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

[castortroy]

Wow what a collapse

 

[Major]

Thank Misbah for selecting such a weak middle order.

I knew you would blame anyone but that choker.

again, babr azam himself said he chooses playing 11 and pcb also made teh same statement.

 

[Hasan123]

Are you watching the same game as me where the other batsmen are gifting their wickets away?

I am watching the same game. Babar is the best batter in the team. He should he able to accelerate against these bowlers. There is less than 5 overs left. What is he saving his wicket for? We need runs not dot balls.

 

[Ahmed216]

Pakistan batting against Markram, as if he is Graeme Swann.

Even greame swann never bowled during slog overs

 

[marlonbrowndo]

And another one. Worst batting lineup I’ve seen in my life

 

[Rana]

I blame Fakhar Zaman

What was the need of that shot? was he too bored?

 

[Ramsay]

An excellent catch from Bavuma.

 

[ChTab]

This is really pathetic from Babar

 

[Major]

man what is Babar Azam doing, it was afreeebieeeeeeeeeee

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nawaz gone this is beyond pathetic now.

 

[silentkiller187]

bro, in the last 10 overs, wicekts falling dont matter.
You need to accelerate. ANything less than 300 is criminal here.

You have to take risks here, and we are playing part timers

wickets falling dont matter??? all these wickets that have fallen have cost us the 300, and you expect babar to slog aimlessly from now and get out aswel?

 

[Hasan123]

But he is better than kohli that what all we wanted lol

People say that and when you expect more from him, there's always excuses why he can't do better.

 

[imshally81]

Nawaz gone too

 

[Titan24]

Pak’s middle and lower middle order has been non existent in the series.

 

[Markhor]

Muralikram has tied us up in knots.

 

[Mamoon]

We deserve this humiliation.

 

[Sunzi]

And now Nawaz. Wheels have fallen off completely.

 

[Muddaser]

When the rest of the team is falling like a pack of cards you can't simply accelerate and run the risk of losing your wicket too.

He is the only player keeping this innings together.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Absolutely garbage selection

 

[Minnowbasher]

Babar is a terrible player of spin for someone of his class.

 

[Gullycricket]

And mr powerpoint is like Nawaz is better than Imad lol

 

[marlonbrowndo]

We deserve this humiliation.

We certainly do

 

[Major]

man Bavuma, this guy is just marvellus

 

[naseem]

It's upto Babar and Hasan Ali......but still no Haider Ali.....when will we learn a lesson these players r duds...

Asif Ali..
Nawaz
Iftikhar
Khushdil...
Talat....

 

[Titan24]

Ball against spinners is not really coming onto the bat as well as pacers. Pak’s spinners will have to come into play today.

 

[Markhor]

Cannot recall pseudo allrounder Nawaz producing a single noteworthy knock in international cricket.

 

[iniqbal223]

When was the last time Nawaz has done any performance of any significant contribution with either bat or bowl??

Please help!!!

 

[Minnowbasher]

Rubbish middle order. Bring back haris sohail. Also why is 35 year old sarfraz playing over haider ali??

 

[Hasan123]

Some fans always find excuses for Babar. Why is expecting him to accelerate against part time spin a problem? They have been bowling in the last 10 overs, what he is saving himself for lol? We need runs. Not survival.

Don't say he is up there with the fab 4 if you can't handle others wanting more from him.

 

[Titan24]

Cannot recall pseudo allrounder Nawaz producing a single noteworthy knock in international cricket.

He was decent in last T20I at home where he won man of the match.

 

[Amjid Javed]

51/5 off last 10.3 overs after being 206/1

 

[hitthestump]

There is no way anyone can defend Misbah for this.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

23 balls to go

 

[Zeshan547]

Absolutely garbage selection

[MENTION=18398]IAJ[/MENTION] man who is having the last laugh? best team selection, i know you will still defend it.

 

[Mamoon]

The only difference between Babar and Amla in ODIs is that Babar doesn’t have a beard.

 

[Hasan123]

So Babar will bat till the end. We need Hasan Ali to just swing.

 

[Gullycricket]

Mark my words Nawaz will be expensive than Smurfs and Markram

 

[Major]

people talk about Fab 4, but Babar cant even take risks against part timers here.

He is expecting otehrs to attack for him.

Comapre this to what Fakhar did the other day

 

[marlonbrowndo]

itst the final 10 overs, its better to take risk for the runs.

we should had got 340 on board, its raining, DL might be a factor later

I agree we should’ve got 340. If not for the worst middle order in the history of cricket. Thank you Misbah

 

[sada90]

i haven't watch a single match in my life where pak have played with confident throughout the whole inning .. its always a mess ..

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Babar playing in tests

 

[Markhor]

Hasan Ali will at least not waste any deliveries.

 

[shariqnoor]

Babar himself has 0 ability to score at a 10 run rate. This innings is as good as over.

 

[Indiafan]

The entire middle order has just gifted their wickets and we have people here blaming Babar for not accelerating.

These are the idiots you have on this forum.

