Pakistan (329) defeat South Africa (248) by 81 runs to clinch the 3-match ODI series by an unassailable lead of 2-0

[Omer2002]

My days we are going to get bowled out..on this wicket

 

[Local.Dada]

One more 6 and Rauf will be bumped into the allrounder category

 

[emranabbas]

This says all about rizwan babar innings when harris is hitting a first ball SIX

 

[Rana]

you leather it here

It’s going to fly out!

 

[m.shah]

Out

 

[Deewana Mastana]

5fer for Maphaka?

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

SIXES GALOOOOOOOORE

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Abrar lol

 

[Omer2002]

500 wicket this is

 

[m.shah]

One more 6 and Rauf will be bumped into the allrounder category

Sadly gone

 

[Ahmed216]

My days we are going to get bowled out..on this wicket

It's because Riz and Bobsy played slowly

 

[MMHS]

Tremendous finish by PAK, series winner?

 

[Local.Dada]

4-67 and on track for a 5fer on this pitch and ground is greater effort than a 100. Well done Mphka

 

[Mrjungshook]

Abrar hitting like this?
Is this 550 pitch?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Last 6 balls

6 W W 6 W 4

 

[Deewana Mastana]

330 to win

 

[Kroll]

. del

 

[TeymurBlake]

Finally some comedy in the end.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That was a wide and Abrar ran

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lesson for SA: Never dismiss a set Babar Azam

 

[Ali Active]

typicall pakistan finish

 

[m.shah]

What was Abrar doing lol

 

[adi_62941]

That is why ODI is a best format

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Brainless stuff from Abrar

 

[Asad T]

great running loll

 

[angrypathan]

Wasn’t that a wide? Shouldn’t there be a delivery left

 

[mominsaigol]

It's because Riz and Bobsy played slowly

Naw, Rizwan played fine. Babar played slow however understandable because he's trying to regain form.

I don't mind how they played today.

However I stand by what I said.

Saud should replace Rizwan si ce he's a better batsmen plain and simple. Rizwan at 5 since he's captain but not at 4.

And pakistan need to make a decison between babar and Kamran. Kamran is a no 3. However if Babar has to be played, PCB should have the guts to have Kamran replace Abdullah since KG has been an opener as well.

That is assuming fakhar doesn't come back

 

[Local.Dada]

Mphaka has a lot of potential

 

[angrypathan]

Wasn’t that a wide? Shouldn’t there be a delivery left

Oh wait we got bowled out nevermind

 

[stani_pak]

Great Job to get to 329, to be honest I didnt think we would get to even 290, forget about 300, so 329 is great total, however the game is not done, this South African batting line up can chase it, Pak will have to bowl and field well

 

[shaz619]

Safe to say SA have really missed Rabada today, his value can’t be understated

 

[angrypathan]

Naw, Rizwan played fine. Babar played slow however understandable because he's trying to regain form.

I don't mind how they played today.

However I stand by what I said.

Saud should replace Rizwan si ce he's a better batsmen plain and simple. Rizwan at 5 since he's captain but not at 4.

And pakistan need to make a decison between babar and Kamran. Kamran is a no 3. However if Babar has to be played, PCB should have the guts to have Kamran replace Abdullah since KG has been an opener as well.

That is assuming fakhar doesn't come back

Would rather Babar open with KG at 3.

 

[Local.Dada]

I don’t know how fit Fakhar is now but in his prime against this attack he had a 200 for the taking.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar starts with "The way me and Rizwan played.... "

 

[Ahmed216]

Where's the concussion sub Sarfraz?

 

[Farabi]

His domestic numbers aren't comparable

Since he’s now already picked, give him fair chance at no4/5 and if doesn’t swim, send him to domestic.
It’s not going anywhere at no7

 

[Rana]

Solid batting by Kamran

Proper innings

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Looks like?

That’s what happened

babar should watch KG innings today. And learn how to play half trackers that need to be played into stands. his habit of playing Ground shot even on half trackers cost him easy 100 today

 

[Local.Dada]

Where's the concussion sub Sarfraz?

Sarfaraz is in the squad?

 

[shaz619]

Tremendous finish by PAK, series winner?

Lets see the attitude of the seam bowlers, often with such a cushion they start bowling short & wide

 

[angrypathan]

Babar’s English has improved a great deal

 

[Farabi]

The biggest total on this ground.
Hopefully the bowling can turn up

 

[Rana]

babar should watch KG innings today. And learn how to play half trackers that need to be played into stands. his habit of playing Ground shot even on half trackers cost him easy 100 today

Babar batting like Dhoni at the twilight of his career

 

[Abdullah]

A bit late now for hitting

Relax lad. 50 overs is a long time

 

[mominsaigol]

Would rather Babar open with KG at 3.

Naw babar has been a no 3 his whole life.

But Kamran ghulam can make a solid opener with saim. Kamran is 200x the batter Abdullah is because unlike Abdullah who's a con artist nepo baby who's only in the team thanks to Babar even though he only played 7 List A games and 15 FC games before being asked to be our opener in a world cup

Kamran ghulam has years and years of Fc and List A experience.

The gulf in experience between these 2 is enormous.

 

[Local.Dada]

Babar looks very calm and composed. I feel a test 100 loading in the series. These pitches will suit his style of play in tests. He is similar to KL Rahul who had a lot of success in SA in a lot of ways with his gameplay and approach minus the big hitting Rahul has.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Babar batting like Dhoni at the twilight of his career

he has mental block to defy aerial shots .

 

[Human786]

This game is over unless Rizzu & Gang settled for $ 1 M

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Solid batting by Kamran

Proper innings

More was needed from him. He should have battted until the end.

