South Africa vs Pakistan | 5th ODI | Cape Town | Jan 30, 2019 | Pakistan Innings

[jnaveen1980]

Dinesh kartik is 3rd choice wktkpr and considered not good enough bat for middle order in India but I guess he can get into Pakistan lineup solely as batter and with his current SR and avg be second best batter in team and his wicket keeping will be best of best

He is a gun fielder too without gloves.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Oye 200 hi karlo yaar.

I think we are looking at about 220 if we are lucky.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Babar wicket triggered the downwards trajectory.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Pakistan started this series with a few questions:
- can Malik, hafeez, and Sarfaraz play in the same team
- do we need to change captaincy
Safe to say we will end with the same questions unanswereD
Maybe, just maybe Hafeez should play, but Sarfaraz and Malik don’t make the team as batsmen let alone captain

Hafeez can play only where Imad or shadab bats... he is not a top order batsman

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Really missing Faheem here. Could have score a scored a cracking 2(10) before popping to short-leg.

 

[jnaveen1980]

They should get to 210 by 45th and throw the kitchen sink after that.

 

[Ahmed216]

Pak have played well this series.
Dont forget this is a very young team with very poor seniors

 

[Asif321]

Malik and Rizwan innings were disastrous

 

[shariqnoor]

Even now just look to get run a ball and you'll get to 240. But knowing them, they would definitely not be looking for run a ball. It's drilled into them that death overs means to just hit out.

 

[Chokli]

Hafeez can play only where Imad or shadab bats... he is not a top order batsman

he just won you a match in the first odi

 

[Green Patriot]

They should get to 210 by 45th and throw the kitchen sink after that.

The way we are going i don't see us scoring 30 runs in the next 25 balls.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Babar wicket triggered the downwards trajectory.

We were doing OK until Fakhar was on crease. He was playing positive. Rizwan and Malik really killed the momentum.

 

[indianpanacea]

Time to say bye bye to bits and pieces players.... The earlier the better... No excuse during world cup.. We need U akmal and asad Shafiq in ODI team

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Doomed plan

 

[ask_analyse_act]

49/2 in last 15 overs.

lost the game in this phase.. this match can be won only if they make SA do the worse than that or the same..

 

[shariqnoor]

I don't blame Malik. He was slow but he knew that he's the only one capable of boosting the score so he had to stay till the end and was doing just that. Unfortunate way to go. Rizwan and Shadab's innings on the other hand completely stalled the innings.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

They should get to 210 by 45th and throw the kitchen sink after that.

They'll be all out before they get the chance to throw the kitchen sink.

 

[Pete Rose]

Hafeez can play only where Imad or shadab bats... he is not a top order batsman

By that logic he can’t play anywhere, because he is not a front line bowler

 

[Green Patriot]

Aik boundary karnay do yar.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

he just won you a match in the first odi

yes that is where he needs to come and bat... giving him to bat more than 25 overs will always be a disaster

 

[jnaveen1980]

Did Pollock just use the phrase "boss the game" lol I guess they are reading PP

 

[m.awais]

this is where you need someone to anchor the innings.. if babar and imam got out early than it was the job of fakhar to bat through. He needs to learn to bat through once he gets set.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Shadab will end up with 38 off 67

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Goodness me. What a pathetic shot on waist high full toss.

 

[Rana]

Shadab against the full toss...

 

[Pete Rose]

All we need after two drops is for Amla bhai to bat long while the guys at the other end go

 

[m.shah]

That was a no ball

 

[Mueez]

 

[rhony]

Tahir is bowling absolute pies. He seems to have lost his mojo

 

[Chokli]

amla playing for pakistan with his drops

 

[Rana]

long, loooooong tail for Pakistan

Faheem and Hassan are important players to this side

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Our tail really starts at #7.

 

[Chokli]

imad should be at 7 not shadab

 

[jnaveen1980]

8 drops by SA vs 2 drops by Pakistan for the series. That is rare.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

amla playing for pakistan with his drops

just wants some runs to play with

 

[Chokli]

this is why shadab is fine at 7 in tests and not odis

40 balls for his 18 at number 7

 

[IMMY69]

Boy I wish they had made Imad captain...

 

[PakPremi]

imad should be at 7 not shadab

Everyone is struggling they do not want to be bowled without using all 50 overs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

They need Duminy on the field. He is a good fielder.

 

[indianpanacea]

IMAd plays better shots... He can play as a batter up the order... Probably at the pivotal 4 position...

