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Pakistan (141/8) hand Afghanistan (66) a thumping 75-run defeat in the Final of the UAE Tri-Series

You know I'm actually really glad that there is no DRS in this series. Right or wrong, the umpire's decision stands. Which saves so much time. Like the old days.

And I think it'll be this way for Pakistan home series since the DRS people who are Indian are not coming to Pakistan
Umpires have done well. No huge blunder so far.
 
Saim ayub should consider becoming full time spinner. Batting is not working out for him.
 
You sound like those uncles who swear if Wasim Akram were still bowling, Pakistan would never lose another match. Everyone not playing is suddenly our “savior.”

Babar + Rizwan vs Afghanistan? Please, check the receipts. No notable match-winning innings. More often than not, they were tourists at the crease, staring at Rashid like he was showing them a card trick. And when wickets tumbled, it was our tail-enders playing firefighter, not the “world’s best opening pair.”

Yet here we are, same predictable tune — Rizbabar, Rizbabar, Rizbabar. Bro, it’s a raging turner, four quality Afghan spinners hunting in a pack, and you want highlight reels? 140 is a fighting score on this surface made possible by a positive batting approach.
I like your ending line
''this surface made possible by a positive batting approach''
This is exactly what was missing from the start. Fearless in approach. Doesn't matter what pitch go and hit.
 
This is what happens when you actually bat with intent instead of auditioning for a stonecutting job. With the old tuk-tuk mindset, we’d be shaking hands at 120 all out. Today they pressed on, kept rotating, and somehow dragged it to 140.
On this pitch, that extra 20 runs is like handing your spinners a second Rashid Khan to play with.
Salman Agha's inning in context might be match winning here.
 
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Thank god we won the toss. Even part time Saim's getting prodigious turn.

One of those wickets where the pitch is getting slower and therefore harder to bat on. Reminds me of Pakistan v India in the last WT20 and the ODI WC SF between India v SL, where the side batting first had a huge advantage.
 
My stream froze during the hattrick and then again when he took a wicket again, it seems like all the Indian traffic
:yk3
 
I met Nawaz at my gym once. Like four years ago. Nice guy, very unassuming. He lives in Bahria Town I think.

Never really felt like telling this before today lol.
 
This is what happens when you actually bat with intent instead of auditioning for a stonecutting job. With the old tuk-tuk mindset, we’d be shaking hands at 120 all out. Today they pressed on, kept rotating, and somehow dragged it to 140.
On this pitch, that extra 20 runs is like handing your spinners a second Rashid Khan to play with.
Bhai how can we have Sahibzada and Haris back in form?
 
Who invited these jobbers to begin with, my Bangladeshi friends were robbed of some match practice in this tri-series
 
Proud of you boys despite being down and out . To keep motivation going. Bobby lacked this
 
Still weak points to address
1) Lower middle order - Every time Nawaz cannot contribute, Hassan+Haris have to show capability

2) Need Faheem to be able to contribute with ball for atleast 1 PP over

3) Saim and Fakhar need to improve their strike rotation
 
Afghans need a Qudrat Ka Nizam, they should have hired BallSaq
 
I think that is probably out on DRS but makes no difference as he gets him next ball.
 
Afghanistan shouldn't be let score more than 60 here. They should be humiliated.
 
Bhai how can we have Sahibzada and Haris back in form?
Funny how people forget — Rizwan flopped for years down the order in T20Is before taking off as opener. Haris actually sacrificed his spot for the team, batting 7/8. Didn’t he recently win us matches and scored a century? Give the kid the same patience Rizwan got instead of acting like lockdown kids on repeat.
 
Sufiyan should be bowling as a main spinner. Salman defo has some personal grudge against him.
 
Sufiyan muqeem bowls too short and doesn't flight the ball much.
I don't think he is gonna succeed on true pitches.
 
People were very harsh on Pakistani batters today. They actually played Afghan spinners okay. It's Afghan batters who are really pathetic compared to Pakistani ones. Even when it comes to playing spin.
Most teams including India will struggle against Afghan bowling in Sharjah. Its just that we don't run away from playing them there.
 
Funny how people forget — Rizwan flopped for years down the order in T20Is before taking off as opener. Haris actually sacrificed his spot for the team, batting 7/8. Didn’t he recently win us matches and scored a century? Give the kid the same patience Rizwan got instead of acting like lockdown kids on repeat.
Did I mention Rizwan? He is past now.

Tell us what to do with Sahibzada and Haris. Ok we need to be more patient with Haris.

Sahibzada? More patience?
 
Salman almost gave his life there for the country. :shehzad

Jokes aside, hopefully he is fine.
 
Most teams including India will struggle against Afghan bowling in Sharjah. Its just that we don't run away from playing them there.
No Asia Cup matches in Sharjah thankfully. This pitch is not a good advertisement for T20 cricket. Though Abu Dhabi is very spin-friendly too
 
Seen Pakistani fielders colliding many times now, only a matter of time before a serious injury occurs.
 
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