ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan v South Africa | Match 26 | Chennai | 27 October | Pakistan Innings

[SalimBhai]

Skill level of SA bowling is poor. No yorkers. No change ups at different lengths

Need 100 in last 10

 

[ex-q-zit]

A Pakistan win is good for the WC else the 4 spots for the SFs will be more or less sealed all the matches will be nothing but dead rubbers.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Shadab throws it away

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar's match winner comes out to bat .

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Babar's match winner to do something today?

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Wrong time

 

[Sunzi]

Damn. I spoke to soon and jinxed it.

Hadn't said anything for half an hour and this partnership developed. Speak and boom, out.

 

[oatmeal]

Dont collapse and get to 280 at least

 

[Rana]

Tbf Shadab batted well

Just goes to show you need 350

 

[Savak]

South Africa have never beaten Pakistan in a 21st century World Cup (be it ODI or T20).

Last time South Africa beat Pakistan in a World Cup was in 1999.

Even that 1999 win was because of a Lance Klusenar special. SA would have lost that match otherwise

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Man we always do that

 

[oatmeal]

Damn. I spoke to soon and jinxed it.

Hadn't said anything for half an hour and this partnership developed. Speak and boom, out.

Mate don't say it

 

[Sunzi]

Shadab batted well. Threw it away a little with that.

 

[Mohraheem]

Lol.
Iftikhar is the best we've got.
Only SA can defeat SA if pak can score around 250 and fluke a couple of early wickets

Ifthikar! Only performs against week teams lol

 

[batandballbattle]

nawaz is overdue an impactful innings, hope he delivers

 

[CerebralPatriot]

God would have loved to see Sharjeel, Saim and Sarfraz bat on such a belter

 

[Sunzi]

all your fault mate

Feels it

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Tail enders are in. Nawaz is not an all rounder, he's a bowler who can hit one or two boundaries an innings if he's lucky.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Man we always do that

This is how Pakistan constructs the innings these days. Lot of cameos all the way upto 9 or 10. That is why they have loaded the side with lot of "all rounders"

 

[Abraham786]

Nawaz Match winner atleast make 40 ,i want see saud (100) support him

 

[mrtaim3]

Need to play out next 5 overs without losing anymore wickets.

 

[Ali Active]

Minimum 300 to ne competitive
no need to bowl shadab more than 4 overs ifti chachu will do fine here

 

[Thanos]

Good inning from Shadab. Did his job well in batting dept.
Pak needed century from one of top 3-4 batsmen.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

We always throw away wickets when we are getting some momentum

 

[Sunzi]

Saud and Rizwan should swap places.

 

[emranabbas]

This is how Pakistan constructs the innings these days. Lot of cameos all the way upto 9 or 10. That is why they have loaded the side with lot of "all rounders"

Then against india none of them worked

 

[IAJ]

God would have loved to see Sharjeel, Saim and Sarfraz bat on such a belter

Sarfraz? lol

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Karachities carrying Pakistan as usual

come on ....

We always throw away wickets when we are getting some momentum

Sadly ... Yes. Rizwan and Ifti bhai did the same.

 

[SalimBhai]

Oooooh man. We need 100 in last 10

 

[boomboomcheema]

Today the Pakistan winning streak against SA likely to be broker. Very likely.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Minimum 300 to ne competitive
no need to bowl shadab more than 4 overs ifti chachu will do fine here

We will run out of batsmen, unless Shakil can go on to make 70+

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Karachities carrying Pakistan as usual

It is Pakistani carrying Pakistan.

 

[Thanos]

Good running

 

[jnaveen1980]

Axcellent running

 

[NeVerMind]

50 for Saud...well played

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Pak are favourites now. 240 will be too much for SA

 

[Ahmed216]

Class knock from the best left handed in Pak

 

[batandballbattle]

hundred for shakeel IA

 

[SalimBhai]

Shadab looks totally out of shape

 

[hitthestump]

Saud and Rizwan should swap places.

I agree.

Saud is absolutely class.

Rizwan is already keeping for 50 overs. I admire his heart

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Best innings played by a Pakistani this world cup

Take a bow Saud

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

It is Pakistani carrying Pakistan.

thank you ....

 

[amirm]

65 from the last 10 will get Pak 300. It’s doable.

