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

[AdamM97]

Lol Mamoon where are you with the daily dosage of "Fakhar is a hack"?

He’s waiting for Pakistan to mess up and then he’ll return.

 

[Titan24]

Imam needs to make sure he bats at Sr of 100 atlaest, this is not good enough

 

[saeedhk]

Thats all Inzi wanted. Now Imam can’t be dropped.

 

[IAJ]

Another horrible innings by Imam in the context of the game.

The torture continues.

Problem is, this will have no consequences.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Guys when a match is on, believe in your team and support them. If you want to cry on every other post, go watch a Bollywood movie and start a thread.

Pakistan players are giving it all here and doing really well.

 

[IMMY69]

They just have to milk the spinners.
Take 6 or 7 off each over...

 

[QalandarFan]

PAK is in game to be honest. Often PAK top order takes the chase to desperate level, but here this pair has reduced 25% target in no time without losing any wicket. A century from Fakhar & some real contribution from Asif can make it really close - if PAK is to chase 374, Rose Bowl is probably the place.

What do you say now at one down? Any chance?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Pakistan will get bundled against Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid

Yeah even before the wicket they both looked too nervous against the spinners.

 

[AdamM97]

Imam played decent, can everyone stop complaining.

Last match, he was awful and rightly got criticism but today? He was decent.

 

[waleed88]

huh?? we are close to the RRR what else do you want... some people just know how to criticize

What run rate are you talking about? 8 an over? Please learn maths. When you are chasing you should be well above the rate since in middle overs you slow down a little since fielders are spread

 

[Markhor]

Lol Mamoon where are you with the daily dosage of "Fakhar is a hack"?

"All the moons, planets and stars must align for him to score."

 

[Plumb]

Will Boby standup today and be the man for pak??

 

[xricket]

England spinners doing what Pakistani spinners used to do:

1- pitch the ball up
2- slow ball (low 50s)
3- googlies & variations from the same spot they ball other

This brings wickets

 

[topspin]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] perhaps time to be a bit more balanced with your criticism of the openers? It's always directed at Fakhar but your beloved has let the team down here.

 

[Titan24]

Never ever I thought England will have better spinners than us in their playing Xi

 

[Gullycricket]

Naseer is spot on about us always

 

[Afhan Ali]

Still, all hate going on toward Imam

Is he was the man behind these 373?

 

[Plumb]

What run rate are you talking about? 8 an over? Please learn maths. When you are chasing you should be well above the rate since in middle overs you slow down a little since fielders are spread

lol I definitely know maths and cricket as well... when you are within the runrate and keep wickets you bound to get big overs in middle... try to go bizzark and try to hit sixes and lose your plot.. may be that's what you are used to watch..

 

[MMHS]

What do you say now at one down? Any chance?

Probably better chance now

370+ is such a target that your running target is 7.5!!! Someone will need to play a Josh Buttler role to win it.

 

[Chokli]

England spinners doing what Pakistani spinners used to do:

1- pitch the ball up
2- slow ball (low 50s)
3- googlies & variations from the same spot they ball other

This brings wickets

Irony is those England spinners are Pakistani

 

[Titan24]

England spinners doing what Pakistani spinners used to do:

1- pitch the ball up
2- slow ball (low 50s)
3- googlies & variations from the same spot they ball other

This brings wickets

Exactly

 

[saeedhk]

Auto selection gone after a blinder!

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Never ever I thought England will have better spinners than us in their playing Xi

They defintely have right now...both British Pakistanis as well.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

280 in 35 overs. 70 balls difference. Hmmmm

 

[QalandarFan]

Never ever I thought England will have better spinners than us in their playing Xi

Sad part is we have much better spinners but for some reason Inzi does not want to pick them

 

[Ahmed216]

Only Fakhar has batted well, any random first class cricket could have done what imam did, it's that good of a batting wicket.

But u look at how the partnership fared, nd i think they batted well together escpcially by our standards

 

[Syed1]

They defintely have right now...both British Pakistanis as well.

Adil is Bangladeshi

 

[ARK Rafay]

Sharjeel would've spanked Rashid big time!

