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First non-opener to score a century in the World cup since 1987, in a must-win game. The stupidity is beyond me.
Both. I already said this in the post-match thread, Babar will get MOTM, but Shaheen gave us the platform with that outstanding bowling spell.
Dont forget sarfaraz catch,its a team game and this mans knock![]()
So typically for me - in a game where the first innings team performance is above-par and you have a standout performer, it should go to him. In CT Final our first innings score was definitely above-par and we had a standout performer in Fakhar Zaman, which is why he deserved it over Amir (the idea is that it was Fakhar's innings that allowed Amir the freedom to perform).
Similarly today, our first innings performance was above-par (let's face it, if someone told you NZ will bat first and make under 240 you would take it 9/10 times considering the high-scoring nature of pitches at this tournament). That's why I thought Shaheen deserved it; 3-29 are ridiculous returns from 10 overs in this tournament and the low score took the pressure off Babar to score quickly and allowed him to thrive.
Anyway, that's just my reasoning - again, both were outstanding (just as both Amir & Fakhar was outstanding in CT final)
For me shaheen, babar and haris were ALL equally the men of the match!
Everyone in the team mashAllah played well, except for my favourite player fakhar.
Fakhar needs to use his brain, because we need him if we want to win the wc!
I always admired haris as a batsman, from when he debut for pak in 2014!
I think he is now my favourite player!
I will usually rate the one who performed in the first innings more than the second. The player in the second innings benefits from the first innings performance. Had Shaheen not bowled that spell, the target would probably be 30-40 runs higher. Babar benefited from the pressure Shaheen had created.
Why don't you like Babar?
Babar-Haris partnership becoz despite Shaheen's brilliant bowling spell, Pakistan could so easily have lost this game.
They were tottering (110/3) when Hafeez got out playing a highly irresponsible and pathetic shot esp. given the tense match situation; needlessly holed out
needing 130 with 7 wickets on a decent wicket is tricky but not the toughest chase
crushing the top order of the best side in the tournament is definitely a game changer.. it wasn't just the wickets with Shaheen, he also basically gave away nothing in his first 7 overs
When did I say I didn't like him?
You've never said anything positive.
Same with Amir which is understandable, but Babar clearly won Pakistan that match and you are struggling to give him credit.