South Africa (194/9) thrash Pakistan (139) by 55 runs in the first T20I of the series

[Nikhil_cric]

That too without main bowlers

Saim and Nawaz get a lot of credit for keeping them under 200.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Saim and Nawaz get a lot of credit for keeping them under 200.

Shaheen still has an over to bowl

 

[imshally81]

8 down

 

[PakFan2010]

Chasing 200 and Babar/Salman are at 3 and 4.

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa 20 runs shorts here .

 

[Rana]

Chasing 200 and Babar/Salman are at 3 and 4.

Klaasen and Miller

 

[imshally81]

Run out

 

[Rana]

Pakistan only 10 runs in last 2 overs

Brilliant

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yet again, it's the left handers who have really taken apart Pakistani bowling - QDK, Linde, De Zorzi.

Even in the Asia Cup matches against India, it was Abhishek in the first two matches and Dube and Tilak in the final

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Nan burger lmao

 

[Rana]

Par score

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Usman Khan > Mo Riz

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Sometimes Nawaz bowls, sometimes Faheem, but never together

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I believe, in PSL X, average score at Pindi was around 210.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

i just have hard time in understanding why Faheem is in team if he does nt bowl on batting friendly surfaces? i hope some expert on this forum can explain his utility

 

[heddie19]

Babar is 9 runs behind Rohit. @heddie19 all time top scorer in T20I soon...only in Pak would you see an ATG in T20I being dropped for tullas like Agha, Talat, Happy Heart and other no names. Shameful.

Really hoping for him to score big and chase down this total here. Although the ball is keeping low here.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Really good two last overs from Naseem & Shaheen but man were they terrible in the PP. I don't think the pitch is that easy to bat on like Pakistan made SA batters look and my guess is it will still be a struggle to chase this.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Sometimes Nawaz bowls, sometimes Faheem, but never together

thats not how cricket strategy works. you play either one and nof together if they dnt bowl together

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Really good two last overs from Naseem & Shaheen but man were they terrible in the PP. I don't think the pitch is that easy to bat on like Pakistan made SA batters look and my guess is it will still be a struggle to chase this.

Pitch is not easy. SA struggled after PP

 

[Human786]

should be a easy chase ...

 

[DeadlyVenom]

thats not how cricket strategy works. you play either one and nof together if they dnt bowl together

Hesson seems to like it.

He seems to think Faheem and Nawaz are good enough as specialist bats, bowling is just a bonus depending on conditions.

 

[ads101]

Great finish by us. Should have been a lot more. This is a high scoring pitch so hopefully we should win this.

 

[Energy]

Will be fun watching this chase.

Wickets will be lost. Game will be taken deep. Shaheen, Naseem and Abrar will have to bat for 1/3rd of the overs.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Hesson seems to like it.

He seems to think Faheem and Nawaz are good enough as specialist bats, bowling is just a bonus depending on conditions.

i do not think its heeson. Faheem is being accomodated here

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA needs their own 31 for 9 to win this one

 

[Ahmed216]

South Africa have seen what's working on this pitch. They'll bowl within stumps

 

[Usman Chadda]

i do not think its heeson. Faheem is being accomodated here

He bowled all four overs and opened the bowling attack in the final.

It's about using the options available according to match situations.

 

[Human786]

South Africa have seen what's working on this pitch. They'll bowl within stumps

lot o dew ...

 

[Rana]

SA just need to keep Bobsy out there

The rest will fall in place for them

 

[Sachin fan]

Naseem maintaining his brilliant 35 average.

 

[Human786]

dropped

 

[Asif321]

Hahahah Saim what a crap

 

[Asif321]

Saim looks totally out of touch

 

[Nasty Naz]

Saim really looks like a player with little confidence in his batting right now. Either premeditated shots or half hearted shots.

 

[m.shah]

Ramiz trolling Saim

 

[Sunny_majoka]

The golden boy saim, In his worst phase of career

 

[Devadwal]

Saim dropped on 0 by Breetzke @RyanRyan10

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

He bowled all four overs and opened the bowling attack in the final.

It's about using the options available according to match situations.

