South Africa (190/4) defeat Pakistan (186/6) by six wickets in the warm-up match at Abu Dhabi

[FreakCricket]

Babar is a terrible captain.

 

[Kaddy]

Please.....Give some overs to Nawaz.

 

[FreakCricket]

2 overs and game has completely changed, shadab is just lucky pitching bad deliveries but still economical.

 

[Yk313]

Wouldn’t hurt to have Nawaz, Hafeez and Malik bowl a few overs.

They could have set the field for Wasim Jr. knowing his stock angle would bring the ball back in - he too should have explained to the captain what he was going to try and attempt.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

bad news for us is : Asif Ali scored runs today ; I am expecting he will end up 10 balls 9 runs against India
same for Rizwan : 22 balls 17 runs at the top

Exactly .. this will be the difference for Pak to lose the match if it is a close one.

Even today he took 12 balls to score his first boundary. He is a gully mohalla cricketer, soon they realise it would be better

Mickey was very quick to spot that in Asif and Ifthikar and sent them home packing.. never called them back.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bavuma is not fit for ODI as well lol Him playing T20 is a disgrace.

 

[FreakCricket]

Exactly .. this will be the difference for Pak to lose the match if it is a close one.

Even today he took 12 balls to score his first boundary. He is a gully mohalla cricketer, soon they realise it would be better

Mickey was very quick to spot that in Asif and Ifthikar and sent them home packing.. never called them back.

he didnt play anything, just smacked some bad balls that's about it. Should stay away from the starting 11

 

[sharmaji]

I agree. And he is also the Captain of the T20 team !!!!

Bavuma is not fit for ODI as well lol Him playing T20 is a disgrace.

 

[Dios]

What is Bavuma doing lol?

 

[Rana]

Bavuma at least should not be batting ahead of Markram

 

[Dios]

Not a single bowler of having economy rate below 5.

This is a T20 match.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

This is a T20 match.

Yeah i can see.
Miss those days when our frontline bolwers finished with economy rate below 5 in T20,s.

 

[Snowflake]

Yeah i can see.
Miss those days when our frontline bolwers finished with economy rate below 5 in T20,s.

Batting, in those days, was not what it is today. Batsmen are much more dynamic now and have adapted to this format well. Economy below 5 would be very rare now.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Finally a six.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Batting, in those days, was not what it is today. Batsmen are much more dynamic now and have adapted to this format well. Economy below 5 would be very rare now.

Partially agreed but many bowlers today in world can still do below 5.

 

[shah_1]

Imad is 10 times the bowler Shadab is

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bavuma 6.2 overs 39 runs out of 20 overs. He still wants to continue batting.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Please.....Give some overs to Nawaz.

Seriously! Much better than shadab in every aspect .
Not sure when i have seen him last beating the batsmen

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Batting, in those days, was not what it is today. Batsmen are much more dynamic now and have adapted to this format well. Economy below 5 would be very rare now.

Rhwg haven't. It's just flatter pitches.

 

[Rana]

Shadab cannot be picked as a specialist spinner, he isn’t pulling his weight for this role

 

[shah_1]

Nawaz should bowl ahead of Shadab

 

[ask_analyse_act]

he didnt play anything, just smacked some bad balls that's about it. Should stay away from the starting 11

Exactly. But somehow Pakistan think tank sees him as ABD of Pakistan

 

[ARK Rafay]

Bavuma is not fit for ODI as well lol Him playing T20 is a disgrace.

Disastrous move by Saf

 

[ARK Rafay]

Imad is 10 times the bowler Shadab is

Been a loong time since Shadab delivered a good performance with the ball

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Shadab cannot be picked as a specialist spinner, he isn’t pulling his weight for this role

Usman qadir should replace shadab but we all know this will not happen.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Superb catch by Rizwan

 

[ARK Rafay]

Usman qadir should replace shadab but we all know this will not happen.

I'm surprised why Zahid Mehmood was dropped. He is a better leggie than both Shadab and Usman

 

[shah_1]

Bavuma wouldn't be selected by Everest premier league and here he is captaining SA

 

[Amjid Javed]

brilliant catch by rizwan

 

[Yk313]

Superb catch by Rizwan

Champion keeper, brilliant athlete

 

[sharmaji]

Bavuma should drop himself from the XI, like Morgan.

 

[Abdurmirr]

Don't understand why people are so quick to criticise Rizwan for a leanish patch yet Shadab's pathetic performances have been ignored for a good two years.

