Pakistan v England | 1st ODI | Abu Dhabi | 13/2/2012 | Pakistan Innings

[Looney]

261 to chase for Pakistan . discuss here .

I think Gul and Wahab should be dropped . Nas is right , Wahab is too much of a hit or miss player . Need to try our other options , cant do worse , pretty sure .

 

[CalculatedRisk]

What was the problem with Cheema? He had been doing a decent job

 

[AZ]

very unhappy with Misbah's captaincy today.

let's see if the batting clicks, not an easy target by any means.

 

[dhump]

Possible but hard Pakistani batsman need to prove themselves here, and Pakistan should chase it its a fine wicket to bat on and we got batting till no 8.

Will be a poor display if Pakistan lose it from here at one point england was all set for 300.

 

[Phool]

Opening stand matters a lot.

 

[imshally81]

good recovery by Pakistan... in the end...
credit due to truly legend

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Drop Wahab for Rehman and play an extra batsman in place of Gul.

Go out with all spin attack

Hafeez
Rehman
Malik
Afridi
Ajmal
Azhar can also chip in with few overs if needed.

Surely they won't do worse than Gul and Wahab.
0/100 in 15 overs.

 

[Hassan0987]

Openers need to start well and build a partnership, someone has to play a Cook alike inning

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Btw why didn't Misbah give malik few more overs, England late order was clearly struggling against spin.

 

[Looney]

good recovery by Pakistan... in the end...
credit due to truly legend

Yeah without his 5fer , i am sure we would be chasing over 280

 

[t_kaay]

pakistan should be able to chase this target down but we gave them an extra 20-30 runs through poor bowling by riaz and in some extent gul.....riaz should definately be dropped......bring in rehman/cheema instead if we have to....we could have had a lower target tonight but for riaz

 

[IAJ]

Pakistan need to mix up tuk tuk players with attacking players. It will be of no use if the asking rate climbs over 7 before you have Afridi or Akmal at the crease.

And a solid opening stand is very important.

Our seamers went for over 6 an over, let's see what the england quickies do. Ball will do more under the lights I am sure.

 

[Love Pakistan]

One thing in favor of Pakistan is that the batting is stronger today! Im backing Pakistan to chase this down. I think we'll win by 7 wickets. Insha Allah

 

[shehzi]

Misbah captaincy wasnt impressive

Wahab death bowling was Not bad infact he was a better option then Gul at death.

target is tough but i think pak will make it, long batting lineup

 

[IAJ]

Drop Wahab for Rehman and play an extra batsman in place of Gul.

Go out with all spin attack

Hafeez
Rehman
Malik
Afridi
Ajmal
Azhar can also chip in with few overs if needed.

Surely they won't do worse than Gul and Wahab.
0/100 in 15 overs.

Even India will laugh at us if we go in with only spinners.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Yeah without his 5fer , i am sure we would be chasing over 280

Last two overs of Gul and Wahab spoiled Ajmal's good work.

 

[MVP26]

Cant depend on farhat

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Anderson under lights will be v dangerous.

 

[IAJ]

One thing in favor of Pakistan is that the batting is stronger today! Im backing Pakistan to chase this down. I think we'll win by 7 wickets. Insha Allah

InshaAllah, finally a positive poster!

 

[ninjafirstslip]

farhat to make look like a club cricketer.

 

[krunk_senior]

Why is Afridi going over Akmal? This is madness.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Cant depend on farhat

A quick fire 25-30 is gonna be more than enough from this tool! Should be considered bonus!

 

[Asif321]

farhat will get exposed yet again

 

[Phool]

Pakistan need to mix up tuk tuk players with attacking players. It will be of no use if the asking rate climbs over 7 before you have Afridi or Akmal at the crease.

And a solid opening stand is very important.

Our seamers went for over 6 an over, let's see what the england quickies do. Ball will do more under the lights I am sure.

I think the batsmen should keep ticking the scoreboad with singles and doubles and play every ball on merit and 260 can be achieved easily.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Malik should be send one down and asked to go beserk

 

[Love Pakistan]

Hafeez
Farhat
Asad
Younis
U. Akmal
Misbah
Afridi
Malik (Insurance policy)
Wahab
Ajmal
Gul

 

[Inswinger]

Btw why didn't Misbah give malik few more overs, England late order was clearly struggling against spin.

