South Africa vs Pakistan | 2nd ODI | Durban | Jan 22, 2019 | Pakistan innings Thread

[Rana]

Need some boundaries

 

[Titan24]

I have started to believe that he is a mediocre bowler who managed to fluke himself a allrounder- the guy has done nothing absolutely nothing to be called an all rounder

Agreed, but players take bit of time to develop and you invest into them by considering how valuable they can be for the team in the future.

There are countless number of players who started their career ordinarily but turned out to be really good cricketers.

 

[Pakhs]

The longest batting line up i have seen Pakistan play for a long time. This obviously means weakened bowling line up.

 

[Rana]

Not sure what these two are trying to do out there

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Is Paterson bowling in access of 90mph?

 

[Titan24]

Hafeez, Malik and Talat should be good enough for 10 overs between them.

 

[Rana]

Maiden against Fakhar

 

[Rana]

Paterson Angles to Fakhar are too good for him

 

[Amjid Javed]

Testing conditions here, batsmen need to start rotating strike and being selective and positive with strokes.

 

[Ahmed216]

Is Paterson bowling in access of 90mph?

Hes bowling Abbas' pace

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

found out fakhar already

 

[Rana]

Fakhar back to his UAE form

 

[angrypathan]

Fakhar's strike rotation is atrocious. Playing a maiden to this trundler is criminal

 

[MMHS]

SA batting looks really thin with Phehlukwayo at 5 down

I think, Andile used to bat at 7 earlier as well. Here they are missing Kock in top order, but SAF bottom half hasn't been like past oblate. At one point, when Kallis used to bowl full quota, they had like Boucher, Klusner, Pollock & Symcox from 7-10, which you don't get in every generation.

 

[Titan24]

The longest batting line up i have seen Pakistan play for a long time. This obviously means weakened bowling line up.

Actually Faheem has outperformed some main bowlers over the last year or so and Shadab his potential again and again. So if someone can bat as well shouldnt dismiss his performances as a bowler.

 

[dragon751]

Is Paterson bowling in access of 90mph?

lol hes barely touching 80

 

[mak36]

How's the pitch?

 

[Markhor]

Since 2009, the average 1st innings total in Durban is 282.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

lol hes barely touching 80

As he has the pace of that was why I asked as he can't seem to be even going for a single.

 

[shariqnoor]

God forbid if Imam played out a maiden, some people here will be having a meltdown.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What is Fakhar doing?

 

[dragon751]

How's the pitch?

seems a lil on the slow side so i guess stroke making might be difficult

 

[shah_1]

Poor shot

 

[babajee]

Imam )

 

[Rana]

Soft, soft dismisal.

not looking good for Pakistan is this

 

[Pakhs]

Actually Faheem has outperformed some main bowlers over the last year or so and Shadab his potential again and again. So if someone can bat as well shouldnt dismiss his performances as a bowler.

Thats fine no problem with Faheem and Shadab playing but they need to get Amir in this team and take one batsman out.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Imam

 

[babajee]

Bobby time.

 

[Markhor]

Imam pulling a Shehzad with 5 (14).

 

[QalandarFan]

Oh my...

 

[Rana]

Runs have ceased and a wicket.

 

[angrypathan]

136kph that one so can't even claim to be beaten by pace

 

[QalandarFan]

We’re gonna need 300+ here. The pitch speeds up under lights.

 

[Pakhs]

lol hes barely touching 80

On England pitches simple pace doesnt work! it has been shown again and again. Bowlers who can move the bowl side ways will be more handy.

 

[Green Patriot]

1 down already.

 

[Titan24]

I think, Andile used to bat at 7 earlier as well. Here they are missing Kock in top order, but SAF bottom half hasn't been like past oblate. At one point, when Kallis used to bowl full quota, they had like Boucher, Klusner, Pollock & Symcox from 7-10, which you don't get in every generation.

Yes he used to but he isnt good enough, as his stats show as well. Can play a decent knock once in a blue moon.

Unfortunately Morris, Parnell, Preterious just werent good enough to carry the all rounders legacy for SA.

 

[Ahmed216]

'Bounce' is back.
Imam clearly late there

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

i would blame fakhar for this wicket .
he got open licence from captain and coach to attack but he is unable to do anything and giving maiden for fun

 

[DRsohail]

Imam back to his test form.

 

[Rana]

Field day for Babar if he likes.

