Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 3rd ODI | Abu Dhabi | Oct 18, 2017 | Sri Lanka Innings

[Abdullah719]

Pakistan XI: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees, Junaid Khan

Sri Lanka XI: Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lahiru Gamage, Dushmantha Chameera

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat.

 

[Sherlock]

Looks like it may just be the same side. I would definitely drop Imad for Haris/Ashraf.

Shehzad lives yet another day too.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Shehzad dropped

 

[Sherlock]

Shehzad dropped

?

 

[Sarfarazian92]

?

Imam has been handed his cap. Selfie dropped

 

[Sherlock]

Imam has been handed his cap. Selfie dropped

I read it too, but nothing was confirmed so I didn't believe it on face value. Let's see.

 

[Abdulm123]

Good morning guys

 

[Abdulm123]

Its a surprise Sarfraz did not announce his xi a day before

 

[DRsohail]

hope imam plays today...

 

[Madplayer]

Its a surprise Sarfraz did not announce his xi a day before

Maybe he forgot?

 

[Abdulm123]

Maybe he forgot?

No one would forget something like dat

 

[Abdulm123]

Im hearing that Imam ul haq is getting a cap today

 

[DRsohail]

toss?

 

[imshally81]

SL won the toss and chose to bat .....

 

[DRsohail]

srilanka won the toss.....be ready for tense chase guys..

 

[ExpressPacer]

Awesome. Imam in for Shezzy and Fahim in for Imad.

 

[RehanG]

Imam and Fahim in

 

[ammar_merry]

imam and fahim in
imad and haris unfit

 

[DRsohail]

s sarfaraz plan worked to let imad out ...fahim should be there but ahat is hafiz doing up the order??//

 

[imshally81]

Ahmed Shehzad and Imad Wasim have been left out for Imam-ul-Haq and Fahim Ashraf.

 

[Shafi]

Great changes!!!!!

 

[another drop catch]

all members seems happy now

 

[Yatoo]

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat

Sri Lanka have made two changes, so have Pakistan. Ahmed Shehzad and Imad Wasim have been left out for Imam-ul-Haq and Fahim Ashraf.

For Sri Lanka, Dushmantha Chameera is in and Chamara Kapugedara. Kusal Mendis has been dropped. .

 

[Rayyman]

I know people will complain about Imam's SR, but tbh I wouldn't mind another Babar-type player considering we are prone to collapses. I think we are unfortunately missing Azhar Ali in this series, but hope Imam can do well in place of him.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Would have liked to have seen Haris sohail back in side, but 2 changes made are positive ones.

 

[Sherlock]

Lakmal dropped [rested?] is huge. Chameera is good but he bowls quicker and the Pakistani batsmen may prefer that.

 

[Madplayer]

Haris unfit? How?

 

[arehaan]

Don't mind this team at all.

Like for like change - Imam for Ahmed S., Faheem A. for Imad W.

 

[Sherlock]

Haris unfit? How?

I was watching PTV [Game On Hai] after the last match and they were saying Haris picked up a knock but was still with the squad. They didn't mention what kinda knock though.

 

[daytrader]

Good changes. Looks like Mickey's been following PP

 

[Rayyman]

Good to see Imad dropped. Wasn't doing anything with bat, or ball and in field.

Think Faheem is a useless selection in UAE though. Won't do anything with the ball and probably won't bat until #7. Still, good to give youngsters opportunities.

 

[Sirris]

Interesting match, especially since we will be chasing.

 

[Madplayer]

I was watching PTV [Game On Hai] after the last match and they were saying Haris picked up a knock but was still with the squad. They didn't mention what kinda knock though.

This guy should be wrapped in wool.

 

[Sherlock]

Good to see fat Imad dropped. Wasn't doing anything with bat, or ball and in field.

Think Faheem is a useless selection in UAE though. Won't do anything with the ball and probably won't bat until #7. Still, good to give youngsters opportunities.

They can always promote him up the order if they need to score quickly. Then again, this is Pakistan

 

[90MPH]

Are they playing on the same pitch ??

I hope not. And if they are playing on a new wicket it better be good for batting with some carry otherwise this uselesss groundsman needs to be fired.

 

[Sherlock]

I'd prefer to chase. Stay in the game long enough and the dew factor comes into play.

 

[Sherlock]

Are they playing on the same pitch ??

I hope not. And if they are playing on a new wicket it better be good for batting with some carry otherwise this uselesss groundsman needs to be fired.

Same pitch that's been watered. Yeah.

 

[IAJ]

I was watching PTV [Game On Hai] after the last match and they were saying Haris picked up a knock but was still with the squad. They didn't mention what kinda knock though.

Haris and his silent injuries, hopefully he is realistic this time and tells the management if he is unfit.

 

[90MPH]

Same pitch that's been watered. Yeah.

Well that is just ridiculous.

Watering after being used just 2 days ago isn't going to make much difference.

This useless groundsman needs to be shown the door.

 

[CricFan2012]

Imam is no different than shehzad, but if he has better work ethics then he might turn out to be an okay stop gap opener.

Imad for Faheem is a great change and proves that the management isn't that brainless.

Game on hai!

 

[Rayyman]

Hoping for a big performance from Junaid.

 

[mak36]

Great to see these changes.

Now Haris needs to be brought in and that's the best team from the squad.

 

[CricFan2012]

Gotta love Ruman Raees, movie star looks, unique celebration, intelligent cricketer, and great, accurate bowling.

 

[CricFan2012]

Any brothers watching todays match? Eerily quiet

 

[Rayyman]

Why is Hafeez at extra-cover?

