Pakistan [169/6] defeat South Africa [164/8] by 4 wickets in the 3rd T20I to take series 2-1

[srh]

7 out of first 12 balls are dots

 

[msb314]

Haider Ali is garbage..

 

[ARK Rafay]

I will be astonished if Pakistan let Smuts bowl his 4 overs economically again.

 

[Ucdkee]

Haider Ali sometimes looks like the second coming of Imran nazir

 

[Firebat]

Rizwan is doing what Haider is trying to do. Dot ball or boundary

 

[Titan24]

Haider’s usual customery hack is something he is done with. Hopefully a decent knock from him today.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Haider Ali sometimes looks like the second coming of Imran nazir

true but imran nazir was far superior

 

[TeymurBlake]

More dot balls. Not good.

 

[MHN1293]

Well played rizwan

 

[srh]

Remove Babar from captaincy.

 

[Firebat]

3 fours and a six so far, yet we're still 22 from 3 overs. Not good enough

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Haider just hasn't shown any sign of this so called talent at international level.

 

[srh]

Rizwan is no T20 opener, he has played 7 dot balls in first 18 balls

 

[Ahmed216]

Much much better from haider

 

[Hasan123]

Come on Haider. Good start from Rizwan.

 

[Darkrai]

Rizwan needs to stop playing so many dots, rotate the strike.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Not enough singles and doubles

 

[Ahmed216]

Remove Babar from captaincy.

Yes if we want save our top batsman

 

[Hasan123]

Too many dots.

 

[castortroy]

Doesn't anyone know how to play the Dab to third man

 

[Firebat]

Just imagine for a second if we were playing against de Kock and Rabada instead...

 

[imshally81]

666

 

[TeymurBlake]

Wrist work from Haider 6.

But more dot balls.

 

[ARK Rafay]

I think Haider Ali can hit even bigger sixes. Not that it matters. Just saying

 

[imshally81]

Just imagine for a second if we were playing against de Kock and Rabada instead...

We would be in same position more or less

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Big swipe for a 6 but needs to rely less on the legside hacking.

 

[LeedsGreen]

haider needs to play with more freedom and not look so nervous about getting out

 

[Mean&Green]

I guess Haider needs coaching from MoYO as well and he can come back

 

[Hasan123]

Lots of bowling changes from South Africa.

 

[imshally81]

Just play PP wicketless..

 

[MHN1293]

Well at least We have Asif Ali who can at least get a quick fire 20 odd unlike kushdil.

 

[srh]

Rizwan has played 9 dot balls in first 24 balls

 

[imshally81]

4444

 

[TeymurBlake]

4 for Haider. Good start.

 

[Firebat]

Haider can hit the boundaries well. Now take a single

 

[LeedsGreen]

he had all the shots and power to be successful but t20 is mainly a mental game and that side of him is still developing

 

[Hasan123]

Come on Haider.

 

[Mean&Green]

We would be in same position more or less

I know I hate it when people say this is South Africa B team and if that had been that it doesn’t work like that sometimes even their A team would have gotten hammered because Pakistan would play harder but since it’s t20s both of these are on par teams so it doesn’t matter

 

[saeedhk]

I do not see Pakistan winning this.

 

[TeymurBlake]

6 for Rizzie now.

 

[Bewal Express]

HA has to show development, hits in the air too much too early. There is a game to be won,let's see him win it. Nice 20s don't win games

 

[Mean&Green]

he had all the shots and power to be successful but t20 is mainly a mental game and that side of him is still developing

Lol still has you’re saying it like his career is finished already

 

[Rana]

Decent start

 

[Hasan123]

Rizwan is showing he can deal with pressure situations than Babar.

 

[Yk313]

Haired is looking to be a poor mans Afridi.

It's a Sunday and I have tuned in to watch this game of "cricket".

Interesting to see that PAK have already started comparing their talented youngster with non-cricketers. If Haider too is better suited to baseball like Afridi then it may help PAK tamper their expectations early on.