I think he wanted to get the pacers in form.

 

[PakCrikNeedsFixin]

Poor captaincy today. Why didn't Misbah bowl Afridi and Ajmal together in the middle overs like he normally does? Baffled.

 

[Sherlock]

Wahab was very good in his 2nd stint, but Gul was shocking through out.

260 is gettable but under lights it's gonna be a mountain to climb, especially with sitting ducks in Farhat and Hafeez of late.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

I think he wanted to get the pacers in form.

Or to test Pakistan chasing ability???

 

[Sherlock]

The field placements were so bad today that England just needed to block the ball to get a single. Hardly seen Ajaml and Afridi together today. Poor captaincy.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Poor captaincy today. Why didn't Misbah bowl Afridi and Ajmal together in the middle overs like he normally does? Baffled.

Thats where he missed the trick! Its cuz he gave those overs to Wahab (2 overs for 18) and then some to Malik!

 

[Phool]

The field placements were so bad today that England just needed to block the ball to get a single. Hardly seen Ajaml and Afridi together today. Poor captaincy.

Yeah very defensive captaincy by Misbah

 

[ninjafirstslip]

misbah went out of his winning formula to accommodate malik. It is what it is.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Poor fielding today, worst since the series started

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

I think Pak were bit complacent but its part of game now.

Lets move on and wish this team all the best to chase this target.
Pakistan have a strong batting lineup for this match, Wahab at number 9 and he can also hit some big ones.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Malik should come 1 down and see if he is useful.

 

[Legend Killer]

Hafeez will be the key if he stays till the 20th over than this will be an easy chase for us

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Malik should come 1 down and see if he is useful.

+1

They should send him one down and ask him to go all attack.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Malik should come 1 down and see if he is useful.

The better the batsman's form, the earlier he should come to bat!

 

[Love Pakistan]

i think pak were bit complacent but its part of game now.

Lets move on and wish this team all the best to chase this target.
Pakistan have a strong batting lineup for this match, wahab at number 9 and he can also hit some big ones.

+1

 

[AZ]

Hafeez aaj ghalti se kuch karle, bhai.

 

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Asad Shafiq to be clutch. Calling it now.

 

[cricfan4ever]

eng's attack is seam heavy, need an aggressive start as bowl comes onto the bat against seamers...it would allow for breathing room for the likes of with their style of play ... is due for a good score, anything from will be a bonus ...

 

[Legend Killer]

Malik should come 1 down and see if he is useful.

There is no way Malik is going to agree to bat at # 3, he refused to do it under Yousaf's captaincy when Pakistan toured NZ

 

[Love Pakistan]

Hafeez aaj ghalti se kuch karle, bhai.

)

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Professor needs to make a decent knock, not expecting anything from Farhat

 

[Phool]

Tum jeeto ya haaro humen tum se payar hai

 

[Phool]

hafeez aaj ghalti se kuch karle, bhai.

) )

 

[Monty786]

Well a good challenge here for Pakistan. Wont be an easy total to chase down. Really hope the openers could give the team a good steady start...

Wasn't Farhat's fielding great today? lol...urghh!

 

[iZeeshan]

260 is a great total - won't be easy for Pakistan at all, especially not with Shafiq, YK, and Misbah tuk-tuk-ing at 3, 4 & 5

Need Umar, Afridi, or Malik somewhere in there

 

[Strike!]

Hafeez aaj ghalti se kuch karle, bhai.

Hafeez will be out lbw to Broad.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Chasing 260 means either one of the top 3 has to score a hundred. (Highly unlikely) or we need solid contributions of 50/60s from 3/4 batsmen. We have plenty of batting, we just need to bat out the inns at a good pace!

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

260 is a great total - won't be easy for Pakistan at all, especially not with Shafiq, YK, and Misbah tuk-tuk-ing at 3, 4 & 5

Need Umar, Afridi, or Malik somewhere in there

And Farhat at number 2

 

[osee_bhai]

I don't think the seamers did a terrible job, they bowled at tough times and got a bit unlucky.

This ptv show with akhtar is terrible awkward and funny. The host read shoaib an email about how he wasted himself as a player...

