South Africa v Pakistan | 1st ODI | Centurion | 2nd April, 2021 | South Africa innings

[Forward Defensive Push]

This is the last recognizable pair... wicket desperately needed

 

[Saj]

Babar letting SA back into the match.

No pressure at all and they have comfortably compiled a 50 partnership.

 

[gani999]

Rassie van Dussen averages 73 with the bat in ODIs

Strange that no one ever talks about him.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

ICC should force the teams to wear different jerseys if both the teams have the same jerseys, they should introduce home & away jerseys.

Agreed, South Africa could have worn their pink jersey for this series

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Babar letting SA back into the match.

No pressure at all and they have comfortably compiled a 50 partnership.

His enforcer for the middle overs - Haris hasn't done too well today to be honest

 

[ChTab]

I really like this captaincy from Babar, he's trying here to get 1 more wicket here that's why his main bowler is bowling his 7th over in the 24th over of the innings.

Babar knows that if they get one wicket here they will enter the tail.

 

[naseem]

Get in shadab and Hasan Ali..

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Rassie van Dussen averages 73 with the bat in ODIs

Strange that no one ever talks about him.

He has little to no impact on matches

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Babar letting SA back into the match.

No pressure at all and they have comfortably compiled a 50 partnership.

I don’t see anything wrong with his captaincy here so far

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

I really like this captaincy from Babar, he's trying here to get 1 more wicket here that's why his main bowler is bowling his 7th over in the 24th over of the innings.

Babar knows that if they get one wicket here they will enter the tail.

Exactly and people are not happy even when Babar has RSA at 110-4

 

[asadee]

Asif Ali dropped catch will make the difference at the end

 

[ChTab]

Agreed, South Africa could have worn their pink jersey for this series

Well SA is the home team, it's Pakistan whose kits should have been changed for this series.
Furthermore, the pink jersey is only for the cancer awareness match or something like that.

 

[Omer2002]

Babar letting SA back into the match.

No pressure at all and they have comfortably compiled a 50 partnership.

Thats rather harsh he has done ok. Miller has been superb russ was dropped and is a v good player. Shadab and rauf look club level players nothng else he can do. Has already brought shaheen back. I guees try aziz for few to get rid off shadabs quota

 

[naseem]

Babar letting SA back into the match.

No pressure at all and they have comfortably compiled a 50 partnership.

Not much Babar could do here...

 

[Firebat]

Miller batting at over 100 strike rate, VDD in the 50s. Not a very 2-sided partnership

 

[ChTab]

Exactly and people are not happy even when Babar has RSA at 110-4

Yeah, these people deserve Misbah, Azhar or Sarfraz as captains who will ensure that the opposition wins the game from unwinnable scenarios.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Yeah, these people deserve Misbah, Azhar or Sarfraz as captains who will ensure that the opposition wins the game from unwinnable scenarios.

Just as we speak, Babar brings back Hasnain for another wicket. What else can he do!

 

[gani999]

He has little to no impact on matches

Still, he averages 102 vs Pakistan with the bat. 95 vs Australia. I wouldn't write him off if I were you.

 

[Ab Fan]

Misbah is a good captain. Too much insult on him. Azhar and Sarfaraz were mediocre captains.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Misbah is a good captain. Too much insult on him. Azhar and Sarfaraz were mediocre captains.

Azhar wasn't given proper chances to prove himself... Sarfraz was good till 2018 or so. He won a CT against you guys, remember that!

 

[Hasan123]

Other than not bringing Shaheen on when Miller first came out, the captaincy has been fine.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Still, he averages 102 vs Pakistan with the bat. 95 vs Australia. I wouldn't write him off if I were you.

Nah, still don't rate him... I don't fear him from opposition. de Kock and Miller I feel are more dangerous than he can ever be.

 

[Ahmed216]

Drop shadab and bring in a genuine spinner.

 

[Hasan123]

Van Der Dussen showing his class again.

 

[ChTab]

Just as we speak, Babar brings back Hasnain for another wicket. What else can he do!

Yeah, really good approach not trying to hide the main bowlers for the last 10 overs of the innings. He's trying to get rid of SA as soon as possible.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Smart from Van der dussen. Pushed forward to trick Shadab into dropping it short but ended up hanging back and dispatched it. Mind games

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Shadab is better than this... needs to really focus on bowling with discipline

 

[Third Man]

Babar letting SA back into the match.

No pressure at all and they have comfortably compiled a 50 partnership.

These two are decent batsmen, the pitch is pretty good, the outfield is pretty nice, it's their home grownd and we don't have Waseems and Marshalls running around.

 

[Omer2002]

Shadab is a disgrace and babz will be if he carrys on with him.tge guy is getting tonked need to.try 6th option

 

[aukhan]

Rubbish bowling by Shadab.

Misbah shameless is favoring all his United team mates.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Shadab hasn’t done anything in 3 years. And we dropped Imad

 

[Omer2002]

I think shadab is bowlimg too quick wait for shamzi to come and see destroy our batting

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Cloudy all of a sudden

 

[naseem]

Get in Qadir and Hasan Ali and Haider Ali.....and may be Haris Sohail

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Shadab is a disgrace and babz will be if he carrys on with him.tge guy is getting tonked need to.try 6th option

Shadab needs all the support he can get.. I hope Babar instills the confidence in him as the primary spinner.

