ICC T20 World Cup | India vs Pakistan | Super 12, Group 2 | MCG | 23 Oct | Pakistan innings

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pakistan luckily faces SA in less helpful conditions for seamers.

That is not good news for Pakistani bowlers then.

 

[10sion]

Shan and Ifti looking noticeably more confident than the superstar openers.

They didn't have to face the first few overs. [Ok Shan did and struggled too]

 

[Rana]

This is what Pak fans wanted, Pakistan's middle order will be tested.

No

Pakistan want those two make shift openers fo move away for proper T20 openers

 

[Major]

Shan and Ifti looking noticeably more confident than the superstar openers.

no more swing. It was the swing that was bothering them even shan aswell.

or Maybe its Chacha giving his wisdom to Shan

 

[imshally81]

Not a bad over for Pakistan

 

[Ahmed216]

Shan Masood for captaincy after those two hits

 

[10sion]

32/2 in 6 overs.

India wins the Powerplay by a long mile

 

[Devadwal]

150 is good score on this surface

 

[jnaveen1980]

Sham is very rusty. zero rhythm. Not hitting through.

 

[adzzy786]

32 in the power play.. wow

 

[castortroy]

man this ground is too big.

Will suit the Indian batters who have more orthodox stroke players

 

[msb314]

Poor PP

 

[Grunge101]

It's stopped moving now. I think if Babar would've survived that ball, he couldve gotten himself in and cashed in at this stage.

Rizwan not so, he was just hopelessly out of sorts today.

 

[castortroy]

Here comes the bouncers

 

[msb314]

I feel like this will still be a close game

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Seems like Rizwan played too slow and too cautiously.

 

[rhony]

Good PP for India. Ball isn't swinging bananas any more.

 

[Ab Fan]

Babar is in the same league as Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer and he proved it today

 

[10sion]

A part of me wants to see Asif Ali batting in the opening overs in such conditions. Would be ridiculously good entertainment.

 

[Zeshan547]

I would actually Take this powerplay score, it could be much much worse like 20/4 or 5 down in these conditions.

 

[Rana]

32 in the power play.. wow

8 runs short of what we wanted without losing a wicket

 

[Kroll]

India all over Pak, this is going to end tears.

 

[GreenBee]

Pandaya the bowler may actually be better than this version of Shami.

 

[Major]

Chacha good running, good shot by Chacha

 

[imshally81]

Lot of 3 runs are available

 

[10sion]

Good running. Kohli will do the same later on.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pandya is India's hard length bowler

 

[MenInG]

Need to get to 150 - chasing in these conditions will not be easy

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Chacha Ifti fishing. This guy is fastest of the lot.

 

[msb314]

Runs are staying to come

 

[Major]

alot or armchair critics here talking samck about the team, it was swinging god dammit.

 

[Zeshan547]

A part of me wants to see Asif Ali batting in the opening overs in such conditions. Would be ridiculously good entertainment.

You wanna give us heart attack? Have some mercy man.

 

[Devadwal]

Running wicket the wicket is key for big ground as 1 can become 2 and 2 can be 3

 

[Kroll]

Seems like Rizwan played too slow and too cautiously.

Injury hampered him but still....

Just useless.

 

[10sion]

from Cricinfo: Furqan Durrani: "India were 31/3 after 6 in Dubai last year. Pak have managed 32/2. Powerplay might prove to be the difference again."

 

[saabir]

Iftikhar looking good in these conditions. Probably best among all the batters so far

 

[Grunge101]

Chacha good running, good shot by Chacha

He needs to run harder, missed a clear 4 at the start, Shan was already halfway down the other side

 

[castortroy]

What was shan doing *** lol

 

[hamzie]

did they call that a short run?????????

 

[MenInG]

alot or armchair critics here talking samck about the team, it was swinging god dammit.

get to 150 and game on

 

[adzzy786]

Gone

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Superb fielding by Pandya there

 

[10sion]

Lmao if this is a run out.....

