Pakistan (337) lose their final warm-up game of ICC World Cup 2023 to Australia (351/7) by 14-runs

[NeVerMind]

Nawaz with a straight 6 off Abbott...already doing more than Shadab

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Feel no pity to the haters who were claiming Babar was stats padding and would slow down for his 100, but instead he retired on 90.

I am sure the hater hymns will now change.

I respect him for not going for his century unlike Mr Rizwan.

However, I cant give him any credit for the knock.

It was a glorified Net session against Warner and Smith and Labu where he scored 50 percent of his runs.

Its not his fault.

I agree.

But this knock isnt even worth mentioning.

Saud getting a look would have been much better.

 

[7sins]

Surely that's the end of agha Salman experiment play saud Shakeel and Usama Mir

 

[owenhcricket]

Babar's retirement was perfect, giving the guys who will be Pakistans lower order and supposedly hitters the perfect scenario. Score against Australia's better bowlers with scoreboard pressure.

Agha Salman made himself look bad getting out to that ball and has probably cost himself a place. Nawaz and Mir here to show some lower order prowess.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They are cut throat on the pitch and thats all that matters.

Maybe. But it feels like all their niceness has lured opposition teams into a false sense of security and they are happy to be underrated.

These guys are absolute favourites this time.

I don't think people realise just how strong they are.

 

[PakPremi]

So the moment their main line comes back we flop? Lol, that's been the case the whole day, Babar can take solitude with some trolls thinking he's the 2nd coming of Bradman.

Stop making up stuff, no one is praising Baba inning as anything special as they know who was bowling.

 

[Justcrazy]

Nawaz is hitting some lusty blows , to secure his place in the playing XI

 

[Fazzy321]

Can Babar come back to bat again if these lower orders fails?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Wow, this anti national **** is so casually thrown on anyone who thinks differently. There should be higher bar, if not highest bar on such allegations.

When you are obsessed with discredting a nation for your own agendas then you are an anti national.

I mean its a text book definition lol.

 

[Technics 1210]

There are no stats counted in warm up games.

I know, but tell that to the haters who bring out the "stats-padding" line.

 

[Syed1]

All these considered Nawaz had a good game with bowl and now bat. Mir had a good game with the bowl. While Shadab looked like Kenya player with both bat and bowl.

Will Bobby drop his buddy Shadab and go with Nawaz and Mir?

 

[mominsaigol]

I respect him for not going for his century unlike Mr Rizwan.

However, I cant give him any credit for the knock.

It was a glorified Net session against Warner and Smith and Labu where he scored 50 percent of his runs.

Its not his fault.

I agree.

But this knock isnt even worth mentioning.

Saud getting a look would have been much better.

Bro, Australia are giga chads. It took me a while to understand that their level of peak trolling is insane.

They tortured us more then India. Gave us hope but then took it away.

They were never gonna let us win, just gave the illusion of it lol.

Literally this is Peak level trolling of what they did, the fr played mind games with out team, everyone in this forumn and all of Pakistan watching the game.

I'm not even joking, this is the biggest troll I have ever seen. They made a mockery of our cricket and managed to top what India did to us in the world cup lol

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Loved watching Babar bat today, for once he justified his hype. Some lovely classical stoke play at great strike rate. Respect from India

 

[mominsaigol]

Stop making up stuff, no one is praising Baba inning as anything special as they know who was bowling.

Really? Shall I quote the comments made by certain posters in this thread?

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need 60 runs in 54 balls.

Pakistan need to make sure they rotate the strike.

 

[PakPremi]

Mir has an opportunity here to show that he can bat.

He is not that good, can just hit big one.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Bro, Australia are giga chads. It took me a while to understand that their level of peak trolling is insane.

They tortured us more then India. Gave us hope but then took it away.

They were never gonna let us win, just gave the illusion of it lol.

Literally this is Peak level trolling of what they did, the fr played mind games with out team, everyone in this forumn and all of Pakistan watching the game.

I'm not even joking, this is the biggest troll I have ever seen. They made a mockery of our cricket and managed to top what India did to us in the world cup lol

Oh we might win.

The damage though would be more.

It would mean Nawaz and Salman at cost of Saud.

 

[Omer2002]

we have hasan Ali to come yet dont worry

 

[SM1989]

I know, but tell that to the haters who bring out the "stats-padding" line

I think they will argue that Babar does not need to worry about stats as its a warm up match hence why he did not "stat-pad"

 

[PakPremi]

Really? Shall I quote the comments made by certain posters in this thread?

Who called Babar inning Bradmansiqe?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

All very pleasant but we all know what will happen in a chase in a big game.

 

[TheSultan]

Well done babar for retiring

But points off for not sending Saud

 

[Syed1]

Mir is a typical Sindhi last name, but his wiki page says he is born in Sialkot. I wonder if his heritage is Sindhi.

 

[NeVerMind]

Fantastic six by Usama now off Marsh

 

[jnaveen1980]

Seema like there is a lot of motivation for these two as they may be fighting for one spot?