 

[IAJ]

this pitch look like a 4th day test pitch

 

[hitthestump]

Time to go to Jumma. Hope Pakistan can smash these last 10 overs InshaAllah

 

[RexRex]

Saud will take them to 300, should be a fascinating chase.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Then against india none of them worked

Because India Game is pressure cooker and these bit and pcs player dnt work in big games

 

[Ahmed216]

Shadab looks totally out of shape

He's already expressed his love for biryani on this great Indian food tour

 

[IAJ]

Well played 50 by Saud, mubarak howe

 

[NeVerMind]

Minimum 300 to ne competitive
no need to bowl shadab more than 4 overs ifti chachu will do fine here

Just last 50 overs...the heat doing enough to sap the energy out of the Saffers when they come out to bat

 

[jnaveen1980]

Then against india none of them worked

India has a good middle over attack. SA doesn't have. Most teams don't have. So it will work against msot teams. But it takes a hit in the bowling departmentt which is Pakistan's traditional strength

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

this pitch look like a 4th day test pitch

I hope it makes it difficult to bat in second innings.

 

[msb314]

Nawaz should try sweep

 

[NeVerMind]

Don't forget, we also have "all-rounder" Mo Wasim Jnr playing today as well

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Afridi should bat ahead Nawaz, not because he is better than him, but he looks to score rather than getting into shell.

 

[Ali Active]

Just last 50 overs...the heat doing enough to sap the energy out of the Saffers when they come out to bat

Hopefully today pak spinners get back to form today

 

[emranabbas]

This temba guy has a massive backside

 

[hitthestump]

Nawaz should try sweep

Sweep is always a difficult shot for tailenders to play

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

nawaz needs to hit boundaries here.... 30-40 quick runs.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Nawaaz keep taking singles no dots

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

He should not try anything, just be there till 50 over.

Nawaz should try sweep

 

[Abraham786]

Well played saud miyamake it 100 pls.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 231/6 (41 overs).

60 from 54 can take them to 291. Very good score here.

 

[amirm]

Nawaz the dot ball gobbler

 

[NeVerMind]

Just don't play the short ball and look to last the whole innings...

 

[Sunzi]

I agree.

Saud is absolutely class.

Rizwan is already keeping for 50 overs. I admire his heart but he needs to save his legs.

I wouldn't call him a dasher by any means but there's definitely a sense of security when he's at the crease.

Rizwan's approach would not only be more suitable but probably more effective at this stage of the innings.

 

[MMHS]

This is not a KO game - I believe SAF can chase up to 320 here. No Hasan either today, however Nawaz should trouble them.

SAF plays KO games with too much caution - extremely process oriented and they try to work n a perfect game. Whenever it goes a little out of norm, they start to panic. It’s not only when they are chasing, even when batting first. Long back, Hero Cup (94?), WIN already made the final, it was a KO between Ind-SAF …. And SAF got India 4/5 down in no time - then Azhar started to counter attack …. SAF’s discipline was shattered, dropped soft catches, missed run outs …. Finally it ended with Tendulkar defending 3 runs in last over with 4/5 wickets at hand.

I don’t see that today, but for tournament’s sake - PAK need to win today.

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA has a few chokers in their line up. So this is ggoing to be interesting.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

God would have loved to see Sharjeel, Saim and Sarfraz bat on such a belter

Shan Masood as well.

 

[Syed1]

At risk of getting bowled out fourth time this WC

 

[aukhan]

SA has a few chokers in their line up. So this is ggoing to be interesting.

few

 

[mominsaigol]

Best innings played by a Pakistani this world cup

Take a bow Saud

Saud is great bat. He's heads and shoulders > our fragile middle order lol

 

[Abraham786]

Class knock from the best left handed in Pak

Bro, He's going to be best batsman of pak that's what I believe.

 

[sweep_shot]

Six from Nawaz.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Six from nawaz

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Nawaz and Imam are painful to watch, even when they are scoring.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

6 !!!

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

like that .....

 

[NeVerMind]

Just don't play the short ball and look to last the whole innings...

As soon as I say that and Nawaz cuts a short ball for a six

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Anything under 300 is below par on this surface. There is nothing in it for bowlers. 4 out of 6 wickets came from short ball ineptitude of batsmen