I have never heard this before for a bowling all rounder that bats at Number 8 or 9 and often only plays 5-10 Balls. It looks like he cant bowl in certain conditions. if thats the case why is he in the 11 with this limitation ?

 

[Human786]

Lungi khul rahi hai ...14/0

 

[imshally81]

Back to back boundaries

 

[imshally81]

Edged n 4

 

[RyanRyan10]

Sorry but he is not Play today . maybe you're talking about fake all-rounder

4-0-31-2 on a flat pitch

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Rameez on Farhan: This is how he bats!

You mean slogging? Lol

 

[Devadwal]

This is proper tullebaazi, blind slogging

 

[Devadwal]

4-0-31-2 on a flat pitch

Got wickets on half tracker. Lol

 

[RyanRyan10]

Got wickets on half tracker. Lol

Not his fault

 

[imshally81]

Got wickets on half tracker. Lol

Wicket is wicket

 

[YousafTheBeast]

You’d think his bowling performances would boost his confidence when it comes to batting, but nope.

 

[Asif321]

Saim needs to be dropped enough now

 

[Energy]

Saim has lost all confidence and it's sad to see him bat with so much timidness. Needs to retire out here and make way for the king.

 

[Ahmed216]

Horribly out of touch Saim Ayub

 

[Asad T]

2 (7), saim really struggling. he just needs to take a single and get farhan on strike

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Saim should be dropped if he doesn't perform in this series

 

[Nasty Naz]

lol Saim seems so broken. Literally has zero clue how to bat right now.

 

[Asif321]

Hopefully Fakhar comes back and saim out

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Doesn't look like a batsman, who has played 50 t20is

 

[Devadwal]

Wicket is wicket

When Judging a talent it's important how he has bowled. Not going by only stats

 

[Asad T]

Hopefully Fakhar comes back and saim out

he makes it on his bowling for me. if it wasnt for him, SA would have scored 10-15 more runs

 

[Usman Chadda]

We are batting at the same pace as we did in Dubai lol

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Saim Ayub.. another player with limitations.. No off side play... Ngidi balls were there to be cover driven.. Saim Trying to hoick every ball on leg side. who said we un earthed another anwar.. i wanna smash that guy so bad

 

[Nasty Naz]

It's jokes how poor Pakistani batters are even in their own conditions. SA showing our batters how they need to bat on the home ground within the PP.

 

[Human786]

Why can't local posters go eat the grub sitting in the stadium ... out

 

[imshally81]

This is because of Saim

 

[jamie smith fan]

Le tere modern day openers.
Ab ayega ghantai ka king

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Saim Ayub.. another player with limitations.. No off side play... Ngidi balls were there to be cover driven.. Saim Trying to hoick every ball on leg side. who said we un earthed another anwar.. i wanna smash that guy so bad

He was very good before injury playing all sides of the ground, don't know what happened to him,

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think they have shots only against certain lengths. Saim keeps on trying the same shot for every length

 

[Human786]

@Rana s darling superstar is here ...

 

[Devadwal]

@Rana 31/1 in 5 overs without babar Azam that's too on a road

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

How can you say he was looking dangerous Rameez?

SR of 126

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar brilliantly induced a wide

 

[Nasty Naz]

As usual, garbage batting group performing like garbage. They are going at run a ball in Pindi lol...

 

[Energy]

Lizard bowled a tight over with controlled line and length. Basic stuff that Shaheen and Naseem are too cool to follow.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar s cheerleaders are in the commentary box lol Going to be fun

 

[Devadwal]

Opps no celebration by statpadder Farhan ?

 

[Energy]

Saim has attempted the hoick 6 times in 12 deliveries. Lulz.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Teams can explode after the 8th over even and still chase such totals in Pindi. Question is whether PAK have the players to do that

 

[Energy]

This too shall pass. Kohli also got out for a duck.

 

[Devadwal]

2 ball for king babar @RizwanT20Champ

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Saim has attempted the hoick 6 times in 12 deliveries. Lulz.

Batting like a tailender. Legside slogging.

 

[Rana]

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