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

[Gollum]

Dot festival continues

 

[Rana]

@Rana

This is fine. Saud is another Tuk tuk. I reckon he would have come in if Babar had got out as opposed to Rizwan. There's an evident plan to have an anchor in conjunction with an attacker in the batting partnerships.

Shamsi on here we go.

Saud is Pakistan’s best free flow batsmen

He should not be batting so late

 

[RyanRyan10]

Chacha can cover up for the dot balls later. He is doing the right thing of building the partnership.

 

[hass]

Ifti to open..

How does Saud moving to 6-7 and Ifti batting at 5 make me a hypocrite?

So if you already wanted Iftikhar earlier in the innings, what's the issue with him coming in at 5 ahead of Saud? Who else was going to drop down the order?

 

[FearlessRoar]

Yay!! Not out

 

[mominsaigol]

Abdullah isnt bad you do need one solid batter at the top but we need an aggressor with him like saim so imam has to go

Him having a solid technique and not being bad means nothing.

Besides chacha and fakhar(when in form) everyone plays 1990 era style which is beyond frustrating.

Especially in babar's case because babar has the ability and the talent but frustratingly chooses not to attack and act spineless as well. He's completly clueless batting first? Tbf he's better batting 2nd, but come on, atop living in 1990's. Our only modern era player is a 40 hear old medicore bat rather then a 28 year old prime quality bat.

 

[FearlessRoar]

What a six by Babar

 

[FearlessRoar]

76 meters lol

 

[IAJ]

that big screen as nervy as babar

 

[kron]

We'll be lucky if we score 280...the only big hitter we have is already out there and won't last long...doesn't have the capacity to score a quick fire 50, let alone 100, like the big hitters of other teams....

Let's see man.

 

[Rana]

Bavuma is a panther in the field

 

[jnaveen1980]

Mediocre bowling by Maharja half way down the pitch.

 

[Ali Active]

Did babar hit a six or am i dreaming

 

[Gollum]

When Bavuma is not sleeping he's really awake...

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar hits a six....hope he isn't knackered after that effort...

 

[jnaveen1980]

Massive test for Pak spinners. So far no turn at all.

 

[Sunzi]

Saud is Pakistan’s best free flow batsmen

He should not be batting so late

Not on the evidence of this World Cup or his career record in general.

 

[sindhiboy]

south africa made a mistake not bowling shamsi to babar earlier

 

[FearlessRoar]

Mediocre bowling by Maharja half way down the pitch.

Good for Pakistan

 

[Gollum]

We should be milking Maharaj for at least 10 and over

 

[jaspa888]

Chacha can cover up for the dot balls later. He is doing the right thing of building the partnership.

It's only the right thing if he scores big later. Big if.

We've seen how this tactic can backfire with the dotballs eaten up by both Shafique and Imam today, and then how they got out cheaply.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Imam is the most consistent and reliable Pakistani opener since Saeed Anwar. He is not going anywhere.

You’re on a sinking ship, it’s not too late to jump off !!!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Shamsi is bowling half way down the wicket lol

 

[Abraham786]

I told you that today Babar gonna make 200(120) Balls.

 

[Sunzi]

When Bavuma is not sleeping he's really awake...

Waqar Younis in the comm box.

 

[IAJ]

Shamsi not lookin fit

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Babar Azam's Strike Rates in this world cup
Vs Netherlands 27.78
Vs Srilanka 66.67
Vs India 86.21
Vs Australia 128
Vs Afghanistan 80.43
Today's Match 83
Overall Strike Rate 80.56

Worst for number 3 in the tournament

 

[Kroll]

Ifti hit a six, WOW! and everyone got really excited. Bit he's only 15 (26).

 

[Rana]

Not on the evidence of this World Cup or his career record in general.

I’ve seen plenty of cricket to tell you.

Saud is a quality player. England and NZ have got the best out of promoting free flowing left handers as openers and number 3s (Malan, Conway, Ravendra)

Saud is batting too late

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is very poor Shamsi. He is getting away here with poor bowling.

 

[NeVerMind]

Let's see man.

It's just depressing as grown up seeing the likes of Razzak, Afridi and even Azhar Mehmood hit the upper tiers of the Lord's ground in person, turning an average score into a decent one...now we have the mediocre Chacha as our saviour (don't think he has a 50 against any of the major teams)...

 

[Sunzi]

Babar Azam's Strike Rates in this world cup
Vs Netherlands 27.78
Vs Srilanka 66.67
Vs India 86.21
Vs Australia 128
Vs Afghanistan 80.43
Today's Match 83
Overall Strike Rate 80.56

Worst for number 3 in the tournament

Yes. We know.

He's an over-rated, stat-padding, minnow basher. It's fine. It's accepted.

 

[pratiktc]

Pak missed a trick by not getting Saud in here.
Ideal batter to counter the lefties

 

[kingusama92]

I told you that today Babar gonna make 200(120) Balls.