 

[imshally81]

Not out

 

[Dantheone]

Babar dismissal was pathetic given he has so much experience. Knowing the ball was swinging his position at the wicket and shot played was unbelievable.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Masood is not out

 

[Grunge101]

Well these two have already cemented their place for the next few games

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Keep your head in game, running like deers caught in headlights.

 

[10sion]

alot or armchair critics here talking samck about the team, it was swinging god dammit.

True. Could easily have been 3 or 4 down. Kohli missed a easy runout too.

 

[Ahmed216]

Babar is in the same league as Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer and he proved it today

Clueless as ever

 

[fieldMarshal]

Poor poor selection by not playing 4 seamers...they will not win any thing by being defensive

 

[angrypathan]

Never seen a left hander miss more deliveries off his pads

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Shan Masood has missed atleast 3 boundary deliveries in his legs. Iftikhar only batsman playing with confidence.

 

[Inswing]

Will our bowlers do such kind of swing?

 

[adzzy786]

Arshdeep the new

 

[saeedhk]

Shan plays most of the balls with his body.

 

[Rana]

Naseem and Shaheen would have been a handful on this bowling first

 

[Sherazkhalid]

At this rate we make 120 that be something.

 

[Major]

get to 150 and game on

yup, besides the openers have saved us all year around..

The middle order needs to step up today if we want to win a world cup. You cant win a world cup just by relying on your openers.

Ifti and Masood have batted well, Rizwan played out the swing along with Shan

 

[saabir]

Why they are running like headless chicken.

 

[castortroy]

Still shocked how pak won a world Cup in Australia

I think they are one of the worst performing teams in Australia if not the worst

 

[RajBan]

150 is good score on this surface

130 is good enough for this Indian batting. Pakistan bowling is really strong in these conditions.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

This was on card, Babar to blame ! He has to accept that no3 is his best position

 

[Firebat]

Will Pakistan's bowlers get the same swing?

 

[Ab Fan]

Clueless as ever

Yes he was, same as in Asia Cup.

 

[Ahmed216]

Actually disappointed with Babar and Rizwan’s body language today

 

[10sion]

If babar was the captain, people here would have killed him for not giving another over to Arshdeep.

 

[Kroll]

India swung it but there was no foot movement to counter just wild swings with feet stuck like statues.

 

[Rana]

alot or armchair critics here talking samck about the team, it was swinging god dammit.

You talk a lot of smack when Babar/Riz accumulate against c teams

 

[Ab Fan]

Superb fielding by Pandya there

Magnificent effort from him, best all round cricketer in the country.

 

[dildilpak]

Painful commentary!

 

[Rana]

Will Pakistan's bowlers get the same swing?

They will

 

[Major]

You talk a lot of smack when Babar/Riz accumulate against c teams

i understand that you are happy that they failed.

 

[Kroll]

Will Pakistan's bowlers get the same swing?

Could but Ind batsmen will play it better

 

[Badboy_1]

because the are headless chicken.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

alot or armchair critics here talking samck about the team, it was swinging god dammit.

Well you can always try unsettle the bowler rather than missing ball after ball. It swings for everyone but we always get paralyzed.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

They didn't have to face the first few overs. [Ok Shan did and struggled too]

It wasn't easy but swing at medium pace should not be made to look unplayable. Rizwan couldn't even get near the ball.

 

[10sion]

Will Pakistan's bowlers get the same swing?

Wouldnt the pitch settle down prior to that.

If not...it would be fun to watch.

As a Bangladeshi with 0 to gain its so much fun regardless of who wins [Ok that's a lie, I want Pakistan to win]

 

[GreenBee]

India swung it but there was no foot movement to counter just wild swings with feet stuck like statues.

Explains Test match woes away from Asia. But still good flat track batsmen though, like Rohit.

 

[Rana]

This is good ODI batting by Shan