 

[Rafa]

Would 250-260 be a good score here on this pitch ?

 

[Hasan123]

Van Der Dussen is accelerating.

 

[Saj]

A four-ball every over.

South Africa easily coming back into this match.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

South Africa easing away. Wickets are needed

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Flat pitch really. Amazing that we already have 4 wickets in the pocket. Anything less than 270 is going to be really easy. I expect a target around 240...

 

[sindhiboy]

Miller playing well for a change

 

[Ahmed216]

I wouldn't even play shadab in a regional side.
A lower order comprised of danish asif shadab and faheem is asking for trouble. Bits n pieces galore.

 

[Omer2002]

Imad as as awful ..he nly useful.in 2020s proper darter

 

[Mainul]

Pakistan is doing a great mistake by investing on Shadab whereas they have got a genuine skilled legspinner in Usman Qadir ,the son of legend Abdul Qadir .Shadab is ordinary as a bowler ,can bat a bit but it's not his primary job. Today, he will hide under the success of the pacers and he will come into bowl when SA is already in backfoot and guarantee a place in remainder matches of the series.His bowling in nonthreatening while Usman seems to me as a wicket taking bowler.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Would 250-260 be a good score here on this pitch ?

Anything below 270 should be easy to be honest. 300+ will be tough to chase.

 

[Hasan123]

Imads line and length darts would have been much better than Shadabs wayward bowling.

 

[Rana]

That wasn't a wide. This umpire seems like the Darryl Hair type

 

[Omer2002]

270 is par on this wicket but our batting is just awfull

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Pakistan has a good bowling lineup in odis.
Shaheen is world class. Hasnain looks quality too

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Shadab has been awful

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Pakistan has a good bowling lineup in odis.
Shaheen is world class. Hasnain looks quality too

Add Shadab and Hasan are as well. Shadab is going through a bad patch..

 

[Rana]

Pakistan has a good bowling lineup in odis.
Shaheen is world class. Hasnain looks quality too

They will be even better when they replace Rauf with Hassan. Pakistan does not need the extra third seamer who bowls 87+

 

[aukhan]

Babar should take a stand infront of Misbah and drop Shadab for Usman.

Misbah the clueless coach is costing us by blindly backing his favorites.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Add Shadab and Hasan are as well. Shadab is going through a bad patch..

A 3 year long bad patch

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I’d have nawaz over shadab. Better batsman and can at least bring control with the ball

 

[Mesozoic]

Isn't Shadab khan the vice captain?

 

[ethan hunt]

The speed gun reading are a little random .
Bowlers casually switching up and down between 136 kph to 145 kph

Shadab has been poor with the ball for a while now.

 

[Hasan123]

Shadab is vice captain so it's difficult to drop him lol.

 

[Ahmed216]

Isn't Shadab khan the vice captain?

Its a shame really. No international side can be that bad

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Shadab hasn't played in a long time. Have to give him a couple of matches

 

[Darkrai]

Some guy wanted Shadab to be the captain in all 3 formats and many wanted him to captain in LOIs.

 

[Mesozoic]

These middle over phases have become so boring post 2015 WC. Only England make them seem interesting.

 

[sindhiboy]

Poor from shadab

 

[imshally81]

Shadab & Nawaz aren't wicket taking option... Both should be in supporting role instead of front line

 

[ChTab]

Shadab is vice captain so it's difficult to drop him lol.

It was stupid most decision to appoint him VC of the side.

 

[Rana]

Testing spell now for Faheem

Two set batsmen looking to accelerate

 

[Mesozoic]

Faheem's figures.

 

[aukhan]

Isn't Shadab khan the vice captain?

Shameless United Mafia wants to make him Captain now. He is bowling crap since 2018 asia cup but no one is highlighting his poor bowling.

 

[Rafa]

Ngidi, Nortje, Rabada , Shamsi and Phewulkayo.. SA also has a decent attack in Odis.

 

[Amjid Javed]

We need a couple of wickets here.

 

[Mesozoic]

To be honest, this looks like a pretty good wicket to bat on.

Pakistan should be comfortable chasing anything below 280.

 

[shah_1]

Babar is so stubborn on 6th bowler

Bowl Daniz as Shadab has been garbage.

 

[Rana]

SA on course to reach 320

Pakistan needs a couple of wickets against the run of play here

 

[aukhan]

Shadab is vice captain so it's difficult to drop him lol.

If i remember correctly. Afridi dropped VC Sarfraz for majority of his tenure as T20 captain in 2015/2016. It can be done. It will be opposed by United mafia but Babar needs to take a stand. Usman and Zahid should play ahead of him.

 

[imshally81]

Danish on..

 

[Rana]

Ya Allah Fazl kar

This could be disastrous

 

[gani999]

Pakistan has a good bowling lineup in odis.
Shaheen is world class. Hasnain looks quality too

Faheem looks pretty good too, at least in this match so far.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Danish into the attack... let's see how he goes

 

[Rana]

This guy is surprisingly quite tall

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Even Fakhar can bowl few overs of left arm spin if required. He gives it a decent flight and gets good drift