 

[Titan24]

136kph that one so can't even claim to be beaten by pace

Bouncers are generally not measured at high speed

 

[Rana]

Fakhar will probably go in this over also

 

[MMHS]

PAK needs to sort out shot ball playing, apart from Babar hardly anyone is comfortable. One reason definitely is UAE wickets.

 

[QalandarFan]

Four for babar

 

[mak36]

On England pitches simple pace doesnt work! it has been shown again and again. Bowlers who can move the bowl side ways will be more handy.

ODIs and tests are a completely different ball game in England.

There's a reason Anderson doesn't play ODIs..

 

[AAli98]

No shame in getting out to short balls but when the likes of:
Imam azhar asad sarfraz getting out playing like number 11s

Embarrassing!! No technique what so ever

 

[Titan24]

Fakhar or Babar, atleast one needs to go till the 45th over to have a decent score

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Fakhar will probably go in this over also

he is seriously out of touch and form whatever u may call
he cant time ball at all

 

[QalandarFan]

This Partnership needs to go to the 20th over at least so Hafeez can come out and do his thing.

 

[Rana]

Paterson has bowled very well

 

[Titan24]

Pitch doesnt look as flat with the new ball as the 1st ODI

 

[dragon751]

lol hes barely touching 80

slowly starting to crank it up now

 

[letme alone]

Fakhar will probably go in this over also

feel too, but don't talk heart breaking

 

[Ahmed216]

Clearly a weakness has crept in bobby's batting , hes playing slightly more front-on these days

 

[MMHS]

Yes he used to but he isnt good enough, as his stats show as well. Can play a decent knock once in a blue moon.

Unfortunately Morris, Parnell, Preterious just werent good enough to carry the all rounders legacy for SA.

Morris still is good, but he probably played last against IND. They do have couple of emerging bowling all-rounders, we might see one in this series or against SRL.

 

[Markhor]

The last time Pakistan won back-to-back ODIs in a overseas series against a top team (Australia, NZ, Ind, Eng, SAF) was Nov 2013.

 

[Rana]

Glorious

 

[imshally81]

 

[letme alone]

shot

 

[Titan24]

Morris still is good, but he probably played last against IND. They do have couple of emerging bowling all-rounders, we might see one in this series or against SRL.

Yes William Mulder is regarded as one of the next big thing in SA cricket.

 

[mak36]

Interested to see how long these two are kept on. Should look to target the other bowlers.

 

[barah_admi]

It's clearly testing conditions early on but they need to start rotating the strike.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shot Babar!

 

[Titan24]

Interested to see how long these two are kept on. Should look to target the other bowlers.

Yes definitely, hopefully Fakhar and Babar are also thinking that and dont do anything odd

 

[Titan24]

Excellent runnung from Pak top 3

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shamsi good honesty

 

[Titan24]

Fakhar playing decent shots on leg side altast

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Excellent runnung from Pak top 3

Ball watching

 

[Rana]

Fakhar in Shazad mode today

 

[Pete Rose]

Things that Rameez has done to annoy me today:
- praised Pakistan’s running and then the batsmen didn’t score a single for the next 15 deliveries
- perpetuated inzi stereotype of not being particularly bright by implying he is incapable of understanding big ideas

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Shamsi good honesty

i have a feeling shamsi will atleast pick up 3 wickets today

 

[Pakhs]

ODIs and tests are a completely different ball game in England.

There's a reason Anderson doesn't play ODIs..

I am talking about England as the WC is in England. We saw what happened to Australia in England with 3 out and out pace attacke. Pace with low bounce and good ODI wickets are easy to hit.

 

[Pakhs]

Decent start by Pakistan. Could have been better though

 

[Titan24]

i have a feeling shamsi will atleast pick up 3 wickets today

He is definitely not easy to pick

 

[mak36]

Yes definitely, hopefully Fakhar and Babar are also thinking that and dont do anything odd

Keep posting today please. Your analysis was near spot-on last game and I'm not watching atm so will be catching up on this thread later today.

 

[imshally81]

i think 280 would be a competitive total here...

 

[MMHS]

Yes William Mulder is regarded as one of the next big thing in SA cricket.

Gareth Dukes and Marcelo Peidt as well. Bowling all-rounder isn't a big issue for them, even Majraj can also come. It's the batting that needs to cover for AvD's loss, Markram somehow couldn't turn it in ODI so far.

 

[Titan24]

Oliver is gonna bowl 1st change and is gonna bowl a lot of bouncers

 

[Rana]

50-1 after 10 would be decent

looks unlikely though

 

[Amjid Javed]

Fakhar again trying to manufacture shots, just play normal shots and runs will come!