South Africa (270/2) crush Pakistan (269/9) by 8 wickets to level the 3-match ODI series at 1-1

[AZulfi]

Back then chasing 250 is like chasing 320 these days , every team has a good bowling unit who can swing the new ball both ways...

To chase against the bowling unit Pak had and under lights which was very new that time was a hugh task like chasing 350 today in Aus...

Agreed. 280+/- was considered a really good score back then.

England lost wickets at regular intervals. However, England were still favourites to win when Lamb and Fairbrother were batting together.

Those two quick wickets by Wasim then swung the momentum in Pakistan’s favour.

 

[Snowflake]

The number of dots

It's like a never ending love story with Pakistan

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I know it's early days and might not be the most pertinent comment right now considering he's batting at a SR of 50.

But I think ODI may be Saim Ayub's best format. He has good potential as an ODI batsman and adds something with the ball too.

Easily. His tons in South Africa and knocks in Australia show that.

 

[TheSultan]

I was just watching the Pak vs Aus 2003 ODI series - what a difference in quality of cricket. This is like watching kids play

 

[Snowflake]

22/3 Pak on the ropes. Burger on song.

South Africa seem really pumped up today

Pakistan will do well to make 200!

Babar looked very shaky. For SR obsessed posters, Babar batted with a SR of 84.6!

However, SR means nothing if your score is < 50

Yeah its all the fault of "SR obsessed posters" that Babar hasn't been able to score since years.

 

[AZulfi]

Pak innings gaining momentum!

Good job by these two considering the precarious situation Pak were in

95/3 after 22 overs

 

[Snowflake]

Agha looks so awkward running in pads.

It's like watching a person who has never played in gear run.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pak innings gaining momentum!

Good job by these two considering the precarious situation Pak were in

95/3 after 22 overs

That shot over covers by Salman has eased his nerves a bit... looking in better shape now

 

[Snowflake]

What's with this Saffer commentator mispronouncing all these names? Shaim Ayub and Saeen Saa Afridi

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saim in ODI is a completely different batter to what he was in T20s... Nice stuff

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Did Philander just call Urooj "a typical housewife"?

Really poor by him

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What's with this Saffer commentator mispronouncing all these names? Shaim Ayub and Saeen Saa Afridi

Vernon Philadner

 

[RehanG]

Agha really needs to rotate better now.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Easily. His tons in South Africa and knocks in Australia show that.

Impressive numbers thus far too. Avg: 52.7, SR 99.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I think 250+ will be a good total here...

 

[PakPremi]

Good mature knock by Saim

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This lad is sheer quality. I was not even this impressed by Bobs when he came through.

He just gets ODI batting.

 

[ads101]

Saim has done ridiculously well

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Impressive numbers thus far too. Avg: 52.7, SR 99.

For his age, his range against both pace and spin is the best I've seen from a Pakistani batsman.

 

[Rana]

Feel sorry for Bobsy

He would have loved to bat against peter here.

South Africa are very harsh by making him face Nandre Burger.

 

[Snowflake]

Did Philander just call Urooj "a typical housewife"?

Really poor by him

Did he really?

 

[jamie smith fan]

Did he really?

Yeah

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

For his age, his range against both pace and spin is the best I've seen from a Pakistani batsman.

His strike-rotation ability also seems the most accomplished out of all the Pak batters

 

[Snowflake]

Yeah

Poor stuff by him

 

[Rana]

Saim has scored a wonderful 50 due to the mentoring of Babar Azam

@BouncerGuy @Ahmed216 @gazza619 @Caved12 @Ball Blazer

 

[Snowflake]

This lad is sheer quality. I was not even this impressed by Bobs when he came through.

He just gets ODI batting.

Ayub is good but he's nowhere close to prime bobby when he burst on the scene.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Did he really?

Yeah. Trying to be funny I guess

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saim has scored a wonderful 50 due to the mentoring of Babar Azam

@BouncerGuy @Ahmed216 @gazza619 @Caved12 @Ball Blazer

Yeah... Kar dia jinx??? He is gone

 

[jamie smith fan]

Loll

 

[AZulfi]

Yeah its all the fault of "SR obsessed posters" that Babar hasn't been able to score since years.

Babar has lost his spark for sure. Seems very nervy and shaky initially. Getting LBW most of the time these days which means his feet are not moving well. Today was an exception.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Who thinks saims cover drive is better than babar??

 

[imshally81]

Saim gone

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Come on Saim. A century was needed from you yaar

 

[BouncerGuy]

AA gaya sb ka favorite.... TALATTTTTT

 

[AZulfi]

Another partnership is needed

 

[jamie smith fan]

Hussain single double talat show starts now!!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Ayub is good but he's nowhere close to prime bobby when he burst on the scene.

Babar was very good when he burst onto the scene but he never had this kind of a range and ability to shift gears. He was an 84-85 SR batter at the start and then later a 90 SR batter. Saim is a 95-100 SR batter. He possesses the ability to keep the scoreboard ticking and take bowlers on.

 

[NeVerMind]

I would love to be proved wrong, but Talat has to the most undeserving player to put on a green shirt for some time and that is saying much!