 

[Justcrazy]

Sad part is we have much better spinners but for some reason Inzi does not want to pick them

He was a poor captain , as a selector also remains same

 

[QalandarFan]

Probably better chance now��

370+ is such a target that your running target is 7.5!!! Someone will need to play a Josh Buttler role to win it.

And that’s the reason I feel we won’t win it, maybe if Hafeez Sobers was playing but no way Asif is scoring more than 6 runs.

 

[Shafi]

RR is over 8. Looks like our batsmen don't even try to match the RR.

 

[Plumb]

What has Mickey given us in these years??

Openers??
All rounders??
fast bowlers???
Spinners?? LOL

Press conference after the appointment..."I will watch the domestic games and pick players and blah blah"... reality: wait for psl and pick players..

 

[Titan24]

Sad part is we have much better spinners but for some reason Inzi does not want to pick them

Yes I know, its pretty disappointing.

 

[xricket]

Yasir shah bowler greater than 55mph, sometimes around 60mph and yasir bowling even below 50 sometimes. Why hasn't yasir picked this up?

 

[QalandarFan]

He was a poor captain , as a selector also remains same

Actually if I recall we didn’t do horribly under him we were pretty good in 2005-06 just failed in the World Cup 07 badly.

 

[IAJ]

Should have reached 100 two overs ago, need to up the tempo now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Imam innings was pointless , he is always scoring at a low strike rate , and just is there because he is Inzammam nephew. Intellectual dishonesty by Inzi

 

[NeVerMind]

India has better seam bowlers and England the better spinners...the world has turned upside down

 

[QalandarFan]

What has Mickey given us in these years??

Openers??
All rounders??
fast bowlers???
Spinners?? LOL

Press conference after the appointment..."I will watch the domestic games and pick players and blah blah"... reality: wait for psl and pick players..

You mean Inzi?

 

[Usman Chadda]

RR is over 8. Looks like our batsmen don't even try to match the RR.

These two should rotate the strike, and put the odd bad ball away. No need to try adventurous stuff and expose a weak lower order.

 

[Plumb]

Should have reached 100 two overs ago, need to up the tempo now.

Relax Bro this aint stick cricket

 

[waleed88]

Imam ul Haq batting at a strike rate of 79.58 which means he is going at 4.77 runs per over. In a run chase that required you got over 7.46.

And people say Imam isnt the issue?

It was a pathetic knock in the circumstances. And is the only reason run rate is above 8 now

 

[QalandarFan]

Run Rate dropping, need to bash these spinners Fakhar!

 

[topspin]

"All the moons, planets and stars must align for him to score."

I remember when he said that lol and I had to remind him not only was he the best batsman in the CT but he single handedly led Pakistan to their highest chase (187) in T20Is last year against Australia in that tri-series.

Can't just fluke your way as a hack. I have a feeling he has an agenda against him.

 

[Shafi]

He was a poor captain , as a selector also remains same

I think its more than that. He is one of most corrupt and dishonest cricket selector.

 

[Justcrazy]

Actually if I recall we didn’t do horribly under him we were pretty good in 2005-06 just failed in the World Cup 07 badly.

Pakistan won in sub continent during his time , also he had Bob woolmer in the side.

The Middle order at that time was much better than this.

 

[MMHS]

And that’s the reason I feel we won’t win it, maybe if Hafeez Sobers was playing but no way Asif is scoring more than 6 runs.

Or may be Umar Akmal. But yes, it’s really tough to proceed even to think that your starting ask is 7.78!!!

 

[Plumb]

Run Rate dropping, need to bash these spinners Fakhar!

Because no odd boundry just singles and dots... need a boundry each over with singles

 

[Gullycricket]

Great shot.What he did to Ashwin after Hundered

 

[ARK Rafay]

Bobby needs to show some intent and hit boundaries now

 

[AdamM97]

I am more worried about over bowling. Batting though isnt beastly but much improved.

Adil is Bangladeshi

Adil is Mirpuri, he’s a Kashmiri or a Potohari.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Fakhar is such a hack.

He should be dropped.

Stars need to align for him to score even a single run.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Adil is Bangladeshi

I assumed he was as well going by his features, but I read somewhere that he is Pakistani descent.

