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Pakistan win the final game of the series by four wickets

Nice pull by Babar................ excellent placement......how unlike anyone in this team
 
Chance of a life time Babar - get MoHa out of team.
 
Good batting by Babar. These two should bat for the next 25 overs together. Pakistan can easily win.
 
Lol Babar has faced 1/3rd of the balls as Azhar and already timing it beautifully

Azhar does not have the range of shots that Babar has, Azhar was basically a leg spinner who worked hard on his batting.
 
Liking the order of the batsman, seeing Azhar opening, Babar at three. Think it's the way to go.
 
Babar is so talented Masha'Allah. BUT gets out after a nice 30/40 which is worrying.

He's only 21 and hasn't played much First Class cricket. We just have to be patient with him and he will learn with experience to convert his starts into more substantial scores.
 
Nice start pak except for that wicket. Just dont lose wickets and they will chase it
 
Babar Azam has a start again .. Let's see if he is able to make it a substantial contribution
 
Does he have the technique to survive the new ball and the answer you know is NO. I don't think it Wd be a good idea. They used him as an opener in under 19 world and he was a disaster. His ideal position is 2nd down in Odis and one down in t20s provided he improved his attitude and scores some runs in domestic. Mind you, I m one of his biggest supporters that's why I m very disappointed of him. He has done absolutely no justice to his talent that's for sure.
 
Babar playing a gem don't get out please. Run out your kaptaan s.v.p
 
The thing is domestic bowlers in pakistan don't have akal, so they used to bowl short to sharjeel who used to play his pull, score big and impress the coaches (who dont have akal as well) who thought he had no weaknesses and was a complete barsman. Now Mickey has to work with sharjeel and teach him how to drive and play the full ball well and also develop his offside game.
 
Babar is timing the ball nicely and playing from his crease against pace well. Needs to cash in on this start.
 
Azhar doing his best to run out partner again
 
He's only 21 and hasn't played much First Class cricket. We just have to be patient with him and he will learn with experience to convert his starts into more substantial scores.

I hope he doesn't go Omar Akmal way .. We just can't offered that given our dearth of talent in batting. I also want Imam ul haq to be inducted into odi team against West Indies and see how he fared.
 
Another edge four by kaptaan fantastic.. Chalo at least the edge of his bat is working
 
In terms of technical terms, Baber Azam is miles ahead of all Pakistani batsmen in the ODI squad and seems to have the game for test cricket too. Its his concentration which can be the issue
 
He struggles mostly vs leg break, no Rashid today so hopefully we will get a good contribution from him today

Left arm spinner who gives it a bit of flight turning it away from him is a similar concept though.
 
good positive start by Pakistan and that too without any undue risk.
 
Babar has 24 of 17 without a single brutal shot & he is probably 5'10", 135lbs - why people are so crazy with power hitting?
 
Glorious batting by Babar Azam. I also have to say Azhar must have been told he has to change his mindset because he is now playing very well and Pakistan in with a shout.
 
I think Woakes is going to end up like Steyn, great test bowler (probably not as good as Steyn) but decent/average LOI player.

Although no Comparison between the two!
 
In terms of technical terms, Baber Azam is miles ahead of all Pakistani batsmen in the ODI squad and seems to have the game for test cricket too. Its his concentration which can be the issue
That's the reason I Wd want to try him is tests against windies so that he can learn how to build an innings under the guidance of Younis and Misbah.
 
Babar has 24 of 17 without a single brutal shot & he is probably 5'10", 135lbs - why people are so crazy with power hitting?

If you can pick the gaps well , you do not need to be a power hitter to strike at 90 or 100.
 
First ball kaptaan times and it is stopped by fielder lol
 
That is babars weakness. He gets out to this ball quite often
 
That's the reason I Wd want to try him is tests against windies so that he can learn how to build an innings under the guidance of Younis and Misbah.

Yes , that was a mistake Inzamam made , never groomed test batsmen , Younis and Misbah must groom couple of youngsters. When they bat with them , they will learn a lot.
 
That's the reason I Wd want to try him is tests against windies so that he can learn how to build an innings under the guidance of Younis and Misbah.

That's a great point .. that's how we groomed Asad shafiq too .. Asad can now make the move to 3 with azhar opening instead of hafeez.. perfect time to draft babar at 6 .. but hey! Leave it to our selection to baffle us =)
 
Wasn't umar batting lower down the order when he started his career? Babar is batting in a higher position which means he is learning more about building an innings so hopefully he doesn't go down the Umar route
 
Bhai Azhar yeh ball gap mein marta tu Chuka hota
 
WOW Pakistan 64-1 (10)

RR - 6.4 RRR - 5.97

Pakistan Require 239 From 40 Overs with 9 Wickets in Hand!
 
Well if keeps batting like this at 3 in international they won't send him down the order again

The bigger question is why this guy was made to bat at 5 after that U19 career. If am not a great batting "Coach" like Basit Ali, but the first thing stroked my mind was his balance - if Coach/Selectors can't identify the position of a batsman from his game then anyone with Internet & excel sheet can be batting coach & selector.

Main issue is somewhere else - now the wind is blowing opposite, otherwise, very next match he would have batted at 5, leaving MoHa the No. 3 spot. This has already cost PAK another brilliant prospect in Amin.
 
Azhar needs to rotate strike , this two need to keep things moving and make sure required rate does not go beyond 6.5 .
 
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