Good batsmen like Kohli do not need to take risks or hit in air to accelerate. Babar wasnt even able to put away full tosses. Kohli after getting set accelerates without taking any risks. Heck forget about accelerating, they are going below 5 in last 5 overs. Baffling batting this

 

[jusarrived]

Pakistan seems to have muffed up again with some senseless selections.
After the start given by Fakhar,350 was on cards..even they are only 6 down still struggling to score

 

[marlonbrowndo]

There is no way anyone can defend Misbah for this.

Somehow a handful of people still manage to

 

[naseem]

Easy win on cards for Sa

 

[Indiafan]

This is one of the weirdest death over batting I have ever seen by any team ever

 

[sindhiboy]

Absurd to think Markram and Jon Jon smuts are bowling at the death.

And giving 3 wickets to them.
Babar has also missed out on full tosses

 

[Hasan123]

Lol a poster said Babar is the best player against quality bowling. Man is struggling to time shots against part time spin who are bowling on with a wet ball lol.

 

[Titan24]

Some fans always find excuses for Babar. Why is expecting him to accelerate against part time spin a problem? They have been bowling in the last 10 overs, what he is saving himself for lol? We need runs. Not survival.

Don't say he is up there with the fab 4 if you can't handle others wanting more from him.

While he hasnt done extremely well at this stage but, we have to consider how the wickets have fell at the other end. Him getting out at this stage could be a problem as well as you dont really expect tailenders to get upto an optimal score from here

 

[Local.Dada]

Wow just imagine someone like Pandya or Pant vs Markam and Smuts they would have torn them a new one. This is poor batting against parttimers

 

[Major]

Btw full marks to bavuma for bringing in spinners here.

Joke of a match this has become

 

[Hasan123]

Not picking Haider Ali was a big mistake.

 

[AAli98]

This is one of the weirdest death over batting I have ever seen by any team ever

Wer use to it lower tier stuff..

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hassan Ali should bat at 5 in this lineup

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Babar hahahaha

 

[ChTab]

If Pakistan loses this game it's because of Babar.

 

[Rana]

Misbah’s garbage era is everywhere to be seen

 

[Abdurmirr]

Absolutely disgusting from Babar. All my respect for him as a cricketer has fully disappeared after this innings.

After playing 6 years of international cricket he cannot even dominate part time spinners like Markram and Smuts. It’s honestly laughable that people compare this man to Kohli

 

[sindhiboy]

Markram is bowling yorkers
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[imshally81]

Welcome boundary

 

[Rana]

If Pakistan loses this game it's because of Babar.

Too harsh

It’s because of Fakhar. That was a pathetic shot to get out on. He was looking to get out with 15 overs still to go

 

[Hasan123]

While he hasnt done extremely well at this stage but, we have to consider how the wickets have fell at the other end. Him getting out at this stage could be a problem as well as you dont really expect tailenders to get upto an optimal score from here

We are in the last 10 overs. It is about runs not preserving wickets. Sometimes you have to take risks to get rewards. It's not often that the tactic of defensive play works. Even though attacking risks don't always come off, I promise you there is more chance of that coming off than this tactic.

 

[Thanos]

Attacking brand of cricket they said...

You reminded me. I didn't read that thread but saw headline on Forum page.

 

[imshally81]

Good bowling changes by SA captain..

 

[UzmanBeast]

Playing Nawaz at 6 was always a risk, and it will never pay off.

Imad is probably the most sensible lower order batsman we've had in recent times.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Looks like we wont get 300 here, utter pathetic effort.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan have got a score Misbah would be proud of in 2014

 

[Hasan123]

Good shot.

 

[Omer2002]

2 for 40 odd markram wowww get him in PSL i say

 

[Major]

Even commentators were joking that we wont get 280


anyways, babar might get no.1 ranking but what a terrible innigns to get it from

 

[silentkiller187]

take the captaincy away from Babar asap , the guy looks conflicted, going to end up playing conservative most of the time

 

[Abdurmirr]

I’m always down to blaming Misbah, the man is a cancer on PCT, however today I reckon we can’t blame him but instead the selfishness of Babar and stupidity of Fakhar.

 

[Aviator]

These are bunch of mental midgets...they will never change.. N

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

This innings from Babar has been nothing short of a disgrace

 

[ChTab]

Too harsh

It’s because of Fakhar. That was a pathetic shot to get out on. He was looking to get out with 15 overs still to go

But Babar hasn't done anything since Fakhar's dismissal.

 

[Muddaser]

Even commentators were joking that we wont get 280


anyways, babar might get no.1 ranking but what a terrible innigns to get it from

All credit to the choker coach. He couldn't score 1 run off 3. Remember?

 

[Smudger]

The only difference between Babar and Amla in ODIs is that Babar doesn’t have a beard.

What's Amla's record in Wc

 

[Zeshan547]

Absolutely disgusting from Babar. All my respect for him as a cricketer has fully disappeared after this innings.

After playing 6 years of international cricket he cannot even dominate part time spinners like Markram and Smuts. It’s honestly laughable that people compare this man to Kohli

Bigger joke is on a day he will become no. 1 ODI bat, what coincidence.