South Africa v Pakistan | 3rd ODI | Centurion | 7th April 2021 | Pakistan innings

[imshally81]

We are not playing Test series in South Africa; we are playing in Zimbabwe, our arch-rivals.

What is your views about last innings of Fakhar?

 

[Coolcapri]

What kind of tactics are this, 3 fielder on the boundry thridman to cover, All fakhar need is one boundary n over and rotate strike.

 

[PakPremi]

Zaman is the most precious Pakistan batsman. Much more valuable than Babar!

No he is not maybe second best when in form.

 

[Mesozoic]

Last match Zaman manhandled Nortje, Rabada and Ngidi together. Come with new excuses please.

And why would I make excuses for anything?

 

[Coolcapri]

If these 2 continue by 40th Over than 350 is on the card.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

If these 2 continue by 40th Over than 350 is on the card.

Anything less than 350 will be a failure of our middle order

 

[ha5is12]

Babar is the most precious batsmen to come out of pakistan in the last 20 years. Fakhar is a great player but will never match babars consistency

 

[PakPremi]

Zaman is a match winner.

Babar won the first match for Pakistan.

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Why can't babar open. Would have scored 100 at 90/100 SR easy by this time

 

[NeVerMind]

Good toss to lose as will set a big score and then have no pressure of chasing...

 

[Thanos]

Not taking anything away from Pak batsman. They've been bashing all SA bowlers in series.

But this bowling attack of SA looking completely clueless.

 

[Sunzi]

Skyline looks concerningly dark

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Babar won the first match for Pakistan.

It was a very easy target to be honest. Second match was more of a test

 

[AAli98]

Maharajs bunny Azam playing him out...

 

[Thanos]

Target of 374 to chase for SA.

 

[Coolcapri]

Anything less than 350 will be a failure of our middle order

I think Faheem needs to come next.

 

[Coolcapri]

Target of 374 to chase for SA.

not impossible, For this Fakhar has to start going for everything.

 

[Titan24]

Relax I'm talking about JJ Smuts bowling five long hops every over ....

Yes his bowling was pretty ordinary today considering he has over 150 FC wickets.

 

[MHN1293]

Target of 374 to chase for SA.

You seem to have underestimated the trio of sarfraz, faheem and nawaz here.

 

[imshally81]

100 for Fakhar

 

[PakPremi]

Hendricks is decent

Also Maharaj. Markram good for 6th bowler too on this wicket.

 

[angrypathan]

100. Great knock

 

[Coolcapri]

Well played Fakhar ........

 

[Rana]

Come on Fakhar, get a big one here buddy!

 

[Markhor]

Brilliant from Fakhar. Follows up one good performance with another.

 

[PakPremi]

It was a very easy target to be honest. Second match was more of a test

You still have to score lots of runs, if he was out early Pak would have lost the match. So in my books that is a match winning inning.

 

[Gullycricket]

What a player. Ramiz said correctly. He is clutch. Mr powerpoint Wasim must be looking like clown now not selecting Fakhar for T20

 

[Titan24]

Another quality knock from Fakhar, he would be hoping his team wins this one. Back to back 100s, chance to get another big one here.

 

[Mesozoic]

If he starts swinging hard now, he can get a double.

 

[Mamoon]

What is your views about last innings of Fakhar?

It showed how important it is to pace your innings well. He changed gears extremely well but his 65-70 SR in the first half of his innings and the partnership with Shadab, where he played at a SR of 44 for 10 overs, ultimately cost Pakistan the match because he was left with too much to do in the end.

That innings showed both the best and worst aspects of Fakhar - he is one of the best, if not the best in Pakistan at punishing boundary balls, but he is probably the worst in Pakistan when it comes to managing good deliveries.

When you don’t bowl him boundary balls he is helpless. That is why people should not get overly excited because we have seen what he is about.

Every now and then he will be produce fireworks and play a blinder, but he will regularly flatter fo deceive when the bowlers bowl smartly to him.

 

[Hasan123]

Good knock from Fakhar.

 

[Zeshan547]

Come on Fakhar, get a big one here buddy!

Inshallah he will again, he is no get 100 and get out next ball babar.

 

[Coolcapri]

They will keep him for T20, I m sure.

 

[Hasan123]

If he hasn't got bat on this, it looks out.

 

[angrypathan]

Looked like glove to me.
Edit: nvm looks missing

 

[Hasan123]

They will keep him for T20, I m sure.

He is the T20 squad. It's confirmed.

