Shaheen Afridi's poor last over is just as much to blame for the loss as Hassan Ali's dropped catch

[Giannis]

I don't know why every pundit and cricket fan is fixated on Hasan's drop catch and abysmal bowling, regardless of that dropped catch Shaheen letting Wade hit him for 3 straight sixes is unacceptable. I feel like he let the drop catch get to him.

 

[shaaik]

I always maintain that he shd bowl at least 3 overs up front or even 4. He completely loses it in the death overs. The problem is we just don’t hv a blower who cd bowl in death overs. Death bowling was our weakest link through out the tournament and it just cost us the trophy today.

 

[realitygaf]

If you watched the game the bubble burst within Pakistan team with that catch. all the players were almost on their knees. SHaheen was OUT of it at that point. That drop catch was THE pivotal moment. Shaheen gave up as did the rest of the Pakistani team. they were emotionally exhausted by the dropped catch

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

If you watched the game the bubble burst within Pakistan team with that catch. all the players were almost on their knees. SHaheen was OUT of it at that point. That drop catch was THE pivotal moment. Shaheen gave up as did the rest of the Pakistani team. they were emotionally exhausted by the dropped catch

You Nailed it

 

[Giannis]

If you watched the game the bubble burst within Pakistan team with that catch. all the players were almost on their knees. SHaheen was OUT of it at that point. That drop catch was THE pivotal moment. Shaheen gave up as did the rest of the Pakistani team. they were emotionally exhausted by the dropped catch

Idk that wasn't an easy catch as hassan had to make a lot of ground and wasn't even feeling well at the end of his over, that ball itself was a poor delivery I actually thought it was going to be six but fell short, I think Shaheen was gonna be smacked for sixes regardless of the outcome of that catch. He just lost his momentum from his first spell.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don’t think people here understand the magnitude of what that dropped catch did to the whole team, let alone the bowler who was at the receiving end.

All these comments dissecting different parts of the game are fine, but Hasan’s 15-run bonanza followed by a dropped catch when Australia had just gained some momentum completely knocked the stuffing out of this team.

All said and done, Hasan Ali lost us this semi-final. Stop trying to spin it any other way.

 

[Giannis]

I don’t think people here understand the magnitude of what that dropped catch did to the whole team, let alone the bowler who was at the receiving end.

All these comments dissecting different parts of the game are fine, but Hasan’s 15-run bonanza followed by a dropped catch when Australia had just gained some momentum completely knocked the stuffing out of this team.

All said and done, Hasan Ali lost us this semi-final. Stop trying to spin it any other way.

So you're saying our team are chokers, they couldn't handle the pressure and a little bump on the way to the top. Prime Umar Gul would've closed out that over with a maiden, I think Shaheen just doesn't have his nerves to be a death over bowler.

 

[shamaan]

Shaheen should have bowled 3 overs upfront.
The catch cost the game they wouldn't have got thier if they caught it.

 

[shamaan]

Idk that wasn't an easy catch as hassan had to make a lot of ground and wasn't even feeling well at the end of his over, that ball itself was a poor delivery I actually thought it was going to be six but fell short, I think Shaheen was gonna be smacked for sixes regardless of the outcome of that catch. He just lost his momentum from his first spell.

It fell well short.

 

[Usergame]

Shaheen is looking so dangerous with the new ball it's better to give him 3 or all 4 overs at start- dont use him for death bowling.

Hasan was more at fault though.

 

[Usman Chadda]

So you're saying our team are chokers, they couldn't handle the pressure and a little bump on the way to the top. Prime Umar Gul would've closed out that over with a maiden, I think Shaheen just doesn't have his nerves to be a death over bowler.

Shaheen has temperament issues when the batsmen start going after him, it’s a clear pattern. Can’t blame him though to be honest, Wade was immense with those two scoops at the end. He pounced on a mentally shot Pakistan after that dropped catch.

 

[ethan hunt]

Pakistani bowlers still can't hide the ball outside offstump. He was bowling into his arc, but the drop catch did break the spirit

 

[Savak]

Moot Point, The Aussies would have done it in the final over against Rauf.

The likes of Afridi, Hassan and Rauf leak too many runs at the end. It is suicidal against the Big 3 teams filled with big hitters. We need someone who can be economical in the middle overs.

 

[Giannis]

Moot Point, The Aussies would have done it in the final over against Rauf.