 

[waleed88]

lol I definitely know maths and cricket as well... when you are within the runrate and keep wickets you bound to get big overs in middle... try to go bizzark and try to hit sixes and lose your plot.. may be that's what you are used to watch..

Nice try. I'm guessing you're fresh off coming from watching the 1992 run chase against NZ in the semi final. Because only in that era this kinda flew.
You're only almost 30 years too late. Welcome to 2019

 

[Titan24]

We never used our limited resources properly. When Sharjeel was there, we didnt select Fakhar alongside him while he was scoring runs in domestics. We had Azhar with him and now we have Imam with Fakhar.

Now we are doing the same thing with our spinners, we have some good ones but we dont use them in internationals.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Fakhar is a great team player.

 

[IAJ]

Relax Bro this aint stick cricket

Fakhar is doing the right thing here. They are chasing 370, not 270.

 

[Shafi]

How on earth Micky turned himself to a politician? Talk a lot and deliver nothing.

 

[topspin]

Fakhar is such a hack.

He should be dropped.

Stars need to align for him to score even a single run.

Yeah he needs to come out of hiding to address all this. Those were poor comments.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Adil is Bangladeshi

you have that wrong

 

[Syed1]

If only the target was 340 we were on track

 

[IAJ]

Rashid's googly is dangerous, holding Fakhar back a bit

 

[Justcrazy]

I think its more than that. He is one of most corrupt and dishonest cricket selector.

Imam is not bad player , but to keep him ahead of others , and not consider the domestic List A performances is not right. Imam should have been told to improve or will be dropped. He has average of 55 , but tell me which team think tank is afraid of him ? We all know he cannot win you games.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Nice to see a spinner actually getting some turn.

 

[sindhiboy]

so glad fakhar is back in form. this is exactly the pitch he needed. he is an all formats batter and is really vital to pakistan's success

 

[Afhan Ali]

Bobby score a hundred

 

[QalandarFan]

Because no odd boundry just singles and dots... need a boundry each over with singles

Yeah but to be fair a wicket had just dropped so I can understand a bit of a slowing for 2/3 overs.

 

[Syed1]

Nice to see a spinner actually getting some turn.

Ours would have gotten spin too had we played spinners

 

[topspin]

He’s waiting for Pakistan to mess up and then he’ll return.

He will come up when Fakhar is out, just watch.

 

[Justcrazy]

If Pakistan can get to 350 here , that will good for them .

 

[Taaya]

Our running between the wickets seems to be significantly improved. I'm liking it.

 

[QalandarFan]

Pakistan won in sub continent during his time , also he had Bob woolmer in the side.

The Middle order at that time was much better than this.

True but the thing is we don’t even beat England at home these days.

 

[Stewie]

If only the target was 340 we were on track

If the other batsmen don’t panic and do their job I would say we are still on track. Just need a 100 plus partnership in quick time and we win.. simple..

 

[Syed1]

[MENTION=143344]babajee[/MENTION] I see people who cried themselves hoarse calling Fakhar a hack are now backtracking.

 

[waleed88]

Babar Kohli needs to proof that he is living upto his reputation as being better than Kohli in this era. Never seen him chase a big total. Only a 100 at a strike rate of more than a 100 will dispel any concerns about his inability to chase. Otherwise for all the hype he is still a mental midget who fails in big chases.

 

[Slim]

He will come up when Fakhar is out, just watch.

LOL I am expecting the same thing, so predictable.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Adil spinning it big whereas Yasir couldnt get any turn. :/

 

[Titan24]

Ours would have gotten spin too had we played spinners

Exactly, Yasir bowls flat and Imad relies on drift

 

[Plumb]

Nice try. I'm guessing you're fresh off coming from watching the 1992 run chase against NZ in the semi final. Because only in that era this kinda flew.
You're only almost 30 years too late. Welcome to 2019

lol no idea what you mean.. I believe you mean pakistan should finish this chase in 30 overs??

 

[topspin]

Have not bashed him but he has to win us a game, it has been long overdue.

It's irrational to ask him to do it all by himself, especially when he's part of a mediocre batting line up.