Pakistan's historic T20I winning streak is brought to an end!

[Hawkeye]

The streak under Sarfraz Ahmed.

Brought to an end by Shaoib Malik.

I know T20 streaks or rankings don't matter a lot. But still, it was something.

It gave our awaam one reason to love this team and reason to feel some pride.

That is no longer there.

Shoaib Malik's captaincy today, atrocious to say the least. SA was never gonna give that much of a target.

But alas. It had to end.

 

[xricket]

Now starts, the losing streak. Thanks to Talat

 

[babajee]

Thank you UKS and Talat.

 

[Hawkeye]

Now starts, the losing streak. Thanks to Talat

Thank you UKS and Talat.

Hm what?

Who brought SA in the game? Malik's captaincy.

 

[IndianHero]

The streak was broken single handedly by

ANDILE PHEHLUKWAYO ! Remember the name ! ! !

 

[HappyWarsFan]

YES!!! SO happy we lost! Now we will stop caring so much about this useless format. Hopefully we only focus on ODIs and Tests now.

 

[xricket]

Hm what?

Who brought SA in the game? Malik's captaincy.

Don't forget the unicorns too.

In all seriousness, Talat played very poorly

 

[Gullycricket]

Barring Babar and Shaheen whole team is garbage

 

[Kianig89]

But but but Malik should be our ODI captain for 2019 WC

 

[Mirpur express]

Another selfish inning by Babar, if he played for the team & not his ton then the game was in the bag

 

[Mirpur express]

Talat is not a t20 player either 40 ball 50 is just not good enough if you are chasing 190

 

[Hawkeye]

But but but Malik should be our ODI captain for 2019 WC

But the players look so calm and happy under him!

So happy that they love giving 111 runs in 8 overs.

 

[Mamoon]

It was a joke to begin with. The farce had to end eventually. However, our fans can hide behind the “we didn’t have Sarfraz” excuse for now.

 

[Snak3eye5]

If we had Sarfaraz in the game along with Shaan, Saud and Saad we would’ve won, but as usual selectors are clueless.

 

[Asif321]

Hafeez would have been better option as stand in captain

 

[Khwaja78]

With Sarfraz leave, the winning streak ended with him. Pathetic joke like Malik handed out captaincy was a foolish decision. Imad or other were more suited for T20 captaincy.

 

[Barragan]

Sarfraz was a huge factor.

malik making dumb decisions.

 

[abhay]

South Africa gave Pakistan a golden opportunity to continue their undefeated streak by playing none of their top players but Pakistan couldn't manage to beat even that team.

It's a shame!

 

[asadee]

One things for sure we ain't winning the next T20 WC with this squad

 

[ABMiller]

We dominated the game for about 35 overs out of 40. Hence it is a moral Victory for us.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Ahem...Sarfaraz's streak is still on!

 

[a_tahir]

Another selfish inning by Babar, if he played for the team & not his ton then the game was in the bag

If he had played for his ton he would have gotten there.
He got out by trying to hit a six

 

[Greenstorm]

This series has exposed our batting. We relied too heavily on bowling.

 

[Tyler Durden]

No. 1 T20 Team in the world! My foot! ) Losing to this SA-D team is such a shame!

 

[deep82]

Most teams play their B team in T20s except Pakistan...that is the reason they created this misleading 11-0 record...had to come to an end some day but to come against these pathetic SA rookies is shame!!

 

[Hawkeye]

South Africa gave Pakistan a golden opportunity to continue their undefeated streak by playing none of their top players but Pakistan couldn't manage to beat even that team.

It's a shame!

That's partly true. Miller legend was there.

But yes overall a SA C side.

Yet we lost.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Its T20I. No need for a meltdown. Babar played well and showed his class, against SA bowling, in SA. This should be the only takeaway.

 

[Ahmed216]

This series has exposed our batting. We relied too heavily on bowling.

and our pathetic team selection. playing too many bits and pieces.
it was disappointing to see Hasan, a genuine tailender come out to bat on no. 6 in second last over

 

[MRSN]

It was a joke to begin with. The farce had to end eventually. However, our fans can hide behind the “we didn’t have Sarfraz” excuse for now.

If we had Sarfaraz in the game along with Shaan, Saud and Saad we would’ve won, but as usual selectors are clueless.

Lol didn't take much time.

 

[MRSN]

Its T20I. No need for a meltdown. Babar played well and showed his class, against SA bowling, in SA. This should be the only takeaway.

In wc you will definitely face situations like these so we should be ready for it.

 

[BaankeJi]

Don't forget the unicorns too.

In all seriousness, Talat played very poorly

Talat was ok.

 

[MRSN]

Talat was ok.

