Scotland vs Pakistan | 1st ODI | Edinburgh | 5/17/13 | Pak Innings

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez needs to learn to rotate the strike better thats always been one of his major problems as a batsmen hes either intent on hitting boundaries or just blocking. Needs to learn to construct inns better.

Pak 57/1 after 15 overs

 

[saiyan0312]

hafeez taking his time and a slow run rate are we playing south africa and bowling to steyn.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez is the best at flicking off his legs but then again he is susceptible to the inswinger as Steyn ooften did to him!He is too square on!

Playing asian style wristy flicks in conditions in UK is asking for trouble. Needs to learn to play straight and through the "v" more...

 

[Executioner]

Some real tuk tuk going on there

 

[alberto]

Farhat should watch videos of Threscothick as to how to play inside the line of the ball and not leave your bat hanging out at good balls!

 

[alberto]

Farhat's career in 4 balls:
15.4
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, big swing and a miss this time, Farhat was being patient but he lost it there and didn't connect

15.3
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, leaves it alone this time, outside off

15.2
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, blocked to mid-off on the front foot

15.1
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, feels outside off at a good ball and misses

 

[saiyan0312]

after jamsheed got out run rate dropped considerably.

 

[saeedhk]

^^Lol.

 

[alberto]

Farhat has also lost his fluency since Hafeez has come to the wicket! We need a 280+ score against Scotland!

 

[alberto]

This is a Test match.Last 5 ovs 9/1 RR 1.80

 

[Strike!]

Impressive run rate from the team so far.

 

[alberto]

Impressive run rate from the team so far.

You are too modest!!!!!!!!

 

[saiyan0312]

hafeez got confused. the test championship was to start after this one . this is still an ODI event.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez is worst batsmen to play with when it comes to strike rotation he always builds pressure on himself and the guy at the other end.

 

[alberto]

Pakistan 70/1 (18.0 ov) Pakistan RR 3.88.Typical 1970's start by the Man in Green!

 

[alberto]

Hafeez is worst batsmen to play with when it comes to strike rotation he always builds pressure on himself and the guy at the other end.

I certainly agree.Singles are priceless in ODI's!!!!!!!

 

[alberto]

Aerages never lie.Hafeez must be really mediocre to have an average lower than Farhat!

 

[saiyan0312]

WE wont reach 100 even after 20 overs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! somebody tell them our middle order is not full of 100 strike rates

 

[alberto]

Majid Haq is Scotland's best bowler!Looking forward to see how he goes!

 

[saiyan0312]

I certainly agree.Singles are priceless in ODI's!!!!!!!

It was the secret behind aussie domination. they were just too good at rotation of strike and before you knew it they were 250 with ten overs still to go.

 

[alberto]

Wonder how Hafeez will cope against spin!
19.2
Haq to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, play and a miss outside off, went feeling for the turn and it stayed straight

 

[saiyan0312]

their all time wicket taker has 41 wickets in 35 matches..... hard to believe this is the bowling attack that is making us go soo slow.

 

[alberto]

It was the secret behind aussie domination. they were just too good at rotation of strike and before you knew it they were 250 with ten overs still to go.

Hence why there were the greatest team of all time.Bet they all had S/R of around 80.

 

[alberto]

Finally some positive intent by Hafeez!
19.5
Haq to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, skips down the track to meet it, smacks a drive back past Haq for four

 

[Amjid Javed]

80/1 after 20 overs isnt to bad. Need to be looking to be 120-30 after 30 overs here...

 

[saiyan0312]

soo much for positive intent hafeez makes a silly shot after that boundry.

 

[alberto]

19.6
Haq to Mohammad Hafeez, OUT, gone! Silly shot really after that lovely boundary. He tries to work away a late cut which gets a thick edge to Davey waiting behind point for another simple catch. Hafeez was looking good too.

Mohammad Hafeez c & b Haq 18 (26b 2x4 0x6) SR: 69.23

I just knew Haq was going to do something!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alberto]

80/1 after 20 overs isnt to bad. Need to be looking to be 120-30 after 30 overs here...

200 against Scotland is pathetic!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez gone, yet another nice 20 from him, hes the master of such inns.

 

[Aman]

Upset on the cards lol?

 

[Amjid Javed]

200 against Scotland is pathetic!

We will still get 230-40 here i reckon.

 

[saiyan0312]

80/1 after 20 overs isnt to bad. Need to be looking to be 120-30 after 30 overs here...

that would give us 230 in the end. So against scotland the best we can do is 230?

 

[alberto]

Hafeez is used to ball coming onto the bat which is why he may get bogged down more against spin in the middle order!

