Pakistan in T20Is since September 2016

[Saj]

Since that amazing win at Old Trafford against England in front of what seemed like a Lahore crowd not Manchester:

Played 21
Won 18
Lost 3

Incredible run of form and results.


In addition

Pakistan last 11 T20Is: Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won Won Won.

 

[Mamoon]

10 matches against West Indies, 3 against Sri Lanka, World XI and New Zealand, 1 against England and 1 against Scotland.

In other words: nearly 50% of the matches against one opposition, 3 against a poor side and 1 (about to be two) against a minnow.

The win against England was impressive, but it was only 1 match. The only credible series win in the last two years was the one in New Zealand.

It is an improved side based on what we have had over the last few years, but it is nowhere near as good as the ranking and the recent form suggests.

Not a single match against Australia, India and South Africa. It is an artificial ranking based on beating weak opposition. Any half-decent team would have achieved the number one ranking facing the same opposition.

It is a shame that there is no WT20 in sight because our fans need a reality check as far as the credentials of the T20 teams are concerned.

 

[babajee]

10 matches against West Indies, 3 against Sri Lanka, World XI and New Zealand, 1 against England and 1 against Scotland.

In other words: nearly 50% of the matches against one opposition, 3 against a poor side and 1 (about to be two) against a minnow.

The win against England was impressive, but it was only 1 match. The only credible series win in the last two years was the one in New Zealand.

It is an improved side based on what we have had over the last few years, but it is nowhere near as good as the ranking and the recent form suggests.

Not a single match against Australia, India and South Africa. It is an artificial ranking based on beating weak opposition. Any half-decent team would have achieved the number one ranking facing the same opposition.

It is a shame that there is no WT20 in sight because our fans need a reality check as far as the credentials of the T20 teams are concerned.

New Zealand in New Zealand > Australia, England, South Africa in T20s.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Whatever people say about Sarfraz, he is a guy who doesn't let his team take it easy after a win like our predecessor captains esp in T20is. He goes in with full intensity even if it's a dead rubber and that's very laudable. Previously we saw, after winning one match, we would drop 3-4 players for the next t20i.

 

[blackanhyellow]

Funny how people are discounting Pakistan's wins against the windies.

Maybe the windies tour to Pakistan they had a weakish team.

But when Pakistan toured Windies in 2017 it was a good squad.

West Indies in t20 are always dangerous, cant discount wins against them in this format.

Then you have series win against new zealand and england.

That is 3 quality series wins.

But haters gonna hate.

 

[giri26]

Good performance by Pakistan in T20 in recent times. The win in New Zealand was good.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

First format where we are close to weeding out all the keeray, hence the results.

 

[Rayyman]

10 matches against West Indies, 3 against Sri Lanka, World XI and New Zealand, 1 against England and 1 against Scotland.

In other words: nearly 50% of the matches against one opposition, 3 against a poor side and 1 (about to be two) against a minnow.

The win against England was impressive, but it was only 1 match. The only credible series win in the last two years was the one in New Zealand.

It is an improved side based on what we have had over the last few years, but it is nowhere near as good as the ranking and the recent form suggests.

Not a single match against Australia, India and South Africa. It is an artificial ranking based on beating weak opposition. Any half-decent team would have achieved the number one ranking facing the same opposition.

It is a shame that there is no WT20 in sight because our fans need a reality check as far as the credentials of the T20 teams are concerned.

Since when are South Africa a good T20 team lol.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Best in the world

 

[imshally81]

Great Great performance....
Just Ignore Mamoon's Comments.....

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Deserved #1

If they can come out with a series win against AUS and SA, truly they'll be an undisputed #1 team.

 

[the Great Khan]

Rubbish performance. Just against minnows. They need to perform against Great teams like the 80's Windies..can anybody send them back in time.

 

[The_Odd_One]

19 wins in 22 games

One of the best T20 teams in the history and will go down as the greatest of all time

 

[Syed1]

First format where we are close to weeding out all the keeray, hence the results.

In case you haven't noticed the biggest keera opens the batting

 

[Taaya]

Apparently the reigning World T20 champions, and the only team to win the World T20 twice, are a rubbish T20 side. Wins against them should not be taken seriously.

 

[Mamoon]

Apparently the reigning World T20 champions, and the only team to win the World T20 twice, are a rubbish T20 side. Wins against them should not be taken seriously.

The full-strength West Indies doesn’t usually play in bilaterals, and they are quite average on slow pitches. They cannot play the turning ball.

