Pakistan (299/5) secure a narrow 6-run victory over Sri Lanka (293/9) in the series opener

[Omer2002]

Where is my friend

Domestic bully???

How is he a domestic bully he has had ONE outstanding season in last 10 yrs and rest are all mediocre

 

[cricfan432]

How is salman playing run a ball, while king played at 50 SR

 

[Rana]

My guy Talat can’t catch a break here

 

[Omer2002]

Hasaranga the goat bruv

His wronguns turning sharp on a deck where it’s

Hasaranga the goat bruv

His wronguns turning sharp on a deck where it’s not even spinning much

Sick bowler!

Abrar should learn something from him

 

[khyberlion]

How is talat better than Saud or Kamran?

 

[Rana]

Abrar should learn something from him

Abrar relies on very small degrees of deviation

He’s a good bowler but he needs to get more turn.

Hasaranga might have the sharpest turning wrongun in world cricket. Not sure if RK and Kuldeep get this much turn on their wronguns.

 

[imshally81]

Talah can't play spin and pace too

 

[imshally81]

My guy Talat can’t catch a break here

Your guy Rizwan is played well today as usual

 

[m.shah]

Talah can't play spin and pace too

He looks limited, why is he in the team

 

[RehanG]

He looks limited, why is he in the team

was one of the top scorers in domestic last season.

but yes not fit for International cricket.

 

[Rana]

Much better

Just be positive

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Saim seems to have lots of technical issues against the good bowlers.Pandya showed it with good length bowling in Dubai and here Lanka bowlers with pitched up deliveries around the off stump.

Different format. He's a very good ODI batsman

 

[imshally81]

He looks limited, why is he in the team

Saud shakeel is better option

 

[adi_62941]

was one of the top scorers in domestic last season.

but yes not fit for International cricket.

People used to say for sahibzada also

 

[cricfan432]

Talat is alright for number 4 but not for number 6, we need power hitter at 6

 

[Omer2002]

Saud shakeel has made 23..0..21 and a 50 i belive in last 4 quaid innings

 

[adi_62941]

Talat is alright for number 4 but not for number 6, we need power hitter at 6

Power hitter you mean hassan nawaz generational talent or lord faheem ashraf

 

[Rana]

My Goat Talat is on the move!

 

[zaidihusain]

On what basis Pakistan is playing 3 pacers & 2 medium pacers on this pitch? Pathetic decision making & team selection by Shaheen

 

[jamie smith fan]

My Goat Talat is on the move!

Domestic talent never disappoints

 

[Rana]

Fikr Free lifetime for @BouncerGuy @Kianig89 @gazza619

 

[Energy]

Hasaranga picks the wickets and Abrar is dropped.
This is because Pindi is 'historically' a fast bowling ground. No attention paid to the actual surface.
Babar as usual sticking to cute 20s these days fashionably.

 

[cricfan432]

Team changes, bring in maaz sadaqat for babar, farhan for fakhar, haseebullah/nafay/haris for rizwan.

 

[jamie smith fan]

@Rana what minimum score does pak need to win this??280?? 300??
Wish we had proper no 3 and 4 not these tul tuks

 

[jamie smith fan]

Team changes, bring in maaz sadaqat for babar, farhan for fakhar, haseebullah/nafay/haris for rizwan.

Maaz is still raw.Need haris/rohail at 6 and maybe push talat at 4 and kg at 3
Opener should be saim and haseeb

 

[Rana]

@Rana what minimum score does pak need to win this??280?? 300??
Wish we had proper no 3 and 4 not these tul tuks

I recon 320 every time on Pindi. Maybe 340.

Pakistan lack clarity.

England batting first here would not care about what the track is doing. They are going to go for 400! They might fail and get shot out for 220…but the clarity of mind is what matters. They won’t die thinking like we have.

 

[Ball Blazer]

end of over 31. It's the game's most expensive over now. 13 runs conceded

 

[PakFan2010]

Pakistan should just give up.

Australia, England, India, New Zealand and South Africa would be 200/2 on this pitch.

 

[Rana]

My guy Talat is lining up Theekshana!!

 

[jamie smith fan]

I recon 320 every time on Pindi. Maybe 340.

Pakistan lack clarity.

England batting first here would not care about what the track is doing. They are going to go for 400! They might fail and get shot out for 220…but the clarity of mind is what matters. They won’t die thinking like we have.

Lets be realistic.
When u have 4 tailenders in top 6 how can u score 320??
Pak seriously needs to work on their odi game otherwise I dont see them winning more than 2 games in 27 wc

 

[cricfan432]

Maaz is still raw.Need haris/rohail at 6 and maybe push talat at 4 and kg at 3
Opener should be saim and haseeb

Maaz is good player through gaps, i saw that in psl and hong kong sixes.

 

[Rana]

Lets be realistic.
When u have 4 tailenders in top 6 how can u score 320??
Pak seriously needs to work on their odi game otherwise I dont see them winning more than 2 games in 27 wc

The tailenders need to make a decision.

They are useless trying to play the way they currently are. It’s serving no one.

So make a decision…you want to carry on being good for nothing? Or you might as well fail trying to be something that is needed to compete? If you ain’t good enough in being something that the team actually needs….well you know where you truly stand don’t you? You have to go. You should go. Make way.

 

[Rana]

Coach Hesson mate wth is this rubbish?

Why are we paying you 3 times more than what we can pay Saqlain or Misbah for this rubbish??

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

The way Pakistan is batting it looks like a tough pitch. Is it just Pakistan batting crap or is the pitch tough?

