Pakistan v South Africa | 4th ODI | Abu Dhabi | 8/11/2013 | Pakistani Innings

[Munna]

50 overs have been completed and SA have made yet another good score in Abu Dhabi
PAK will need to chase 267 at 5.34 RPO

So shall we witness a change of fortunes for the Pakistani batting lineup tonight?

 

[Sledger]

A run chase 2 years in the making...

A batting line with zero expectation..

Pakistan: Mission 2-2.

Time to do it.

 

[imranq]

About 160 runs too many for Pakistan to chase... A total near 100 would have been easier.

 

[96NotOut]

Can someone please give me hope? I'm the type of person who believes PAK can win absolutely any match, but please, someone else say something to make me feel better. And pray.

 

[EarthBoltX]

About 160 runs too many for Pakistan to chase... A total near 100 would have been easier.

Kind of sad, but this means Tanvir's late expensiveness will be irrelevant in the end. Not that I disagree.

 

[Haroon786]

I'm expecting a Maqsood special tonight. Class player.

 

[SOSami]

This is it. I reckon we'll do it today.

 

[imranq]

Kind of sad, but this means Tanvir's late expensiveness will be irrelevant in the end. Not that I disagree.

Everyone bowled decent by today's standards, but our batting lineup is so bad any score over 100 puts them under pressure mentally.

 

[SOSami]

Misbah century. Akmal 60*. All is forgiven. All is forgotten.

 

[cricket sport]

Why Pakistan why can't you chase any target?

 

[truefan]

Pitch is quite bowler friendly,criminal to conceed that many,Pak can not cross 230,it's the truth,@ strikerate plz don't shout at me....I request

 

[OmaIR1]

maqsood can deliver and save pakistan.. he is our last hope

 

[zabalestmsm]

Well Junaid Khan was decent and made a decent comeback which will be good for his confidence! And Hafeez bowled well too! Others were here and there! Now its up to our batsmen to chase this down! For that first of all they have to be in a positive state of mind! And remove fears of high targets in their mind and concentrate on the ongoing overs and also keep a steady run rate! And an aggressive approach shud be applied this time!!

 

[saiyan0312]

Well it time batsmen to step up and perform.. no more 190 or 220 all outs.

 

[London_Lahori]

Pakistan will win! This will be the victory this side and batting line up has been waiting for, after today the burden will be lifted and a new generation of cricket for Pakistan will be born!

 

[SOSami]

Expect the unexpected with Pakistan. They'll chase this down in 45 overs.

 

[Pakistani tigers]

i think it will be 170 all out - sorry but this batting line up is crass

 

[Amjid Javed]

Prediction:- S.A to win by 66 runs

 

[cricket sport]

Wow so much optimism here. But I am still have mammoth doubts about chasing tagets.

 

[shaz619]

We will be humilated once more in the UAE, technically on this surface we should be able to acheive the target but given our mediocre cricketers barring one or two individuals we will lose unless something spectacular happens by our batting standards

 

[imshally81]

Chances are very low.........

 

[Sherlock]

Gotta be positive but cannot see it.

 

[Sledger]

Today is a historic day. The day Sohaib Maqsood announced himself on the world stage with a brutal century to sink SA. We are all witnesses.

 

[Asif321]

should be walk in the park

 

[OmaIR1]

watch maqsood get out on a duck

 

[EarthBoltX]

watch maqsood get out on a duck

I swear.. XD

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Today is a historic day. The day Sohaib Maqsood announced himself on the world stage with a brutal century to sink SA. We are all witnesses.

You really are trying to Jinx us
Congrats on your win against w.i....Plz go away

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

We needed Jamshed Here

 

[imshally81]

Tahir is ready !!!

 

[Zamaan]

This match is as good as lost

If only we restricted SA to 190-200.....

 

[Inzy's Aloo]

Shafiq to get a ton, Umar to finish it off. Light-work.

 

[saiyan0312]

cmon boys win this one. .. hafeez one hundred runs.

 

[Sledger]

Congrats on your win against w.i....Plz go away

You must be new here.

Haters gonna hate.

Pakistan will score this, they're due, I don't believe in jinxing.

