ICC CT 2017 | Pakistan v South Africa | 7th June, 2017 | Birmingham | Pakistan innings

[Faisalabadimunda]

Need a few big overa to release pressure

 

[Syed1]

I don't know about Babar but Hafeez is definitely playing for his fifty.

 

[HeavenOrHell]

This is some epic level tuk tuk

Misbah would be proud.

 

[Watsupdoc]

This is an amazing test innings from Hafeez,

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Cant afford to let RR increase

 

[sehwag fan]

Saffers need hardik to rattle hafeez

 

[Mp812]

Mohammad Hafeez (rhb) 10 30 1 0 33.33% strike rate
Professor not having 40% passing mark yet )

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Tahir need to take two quick wickets if they want to win this game

if these 2 stays they gonna win anyway

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Not watching the match, but Babar does have a weakness against quality spin, so Tahir is a danger.

 

[JaDed]

Doesn't make a difference in Pakistan's case.

Faf wouldn't had opened with Parnell FGS defending such a low total.

 

[WC-Passion]

Enjoying the match so far.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Why does Hafeez still play for Pakistan.. Seriously..?

 

[f430gt3]

Why does Hafeez still play for Pakistan.. Seriously..?

Same question can be asked for several players in the team. I don't know the answer.

 

[Syed1]

SA were 64/3 after 16.






All of Fakhar's hard work dumped due these two

 

[Saeed]

I don't know about Babar but Hafeez is definitely playing for his fifty.

Babar is playing for his health. He doesn't want to get too tired by taking few singles.

 

[Zeshan547]

Mohammad Hafeez (rhb) 10 30 1 0 33.33% strike rate
Professor not having 40% passing mark yet )

In pak till intermediate level 33 % are good enough.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Same question can be asked for several players in the team. I don't know the answer.

It dosent get any worse then Hafeez

 

[Ankit007]

Why does Hafeez still play for Pakistan.. Seriously..?

He is playing well. This is the type of situation where you need to bat like this

 

[m23ahmed]

Hafeez and Azhars' selection portrays the lack of creativity in Inzamam's selection capabilities. Pakistan need a selector like Andrew Strauss.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Faf wouldn't had opened with Parnell FGS defending such a low total.

Yep. AB is an atrocious captain.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistani batsman software has totally been installed in babar , congratulations.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Why is Hafeez wasting time? Doesnt he know that rain is in the air?

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Need a good 5 overs do pak

 

[darksher]

Hafeez is a lethargic and dull human being, can't even run swiftly.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

5 overs 30 to 35 runs and pak will be safe

 

[f430gt3]

I am still praying we win this game. Still should be winnable target to reach even after slow tuk tuk.

 

[Madplayer]

Pakistani batsman software has totally been installed in babar , congratulations.

Looks like it.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Babar struggling big time.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

How is babar any better than azhar Ali? ? Why preferential treatment for babar even after he failed against all teams apart from windies

Scored a century and 84 in the Aus ODI series, had a good NZ ODI leg, and is 22.

 

[Madplayer]

Babar is woefully out of form.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Really need to rotate strike or else they gna end up playing a rash shots and getting out

 

[prayas]

Naa it's Gavaskar should be proud by seeing those two from commentary box

 

[Zeshan547]

Yar team ka tu na sahi inko apni Izzat ke Zara b fikr nai hota, you have to have really special kind of thick skin to face such insult with straight face

 

[Runner Up]

Pak need to score 70/2 in 20 overs if DL comes in action.

 

[Saeed]

Omg, please get out.

 

[aloo paratha]

Babar is playing for his health. He doesn't want to get too tired by taking few singles.

[MENTION=142795]zyrus[/MENTION] would be happy, fitness is overrated after all.

 

[imshally81]

So.. That's a problem.. We can't play with the healthy strike rate..

 

[f430gt3]

Current partnership 20 runs, 8.5 overs, RR: 2.26 (Mohammad Hafeez 10, Babar Azam 7)

Now please don't get out. At least make some runs for the team.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Omg, please get out.

Do u support India or Pakistan?

