ICC CT 2017 | Final : India vs Pakistan | 18th June, 2017 | The Oval | Pakistan Innings

[Macho Mann]

a guy who took 2 wickets dropped for wicketless amir and imad, sums up pakistan team selection

 

[Hasan123]

Brilliant atmosphere

 

[Slog]

I dont think its particularly defensive. they have a team they are comfortable with playing and winning with. why do you need to weaken batting.

If our batting goes down to #7 we are losing anyway

 

[Hasan123]

Indeed and Shadab was only bowler to emerge with any credit after the Birmingham group match.

I'd have dropped darter Imad not Shadab.

I would have dropped Imad as well.

 

[Ahonnoha]

We will find out today how much truth was there to Aamer sohails statements..

 

[FlickedOffHips]

WHATS THE OVER-UNDER ON FAKHAR? i'll take the under.

 

[WC-Passion]

What tragedies in Bangla and SL?

Mud slides and something else. Totally missed it.. Can anyone else confirm?

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Let's go Pakistan!

 

[MMHS]

Shadab should not have been playing this match. , really poor strategy against india.

Would have been disaster bowling 3 spinners in morning session, but it's probably makes sense if a good score is posted.

 

[dauntless]

I don't understand the selection of haris in the squad ! Good vaction though! !

 

[roshanrocks]

Sarfaraz has clean shaved today. He means business! He want to look his best when he holds the trophy later in the day...

Indian team better watch out....

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Agreed. People crying like Faheem is McGrath. I would've played faheem for Imad too but that's the only change I would've made

Heard that Imad's undercutting bowling helps in the way to reverse the ball later..

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Lets go

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Lol so it's just not us, even Pakistan are playing Imad/Shadab instead of Fahim/Rumman. Is this wicket gonna take any spin?

 

[Stewie]

I dint know what the wrist slitting has begun. They know better than us and if in sarfaraz you trust, then trust he made the right call.

I am for some reason pretty happy we are bowling second. Let the sun Best down for another 3.5 hours and dry it up, it can only be good for us. Now our batsmen just need to bat full fifty and score at least 250, ideally 300 and 350 would assure a win.

 

[ali2220]

Sarfaraz has clean shaved today. He means business! He want to look his best when he holds the trophy later in the day...

Indian team better watch out....

Funny!

 

[Pakistani Pace]

InshAllah Pakistan will win

 

[dauntless]

Be careful fakhar against bhuvi

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Azhar not too many dots please

 

[MMHS]

Fakhar has got away with some chancy quick fire innings in 3 repetitively smaller chases - today his roll is to bat for long, which he can do given his List A average - will he do? Not sure.

 

[Abdul]

I dint know what the wrist slitting has begun. They know better than us and if in sarfaraz you trust, then trust he made the right call.

I am for some reason pretty happy we are bowling second. Let the sun Best down for another 3.5 hours and dry it up, it can only be good for us. Now our batsmen just need to bat full fifty and score at least 250, ideally 300 and 350 would assure a win.

Sarfraz didn't make the call. Kohli did.

 

[shaaik]

We will find out today how much truth was there to Aamer sohails statements..

The truth is already out there in open " we ain't playing on used pitches anymore".

I fully endorse Aamirs take.

 

[roshanrocks]

Swinggggg! nice to see

 

[Jabo]

India to bowl first

Good move by India
They chase very well
And we haven't batted first for a while

Need a solid start and around 280 minimum
Can see India chasing anything up to 330 easy
280 give us some chance

 

[WC-Passion]

That leave from Azhar

Seriously though why is it swinging. :

 

[Hasan123]

Some movement for Bhuvi

 

[Pete Rose]

Are they chanting for Jeremy Corbyn.

 

[Stewie]

Sarfraz didn't make the call. Kohli did.

I'm talking about the cal regarding team selection not the toss

 

[dauntless]

Azhar better score today run a ball

 

[hur rizvi]

SWing, BAd times to be a Pakistani

 

[ExplicitAI]

Too many of you lot said it's a belter, it don't look like it

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Azhar please don't waste this power play and this flat surface

 

[Saeed]

Azhar already wasting balls.

