mates and if he was switched on and did not fall for whatever the keeper was saying/doing or do an inzi style run out fade, he would have won the game for his side.
it's surely unfair to say-becoz he didn't end up on the winning side it des not matter..
 
One of the best one and deserves 200 agains his name.
Should convert his talent in more frequent big knocks.
 
Anyone who does not rate this innings, basically have no idea how cricket is played. Fakhar played that innings to perfection and almost brought Pakistan home, but poor guy got no support from the other end. Team selection was a joke as our tail started when it was 71 for 3, think about this.
 
The 21st of May marks the 24th anniversary of one of the greatest innings in the history of ODI cricket produced by one of the stalwarts and most outstanding batsmen of the 50-over game – Saeed Anwar hammered a magnificent 194 of just 146 deliveries against India in Chennai in the Independence Cup in 1997 and created a new world record breaking a 13-year old one held by the great Vivian Richards. Unlike in contemporary cricket, when with the advent of T20 cricket, rising scoring rates and strike rates have led to massive individual scores in the ODI format too, to register in excess of 150 was a rare feat in the 1990s. And in that light Anwar’s stunning 194 remains a standout performance in history and tellingly the only one in the ten highest scores in ODI cricket which did not come at the turn of the millennium.

Here is the journey of the highest score in ODI cricket.

171: Turner Turns It On in 1975 World Cup (1975)

The great New Zealand batsman, Glenn Turner stunned the cricketing world with a majestic unbeaten 171 opening the innings for New Zealand against minnows East Africa in the second match of the inaugural World Cup in Birmingham in 1975. New Zealand amassed 309 and restricted East Africa for 128 for 8 in the allotted 60 overs.


175: Kapil Dev’s Magical Unbeaten 175 At Tunbridge Wells (1983)

Coming into bat at 9 for 4 which soon worsened to 17 for 5, India’s captain Kapil Dev produced one of the most magnificent innings in the history of ODI cricket when he blasted an undefeated 175 off just 138 deliveries against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup. Kapil scored almost 66% of India’s total of 266 and the team went on to win by 31 runs. The victory inspired an unfancied Indian contingent to raise their game and play at a level which exceeded everyone’s expectations. They went on to lift the trophy exactly a week later at Lord’s in London. Kapil had also broken Turner’s 8 year record of the highest individual score in ODI cricket.


189: Richards Produces The Greatest Innings In ODI Cricket History (1984)

From 11 for 2 which worsened to 83 for 4 and then 166 for 9, Richards hammered the most outrageous ODI hundred in the format’s history remaining unbeaten 189 off 170 deliveries against England in the first ODI of the Texaco Trophy at Manchester in 1984. It was the highest score in ODI cricket till 13 years before Saeed Anwar smashed 194 against India in Chennai in 1997. West Indies ended with 272 for 9 and bowled out England for 168.

Richards scored 86 runs after registering his century off just 58 deliveries at a strike rate of 148.28. He added 106 for the last wicket with Holding, who contributed just 12. It is still a world record! This innings was rated by Wisden as the greatest ODI knock of all-time. Richards scored 69.48% of the total runs scored by the West Indies in the match – it remains the highest percentage of team runs scored in a completed innings in ODI history! His individual score was more than two and a half times the collective score of the other West Indian batsmen.


194: Anwar Breaks The Record After 13 Years (1997)

Pakistan dashing left-hander, Saeed Anwar produced a sublime 194 off just 146 deliveries against India in Chennai. He scored around 59% of his team’s total of 327 as Pakistan beat arch-rivals India by 35 runs at Chepauk. The elegant left-hander had broken the 13-year old record set by Richards as he launched an incredible assault on the likes of Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad and co.

Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe came close to overhauling Anwar’s record in 2009 but could not quite finish the deed. He remained unbeaten on 194 against Bangladesh in Bulawayo equaling the record of the Pakistani batsman but not quite surpassing it.


200: Tendulkar & the First Double Hundred (2010)

It had to be that man! Sachin Tendulkar put his name in the record books yet again in his glorious career as on the 24th of February, 2010 against South Africa in Gwalior, he became the first batman in the history of ODI cricket to record a double hundred. Opening the innings, he remained undefeated on 200 off 147 deliveries, reaching the historic landmark off the third delivery of the 50th over as India amassed a colossal 401 for 3 against the likes of Dale Steyn and co. The record for the highest individual score had been broken – again after 13 years.


219: The Nawab of Najafgarh Conquers Indore (2011)

Virender Sehwag did not let Tendulkar’s record hold for long in the history books as barely a couple of years later he annihilated the West Indies in Indore and blasted a hurricane 219 off just 149 deliveries smashing 25 fours and 7 sixes. India piled on 418 for 5 – which remains their highest score in ODI history.


