Pakistan fall to 12-run defeat against England in high-scoring 2nd ODI

[marlonbrowndo]

Wow Hasan Ali is the 2nd highest wicket taker since WC 2015 in overs 11 to 40

Who was the 1st. I missed it

 

[Abdulm123]

) This team will be hammered by all the other teams in the World Cup

We had a worse squad playing in the 2015 world cup and we managed to make the quarters and put up a fight against Australia. I`m not too worried about the wc yet. Same for the Champions Trophy

 

[saeedhk]

Asif Ali must be praying he doesn’t bat today. In fact, no one wants to bat. All the bits and pieces players got exposed today.

 

[NeVerMind]

Who was the 1st. I missed it

Plunkett

 

[Titan24]

Who was the 1st. I missed it

Liam Plunkett

 

[ARK Rafay]

Pakistan should chase in this series, every game. That should help our batsman

 

[marlonbrowndo]

That looked like a wide

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Can Imam just get out

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Pakistan should chase in this series, every game. That should help our batsman

True, wont mind it tbh. Atleast in 3-4 matches.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Bouncer Boy Imam in a tizz with the bouncer...

 

[Ronaldo7]

Can Imam just get out

If he does get out then we won't even reach 250.

 

[Ahmed216]

Pakistan should chase in this series, every game. That should help our batsman

M sorry but i think nothing helps when u lack skills

 

[Abdulm123]

Shot by Fakhar Zaman, he must keep his wicket and keep playing like this. He better not have his typical brain freeze getting out playing stupid shots

 

[Syed1]

12(19) by automatic selection mashallah

 

[ExpressPacer]

Asif Ali must be praying he doesn’t bat today. In fact, no one wants to bat. All the bits and pieces players got exposed today.

Let's get a look of him finally, shouldn't we? Flat surface and you're not batting against Archer or Starc or Bumrah. If he fails here then he doesnt deserve to be there for the WC.

 

[DRsohail]

perchie wasting too many deliveries.

 

[Chokli]

We had a worse squad playing in the 2015 world cup and we managed to make the quarters and put up a fight against Australia. I`m not too worried about the wc yet. Same for the Champions Trophy

Our bowling wasn't as toothless, we had Wahab and Irfan and apne gar ka kohli wasn't bad either

 

[Titan24]

Fakhar is the only player at the top for us who can atleast dominate, be it for few balls or more

 

[Chokli]

perchie wasting too many deliveries.

Have some respect for the future captain

 

[adzzy786]

Imam of to a flyer

 

[DRsohail]

12(19) by automatic selection mashallah

Making me patient of high Blood pressure.

 

[x_KINGKHAN_x]

Even commies saying how poor yasir is

 

[ARK Rafay]

M sorry but i think nothing helps when u lack skills

They will be able to cop with the pressure at least

 

[saeedhk]

Bhanja playing a blinder!!

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Both openers garbage against the short ball.

 

[adzzy786]

Both openers garbage against the short ball.

I think they both trying not to take unnecessary risks

 

[AdamM97]

People blaming Imam are forgetting that roy played a similar innings at the start. This is good stuff from Pakistan. Fakhar should always play aggressively, hw performs bettwr this way.

 

[Chokli]

Imam should focus on holding his end

 

[ARK Rafay]

Imam getting beaten ball after ball

 

[QalandarFan]

Imam once again playing for his average and not giving 0 thought about the target!

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

Roy can accelerate, imam can only dig holes.

 

[IAJ]

Abid Ali on this wicket would have been gold.

 

[Amirforpresident]

Imam can only dan it to 3rd man like Sami Aslam

 

[DRsohail]

People blaming Imam are forgetting that roy played a similar innings at the start. This is good stuff from Pakistan. Fakhar should always play aggressively, hw performs bettwr this way.

Roy can accelerate and Imam?

 

[waleed88]

Forget Imam and Fakhar. Another culprit in chasing big totals has been Babar Azam. Notoriously famous for compromising chases to get to his 100s. If he wants to be Kohli and aims for those stats and wants to be compared to him. This has to be the day he performs and tries to atleast get us close to that total.
All of it is flashy and beautiful but for all his performances Babar has been absent for us chasing big totals

 

[Abu_Hamza]

Where the hell is Nasir Hussain, this woman is killing the game.

Nasir also wants u to listen more of her. So he goes silent. She might be in WC commentary panel. So be prepared for her as she will give insights about IPL during WC.

 

[GreenKhan]

We most likely will not chase this down but do some people on this forum have any idea of cricket ? Why are we having knee -jerk reactions when we are 6 runs of 2 overs ? It’s a 50 over innings. Other teams would also be a bit circumspect for the few overs . To many unrealistic haters on them forum who have no knowledge of the game

 

[Titan24]

Its like Fakhar is the only player to accelerate while Imam, Babar, Sarfaraz etc can play at their normal pace. In modern day cricket everyone should be able to accelerate

 

[topspin]

Imam should focus on holding his end

Why should Fakhar have to take all the risk?

 

[AdamM97]

Roy can accelerate and Imam?

That’s another thing, bur at the moment, he’s doing well.