The likes of Afridi, Hassan and Rauf leak too many runs at the end. It is suicidal against the Big 3 teams filled with big hitters. We need someone who can be economical in the middle overs.

I think Rauf could've defended 14-18 runs in the final over. This is where we're missing Ajmal and Prime Hafeez. they used to constrict teams in the middle overs to a slower and miserable death but too bad their actions were deemed illegal.

 

[ritzy_123]

If you watched the game the bubble burst within Pakistan team with that catch. all the players were almost on their knees. SHaheen was OUT of it at that point. That drop catch was THE pivotal moment. Shaheen gave up as did the rest of the Pakistani team. they were emotionally exhausted by the dropped catch

Exactly spot on

 

[Savak]

Give Credit to Wade. It is very hard to play ramp shots for six against full blooded 90 mph plus yorkers in extreme pressure. Don't think Shaheen has ever been exposed to this quality of batting before.

 

[cricketmerijaan]

When Hasan Ali dropped the catch, some senior player should have come up to Shaheen and given him a confidence boost. Atleast even talk to him, ask him where he wants to pitch his next delivery. Soak up some of the stress he is going to.

It seemed like he was rushing through those last three deliveries with no real thought.

 

[PakEngFan]

Lol. Hasan cost the match after that drop Pakistan had given up.

 

[reversehook]

problem isnt that he dropped the catch (although it was), anyone could, problem is he didnt merit a spot in the playing 11 AND gave 44 runs AND DROPPED THE CATCH...

however, shaheen, should have not gotten smacked around for 3 in a row... but damage was done already.

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

Shaheen should have bowled 3 overs upfront.
The catch cost the game they wouldn't have got thier if they caught it.

Feel they should've gone from the attack from ball one. Looked like Babar and co were satisfied with 177 so should've gone guns blazing, esp. with Finch out early.

Could've also brought Rauf in or someone from the other end because Warner got a big over off Imad in the powerplay and that let him settle otherwise he didn't look that comfortable against the spinners.

 

[shamaan]

Feel they should've gone from the attack from ball one. Looked like Babar and co were satisfied with 177 so should've gone guns blazing, esp. with Finch out early.

Could've also brought Rauf in or someone from the other end because Warner got a big over off Imad in the powerplay and that let him settle otherwise he didn't look that comfortable against the spinners.

The thing is Imad is generally a good bowler but he prefers the right handers Pakistan should have looked to change its anyways Pakistan played well in this tournament but some mistakes obviously.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is a common issue for all teams in dubai world T20. Look at the bowlers travelled. Asif himself pumped two bowlers huge sixes to finish the match real fast. Then Neesham took apart Chris Jordan death over specialist. Today Wade took apart Shaheen. Towards the end of 2nd innings under lights batting becomes super easier and bowlers struggle to land. To Afridi's credit these were not bad balls. It was just a brilliant batting. May be second ball was in the slot. But other balls were not bad. He scooped a 148 kph ball behind the keeper for six. What can you do. YOu just have to applaud.

 

[TheSultan]

The dropped catch didn’t help, but a bit of credit to Wade. He played Shaheen. The first scoop/ramp was a risk - it was a good ball, but he nailed it. He knew the next ball would be a length ball so went across the line and smote him for 6. He then knew the next one would be full and ramped it again!

Shaheen after the first 6 should have stuck to fast and full or a proper bouncer. Even if he bowled length, if it was full pace Wade would have skied it for a catch. He got played.

However, even if the second 2 sixes didn’t happen, the first one already did the damage and they would have won in the final over regardless

 

[Amoeba]

The dropped catch was vital and just kind of waiting to happen given Pakistan caught everything in this tournament and Hasan's general ineptitude throughout.

However 1 thing Shaheen needs to develop is going around the wicket at the death. It might not have saved this game but it will cramp the batsman up.

 

[globalcitizen]

The boundary was short on legside. With shaheen bringing the ball in to wade, it was always travelling. The ramp shots become even more effective with short legside boundaries because they are going to fetch you maximums.
I think shaheen lacks an effective slow delivery , providing pace was making it even easier. But something for youngster to learn.

