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Report - 3rd ODI : England thrash Pakistan by 169 runs after putting up a record ODI score of 444/3

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Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.

Teams:

England: JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan (c), BA Stokes, JC Buttler (wk), MM Ali, CR Woakes, LE Plunkett, AU Rashid, MA Wood.

Pakistan: Sami Aslam, Sharjeel Khan, Azhar Ali (c), Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir.

England Innings

England began their innings somewhat cautiously after winning the toss, but the run-rate exceeded 6 soon as Pakistan set the tone for the rest of the match with some bad fielding, from the very first over. Jason Roy did not last long as he top edged a short and sharp delivery from Hasan Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed for 15. That was the last bit of joy for Pakistan for a while, as Hales and Root combined for a mammoth 248-run partnership. They batted sensibly and without pressing the accelator much initially, as Mohammad Nawaz bowled tight lines, but took a liking to the other spinners and Wahab Riaz's bowling. Hales was especially belligerent, as he regularly smashed boundaries on his way to the highest ODI score by an Englishman.

Hales was eventually dismissed LBW by the impressive Hasan Ali, and Joe Root follow in the next over as he was caught behind off the equally impressive Mohammad Nawaz. Pakistan would have thought that with two new batsmen at the crease, they had a chance of limiting the damage. All such thoughts were put aside and replace by panic soon, as Buttler and Morgan started taking the bowlers to the cleaners. Nawaz's impressive spell of 1-42 in 9 overs became 1-62 in 10. Shoaib Malik bowled a 26-run over. Wahab Riaz returned, and finished with 0-110 in his 10 overs, the 2nd worst return in ODIs after Mick Lewis' 0-113. In the process, Buttler had reached a 22-ball fifty, the fastest by an Englishman. Morgan didn't hang around either, reaching his fifty in 24 balls. Despite an exceptional last over by Hasan Ali, which only went for 6 runs, England managed to get the highest ODI score, 444, beating Sri Lanka's 443. Buttler and Morgan added 161 in just 12 overs.

Fall Of Wickets

1-33 (Roy, 5.2 ov)
2-281 (Hales, 36.6 ov)
3-283 (Root, 37.6 ov)

Pakistan Innings

Pakistan faced an uphill task to say the least, and they never looked to be in any sort of a position to chase 445. Sami Aslam could have been dismissed LBW on the first ball if England reviewed the not out decision, but he did not last long as he was caught pulling for 8. Azhar Ali played a couple of good looking shots, but perished as he top edged one straight to third man for 13. Sharjeel gave the fans something to cheer about as he whacked 12 fours on his way to a 26-ball fifty, but it was all too little for the tourists as he perished for 58.

Babar Azam looked out of sorts and struggled to get going, as he was dismissed for 9 off 19 deliveries. Shoaib Malik did not look comfortable against the pace of Plunkett, and edged him behind soon thereafter. Sarfraz Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz tried to build a partnership but it was really too little in the context of the game, as the wicket-keeper was caught, sweeping the ball for 38. Hasan Ali failed to get bat on ball in a convincing manner, and was bowled by a good delivery from Moeen Ali. Nawaz's brief fight also came to and end as he drove Rashid straight to mid-off for 34. Wahab hung around for a bit, but fell to Wood's extreme pace as he was out LBW. Mohammad Amir and Yasir Shah got together and had some fun for the last wicket, as Amir in particular took a liking to Rashid's bowling. He smashed him for four 4s, including 3 in a row to reach a 22-ball fifty, getting to the highest score by a #11 as well. He was dismissed by Woakes, who finished with 4-41. Pakistan were 275 all out, as England sealed a 169-run win.

Fall Of Wickets

1-21 (Sami Aslam, 3.4 ov)
2-50 (Azhar Ali, 7.3 ov)
3-83 (Sharjeel Khan, 9.6 ov)
4-106 (Babar Azam, 15.1 ov)
5-108 (Shoaib Malik, 16.2 ov)

Match Summary:

An absolute thrashing for Pakistan, and Mickey Arthur will surely be concerned about the margin of defeat. When Pakistan were put under pressure in the field, it was the youngsters Amir, Hasan and Nawaz who stood up, and then, Sharjeel was the only batsman able to take the attack to the English bowlers. The fielding was atrocious as well, resulting in Michael Holding labelling the effort 'pathetic'. Pakistan need to show more character to avoid a whitewash, and a massive overhaul is on the cards after the series if the last two matches finish in a similar manner.

Next Game:

4th ODI at Leeds, 1st September, 13:00 GMT.
 
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Shambolic display!

We need firepower at the top and get to grips with the modern game.