He was selfish throughout the game. I thought he will learn from last game

 

[Hawkeye]

Its T20I. No need for a meltdown. Babar played well and showed his class, against SA bowling, in SA. This should be the only takeaway.

What hurts is that we lost against SA C side.

Not even their full strength and we were playing at our full strength with specialists too.

 

[MRSN]

Most teams play their B team in T20s except Pakistan...that is the reason they created this misleading 11-0 record...had to come to an end some day but to come against these pathetic SA rookies is shame!!

I agree this is not an achievement to be proud about. We have mostly faced teams like SL, Zim and WI. This was first decent contest.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Not a problem. Both hard fought wins by SA and we were missing our Capo.

 

[Plumb]

Not a problem. Both hard fought wins by SA and we were missing our Capo.

Really?? What happened to your support for Asif Ali not a single word now?

 

[Green Patriot]

Playing like this against a B team.

We deserved it.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Really?? What happened to your support for Asif Ali not a single word now?

What about him? He's an unproven big striker of the ball with potential. We need to continue working on their approach to different situations. Same with Faheem.

 

[Plumb]

What about him? He's an unproven big striker of the ball with potential. We need to continue working on their approach to different situations. Same with Faheem.

Lol keep counting how many games he win us and how many are lost... he is a proven dud who can strike when ball is in his V thats all he is.. mark this post and check in a year or two he ain’t doing jack with this technique

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Lol keep counting how many games he win us and how many are lost... he is a proven dud who can strike when ball is in his V thats all he is.. mark this post and check in a year or two he ain’t doing jack with this technique

Who is your replacement?

 

[Plumb]

Who is your replacement?

I don’t know who but I cannot accept giving too many opportunities to a hack.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Malik giving 1st over to himself in last match and today giving an over to Fakhar (when SA were 10 overs 60-1) was the reason we lost both matches.

But thats what our fans love. Image, personality etc etc.

Malik tried to played for the galleries with his smart (read foolish) moves but both his moves backfired.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Malik giving 1st over to himself in last match and today giving an over to Fakhar (when SA were 10 overs 60-1) was the reason we lost both matches.

But thats what our fans love. Image, personality etc etc.

Malik tried to played for the galleries with his smart (read foolish) moves but both his moves backfired.

Sarfraz is the biggest beneficiary of the ICC's decision. He himself just doesn't realize it.

He got its rest and confirmation as captain after Malik's show.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Sarfraz is the biggest beneficiary of the ICC's decision. He himself just doesn't realize it.

He got its rest and confirmation as captain after Malik's show.

Yep Sarfraz needed a well deserved rest. Playing consistently for 2 years now even tour games.

 

[Mueez]

Yep Sarfraz needed a well deserved rest. Playing consistently for 2 years now even tour games.

I think Sarfraz will come back as a better cricketer.

Continuously playing cricket has taken a toll on him.

 

[Plumb]

Malik giving 1st over to himself in last match and today giving an over to Fakhar (when SA were 10 overs 60-1) was the reason we lost both matches.

But thats what our fans love. Image, personality etc etc.

Malik tried to played for the galleries with his smart (read foolish) moves but both his moves backfired.

Absolutely, as I said earlier he wanted to cement his place in ODIs as he knows he is the weakest link if he is in playing 11 in england. Hopefully Sarfi gets the rest enjoy time with his family takes his mind off cricket and come back strong.

 

[Mirpur express]

If he had played for his ton he would have gotten there.
He got out by trying to hit a six

Valid point ���� very annoyed with this guys game plan though or whatever goes through his head!! Why go for 6 when you have smashed 13 4s

 

[Titan24]

Everything comes to an end.

Good thing is we were good enough to have a streak to begin with.

 

[Titan24]

Sarfraz is the biggest beneficiary of the ICC's decision. He himself just doesn't realize it.

He got its rest and confirmation as captain after Malik's show.

Well said.

 

[Abdullah]

Another selfish inning by Babar, if he played for the team & not his ton then the game was in the bag

U didn't see the game. I feared the same but he just went for it. His personal score was in line with required rate

 

[Bhaijaan]

All great things come to an end one day: today I stand and salute Pakistan T20 team on the ending of a wonderful feat. Well done. You made your nation very very proud.
[MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]

 

[MenInG]

All great things come to an end one day: today I stand and salute Pakistan T20 team on the ending of a wonderful feat. Well done. You made your nation very very proud.

[MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]

Thanks for that!

But all good things have to come to an end.
Hopefully Pakistan will learn from this.

 

[imshally81]

Most teams play their B team in T20s except Pakistan...that is the reason they created this misleading 11-0 record...had to come to an end some day but to come against these pathetic SA rookies is shame!!

We do the same in ODI & Test