 

[cririket]

He bowled good wade play good he ramp yorker i donnt think stonis or the next coming would have done that or been able to smash these 90mph yorkers
So yeah hassan has lost us the match

 

[Savak]

This is a common issue for all teams in dubai world T20. Look at the bowlers travelled. Asif himself pumped two bowlers huge sixes to finish the match real fast. Then Neesham took apart Chris Jordan death over specialist. Today Wade took apart Shaheen. Towards the end of 2nd innings under lights batting becomes super easier and bowlers struggle to land. To Afridi's credit these were not bad balls. It was just a brilliant batting. May be second ball was in the slot. But other balls were not bad. He scooped a 148 kph ball behind the keeper for six. What can you do. YOu just have to applaud.

In the IPL I have seen pacers resort to full blooded outside off stump yorkers when they are dealing with a dangerous hitter in the zone. In this format there are times when the bowler has to realize he can't get a wicket and needs to desperately bowl a dot delivery instead. This is a skill that Pakistani bowlers need to learn against the best T20 batting line up's

 

[Rana]

[MENTION=139150]marlonbrowndo[/MENTION] anything to say about Hassan Ali’s performance in this tournament? I think Hassan Ali was the first name in your team list whilst you were also busy calling other bowlers mediocre. Care to explain now?

 

[cririket]

The boundary was short on legside. With shaheen bringing the ball in to wade, it was always travelling. The ramp shots become even more effective with short legside boundaries because they are going to fetch you maximums.
I think shaheen lacks an effective slow delivery , providing pace was making it even easier. But something for youngster to learn.

He bowled a slower balls wade hit it for six
Yorkers was the way to go but i think the plan should have been to have a good offside field and bowl wide yorkers

 

[Savak]

The W's in the Pavillion that Shaheen and Pakistani bowlers in general need to develop different kinds of slower deliveries and not be predictable with them ie rather than rely on the finger spin slower deliveries, they also should practice the back of the hand slower deliveries

 

[Jazbaa-pak]

Yorker followed by slower length ball followed by yorker.. too predictable and it looked like Wade knew what was coming. Tough luck though and he can only learn from it.

 

[cririket]

Slower balls are overatted jordan and hassan were bowling those
You can't trundle to victory rauf ones were effective because he is 90+mph bowlers
Yorkers should have been wider to avoid wade being able to ramp really but shaheen was going with his field and mainly for the wicket
Can't blame him wade has just played two very very good ramp the bad ball was his slower ball on the slot

 

[rhony]

After that dropped catch, Shaheen was trying to get a wicket. He wasn't trying to contain. I think that was the message to him too. There was a belief that Wade and Stoinis can hit Rauf for 15 if needed.

 

[jnaveen1980]

The boundary was short on legside. With shaheen bringing the ball in to wade, it was always travelling. The ramp shots become even more effective with short legside boundaries because they are going to fetch you maximums.
I think shaheen lacks an effective slow delivery , providing pace was making it even easier. But something for youngster to learn.

Incorrect. The boundary was longer on the leg sides. All the teams got obsessed with the fact one side was longer and the other shorter and bowled bad lengths. Ideally, wide yorker is the hardest ball to get under regardless of how short the off-side boundary is. You cannot bowl within the stumps when batsmen are trying to attack you unless it is a bouncer. Yorker is a great ball if the batsman doesn't stay deep inside the crease and converts it into half volley. In the warm up game Van der dussen did exactly that against Pakistan. He stayed deep in the crease and pumped everything over onside. But wide yorker gives you better chance. It is a gamble as the magine of error is very minimal as it can be called wide.

 

[Bilal7]

All three of those were incredible shots. The bowler is not to blame. He already defeated Wade but was let down by the fielder. Not to mention that Shaheen bowled three top-notch overs before that one.

This is why those people are pundits and you are a Pakpassioner.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

I don't know why every pundit and cricket fan is fixated on Hasan's drop catch and abysmal bowling, regardless of that dropped catch Shaheen letting Wade hit him for 3 straight sixes is unacceptable. I feel like he let the drop catch get to him.

I am glad someone made this thread and post. Yes there was a dropped catch, but 3 6's off the next 3 balls by your premier fast bowler? C'mon. Afridi too lost it at the end in a pressure cooker situation regardless of his disappointment of the dropped catch.

 

[jnaveen1980]

In the IPL I have seen pacers resort to full blooded outside off stump yorkers when they are dealing with a dangerous hitter in the zone. In this format there are times when the bowler has to realize he can't get a wicket and needs to desperately bowl a dot delivery instead. This is a skill that Pakistani bowlers need to learn against the best T20 batting line up's

Yes. that is the best line and length to bowl. Kartik Tyagi defended 4 runs in the last over and won the game. Even Bumrah was swept for six by Ruturaj when he was on the stumps. Sadly some of the premier bowlers were seriously off-color in this World T20. Woakes (in patches), Boult, Nortje and Afridi were the only decent ones. Everyone else was average.