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXXX

Mir connects that !

 

[topspin]

Stop making up stuff, no one is praising Baba inning as anything special as they know who was bowling.

"Babar wiped the floor with the haters today"

 

[mominsaigol]

Oh we might win.

The damage though would be more.

It would mean Nawaz and Salman at cost of Saud.

Naw we won't win, trust, they won't let us.

They will troll us a bit longer though. I live in Australia, ik how Australians function. They will troll us before their done.

 

[TheSultan]

Beautiful shot by Mir

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Well done babar for retiring

But points off for not sending Saud

You were spot on with your prediction though.

They extended this to practice their death bowling.

The result didnt matter to them.

 

[Adi_62945]

Usama mir is a serious hitter of a bowl. Done that before also

 

[Jazx]

Major, can you honestly with a pure straight face in the mirror, honest to god 1 to 1 with pure facts look at this and be proud?

NZ treated us as a joke. The fact that Australia is bowling Warner means they don't care. Aus has accepted we are minnow trash.

Like their respecting the worlds no 1 batsmen by bowling Warner at him lol.

If we win this and actually go goo goo ga ga over this, it's a shame and an embarassment.

Everyone here knows full well, Australia crushed us this game, we're winning cause they has Smith and Warner bowl, their letting us win.

Rn their literally giving us the same treatment I give to my baby 5 year cousin while playing chess. She stands no chance in hell of beating me so I quite literally let her win, cause let's be honest, I got nothing to gain from beating a 5 year old at chess .

Same thing is happening here. This isn't CT 2017 where we demolished and humiliated India or the comeback of the century type narrative that you've convinced yourself.

I think you didn't get exactly what's the purpose of warm up matches. Both the teams are trying to give match practice to everyone. Once those 4 wickets were down Australia just tried to get themselves challenged by bowling warner, smith and labu. They are just trying to make this match as close as possible to know about their positives and negatives in a close match situation. No matter if they loose this match in that process.

 

[Technics 1210]

I respect him for not going for his century unlike Mr Rizwan.

However, I cant give him any credit for the knock.

It was a glorified Net session against Warner and Smith and Labu where he scored 50 percent of his runs.

Its not his fault.

I agree.

But this knock isnt even worth mentioning.

Saud getting a look would have been much better.

If it was a glorified net session, then why did you say that Babar would slow down towards his 100?

Do you respect him because he shocked you by not going for a 100?

No one will remember these runs in a warm up, no one, but haters are using these warm ups to criticise the Pakistan team - front and over.

I am going out on a limb here, but if Pakistan lose this warm up, will you be criticising Babar's captaincy/batting even though Babar retired at 90 and could easily have continued beyond 100 to win the match?

 

[PakPremi]

It would be good for Nawaz and Usama do well with their batting.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

So it's gotta be

Fakhar
Imam
Bobby
Rizwan
Saud
Iftikhar
Nawaz
Usama
Hasan
Shaheen
Rauf

Pretty obvious what the best XI is

 

[Justcrazy]

Seema like there is a lot of motivation for these two as they may be fighting for one spot?

Pakistan should play Mir , his bowling is much better . At that position you need good bowlers.

 

[TheSultan]

You were spot on with your prediction though.

They extended this to practice their death bowling.

The result didnt matter to them.

Yup - it made no sense otherwise

 

[imshally81]

Great shot by Usama... 6 runs

 

[NeVerMind]

Both Nawaz and Usama proving a better bet with first ball and now bat then Shadab!

 

[jnaveen1980]

There will be selection quandary for Pakistan after this match

 

[Syed1]

Usama may have played himself in the side, earlier with his bowling and now these shots. Also they are coming against Aus's frontline

 

[mominsaigol]

"Babar wiped the floor with the haters today"

One guy fr said babar is the greatest no 3 to ever exist

I think you didn't get exactly what's the purpose of warm up matches. Both the teams are trying to give match practice to everyone. Once those 4 wickets were down Australia just tried to get themselves challenged by bowling warner, smith and labu. They are just trying to make this match as close as possible to know about their positives and negatives in a close match situation. No matter if they loose this match in that process.

Australia is trolling us, I got that part. I understood a long time ago.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

If it was a glorified net session, then why did you say that Babar would slow down towards his 100?

Do you respect him because he shocked you by not going for a 100?

No one will remember these runs in a warm up, no one, but haters are using these warm ups to criticise the Pakistan team - front and over.

I am going out on a limb here, but if Pakistan lose this warm up, will you be criticising Babar's captaincy/batting even though Babar retired at 90 and could easily have continued beyond 100 to win the match?

Pakistan wont lose.

But people like you will point out how Babar helped chase 350 in a meaningless warm up.

 

[Justcrazy]

So it's gotta be

Fakhar
Imam
Bobby
Rizwan
Saud
Iftikhar
Nawaz
Usama
Hasan
Shaheen
Rauf

Pretty obvious what the best XI is

Shadab is the VC , also close friend of Babar

 

[IAJ]

Well played Usama.