 

[Shaddy86]

Pakistan's batting approach is always the same, whether batting first, chasing 150 or 370, always the same approach. It's like watching replays of their previous 100 matches.

 

[Abdulm123]

Our bowling wasn't as toothless, we had Wahab and Irfan and apne gar ka kohli wasn't bad either

That game we played against India in the 2015 wc when Kohli scored 100 still gets me to this day, we dropped Kohli on 3 and the bowlers worked super hard to contain India to only 300 when India were looking like they were going to score 350 but our death bowling prevailed. Shehzad and Harris were looking like they were going to chase the total but when Pakistan were accelerating, that idiot Ahmed Shehzad decides to waste balls and tuk tuk and we collapse.

 

[Slim]

Man, this guy is wasting lot of balls..

 

[Chokli]

Why should Fakhar have to take all the risk?

So I can further push my agenda

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Shot Fakhar

 

[babajee]

Fakhar looking good, hopefully he doesn't throw it away with a loose shot.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Chalo bhai Imam sahab ab set ho gaye ab maarna shoro karo.

 

[Slim]

Is the crowd silent or Sony liv forgot to plug the audience audio?

 

[szundercover]

We are chasing this boys...

 

[Plumb]

they both doesn't look remotely close to batsmen with 50+ average.... numbers lies sometimes??

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Its like Fakhar is the only player to accelerate while Imam, Babar, Sarfaraz etc can play at their normal pace. In modern day cricket everyone should be able to accelerate

Don't put Babar and Imam in the same sentence. There is a huge gulf in class

 

[adzzy786]

What’s automatic selection playing at?? His strike rate is 60!!

 

[Abdulm123]

Anyways I am getting off topic, I have a feeling we might chase this down, Imam and Fakhar are starting to accelerate,

 

[Titan24]

Our batting is too dependent on Fakhar for the start.

 

[Slim]

Not surprised to not find brother [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] right now lol

 

[QalandarFan]

Lets go Fakhar. England do us a favour and get Imam out

 

[topspin]

Yet some still have the nerve to call him a hack.

He's the only match winner in this batting line up.

 

[xricket]

Imam will be the downfall of fakhar in this innings. He is eating up balls, and fakhar gotta make up for that

 

[ExpressPacer]

Pakistan's batting approach is always the same, whether batting first, chasing 150 or 370, always the same approach. It's like watching replays of their previous 100 matches.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[DRsohail]

That’s another thing, bur at the moment, he’s doing well.

You can inly coopy a player for one things ignoring the other pic?

 

[Plumb]

no need to go crazy... rotate strike and odd boundry stay within runrate and cash a big over in middle.... lol but its paksitan we talking who never seen play with a plan

 

[Mueez]

Fakhar

 

[Abdulm123]

Why is this thread so quiet now? did pp really already give up on Pakistan after 2 overs? this fan base worries me. Props to all those who stayed tuned in the game though

 

[DRsohail]

Yet some still have the nerve to call him a hack.

He's the only match winner in this batting line up.

Has not scored a fifty either, relax.

 

[LegGully]

If he does get out then we won't even reach 250.

better to hit out and not reach 250 than not try at all and crawl to 250 on a 370 run chase...

 

[topspin]

So I can further push my agenda

Lol at least your honest.

I have nothing against the guy and I'm pleased with his progress, but ideally want to see him start for the side once the WC is over. Just don't think he's ready yet.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Decent start by Pakistan, if these two can get to about 90 it will at least give a good base for the following batsmen.

 

[Mueez]

Imam just needs to support Fakhar.

 

[Titan24]

Don't put Babar and Imam in the same sentence. There is a huge gulf in class

Yes there is huge difference in class, I agree. My point was just asking one player to accelerate without getting out throughout is too much too ask for. There should be other attacking batsmen as well.

 

[adzzy786]

Why is this thread so quiet now? did pp really already give up on Pakistan after 2 overs? this fan base worries me. Props to all those who stayed tuned in the game though

I’m Here with you brother

 

[AdamM97]

I’m loving this way of cricket by Pakistan.
Maybe the poor bowling was a blessing in disguise after all.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Imam plays with too much method. Bhai match situation bhi dekh lai and this isnt the 90s anymore.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Imam late on the short ball again, but gloves it for a fluky 4.

 

[Abdulm123]

Good running and strike rotation by Imam and Fakhar

 

[MRSN]

We are chasing this boys...

Rosa lag tu nahi raha bhai?

 

[topspin]

Has not scored a fifty either, relax.

I will not relax when we have posters like yourself who openly bash our only match winner with the bat.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Waqar again o.o

 

[Chokli]

Lol at least your honest.

I have nothing against the guy and I'm pleased with his progress, but ideally want to see him start for the side once the WC is over. Just don't think he's ready yet.

Haha, it gets on the nerves on some Sarfi fans when there is support for Imam.

 

[jnaveen1980]

As much as England is such a powerful enviable batting line up their bowling has been crap. One of the Worst ODI bowling unit in the last 2 years worse than Bangladesh, Srilanka, Afghanistan.

 

[Titan24]

Imam getting his power bat