 

[alberto]

Busy man Shafiq at the crease!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good to see shafiq in now, farhat needs to bat through the inns here as well.

 

[Mamoon]

Upset on the cards lol?

We can do with a super minnow basher like your skipper in such games.

 

[saiyan0312]

Bet they all had S/R of around 80.

their lowest strike rates belonged to two players hayden and clark it was 78.60 otherwise the rest had over 80 SR.

 

[Aman]

Shafiq goes, not looking good.

 

[ritzy_123]

low shafiq got out too

 

[saiyan0312]

asad gone too. yaar why are we making scotland look like australia.
.

 

[IM NOT YOU]

Farhat's career in 4 balls:
15.4
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, big swing and a miss this time, Farhat was being patient but he lost it there and didn't connect

15.3
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, leaves it alone this time, outside off

15.2
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, blocked to mid-off on the front foot

15.1
Taylor to Imran Farhat, no run, feels outside off at a good ball and misses

lmao ahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhaah


so true!

 

[Aman]

lololol 4 down
Upset definitely on the cards.

 

[saiyan0312]

farhat goes at 49 now umar amin in lets see.

 

[mumtaz]

Pakistan really need to get Malik in at 4. No one else seems to know how to rotate strike against the spinners.

 

[IM NOT YOU]

this is one of the most pathetic squads selected in ages...





no firepower or flare or aggression... a batting lineip that essentially ends at 6....3 tuk tuks 1 of whom is an opener who has failed his whole career

 

[talha3]

lololol 4 down
Upset definitely on the cards.

I wouldn't get too excited. Can't see their batsmen lasting long against Junaid and Irfan.

 

[syedtumair]

I wouldn't get too excited. Can't see their batsmen lasting long against Junaid and Irfan.

isn't it pathetic that your batsman can't score against them?

 

[ahmed778]

Pretty Pathetic batting by Pakistan.
Sir Farhat the only one who scored more than 25 runs.

 

[Fahdi]

Pakistan on the dreaded half nelson 111 after 28 overs

 

[talha3]

Too much of this going on in this thread atm:

Yes, it's not a great start to the tour but at least let's wait until the other side bat too. No-one has seen the pitch or is watching the match. From reading most of the dismissals, it seems the ball isn't coming on to the bat well.

 

[lonex]

Seems like Pak players just woke up and came without any plans.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Anyone at the ground? Can they post some pictures from there?

 

[lonex]

Too much of this going on in this thread atm:

Yes, it's not a great start to the tour but at least let's wait until the other side bat too. No-one has seen the pitch or is watching the match. From reading most of the dismissals, it seems the ball isn't coming on to the bat well.

The way wickets are falling doesnt give an impression that ball coming to bat is an issue, they should be mature enough to play selected shots.

 

[lonex]

Sir Farhat scored a 49er in the same conditions.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Also I need to know how much did the ball seam or swing in the morning half? It looks very odd to see Pakistani batsmen struggling against spinners and that too from Scotland in conditions that should support seam bowling? Is the weather making the conditions more favorable for dibbly dobbly bowling (and spin bowling)

 

[Aman]

Misbah seems to be the only player in the Pakistan team that shows fight. - respect

 

[saiyan0312]

5 down umar amin is gone too.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

This is now looking more and more like an upset. Not very good batting and equally not very good thinking. I guess the training camp and all the preparations have not done much good to the teams batting

 

[Shayan]

Amin gone, 116/5

 

[parwezzkhan]

what a batting display by pak against this bowling attack dont know what going to happen in champion trophy

 

[Aman]

Man your batters are abysmal... Can't you find some decent bats to do a decent job for your world class bowlers?..

 

[talha3]

The last recognised batting pair out there. Must ensure they bat another 15 overs before seriously accelerating.

 

[Maher96]

First game but shocking display vs scotland tbh!

 

[IM NOT YOU]

Too much of this going on in this thread atm:

Yes, it's not a great start to the tour but at least let's wait until the other side bat too. No-one has seen the pitch or is watching the match. From reading most of the dismissals, it seems the ball isn't coming on to the bat well.

when the squad looks garbage on paper and performs like garbage against scotland, its not knee jerk, its reality


this is not ireland we are talking about, this is SCOTLAND.... when is the last time they put up a fight against any low rate team let alone good team....


you should be able to put up 290++ on these teams even on a green pitch with landmines



there are several threads prior to the Champions Trophy indicating serious flaws in the batting lineup and team selection for champions trophy amongst which include


-lack of aggression at the top
-too much tuk tuk in middle
-no finishers other than akmal
-no proven allrounders
-no hard hitting allrounders
-farhat,malik liability
-misbah defensive captaincy
-too long of a tail end.