 

[realitygaf]

Also in this video the entire panel is defending Hassan ali because like many fans and some analysts they were saying drop Hassan ali as he is not performing get in another player to replace but they all were vehement that he is a match winner who will come good by knockouts. Fakhar alam was the only ones in the group stages saying why do they persist playing an out of form player. Well now that he single handedly dropped the match they are defending him vs Fakhar e Alam who got emotional why did pakistan keep playing an out of form player

It’s ironic though wasim and Waqar both said pakistan should also learn lessons from victories but they refused to allow Hassan ali to be criticized or called to be dropped despite being badly out of form

 

[badsha001]

In the IPL I have seen pacers resort to full blooded outside off stump yorkers when they are dealing with a dangerous hitter in the zone. In this format there are times when the bowler has to realize he can't get a wicket and needs to desperately bowl a dot delivery instead. This is a skill that Pakistani bowlers need to learn against the best T20 batting line up's

Our bowlers need to learn the art of getting hit for 4s when the batsman want to hit 6s...those are the type of deliveries that gets you wicket

 

[cririket]

After that dropped catch, Shaheen was trying to get a wicket. He wasn't trying to contain. I think that was the message to him too. There was a belief that Wade and Stoinis can hit Rauf for 15 if needed.

This.
Brave bowling from him he could have bowled those yorkers wider but he wanted the wicket you miss i hit
But credit to wade not lany would have ramp 90+ moh yorkers

 

[Oneking]

Hassan is not the only to blame, 4-5 run out chances and they completely missed it.

Babar and his captaincy is to also blame for the loss, gave Hassan 4 overs left him till the end, the whole tournament he has been out of form. Imad had one over left should have bought him back when wade came to crease. The openers played slow they were happy with 170 -175 should have targeted 190 plus knowing the dew will kick in.
Didn’t understand what was the purpose of giving Hafeez an over that too in front of Warner who was middling everything.
Babar before the game backed Hassan up after the game crucified him at the end. don’t understand that logic.
Also Babar was yelling and cursing today at players I don’t know how people feel about that on pakpassion everyone used to criticize Sarfraz for it.
Today’s game showed that you do need an aggressor on the top order nothing against Ridwan, and Babar. But you do need atleast one batsmen right from go and feel if Fakhar opened he would have achieved a lot more. Babar seemed content with everything, didn’t go for the kill. Even with new players to crease he didn’t attack with slip or bringing in players closer to cut the singles and apply pressure early.
Shaheen bowled to stump without changing pace all bowls in same spot.
I guess he had giving up by then
Good luck in the next cup

 

[cricketjoshila]

Two if the sixes were scoops. Thats more luck than skill. Stop blaming Shaheen.

 

[PakLFC]

Yes Shaheen is not without fault. He did not seem to have any plan when bowling to Wade.

 

[dravidthewall]

3 ball 3 sixes not acceptable

 

[shah_1]

Hasan Ali and Shaheen both bowled at the legs of Wade, Wade couldn't ask for a more welcoming line than this. Miss the yorker and there is 99% guarantee that it go for sixes and fours. Chances are a lot of missing the yorker with wet ball. Cummins was bowling across the line of Fakhar, not on his legs hence Fakhar couldn't connect it.

Someone had to tell them to bowl yorkers a bit wider, even if you miss the length then it is a lot more difficult to hit.

Pathetic bowling from both of them

 

[shah_1]

Shaheen has been spanked by domestic batsman in the death in National T20. He is a garbage death bowler

 

[MenInG]

Shahid Afridi on TV:

"I am not happy with Shaheen Shah Afridi as just because Hassan Ali dropped a catch does not mean that in the next over you get hit for 3 sixes; You have so much pace and you should have had enough sense to bowl outside the off-stump, a yorker - as he bowled into Wades preferred area; I will say that Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled badly; Yes, the catch was spilled but it doesn't mean that you will give up as you can make a comeback also"

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Two if the sixes were scoops. Thats more luck than skill. Stop blaming Shaheen.

It was some of the most amazing cricket ever. Versus 90mph. It was pure craftsmanship

 

[IMMY69]

Mistake was not taking advantage of the early swing and bringing on Imad instead of another pacer.

Shaheen did bowl poorly but game management is what cost us in the end.

