Pakistan (171/5) comfortably defeat UAE (140/7) by 31 runs in Match 5 of the Tri-Series

[RedwoodOriginal]

Nawaz playing an incredible knock

....for the opposition

 

[Azaad]

What a terrible game of cricket! Can the quality of cricket get any poorer than this?

 

[Rana]

Poor game awareness by Nawaz

He needs to bring Fakhar back on strike even if he gets run out

The idiot has denied him twice for no reason!

 

[Energy]

What a terrible game of cricket! Can the quality of cricket get any poorer than this?

It's Pakistan vs. temu Pakistan after all.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Why hasnt the UAE captain bowled Ethan D'souza? 2 left handers and you have an offspinner.

 

[followed]

This is cricket match thread and we need to find new scapegoats to blame. Riz and Bab are gone.
Talk cricket please

They are so bad i don't want to talk about cricket. Zimbo and Rizwan legside were not any world beater either they lost against USA.

 

[sweep_shot]

UAE pacers are terrible. Spinners are good.

 

[Energy]

Ramiz and Aamir Sohail are having an orgasm in the last 5 min of Pakistan batting, lol.

 

[Asad T]

This was Fakhar's first T20I fifty since May 2024 where he made 78 vs Ireland....

 

[Ahmed216]

They are so bad i don't want to talk about cricket. Zimbo and Rizwan legside were not any world beater either they lost against USA.

Find new scapegoats

 

[sweep_shot]

Huge over. 3 fours and 1 six.

Pakistan - 149/5 (19 overs).

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Fielding and Junaid Siddique's crap bowling ensuring a PAK win.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Fielding and Junaid Siddique's crap bowling ensuring a PAK win.

Whatever total we get here is below par, UAE in with a shout with their batting.

 

[sweep_shot]

Umpires are being comical. That was a six. Why the confusion?

 

[cricfan432]

Nawaz is test level batter, i dont know if he has bowling of that level. Might be good on spin wickets of pakistan

 

[sweep_shot]

150 is up.

I think Pakistan have runs on the board. UAE should lose.

 

[Ahmed216]

Fielding and Junaid Siddique's crap bowling ensuring a PAK win.

Bhai pray that we keep winning against minnows at least. We don't want cricket to complete finish in Pakistan

 

[ads101]

Haider Ali nearly won this game by himself, should have had four wickets. And his team has let him down.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

UAE will be out under 120

 

[cricfan432]

babar cant even play ramp shot while playing cricket his whole life while fakhar can

 

[LordJames]

PAK - 129/5 (18 overs).

2 more overs. They should aim for 30 which can take them to 159.

Past it

159/5

 

[sweep_shot]

Last 5 overs: 66/0.

 

[sweep_shot]

Past it

159/5

Yeah.

170 is possible now.

159/5 (19.3 overs).

 

[Plumb]

Fakhar=Andhon mai Kana Raja

 

[LordJames]

Fakhar=Andhon mai Kana Raja

PAK will take any Raja, Andha or Kana or whatever

 

[sweep_shot]

UAE bowlers and fielders are club level. But, their spinners are pretty good. Their batting is okay also.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Whatever total we get here is below par, UAE in with a shout with their batting.

I don't think so. PAK have 4 spinners. UAE only bowled 9 overs of spin.

This Sharjah pitch is good for spinners . Even Afghans did better when they played that 4th spinner.

 

[cricfan432]

pak will need to play 2 spinners 2 pacers against india if they want to win. Pitches will be like this. Play the all rounders you want but reduce one fast bowler

 

[kingusama92]

UAE threw away their chance with the last two overs.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bhai pray that we keep winning against minnows at least. We don't want cricket to complete finish in Pakistan

171. Will be easily defended.

 

[Asad T]

I dont think i've seen such a lucky innings...

 

[ads101]

Good total thanks to Fakhar and Nawaz at the end. No way UAE chasing this.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Only managed to even get these runs because UAE dropped both Fakhar & Nawaz. Likely don't even get much more than 130 if not for that.

Just a terrible batting group.

 

[BlackstoneRock]

Not a bad score … pak is winning this

 

[followed]

This is the scratchiest fakhar innings i have ever seen.
He should have been out so many times if a better team was playing.

 

[LordJames]

PAK has it in the bag, UAE will not be able to chase this.

UAE were fielding like they were trying to catch chickens

PAK got lucky with UAE Chicken catching fielding...

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don't think so. PAK have 4 spinners. UAE only bowled 9 overs of spin.

This Sharjah pitch is good for spinners . Even Afghans did better when they played that 4th spinner.

We are at least 20 runs short here, UAE have decent hitters in Waseem and Asif Khan.

Terrible batting performance, and this will keep happening with the way these guys play spin.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Lol that was hilarious to watch...

Those last two overs should be studied in cricket coaching academies. 'How to not bowl at the death'.

Most teams would hammer 220 against a minnow bowling attack like this one

 

[RyanRyan10]

Whatever total we get here is below par, UAE in with a shout with their batting.

Mohammad Waseem is the only threat

 

[sweep_shot]

Great finish.

171/5 (20 overs).

This should be too much for UAE.

