Pakistan v South Africa | 1st T20I | Dubai | 13th November, 2013

[Runner Up]

Pakistan (Playing XI): Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez(c), Sohaib Maqsood, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal(w), Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan

Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first.

Stats

1) Pakistan defeated South Africa 1-0 in a two-match T20I series in March, 2013 in South Africa.

2) Pakistan have not lost a T20I this year.

3) Pakistan have played 10 T20Is in Dubai and have come out victorious in six of them.
Last Five Head to Head Clashes: 2-2 with 1 match abandoned

2013 2nd T20I, Centurion: Pakistan won by 95

2013 1st T20I, Durban: Match abandoned

2012 World T20I, Colombo: Pakistan won by two wickets

2010 2nd T20I, Abu Dhabi: South Africa won by six wickets

2010 1st T20I, Abu Dhabi: South Africa won by six wickets

Teams

Pakistan: Umar Amin, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez(c), Nasir Jamshed, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal(w), Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik

South Africa : Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis(c), Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Henry Davids, Aaron Phangiso, David Wiese

 

[endymion248]

Amin XI:

Shehzad
Jamshed
Maqsood
Amin (c)
Akmal (wk)
Hafeez
Malik
Abdul Razzaq
Junaid
Irfan
Ajmal

 

[Red Devil]

Amin XI:

Shehzad
Jamshed
Maqsood
Amin (c)
Akmal (wk)
Hafeez
Malik
Abdul Razzaq
Junaid
Irfan
Ajmal

You still rate him

 

[shahidafridi123]

Pak batting first

 

[Red Devil]

Pak win the toss.

 

[mussu-100]

Hafeez wins us a toss!

 

[Red Devil]

Faf is the captain )

 

[Bullet Drive]

Thank God we bat.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Whats the team

 

[TNA]

Wow Hafeez is the most luckiest cricketer in the whole world. He just won Pakistan a toss in comparison with Misbah he can simply tie his shoes.

 

[Red Devil]

Malik Razzaq and Abdur Rehman playing

 

[96NotOut]

Du Plessis' the captain... Everyone keep your eyes open.

 

[Osman]

Is razzaq playing?

 

[Haroon786]

Whats the team

You mean what's the team, missed the apostrophe there, poor grammar.

 

[Paradox]

Why's everyone going on about Faf being captain? He's the permanent captain of the T20 side..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez won the toss, he will see that as enough of a contribution for the rest of the game.

 

[Runner Up]

Pakistan (Playing XI): Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez(c), Sohaib Maqsood, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal(w), Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan

 

[RehanG]

Razzaq and Malik playing

 

[saeed-sohail]

Team news please.

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[Boi]

*sigh* I guess even Hafeez doesn't have to balls to keep the oldies out.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Junaid Khan out again. Jamshed still out. WTHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Sohail Tanvir again ....

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez is a brilliant T20 cricketer.

 

[Imran_m]

I think they have chosen the worst team they could have picked from the squad

 

[Bullet Drive]

Tanvir over Junaid. Irfan still playing. Hasn't rested. Irfan to get injured. Mark my words.

 

[Boi]

Pathetic lineup.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

only change I would do is to have JK for Tanvir.

 

[Gigii]

Please tell me I'm wrong. Are there 8 bowlers for Pakistan?

Eight!?

 

[battler]

Still playing tanvir after that phainty )

 

[Osman]

What a woeful selection. If razzaq is playing wth is the need for tanvir??

 

[Runner Up]

Tanvir might be a good choice in T20.

 

[PTI tsunami]

Pakistan v South Africa | 1st T20I| Dubai| 13th November 2013

This is a bloody joke

 

[Mamoon]

I am perfectly fine with Tanvir playing over Junaid. He is a better T20 bowler than him.

I had Junaid in my preferred lineup because I want both him and Tanvir to play a game each. However, if Tanvir does better than Irfan today, Irfan should make way for Junaid in the next game.

People really need to stop treating Junaid like Mohammad Amir. He is nothing special.

 

[battler]

Please tell me I'm wrong. Are there 8 bowlers for Pakistan?

Eight!?

Pretty much everyone in that team is a regular part-timer except shehzad and UA
So i would say 9 bowlers.

 

[owais1]

Tanvir might be a good choice in T20.

He bowled well in the t20 series against the West Indies.

 

[PTI tsunami]

Pakistan v South Africa | 1st T20I| Dubai| 13th November 2013

Please tell me I'm wrong. Are there 8 bowlers for Pakistan?

Eight!?

No there's 10 as Shazad and maqsood can bowl

 

[Gigii]

No there's 10 as Shazad and maqsood can bowl

I know they do domestically, but I doubt they'd ever bowl seriously for Pakistan, surely the last few weeks should be evidence of this.

 

[Red Devil]

I think they have chosen the worst team they could have picked from the squad

They left out Junaid Amin Jamshed.

Junaid is a mediocre T20 player.

Jamshed is horribly out of form.

Amin just sucks.

Needless to say I disagree.

 

[sy]

Pretty much everyone in that team is a regular part-timer except shehzad and UA
So i would say 9 bowlers.

Even Shehzad is good enough to be considered part time! That would make everyone barring the keeper a potential bowler!

 

[Sam18696]

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE HAVE AGAINST TANVIR? He's a good t20 bowler

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Abdur Rehman

 

[Maher96]

Pakistan v South Africa | 1st T20I| Dubai| 13th November 2013

Shahzad has bowled for pakistan too.