 

[jamie smith fan]

Maaz is good player through gaps, i saw that in psl and hong kong sixes.

Yeah he is good but he is vulnerable against the moving ball.Needs to play one 1 full fc season and then play for pak.
He is a cunning bowler also.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Talat going after it.
Good positive batting

 

[Rana]

The way Pakistan is batting it looks like a tough pitch. Is it just Pakistan batting crap or is the pitch tough?

Pakistan do this kind of rubbish more often than not batting first anywhere in the world.

Especially since Rizwan said in Australia “I’m not here to follow what the world is doing”.

They laid out the marker. They will not adapt to modern requirements! They will act like they are purposely playing in a $hit way due to strategy…but they will not admit that they are basically incapable of playing modern cricket because they are basically $hit players.

 

[Rana]

Swap Agha and Talat with Babar and Rizwan at 3 and 4

You might actually see a bit more positivity in Pakistan batting.

 

[Vikram1989]

As per a graphic, Pak batsmen scored lowest number of centuries since 23 wc They scored 9 while afg scored 8.i think bng is at last with 7.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Need more from both these guys

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Gotten easier to bat now I think. Talat driving on the up. Shows that it's skidding on a little better

 

[Rana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1857276389184966913

I found this on X

It’s a funny edit but what Rizwan says here is important for all Pakistan fans to understand the approach watching todays game.

The guy clearly makes this declaration at the height of a time when Pakistan had a horrendous run at the 50 over World Cup where they were clearly a rubbish white ball batting unit!

 

[Rana]

Skipper by nature!

Respect

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Talat plays Hasaranga well, as compared to other Pak batters. Saw it in the Asia Cup too

 

[Rana]

Talat is a number 4

Not number 6

 

[Rana]

Need to add 120 at least from here

 

[Omer2002]

Batting was always easier but these timid batters with tuk tuk mentality..

 

[adi_62941]

Kesa diya phir talat ne? No doubt some experts here have no idea what they talk about

 

[RidiculousMan]

Do bhai. Dono tabahi

 

[Asif321]

Agha has better temperament than Babar and Rizwan

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Kesa diya phir talat ne? No doubt some experts here have no idea what they talk about

I don't think he is a good player long term but credit to him for taking his chance here.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

What would be a good score from here?

 

[adi_62941]

I cant beleive babar even didnt improve his fitness with his rising age. He still have cute little muscles on his arms. wow

 

[saabir]

Pitch have improved alot. Ball coming nicely onto the bat. Looks like dew start making impact.. pakistan need to score minimum 300 considering more due later tonight.

 

[Human786]

74 in last 10 ... 285 on ?

 

[adi_62941]

I don't think he is a good player long term but credit to him for taking his chance here.

He should be given chance on domestic quota. He has performed well in domestic

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Swap Agha and Talat with Babar and Rizwan at 3 and 4

You might actually see a bit more positivity in Pakistan batting.

I don't think na inform Babar is a bad number 3. But he is out of form and scratchy, trying to find form in LOI is tough.

Rizwan should be 6/7 if playing.

 

[Human786]

10 overs left ... 195/4

 

[adi_62941]

Rizwan needs to come down, he is wasting a spot. Agha should be on number 4 and rizwan on 5 or 6

 

[cricfan432]

Lets see if management have guts to drop babar azam from t20i after horrible display against spin.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Rizwan needs to come down, he is wasting a spot. Agha should be on number 4 and rizwan on 5 or 6

Rizwan's purple patch has ended. So he now finds it difficult to survive with his limited talent and technique.

He still does well in Test though given he has time there.

 

[Snowflake]

Why is it so difficult for Babar to play an innings like this?

 

[Human786]

excellent by these 2 ... 207/4

 

[adi_62941]

To be honest, salman ali agha looks very ugly when he moves around the pitch during shots. He bend his back leg a lot. Not a good sign for a batsmen

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why is it so difficult for Babar to play an innings like this?

Push him at 6 . He might play. I think he struggles agianst relatively new ball

 

[jamie smith fan]

Talat saab on fire

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

To be honest, salman ali agha looks very ugly when he moves around the pitch during shots. He bend his back leg a lot. Not a good sign for a batsmen

Yet he scores runs and win pakistan games look at babar best techniques can't win pakistan games.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

A bit lucky to still be out at the crease but fair play to Talat

 

[jamie smith fan]

Push him at 6 . He might play. I think he struggles agianst relatively new ball

We need rohailharis at 6
Rizbar aur fakhar ki chutti kardo

 

[adi_62941]

Hit a six straight after half century. WOWWW

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Push him at 6 . He might play. I think he struggles agianst relatively new ball

He got out to the wrong un today. I don't think pushing him to 6 is the issue...he's a top-order batter.

Either play him at 3 or drop him

 

[jamie smith fan]

This is how u play odi cricket

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Very good partnership between these two given the circumstances they came in

 

[jnaveen1980]

He got out to the wrong un today. I don't think pushing him to 6 is the issue...he's a top-order batter.

Either play him at 3 or drop him

Meaning he is slowly becoming a tailender

 

[saabir]

Watching Talat bat first time in ODIs ..he got good temperament certainly better than Hasan Nawaz. He also play spin better.. I was wrong about my earlier assesment about Talat. He is good enough for this struggling pakistani side.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Babar azams time is over, failing in all three formats consistently.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Painful watching this mediocre Theekshana bowling

 

[jnaveen1980]

Hussain Talat selection was not really welcome until y day if i am correct.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Can one of these 2 get a ton??

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That beehive shows that he cant hit boundaries off deliveries that are above hip height.