 

[followed]

Fakhar zaman is done at this level. He should call it a day in t20i cricket. He keeps getting worse and worse in this format.

 

[ads101]

I dont think i've seen such a lucky innings...

He did really well at the end as did Nawaz. But that's the thing people always scream about the idea of needing Fakhar to dominate the powerplay early and get a good start and he doesn't do that. He just gives more proof we should have played him down the order. He actually does play well in the last few overs, everyone knows he has that ability. But he almost always relies on some luck in t20 in order to survive until then.

He's going to be playing at no.3 now for foreseeable future again.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

We are at least 20 runs short here, UAE have decent hitters in Waseem and Asif Khan.

Terrible batting performance, and this will keep happening with the way these guys play spin.

Chasing over 180 is impossible at Sharjah unless you're batting against a minnow attack. 171 is very much defendable.

 

[followed]

Pacers bowled poorly apart from rohid khan.
Haider ali should have gotten 4 wickets.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Chasing over 180 is impossible at Sharjah unless you're batting against a minnow attack. 171 is very much defendable.

UAE had a decent chance with 145-150. But those trundlers blew it with some remarkably brainless death bowling

 

[ads101]

To be honest did anyone do really well from UAE except Haider Ali. I think he was deadlifting his entire team. Maybe Rohid did alright but there was a clear standout.

 

[followed]

If uae can get 2 decent pacers they will be a threat against top teams as well especially in these Conditions.

 

[Savak]

Lucky Hack Fakhar

 

[Devadwal]

Pure tullebaaz inning from fakhar, dropped catches, midfield and boundary on edges after edge

 

[followed]

Rohid khan and haider ali are decent they need 2 more decent bowlers.
Jawadullah guy has comical action and he bowls awful as well.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

UAE had a decent chance with 145-150. But those trundlers blew it with some remarkably brainless death bowling

They bowled to a set plan by bowling only seamers after the 16th over, without any consideration for what is happening on the pitch or even from looking at previous matches.

Too many trundlers and not enough spin overs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

They bowled to a set plan by bowling only seamers after the 16th over, without any consideration for what is happening on the pitch or even from looking at previous matches.

Too many trundlers and not enough spin overs.

I bet UAE dropped a few catches too?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I bet UAE dropped a few catches too?

Dropping sitters and not stopping boundaries that should easily have been stopped.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

They bowled to a set plan by bowling only seamers after the 16th over, without any consideration for what is happening on the pitch or even from looking at previous matches.

Too many trundlers and not enough spin overs.

Poor captaincy too. Pakistan couldn't even get away that D'Souza guy. You could have easily gotten atleast 3 overs out of him.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Poor captaincy too. Pakistan couldn't even get away that D'Souza guy. You could have easily gotten atleast 3 overs out of him.

Yeah. Terrible decision making.Especially when 2 left handers were batting

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I bet UAE dropped a few catches too?

They dropped Nawaz and Fakhar off consecutive ball and both were absolute sitters that any average fielder would have taken with their eyes closed

 

[Human786]

UAE gets 150 ?

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to look for early wickets, any kind of partnership will not be good for Pakistan

 

[followed]

Atleast Pakistan used to have good bowling before but now these clowns are awful in this department as well.

 

[Justcrazy]

U.A.E. need 155 runs in 102 balls.

If they bat through , they can win this.

 

[Devadwal]

I bet UAE dropped a few catches too?

They dropped dollies. Fakhar and Nawaz dropped in consecutive balls when Pakistan was 107/5 in 16 overs

4-5 boundary due to misfield and 5-6 boundary due to edges In last 4 overs

 

[BlackstoneRock]

NO FEAR UAE…they are stepping down to fast bowlers

 

[followed]

UAE will choke later in the innings after all most of them are Pakistani by genes.

 

[Human786]

partnership 20 , mediocre bowling !

 

[Human786]

partnership 20 , mediocre bowling !

6

 

[BlackstoneRock]

gripping on the wicket.. got to bowl more slower ones

 

[Asif321]

What exactly is Salman Mirza ? Lahori parchi ?

 

[BlackstoneRock]

He needs to come around the wicket and bowl slower ones cutting both the right hand bat

 

[Justcrazy]

S I X

UAE playing well here , they are executing there plans.

 

[BlackstoneRock]

Abrar should bowl more into the stumps .. keep the stumps in play all the time

 

[Ahmed216]

A lot depends on Ibby.

Izzat bacha le yaara

 

[followed]

Salman mirza has been disappointing in this series. Giving too much width.

 

[followed]

Here comes the nerd abrar loser.

 

[Ahmed216]

Slow surface. They should keep bowling slowers

 

[followed]

This nerd abrar is mediocre but he acts like he is nikka munda of shane warne.

 

[Asif321]

Humiliation loading

 

[Devadwal]

No intensity by UAE both during Fielding and now batting- Seem like fixed match

@TheSultan remembered your thread between India and Afghanistan

 

[Rana]

A lot depends on Ibby.

Izzat bacha le yaara

Why are you acting like you want Pakistan to win?

 

[Rana]

41-0 in the powerplay chasing 170

Rubbish

 

[Justcrazy]

41 after 6 overs

UAE is executing this chase with precision.