 

[imshally81]

SA starts with styn for sure....

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

You must be new here.

Haters gonna hate.

Pakistan will score this, they're due, I don't believe in jinxing.

Yeah i just have 1000 times less runs than you..So yeah new

 

[Haroon786]

Someone to play an absolute blinder, just feel that someone will win this for us.

 

[imshally81]

Someone to play an absolute blinder, just feel that someone will win this for us.

Imran Tahir only can do it for us...

 

[Zamaan]

Tahir is ready !!!

Mar gaye yaar

 

[imshally81]

Target is same as the previous one....

 

[imranq]

OMG the sight of Hafeez walking out to bat is truly cringe worthy

 

[Inzy's Aloo]

We should try something unorthodox and bring out Sohail 'Kockri' Tanvir as a pinch hitting opener.

 

[imshally81]

Styn On......

 

[SOSami]

Hafeez, like the born leader that he is, refuses to shirk away from the top and opts to open the innings against Steyn.

Today, he will slay the dragon and ride vicoriously.....to 30 again.

 

[OmaIR1]

anyone interested in creating a jinx thread congratulating SA for a series win?

 

[imshally81]

We should try something unorthodox and bring out Sohail 'Kockri' Tanvir as a pinch hitting opener.

We don't have any rana Tunga...

 

[imshally81]

What a swing

 

[saiyan0312]

game on.

 

[imshally81]

Angry Styn vs Masoom Hafeez

 

[Nuekboi]

Stop crying about how our bowlers should have restricted them to this and that. 266 is an underpar score there days and its our BATSMEN's job to chase it down

 

[saiyan0312]

We should try something unorthodox and bring out Sohail 'Kockri' Tanvir as a pinch hitting opener.

its not a bad idea.. in tough matches you can try to do the unorthodox and mis it up and stray away from the usual plan.

 

[shanali]

Hafeez will keep strike last ball in 2nd over to avoid Steyn, I guarantee you!

 

[saiyan0312]

maiden over...

 

[imranq]

Shehzad Career Average 28.51
Hafeez Career Average 28.76


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[Haroon786]

Maiden over to start, also the first of the match.

 

[cricket sport]

score card says it all 0/0 1.0 overs

 

[Alimalik709]

shoabib aktar is right and i think that he show be PCB chairman

 

[Nuekboi]

Maiden over to start. We need a good start here. 40 atleast in first 10 overs

 

[Haroon786]

Shehzad Career Average 28.51
Hafeez Career Average 28.76


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Amla's average exceeds both combined.

 

[shanali]

Shehzad Career Average 28.51
Hafeez Career Average 28.76


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As bad as they sound, Shehzad can improve his easily, Hafeez however can't

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden

 

[imshally81]

score card says it all 0/0 1.0 overs

better than 0/1

 

[saiyan0312]

nice bowl by totsobe.

 

[Justcrazy]

267 is not a small target , considering Pakistan batting standard.

 

[Haroon786]

Single.

 

[saiyan0312]

single and hafeez off the mark.

 

[qamar84]

pak off the mark

 

[imranq]

As bad as they sound, Shehzad can improve his easily, Hafeez however can't

He can probably get it up to 33 at best which is his domestic average.

 

[Justcrazy]

never looks confident.

 

[JibranAnsari]

hafeez has to attack , otherwise when he gets out on 15(35) rrr will be above 6 already.

 

[Nuekboi]

Shehzad is gonna be at his average 65 S/R today now is he?

 

[Varun]

Dot dot dot.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Shehzad off the mark.

 

[shanali]

Hafeez will keep strike last ball in 2nd over to avoid Steyn, I guarantee you!

Told you

 

[Nuekboi]

RR at 1.00

 

[Haroon786]

He can probably get it up to 33 at best which is his domestic average.

At strike rate of 80-90 will be decent.

 

[SOSami]

Both batsmen away safely. Pakistan 2/0, only need 265 runs now.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

commie saying this pitch is better than Wednesday.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan batting like they are trying to save a test match here

2/0 after 2 overs

 

[Varun]

Still waiting for Hafeez v Steyn.

 

[battler]

Hafeez din't rotate strike on last ball