South Africa beat Pakistan by 13 runs (DLS method) in the third ODI to take 2-1 series lead

[Greenstorm]

How did his innings cost Pakistan the game, I thought Imam was taking you guys home. He's a class act, I wish we had an opener like him.

He didn't kept required run rate in check. We almost lost against Afghanistan due to similar approach. I will take Tamim over him in a heartbeat.

 

[xricket]

So, who is going to pick wicket? Will the thick brain of saifi work for once?

 

[imshally81]

Missed field...

 

[Madplayer]

Blessed in all facets has lost his blessings in the facet of fielding.

 

[MMHS]

SAF is well ahead of DWL per now. Normally DWL is quite reliable - after 30 overs mark, team ahead wins almost 85-90% games.

 

[Titan24]

What rather than bowling Amir alongside Shaheen to create extra pressure, Shadab is still bowling. Kudos to the captain!

 

[Asif321]

Hafeez aunty scared of dive

 

[Rana]

Hes been pitching on leg for ages

 

[ask_analyse_act]

need to bowl with the pacers for another 8 overs and then bring back shadab

 

[jnaveen1980]

Prof. misfields.

 

[m.shah]

Poor

 

[Greenstorm]

Shaheen's over ruined.

 

[Hasan123]

Faf should have been made captain after Graeme Smith retired.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Hafeez

 

[Green Patriot]

For that you need more stroke makers. Accumulators like Imam, Babar Malik waste a lot of deliveries on heavy batting tracks.

Also Pak's new ball pair is very poor.

Babar wasn't bad today in terms of strike rate i guess.
But yeah we are very mediocre in terms of both our bowling and batting with a couple of players shining here and there and that too inconsistently.
Not good enough.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Game is over unless we get a wicket in next 2 overs

 

[Asif321]

Hopefully Sarfraz don’t talk any rubbish from behind

 

[imshally81]

SAF is well ahead of DWL per now. Normally DWL is quite reliable - after 30 overs mark, team ahead wins almost 85-90% games.

Rain won't come again... As per the predictions....

 

[DRsohail]

Shadab has bowled horribly

I know but nothing here for the bowlers.

 

[m.shah]

Bowl is coming so good here

 

[shah_1]

70 runs in last 10 overs

 

[xricket]

They are hitting against shadab's turn. He can't do much when they do that. May be not enough drift or slowness in the pace.

Or, bowling too short and wide. wat about that?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Amir on

 

[Rana]

Hafeez costing Pak some pressure

 

[Madplayer]

Amir spearhead better pick up a wicket.

 

[Asif321]

Amu is here

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

This is the reason I do not want Pak to bat first on dead wickets. The opposition will always outscore us.

The only way to get accumulators like Imam, Babar, Malik to do less tuk tuking is to put them under pressure by chasing a score.

Only bat first when there is some good spin or swing available. Otherwise it's suicide with this unit.

 

[Hasan123]

SA are ahead of DL. No surprise.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rain is back too

 

[ask_analyse_act]

a wicket or two here will change the momentum

 

[TeamPak95]

Ugghhh we cannot lose this game, Hendricks killin it rn..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They go off and mostly it's Saffers win it as doubt they'll come back again.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Wer losimg this. Rubbish bowling

 

[Madplayer]

Mike haysman is the worst commie to listen to when SA is doing well.

 

[Hasan123]

This is the reason I do not want Pak to bat first on dead wickets. The opposition will always outscore us.

The only way to get accumulators like Imam, Babar, Malik to do less tuk tuking is to put them under pressure by chasing a score.

Only bat first when there is some good spin or swing available. Otherwise it's suicide with this unit.

In England pitches will be flat. Sarfraz ,Malik ,Imam,and Hafeez type players won't get you anywhere.

 

[Asif321]

The myth of Pakistan can win always if we score 300

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

The way Afridi is bowling in BPL, he can still play another 2 years and he is very hard to get away with. He needs to come back from retirement, so much better than Shadab

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Pak lost it

 

[jnaveen1980]

Nice throw down from Amir. Smashed.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Amir making sure the game ends quickly.

 

[shah_1]

Too easy

 

[TeamPak95]

Amir bhai, a 5 wicket haul would be more than ideal right about now..

 

[Ahmed216]

These are poor conditions to bowl in with a wet ball.
M amazed by the amount of wrist-slitting over here and lack of unterstanding of the game.