It was all too formuliac, they needed to assess the conditions and then change it up accordingly.

 

[in_cutter]

Look..the fact is they had too many wkts in hand and in T20 that is a massive advantage at the end. Warner played a blinder upfront. 177 was never enough to defend.

 

[mastimasti]

I don't know why every pundit and cricket fan is fixated on Hasan's drop catch and abysmal bowling, regardless of that dropped catch Shaheen letting Wade hit him for 3 straight sixes is unacceptable. I feel like he let the drop catch get to him.

No bowler lets anyone hit them for six. Shaheen bowled 3 full length deliveries and Wade just scooped two of those for six. The only really bad ball possibly was the length delivery which was hoiked to the leg side but that happens when chasing in the UAE. There's not much more Shaheen could have done better tbh.

 

[street cricketer]

After a defeat like that, you need a scapegoat to blame someone and it was Hasan Ali. It was not a straight forward catch at all and Hasan had to run a few metres to grab it and he overran it just a bit and it ended up costing him, which can happen in a high pressure situation. Steve Smith dropped a dolly as well off Fakhar Zaman during Pakistan's batting innings and Fakhar went on to smoke two sixes afterwards.

Shaheen could've experimented a bit, knowing that Wade had already scooped a six before, and could've bowled a slower one outside off. But can't blame him too much as well because when someone scoops 90mph yorkers for sixes, you just have to doff your hat to the player.

You can talk about endless events, but if Warner had reviewed his caught behind decision, he would've finished the game similarly. It just becomes easier when you chase.

 

[superman]

That missed catch drained everyone. But Hassan shouldn’t have bowled that previous over and that was babars fault imad or hafeez should have followed shadab. Hassan’s compulsory no balls also never help

 

[cricketjoshila]

It was some of the most amazing cricket ever. Versus 90mph. It was pure craftsmanship

Scoops are high risk shots. They have a big element of luck associated with it.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Mistake was not taking advantage of the early swing and bringing on Imad instead of another pacer.

Shaheen did bowl poorly but game management is what cost us in the end.

It was all too formuliac, they needed to assess the conditions and then change it up accordingly.

Except that length delivery which was a slower one, Shaheen bowled no bad deliveries.

 

[LongHorn]

When Hasan Ali dropped the catch, some senior player should have come up to Shaheen and given him a confidence boost. Atleast even talk to him, ask him where he wants to pitch his next delivery. Soak up some of the stress he is going to.

It seemed like he was rushing through those last three deliveries with no real thought.

I had video issues in that over, but i believe i didnt see any player or even the captain come up and talk with Shaheen on what to do after the first 6 was hit.

Normally when chasing and the batting team suddenly find gear, the bowling side should slow things down a bit, captain or senior player coming over, changing fielders and so on
In Pakistans case I can imagine there were no senior bowlers to offer any advice to Shaheeh

 

[Abdullah]

I always maintain that he shd bowl at least 3 overs up front or even 4. He completely loses it in the death overs. The problem is we just don’t hv a blower who cd bowl in death overs. Death bowling was our weakest link through out the tournament and it just cost us the trophy today.

Totally.
22 needed off 12 the batting team is favourite when 2 set batsman are in - especially on this ground under lights-
Shaheen bowled what should have been 3 legal deliveries for 2 runs and a wicket, which is a match turner.
The fact we dropped the moment changed everything.
Yes he should keep head strong but aus were.big favourites when the catch went down.
Once the first 6 goes it changes the whole complexion and the drop just amplified everything to a quicker conclusion

 

[Major]

Shaheen afridi is quite dumb..
Wade played two ramp shots.

Everyone knows wade hita at the back. There should had been a fielder out of the circle

 

[princeuk]

If you watched the game the bubble burst within Pakistan team with that catch. all the players were almost on their knees. SHaheen was OUT of it at that point. That drop catch was THE pivotal moment. Shaheen gave up as did the rest of the Pakistani team. they were emotionally exhausted by the dropped catch

100%, once that catch went down it was then pakistan lost all hope, they knew the way the aussies were batting at the end it was game, set & match australia, everyone including shaheen was deflated at that point, those 3 deliveries he was just going through the motions, he has been a star performer for us, if it werent for him we wouldnt have made it into the semifinals and beaten some big teams to get there.

 

[princeuk]

I had video issues in that over, but i believe i didnt see any player or even the captain come up and talk with Shaheen on what to do after the first 6 was hit.