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Is this a slow pitch ?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ayub is good but he's nowhere close to prime bobby when he burst on the scene.

I think he has already matched Babar's best in this format.

 

[Omer2002]

Soft dismissal lack of concentration...they are only playing 2 pacers so use common sense..unfortunately no spin what so ever so even 250 wnt be enough in my opinion

 

[jamie smith fan]

Saim be like batting bhi main karu bowling bhi main karun aur agar kabhi jaldi out hogawun tou sab mujhe ko troll kartain hain.

 

[Snowflake]

Our runnings been poor. Not looking to put pressure on fielders. Missing what could be 2 runs

 

[Ahmed216]

Saim has scored a wonderful 50 due to the mentoring of Babar Azam

@BouncerGuy @Ahmed216 @gazza619 @Caved12 @Ball Blazer

Nazar laga di

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I would love to be proved wrong, but Talat has to the most undeserving player to put on a green shirt for some time and that is saying much!

Definitely right up there

Seems like another Aqib Javed favorite

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Babar was very good when he burst onto the scene but he never had this kind of a range and ability to shift gears. He was an 84-85 SR batter at the start and then later a 90 SR batter. Saim is a 95-100 SR batter. He possesses the ability to keep the scoreboard ticking and take bowlers on.

Superior player of spin as well.

 

[BouncerGuy]

GUYS, WATCH YOUR POSTS

 

[Rana]

Nazar laga di

by mentioning Babar's name?

yes, i think I should not have mentioned that name.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Pak always makes this poor bosch guy look like 2nd coming of allan doald lol

 

[jamie smith fan]

Definitely right up there

Seems like another Aqib Javed favorite

He has a list a average of 42 and sr of 93.

 

[Ahmed216]

by mentioning Babar's name?

yes, i think I should not have mentioned that name.

Whoever you back starts to fail

 

[Ahmed216]

All indians including @Devadwal and @Rana must apologize to Gill

 

[Nikhil_cric]

All indians including @Devadwal and @Rana must apologize to Gill

There are better T20 openers than Gill in India. He is not even the best opener for his IPL franchise

 

[Snowflake]

Babar has lost his spark for sure. Seems very nervy and shaky initially. Getting LBW most of the time these days which means his feet are not moving well. Today was an exception.

Agreed. Looks to be completely devoid of confidence.

That is what I have always said about Babar - He's got the skillset of a champion player but the mindset of an ordinary one.

Big players go through slumps but they always look confident and back themselves. Babar looks like he doesn't believe in himself. In tough situations, he looks like he's already lost the battle.

I don't think we will see Babar reach the heights people expected him to when he began his career.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Guys I got to know something yesterday that many wont beleive.
Adil rashid has more fc runs than the fraud king.

 

[Snowflake]

Mid off is up, and they are getting served juicy overpitched deliveries... yet hitting them straight to the fielder without any timing. So frustrating to watch.

 

[Shafi]

How long we persist with Babar. The guy is finished. Salman needs to go as well. Good for nothing timid individual player.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Corbin bosch economy
Never knew he's this good

 

[harshjoshi87]

Good to see a young leg-spinner in SA team.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

That was a bit of an awkward exchange between the two commies

 

[Rana]

Yeah its all the fault of "SR obsessed posters" that Babar hasn't been able to score since years.

@AZulfi likes to deliver Kulfi verdicts.

Babar's sr of 84 was because he kept getting the bat in place before the ball inevitebly crashing into his pads. Its not because he was looking intent on scoring.

 

[Snowflake]

Got a boundary yet ended up scoring only 5 runs in the over.

Pathetic.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

 

[Nikhil_cric]

@Devadwal I told you this is not a high scoring venue especially in the early season. 167 was more than enough

 

[Snowflake]

dot...dot...dot..

 

[Rana]

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This inevitbly will happen when you have a nautanki at number 4.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Pakistan and there dot balls!!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

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Expected. NZ played Philips, Bracewell and Santner from 6-8 in the CT earlier. That's how they have gotten so good in ODIs. That depth has served them well

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Expected. NZ played Philips, Bracewell and Santner from 6-8 in the CT earlier. That's how they have gotten so good in ODIs. That depth has served them well

I was expecting India and Australia to have better numbers. Their numbers are not far off from Pak

 

[Snowflake]

Hussain is garbage

 

[jamie smith fan]

Single double gone

 

[NeVerMind]

And the worst player to put on a green shirt in a long time gone...please no more!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Corbin bosch economy
Never knew he's this good

Bro it's Pakistan.

He's good though. Definitely South Africa's best seam-bowling AR, and IMO a better AR than Mulder.

 

[khyberlion]

What an awful cricketer is Hussain talat.

 

[RehanG]

Well.. will we get 250

 

[imshally81]

Talat is totally garbage player ...we need saud shakeel at number 6

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

He has a list a average of 42 and sr of 93.

I don't like him

 

[Snowflake]

If you can't score, at least don't use up so many deliveries. Idiot!

 

[Ahmed216]

What an awful cricketer is Hussain talat.

Another one of @Rana 's favorites

 

[Rana]

Feels like the 2023 world cup again whenever Pakistan batted first.