264: The Second of His Three Doubles – Rohit Sharma Surpassed Everest (2014)

Rohit Sharma notched up the highest individual score in ODI history – a humongous 264 off just 173 deliveries against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in November 2014 as India crossed 400 yet again in the format. Rohit’s innings included 33 fours and 9 towering sixes – a record 186 runs came from just boundaries – the highest in the game’s history! This was Rohit’s second double hundred in ODI cricket. He, quite stunningly, notched up another one – again against Sri Lanka in Mohali in 2017.


It speaks volumes of the pedigree and talent in batting in India that four of the seven batsmen on the list above are from the country.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...ar-200-to-rohit-sharmas-epic-264-3759182.html
 
His finest innings - Anniversary of that knock.
 
Gibbs 175 (111) chasing 434 has to be right up there.
 
Was an Amazon knock, unless you watched the game there is no way to appreciate that knock,

He single handedly almost got Pakistan over the line. You could see the determination and grit in that knock. The whole team was collapsing around him and he took on the responsibility and almost took them there.

His dismissal I still think it was not sportsmanship like and think it was semi cheating tbh.

Nonetheless I genuinely think it’s one of the ATG knocks.

If you didn’t watch the game, the scorecard doesn’t give you a reflection on how good it was
 
An amazing knock . Fakhar sure knows how to score big tons.

He’s the only player we have who is capable of such brilliance.
 
Just watched the highlights.

It really was sublime. We kept having hitters come in like Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf, and after playing out some dots and getting themselves in, they would get out. Had a single other player provided a supporting role, there could have been a chance for an incredible victory. Even a 20 off 10 type cameo, it would have taken the pressure off.

We saw with the chase the other day, it took a quick start from Fakhar, twin centuries from Babar and Imam, and still needed a cameo from Khushdil to get over the line.

All this makes Fakhar's innings even more incredible. Such a shame he ran himself out through a lapse in concentration.
 
Special special knock. Fakhar is arguably the best ODI opener Pak have had since Anwar
 
What a knock this was - Hope FZ can do this again soon!
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 2021. Fakhar Zaman smashed 193 off 155 balls against South Africa at Johannesburg. He hit 18 fours and 10 sixes, making the third-highest individual score for a Pakistan batter in ODIs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/fyKv1nWrDf">pic.twitter.com/fyKv1nWrDf</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1643157995382095872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It was a good innings but not a great one. That is because the team still lost the match. Great innings are those which take the team over the line.
 
a decent to good innings... great no... innings are great when they win u matches regardless of the magnitude.... like naseem's 2 6s against afghanistan is a better inning than his 193... coz that got us over the line and saved our face...
 
reversehook said:
a decent to good innings... great no... innings are great when they win u matches regardless of the magnitude.... like naseem's 2 6s against afghanistan is a better inning than his 193... coz that got us over the line and saved our face...
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Naseem Shahs innings was better than Fakhars Now ive heard it all!

The two cant be compared surely Fakhars, if im not mistaken was the highest innings in a chase ever
 
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reversehook said:
a decent to good innings... great no... innings are great when they win u matches regardless of the magnitude.... like naseem's 2 6s against afghanistan is a better inning than his 193... coz that got us over the line and saved our face...
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You could have given a better example than naseem's 2 6s while comparing with an epic ODI knock while chasing. Does not matter that it was a loosing cause.
 
Zaz said:
Naseem Shahs innings was better than Fakhars Now ive heard it all!

The two cant be compared surely Fakhars, if im not mistaken was the highest innings in a chase ever
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Jazx said:
You could have given a better example than naseem's 2 6s while comparing with an epic ODI knock while chasing. Does not matter that it was a loosing cause.
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Jaz and Zaz thats my opinion... if u dont seal the deal, its not worth it... i used naseems innings as a blunt example, otherwise there are plenty of examples such as razzaq's glorious hundred against SA with akhtar on the other end... i am not saying his innings was crap, just no where near one of the greatest innings... hope that helps.
 
reversehook said:
Jaz and Zaz thats my opinion... if u dont seal the deal, its not worth it... i used naseems innings as a blunt example, otherwise there are plenty of examples such as razzaq's glorious hundred against SA with akhtar on the other end... i am not saying his innings was crap, just no where near one of the greatest innings... hope that helps.
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Seal the deal is impossible when your chasing 340 and you score 193 but your team let’s you down and lose the game .

Don’t think that kind of equation will ever be repeated.
 
GreenKhan said:
Seal the deal is impossible when your chasing 340 and you score 193 but your team let’s you down and lose the game .

Don’t think that kind of equation will ever be repeated.
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for large parts of that innings the game was over. There was no pressure and then suddenly we got into the game. I probably will not rate it that high for that reason.

I think Razzaqs 100 against SA was the best innings I have seen. Similarly the game was over and we got back into it but Razzaq was able to finish it.
 
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