 

[PapaBear]

261 to chase for Pakistan . discuss here .

I think Gul and Wahab should be dropped . Nas is right , Wahab is too much of a hit or miss player . Need to try our other options , cant do worse , pretty sure .

I think Malik the Menace must be dropped forever.

 

[90MPH]

I was dissapoinnted with Misbah today as well. He was too relaxed and defensive in the middle of England's innings.
260 will be challenging - probably England slight favourites. A lot will depend how Pak bat in the middle of the innings like rotating the strike.

 

[violet_may]

260 put by England. Their run rate: 5.20, same as India's.

I am just reminded of Mohali, it is pretty much the same batting lineup barring Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq. And Misbah is the captain.

 

[I Believe in the Teesra]

I don't think the seamers did a terrible job, they bowled at tough times and got a bit unlucky.

This ptv show with akhtar is terrible awkward and funny. The host read shoaib an email about how he wasted himself as a player...

LOL that awkward moment

 

[iZeeshan]

And Farhat at number 2

Farhat isn't terrible, actually we'll need runs from him to win

I'd rather him than Shafiq at this point anyway who's going to be 20 off 40 at some point

 

[pak4life]

wonder how much swing Anderson will get under light. Farhat for the sake of your father in law please do not play across the line like an idiot.

 

[Slickman]

umar akmal at 3 or 4 to get the rate up! misbah younis shafiq e.t.c will take this to 10 rrp !

 

[jy1970us]

legal link please

 

[Strike!]

I don't think the seamers did a terrible job, they bowled at tough times and got a bit unlucky.

This ptv show with akhtar is terrible awkward and funny. The host read shoaib an email about how he wasted himself as a player...

Damn, i Gotta see this.

 

[PapaBear]

There is no way Malik is going to agree to bat at # 3, he refused to do it under Yousaf's captaincy when Pakistan toured NZ

Will he agree to quit forever for the sake of his country and hang his boots?

 

[PakistaniPardesi]

What is with people and their constant whining about Tuk Tuk cricket? Did they forget we're only chasing 260 and not 360?

Reminds me of how much I miss the old days where the most important batsmen in the side were the ones who built their innings batting in the middle order in a methodical way and carried their teams on their backs. The likes of Dravid, Azharuddin, Miandad, Da Silva, Rantunga, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan etc. Those chases were a sheer joy to watch.

Aaj kal ke laundoan ko bus maar dhaar, bam wam, boom boom type cricket chahiye. Old-school cricket ki koi value hi nahin rahin.

260 on a wicket like this is NOT a big ask. We need players like YK and Shafiq to hold the fort and build the innings. Otherwise, the likes of Afridi, Malik and Ukmal won't take us nowhere.

 

[Looney]

Last two overs of Gul and Wahab spoiled Ajmal's good work.

True , boys are still going to win . They do every time i make a commie thread for them here .

 

[JibranAnsari]

30 @ sr 70 from farhat(42 balls) , 50 @ sr 80 from hafeez(62 balls) ,40 @ sr 75 from asad(53 balls) , 50 @ ar 75 from younis(66) , 50 from misbah @ sr 75 (66) and 12 extras

29 required off 11 deliveries .. match phans gaya

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

That was a beautifully timed shot by Prof.

 

[Rana]

need to set a platform

 

[chui_kadoo]

need a 50 partnership first up

 

[Love Pakistan]

How long before the play resumes?

 

[Asif321]

by hafeeez

 

[Asif321]

All Eyes On Damaad Ji

 

[Strike!]

Prime LBW candidate..

 

[ninjafirstslip]

30 @ sr 70 from farhat(42 balls) , 50 @ sr 80 from hafeez(62 balls) ,40 @ sr 75 from asad(53 balls) , 50 @ ar 75 from younis(66) , 50 from misbah @ sr 75 (66) and 12 extras

29 required off 11 deliveries .. match phans gaya

overly optomistic strike rate there

 

[kkmix]

:6 maro yar

 

[Hassan0987]

Great shot, four for Farhat

 

[JibranAnsari]

overly optomistic strike rate there

lol if they reach these scores then the sr are pretty realistic

 

[Asif321]

4 after 1....... damaad on strike