ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan v Afghanistan | Match 22 | Chennai | 23 October | Pakistan Innings

[Unbiased-Fan]

Beaten

 

[BouncerGuy]

Rashid is showing is class today. Bowling some rippers here. Near misses

 

[imshally81]

50 for Abdullah

 

[Kianig89]

YK MoYo Inzi Saleem use to bully spinners

 

[amvbfm]

Pakistan really needs to put their feet on the paddle now. You cannot just keep bloaking spinners because the pitch is spin friendly

They are doing just fine. Better than losing 2-3 quick wickets. You can always accelerate later if you have wickets in hand. This isn't a totally flat track so 275-280 should be enough given the Afghan batting. Even 250 can work if you knock over Gurbaz in the first 5 overs. Pakistan are going fine. A good foundation has been laid, we should aim to be around 180 losing no more than 3 by the 35th over.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Shafique is outstanding talent
Will end as a better batsman than Babar

 

[shah_1]

Beautiful bowling from Rashid Khan, perfect length.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 93/1 (19 overs).

 

[Sunzi]

Need to show quality now. Consistently keep it ticking over. Otherwise pressure will build on themselves and transfer to the team.

 

[amirm]

Looks like batting is getting difficult

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Waqar

"He looks a million dollaa"

 

[emranabbas]

We've let rashid settle now he will be dangerous
Wicket incoming

 

[topspin]

Excellent 50 from Shafique. Batted very well in the PP. It's getting tricky to bat now so it's important he converts his 50 to a hundred.

 

[imshally81]

Four by Babar

 

[vprasanna83]

Hello from Chepauk !!!

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Poor bowling by kid. Realesed all pressure build by Rashdi

 

[Savak]

Rashid the dangerman getting turn

 

[hass]

Noor needs to be targeted

 

[Spitfire]

18 year old Noor Ahmad comes onto bowl now, the only teenager of the 2023 WC

Looks his real age too!

 

[ex-q-zit]

decent support for Pakistan from the crowd. Congrats Abdullah on another 50. he needs to convert this to 100 so that we can all witness some Ifti mania at the end.

 

[vprasanna83]

Scores of people queued up to come in . Will be a full house by evening

 

[Omer2002]

clearly bowl is turning and very slow now..need to leave rash but attack other side for sure as run rate is dipping

 

[mominsaigol]

Abdullah needs to bat full 50 overs today. Bowling for pak is weak

 

[sweep_shot]

Better over from Noor. He was bowling too leg-side-ish last over.

 

[PakPremi]

Why do they struggle so much against spin? Its so frustrating

Not struggling.

 

[imshally81]

100 up

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 100/1 (20 overs).

Pakistan are ahead. This pitch doesn't seem easy to bat on.

 

[shah_1]

The pitch isn't easy, people need to calm down here

 

[Itachi]

Kuldeep did not ‘tear’ us, Bumrah’s strikes were more lethal that day. Saud and Iftikhar played very ordinary shots to legside-ish deliveries, and that’s where he got two cheap wickets.

Pakistan were going okay till they collapsed and that’s what we should be focusing on.

It's AFG for God's sake.

Babar can sleep in the field till 45th over and even then Pakistan will win.

 

[sweep_shot]

It's AFG for God's sake.

Babar can sleep in the field till 45th over and even then Pakistan will win.

Afghans beat England. Don't underestimate them.

 

[MMHS]

Wickets at hand, normally score triples from over no 20 end. It might be a bit difficult here as the wicket is getting slower.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Just 44 runs scored from 11th to 20th over.
Why are they so over conscious?

 

[imshally81]

Nabi should continue with Rashid... Bad captaincy from Afghanistan

 

[Usman Chadda]

It's AFG for God's sake.

Babar can sleep in the field till 45th over and even then Pakistan will win.

They beat England comprehensively, and have four very good spinners.

Not the cakewalk everyone expects this to be.

 

[ex-q-zit]

I am surprised at how consistently Imam and Shreyas Iyer fall on the short ball. When they know that teh opposition knows their weakness why cant they work on it and overcome teh shortfall?

 

[Spitfire]

Scores of people queued up to come in . Will be a full house by evening

Nice one mate.

Keep em coming!

 

[imshally81]

Noor changes his end..

 

[shah_1]

I am surprised at how consistently Imam and Shreyas Iyer fall on the short ball. When they know that teh opposition knows their weakness why cant they work on it and overcome teh shortfall?

