A team got to have a target in mind. Good pitch, smallest ground, hence target of big total.
What is the pressure on the batsman for??? He has to play out 50 overs?? Getting out is the biggest crime
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A team got to have a target in mind. Good pitch, smallest ground, hence target of big total.
should be no ball ??Indeed, AB was out of the circle before Akmal hit the shot!
How ? What if the rain stops and the match continues and the target is adjusted for RSA... Then how much will RSA chase? Any idea?
No that is not how it works.
When you come at the crease your partner should make life easy for rather than dwad batting everthing.
Umar got out trying to accelerate otherwise we wer going nowhere.
We need a big clean up after this World Cup. Kick out Jamshed, Team man, Shehzad, Akmal, Maqsood, Bhatti, Adil and unfit Irfan
Misbah being terrible today doesn't excuse Sohaib and Umar Akmal.
But I can understand how people in Pakistan love shifting blame, so darling and golden boys of Pakpassion Umar and Sohaib will be justified for their failures.
sorry i don't agree..misbah did start to pick up..can't blame misbah for younis, maqsood and akmal's wickets.
Thank God I didn't skip college for this crap
Akmal and Maqsood both are pathetic and SA has won congrats.
no that is not how it works.
When you come at the crease your partner should make life easy for rather than dwad batting everthing.
Umar got out trying to accelerate otherwise we wer going nowhere.
Relax. Adil did nothing he hasn't got a chance to prove himself.
Maqsood needs to improve his footwork.
Bhatti is not in the team. Jamshed should never play.
Irfan is a late bloomer let him play he is not doing that bad.
Umar Akmal will never learn what to do with him is beyond human brain.
Our middle order Justifies misbahs stance. We need this to be a 40 over game. Throw the sink 4 3 overs and that will leave 240 ish off 40 overs
Pick up? He played four dot of AB when Akmal got on.
Maqsood tried to play aggressive from the get go he got out, Umar Akmal did the same he got out. Just because Safraz started off well don't mean the pitch is a belter. Safraz had a point to prove for his selection and to show the management what they missed out on while he was on the bench so he had to perform better than everyone and he did just that, he rushed his 50 and got run out. Shahzad played the same as he has done all World Cup. Younis had to prove his selection and his comeback again after sitting out 2 games thats why he played at a decent rate.
Misbah had to and has to play out according to the situation, we were not collapsing but if he had kept the momentum going he knows if he goes, the ones below him are nothing but walking wickets and unreliable to get to anything respectable and last out 50 overs. Maqsood proved it and so did Umar Akmal and don't be expecting anything from Afridi. Wahab is the last chance with Misbah so take Misbah's innings and runs construction out the of the equation and this team can barely manage 200 and last 40 overs.
Thats a horrible excuse.
If he doent rely on them then why pick them in the first place??
Yeah, if Pakistan get to 200 in a 40 over match then SA's target should be around 240-50 in 40 overs. Defendable I think.
Akmal and maqsood are gifted with talent but not mature enough yet to play intelligently.
I know, he needs to trust them, but maybe that's why he plays slow.
Or maybe it's just his inability to rotate the strike early in his innings.
Oh please stop this crap.No one is saying Maqsood and Akmal are saints.
But this mess is all Misbah's fault and noones else. Sucked the momentum out of the innings and gift wrapped it to SA. End of story.
hahahah what total were we chasing down?
Are you really naive to think that umar akmal got out because of scoreboard pressure?
We are 170/4 in 37 overs. What pressure does he have? He has fantastic platform to carry on.
Pitches in NZ are different to the ones in AUS. Chasing was difficult in AUS but it has been much easier in NZ. Considering the dimensions of the ground, 300 is a par score
I know, he needs to trust them, but maybe that's why he plays slow.
Or maybe it's just his inability to rotate the strike early in his innings.
Will it help if Umar bats up the order? Do you think he has the required skill to handle the new ball? Sehwag was playing the same way down the order until he was asked to open. That helped his batting
Shehzad playing slow did not affect Sarfraz but some say Misbah playing slow affected Akmal and Sohaib? Lol.![]()
that's it? Four dot balls? You are acting like he played 15 dots when akmal got there.
Did Akmal play a crap shot?? Yes.
Does that excuse Misbah's approach?? NO.
Did Misbah hand the game to SA?? Yes.
Did Misbah put undue pressure on his partners?? Yes.
Hope this helps.
No that is not how it works.
When you come at the crease your partner should make life easy for rather than dwad batting everthing.
Umar got out trying to accelerate otherwise we wer going nowhere.
Have you seen the game against West Indies we didn't won that game but without Misbah Umar and Sohaib both made partnership and they played well.
I agree Misbah thinks like that but these guys don't play their natural game when they're at the crease with Misbah. That's my personal opinion I may be wrong but this is what I have noticed so many times.
65 metere Boundaries.
SA will eat any score under 300 for breakfast on this ground.
YOU ARE WRONG ! ..Misbah did play a few overs without rottion but he picked up the rate later, who told younis, maqsood and akmal to play rubbish shots ? sorrry your logic is pathetic...our run rate was not 3 or 4 n over..it dropped from 5.47 to 4.83 then we got it back to 5.02..then it slipped to 4.888..it was not terrible run rate to play rash shots to get out.
lets hope rain saves pakistan its been the same old story for the batsman , really disappointed with sarf today should of carried on, Akmal maqsood and younis are the major culprits
Lol even 300 is not achievable because it's raining
4.48 pm: Well, that didn't take too long. Firdose has just relayed to us that we are expecting play to resume in 10 minutes' time. There will only be a half-hour innings break, and the best news of all, no reduction in the overs. That is the plan for now.
Every Misbah hater wants him to play like an Umar, Sohaib and Afridi, if he gets run out or caught out, whats left? Walking wickets, whatever Misbah does he gets blamed. When he leaves Pakistan fans will really miss Misbah's inclusion, involvement and his crucial knocks, because without him this team is incapable of surviving 40 overs and scoring over 200.
Misbah had 9 off 29. Since maqsood and umar came it, it has been over 5 an over , close to run a ball. 5 an over is right for the middle overs. MISBAH CAN NOT BE BLADE FOR UMAR AND MAQSOOD WICKETS.in fact I'm suee misbah would have been telling them to relax and take there time knowing the damage that can be inflicted in the last 10 overe
Umar gets out the same way in Power Play for 2000 BC now.
The easiest excuse is lipstick shade.
The hardest is Misbah.
It just revolves around that since 2000 BC.
I remember we had a decent start, then fell asleep, what happened in the middle? Quick summary?
Not because of rain but because they bat with their heads up there you know what.
Shehzad playing slow did not affect Sarfraz but some say Misbah playing slow affected Akmal and Sohaib? Lol.![]()