 

[Abraham786]

Babar Azam's Strike Rates in this world cup
Vs Netherlands 27.78
Vs Srilanka 66.67
Vs India 86.21
Vs Australia 128
Vs Afghanistan 80.43
Today's Match 83
Overall Strike Rate 80.56

Worst for number 3 in the tournament

Common bro, World's best batsman should enjoy that luxury don't be jealous ,He's king

 

[jnaveen1980]

Slowly turning. They missed attacking Shamsi upfront. Now he is getting his length right

 

[Rana]

Chacha 8 more overs of wrist spin

I recon one ball will have his name on it

 

[batandballbattle]

Frankly, Misbah has a point. we cant score before 40th over, period. After Saeed Anwar, our batting never picked up.

rizz still out there and it would have been closer to 160 now, but alas....

 

[Gollum]

On course for 200 in 40 overs and around 280 total. This match will be completed in 30 overs by South Africa

 

[Ahmed216]

You’re on a sinking ship, it’s not too late to jump off !!!

Anyone with real understanding could tell Imam will produce another horror show in WC like 2019

 

[oatmeal]

Babar needs to stick till the very end

 

[Rana]

Ngidi

Time to cash in

 

[topspin]

It's just depressing as grown up seeing the likes of Razzak, Afridi and even Azhar Mehmood hit the upper tiers of the Lord's ground in person, turning an average score into a decent one...now we have the mediocre Chacha as our saviour (don't think he has a 50 against any of the major teams)...

He's awful. Never rated him.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Chacha should attack Ngidi

 

[pak4life]

game awareness of Pakistan players is embarrassing. Hit a boundary early and then they play out the remaining over. Just can't build any momentum.

 

[jaspa888]

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar needs to stick till the very end

Definitely. There is no telling when Pakistan will collapse out of the blue

 

[oatmeal]

chachu hits boundary

 

[Sunzi]

I’ve seen plenty of cricket to tell you.

Saud is a quality player. England and NZ have got the best out of promoting free flowing left handers as openers and number 3s (Malan, Conway, Ravendra)

Saud is batting too late

Value your opinion but I'm gonna stick with the facts.

When we go off opinions the stats come out, when we go off stats the opinions come out - one can't win.

To me: he hasn't done anything of note at a free-flowing pace in this WC and his career records do nothing to dispel that. I'd like him to do well, God do we need a performances from the team.

 

[Sunzi]

Good shot from Iftikar. Keep going.

 

[Abraham786]

Chacha one of the best power hitter

 

[Ali Active]

Why is babar obessesed with this shot

 

[shah_1]

Babar eats too many dot ball

The whole ranking is a hoax

 

[Ahmed216]

Iftikhar has played so many big shots already I thought he must be striking at 100 plus
21(30) currently

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar likes to play that shot does he. Got out to siraj when he did this.

 

[boomboomcheema]

So many dots by Babar .

 

[IAJ]

uff almost gone

 

[Gollum]

Living in the 90s this Pakistan team

 

[NeVerMind]

Chacha one of the best power hitter

One six and one four after facing 30 balls (that's five overs)....how low can you go...and now holes out to Shamsi... pathetic innings

 

[Ali Active]

Lol what was the point of iftikhar he was better of in 40th over

 

[oatmeal]

South Africa will choke chasing, just need to get to 300

 

[shah_1]

Pakistan will lose the match comfortably

 

[jnaveen1980]

iftikar lost his shape totally while playing the shot

 

[Kroll]

Iftikhar is mince, but should be played at 7 tbf.

 

[jaspa888]

It's only the right thing if he scores big later. Big if.

We've seen how this tactic can backfire with the dotballs eaten up by both Shafique and Imam today, and then how they got out cheaply.

And there we go...

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Why Chacha why

 

[castortroy]

That's why Iftikhar shouldn't have come in so early

 

[IAJ]

What a stupid shot by chacha

 

[Sunzi]

Good catch. Iftikar gone. Innings in a bit of a mess.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Excellent catch. Picked the worst ball to hit. It was landed nicely for a change by Shamsi

 

[Rana]

He

Cannot

Read

Wrist Spinners

 

[DandyFellow]

Pathetic innings and pathetic partnership ends.

 

[RehanG]

these morons still don;t know when to attack and when to not.

 

[oatmeal]

chachu gone. No power or timing in the shot

 

[hitthestump]

Thanks Chachu.

Boy did you make a good career as a 45 year old man pretending to be a youngster.

Good luck in your retirement.

 

[IAJ]

So now he is gone, who will play those big shots later on

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Lol, no temperament at all, so many overs are left to play that shot

 

[mazkhan]

Done and dusted

No batting to come a pound shop asad shafiq and 2 fake all rounders

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Brainless short, they are too much worried about what's happening on media. Showing aggression out of desperation.

 

[topspin]

21 off 31 balls. His misery in the WC continues. Pathetic player.