 

[Rana]

What is Shadab's quality as a batsman? Is it taking singles rotating the strike? Is it to hold the innings together at a time of crisis? Is it to give the long handle at the back end??

 

[topspin]

Really didn't expect Rizwan to come up with such a knock that was dire to expect. Painful lunch break for me.

But most of us knew Malik doesn't deserve to be in the XI on merit.

Either Hafeez, Imad, Fakhar or Amir should be captain. If it has to be a senior then give to professor saab.

 

[shariqnoor]

Pakistan has become a poor batting 1st team. The pressure of setting up a total totally consumes them. Without Imam anchoring the innings, everybody else looks completely lost. Saw that in the Asia Cup and now seeing it in SA.

 

[Chokli]

Everyone is struggling they do not want to be bowled without using all 50 overs.

imad has already hit 2 fours in 8 balls than shadab in 40... there is no excuse

 

[PakPremi]

this is why shadab is fine at 7 in tests and not odis

40 balls for his 18 at number 7

Without shadab and malik inning we would have been bowlwd out for 180

 

[Deewana Mastana]

We were doing OK until Fakhar was on crease. He was playing positive. Rizwan and Malik really killed the momentum.

We needed Fakhar and Babar there till the 25th over at least. Babar was going nicely but then Hafeez, Rizwan, Shadab and Malik then made it worse.

 

[imshally81]

Good intention by Imad..

 

[Chokli]

Without shadab and malik inning we would have been bowlwd out for 180

that doesn't justify having a tail-ender at 7

 

[Rana]

well 200, runs on the board at least

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Finally some shots by Imad.

 

[imshally81]

Rizwan was the real culprit here....

 

[indianpanacea]

IMAd is a proper ODI batsman and can easily play at position 4...He should b now tried at position 4 in T20s

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shadab needs to look to get a big shot in

Steyn and Rabada won't be easy to hit out against

 

[MMHS]

50 in last 7 should give a fighting total. I think, wicket is slower than usual and a score like 245/9 can be match winner. PAK had a head start for Fakhar, otherwise looks like more or less every player has struggled, particularly after balls got a bit old.

 

[Mueez]

Ok these two need to take this Mulder on.

 

[PakPremi]

imad has already hit 2 fours in 8 balls than shadab in 40... there is no excuse

Imad is a stoke player and that is his job . Shadab we need to prevent collapses and play all remaining overs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

1 hour of De kock will neutralize any advantage they will gain in the last 6 overs

 

[imshally81]

 

[Mueez]

1 hour of De kock will neutralize any advantage they will gain in the last 6 overs

Shaheen will get him in the first 5 overs.

 

[Pete Rose]

Pretty rubbish innings

 

[Rana]

Amir, Shinwari and Shaheen all cant bat!

 

[Green Patriot]

Debutant gets the wicket.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bounce got him.

 

[angrypathan]

Shadab out to probably the only ball he middled today. Funny game cricket

 

[Chokli]

Imad is a stoke player and that is his job . Shadab we need to prevent collapses and play all remaining overs.

and with that mentality you'll never be a top team.

you need imad at 7.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Shadab at best can get you 20 or 30 that too below 70 SR

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Pathetic innings from Shadab, just when he needed to get some runs, throws it away.

 

[imshally81]

Amir, Shinwari and Shaheen all cant bat!

Amir can bat..

 

[Green Patriot]

19(42)
Awful stuff.

 

[m.shah]

Just when there was a little momentum

 

[QalandarFan]

19 off 42 from Shadab! Also ran out Shoaib

Sucked the life out of the innings in the asia cup, and did it here again with his counter-attacking blocks.

 

[Zeshan547]

maybe [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] was right hahaha but shady is easily better bowler than Maddy if not batsman.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Rizwan looked clueless,an associate level of player
Sarfaraz is safe now

It has also been proved that Shadab isnt an allrounder
Imad is much better bat than him & should bat at 7

 

[ILcricket]

240 should be good to defend .

 

[Green Patriot]

Imad hog the strike now.
Play out the overs.
We'll take whatever we get.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan will make 210 or something

 

[IMMY69]

Faced 40 balls then threw it away although a bit unlucky...

Imad has the tools to get us to 230

 

[topspin]

Rameez is a horrible commentator but he was so right in stating Imad should have come before Shadab. There is a reason why the former averages 40 @ SR 100.

As for Shadab this innings this was always expected with his SR of 67 but according [MENTION=143344]babajee[/MENTION] he's better than Imad

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Shadab's approach to batting is really casual, it seems he is on vacation.

 

[yuvi]

Shadab an allrounder or tailender?