Pakistan (134) fall short as Australia (147/9) win the second T20I by 13 runs taking unassailable 2-0 lead with 1 game remaining

[Sunny_majoka]

Have to agree with @Rana Babar and rizwan shouldn't be allowed to play t20is

 

[jnaveen1980]

Drama time.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Acting shuruuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[PakFan2010]

Rizwan is such a limited player.

His one release shot is the sweep hack.

 

[Rana]

9 off 17 in the powerplay

 

[BouncerGuy]

Beautiful batting.. just 1st day and 1st session of the test match. Cut some slack guys. Patience

 

[IAJ]

Lovely single there

 

[FearlessRoar]

Drama time.

 

[Mamoon]

Thank you Aqib for the brainless selection of Sahibzada. This series alone puts him in the league of the worst selectors Pakistan has ever had.

Rizwan’s brilliant leadership is saving him from humiliation but for how long?

 

[emranabbas]

Hit his arm why he holding his stomach

 

[RidiculousMan]

Rizwan is such a limited player.

His one release shot is the sweep hack.

Works in longer formats cause he can rotate strike but in this format he can't bat quicker

 

[imshally81]

Partnership is the key

 

[PakPremi]

Haseeb is off the new gen breed. Guys like him, Saim and Harris are out T20I future but pathetic Pakistan management keeps selecting mentally midget and abysmal players

Harris is the biggest hack to play for Pakistan with as many chances as he had in all level of cricket.

 

[Kroll]

i would want pak to lose t20 s until mohsin naqvi learns these acumaltors arent for t20s this is common sensee why cant they see it

Lose/Win not going to make any difference, there is no accountability.

 

[Ahmed216]

Bartlett got test potential

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

No boundaries in the powerplay this is beyond pathetic

 

[mango_bite77]

Batting looks pretty difficult, that reflects how bad Shaheen and Naseem were

 

[Rana]

Have to agree with @Rana Babar and rizwan shouldn't be allowed to play t20is

What’s the point agreeing now?

This is the captain for the next 4 years at least

 

[Mamoon]

Usman has been late on the ball 99% of the time in international cricket so far.

 

[MMHS]

Is the speed metre correct? I see readings like 135.3km, 128.4km ….. but looks like PAK batsmen are playing like 147.3km, 150.9km!!!!

 

[Farabi]

I am absolutely fuming to see those two come out to open

What’s also sad is to see posters here get excited about them

Agree with you here. Makes no sense to open with these 2.

 

[mango_bite77]

Not a single boundary in Pp, just one 4 (byes)

 

[PakFan2010]

Rizwna needs to watch how Usman Khan rotates the strike.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Required RR: 8.42

 

[Devadwal]

Is it going to be first ever powerplay where no boundary was hit off the bat ?

This sentence deserves a new thread .

 

[Caved12]

We’re chasing a total that’s always within reach, so there’s no need to stress over the run rate at this stage. Another wicket could trigger a collapse, so it's more important to stay watchful and focus on building a partnership. Their bowlers are bowling well, so patience and discipline are key.

 

[Ali Active]

Thank you Aqib for the brainless selection of Sahibzada. This series alone puts him in the league of the worst selectors Pakistan has ever had.

Rizwan’s brilliant leadership is saving him from humiliation but for how long?

Salman ali agha babar rizwan all are useless t20 players
rizwan is just nice captain for change that doesnt change the fact he is bad t20 player

 

[Ali T]

To be fair to the Pakistani batsmen, the bowl is seaming quite a bit and Ausi's bowling a good line and length

 

[imshally81]

After PP

Aus 61 runs
Pak 30 runs

 

[angrypathan]

Usman is late even on full deliveries, completely out of his depth in international cricket

 

[RidiculousMan]

That's an ugly look by Zampa

 

[emranabbas]

9 off 17 wth is this

Aqib fault

 

[mominsaigol]

9 off 17 in the powerplay

Mate some people are leaving the stadium cause rizzu is boring them.

No joke , I'm witnessing it first hand.

 

[IAJ]

lol Zampa on

 

[BouncerGuy]

Spin comes and usman is gonna try to hit him

 

[mango_bite77]

Rizwan 9(17)

 

[jnaveen1980]

Total is too less. Just 2 good overs they will catch up. But this approach will be a problem against par totals

 

[Ahmed216]

Zampa keeps experimenting with looks.. for Stoinis

 

[mango_bite77]

Spin comes and usman is gonna try to hit him

And will give dolly to mid on/off

 

[Rana]

RR close to 9

 

[Omer2002]

Lovely jarooooo batting by rizzy class

 

[RidiculousMan]

Usman has been late on the ball 99% of the time in international cricket so far.

