ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Match 8 | Hyderabad | 10 October | Sri Lanka Innings

[heddie19]

The boys aren't looking serious enough

 

[Devadwal]

Give strike to Mendis

 

[Devadwal]

The boys aren't looking serious enough

Or just they are not great what some fan's think about them

 

[imshally81]

Wicket coming soon

 

[Usman Chadda]

The boys aren't looking serious enough

I am not sure what has happened in the last one month, they just look like they don't want to be out there.

Sri Lanka looking good for 350+ here.

 

[heddie19]

Or just they are not great what some fan's think about them

They surely aren't this poor as it is looking rn

 

[Devadwal]

Nice shot by Mendis

 

[kron]

Well whatever . When was the last time your opening bowlers bowled like ours in the 90s ?

Well naseem is injured and shaheen's knee is still causing issues sadly.

 

[Rajdeep]

I am not sure what has happened in the last one month, they just look like they don't want to be out there.

Sri Lanka looking good for 350+ here.

350 is new 250 in ODI cricket and considered a par score. If a team cross 400 then that is worrying sign

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

SL BAGGING IT FROM NOW ON...ON THE WAY TO BIG TOTAL

 

[NeVerMind]

Rauf on now...let's see how he does

 

[Omer2002]

Boys i said it b4 we have had our One win which was expected in the world cup and thats it

 

[topspin]

I am not sure what has happened in the last one month, they just look like they don't want to be out there.

Sri Lanka looking good for 350+ here.

They've been living in their bubble with all the minnows, b/c string bowling attacks. As soon as you take them out of their comfort zone, they crack.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Haris getting spanked

 

[Devadwal]

They surely aren't this poor as it is looking rn

Imam is not a great fielder .he dropped so many catches in his career . Why he was fielding at point.
Shaheen is still not recovered by Indian player Phainty

 

[NeVerMind]

Beauty from Rauf...beats Nissanka's edge!

 

[TheSultan]

That’s it Harry

 

[kingusama92]

Class delivery from Rauf

 

[Usman Chadda]

They've been living in their bubble with all the minnows, b/c string bowling attacks. As soon as you take them out of their comfort zone, they crack.

This Lanka team is better than the teams they faced over the past year or so?

They look to have lost all confidence. Naseem's injury knocked the wind out of their sails, it seems. Although Hasan has done quite well, so that excuse is also not applicable.

 

[imshally81]

Beauty by Rauf

 

[Devadwal]

Brilliant bowling by Rauf .that was absolute jaffa

 

[Mamoon]

Shaheen has been reduced from “they cannot play him” to “they cannot wait to play him”.

Yes Imam dropped a sitter but he has been awful. The lack of pace and zip is embarrassing.

He is only surviving because of his height and also his fear factor that will diminish soon if he doesn’t get his pace back.

 

[160KPH]

Magical ball

 

[chinaman00]

I get babar is an unimaginative & nepotistic captain who prioritizes his friends over the team’s best interest, but how delusional are the Pakistani management to think this bowling attack will take them far in the World Cup?

 

[vprasanna83]

Lovely from Rauf

 

[topspin]

Snubbing Saim Ayub, Imad, Amir and Tayab Tahir is what's going to hurt Pakistan in this WC.

 

[Zerotohero]

Rauf cranking up 144 now. Just need support from other bowlers. The partnership is looking comfortable and both batsman are slowly setting themselves up

 

[Rana]

in 2023?

Probably in 2021 and 2022 as well

 

[Ahmed216]

Why don't they look to bowl tight line n lengths? Are they dumb or what?
These SL batsmen are not the best in world they'll provide opportunities if kept quiet for a while

 

[160KPH]

Snubbing Saim Ayub, Imad, Amir and Tayab Tahir is what's going to hurt Pakistan in this WC.

They are still too raw I feel and Amir should never be close to this team again

 

[kron]

Brilliant bowling. What an exciting bowler. Steaming in.
143.

Average of 23.6

 

[imshally81]

Shaheen has been reduced from “they cannot play him” to “they cannot wait to play him”.

Yes Imam dropped a sitter but he has been awful. The lack of pace and zip is embarrassing.

He is only surviving because of his height and also his fear factor that will diminish soon if he doesn’t get his pace back.

Only 1 spell and you write off him

 

[kron]

144 kmph in this heat

 

[kingusama92]

I get babar is an unimaginative & nepotistic captain who prioritizes his friends over the team’s best interest, but how delusional are the Pakistani management to think this bowling attack will take them far in the World Cup?

They got fooled by the #1 ranking. The Asia Cup was a wake-up call but the selectors hit the snooze button and went back to sleep.

 

[boomboomcheema]

SL couldn't have asked for a better start.

 

[NeVerMind]

Slip removed and straight away, an edge goes for a 4

 

[160KPH]

Shadab to get 6 wickets and save us.

 

[topspin]

This Lanka team is better than the teams they faced over the past year or so?

They look to have lost all confidence. Naseem's injury knocked the wind out of their sails, it seems. Although Hasan has done quite well, so that excuse is also not applicable.

This Lanka team is definitely better than some of the b/c string bowling attacks I've seen.

 

[DandyFellow]

No Slips

 

[ChTab]

Babar & his stupid captaincy no slip

 

[Rana]

Shaheen has been reduced from “they cannot play him” to “they cannot wait to play him”.

Yes Imam dropped a sitter but he has been awful. The lack of pace and zip is embarrassing.

He is only surviving because of his height and also his fear factor that will diminish soon if he doesn’t get his pace back.

