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Pakistan v UAE | 2015 World Cup | Group B | Match 25 | 4th March, 2015 | Napier | Pakistan Innings

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Botham spot on here, team looks tensed.
 
My eyess I am Having hallucinations I have seen shahzad hitting a six
 
Botham sounds angry

Probably doesn't want to.go sleep but Shehzad is putting him to sleep
 
Yeh and teams are scoring 350+ and 400+ but we can't even manage 250 against weaker opposition...

SA scored 15/over in the last 15 against WI and 13/ over in last 15 against Ireland, the WC is about last 15 overs, you only need 200 in first 35
 
He averages the whole 34 after 62 overs and look at his strike rate. This is really embarrassing from someone opening for Pakistan.

Gayle only averages 37, Jayawardene only 33.5

Give the guy time, he better than most Pak openers of recent years.
 
And how are they getting there??

By smashing the cover of it in the last 15.

Also to mention, we don't have the players to smash in the last 15 overs like others do because we are always 7 or 8 down so why not take risk and play with intent NOW rather than leave it to the tail to get us to a good total all the time?
 
at 5 or next 18 overs gets you 90, we have 80 that gives us 170 plus 10/over in the last 15 and we get 320 and if we beat UAE by 100 runs we move ahead of ireland in net run rate . Just dont loose your cool
 
Anyone defending the early slow batting doesn't know a thing about cricket.

We're playing fricking UAE and one guy is bowling at 120kph. In the next game they'll be up against Steyn and co. and there is no way they can apply any pressure on them if they can't do it against UAE.

Shehzad has been dropped approx. 3 times and he still looks horrible.

He is aldo short of confidence, what you suggest he does ? He needs to play himself in, he's has lived dangerously where two catches were dropped. What he needs to do his use his feet a lot more when playing the ball and rotating the strike and attacking appropriately without any risks but it will take time.
 
So when New Zealand scored 120+ in 12 overs against England, it was in the last 15 overs and not the first 12 right?

What happened to NZ against Aus, they should have lost after scoring 80 in first 8, it really does not matter, NZ is a fluke, if brandon gets out they loose it
 
Also to mention, we don't have the players to smash in the last 15 overs like others do because we are always 7 or 8 down so why not take risk and play with intent NOW rather than leave it to the tail to get us to a good total all the time?

We do have them.

Afridi, Umar, Maqsood and Wahab are all more than capable. The first two especially thrive in such situations.
 
Haris getting bogged down due to pressure from Shahzad, something Misbah can't be blamed for this time.
 
We do have them.

Afridi, Umar, Maqsood and Wahab are all more than capable. The first two especially thrive in such situations.

Lets forget about Afridi, he is finished and I am a big Afridi fan, he is past his expiry date in cricket, don't be relying on him to be making anything more than 25. Umar Akmal isnt consistent and Wahab isnt that reliable either, he can hit and bat but he also fails most of the time. Pitch is a belter take avantage of it rather than leave it till too late. 2 Batsman well set why preserve wickets, aim to build a big total because right now Pakistan are playing like its against some world beaters. Its UAE!
 
Haris Sohail really is the best batting talent we have unearthed in a long time. Need to invest in him.
 
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