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

[AAli98]

Dust bowl pitch looks like a 220 should be match winning but Pak playing with no spinners.

 

[Rana]

Markram’s 4 overs for 20 here are a steal

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shot rizu boi

 

[Rana]

Dust bowl pitch looks like a 220 should be match winning but Pak playing with no spinners.

It’s a flat pancake

 

[MenInG]

Let me repeat.

Is it possible that Rizwan scores a century and someone else scores more impactful one for opposition?

And that is Rizwan's fault is it?

Lets stick to what is happening in this game.

 

[shah_1]

Hahaaha Babar Azam hahaah

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

It’s a flat pancake

Because rizwan is playing good
As expected

 

[TheSultan]

Babar is batting like a tailender

 

[Technics 1210]

I don’t get it. First they say Babar is worse than Kohli and Rohit, and now they’re mad that he’s not playing as good as Kohli or Rohit? Duh he’s not playing as good as them, they’re better.

He’s doing just fine so far.

We are talking about a group of people - we want the best for Pakistan - who find a Pakistan win to be the saddest moment of their lives. Plus, they've grown up on T20 tamasha leagues which is why they believe IPL is better than the World Cup!

Babar and Rizwan doing what they need to do, stabilize the innings, strike rotation with the odd juicy boundaries, and more importantly keeping wickets in hand!

Cornered Tiger stylee!

 

[Rana]

Pakistan have never seen or heard of Coetzee

 

[Hitman]

Rizwan gone!

 

[boomboomcheema]

Babar struggling big time here, can't even pick singles.

 

[TheSultan]

Thanks no4

 

[Ali Active]

Pak batsmen cant play short ball

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bounced out.

 

[Technics 1210]

Rizwan an on a mission here!

The sher has arrived!

 

[batandballbattle]

fgds
was looking good as well...

 

[castortroy]

Another short ball, another wicket

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

It’s a flat pancake

Now it's not a pancake?

 

[Hitman]

We are talking about a group of people - we want the best for Pakistan - who find a Pakistan win to be the saddest moment of their lives. Plus, they've grown up on T20 tamasha leagues which is why they believe IPL is better than the World Cup!

Babar and Rizwan doing what they need to do, stabilize the innings, strike rotation with the odd juicy boundaries, and more importantly keeping wickets in hand!

Cornered Tiger stylee!

Rizwan dismissed like a 'cornered tiger'.

 

[Asif321]

Rizwan got out 3 times lol . Ifti is in

 

[boomboomcheema]

Rizwan gone few shots too many.

 

[Abraham786]

Go, Bye, tata, Gaya

 

[jnaveen1980]

They collapsed from 155/2 to less than 200. They have to build a partnership here.

 

[angrypathan]

A new South African bowler troubling our players with the short ball. Duanne Olivier PTSD intensifies

 

[batandballbattle]

Ifti promotion
hope he can smack some quick runs and put pressure back on SA

 

[Firebat]

There goes the only guy who was actually trying to play. Back to tuk tuk we go

 

[IAJ]

Oh no, Rizwan gone

 

[ex-q-zit]

SA has got the big fish. Now Babar is going to go into Misbaheque mode to prevent a collapse.

 

[castortroy]

The rest of the line up will all get bounced out here

 

[Sunzi]

We are talking about a group of people - we want the best for Pakistan - who find a Pakistan win to be the saddest moment of their lives. Plus, they've grown up on T20 tamasha leagues which is why they believe IPL is better than the World Cup!

Babar and Rizwan doing what they need to do, stabilize the innings, strike rotation with the odd juicy boundaries, and more importantly keeping wickets in hand!

Cornered Tiger stylee!

We have the worst fans - amped expectations, no sense of reality, wrist-slitting mentality, self-harming coping mechanisms.

They'll be happy to see the 3rd go down.

 

[Rana]

Now it's not a pancake?

I’ve seen thousands of cricket matches

This is a 400 wicket for modern teams

 

[Mesozoic]

Rizwan an on a mission here!

The sher has arrived!

Lmao

 

[Hitman]

Rizwan an on a mission here!

The sher has arrived!

The 'sher' has walked back to the hut like a sheep.

 

[jnaveen1980]

His limitation was exposed. Very late on a dry wicket against bouncing ball.

 

[Technics 1210]

meh, 3 down. Not a problem.

Another 6 shers await . . . .

 

[Ahmed216]

Was only a matter of time the way rizwan was playing

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Best no 4 in the world.

Lol.

 

[owenhcricket]

Ridiculous to play a half hearted pull on a ball that short.

Silly yet again.

No one is taking a stand. Pakistan all out for 130 today.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Short bowling does the trick AGAIN in Chennai!

This time Mohammad Rizwan (31) falls on the stroke of drinks to turn this innings on its head.

PAK 86-3 (15.5)

 

[jnaveen1980]

007 LIcen to Tuk TUk

 

[kron]

Hundred and two fifties in the tournament,

Issues vs bounce though. Too slow in pplay

 

[castortroy]

Why has Chacha come in.

He had no idea about rotation

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Sorry but our innings going nowhere tbh. What is in our minds? Old school 290?

 

[hass]

Unlucky Rizwan. Can't fault the approach from him but that is a huge wicket.

Babar's approach has merit even though we want him to show more balls. Openers gone for nothing and not much in the rest of the order after Rizwan means he has very good reason to anchor in a game like this. Avoiding a collapse is half his job for real.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I don't think anyone other than Shafique somewhat is convincing against short ball. Even babar is kinda lapping it rather than pulling it.