Iyer is better player of short ball, there is no comparison .

 

[RehanG]

Should give Rashid no wickets and he should finish with 10-0-40 and attack others.

 

[hitthestump]

The pitch isn't easy, people need to calm down here

Impossible.

“Just go for 400” is the level of thought we have here.

 

[pak4life]

You can't have two timid players at both end. That is the difference between the top teams in this wc. One player always has a strike rate of over 100.

 

[aukhan]

Finally, Zimbabar is back in the runs again.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Seems like a close decision

 

[imshally81]

Review time...

Time for some tempering in DRS

 

[Aviator]

Even if this abdullah guy scores a hundred. Of what use that hundred would be. 100's like this do more harm than good to a team.

 

[TheSultan]

I would give him out just on the basis of such a poor attempt at a sweep

 

[Srinath_cricket]

Scores of people queued up to come in . Will be a full house by evening

Good scenes brother! Traveled for official purposes this week! Would've certainly pushed for a ticket had I been back home in chennai this week as these 2 teams produce good competitive matches.

 

[NeVerMind]

Reviewed...and Shafique gone....three red!

 

[Sunzi]

Looks in trouble on review.

 

[imshally81]

Out

 

[MANU ROY]

Abdullah Shafique strike under 80 not good

 

[Aviator]

Good riddance!

 

[emranabbas]

Impossible.

“Just go for 400” is the level of thought we have here.

bro you were saying the same last game and then what happened?

 

[Major]

Noor ahmed is a good bowler

 

[TheSultan]

He was very poor since babar came in. I do not understand why players do this. Have a good patch and then go in to their shell.

 

[sweep_shot]

Great review.

Abdullah is out.

 

[Asif321]

Great review . Noor Ahmed with a good one

 

[imshally81]

Seriously.. It seemed not out from naked eye...

 

[m.shah]

50 and gone for Abdullah

 

[MANU ROY]

Shafique 58 of 75 not good at all

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Top delivery

 

[Ali Active]

Abdullah just puts pressure on himself and then gets out

 

[NeVerMind]

He was very poor since babar came in. I do not understand why players do this. Have a good patch and then go in to their shell.

Babar kept coming up to him and saying something... probably told him to go easy

 

[syd_pak]

Pakistan is the only team in the world who get a good start, then go into their shell and then get out

 

[ex-q-zit]

Dangerous period of play has started. We have seen in this WC collapses have occurred around this time. Pakistan needs to be cautious.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Review time...

Time for some tempering in DRS

Stop watching cricket then

 

[Rana]

Technique got his little 50 for tik tok and now out

 

[imshally81]

Stop watching cricket then

Why

 

[Omer2002]

Well the pitch is difficult i think 250 plus would be good score.

 

[Firebat]

Fantastic review from Afghanistan.

 

[aukhan]

I wa

You can't have two timid players at both end. That is the difference between the top teams in this wc. One player always has a strike rate of over 100.

I was watching the highlights of old Pakistan matches from 2008-2009. Our batsmen batted comfortably, rotated the strike, scored occasional boundaries, and judging by the strike rate, it never seemed like a game from a decade ago. For some reason, this cowardly timidity has been ingrained in our system since Misbah took over.

 

[Savak]

Criminal to get out like this after getting such a good start. Pakistani players need to realize that this is India, the ball doesn't bounce that much here, the moment it hits the pads and if you are in front of the wickets, it's out.

This WC has exposed that our batting against spin is very poor

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

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[TheSultan]

Why is he playing his lapaytoo for something so far outside off?

Amateurish

 

[owenhcricket]

Wow...DRS made that ball turn twice hahaha

But terrible position for Shafique to get himself into...I dont know why so many modern batsmen fall overt he front foot when sweeping. Wheres the balance of an Inzy, a Younis or a Gooch when sweeping?

 

[VForVendetta]

Shafique plays just the kind of knock that will make his idol proud. SR of 77 despite facing 75 deliveries, yeah there's no doubt he truly is the heir to Babar's thorne! Stat padding zindabad .

 

[nish_mate]

The real captain of Pakistan comes out...

Come on Rizwan, inspite of all his quirks, this guy's a fighter.

 

[castortroy]

Rizwan going to play another turgid, unattractive innings

 

[vprasanna83]

Trying to sweep AFG spinners on this wicket is suicidal . Especially when you can’t pick them

 

[Abraham786]

Cricketer cum actor arrived