Pakistan v South Africa | 3rd ODI | Abu Dhabi | 6/11/2013 | Pakistan Innings

[Azlan Khan]

Pakistan require 260 runs to win from 50 overs.

- Let's go boys!

 

[mosh101]

Cant wait to see professor back on top !

 

[battler]

Cant wait to see professor back on top !

Steyn sys hi

 

[saiyan0312]

Cmon guys.. lets chase this.

 

[Haroon786]

Steyn vs Hafeez mark3.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Cant see pakistan chasing this as we simply dont have batsmen in the team capable of scoring big 100s etc... Nice 20/30s dont win you to many ODI games..

 

[London_Lahori]

Come on boys a quick start is vital.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Professor vs Steyn. This will be fun. )

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez wont last more than 10 balls facing steyn.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

last year Finn swung the ball nicely under lights in Abu Dhabhi.

 

[wasim-fan]

Haven't followed the series closely. But it is one of those matches that can define what this Pak team can do in the future. Esp the young batsmen.

They will be chasing in a pressure game against a decent attack. You develop the clutch in matches like these.

 

[Haroon786]

I have belief that we can chase this down, just several fifties, time for Misbah to step up, hasn't done much of note in this series yet.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I don't have much hope.

One of them has to make a hundred.

And the only one who knows how to do it , is batting so awfully bad, he was dropped.

Plus

We plan for 200. Misbah himself said so.

260 planning ajj lunch par karni hogi. They don't expect to give away 260.

 

[Inzy's Aloo]

We need an aggressive start. 50/60 off the first 10 overs! :ahmed

 

[Haroon786]

Hafeez should look to play as if he is in a t20, will leave with minimal pressure.

 

[saiyan0312]

The last time we played here australia made 248 and pakistan chased it with the help of jamsheed,s 97 and azhar 59. Ajmal had taken 4 wickets and junaid had taken 3 wickets.

 

[saiyan0312]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571146.html

 

[Dr_Bassim]

The last time we played here australia made 248 and pakistan chased it with the help of jamsheed,s 97 and azhar 59. Ajmal had taken 4 wickets and junaid had taken 3 wickets.

As i said...

Jisko hundred banana ata tha.. he's been dropped because he's been lost as of late how to bat.

 

[Haroon786]

Similar chase to Mohali, 2 years back.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

how long before it starts?

 

[Haroon786]

Couple of minutes.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

"Openers" coming out

 

[Haroon786]

Hafeez to Steyn, this will be exciting.

 

[cricwiz]

Steyn will be smiling seeing Hafeez coming on to bat !!!

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Hafeez to Steyn, this will be exciting.

Think it's morkel bowling the first over.
Hafeez will get himself out to steyn

 

[saiyan0312]

hafeez to open and morkel to bowl...

 

[Haroon786]

Dot to start.

 

[saiyan0312]

4/6 matches have been won by batting second... swing oh great.

 

[Haroon786]

Think it's morkel bowling the first over.
Hafeez will get himself out to steyn

Yep Morkel.

 

[Haroon786]

A bit of swing.

 

[saiyan0312]

more swing... New ball swing. did tanvir and irfan get the same amount of swing.

 

[mosh101]

Swing on offer

 

[iRfaN_LA]

swing from Morne. Steyn will swing it more.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Swing from morkel... not encouraging

 

[Haroon786]

Hafeez was late to leave that.

 

[razabbas]

Morkel

 

[iRfaN_LA]

more swing... New ball swing. did tanvir and irfan get the same amount of swing.

it may swing more under lights.

 

[Haroon786]

Wide.

 

[saiyan0312]

very wide... nice stop by knock.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Hafeez leaving stylishly

 

[Haroon786]

Pacey from Morkel.

 

[saiyan0312]

thats first over.

 

[Haroon786]

1 off the over.

 

[Haroon786]

Can't have too many sighters, need to rotate strike frequently.

 

[saiyan0312]

totsobe to bowl... so steyn is first change.

 

[saiyan0312]

some swing and 2 runs.

 

[Haroon786]

2 for Shezhad.

 

[Haroon786]

Half volley from Lopsy, left by Shezhad.

 

[dhump]

whose gona ball now trundler Tsotsober so some breathing for Hafeez.

 

[Haroon786]

 

[razabbas]

that

 

[battler]

What the hell no steyn??

 

[Haroon786]

Beautiful shot.

 

[saiyan0312]

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to get at least 45 in first 10 overs

 

[Haroon786]

Dot ball.

 

[dhump]

What the hell no steyn??

ABD got some good realtions with Hafeez

 

[battler]

Very poor strategy by sa

 

[Haroon786]

No Parnell, such a shame.

 

[saiyan0312]

are we going to see a more aggressive shezad. i am liking this no maiden shezad.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA holding back Styen here

 

[dhump]

What a sight both our opener average massive 28

 

[Haroon786]

6 off the over.

 

[Justcrazy]

Again Pakistan not been able to rotate strike.

 

[Justcrazy]

lack of rotation of strike hurting pakistan.

 

[Haroon786]

50 opening stand will be decent, but ideally 100.

 

[saiyan0312]

6 from the over.

 

[battler]

Hafeez must be thinking of making a 50 before steyn comes in lol

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Hafeez clearly scaring the hell out of steyn

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan need to pick up singles, rotate strike and be positive here!

7/0 after 2 overs

 

[Haroon786]

Hafeez beaten by pace.

 

[Haroon786]

Top edge 4 for Hafeez.

 

[saiyan0312]

by hafeez.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Good positive start. Need to make sure keep it going for a few overs since RSA held back Steyn.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

need to make this a 7 - 8 run over

 

[Haroon786]

Too many dots in between boundaries, this is the weakening fulcrum of our batting.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Not the most controlled shots by hafeez but its still 4 runs, needs to pick up some singles though.

 

[Haroon786]

Steyn in ODIs is overrated on PP.

 

[Haroon786]

Beaten again.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Too many dots in between boundaries, this is the weakening fulcrum of our batting.

this is why we lose games and pressure builds, we dont do the basics right