Put Babar or Faheem there.

 

[imshally81]

I think 240+ is competitive total on this pitch.....

 

[Shafi]

Our pathetic fielding last match gave huge confident to Tharanga

 

[CricFan2012]

Leave it to Waq to call a 26 year old as a kid

 

[Rayyman]

Should try short ball to these two with JK.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Since when we start having chaish mishish as opening batsmen. Imam is a middle order batsmen. We should have given Imad Wasim a go at the opening slot to see if he is any good.

 

[ExpressPacer]

It was a mistake to drop Tharanga 5 times last game. He's in form now.

 

[badxhah]

Bowlers get hit for 4 and sarfu loses his spidey senses

 

[shariqnoor]

Just 5 overs has been bowled and Sarfraz's appalling behaviour on show again.

 

[Shafi]

Anything over 220 we will loose this match

 

[Rayyman]

Anything over 220 we will loose this match

I think under 250-260 should be good. Will be tough to chase more than that.

 

[shaaik]

Since when we start having chaish mishish as opening batsmen. Imam is a middle order batsmen. We should have given Imad Wasim a go at the opening slot to see if he is any good.

Are you serious about Imad ??

 

[ammar_merry]

Since when we start having chaish mishish as opening batsmen. Imam is a middle order batsmen. We should have given Imad Wasim a go at the opening slot to see if he is any good.

who said imam is middle order batsman.
He batted U-19 as opener as well in domestic now.

 

[Shafi]

Imam's stat is not very promising.

 

[MMHS]

Anything over 220 we will loose this match

Much better wicket today and they have mowed the outfield. Add to that dew, I think SRL will struggle to defend <300. But, I think SRL's scoring rate will go down significantly once spinners come. More or less, apart from PAK every team attack the new ball in power play these days, here Lankans are getting it easy because ball is coming on to bat.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Just 5 overs has been bowled and Sarfraz's appalling behaviour on show again.

Appalling? I was against it too but with the success we've had in recent times and looking at how bad things were when we had "respectful" and gentleman like captains, I have come to the conclusion that our players deserve much worse treatment than what even Sarfraz gives them to perform.

 

[AFM]

Well that is just ridiculous.

Watering after being used just 2 days ago isn't going to make much difference.

This useless groundsman needs to be shown the door.

Completely agree. No spectacle at all. It was already a slow, low dull pitch to begin with. Will only get slower today.

Mohan Singh deserves to be banned from being an international curator ever again.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Why are these grounds so big

 

[pkwdpassion]

Being unfairly dropped from t20 side showing in junaids bowling. He being dropped and unfit amir selfe shehzad imad wasim like useless player being selected.

 

[shariqnoor]

Appalling? I was against it too but with the success we've had in recent times and looking at how bad things were when we had "respectful" and gentleman like captains, I have come to the conclusion that our players deserve much worse treatment than what even Sarfraz gives them to perform.

Don't correlate Sarfraz's behaviour as captain with us winning matches.

 

[AFM]

Being unfairly dropped from t20 side showing in junaids bowling. He being dropped and unfit amir selfe shehzad imad wasim like useless player being selected.

He hasn't been in the T20 squad for a few series now. So he hasn't been dropped. Doesn't deserve a selection either. Saw him play for Lancs this summer. Not worth a place in the T20I side.

 

[AFM]

SL doing well against pace.

Get Imad on

 

[ExpressPacer]

Don't correlate Sarfraz's behaviour as captain with us winning matches.

I will correlate Sarfraz's behavior as captain and his captaincy as us winning matches because when we had captains with very gentle behavior, we were losing LOI games every single time we always out to and now we've lost only 1 of our last, what 10 games now? Certainly not a coincidence.

 

[pkwdpassion]

Don't correlate Sarfraz's behaviour as captain with us winning matches.

Bro ppl like u should dump watching this game and watch azhar ali lead pakistani team matches from last year. Just targeting the best captain u dont deserve with such stupid pointscoring. Never heard this kinda rubbish even for more vocal captains like afridi. Shameless biases

 

[ExpressPacer]

Is the pitch better or are Sri Lanka just batting good?

 

[ammar_merry]

SL doing well against pace.

Get Imad on

imad is unfit, not playing

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Is the pitch better or are Sri Lanka just batting good?

We're bowling rubbish.

 

[pkwdpassion]

He hasn't been in the T20 squad for a few series now. So he hasn't been dropped. Doesn't deserve a selection either. Saw him play for Lancs this summer. Not worth a place in the T20I side.

With champions like selfie shehzad, no-use cricketer like imad wasim. The excuse of who deseve and eho doesnt seems odd junaid was part of the ct winning side he should be in the squad if not the xi

 

[Destroyer88]

Sarfaraz needs to calm down honestly. It was all good to begin with but there should be more trust amongst the players now. Shouting and negative body language could potentially lead to a negative attitude in the future. Saying that i still believe he is the best man to lead the team and has the attributes to convert them into world beaters but a slight change in channeling that agression could be the difference

 

[Shafi]

Desperately need a wicket!!!!

 

[Billa86]

As usual after winning the first 2 matches, Pakistan go into complacency mode.

 

[Shafi]

Finally!!!! a wicket

 

[Mainul]

imad is unfit, not playing

He has been dropped

 

[Billa86]

Finally a WICKET!!!!

 

[Shafi]

Desperately need Tharanga. He is man in form

 

[Cric1234]

Pitch is a bit better any target over 260 will be a tough chase in the evening.