Pakistan [189/6] beat South Africa [188/6] by 4 wickets in 1st T20I

[Mamoon]

Another century coming up for Rizwan with more stomach ache for his critics.

He is no Pant and never will be he, but he is excellent for low standards.

Rizwan is a breath of fresh air in this deeply mediocre team.

Easily the third best wicket-keeper batsman in Asia at the moment after Pant and KL Rahul.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Hafeez


Seems like this is going to be our Top + middle order in WC T20 india.

 

[Hasan123]

Quality.

 

[Sunzi]

Lovely wrongun from Shamsi, that

 

[Markhor]

Would send Hasan Ali after Haider.

 

[NeVerMind]

50 for Riz...excellent paced innings...needs to carry on

 

[Kroll]

Linde bowling pies, and these two aren't gonna miss out given their spin playing abilities.

Linda should be making pies instead of serving them up.

 

[Hasan123]

Another 50 for Rizwan. Haters ducking for cover.

 

[Shams123]

Very good innings from Rizwan.

 

[Mamoon]

Rizwan further closing the door on the fat and mediocre Sharjeel’s undeserved return to the side.

You love to see it.

 

[Gullycricket]

Bro your blind hate is getting embarrassing now

Exactly. I just want PCT to do well. Riz is playing so well but some people can't take it

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Na he’s boring

And Rizwan keeps his place in the team for the foreseeable future with that 50

 

[Hasan123]

Apparently Sharjeel would outperform Rizwan lol. Sharjeel would get us off to some decent starts but not have this consistency of Rizwan.

 

[Sunzi]

Rizwan further closing the door on the fat and mediocre Sharjeel’s undeserved return to the side.

You love to see it.

Loving it <3

 

[imshally81]

Another century coming up for Rizwan with more stomach ache for his critics.

He is no Pant and never will be he, but he is excellent for low standards.

Rizwan is a breath of fresh air in this deeply mediocre team.

Easily the third best wicket-keeper batsman in Asia at the moment after Pant and KL Rahul.

He is much better than Pant & Rahul... Both are mediocre with gloves

 

[Shams123]

Rizwan further closing the door on the fat and mediocre Sharjeel’s undeserved return to the side.

You love to see it.

Cant we replace Babar with Shajeel? Dont you think that it will make our batting more powerfull.

 

[ChTab]

Glad that Rizwan is keeping former taptan out of the team who is only there because of the lobby

 

[Greenstorm]

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Hafeez


Seems like this is going to be our Top + middle order in WC T20 india.

Only one of Rizwan and Babar should bat in top 5. I know my pick.

 

[Hasan123]

Hafeez probably needs a bit of time to get going due to no games for a while.

 

[Markhor]

We need a big over ASAP.

 

[Shams123]

Hafeez is going at a great purple patch. Even his mistimed shots are not carrying to fielders.

 

[PakPremi]

Hafeez not looking his fluent self yet.

 

[ChTab]

Cant we replace Babar with Shajeel? Dont you think that it will make our batting more powerfull.

Great idea to replace the best player to come out of Pakistan in last 20 years with a traitor & a fatso

 

[Gullycricket]

I like Imam but with this form if Riz replaces him ODI I won't mind. Sharjeel can fit as late order hitter for us then

 

[Hasan123]

Slower balls seem to be the way to go on this track.

 

[Rana]

Phelu is the Chris Woakes of SA against Pakistan

 

[Hasan123]

What happened there?

 

[Shams123]

Great idea to replace the best player to come out of Pakistan in last 20 years with a traitor & a fatso

Nevermind. It didnot sound like that in my head. I take it back.

 

[Sunzi]

Yep need a big over or two here to break the back of the run rate. Especially with Hafeez seemingly struggling to get going

 

[Shams123]

I would still say we are favourites to win this.

 

[Mamoon]

Cant we replace Babar with Shajeel? Dont you think that it will make our batting more powerfull.

Sharjeel is a pathetic batsman, a fixer and will be a liability in the field every single game. I wouldn’t have him in the squad, let alone the playing XI.

He is easily the most unlikable Pakistani cricketer of his generation.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Only one of Rizwan and Babar should bat in top 5. I know my pick.

Not in our hands and Rizwan won't be dropped anytime soon.

So the only way to balance this equation is by allowing him to open with Sharjeel.

