If Pakistan wins the toss - bat or bowl?

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Been thinking about this for a couple of days now.

So we bat first - get to 310 as a best case scenario. India will chase it down or succumb to pressure?

Bowl first and restrict India to 300 - will our batters get pressure and not be able to chase it down?

What should Sarfraz do? If goes with chasing can we really restrict India to 280?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Bowl

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

I think we need to chase in this match.

India have just too many match winners who are great at chasing.

 

[punter17]

If they are feeling excited and nervous, which is certain because of their less exposure to pressure situations, they need to bat first, and score big. How big, well that depends upon the pitch. If it's new, which is very likely, then anything 300-350 would be good, especially the kind of bowling we have. But, that would only be possible if we could dismiss Kohli early, as no target score is safe while he is batting.

 

[captain crook]

I'm very pessimistic about chasing. We can't chase 270+ to save our lives - my opinion!

 

[Itachi]

Bowl. Don't even think about it.

We are monster at chasing.

 

[Boi]

Bat first. It's going to be roasting today. Rack up a score, make them toil hard in the heat then watch them crumble as they try to chase it down.

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Looking at the tournament we chased in all four games so far, so i would expect the same.

 

[wasimjunior]

Bat. It's going to be a road. Even our bowlerscant contain it.

 

[Runner Up]

Bat first because pitch looks flat this is what Naser Hussain just said. It is a pressure match so go out there bat first and put some runs on the board.

 

[Khwaja]

BAT because we are horrible at chasing

 

[BlueAngel]

Bat kar lo bhai, India ki bhi tension kam ho jayegi.
If we both agree then we can skip the toss and send Pak directly to bat.

 

[dauntless]

Bowl first and restrict them under 260!

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Bowl first and restrict them under 260!

Yeah if it was 1972.

 

[saeedhk]

Always bat first irrespective of weather or pitch conditions.

 

[adzzy786]

We will be batting. Lost the toss

 

[Hamza78]

Kholi makes huge mistake to put Pakistan bat first

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Will Pak be able to score more than 250 this time with so many tuk tuks in the team? A Fahim ashraf would really have helped.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

We should have batted first. Now will have to restrict them under 250.

 

[Runner Up]

Remember guys Pakistan lost all the matches while chasing in ICC tournaments against India. I believe it is good we are batting first.

 

[ali2220]

We should have batted first. Now will have to restrict them under 250.

LOL, india is a 300+ team, under 250 means india will finish the match by 35th over.

 

[SandyB]

LOL, india is a 300+ team, under 250 means india will finish the match by 35th over.

Bowling first will be good because our bowlers can exploit whatever moisture if present, on the pitch.

 

[ali2220]

Bowling first will be good because our bowlers can exploit whatever moisture if present, on the pitch.

Also, batting first Pak won't know what target to set, if we loose Fakher early then we can expect test innings from azhar and hafeez.

 

[Shafi]

We are batting first means it will be same match like India vs Bangladesh or Pakistan vs England.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Also, batting first Pak won't know what target to set, if we loose Fakher early then we can expect test innings from azhar and hafeez.

This is always the problem. Hafeez has already said that 250 is like 300 for Pakistan. Perfect excuse for him to play a test innings then leave everything to the bowlers in usual fashion.

 

[Runner Up]

Bat first because pitch looks flat this is what Naser Hussain just said. It is a pressure match so go out there bat first and put some runs on the board.

I told ya. So far so good.

 

[Runner Up]

Remember guys Pakistan lost all the matches while chasing in ICC tournaments against India. I believe it is good we are batting first.

Told ya