 

[Rana]

Don't understand why people are so quick to criticise Rizwan for a leanish patch yet Shadab's pathetic performances have been ignored for a good two years.

Rizwan fans looking for scapegoats now

 

[Slim]

Hassan shehzada

 

[Slim]

Hassan, Shaheen, Rauf - all three have attitude and passion.

 

[Abdurmirr]

Rizwan fans looking for scapegoats now

Don't need a scapegoat, performances speak for themselves

 

[Yk313]

Haris better show whatever it is that has kept him in the team. And soon!

 

[Rana]

Don't need a scapegoat, performances speak for themselves

Yeah and they are not with your boy Riz at the moment. He was poor at the end of the national cup also

 

[Amjid Javed]

garbage bowling from rauf here.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Rauf getting hammered Such a hala lala bowler. He is clueless.

 

[Slim]

Yeah and they are not with your boy Riz at the moment. He was poor at the end of the national cup also

Bas karday yar. You have no idea how lucky we are to have Rizwan.

 

[Amjid Javed]

second 6 of the over!

 

[iRfaN_LA]

This guy will single handedly lose us the game. Our pace bowling attack is seriously pathetic.

 

[FreakCricket]

Haris rauf shouldn't be in playing XI

 

[Nasty Naz]

Yeah i can see.
Miss those days when our frontline bolwers finished with economy rate below 5 in T20,s.

You mean the days where mediocre batsmen who had no power or weren't dynamic like Younis that used to play?

Being under 8 an over at this point is nothing short of an accomplishment.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ball is coming on nicely.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

should have been another SIX. He got lucky there.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Man Dussen is such a good player. A total Pakistani killer and bowlers couldn't get him out in the SA tour either.

 

[ARK Rafay]

If Haris can't nail it in the death overs then we need to rethink our plan. Maybe even the bowling line up

 

[Amjid Javed]

18 runs off over. 29 needed from 12

 

[Rana]

Man Dussen is such a good player. A total Pakistani killer and bowlers couldn't get him out in the SA tour either.

Pakistan cannot dominate the best player of any team.

 

[jnaveen1980]

All said and done Fantastic innings by Vander dussen.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Easy now with the wet ball. South Africa are winning this one.

 

[Rana]

Why is RVD being so greedy? pakistan retired Fakhar after 50

 

[Yk313]

If Haris can't nail it in the death overs then we need to rethink our plan. Maybe even the bowling line up

If? The usual happened to him again. Not sure he will have enough runs in the last over (if he gets it) to redeem himself.

 

[Amjid Javed]

streaky 4

25 from 11

 

[shah_1]

wet ball

 

[Yati]

Looking at the Run Machine Rauf and Wasim Jr being a Rookie. I think Pakistan should play with 2 Fast Bowlers and bring in Nawaz as the 3rd spinner. You get a decent spin option a good fielder and a real good batsman.

 

[Amjid Javed]

much needed wicket.

25 off 10

Miller in now

 

[Rana]

MWJ should bowl the last over

 

[Snowflake]

Superb over from SSA!

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 down to 3rd man

20 needed off 7 balls

 

[jnaveen1980]

THought it was a QDK or bust team. RVD is good

 

[shah_1]

Dew will be a huge factor

 

[Snowflake]

Hassan, with all his experience, should nail 6 yorkers!

 

[Yk313]

19 off the last may be evens tevens. Let’s see who bowls.

 

[Amjid Javed]

19 needed off 6

please dont let rauf bowl

 

[Rana]

THought it was a QDK or bust team. RVD is good

Miller and Markram also

 

[jnaveen1980]

What an innings. SUperb

 

[Snowflake]

If you are bowling a yorker, why not try for wide of the off stump?!? Why targeting the stumps?

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

They should win this

 

[Yk313]

Hassan, with all his experience, should nail 6 yorkers!

Poor execution and the blueprint has been telegraphed so no room for error either.

 

[Amjid Javed]

huge 6.

13 off 5

 

[Snowflake]

Poor poor over by Hassan.

 

[Rana]

Why did Pakistan retire Fakhar?!?!

 

[ARK Rafay]

Ever since Amir left the side we have been average as best in the death overs. Definitely one of our weaknesses.

 

[shah_1]

6 runs needed in 3 balls

 

[iRfaN_LA]

I said it before, our pace bowling is a joke. Apart from Shaheen if he clicks. We will get massacred.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Why did Pakistan retire Fakhar?!?!

It is just a warm up game

 

[Amjid Javed]

6 for miller

6 off 3 now