this all equates to being unable to put up 250+ on really any team in the world

and this also equates to being unable to chase down anything more than 225-230



SO, essentially we are relying on bowling miracles to get our way through the tournament, which isnt out of the equation but why would you select such a shortsighted and flawed team, picking guys like umar amin and ehsan adil as your youngsters when guys like


1) umar akmal
2) fawad alam (the curious case of fawad alam will go down as one of the all time greatest blunders, a guy with a domestic average of 1 million cant buy his way into the squad despite having ability to rotate strike which no pakistani batsman in the country can do)
3) ahmed shehzad
4) hammad azam
5) anwar ali


bring so much to the table and bring flare and aggression that pakistan desperately need and yet the team is continued to be filled with tuk tuks and proven failures like malik and farhat





its a joke.

 

[saiyan0312]

soo much for 120 by 30 overs.

 

[Asif321]

pakistan batting will never change

 

[syedtumair]

and we still want fire power in team!dhuz!
our batting cant last 50 overs.

 

[Aman]

No offense, you have little to no chance of winning the champions trophy with the squad you have picked.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

lol Majid Haq 3/19 off 7 overs...

On another note,

We have the match won , relax.. .

Scotland will fall for around 100..

And no one expects this team to score more than 200-220 no matter what the opposition ...

 

[HASHAM2]

Misbah ul haq need to save Us again
Misbah ul haq hopefully you play 70/80 runs Inning

 

[syedtumair]

when the squad looks garbage on paper and performs like garbage against scotland, its not knee jerk, its reality


this is not ireland we are talking about, this is SCOTLAND.... when is the last time they put up a fight against any low rate team let alone good team....


you should be able to put up 290++ on these teams even on a green pitch with landmines



there are several threads prior to the Champions Trophy indicating serious flaws in the batting lineup and team selection for champions trophy amongst which include


-lack of aggression at the top
-too much tuk tuk in middle
-no finishers other than akmal
-no proven allrounders
-no hard hitting allrounders
-farhat,malik liability
-misbah defensive captaincy
-too long of a tail end.




this all equates to being unable to put up 250+ on really any team in the world

and this also equates to being unable to chase down anything more than 225-230



SO, essentially we are relying on bowling miracles to get our way through the tournament, which isnt out of the equation but why would you select such a shortsighted and flawed team, picking guys like umar amin and ehsan adil as your youngsters when guys like


1) umar akmal
2) fawad alam (the curious case of fawad alam will go down as one of the all time greatest blunders, a guy with a domestic average of 1 million cant buy his way into the squad despite having ability to rotate strike which no pakistani batsman in the country can do)
3) ahmed shehzad
4) hammad azam
5) anwar ali


bring so much to the table and bring flare and aggression that pakistan desperately need and yet the team is continued to be filled with tuk tuks and proven failures like malik and farhat





its a joke.

Lol dude top 4 have to perform...what blame Misbah on everything...you got brainless idiots playing at 4...and without Misbah I cant even see them going past 150

 

[saiyan0312]

Misbah to save us.

 

[HASHAM2]

Pak 128/3
33 overs
Misbah ul haq 25 on 30 balls
Kamran akmal 2 on 6 balls

 

[talha3]

@IMNOTYOU, I agree, it's not a strong batting lineup by any means. But the same batting lineup did manage to post enough runs in 2 of the 5 odis to win matches against the might of SA in their own backyard. All they need to do is score enough to give our world class bowling a chance.

Talks of an upset at this stage are premature. Pakistan can still get upto 200+ and even if they don't, Scotland would do very well to reach 150 against this bowling.

 

[HASHAM2]

Misbah to save us.

Misbah will svae us

 

[Amjid Javed]

Usual problems with batting i see! Misbah and Kami will need to bail us out here some how now.

 

[IM NOT YOU]

lol Majid Haq 3/19 off 7 overs...

On another note,

We have the match won , relax.. .

Scotland will fall for around 100..

And no one expects this team to score more than 200-220 no matter what the opposition ...

nobody cares about the match, we care about champions trophy, for which we have ZERO chance with a batting lineup with no flare no allrounders no finishers and 1 automatic failure opener and 4 tailenders..





and im sorry but if we dont expect the team to score more than 200-220 vs scotland we should withdraw from the champions trophy..



Good God how low our standards have gone that we expect imran farhat to perform and kamran akmal is our best ODI bat

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Missing badly

 

[MJcricket]

Umar Amin a great prospect.

 

[Aman]

Pretty stupid leaving out umar akmal