 

[emranabbas]

Saim
Fakhar
Kamran
Saud

Will be a good top 4

 

[Abdullah]

Pitch will become better to bat on under lights.

These two better get a move on.

Don't disappear when the other team has batted. They will do well to get 300. 330 is out of reach

 

[castortroy]

This is a 330 wicket

I did say it

 

[emranabbas]

More was needed from him. He should have battted until the end.

He didn't have enough balls too play with due to rizwan and babar eating up all balls so he had to go all out with what ever he had

 

[Asad T]

Babar looks very calm and composed. I feel a test 100 loading in the series. These pitches will suit his style of play in tests. He is similar to KL Rahul in a lot of ways with his gameplay minus the big hitting Rahul has.

i agree, but the issue is that he:

1) has a poor technique when the ball is on the 4th stump line and moves in
2) he has a habit of pulling the ball to the mid-wicket fielder

let's see if he can work out his issues

 

[Fenrir]

This is a good score but SA is missing their best bowlers.The pitch is good for batting so Pakistan will have to bowl well.

 

[mango_bite77]

Bro you cannot under any circumstances have a team where Abdullah, Babar, Rizwan, Agha bat in the same 11.

Pakistan wouldn't have reached 300 if KG didn't bat how he did.

Pakistan has to make a decison if they want to be a succesful odi side.

2 of these 4 have to be kept, the other 2 have to go.

These KG, Saim knocks won't happen in every game.

Oh and Kick Niazi out and have naseem bat at no 8 not shaheen

Agha has proved me wrong in this series. Handy bowler and batting with lot of responsibility, surely better than Ifti, Khushdil and Fake Shadab.

If I have to choose 2 from Rizwan Babar and Abdullah, I will surely drop Abdullah.

The side looks well settled with Fakhar coming for Abdullah and Tayyab for Niazi.

If Tayyab doesn't perform, then get Haris and bat him permanently at 7 in ODIs

 

[mesmerizer85]

Not sure why Abdullah Shafique is trying to look stylish and impress with his batting style more. But i agree the way KG plays he can also be tried as ABD seems to play more anchor role like Babar and rizwan.

 

[Rana]

More was needed from him. He should have battted until the end.

Maybe he shouldn’t have scored 60 off 30?

 

[Savak]

Pakistan is a good 30 runs short on this wicket.

 

[Theo_14]

It’s been a long time since I saw this level of batting from Pakistan from an offensive perspective. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[Rana]

It’s been a long time since I saw this level of batting from Pakistan from an offensive perspective. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

?

You only saw offence in the last 15 overs

35 overs was tripe

 

[Varun]

Are South Africa playing anything close to their premiere XI this series?

 

[castortroy]

Vdd, markram, klaasen and miller

Think SA will chase this

 

[mango_bite77]

In last 10 ODIs played here, the highest successful chase is 283 by SA vs India.

If Pak fails to defend this total, bowlers should die in shame

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

2) he has a habit of pulling the ball to the mid-wicket fielder

Usually those balls are half trackers , that would normally travel into stands like KG showed today

 

[Rana]

Vdd, markram, klaasen and miller

Think SA will chase this

Jansen too

Do not underestimate De Zorzi and Bavuma

 

[followed]

Pitch is a road.
South africa might chase this especially with miller and klassen.
They have got a great chance.

 

[mominsaigol]

In last 10 ODIs played here, the highest successful chase is 283 by SA vs India.

If Pak fails to defend this total, bowlers should die in shame

Yes but I saw some of those games, the pitch wasn't a belter.

However with that being said, 329 should be defended, Pakistan is a good score

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

can Pakistan win 3rd series in SA in last 10 years?

 

[Rana]

Yes but I saw some of those games, the pitch wasn't a belter.

However with that being said, 329 should be defended, Pakistan is a good score

Depends on how SA approach this

If they are cautious, they will lose

If they treat it like they did in the T20, they will rally home

 

[batandballbattle]

I say we needed at least 350 on this flatron. Targeting rauf plus one of the spinners will bring the target a lot closer

 

[Rana]

I say we needed at least 350 on this flatron. Targeting rauf plus one of the spinners will bring the target a lot closer

Naseem will also be targeted

 

[alik]

Honestly think the team is pretty good, just need to substitute out Abdullah for another opener and then maybe bring back wasim jr for niazi

 

[mominsaigol]

Depends on how SA approach this

If they are cautious, they will lose

If they treat it like they did in the T20, they will rally home

Well Bavuma better pull his socks up

 

[kingusama92]

South Africa's chase will answer a lot of questions one way or the other.

 

[Rana]

Well Bavuma better pull his socks up

He’s supposed to be the form man

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Where is @RizwanT20Champ

Doesn’t care about Pakistan now that Babar and Rizwan are out?

Series winning 50s by Babar and Rizwan in SA Enjoy!

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Depends on how SA approach this

If they are cautious, they will lose

If they treat it like they did in the T20, they will rally home

Excuses? What happened to attacking approach of 400 team? What happened to so-called hitters Miller and Klaasen? They are not capable of 400 vs Shaheen and his class, correct?

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Karma for a lot of posters here. Not only have Pakistan managed to avoid the whitewash that was predicted by "some", Pak are themselves on the verge of inflicting a whitewash under Rizwan's captaincy and the architects of a 330 series winning score have been King and Kaptaana...so called SA hitters could not cross 240 last time. Magnificent tactical nous and big hitting from King and Kaptaana today. So blessed to be able to witness their era.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Yeah i agree, he is the fittest guy in the team, works hard, has a good eye. just needs more time in domestic / leagues

if he continues to work hard im sure he'll eventually come good

The guy is coming in at 7 and has just started his career. Don't think he is being given enough of an opportunity to show what he is capable of..