 

[Taaya]

The full-strength West Indies doesn’t usually play in bilaterals, and they are quite average on slow pitches. They cannot play the turning ball.

Where did they win the last World T20?

 

[babajee]

The full-strength West Indies doesn’t usually play in bilaterals, and they are quite average on slow pitches. They cannot play the turning ball.

Didn’t stop them thrashing India... oops I thought Kohli alone would beat them 4 out of 5 times.

 

[Mamoon]

Where did they win the last World T20?

India’s Limited Overs pitches are flat.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Where did they win the last World T20?

A full sized MCG with the bouncy wicket of Perth of the 90s.

 

[Mamoon]

Didn’t stop them thrashing India... oops I thought Kohli alone would beat them 4 out of 5 times.

They have beaten them twice due to brilliant individual knocks by Lewis. Individual brilliance can happen any time anywhere.

The bowling attack that won Pakistan the Champions Trophy was thrashed by Jason Mohamed and failed to defend a 310+ score.

The same attack was destroyed by Grandhomme in the fourth ODI in New Zealand.

The point is that you cannot really factor in for individual brilliance. Any team can beat any team on a given day, but the better team prevails over a large sample.

India is comfortably a better T20 team than West Indies.

 

[babajee]

The bowling attack that won Pakistan the Champions Trophy was thrashed by Jason Mohamed and failed to defend a 310+ score

That attack had Wahab, not Junaid.

 

[Finisher]

They have beaten them twice due to brilliant individual knocks by Lewis. Individual brilliance can happen any time anywhere.

The bowling attack that won Pakistan the Champions Trophy was thrashed by Jason Mohamed and failed to defend a 310+ score.

The same attack was destroyed by Grandhomme in the fourth ODI in New Zealand.

The point is that you cannot really factor in for individual brilliance. Any team can beat any team on a given day, but the better team prevails over a large sample.

India is comfortably a better T20 team than West Indies.

Are 2 T20 world cups large enough of a sample size

 

[Usman Chadda]

They have beaten them twice due to brilliant individual knocks by Lewis. Individual brilliance can happen any time anywhere.

The bowling attack that won Pakistan the Champions Trophy was thrashed by Jason Mohamed and failed to defend a 310+ score.

The same attack was destroyed by Grandhomme in the fourth ODI in New Zealand.

The point is that you cannot really factor in for individual brilliance. Any team can beat any team on a given day, but the better team prevails over a large sample.

India is comfortably a better T20 team than West Indies.

Jason Mohammad took apart a bowling attack with Wahab Riaz in it. Not the same bowling that won us the CT.

 

[Hasan123]

Good run. Want to see us play South Africa,Australia,and India to know how good this side really is.

 

[pakistani pride]

Good run. Want to see us play South Africa,Australia,and India to know how good this side really is.

Just cause a certain poster mention AUS and SA all the time doesnt make them good T20 sides. This Pak team will beat them most of the times. They wont be able to handle our bowling. Will be chocked easily.

 

[pakistani pride]

They have beaten them twice due to brilliant individual knocks by Lewis. Individual brilliance can happen any time anywhere.

The bowling attack that won Pakistan the Champions Trophy was thrashed by Jason Mohamed and failed to defend a 310+ score.

The same attack was destroyed by Grandhomme in the fourth ODI in New Zealand.

The point is that you cannot really factor in for individual brilliance. Any team can beat any team on a given day, but the better team prevails over a large sample.

India is comfortably a better T20 team than West Indies.

And what happened when India played WI in India during the world T20 in own conditions. Did Lewis happen?

 

[Hasan123]

Just cause a certain poster mention AUS and SA all the time doesnt make them good T20 sides. This Pak team will beat them most of the times. They wont be able to handle our bowling. Will be chocked easily.

Australia have a team full of good T20 players even though they haven't done well at world T20s.

 

[Mamoon]

And what happened when India played WI in India during the world T20 in own conditions. Did Lewis happen?

A full-strength West Indies team on flat decks is very dangerous. They keep hitting sixes on regular basis.

They also had a stroke of luck when Simmons was dismissed of a no-ball, who went on to play a pivotal knock.

West Indies also demolished Pakistan in the 2014 WT20, Ajmal got the beating of his life.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Great going. Full credit to Mickey Arthur and Sarfaraz. Real test would be against the likes of SA and Australia away from home.

 

[Mamoon]

That attack had Wahab, not Junaid.