 

[Madplayer]

Amir murdered.

 

[Asif321]

Amir taken to cleaners no pace nothing

 

[Green Patriot]

Even Holding picked up on it and put it down to inexperience but surely the fielding coach would have picked up on it by now.

At the boundary the way he ran and chased the ball to only see it go for 4 was

Ikr it's funny actually.

Guess with the way our bowling is going that's the only entertainment we are going to get.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Pak have lost it after the break. Rubbish tot he jext level

 

[Greenstorm]

Amir has severely regressed. His pace is so low since his return.

 

[Markhor]

South Africa cruising.

Pakistan needed 330+ on this wicket.

 

[ARK Rafay]

It seems over tbh. Dussen and Miller to come 150 in 20 overs with wickets in hand is going to be easy

 

[DRsohail]

Mediocre side this is.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

In England pitches will be flat. Sarfraz ,Malik ,Imam,and Hafeez type players won't get you anywhere.

UK tracks suit our bowlers in general. But yea it's safer for Pak to chase.

At the least by chasing we stay in the game.

Oppositions will always outscore us on fast tracks.

 

[NauV]

The rain has not helped us at all . . unfortunate! The ball is skidding on really well on to the bat and spinners have been neutralized

 

[Asif321]

Amir looks tired after 4 overs only

 

[Madplayer]

Imam played really slowly. This was a 350 pitch.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

He didn't kept required run rate in check. We almost lost against Afghanistan due to similar approach. I will take Tamim over him in a heartbeat.

Imam is class brother, when Tamim first came in he was averaging below 25, after given enough chances he delivered. Imam started with a bang and Inshallah with time he can get better. I see a future captain in him.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Amir has severely regressed. His pace is so low since his return.

Yet no Junaid.

 

[shah_1]

It's been non stop

 

[DRsohail]

South Africa cruising.

Pakistan needed 330+ on this wicket.

Posters included me were right about The accumulators we have.

 

[Hasan123]

Faf showing Sarfraz bakhts how to be a captain. Lead through performance!!!!!!!

 

[m.shah]

Wicket don't seem coming here

 

[Madplayer]

SA might chase it in 45 overs lol

 

[dragon751]

Blessed in all facets has lost his blessings in the facet of fielding.

curious as to who you are referring to ?

 

[Hbomb00]

What we can do? we can't defend score above 300 and cant chase above 280.... and people expecting us to win WC

 

[Mueez]

Wicket coming very soon...

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Toothless amir. He has become so mediocre

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA has an inexperienced middle order. SO Paksitan has to believe in triggering a collapse

 

[imshally81]

Ball is reversing...

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Jokers

 

[Hasan123]

UK tracks suit our bowlers in general. But yea it's safer for Pak to chase.

At the least by chasing we stay in the game.

Oppositions will always outscore us on fast tracks.

On flat pitches we will be beaten black and blue.

We need to turn games into 260/270 then we can beat anyone.

But if England have control of surfaces ,I don't see them producing those pitches as they will outbat anyone on flat pitches.

 

[Amjid Javed]

The fact most batsmen have score at more than a run a ball in this gsme so far shows how easy paced this wicket is.

 

[TeamPak95]

List of players rising to stardom courtesy of Pakistan: Patel, Somerville, Olivier, Van der Dussen, Hendricks. Sweet.

 

[dragon751]

On flat pitches we will be beaten black and blue.

We need to turn games into 260/270 then we can beat anyone.

But if England have control of surfaces ,I don't see them producing those pitches as they will outbat anyone on flat pitches.

ICC have control on pitches during their tournaments

 

[Omer2002]

no blame for bowlers ..i said all along its 350 plus wicket

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Blessed in all facets has lost his blessings in the facet of fielding.

since 1947 he is been fielding like this, whenever he is under the ball i can bet for 80% he will drop that catch..

 

[hadi123]

SA dominating since the restart. The pressure was building on them but I think the break gave them a chance to cool off and get some respite. We just need to break this partnership and we are back in it though

 

[Greenstorm]

Yet no Junaid.

I was going to post this. You can always depend on Junaid in this type of situation because of his accurate line and length with seam movement. We are missing him.

 

[xricket]

What are the inner circle fielders doing? Giving away easy singles.

 

[jewel1985]

SA will choke this. Just wait and see.

 

[imshally81]

Good over by Hasan Ali