Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 4th ODI | Sharjah | Oct 20, 2017 | Pakistan Innings

[MenInG]

Another flawless bowling effort by Pakistan to bowl out Sri Lanka for 173.

Another chance for Imam to show his worth coming up

 

[Langau]

Imam should score good today to push shezy out of the 16 man squad

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Can Pakistan make in interesting.

 

[Syed1]

I hope Fakhar gets a meaningful score of 40+..... the knives are sufficiently sharpened now.

 

[another drop catch]

should chase it inside 35 overs

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Imam should score good today to push shezy out of the 16 man squad

Shehzad when he came I thought this guy was the best talent came out of under 19. But both him and Umar akmal has been disappointment.

 

[babajee]

Hoping for a 9-10 wicket victory

 

[lahoriyah1234]

For the NZL series pakistan better improve their fielding.

 

[babajee]

For the NZL series pakistan better improve their fielding.

Yaar 40 degrees mai fielding bari mushkil hoti hai. In New Zealand I expect us to be ultra sharp in the field

 

[Langau]

Shehzad when he came I thought this guy was the best talent came out of under 19. But both him and Umar akmal has been disappointment.

Yaa shehzad was the best find for pak when he came into the team.
But when he got hit on the head that was the worst thing happened to him and ruined his career. He wont be the same again.

 

[90MPH]

Sri Lanka need a miracle.

This pitch is better for batting than the last 3 matches.

 

[pakistani pride]

Yaa shehzad was the best find for pak when he came into the team.
But when he got hit on the head that was the worst thing happened to him and ruined his career. He wont be the same again.

Uhmm no. Even before being hit he was batting at a mighty strike rate of 70.

 

[Langau]

Uhmm no. Even before being hit he was batting at a mighty strike rate of 70.

Yes but he was scoring runs.

 

[Syed1]

PP's latest darling departs... hope that debut century was not an anomaly.

 

[another drop catch]

Gamage is sri lanka 's wahab
decent spell here and there but at most times goes for runs

 

[Syed1]

If Bobby goes early too then we are in a spot of bother

 

[Syed1]

Fakhar used to be so good at rotating the strike.. but he is doing too much tuk tuk lately for my liking.

 

[IAJ]

Average of 100 comes down to 50 in no time.

 

[ExpressPacer]

The knives are already out at Imam.

 

[7sins]

Fakhar used to be so good at rotating the strike.. but he is doing too much tuk tuk lately for my liking.

England pitches are very good for batting and its not the same with uae pitches we should persist with him no matter what.

 

[darksher]

Called it the other day, even though he scored a century in last game but it wasn't convincing one, his technical deficiencies were there for everyone to see, he has some work to do if he's gonna replace Shehzad permanently.

 

[srh]

Pakistan is badly missing Sharjeel

 

[babajee]

Fakhar needs persistence with

 

[King-Misbah]

Fakhar used to be so good at rotating the strike.. but he is doing too much tuk tuk lately for my liking.

He thrives of bounce; unfortunately, UAE pitches seem dead for him.

 

[Syed1]

Fakhar needs to develop release shots when the bowlers block his scoring areas.

 

[babajee]

Gamage tying our batsmen up in knots

 

[Syed1]

He is a fighter.. he will get through this difficult period.

 

[babajee]

shott

 

[Syed1]

Block block block boundary

 

[Naim]

 

[babajee]

Why is the match thread so dead today?

 

[Plumb]

IS this Fakhar or its Imran Farhat wearing mask of Fakhar

 

[Ummii]

I am not comparing But Sharjeel would bang some balls there which Fakhar didnt

 

[babajee]

Beautiful by Babar Azam

 

[Syed1]

Shaba bobby

 

[Naim]

from babar

 

[Syed1]

I am not comparing But Sharjeel would bang some balls there which Fakhar didnt

Sharjeel will also go back to the hut after scoring a brisk 30.

 

[darksher]

Gotta love the enthusiasm of SL fans in the stadium, glad to see they're enjoying themselves despite their team on the receiving end of it. Absolutely adore the saxophone music in the background, I've put on my headphones to hear it more closely.

 

[ChennaiFan]

Imam's average dropped from 100 to 51.

 

[Syed1]

Imam's average dropped from 100 to 51.

Average should be disregarded for the first 10-15 matches of a batsman.

 

[aloo paratha]

Fakhar is in a bit of poor form right now, we know what he's capable of, did very well in the Pakistan cup and obviously the CT. He'll do well in new Zealand though as the pitches are good for stroke making.

 

[Ummii]

Sharjeel will also go back to the hut after scoring a brisk 30.

I am not comparing brother but shot selection of Sharjeel would be different if he faced those balls there..

 

[sadida97]

Sharjeel will also go back to the hut after scoring a brisk 30.

he scored 2 70s and 1 50 vs australia.