 

[Syed1]

Nazar lag gayi

 

[FreakCricket]

Mir can hit for sure, good tailender we got now.

 

[imshally81]

Usama gone

 

[Justcrazy]

Hassan Ali the all rounder comes in

 

[Markhor]

Got a bit greedy but good cameo from Usama Mir.

 

[owenhcricket]

Mir showed some good shots here. Bad one to get him out but hopefully he learns from it.

 

[hitthestump]

Mir can hit for sure, good tailender we got now.

He has the batting intelligence of an Akmal sadly

 

[imshally81]

Why Hasan.?
Haris should come

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan has too man ARs to choose from. Ifti, Nawaz, shadab, Agha, Mir

 

[TheSultan]

You know what the shame about Pakistan cricket is:

Usama Mir
Hassan Ali
Shadab even

They all have the ability to hit big, but they have tailender mentality. We could have very capable lower order hitting, but they can’t be bothered to knuckle down

 

[Omer2002]

Thats was out...thanks umpire

 

[mominsaigol]

See what did I say @topspin Peak trolling.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Shadab is the VC , also close friend of Babar

At this point, he doesn't make this side on merit at all.

 

[NeVerMind]

Why Hasan.?
Haris should come

He's part of the reserves so cannot bat....

 

[imshally81]

All out on the card

 

[Technics 1210]

Pakistan wont lose.

But people like you will point out how Babar helped chase 350 in a meaningless warm up.

No, I would point out that Pakistan can chase 350 targets, but then you would follow up by saying Australia had no intention of winning. Warm up or no warm up.

 

[sindhiboy]

this has been such an absurd innings to watch

 

[jnaveen1980]

3 seamers 1 keeper 4 all rounders 3 batsmen

 

[imshally81]

He's part of the reserves so cannot bat....

But keep and bowl?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

No, I would point out that Pakistan can chase 350 targets, but then you would follow up by saying Australia had no intention of winning. Warm up or no warm up.

A team which bowls Warner, Labu and Smith at Babar for half of the match has no real intention of winning and more of trolling.

Correct me if I am wrong?

 

[Yati]

Why Hasan.?
Haris should come

I don't think reserves players are allowed to bat and bowl in these games. only fielding.

 

[NeVerMind]

But keep and bowl?

Only keep as that counts as fielding...couldn't bowl either

 

[topspin]

See what did I say @topspin Peak trolling.

At least we won't see the blind cheerleading and be told "Pakistan have beaten a world class Australia side, I'm feeling pumped for this tournament. Bring on India".

 

[Jazx]

One guy fr said babar is the greatest no 3 to ever exist

Australia is trolling us, I got that part. I understood a long time ago.

I don't think its a trolling. Then pakistan must also be trolling Australia by sending shadab ahead and keeping babar at 6 which they will never dare to. Its just about having match practice in every possible situation.

 

[Rana]

Only AUSTRALIA have benefited from this warm uo

 

[topspin]

No, I would point out that Pakistan can chase 350 targets, but then you would follow up by saying Australia had no intention of winning. Warm up or no warm up.

Chasing 350 targets against 15 overs of part-time bowling is an achievement now is it?

What small team mentality you have.

 

[Rana]

As soon as Starc locks his wrist in the load up,

You know it’s an inswinging fuller delivery

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Only AUSTRALIA have benefited from this warm uo

Babar too.

To an extent.

 

[Mesozoic]

This is why Aussies are 7 times world champions.

Only they would come up with such bizarre tactics just to practice some death overs bowling for the main event. Any other team would have gone for a "confidence boosting" comprehensive win here.

 

[Yati]

I don't think its a trolling. Then pakistan must also be trolling Australia by sending shadab ahead and keeping babar at 6 which they will never dare to. Its just about having match practice in every possible situation.

Don't speak logic to the delusional fans.

 

[Rana]

Babar too.

To an extent.

False perception

 

[Technics 1210]

A team which bowls Warner, Labu and Smith at Babar for half of the match has no real intention of winning and more of trolling.

Correct me if I am wrong?

You just do not get it do you?

Spinners will be key in this WC, so Australia are trying out their spin options - nothing to do with Australia not wanting to win.

Reminder - it is a warm up.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Chasing 350 targets against 15 overs of part-time bowling is an achievement now is it?

What small team mentality you have.

Its not even part time bowling.

Warner was throwing pies.

Smith and Labu were saying Please hit me.

Its a glorified net session of 15 overs.

 

[Third Man]

Oh we might win.

The damage though would be more.

It would mean Nawaz and Salman at cost of Saud.

Salman ain't playing. The team management is not that stupid to not play Saud.

 

[Rana]

This is why Aussies are 7 times world champions.

Only they would come up with such bizarre tactics just to practice some death overs bowling for the main event. Any other team would have gone a "confidence boosting" comprehensive win here.

Well Pakistan bowled Shadab in the last 10