Brilliant from Shaheen. This game should be a catalyst for Mickey, who has been tinkering with the core essence of PAK cricket.
1. Purge the average age of the squad by at least 5 years - if you are good enough, you are old enough. If PAK wins this game, which they should from this position, it's based on Hasan's batting and Shaeen's opening spell. Shadab also contributed with bat and I am sure both he & Hasan has to put bowling efforts as well to win this.
2. PAK is a bowling team - the operation has to be around 10 wickets rather than 50 overs. Aggressive, wicket taking 40 overs at least, if not all 50, and back the bowlers to get wickets instead of containing.
3. Instead of loading squad with posedu all-rounders, pick at least 10 specialist players - good at their core skill.
I don't think anyone can move Malik, Hafeez & Sarfraz before WC, so the team has to carry them and play around, but PAK must do is strengthen bowling so that bowlers can operate between 250-275 range. Next game, I hope they bring Shan & Amir in playing XI ....... and that can't be at expense of Hasan, Shadab or Shaheen.
Hope next time I come back, it would be PAK in driving seat- game is still not won.