Fakhar is struggling a lot right now

 

[babajee]

Fakhar Zaman has the best luck with inside edges ... that was close

 

[Sirris]

Let them take some time. We are chasing 174 not 274. The series is in the bag already and you don't get extra points for winning the match in 10overs.

 

[Syed1]

I am not comparing brother but shot selection of Sharjeel would be different if he faced those balls there..

Yes Sharjeel was a monster at murdering pacers.. However he was severely restricted player in terms of scoring areas. He however was improving massively in that regard and was developing more off-side shots. Unfortunately he got greedy for money.

 

[the Great Khan]

drop Imam.. need to find a 15 year old prodigy to take his place..anyone know anybody?

 

[babajee]

Jeeeez

 

[Ummii]

Simply i dont want Shahzad Imam or Azhar Imam opening pair in near future..
Which could be possible if fakhar doesnt deliver..

 

[Sirris]

he scored 2 70s and 1 50 vs australia.

Fakhar is struggling a lot right now

How much time did it take sharjeel to find his game after his debut?

We should stop with the nostalgia. Before Fakhar our openers were Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad.

 

[darksher]

Furthermore, SL fans are the solitary cricket following populace among all subcontinental nations who aren't so obsessed with the outcome of the match like the rest do. If it were us, BD or Ind in the same game situation, there'd be a pin drop silence in the stands.

 

[Kashmirilion]

We are struggling to find the middle of the bat so many bad balls that should've been punished on this batting pitch. No point playing boring and getting to target try to be Versatile remember rest of the world doesn't have pitches like UAE.

 

[ChennaiFan]

Babar is very good!

 

[sadida97]

babar zaman is back !

 

[darksher]

Babar Zaman LOL Ramiz is such a noob, always mixes up names, btw he's trying his best to jinx Babar as early as possible.

 

[babajee]

Why Fakhar why

 

[Ummii]

Like i said... He's gone
He was supposed to be spinners enemy

 

[sadida97]

Why Fakhar why

what ?

 

[Kashmirilion]

Absolutely poor from fakhar no need he needs a good scolding for that you are out of form you need a substantial score to regain your form play aggressive but smart. The problem with us is we don't get attacking players but when we do they are absolutely brain dead at times.

 

[Mir jibran]

what has happened to fakhar

 

[babajee]

what ?

Stumped again

 

[mmkextreme_1]

WTH Fakhar, no need for that.

The second time he has got out this way to the same bowler.

 

[kingusama92]

Fakhar putting forward his best Afridi impression.

 

[Syed1]

Fakhar needs to respect spinners more... he has been out three times out of four in this series to Akila

 

[UN talkz]

Stumped Again

 

[Ummii]

Fakhar's body language didnt look good kinda lazy

 

[ChennaiFan]

Hope, Pakistan team management persists with Fakhar. He is Pakistan's Sikhar

 

[Stallion__]

Frustrating to see him not picking the same ball again and again

 

[IAJ]

Needless!

 

[sadida97]

Fakhar needs to respect spinners more... he has been out three times out of four in this series to Akila

he was batting like a tailender today

 

[babajee]

Management shouldn’t even THINK of dropping Fakhar unless he fails in the next 3 series.

 

[Syed1]

he was batting like a tailender today

Still won more games for Pakistan than Sharjeel ever did.

 

[Ummii]

Fakhar putting forward his best Afridi impression.

Yeah But Afridi was an all rounder Fakhar wont be survive much there if he continuous like that

 

[daytrader]

Sarfraz should've come in

 

[darksher]

Absolute brain-freeze from Zaman, threw it away once again in a similar fashion. This is what happens when you block his scoring areas, eventually he'll throw it away recklessly to release the pressure of dot balls, need to develop more scoring options.

 

[Billa86]

Fakhar Zaman has been quite poor in ODI series. Batting not clicking and poor ground fileding too. There was no score board pressure today and yet he played a reckless shot.

 

[darksher]

Management shouldn’t even THINK of dropping Fakhar unless he fails in the next 3 series.

They won't, that monumental century against India on the biggest stage of them all has booked his place in the side till CWC 2019.

 

[Noman]

Fakhar Zaman has been quite poor in ODI series. Batting not clicking and poor ground fileding too. There was no score board pressure today and yet he played a reckless shot.

My patient is running out with him. Need to give him a break and try haris sohail AS an opener. Cant do worse than fakhar

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Babar seems to be playing spin a lot better.

 

[Syed1]

I feel like Fakhar Zaman is not playing with an unburdened mind like he used to. He thinks he has a reputation of an aggressive basher to protect. This is where captain and coach need to sit with him and give him confidence and talk him through his issues. He is far too valuable to lose.

We can't afford test batsmen like Imam/Azhar/Shehzad opening together in ODIs.