 

[Syed1]

If these two play for the next 10 overs we are going to lose.

 

[sehwag fan]

None of those resulted in wins I guess...and he batted with a very poor strike rate

 

[ToeCrusher2]

so 9 off 12 reach 70/2 in 20 overs, nail biting stuff

 

[Watsupdoc]

Can they get to 70 in 20 overs?

 

[prayas]

Can Pakistan score 9 runs in 3 overs

 

[Syed1]

Babar is woefully out of form.

Play him tomorrow against Windies and he will hit century. That seems to be his level.

 

[Naim]

Ok this is aggresive bating for you from pakistan batmen

 

[Arham_PakFan]

What the actual hell are these 2 doing smh

 

[aloo paratha]

Why is Hafeez wasting time? Doesnt he know that rain is in the air?

But his place is under threat!

 

[f430gt3]

is rain predicted?

 

[KingKhanWC]

I dont mind this at all, stay in the game. The light isn't the best now, the longer a batsmen stays at the crease the easier it gets.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Play him tomorrow against Windies and he will hit century. That seems to be his level.

Finally someone said it LOOL.

 

[daytrader]

Professor can't even score off Moriss, Morkel toh door ki Baat hai

 

[boomboom6]

This is an awful awul batting display. 21 runs in last 10 overs

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Are they even aware that they have to make 70 in 20?

 

[JaDed]

If after all this tuk tuk they end up playing a rash shot ,would lose it for sure.

 

[aloo paratha]

Masha Allah one year into his coaching and MA has instilled the aggressive batting style into this team!

 

[Naim]

Uffff yar wth is this

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

I can sense hafeez doing sumt dumb

 

[fasihulhaq94]

babar playing pathetically

 

[Saeed]

Current partnership 20 runs, 8.5 overs, RR: 2.26 (Mohammad Hafeez 10, Babar Azam 7)

Now please don't get out. At least make some runs for the team.

Strike rotation is major problem with this side. Soon they will try get strike rate up by slogging all around instead of taking singles.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Babar is trying to outdo Hafeez here...

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Babar is also very selfish

 

[aniket1911]

If someone decides to go bang bang and finish the match in a hurry then I will be so so angry.

If I am wasting my time watching this test match, it better be a thriller.

 

[Pete Rose]

Imagine the damage being done to young players in Pakistan when they bat with Azhar, Hafeez etc.
They would think this is normal batting

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Seriously creating unecassary pressure

 

[Syed1]

Abay yaar what is going on??????????????????????

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Can they get to 70 in 20 overs?

No. Clown team

 

[sehwag fan]

Babar is worse than I'm ran farhat

 

[prayas]

In case just after completing 20 overs complete rains come then and 2-3 runs short this 2 will not slip for a year
d

 

[Arham_PakFan]

They have to make 8 runs in 2 overs.What the hell are these two even doing?

 

[Zeshan547]

Yar Wese you really need to be misbah level dheet to need get bored of such epic tuk tuk.

 

[Syed1]

2 runs of the last 2 overs??????????????????????????????????

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pathetic batting... Ek azhar kam thaaa ab saree team hee azhar

 

[Square Drive]

Ooh close.

 

[Naim]

8 runs in 2 overs . Only miricle will save us

 

[Sunzi]

Terrible batting.

Fakhar Zaman, flashy strokes aside, had the right idea - was looking for a run every ball - that's the problem with the rest of these idiots. Don't know how to build. All they are succeeding in doing is inviting pressure on; pressure that will result in rash strokes and throwing away the good work done in the field.

Problem is, going forward, the team won't take on Fakhar's approach, Fakhar will take on the team approach and end up losing the urgency that he displayed.

Absolute bore-fest. Pathetic cricket.

 

[Belawal2014]

8 off 25 lol.

 

[Ultimate]

You get nightmares when a utility player is allotted a spot in the middle order as a specialist batsman. Disgusting to see Hafeez in the middle order. He is not a specialist batsman by any means. Haris should replace him in the next game.

 

[Pete Rose]

Can't middle the wide one as well. Prettty poor

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Just getting ourselves into a mess