Normally when chasing and the batting team suddenly find gear, the bowling side should slow things down a bit, captain or senior player coming over, changing fielders and so on
In Pakistans case I can imagine there were no senior bowlers to offer any advice to Shaheeh

If Shahid AFridi was our captain and in similar situation then he most definetly would have gone upto the bowler to have a word with him.

 

[NishanKonar]

No bowler lets anyone hit them for six. Shaheen bowled 3 full length deliveries and Wade just scooped two of those for six. The only really bad ball possibly was the length delivery which was hoiked to the leg side but that happens when chasing in the UAE. There's not much more Shaheen could have done better tbh.

1st six was a leg stump half volley - had Wade not premediated his scoop, he could have whacked that over mid wicket like the 2nd six

3rd six was leg stump full toss. Wade could have flicked that past fine leg for 4 if he did not premediate the scoop

So all 3 were easy to hit balls. Of course even Starc was struggling - so wont blame Shaheen alone but those were not good deliveries to bowl

 

[Thanos]

When Pak fans blame some player, they blame him to the sky and when they defened another player, they defend him to the moon.

I really feel sorry for Hasan ali. Everyone is throwing him under the train.
1. Babar scored 34 ball 39. No one blaming him.

2. Both openers always start with 30 ball 35 and then only play aggressive shots. Why don't you do it when you are 45+ after 6 overs.

3. Rauf too gave 32 runs in 3 overs and I am sure he would have given 10-12 run in his last over and ended match with same stats as Hasan ali.

4. Captain clueless - You're playing world cup semi, your premium bowler is going for sixes, yet you don't slow down things.
Afridi bowled his last 4 balls in minutes and was rushing to complete the over. A good captain would have noticed the panick in bowler's mind and supported by talking to him, adjusting field etc.

And finally, the dropped catch was not pivotal moment.
The ball was in slot but Wade played early and mistimed it. That should've been clobbered over. Afridi was lucky to get away with it. Else the game would have ended in 18.5 overs.

And don't tell me that whole team got panicked after dropped catch and their body language changed. For the next three balls, remaining players were not in play except Shaheen and Matthew wade.

If your premium bowler bowls 4 back to back phhaast balls in slot (one full toss) then he is the one who should be blamed.

 

[Devadwal]

Dropped catch can't be blame for three six in 3 balls .he is just poor bowler at the death , should have ball three over at the front where he is class bowler .

 

[mastimasti]

1st six was a leg stump half volley - had Wade not premediated his scoop, he could have whacked that over mid wicket like the 2nd six

3rd six was leg stump full toss. Wade could have flicked that past fine leg for 4 if he did not premediate the scoop

So all 3 were easy to hit balls. Of course even Starc was struggling - so wont blame Shaheen alone but those were not good deliveries to bowl

Calling the final ball which was slightly above ankle height a full toss is very harsh. It was just great hitting in a small boundary chasing which is the norm in the UAE. I'm not sure how much players can be blamed for those conditions. It's not like Jordan bowling an over with multiple extras.

 

[Snatch]

I don’t think people here understand the magnitude of what that dropped catch did to the whole team, let alone the bowler who was at the receiving end.

All these comments dissecting different parts of the game are fine, but Hasan’s 15-run bonanza followed by a dropped catch when Australia had just gained some momentum completely knocked the stuffing out of this team.

All said and done, Hasan Ali lost us this semi-final. Stop trying to spin it any other way.

Still defending 18 from off 9 from that point, when he still had a chance of creating another wicket, or if not that, leaving 13 or so for the last over.... he gets smashed for 3 consecutive sixes. Stop trying to spin it any other way.

 

[NishanKonar]

Calling the final ball which was slightly above ankle height a full toss is very harsh. It was just great hitting in a small boundary chasing which is the norm in the UAE. I'm not sure how much players can be blamed for those conditions. It's not like Jordan bowling an over with multiple extras.

Ankle height full toss down the leg side with your fine leg up is not a good delivery in the death overs. A faint flick of the pads wud have produced a 4

But I agree its not easy bowling with dew in a place like Dubai. Margin for error is very low

 

[Amoeba]

Somebody was asking why Hafeez came on. He was brought on because Imad is better to right-handers (ball going away) and Hafeez to left-handers. So brought on specifically for Warner afte he had tucked into Imad.

Whether it was nerves or sweat he started very badly but the rest of the over was okish

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Scoops are high risk shots. They have a big element of luck associated with it.