 

[msb314]

Azhar MUST play positively.

 

[hur rizvi]

Azhar better score today run a ball

Like he can

 

[Stallion__]

Bhuvi 89 Mph

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Too many of you lot said it's a belter, it don't look like it

Its a perfect batting surface. What does swing in the air have to do with it??

 

[dauntless]

Azhar is gonna remain poor batsman

 

[hur rizvi]

Azhar off to a blistering start

 

[WC-Passion]

Need to get off the mark cmon Azhar.

 

[Coconut]

Excellent bowling. Come on India let's win this.

 

[FlickedOffHips]

solid start from Bhuvi. here's the matchup im interested in- jassi vs fakhar.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Test match maiden.

 

[Barragan]

Great, maiden by azhar

 

[world cup captain]

As usual, Azhar starts off in a pathetic manner.

 

[Ahonnoha]

Beautiful seam by Kumar, Pakistani s gona struggle here

 

[Saeed]

These trsundlers need to be smashed out of park, not handed down maidens in platter.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Nice swing there

 

[Baller]

Even if Pakistan get 300+ (in a utopia) how will you get them out with spinners? I'm still annoyed.

 

[Markhor]

Predictable start.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Lmao everyone needs to relax. You can't expect 20 runs off the first over

 

[Pete Rose]

its a good toss to lose for an excitable team.

 

[hur rizvi]

LAck of intent and no idea of target already there

Expecting fakhar to fail

 

[MSaad1237]

It feels like 90% Indian crowd in the stands ..

 

[SandyB]

Friendly Sledge :

Yuvraj will be playing the sixth ICC ODI Final of his career; Pakistan are playing their the fourth ICC ODI Final in their history.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Its a perfect batting surface. What does swing in the air have to do with it??

In the sense that people said the pitch is dry like a biscuit but Ganguly said there's bit of grass

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Maiden to start off

 

[MABA]

It's imperative that Azhar rotates the strike today, he somehow needs to find gaps

 

[Shafi]

You drop Rummon who was one of the best death bowler. I would even pick Rummon over out of form Amir let alone Imad. Imad will give 100+ runs like Wahab today.

 

[MMHS]

Azhar off to a blistering start

2 half-vollies arrow straight to covers - it would have read 8/0 against Indian openers after 1st over.

 

[braindead]

Great over by Azhar. This is the aggressive brand of cricket we need from our players.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Fakhar cmon boyy

 

[imshally81]

Thanks Azhar Ali..

 

[WC-Passion]

full toss didn't hit it

 

[Barragan]

Full toss missed out

 

[Hasan123]

Fakhar should show the same intent as previous games. No need for this tuk tuk nonsense.

 

[SandyB]

Can Bumrah swing it ??

 

[hur rizvi]

Leg side packed for fakhar. Smart Indian thinking already taking Pak by surprise

 

[BlueAngel]

Kick stupid SRK out of commentary box please.. thank you

 

[Leeon1994]

Shukriya Azhar Sharif

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Bumrah bowling well

 

[ExplicitAI]

Score a run man!!

 

[emranabbas]

Fakhar seems nervous

 

[Haseeb 22]

Even if Pakistan get 300+ (in a utopia) how will you get them out with spinners? I'm still annoyed.

Exactly. Match is lost

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Wide.First runs of the day.

 

[shaz619]

Friendly Sledge :

Yuvraj will be playing the sixth ICC ODI Final of his career; Pakistan are playing their the fourth ICC ODI Final in their history.

Pakistan v India head 2 head record

Pakistan Test wins: 100000000000

India Test wins: 3

 

[imshally81]

Some swing in action

 

[WC-Passion]

first run from a wide.

 

[Barragan]

Wide

 

[world cup captain]

Lmao everyone needs to relax. You can't expect 20 runs off the first over

Oh yeah, he can go ahead and play a couple of maidens here, right?:ahmed