I bet the Indians cannot wait to play him on Saturday

 

[Usman Chadda]

I get babar is an unimaginative & nepotistic captain who prioritizes his friends over the team’s best interest, but how delusional are the Pakistani management to think this bowling attack will take them far in the World Cup?

Doesn't help if your main strike bowler is bowling in the late 120s.

Big match players are known for performing in these tournaments, while Shaheen has really sh!t the bed so far.

 

[Markhor]

Shane Watson making a good observation that with Rauf's pace, Shadab should've been at the edge of the circle. Our guys need to show more game awareness.

Been a poor first PP. Just not hit the right areas consistently and a couple of drops too.

Gotta reset and forget about it now.

 

[imshally81]

Some serious luck with SL

 

[Devadwal]

Only 1 spell and you write off him

Lol from india game he played four game so far and all those game he was trundling .

 

[BouncerGuy]

Too easy for Sri Lankan batters now. Those dropped catches will haunt them now.

 

[ChTab]

If SL can score 350 vs Pakistan how much will India score against us? 400-450?

 

[Inswing]

The energy of our boys is literally nothing.

 

[Mamoon]

I am not sure what has happened in the last one month, they just look like they don't want to be out there.

Sri Lanka looking good for 350+ here.

I don’t know what’s the confusion.

The brutal reality-check by India in the Asia Cup has mentally destroyed them.

Thank you India for this treatment. The overconfidence and delusion was comical, but we don’t learn.

Same thing happened in the 2018 Asia Cup.

 

[Inswing]

If SL can score 350 vs Pakistan how much will India score against us? 400-450?

We will bat first and get bundled for 230

 

[Mamoon]

Only 1 spell and you write off him

Clearly you haven’t watched him bowl post his injury. His pace is gone.

 

[Devadwal]

If SL can score 350 vs Pakistan how much will India score against us? 400-450?

Anything close to 300 is good score on this pitch

 

[mrtaim3]

After one four in the previous over of Nawaz, Babar removed the slip.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

They need to enforce a collapse!!

 

[Hitman]

Sorry, but I see complete negative body language from the entire Pakistan team today. It's like they are being forced to play. What's wrong?

 

[Aman]

What happened to Shaheen.

 

[kron]

Anything close to 300 is good score on this pitch

Yes 292 is a winning score.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don’t know what’s the confusion.

The brutal reality-check by India in the Asia Cup has mentally destroyed them.

Thank you India for this treatment. The overconfidence and delusion was comical, but we don’t learn.

Same thing happened in the 2018 Asia Cup.

One bad match against India led to Shaheen bowling in the 120s?

Out of curiosity, do you like Bollywood a lot?

 

[DandyFellow]

Some serious luck with SL

It is not luck. We dropped two catches and Babar has gone full defensive. No slip for Nawaz.

 

[Rana]

Nissanka too many good shots into fielders hands

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Lion Rauf the only hope

 

[Devadwal]

Ramiz is over excited

 

[Usman Chadda]

Babar's go to response to anything the batsmen do is spreading the field out and giving the opposition easy singles.

 

[imshally81]

Good bouncer

 

[Zerotohero]

So many Babar Azam posters with slogans here at ground. Looks like he has many fans here. Some policemen read some of the posters , found nothing wrong and gave back to people with their . Hyderabad police are the best.

 

[Devadwal]

Six over point is treat to watch
Oh that was four

 

[Amjid Javed]

Those drop catches earlier proving expensive now

 

[Usman Chadda]

400 is on the cards here boys

 

[imshally81]

Two back to back boundaries

 

[Mamoon]

We badly need naseem

We don’t, he can’t take wickets to save his life.

This Naseem drama will also end in tears. One day someone will get hold of him and he will be a gone case like Shaheen, Hassan, Junaid etc.

Same goes for Rauf. He will concede 100+ runs one day and that will be the end of him.

As I keep saying, Pakistani fast bowlers are like soda bottles. They make a loud pop but there is nothing inside.

It is one thing to make loud noise but to have a successful and long career, you need the stamina and durability to survive which they don’t.

 

[Devadwal]

Ruaf taken to cleaner by Nishnaka .bavk to back boundry

 

[Usman Chadda]

On serious note, the pitch is quite good and Pakistan should have been on top if not for Imam's brain fade.

Batters hitting through the line, pace is actually hurting us more so than the dibble dobblies Shaheen and Hasan were bowling.

 

[DJhant]

SL playing risk-free cricket, still scoring over 6+. 320 can be chased here

 

[Devadwal]

Another four but this time from Mendis

 

[Zerotohero]

It's cloudy here at stadium. Even nice breeze though.

 

[BouncerGuy]

That is too easy for Sri Lanka. No real intent from Pakistan here. Poor cricket from them.

 

[shah_1]

Don't see Pakistan winning a lot games with this bowling attack. No Naseem, unfit Shaheen and inconsistent Haris Rauf and also a minnow level spinners

Bangladesh and Afghanistan batters will love our bowling attack

 

[hur rizvi]

It seems to easy right now for srilanka

 

[Ahmed216]

Our attack is the the worst in WC. Zero control and game awareness of school kids.
I think we've already won 1 of 2 games that we're likely to win in the tournament

 

[Mankaded]

Rauf gives it his all but he doesn't learn. Once he has bowled a bouncer, don't bowl another one because the batsmen are expecting it. Did the same mistake against De Leede and NL tailenders, beating them with a surprise bouncer but then another bouncer and it goes for 6. He just doesn't learn at all.