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Pakistan (169/1) thrash Australia (163) by 9 wickets in the second ODI to level the 3-match series 1-1

Rizwan dropped the world record of 7 catches with that drop also, hopefully he catches the next one (if it comes to him)
 
I recon Wasim Akram in the least year of his career was quicker than this version of Shaheen
 
Shaheen finishes it off. 164 to chase.

Please please please, just make it look easy for once.
 
164 to win, should be easy.

16 runs scored post Rizwan dropped a sitter.

I still remember how Pak messed up similar chase back in 2004 vs Australia, despite having big names like Inzi, Yousuf etc
 
Superb effort to roll them for 163.
Should just come out and play with the freedom that the bowlers have provided. Should be very easy but can never fully relax with this lot...
 
It's a shame Rizwan could not top his performance today with record 7th catch, probably the easiest catch but it was not in destiny. Nevertheless overall sublime performance with his bowling changes and keeping, and as usual his motivation to all his bowlers and fielders.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Rizwan's captaincy has been brilliant today. Very aggressive. To achieve this with four bowlers essentially is outstanding. The best thing was his use of Haris Rauf, only using him for 2-3 over bursts which ensured that he was effective and had that pace without getting tired. All while nearly breaking a world record for most catches by a keeper. He could still achieve it.

The difference between Babar and Rizwan's captaincy is night and day.
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I didn’t catch the entire innings, but if Rizwan is making good use of Harris's pace, that's a step in the right direction.
 
Nothing in the wicket. No brain fade and it’s game Pakistan

Although one of Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood are going to make this hell
 
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Rana said:
I recon Wasim Akram in the least year of his career was quicker than this version of Shaheen
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Great bowling , rubbish batting and some lucky dismissals, if it weren't for Pathetic fielding target would be even lower and more achieve able , but with Pak batting no target is certain to get , but if they can't even get this they might as well give up paying, now just imagine if we had one the first won also , with this lot even one match win is big surprise but series win would be nothing short of miracle, but even if we win today Aussies are not gifting us 3rd match at any cost , so now only best case scenario is 2-1. Wins in Australia never comes easy.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Classic troll stuff this.

Pakistan do badly it's Babar or Rizwan.

They do well it's the bolwers
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I thought Australia was batting – am I watching the wrong game?

Rizwan’s slower strike rate is what usually draws criticism.

Just hoping no one has a baby under Rizwan’s captaincy, or people might even give him credit for that too! 🤣
 
emranabbas said:
I thought Australia was batting – am I watching the wrong game?

Rizwan’s slower strike rate is what usually draws criticism.

Just hoping no one has a baby under Rizwan’s captaincy, or people might even give him credit for that too! 🤣
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All you have to do is be honest
 
164 is the target for Pakistan.

Should chase it down, no botches plase
 
Wow. That was some bowling display by especially Haris and Afridi. Hopefully they can chase this down easily. And if Pakistan win this one they will regret not winning the first ODI of the series because the series could have been in the bag. Anyways no need to cry now. Let's go boys!:inzi
 
Jamal should had played instead of Naseem or Hasnain. Who knows Pakistan may need his batting, if top order mess up.
 
alik said:
Did u see how hard it was to bat even for the aussies in the last game? Rizwan scored the most runs out of the batters too so it honestly wasn’t even a bad innings in the context of the game.
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I watched the entire innings, and he totally killed the momentum.

He went into his shell when hevshould have led from the front; instead, the incoming batsmen were the ones taking risks not the settled rizwan
 
Win us a match with your batting now Rizzi , just open with Babar today and give us 10 wkt victory , do your tuk tuk we won't mind.
 
emranabbas said:
I watched the entire innings, and he totally killed the momentum.

He went into his shell when hevshould have led from the front; instead, the incoming batsmen were the ones taking risks not the settled rizwan
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It’s an odi match not a t20 match. I’d understand ur logic in t20 but with so much more time, you can’t blame false shots by other batsmen on rizwan. I don’t see anyone here blaming smith for the wickets of the rest of the batsmen when he clearly slowed the game down after the openers got out.
 
With the extra bounce Hazlewood gets from his height, our batters need to make careful adjustments to handle his deliveries effectively
 
So tentative Abdullah.

So far his footworks been no better than Hack Fraser-Mcgurk
 
Saim seems to be in that mode again where he risks throwing his wicket away. I absolutely love watching him play and truly hope he succeeds for Pakistan, but he needs to work on playing high-percentage shots, especially in ODIs and Test cricket
 
Asad T said:
maybe, but we need to savor even the little bits of joy that we can
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Rauf is improving.

Shaheen and Naseem will still be trundlers on most days.

The batting is still weak. They ain't chasing 250+ scores.

Anytime pakistan wins they don't bother rectifying these weaknesses and hence asia cup 2023 repeat occurs.
 
Saim Ayub is so low on confidence
His role should be to attack and put pressure on the bowlers. and let technique anchor.
If we wanted a second anchor, then we should just play Imam-ul-Haq
Saim has such a slow sr today (and in his first ODI) and a sr of 122 after 23 T20I's so trash
PCB should tell him to focus more on his sr and less on his average. Otherwise drop him once and for all
 
Asad T said:
Saim Ayub is so low on confidence
His role should be to attack and put pressure on the bowlers. and let technique anchor.
If we wanted a second anchor, then we should just play Imam-ul-Haq
Saim has such a slow sr today (and in his first ODI) and a sr of 122 after 23 T20I's so trash
PCB should tell him to focus more on his sr and less on his average. Otherwise drop him once and for all
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Are the batsman allowed to play the situation these days?

I am sure if they were chasing 364 Saim would have tried to hit a few more already
 
Hazlewood tests people's technique
today, it will be Technique testing Hazlewood
 
No horizontal bat scoring shots in Australia means you'll always struggle as batter.

Abdullah's technique is far from ideal in these conditions.

But at least he should be positive in his mindset which will result in more decisive footwork
 
Can I make a thread called Saim Ayub vs Jake Fraser Mcgurk?

I'm genuinely curious to see who's the bigger dissapointment
 
Ahmed216 said:
Are the batsman allowed to play the situation these days?

I am sure if they were chasing 364 Saim would have tried to hit a few more already
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Still 6 (24) is way too slow.

This is not a one off. After 23 T20I's having a SR is 122 is just not good enough. Otherwise, we should just have Riz-Bar open. The point of Ayub is to put pressure on the bowlers. But he has shown he is just not good enough do that in the international arena yet.

I think he has potential. he has shown it in domestic cricket. But I personally think the time has come to let him go back to domestic and franchise cricket and work on his game.
 
Amazingly all bowlers have moved the ball off the surface so far
It's a highway according to some
 
alik said:
It’s an odi match not a t20 match. I’d understand ur logic in t20 but with so much more time, you can’t blame false shots by other batsmen on rizwan. I don’t see anyone here blaming smith for the wickets of the rest of the batsmen when he clearly slowed the game down after the openers got out.
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Smith batted far worse today and this is better pitch.
 
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