 

[kron]

Short bowling does the trick AGAIN in Chennai!

This time Mohammad Rizwan (31) falls on the stroke of drinks to turn this innings on its head.

PAK 86-3 (15.5)

Really bad vs short ball.

 

[Mamoon]

We are talking about a group of people - we want the best for Pakistan - who find a Pakistan win to be the saddest moment of their lives. Plus, they've grown up on T20 tamasha leagues which is why they believe IPL is better than the World Cup!

Babar and Rizwan doing what they need to do, stabilize the innings, strike rotation with the odd juicy boundaries, and more importantly keeping wickets in hand!

Cornered Tiger stylee!

 

[Asif321]

I like how aggressive coetzee and jansen is . No good boy smiles and hugs kind of bowlers

 

[Ahmed216]

Saud Shakeel demoted for no reason.

Sort of things we see in gully cricket

 

[MenInG]

Was only a matter of time the way rizwan was playing

Live by the sword

Someone had to do it

Your RR is thanks to him at the moment and the 'Strike Rate' was lovely, so what's the issue?

 

[IAJ]

The 'sher' has walked back to the hut like a sheep.

why like a sheep? He was playing his shots and got out in the process.

 

[Sunzi]

Why has Chacha come in.

He had no idea about rotation

Intent, our people want intent.

200 all out, but there was iNtEnT!

 

[mominsaigol]

Every player in Pakistan is average against the top teams including Babar. So it is not a stick to beat Imam with.

He has done very well overall and scored a lot of runs. You can’t drop a Pakistani batsman with his stats even if they are inflated.

There is no talent in Pakistan. Players like Imam are the players that we have.

Imam isn't Average against top teams. He's horrible lol. Big big difference. And you didn't even put it as consistency today, you labelled him as an all time since saeed.

 

[hitthestump]

Poor from Rizwan. That shot wasn’t on.

The way SA celebrated said it all. He was the only batsman they feared.

Rizwan should have done better.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Saud Shakeel being protected from genuine pace.

 

[batandballbattle]

Issues vs bounce though. Too slow in pplay

he can iron those out
still the best opener we have currently

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Poor from Rizwan. That shot wasn’t on.

The way SA celebrated said it all. He was the only batsman they feared.

Rizwan should have done better.

Him and Iftikhar on a good day are the only ones to be feared in this lineup.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Chacha is for pinch hitting?

 

[castortroy]

Iftikhar will eat up a lot of dots here

 

[Ahmed216]

Live by the sword

Someone had to do it

Your RR is thanks to him at the moment and the 'Strike Rate' was lovely, so what's the issue?

No issues really.
M only stating there are chances you'll be dismissed quickly if you play uncharacteristically. He was almost gone 2-3 times earlier in the innings.
Rizwan usually likes to take his time.

 

[kron]

I don't think anyone other than Shafique somewhat is convincing against short ball. Even babar is kinda lapping it rather than pulling it.

Can indian batsmen take on coetze? I swe iyer doing break dance moves lol. Others should be fine.

How do you rate coetze??

 

[jnaveen1980]

he can iron those out
still the best opener we have currently

With that footwork? He is not ironing out.

 

[batandballbattle]

Chacha is for pinch hitting?

not against spin though lol
both batsmen at the crease are weak to it, they might go back to spin from both ends

 

[jnaveen1980]

Can indian batsmen take on coetze? I swe iyer doing break dance moves lol. Others should be fine.

How do you rate coetze??

Iyer is weak. But even his pull shot is better.

 

[Rana]

Saud at 6

What’s the point?

 

[Abraham786]

Rizwan an on a mission here!

The sher has arrived!

Bhai whatever you spoke in this whole worldcup for Paksitan went against them
Abhi firse ho gaya
RizZu sher bhi out ho gaya
Pls whatever you want say can tell it after the match .

 

[kron]

Chacha is for pinch hitting?

Chacha can't hit spin. Apparently good vs pace..

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think Pakistan is caught between devil and deep sea. 88/3 can become 100/6 in no time as none of them have long established credentials of innings building.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Another legend is walking away. We will miss you at crease. Thank you legend

 

[castortroy]

You look at the SA batters and then you look at pak.

The difference is scary

 

[jnaveen1980]

Chacha can't hit spin. Apparently good vs pace..

babar has to score a bit more freely until he settles down.

 

[adi_62941]

Why saud was demoted. This was an ideal position for him to bat

 

[IAJ]

Waqar on Ifitikhar's promotion: 'it's a positive move if he scores runs'.

Well done Waqar

 

[mominsaigol]

I went away for 1 minute to get something to eat? Rizzu I left you alone for 1 minute?

 

[NeVerMind]

Saud at 6

What’s the point?

Chacha already eaten a whole over (1 run off 7 balls)

 

[Technics 1210]

Hahahaha. The - best for Pakistan fans - were desperate for Chacha to come in a 4, he comes in, now they cry why he is coming in at #4!

Oh the joy!

 

[hitthestump]

Ifti is so bad at cricket.

He will join the chopping block after this WC. The list is getting seriously long.

 

[Abraham786]

My man arrived ,ChaChu

 

[batandballbattle]

With that footwork? He is not ironing out.

maybe, maybe not
still one of the brighter spots in a rough campaign