We need a line up like:
1. Babar
2. Sharjeel
3. Akmal
4. Maqsood
5. Sarfraz
6. Imad
7. Nawaz
8. Ammad/Yamin/Hammad
9. Sohail
10. Amir
11. Hasan

Make Sarfraz captain or Imad (if he continues his good run).

Increase the bowling depth by playing a pace bowling A/R at no. 8.

Have the hitters in the top 4, not wait until the 40th over with the score at 180 or 190 and go berserk at the death because that doesn't work in this era and a score 260-270 will never be enough, hence the initiative needs to be taken at the top and need to think about a total of 230 around the 40 overs mark.

Lastly, Akmal needs to work on his off-spin again because he had potential with the ball, whilst Babar and Maqsood need to work on their off-spin to add variety and help out a bit.
 
Today Aamir's inning showed why batting depth is so important in ODIs. The margin of defeat could have been worse had he and Yasir not scored some runs in the end.
 
Well done Sharjeel & Amir for fighting, exciting half centuries.
Notwithstanding a humiliating defeat.
Our bowlers seem intimidated - lost hope very early on.
If this defeat doesn't herald fundamental changes in relation to our ODI vision, selection, policies etc nothing will.
It wasn't that long ago we were seen as an exciting ODI team, yet we at leat 5 years behind the level of top teams.
 
Need a quality off spinner at the least. Wahab is too loose as a bowler. There are at least 50 runs available, guaranteed from his 10. Shohaib Malik is a passenger.
 
Anyways, really embarrassing to see Pakistan give up the record. ;(
 
If the people at PCB who vouched for Azhar Ali as Captain arent ashamed or embarrassed now, im not sure what will. After Bangladesh 3-0 we are falling for 5-0

I've repeatedly yelled that Wahab Riaz is just good enough to bowl in the nets, when a batsman needs stroke practice. He was Never a match player. Bowling at 90mph with full tosses, half volleys after half volleys will only get you as far a most expensive bowling figures! And Wahab
Even the new comer Mohammad Nawaz is no promises.
 
I believe that what Mickey Arthur has been praised for is also his downfall - his dropping of nonperforming senior players. In the case of Hafeez, he had been playing many consecutive matches without performing. So he dropped him, which was a good decision that hadn't previously been taken (although I hope they pick him in the UAE given his excellent record in Asia). But what amazes me is the dropping of Gul. The difference here is that Gul is making a comeback, and only played 2 matches, 1 in which he took a decent amount of wickets. There is no sound logic in that (maybe that's just because I'm a huge Gul fan). Oddly enough, I believe it's our bowling that's the problem, and not our batting. 270 is a defendable score. The only problem is, our bowlers simply can't contain them to under 300ish. Unless Imad Wasim was injured, dropping him for the game was a blunder as well. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
 
Thank you England cricket team because of your immense help and support finally we will be able to get rid of old and useless cricketers in our team. Thank you for winning.
 
In Rome do as romans do

Hybrid 11 is the way

Shehzad
Sharjeel
Babar
Sarfraz
Maqsood
Nawaz
Akmal
Anwar
Amir
Hassan
Sohail K

Pretty decent side this Anwar Nawaz Babar Maqsood Shehzad to share 20 overs
 
If the people at PCB who vouched for Azhar Ali as Captain arent ashamed or embarrassed now, im not sure what will. After Bangladesh 3-0 we are falling for 5-0

I've repeatedly yelled that Wahab Riaz is just good enough to bowl in the nets, when a batsman needs stroke practice. He was Never a match player. Bowling at 90mph with full tosses, half volleys after half volleys will only get you as far a most expensive bowling figures! And Wahab
Even the new comer Mohammad Nawaz is no promises.

IMO Wahab's LOI career is practically over. Malik is also done. The fact that both of them are over 30 and Mickey wanted over 30s to perform more consistently basically means that chances are bleak for Malik and Wahab. If there is a whitewash then I don't think that Mickey will tolerate Azhar after WI series. Sohail Khan needs to be back ASAP as he is v.good in death overs and can swing the new ball. Also don't see Yasir hanging around for long in LOI.
 
Gotta perform better in the last two matches to salvage some pride.... a 5-0 result with the same margin of losses will be an unmitigated disaster. Azhar's captaincy hanging by a thread.
 
I supported Azhar's captaincy till now, I'm sorry to say but he has to be axed as soon as possible.
 
I supported Azhar's captaincy till now, I'm sorry to say but he has to be axed as soon as possible.

It's not just Azhur who needs to go - Malik too and wahab.
It's time for fresh start where players can play without any baggage
 
We could see another very high score at Trent Bridge today!
 
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