Not enough UAE medium pacers

 

[Mamoon]

Salman ali agha babar rizwan all are useless t20 players
rizwan is just nice captain for change that doesnt change the fact he is bad t20 player

What are you talking about? Rizwan is one of the all time great T20 openers.

 

[castortroy]

Usman looks so out of his depth here

 

[RidiculousMan]

RR close to 9

They will end up trying to slog to mid wicket like the last game and collapse. Typical T20 Pakistan style batting

 

[Rana]

115 from 13 overs

 

[volcyz]

Horrendous start

 

[IAJ]

Some of the posters here need to calm down. You can disagree with selection of players but wishing for them to get injured and fail is just not on. Go and criticize the selectors. But once they are selected you need to back them if you are a true fan.

 

[mominsaigol]

What are you talking about? Rizwan is one of the all time great T20 openers.

Oh bhai

 

[Ali Active]

Lose/Win not going to make any difference, there is no accountability.

after the 2024 wc rizwan babar should have been no where the t20 team

 

[angrypathan]

Crazy that Saim wasn’t selected for this series. Fakhar Zaman would have been there too ideally but his omission was arguably justified for his ridiculous tweet

 

[SpiritOf1903]

What's this ??!!

 

[emranabbas]

Thought it was lady gaga came out to bowl

 

[jnaveen1980]

To be fair to the Pakistani batsmen, the bowl is seaming quite a bit and Ausi's bowling a good line and length

But watch the trigger movement of Rizwan. He blocks the stumps. DOesn't lift the bat one hardly for a big shot. Just meets it under eye defensively. So these shots are predetermined defensive shots in order to protect the wicket.

 

[Ali T]

Usman needed to put away the short ball by Zampa.
Missed opportunity

 

[RidiculousMan]

What are you talking about? Rizwan is one of the all time great T20 openers.

 

[mominsaigol]

115 from 13 overs

Man one would think the target was 180 and pakistan have been grinding to keep it down

 

[Rana]

Bartlett is a proper bowler

Like the Kiwi new guy, forgotten his name

 

[volcyz]

Ellis is the best AUS bowler in the match

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

This sentence deserves a new thread .

Honestly, pathetic display. ICC should sanction them on this. People saving test cricket, I think t20 is at more risk.

 

[PakFan2010]

Australia also bowled 5 wides on the first ball.

And Pakistan are still 33/2 after 7 overs.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Usman plays a shot and he makes it look like a shot of the century.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Watching this Pakistan old school T20 batting is like watching the person choke on its own spit

 

[angrypathan]

They might actually play the 20 and not get 148

 

[volcyz]

Usman lookin good

 

[Mamoon]

“Usman should not leave UAE because PCB won’t treat a gem like him fairly”

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pakistan will chase this down with singles. Just need 10 extra overs

 

[castortroy]

7 overs gone and no boundary of the bat yet

 

[Rana]

All Aussie seamers worth big money in franchise markets

 

[Ahmed216]

What are you talking about? Rizwan is one of the all time great T20 openers.

He's a Pakistani great for sure but looks like his peak is past him now

 

[volcyz]

Feels like 100 run chase vs India

 

[Omer2002]

They wnt even chase this in 40.overs

 

[adi_62941]

All our batters looked hack when we have bowling pitch in australia including past legends

 

[emranabbas]

Another rizwan 50 in losing cause today to maintain his 40 average

 

[Mamoon]

Are u High or something

I’m not high, you are for calling him unsuitable to this format when he has been a run machine ever since he started to open.

 

[RidiculousMan]

“Usman should not leave UAE because PCB won’t treat a gem like him fairly”

I blame PCB for picking up a stone thinking it's gem

 

[angrypathan]

Ellis runs faster than he bowls

 

[shah_1]

Usman looks a proper club level player

 

[Farabi]

Fakhar has been clearly inferior to Babar and Rizwan as a T20I opener. His numbers don’t lie. They are poor.

He might be an opener but he hasn’t figured out how to do it in T20Is. It seems more mental than anything but he hasn’t figured out how to get over it.

In the middle-order, he has been really good and based on what he has done at 4, he is clearly the best bet at that position.

He should never open ahead of Babar or Rizwan in this format.

He hasn’t opened since, what, 2020? Naturally, he remains an inferior opener on the bench because he needs consistent opportunities in that position to improve.

For T20s, you need someone willing to take risks, play aerial shots, and capitalize on the Powerplay. There’s nothing Babar does in the Powerplay that he couldn’t do just as effectively after it. Fakhar, however, has a riskier and more impactful style, making him a more effective opener than Babar or Rizwan when utilized properly. In the PSL, Fakhar has been a more impactful opener.

 

[IAJ]

When I saw Maxwell, Stoinis and David struggle you knew right away we will really find it tough.