Jason Mohammad took apart a bowling attack with Wahab Riaz in it. Not the same bowling that won us the CT.

Amir, Hasan and Shadab were all taken to the cleaners as well. Wahab is an easy target, but it isn’t always his fault.

Also, Junaid is a mediocre bowler who is always on the cusp of getting thrashed. Don’t be fooled by his recent purple patch.

Shinwari is better. He is more skillful, quicker and can make use of the new ball, unlike gun-barrel straight Junaid.

 

[Mamoon]

Are 2 T20 world cups large enough of a sample size

The 2012-2016 West Indies team is arguably the best T20 side in the world on flat wickets. Of course it’s a good sample size.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

And they said captaincy doesn't matter. Same Pakistan team was destroyed in Wt20 2016 after which a certain superstar said there is no talent in Pakistan.

 

[The_Odd_One]

The better team prevails over a large sample and that is why WI have lost just one T20 to India in the last 5 years.

 

[Taaya]

India’s Limited Overs pitches are flat.

Sure, whatever fits your narrative. If you weren't so mentally trapped by your own narrative, you might see that pitches in West Indies these days are mostly slow and turning tracks. Just because one or two of their players have no clue against spin doesn't mean their whole team cannot.

 

[Mamoon]

Sure, whatever fits your narrative. If you weren't so mentally trapped by your own narrative, you might see that pitches in West Indies these days are mostly slow and turning tracks. Just because one or two of their players have no clue against spin doesn't mean their whole team cannot.

Pitches in West Indies have been slow and low for years, and that is they haven't been great in bilateral T20 matches. West Indies would have had more success in Limited Overs cricket over the years if their home pitches would have been flat.

 

[Mamoon]

The better team prevails over a large sample and that is why WI have lost just one T20 to India in the last 5 years.

Give India 10 matches against West Indies and they will win all. Their spin duo of Chahal and Yadav is best in the world.

 

[Mamoon]

And they said captaincy doesn't matter. Same Pakistan team was destroyed in Wt20 2016 after which a certain superstar said there is no talent in Pakistan.

Sarfraz is a better captain than Afridi, but he hasn't been properly tested yet in bilateral cricket. New Zealand was the only tough ODI series post the Champions Trophy, and his team was destroyed.

Give Afridi so many T20 matches against weak opposition and he will have an impressive W/L ratio as well. For all his dumb captaincy, it took 6 dropped catches to ensure that his team does not make it to the World Cup Final.

Sarfraz is a far better ODI captain than Azhar, but we cannot ignore the fact that Azhar led Pakistan in 15 ODIs against England and Australia in less than a year. That is a nightmare for any captain, led alone a player leading a struggling side.

How would Sarfraz fare in 15 ODIs against England and Australia in less than a year?

Captaincy is not just about W/L ratio - it is important to enjoy wins, but one should always be able to put things into perspective. As I said, he is better than Afridi and Azhar, but he is yet to prove his credentials.

 

[babajee]

Give India 10 matches against West Indies and they will win all. Their spin duo of Chahal and Yadav is best in the world.

Based on 1 series

 

[MMHS]

I read ZIM tri-nation is on, which should produce 3 PAK-AUS T20 - we’ll definitely see both sides there. One thing I can say is that current PAK side is quite ruthless - don’t loose games that’s not expected, which is the first sign of a good, focused unit.

Substandard opponents is indeed an asterisk on the W/L but one can’t choose opponents; rather what one can do is set own standard & demolish substandard teams, if so. Few years back, PAK actually lost 2 ODIs in 3 series to ZIM (would have been 3 in 3 for sure), lost a Test in ZIM & lost couple of T20s to us - from there it’s been quite a turn around indeed.

However, everything will get back to squire (& the issue of quality of opponents) will get exposed if the 3 T20s against AUS doesn’t end at least 2-1 in favour. It can happen that a team suffers one bad day & that day unfortunately is final, but PAK must win 2 out of 3 against Aussies at their lowest point in many years.

 

[Mamoon]

Based on 1 series

It is not about the number of series, no other team has two quality Limited Overs spinners in their side. Having the pair of Chahal and Yadav gives India considerable advantage over other teams who have only one quality spinner.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Give India 10 matches against West Indies and they will win all. Their spin duo of Chahal and Yadav is best in the world.

India's limited over pitches are flat. Yadav and Chahal will get smashed just like in SA T20s. Chahal gave 64 in 4 overs and was dropped in the last T20 of that series.