Threads touting Haris Sohail as PAK's second most talented batsmen have hardly been archived yet. This kid Haider at least has some time on his side and good PR/level-headed statements to go with it.... even if he does not have much of an off-side game yet.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Haider has to use his head. He needs to rotate strike and take his time. Just look at Rizzie play and follow him.

 

[msb314]

Brilliant batting!

 

[NauV]

So a few days into Babar's captaincy and after 2 failures (one of them runout), he has dropped himself to number 3 when he has been opeining most of his T20 career?!? Like . . who is making these decisions . . sometimes, you really want to bang your head against the wall . .

Let's not even get started on his appalling captaincy in the field after 65/7 . . .

We are well on track to lose our best batsman to captaincy . . as many of us predicted!

 

[srh]

Rizwan has played 10 dot balls in first 30 balls

 

[Hasan123]

Rizwan is a top class player. Should have been a regular around 2018.

 

[Firebat]

This is suspiciously good work from these 2. We have actually gone through a powerplay unscathed!

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan need 114 runs from 84 balls.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

HA has to show development, hits in the air too much too early. There is a game to be won,let's see him win it. Nice 20s don't win games

He's settled down a bit now, this is a great opportunity for him to build a decent innings. Needs to make sure he gets a score under his belt first, leave the big shots for the bad balls.

 

[Nado_]

Really impressed with Rizwan’s power hitting. The guy has shown tremendous improvement. When he first came on the scene I wasn’t convinced. But perhaps we should show patience when the potential is there. It is of course upto the player to be willing to improve. Hats off to Rizwan for working on his weaknesses and putting in the hard work.

 

[Mean&Green]

Win the powerplay win the match

 

[TeymurBlake]

Shamsi on.

This is where the game is lost or won.

 

[Titan24]

Good powerplay. If Haider can carry on for longer and support Rizwan that would be great

 

[Mir jibran]

Rizwans sr in the powerplay is 150 today

 

[TeymurBlake]

And Shamsi strikes.

 

[castortroy]

Haider. Seriously this guy is atrocious

 

[MHN1293]

Best pp for pak in recent times

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

What a let down. Another sloppy shot which shows exactly why Haider doesn't go on to make scores.

 

[Titan24]

Thats a beautiful delivery

 

[Rana]

Why not just become a one trick pony and play the slog sweep?

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

haider is useless against spin or fast , completely exposed this series .

 

[Hasan123]

14 off 13, Haider opening was the wrong decision. Babar hiding down the order is a massive red flag.

 

[Mean&Green]

Babar will be a sitting duck against shamsi

 

[srh]

So in first 6 overs Rizwan played 11 dot balls (almost wasted 2 overs). Move him from opener if we want to make team better

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Haider didn't pick the googly at all. That's why he played the wrong shot.

 

[ARK Rafay]

It has been 7 innings now and Haider Ali hasn't scored 30 or more runs in an innings

 

[Mean&Green]

14 off 13, Haider opening was the wrong decision. Babar hiding down the order is a massive red flag.

True shows how small and insecure and incompetent he is. He’s such a timid character should not have been made captain period

 

[ARK Rafay]

Haider didn't pick the googly at all. That's why he played the wrong shot.

It was a stock delivery

 

[castortroy]

Trying to flick that ball to leg side.

Haider Ali wouldn't get into any county set ups, *** is he doing opening for Pak

 

[Mean&Green]

So in first 6 overs Rizwan played 11 dot balls (almost wasted 2 overs). Move him from opener if we want to make team better

If it wasn’t for him we would be nowhere please we have no better options in Pakistan

 

[TeymurBlake]

Finally some impetuous from Babar.

 

[Fahdi]

Babar's foot is going across today as well, that's what got him into trouble this entire series.

 

[Mean&Green]

It was a stock delivery

Most batsman would get out to that ball

 

[wajid]

So in first 6 overs Rizwan played 11 dot balls (almost wasted 2 overs). Move him from opener if we want to make team better

And retained his wicket and kept scoreboard moving. In short kept team in hunt. I will take that over 40/4.

It is an area that can should be improved but he is currently way better than anyone else.

 

[Ahmed216]

Tabrez warnie

 

[msb314]

Good shot by Babar!