Pakistan v New Zealand | 5th ODI | December 19, 2014 | Abu Dhabi | Pakistan Innings

[Bullet Drive]

We can't really blame the coach here , what can he possibly do with the mediocre batsmen?

Don't play them.

Send Umar up the order.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We can hire bradman and nothing will change..its pakistani gene.

 

[Justcrazy]

98.3

27 overs

 

[JibranAnsari]

Haris Sohail, I must say, isnt worth all the hype.

 

[Mr Consistent]

100 up for pak

 

[Mr Consistent]

 

[Barragan]

Brilliant shot!

 

[Justcrazy]

100 up what an achievement !!!!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Awesome seeing these two bat so well together.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

We are picking up speed.....Now keep this momentum

 

[Mr Consistent]

107-3 28 overs

 

[m.shah]

terrible from shehzad

 

[Square Drive]

UMAR AKMAL walks in.

 

[Abdullah]

After today:

Shehzad, Hafeez, Haris, Umar, Misbah, Maqsood, Sarfraz, Afridi, Junaid, Irfan, Wahab/Gul

This ODI lineup is what the modern ODI lineup resembles of India, Aus, SF.

What were are showcasing today is a typical 80s lineup.

Spot on- hopefully Hafeez can bowl. If we have a good start- no wickets after 10 overs, we can send Sarfaraz at 3.
That boy can get things moving

 

[Logical]

Wow Shehzad wth was that

54 off 80 pathetic innings.

 

[Mr Consistent]

shahzad after selfish 50 gone

 

[Barragan]

Poor innings from Sehzhad.

 

[Mr Consistent]

junior in

 

[Square Drive]

Shezzy did well to hold the innings though.

 

[JibranAnsari]

and shehzad got out after a terrible innings!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pathetic ....... after wasting overs , shehzad gone

 

[mithun_minhas]

Shezad scored 50, but the SR is very poor.

Now he is

 

[FreeBird]

Pakistani batsmen move WAY WAY WAY TOOOOOOO EARLY, giving enough time to the bowler to change and adjust his delivery accordingly. EVERY Pak batsman does that.
Lack of simple basic things, really.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Junior has 7 overs to score some runs ...will get out in the first PP over.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Why Shehzad.... worst time.

 

[Mr Consistent]

Catching practice

 

[mithun_minhas]

Akmal in a tight situation.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

and i thought the yk innings was one of worst of the series

Shehzad was unfairly given not out, was dropped and looked as composed as a blind pianist

 

[Barragan]

Once again, Akmal in with the rrr around 8 and that is simply pathetic.

He would have given us the impetus at no. 3 or 4.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Akmal never flourishes under pressure.. going to get out soon.

 

[Mr Consistent]

akmal

 

[Barragan]

AKmal should forget about winning the game.

Just play a selfish 50 off 90 balls.

 

[emranabbas]

akmal WTH you doing

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Devcich badly injured. Hope he is ok.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Hope Devcic bhai is ok.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Umar Akmal use your brain.

 

[Mr Consistent]

runs

 

[Mr Consistent]

Hope Devcic bhai is ok

 

[Justcrazy]

Can Pakistan win this ?

 

[Barragan]

Even ramiz wants to give Akmal a chance up the order.

 

[Mr Consistent]

another chance Umar use your brain

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Allah Khair karay, Abhi out hojata

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Devcich can't even bowl his 4 overs.

If Pakistan is gonna get an easier chance to win this, it's not possible.

We must win now.

 

[Mr Consistent]

117-4
30 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

117 / 4

30 overs

 

[leatherface58]

UA gone.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Lol @ Akmal

A joke.

 

[Mr Consistent]

Bye Bye Akmal

 

[Barragan]

Ramiz is a fool!

Not this time.

 

[Square Drive]

There he goes.

Need some Sarfraz magic.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

He gets 3 lives, and still hits in the air.

And people want him to bat at 3.

Lmao.

 

[Justcrazy]

:umarakmal fails

 

[mithun_minhas]

Ouch

Akmal

 

[DarkKnightRisesAgain]

and PP wants him to bat at number 3, he is worst than Asad Shafiq!

 

[JibranAnsari]

What a useless player !

He should be dropped.

 

[aukhan]

Akmal never flourishes under pressure.. going to get out soon.

Kiya zubaan payi hai apne

 

[chacha kashmiri]

not sure you can blame his lack of game time, that was a bad shot whether you've been dropped for shafiq or not

 

[jib13673]

what anyone can expect from a player when team neads 8 an over... yunis khan could have scored a 50 of 100 balls

 

[Zeshan547]

Just imagine if akmal and have brain of an average batsman , they still would be beasts.

 

[FreeBird]

And people compared him with Kohli and claim that he has ALLOOOOTTTTT OF TALENT !!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Mark my words guys, Akmal is the new Afridi Atleast Afridi bowls his 10 useful overs.....Junior on the other hand

 

[asyed]

This has been a big problem with Akmal and I saw him hitting the same shot and getting out this way too many times.

 

[Asif321]

Umar also showed his true color

 

[Zeshan547]

This pair is our last hope, hope they pull of this miracle.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Will take a miracle for Pak to win from here.

Afridi should do some Magic. Its all on him to bail out Pak.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I think asad shafiq and umar akmal should be dropped from the world cup squad.

Get in Fawad Alam to bat at number 4 , at least he has brain and can score quickly also.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

and PP wants him to bat at number 3, he is worst than Asad Shafiq!

worse than kamran

 

[fasihulhaq94]

ah yes! akmal never gets time.

he needs to bat up the order, he needs confidence.

well guess what? you need brains to bat up the order.

akmal will always remain like this. sure delight us in a few games but dissapointing most of the time

 

[steelo green]

Haris Sohail, I must say, isnt worth all the hype.

He's head and shoulders the best batsmen this series so you probably had inordinate expectations.

 

[Justcrazy]

This is why Umar is not selected

 

[Barragan]

Ever since Sarfraz has stopped opening, we reverted back to our usual sluggish starts.

 

[habibi hayya]

Only good thing out of this series, the emergence of Haris who is hopefully a lock for WC now.

 

[Square Drive]

At least Umar has a positive intent.

 

[Mr Consistent]

122-5
32 ovrs

 

[Mr Consistent]

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

This is how its done

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Haris Sohail, I must say, isnt worth all the hype.

what can he do coming in at 38-3... the problem with pakistan is the top order... only for reasons known to management they are playing a top order of nasir, yk and asad, and playing the inform sarfraz and haris at 5 and 8 ... sarfraz opened the inns and there was noproblem at the top, suddenly he was given the u.akmal treatment... Im really impressed with haris sohail... pakistan play 3 test batsman at the top 3 with shehzad, yk and asad ... and they play ODI batsmen at 5.6.7.8 in haris.umar.sarfraz and afridi... ridiculous...they are still playing the 90's cricket...

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

As much as some players, the bigger issue is mindset. The mindset of Pakistani thinktank is in 1990s. The game has moved on. They are scared to modernize.

 

[m.shah]

This is baffling that they are sending sarfaraz so low

 

[jib13673]

umer akmal got out once in last 3 innings...2 time srunout...what a unlucky he is .......team nmanagement dont allow him to play at the top order,,,,very rarely given the chnace at the top order.