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Pakistan vs Australia | 2nd T20I | Dubai | Oct 26, 2018 | Pakistan innings

Look at the puff of dust. Spinners are bowling at pace and it's still sticking and turning. All the pacers have gone for runs yet Marsh bowling in the 128-134 bracket gave 5 off his over. Keep the pace off the ball is the key here.
 
This is not a boundary scoring wicket.

With wickets in hand they can go with it.
They can’t when there is 20 overs to go and no wickets in hand...

That’s why Babar played well...
 
They say Umar Akmal is a blind slogger haha. This guys a joke and should stick to street cricket.
 
Asif Ali is a bad investment. I hope we realize soon enough and not take chances for worldcup. If ball in his zone its out of park else he is out of ground to the dressing room.
 
IMMY69 said:
This is not a boundary scoring wicket.

With wickets in hand they can go with it.
They can’t when there is 20 overs to go and no wickets in hand...

That’s why Babar played well...
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What you on about. The first 13 overs it was flat as a road. As per usual as soon as a quality side finds their line and lengths the batsman struggle.
 
CricketDon said:
What you on about. The first 13 overs it was flat as a road. As per usual as soon as a quality side finds their line and lengths the batsman struggle.
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You know absolutely nothing then.

Really shocking
 
IMMY69 said:
My point is being provrn right here.

To summise:-

My assement on the pitch and ground was right.

My assessment on the posters here is absolutely spot on.
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These same guys were smashing big 180+ totals in the Zimbabwe tri-series on flatter, truer pitches.

These UAE grounds however encourage attritional cricket because of the longer boundaries and slowness of the surface meaning it's harder to time your shots and go big, especially when opposition takes pace off the ball.
 
Really poor quality posts on this thread.
A continuation from the last match thread.

Oh what has happened to PP!!!!
 
Pakistan's batting has been poor in both matches as if Fakhar doesn't get a quick and good score early they tend to fall short of a good total.

Happened in the first game and now again tonight. The rest are more run a ball players and not naturally big hitters of the ball which is why they struggle.
 
Markhor said:
These same guys were smashing big 180+ totals in the Zimbabwe tri-series on flatter, truer pitches.

These UAE grounds however encourage attritional cricket because of the longer boundaries and slowness of the surface meaning it's harder to time your shots and go big, especially when opposition takes pace off the ball.
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Mate finally a quality poster who can see it and tell it as it is!
 
This where players such Afridi were game changers, when nobody else can clear the ropes, he can with one hand. :afridi
 
So now Malik and Fahim are poor hitters too.

Why isn’t Malik smashing it or Faheem smashing it???

Perspective
 
Is this guy Asif Ali is among top 2-3 middle orders in PAK really?
 
KingKhanWC said:
This where players such Afridi were game changers, when nobody else can clear the ropes, he can with one hand. :afridi
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They change the game alright, the team with them is already batting with a wicket lost 9/10 times, however that 1 time is all that people focus on.
 
Pathetic innings from both hafeez and babar.

Expect miracles from the lower order to bail out the team, but that won't happen everytime.

Pak will win even with a score of 120 against Aus, but a competent side against spin will easily be able to chase down 140 or so.
 
Pakistan should look to poach a 17 year old Indian kid from the domestic scene and he’d show them how to bat here.
 
CricketDon said:
Because Pakistan don’t have quality batsman. They can’t play when push comes to shove.
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I see so that’s why we’re number 1 and have beaten every top side in the world in the last couple of years barring India who refuse to play us?


If we lose this game it’s because the players have the fans mentality...
We’re losing wickets trying to find the boundary which is costing us 10-15 runs in singles and doubles...
 
MMHS said:
Is this guy Asif Ali is among top 2-3 middle orders in PAK really?
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He's a big hitter, Pakistan doesn't really have many to choose from. In T20's you do need someone who can clear the boundary in these games, if only to match other teams who have them.
 
zn426 said:
Yet if they hit 60 off five overs down the stretch will it really be a problem?
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Did they?

This is not a wicket where you can go big in the last few overs. You need to rotate strike and hit the gaps which Babar and (especially) Hafeez were not doing at that point.
 
Malik of all people managed 14 off 12 here and he has faced fast bowlers for the most part. His SR against spin is below 100 I think. That should tell you how hard it is to hit on this pitch with no pace on the ball.

Babar in the end played a few dot balls too many in his effort to play the big shot. 45 off 39-40 balls would have been very good here.
 
Not bad thinking to send Hassan Ali. At least he had the guts to actually go for it.

Good try lad.
 
Fahdi said:
Malik of all people managed 14 off 12 here and he has faced fast bowlers for the most part. His SR against spin is below 100 I think. That should tell you how hard it is to hit on this pitch with no pace on the ball.

Babar in the end played a few dot balls too many in his effort to play the big shot. 45 off 39-40 balls would have been very good here.
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What’s malik a average against pace and in non spin freindly pitches? Malik Is poor against pace and should not be used as a bench mark.

Against spin he’s good.
 
Markhor said:
These same guys were smashing big 180+ totals in the Zimbabwe tri-series on flatter, truer pitches.

These UAE grounds however encourage attritional cricket because of the longer boundaries and slowness of the surface meaning it's harder to time your shots and go big, especially when opposition takes pace off the ball.
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They smashed NZ as well. This pitch is slow.

We aren't great in ODIs at the moment but we have been outstanding in T20Is for a couple of years
 
148 it is to win.

Pakistan's bowling will be tested again tonight but Aussies won't be reckless like the first game.
 
Ilan Bluestone said:
They change the game alright, the team with them is already batting with a wicket lost 9/10 times, however that 1 time is all that people focus on.
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Id love to see detailed analysis of Afridi when others struggled on slow pitches/long ropes. But his power was undisputed, my point being not many players have the power to hit in such conditions..out of the stadium.
 
I really hope people don't start hyping up Faheem's batting on the basis of the 9 balls he faced here, just like they shouldn't bash the lad when he gets out for a duck going hard at the ball at the back end of the innings. Arm-chair analysts here really need to learn the game.
 
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