What's new

South Africa defeat Pakistan by 7 runs in 2nd T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in T20I series

Running out of deliveries...

I like Talat but he’s been BAD in the last 5 overs...
 
Really disappointed with how Talat looks. The way he was being hyped up for years in domestic I actually thought he was something. I'll give him the benefit of doubt, maybe it's just nerves but he really doesn't look international standard. He didn't look altogether amazing in PSL either despite doing well.

Asif while people bashing him, at least showed glimpses of quality in his international T20 matches and in general looked far better hitting, much cleaner in the PSL.

None of them right now look serious options for the WC though. These T20s are for experimentation, I would have rather given chances to guys with a shout of WC like Masood even if they weren't T20 players. Give them every opportunity. I don't much care for creating the "ideal T20 team", all the T20 players right now should be players in contention for WC, no T20 specialists.
 
This match was over when Babar and Talat brought run rate down below 10. Our batsman aren't capable of scoring 12+ runs in the last overs.
 
Surely we cannot lose against this very weak South African XI. This is about pride today, not the fake number one ranking.
 
Inzi, Credit goes to all boys, they played really well, must not select asif or shinwari ever. PSL should be the graveyard of such stupid players
 
did anyone notice his dismissal is same as last match (same ball same short and same place) to get caught
 
Asif Ali is a poor mans Abdul Razzaq.

He has been exposed at international level as totally 1 dimensional player.
 
Pakistan should win it from here. It's a hard venue to defend.
 
Asif Ali is a poor mans Abdul Razzaq.

He has been exposed at international level as totally 1 dimensional player.

What an insult to even poor man's razzak. He is maybe the bacteria's abdul razzak.
 
One of the most ugliest knocks I have ever seen. take a bow Inzi for selecting such mediocrity.
 
Malik should play this like spin. They will be bowling slow deliveries only
 
Once they started taking pace of the ball Pakistan has been struggling. Sohaib has to play some dinky shots to see his team through. You could still win the game from here. Just 2 big hits are needed.
 
did anyone notice his dismissal is same as last match (same ball same short and same place) to get caught

Yes he’s done it at least 5 times.

Shows he hasn’t improved and 1 dimensional.
 
I was wondering, if indeed this game was at J'burg, but Rameez was right actually - this is a slow wicket. I tend to judge pace of wicket from Asif Buttler's batting - if he doesn't hit few Sixes, it must have to be a slow wicket.
 
Come on Talat, A chance to be a hero here! Your name will be remembered for a long, long time if you win the game for Pak
 
Talat digging the bat in. Hope a ball connects. Otherwise, we've lost this Series.

So sad for Bobby's effort :(
 
They have been bowling at 105k to 120 k for the last few overs. Initially they gave Pakistan a lot of pace.
 
Back
Top