 

[Markhor]

What's also helped is Fakhar not crouching as much as he was on the last tour of SAF. Hopefully this series is a turning point for him.

 

[Hasan123]

This time it is out.

 

[Coolcapri]

luckyyyyyyyyyyy, How it missed???

 

[castortroy]

Fakhar what a give away. 15 overs yet to bat

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Softest dismissal I’ve seen

 

[MHN1293]

Soft dismissal

 

[angrypathan]

What a stupid shot lol

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Played a similar short against India in WC 2019.

 

[Sunzi]

Missing. Looked quite close TBF.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

What's also helped is Fakhar not crouching as much as he was on the last tour of SAF. Hopefully this series is a turning point for him.

Thoughts on this batting lineup in general? Weakest you’ve ever seen?

 

[Hasan123]

Test for the middle order. Nawaz at 6 and Faheem at 7 seems a bit high.

 

[Coolcapri]

oh fakhar, 150 was there for the taking. anyway good knock.

 

[ChTab]

What a stupid shot

 

[Cricket World]

Both wickets gifted

 

[silentkiller187]

How many times does Fakhar get out playing these silly scoops,paddles, reverse whatever you want to call it, stick to the straight bat wacking

 

[Zeshan547]

Inshallah he will again, he is no get 100 and get out next ball babar.

Maybe i jinxed him, but he could have launched it to midwicket easily. Anyway good innings.

 

[Titan24]

Time for middle order to stand up.

 

[Markhor]

Don't play shots that aren't natural to you ! Fakhar needs to put away the scoop, has tried it before and has never come off.

Anyway he's given us a great platform. Over to Babar, Rizwan and co.

 

[imshally81]

Out.. Finally

 

[Mesozoic]

Why try those funky shots when you can easily muscle it over the cow corner? Same problem with pant.

 

[Sunzi]

Threw it away there though, Fakhar oy!

 

[silentkiller187]

bit of turn on the pitch for maharaj, good signs for qadir, nawaz?

 

[Ahmed216]

Fakhar looked too satisfied with two successive hundreds.
Almost lost interest

 

[Hasan123]

With spin on, it would have made more sense for Safraz to come out now.

 

[castortroy]

Pak difficulties against left arm spin continues

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Any decent team would’ve gotten 400 from there

 

[Sunzi]

Good stage for Rizwan to come in - should compliment Babar with his busy playstyle.

 

[Zeshan547]

Rizwan with average of 30, wao, i thought he was bay better than this.

 

[Coolcapri]

whey they sent rizwan, both similar kind of player, Faheem should have been sent.

 

[AAli98]

Tail started

 

[Mesozoic]

Maharaj is a million times better than that overrated dramaybaaz Shamsi...

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Maharaj arm balls are spinning more than Warne's legspin rippers apparently. Why in gods name is it difficult to play him

 

[Titan24]

There is some spin on offer.

 

[EngrOmair]

Rizi Bhai struggling but Ghabrana Nahi hai

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Should have sent in Fahim. Rizwan has been looking pretty scratchy in ODIs since his comeback. It's like he's unsure whether to strike, defend or knock the ball around.

 

[Ahmed216]

Rizwan with average of 30, wao, i thought he was bay better than this.

He's very overrated in ODI'S. Another pak batsman who cant accelerate once set

 

[Coolcapri]

babar needs to take charge.

 

[castortroy]

Like I said, Rizwan isn't a number 4 in 50 over cricket

 

[Zeshan547]

He's very overrated in ODI'S. Another pak batsman who cant accelerate once set

Maybe that freakish golden patch over and back to normal ways.

 

[angrypathan]

He's very overrated in ODI'S. Another pak batsman who cant accelerate once set

Rizwan's recent T20 knocks show that he can accelerate when set. Where he struggles is getting off to a quick start.

 

[ChTab]

Pakistan losing a bit of momentum

 

[Hasan123]

Rizwan has done well in list A cricket in the middle order and his 2 100s came batting at 4. He is fine at 4 if he isn't going to open.

 

[King_Kohli]

Most ODI runs in first 50 innings:

Hashim Amla - 2486
Fakhar Zaman - 2262
Shai Hope - 2247
Zaheer Abbas - 2234
Viv Richards - 2208

 

[BunnyRabbit]

A settled Babar is still the best finisher in the current squad. Our visionary CS dumped our only (relatively) successful finisher in ODIs for Nawaz(his domestic team's player ie talk aout favourism)