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[Sam18696]

Irfan should've been rested!!

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Chalo sahi, sab aik aik over karwaein gai.

Great thinking. Lets add more bowlers next time.

 

[PakGirl!]

Well we finally win a toss..

 

[menace2society]

I see Pakistan are preparing for the paralympics.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

today we have decided to play a T20 playing XI comprising of 4 full-time bowlers, 2 bowling all-rounders, 2 batting all-rounders and 2 part-timers. I guess when you have Hafeez as your captain, you are inclined to pick as many players like yourself.

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Anyone else watching this game just to see Sohaib Maqsood? Cause I can't be the only one.

 

[Mamoon]

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE HAVE AGAINST TANVIR? He's a good t20 bowler

Junaid is PP's golden boy, someone who can escape criticism in spite of averaging 53 vs SA in the Test series and hasn't done anything of note for almost a year.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

Anyone else watching this game just to see Sohaib Maqsood? Cause I can't be the only one.

i will be honest i am watching to see hafeez get foxed by steyn in both T20s insha Allah

sorry no respect for manipulators and arrogant fools

 

[saiyan0312]

Soo many bowlers For twenty overs. Irfan should have been rested. Cant play him in all three formats.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

will be the highest scorerer and will be undropable for the next ten years

 

[khanz141]

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE HAVE AGAINST TANVIR? He's a good t20 bowler

Seriously.... Do you even follow cricket?

Sohail Tanvir has 25 wickets in 32 matches at an average of almost 30 and economy of over 7/over. That average is not even acceptable in One Dayers.

And he has only 2 wickets in his last 6 T20 matches. Is that what's considered good in pakistan these days?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Junaid is PP's golden boy, someone who can escape criticism in spite of averaging 53 vs SA in the Test series and hasn't done anything of note for almost a year.

He works hard bro, fighting young lad. He'll bounce back Inshallah

I like the kid

 

[saiyan0312]

Junaid is PP's golden boy, someone who can escape criticism in spite of averaging 53 vs SA in the Test series and hasn't done anything of note for almost a year.

And you are his official criticizer who criticizes him for no apparent reason at all. anyway rather then playing soo many bowlers. one should have been dropped for a batsmen.

 

[Red Devil]

Junaid is PP's golden boy, someone who can escape criticism in spite of averaging 53 vs SA in the Test series and hasn't done anything of note for almost a year.

You're Wrong.


www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=190237

 

[ChaudrySaab]

Intresting to see how Hafeez and the senior brigade perform.

 

[Fahdi]

4 spinners? Why o why dont we play more batsmen.

 

[Mamoon]

And you are his official criticizer who criticizes him for no apparent reason at all.

I don't criticize him, I criticize those who over-hype him.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan team selection is always weird.

 

[Justcrazy]

5 bowlers are enough in 20 20

 

[Fahdi]

And why is there no Babar? He performed superbly in t20s.

 

[Mamoon]

You're Wrong.


www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=190237

19 of his 35 ODIs in his career have come vs WI, Ireland, Scotland and Zimbabwe.

He hasn't done anything yet to be considered a very good bowler, let alone world class.

 

[Justcrazy]

How can be a coach and such a team is selected , it shows is a puppet

 

[saeed-sohail]

Re: Pakistan v South Africa | 1st T20I| Dubai| 13th November 2013

I am perfectly fine with Tanvir playing over Junaid. He is a better T20 bowler than him.

I had Junaid in my preferred lineup because I want both him and Tanvir to play a game each. However, if Tanvir does better than Irfan today, Irfan should make way for Junaid in the next game.

People really need to stop treating Junaid like Mohammad Amir. He is nothing special.

I agree with you on T20s. He averages 45 with ER of 9 in this format but in other two forms he is good.
ODI average is fantastic at 23 and decent test average of 29 despite playing most games on flat wickets.

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[iRfaN_LA]

I think this is a good team from what we have. Can we stop whining and support the team now?

 

[Justcrazy]

Do not understand why Pakistan is so concerned about bowling

 

[Pak_cricketer]

And why is there no Babar? He performed superbly in t20s.

He should've been there instead of Ahmed Shahzad.

Then we would've had a very strong bowling line up.

 

[saiyan0312]

expecting alot from top 3 and umer... after that i have no expectations from anyone.

 

[Red Devil]

Maqsood opening

 

[saeed-sohail]

Too many bowlers. Needed another proper batsman. Shezad and maqsood are the only genuine batsmen in the team.

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[Fahdi]

Hafeez hiding from steyn sending Sohaib to bat.

 

[PTI tsunami]

Pakistan v South Africa | 1st T20I| Dubai| 13th November 2013

Haha hafeez the chicken sends in maq so he doesn't face steyn

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Rehman, Afridi, Malik, Hafeez, Ajmal and Tanvir - all out spin attack

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan needs to open with Razzak and

Razzak is best against faster bowlers

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

Now that the mafia is in full-force, who expects Pakistan to cruise this match...

 

[mussu-100]

Great captaincy by Hafeez. Sending Maqsood to open!

 

[saiyan0312]

Sohaib and ahmed to open.

 

[mosh101]

Why is maqsood opening?

Hafeez chickened out !

 

[Justcrazy]

such a chicken really