Wade himself said he got lucky.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

More than the poor bowling it was the brilliant batting by Wade that helped Australia win the match. Hassan Ali dropping Wade also played a part in it. Had Australia lost his wicket there, Shaheen would have run through them.

 

[pillionrider]

He should have practiced his death bowling, instead of practicing batting like the Indians

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

He should have practiced his death bowling, instead of practicing batting like the Indians

You are being too harsh on a 21 year old baby in international cricket.

 

[Shafi]

20 in 9 balls is nothing for team like Australia. They could easily score in 4-5 ball in next over of Haris. Shahin is always over excited than concentrate his performance and team's goal. Bowlers like Starc, Boult would recover that drop catch and bowl/LBD the batsman. Last 3 balls of Shain was really dreadful to watch.

 

[Shafi]

Dropped catch can't be blame for three six in 3 balls .he is just poor bowler at the death , should have ball three over at the front where he is class bowler .

Exactly!!! Starc, Cummins, Hazzle would bowl the batman in next ball and could have 2 dots and a wicket. Our players get too excited after getting a wicket.

 

[NishanKonar]

You are being too harsh on a 21 year old baby in international cricket.

Not all babies in international cricket are like Rishab Pant - win you big game against Australia

 

[Shafi]

176 was never enough to defend against skilled Australia team. We were around 20 runs short plus Hafeez with all his experience couldn't ball properly against Warner. Hasan failed 7 matches in a row but wanna be coach Saqlain keep playing him hoping he will do better and dummy captain supported that. We were playing too cautiously and try to save wickets until end. We never tried to go for 190+.Saqlain being a spinner played a out of form fast bowler in a spinning wicket rather than an extra spinner. This was bound to happen.

 

[NishanKonar]

176 was never enough to defend against skilled Australia team. We were around 20 runs short plus Hafeez with all his experience couldn't ball properly against Warner. Hasan failed 7 matches in a row but wanna be coach Saqlain keep playing him hoping he will do better and dummy captain supported that. We were playing too cautiously and try to save wickets until end. We never tried to go for 190+.Saqlain being a spinner played a out of form fast bowler in a spinning wicket rather than an extra spinner. This was bound to happen.

This is true. Just like India was 20 short in 2016 against West Indies - thanks to Ajinkya Rahane's 40 in 35 balls. Here Babar did the same with 39 of 34

This is why T20 stats make little sense. You need power hitters like Wade , Stoinis , Warner not run scorers like Kohli , Babar

 

[realitygaf]

Dropped catch can't be blame for three six in 3 balls .he is just poor bowler at the death , should have ball three over at the front where he is class bowler .

They can be and they should. Shaheen despite being the star is ALOT less experienced than Hassan Ali. This was Shaheen's first knockout game in a major tournament. He has never been in this position before, Hassan Ali has. Hassan Ali has won for Pakistan in knockouts before. despite that experience he dropped a catch and did two things

1. Deflated the 21 year old bowler in his first major knockout game
2. pumped up the experienced wade to go for it again.

Any way you look at it, the moment the match pivoted completely in australia's favor is the drop catch

Also for those saying 176 was not enough to defend. If you cannot defend 176 with this bowling attack then you can never defend 200 even because they were going for 200 if they batted all 20 overs. and only 1 team crossed 200 in this entire tournament and that was india against a poor bowling attack

 

[JaDed]

Shahid Afridi on TV:

"I am not happy with Shaheen Shah Afridi as just because Hassan Ali dropped a catch does not mean that in the next over you get hit for 3 sixes; You have so much pace and you should have had enough sense to bowl outside the off-stump, a yorker - as he bowled into Wades preferred area; I will say that Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled badly; Yes, the catch was spilled but it doesn't mean that you will give up as you can make a comeback also"

Wow Lala actually is talking tactical sense and he is right, aren’t they related now?

 

[Rana]

The guy is probably the most lethal white ball bowler if the ball swings

Otherwise you could take him apart for 15-20 runs in his death overs

 

[Shoaibbtt]

It was a collective failure and not the entire fault of Hassan Ali.

I felt there was too much gambling with the team by constantly playing the same combo and not doing a horses for courses role per match. I think in this particular clash an extra spinner was needed and perhaps while Wade was on maybe could've given another over to Hafeez or even Imad.

Personally though i said it once and i'll say it a thousand times, these boys did us proud.