Time up for the Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan opening partnership in T20Is?

[GreenKhan]

Nothing is funnier than watching the tears of @topspin and co stream down their faces.

Anger, hatred and bitterness spews from their brains while Rizwan smiles and makes yet another top score lol.

They were so happy at half time at what looked like an under par score. Rizwan had been finally “exposed” and the jubilation was all over the match thread.

But because his 38 ended up being so pivotal to the outcome of the match, as a result of the tight slaps they received they are reaching Willy Wonka levels of loopy today.

You don’t need comedy when you have these guys. May we have many more years of Rizwan for the lols he provides to PakPassion.

The most impactful innings of the match by far Was Fakhars 33 of 16, who unselfishly went from ball one .

That’s what an impact player /match winner does .

 

[Major]

Good to see Pakistan winning accolades against the NZ C side with Rizwan being removed.

 

[Rana]

Time to bump this.

Good to see Pakistan winning accolades against the NZ C side with Rizwan being removed.

We lost the last game when Rizwan played too

 

[Major]

We lost the last game when Rizwan played too

but was he and babar opening?

 

[Rana]

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@Major

You should have seen the writing on the wall here

 

[Rana]

but was he and babar opening?

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They were opening here

 

[mominsaigol]

This paternship should have ended in 2020 lol

 

[Rana]

This paternship should have ended in 2020 lol

It was the curse that should not have allowed to grow.

As long as these two (Babar and Rizwan) linger around and demand top spots…Pakistan will remain mediocre

 

[mominsaigol]

It was the curse that should not have allowed to grow.

As long as these two (Babar and Rizwan) linger around and demand top spots…Pakistan will remain mediocre

Chacha too.

The misbah gang proudly presents

1) Babar as opener
2) Rizwan as Opener
3) Shadab a leg spinner in sarfi era as a frontline batting allrounder
4) Chacha as lower order hitter
5) Nawaz as your front line Spinner
6) haris rauf as your key wicket taking middle over bowler


Former decisions that are now inactive include

1) Khusdil shah and asif Ali as your lower order
2) Umar akmal, Imam, Shehzad and Irfan as your front lines.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

how saim is playing its better to go back with this combo atleast we will be able to survive a power play without throwing too many wickets.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Would be a terrible decision and would destroy a very good pair.
Eventually what will happen that we will see short term success with a new pair that hits boundary, than it gets exposed, and than we will be running back to Babar and Rizwan pair when its too later.

Looks like its happening and will be around the corner...

 

[ask_analyse_act]

how saim is playing its better to go back with this combo atleast we will be able to survive a power play without throwing too many wickets.

Losing wickets in powerplay is not a problem... Every team lose wickets but that doesnt stop them hitting boundaries and sixers and go into shell being feared of their own shadows under the floodlights..

In 2021 WC India lost their top order against Pak didnt stop them to put a total in excess of 150+
In 2021 WC semis Aus lost half their side for 80 odd runs and still had 100 runs to score in last 9 overs and they did it..
In 2023 WC India lost their top order again against Pak didnt stop them to go on and win the chase

This idea of playing slow and wasting balls as dots when losing a wicket or 2 in the powerplay was long cultivated by the dot ball maestros Misbah, Hafeez, Shehzad and long it continues...

 

[RidiculousMan]

Losing wickets in powerplay is not a problem... Every team lose wickets but that doesnt stop them hitting boundaries and sixers and go into shell being feared of their own shadows under the floodlights..

In 2021 WC India lost their top order against Pak didnt stop them to put a total in excess of 150+
In 2021 WC semis Aus lost half their side for 80 odd runs and still had 100 runs to score in last 9 overs and they did it..
In 2023 WC India lost their top order again against Pak didnt stop them to go on and win the chase

This idea of playing slow and wasting balls as dots when losing a wicket or 2 in the powerplay was long cultivated by the dot ball maestros Misbah, Hafeez, Shehzad and long it continues...

Exactly. T20 has changed. Teams don't mind losing wickets. They prefer to be all out of 9 out at the end of 20 overs. But they stay on 10 runs per over path.