Then you got Fakhar coming who is strong against spin. Babar to anchor the innings and Hafeez to finish it with the allrounders.

 

[Mamoon]

He is much better than Pant & Rahul... Both are mediocre with gloves

Ok.

 

[Sunzi]

Useless innings from Hafeez.

 

[imshally81]

Hafeez gone

 

[NeVerMind]

Hafeez not looking his fluent self yet.

Gone!

 

[Rana]

Wow that was soft

 

[imshally81]

Ok.

Thanks for the agreement....

 

[castortroy]

That should be the match

 

[NeVerMind]

Big challenge now for Haider and Riz to take us over the finish line...

 

[Shams123]

Hafeez has a forgettable 100th game.

 

[Ahmed216]

That was hafeez of old times

 

[Gullycricket]

Hafeez golf magic is waning

 

[Rana]

Haider Ali the sledge Hammer is in!

 

[Mamoon]

Why are these South African spinners so annoying? Both Tahir and Shamsi should be dropped off on a deserted island.

 

[Rajdeep]

Game over for Pakistan pretty much. Rizwan putting too much pressure on other players

 

[shariqnoor]

This game is gone now.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Really need Haider to do well and cement his place in LOIs

 

[Mesozoic]

That's the most pathetic wicket celebration of all time. Lame as ....

 

[Titan24]

Shamsi better not get the spikes in his ear. That has to be one of the worst celebrations you will see.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need 79 runs in 41 balls. RRR: 11.56

One big over required here

 

[castortroy]

Why isn't sharjeel playing?

 

[Shams123]

Shamsi is not good as we are making him out there.

 

[ChTab]

Hafeez wasn't looking good in his short stay.

 

[Gullycricket]

Game over for Pakistan pretty much. Rizwan putting too much pressure on other players

Lol are you even watching. How you came to that enlightened conclusion

 

[imshally81]

4444

 

[MRSN]

Why isn't sharjeel playing?

Because Faheem useless all rounder in the team.

 

[Rana]

Game over for Pakistan pretty much. Rizwan putting too much pressure on other players

But his fans are happy with his 50 though


His fans do not have the best interest of Pakistan cricket at heart I’m afraid

 

[ChTab]

Important innings from Haider needed today to beat this SA C side.

 

[adzzy786]

Hafeez wasn't looking good in his short stay.

He hasn’t played for a long time. Needs a game or 2 to get going

 

[Kroll]

Why is the game gone, still got a few wickets in hand?

 

[NeVerMind]

No point tuk tuk king now...play your shots

 

[shariqnoor]

Haider has had his tooth removed?

 

[sindhiboy]

Upto haider ali and Hasan ali now.

Haider has a missing tooth. Poor guy

 

[Shams123]

We are pretty much in the game. And pheleykhayo has a lot od overs left.

 

[Rana]

Why is the game gone, still got a few wickets in hand?

We still have Lord Faheem and Hassan ‘freakin’ Ali to come

 

[Titan24]

Haider has had his tooth removed?

Yes looks like it.

 

[Omer2002]

I predicted a saffers win anyways

 

[ChTab]

But his fans are happy with his 50 though


His fans do not have the best interest of Pakistan cricket at heart I’m afraid

But every time Babar plays an innings like this people like you claim he is the best player in the world

 

[Rana]

Why isn't sharjeel playing?

Because Misbah doesn’t like him anymore

 

[Ahmed216]

He's only a young kid

 

[imshally81]

Wide

 

[trickyone]

Haider lost a tooth?

 

[NeVerMind]

But his fans are happy with his 50 though


His fans do not have the best interest of Pakistan cricket at heart I’m afraid

I wasn't a fan in the beginning but any serious cricket fan can see he has come leaps and bounds in white ball cricket...I don't get why certain people have this pre-conceived bias against certain players...he is keeping us in the game

 

[Rana]

But every time Babar plays an innings like this people like you claim he is the best player in the world

Babar is pure Gold. ‘Peetal’ as they say

 

[imshally81]

Back to back wide..

 

[Sunzi]

For all the love, Rizwan is missing a lot of scoring opportunities down the leg-side.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA giving away extras here

 

[imshally81]

What a cracking shot

 

[Indiafan]

But his fans are happy with his 50 though


His fans do not have the best interest of Pakistan cricket at heart I’m afraid

Bit he played much faster than babar does usually. Why the double standards?