[UPDATE #25] Misbah-ul-Haq scores 84* of 50 balls in his second outing at Hong Kong T20 Blitz

[Major]

What an innings by the guy. Captaining Hong Kong Islands United and smacked 82 runs of 32 balls.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq 82* off 37 balls iin the Hong Kong T20 Blitz<br>42 runs off his first 30 Balls<br>40 runs off his last 7 balls<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HKT20Blitz?src=hash">#HKT20Blitz</a> <a href="https://t.co/U7q5bfT4rw">pic.twitter.com/U7q5bfT4rw</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/839751248597422081">March 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Rafa]

Still a better batsman than most members of the Current Pakistan T20 Side.

Might even fancy a comeback.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

40 off last 7

would have made 40 off 5 in that case

20m boundaries :d

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Making runs in short boundaries is no big achievement, he was a failure in PSL.

 

[shariqnoor]

I wonder why other Pakistani batsmen don't manage to do such things if this is no big achievement?

 

[boomboomcheema]

Bring back Misbah in all formats.

 

[UN talkz]

first of all I want to clarify dat I am against misbah playing for national
but those saying this is jst a joke I just wanna tell that if it is so easy den cant players like sammy sanga dilshan and others not do it , the boundaries r small for dem aldo
so dont criticize unnecessarily. ... he played hell of an innings

 

[Big Mac]

A reminder that all the games are being broadcast on youtube on the Hong Kong Cricket channel if you lot want to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhvYKoQJnr0

That's the game Misbah played in, skip to about 1:30 to see the last couple of overs.

 

[HitWicket]

first of all I want to clarify dat I am against misbah playing for national
but those saying this is jst a joke I just wanna tell that if it is so easy den cant players like sammy sanga dilshan and others not do it , the boundaries r small for dem aldo
so dont criticize unnecessarily. ... he played hell of an innings

Chris Jordan played a similar innings yesterday, is it the same ground?

 

[Hitman]

What an innings. He's still good enough to represent is country.

 

[Kakar]

It's the same league where DR Smith scored 121 from 40 deliveries. Scoring 82 here doesn't make Misbah better than other Pakistanis in this format. If he was, PSL was the stage to show that, where he had a below average season.

 

[Amirforpresident]

What an innings. He's still good enough to represent is country.

Please dont say that

 

[Major]

It's the same league where DR Smith scored 121 from 40 deliveries. Scoring 82 here doesn't make Misbah better than other Pakistanis in this format. If he was, PSL was the stage to show that, where he had a below average season.

Who here said he was better then anyone else ?

People who have a problem with his performance are the ones saying this. Somehow everyone feels threaten when this guy performs

 

[Syed1]

This is Misbah's level now.

 

[saeedhk]

Doesn't take away the fact that Misbah was a seriously limited, mediocre batsman in ODIs and T20s. A blessing he is not part of the team.

 

[Kakar]

Who here said he was better then anyone else ?

People who have a problem with his performance are the ones saying this. Somehow everyone feels threaten when this guy performs

So you somehow manage to read my post but chose to ignore others. Sums up who has a problem.

"Still a better batsman than most members of the Current Pakistan T20 Side."

"I wonder why other Pakistani batsmen don't manage to do such things if this is no big achievement?"

"What an innings. He's still good enough to represent is country."

 

[hamzi]

To everyone going crazy over this...These matches are being played at the venue which hosted the hongkong sixes every year...These are really small boundaries and so its easy to score which can be seen in this tournament...Smith score a big hundred of 30 balls i think! Scoring 80 odd is not bad but also not an achievement over here!

 

[MenInG]

Obviously he has some skills because not everyone is scoring runs like that!

 

[Big Mac]

To everyone going crazy over this...These matches are being played at the venue which hosted the hongkong sixes every year...These are really small boundaries and so its easy to score which can be seen in this tournament...Smith score a big hundred of 30 balls i think! Scoring 80 odd is not bad but also not an achievement over here!

Yeah, I wouldn't take it too seriously as some of these guys are literally club cricket level but it's still fun to see the old man letting his hair down. Some of those would have been six on any ground in the world. Remember the phainty he gave to Asif in Norway too?

 

[TahirFan]

Tuk tuk blasts 6 sixes in 6 balls

 

[GreenMasterz007]

People need to relax .. Comparing him to our current t20 team .. Remember that The boundaries are very small ... Someone local can hit 12 6's in a row ..

 

[GreenMasterz007]

To everyone going crazy over this...These matches are being played at the venue which hosted the hongkong sixes every year...These are really small boundaries and so its easy to score which can be seen in this tournament...Smith score a big hundred of 30 balls i think! Scoring 80 odd is not bad but also not an achievement over here!

Thank you ! Someone who I can agree too
... Not a big deal .. If someone can ask him why he can't do that in intl cricket ? Oh ya .. Dot balls are more important lol

 

[moghul]

Opposition must be worst than once my mohallah elevn was.

BTW, is there a national holiday in Pakistan for Misbah scoreing some runs against mighty -----?

 

[Abdul]

84* off 50 today, with five 4s and six 6s.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

That's his level. We saw what happens when he faces actual bowlers in Australia.

 

[Square Drive]

Insha'Allah Misbah will have an excellent, prolonged career in Hong Kong starting today.

His experience and spirit will be vital in this league and hopefully he remains in this league for the next 5-10 years without any interruptions.

Wish you all the best, gentleman.

 

[Madplayer]

Who are the other major players in this league?

 

[Smbhayi]

Who are the other major players in this league?

Smith, Sammy, Jordan, Ajmal, Ryder etc. and look like tournament had more 6s than 4s.

 

[Major]

To everyone going crazy over this...These matches are being played at the venue which hosted the hongkong sixes every year...These are really small boundaries and so its easy to score which can be seen in this tournament...Smith score a big hundred of 30 balls i think! Scoring 80 odd is not bad but also not an achievement over here!

Get your facts checked before commenting.

Hk sixes is held at kowloon cricket ground. This is not kowloon. This is an actual icc approved cricket ground

 

[proud_pakistani]

Yes we need to use Hong Kong league now to justify selection of our players. You are remembered for what you do in big games and Misbah due to his performances in big games is labelled as tuk tuk. If he could do this in games for Pakistan it would be different altogether but he doesn't. That said he is a decent batsman by Pakistan standards but its time to move ahead.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

That's his level. We saw what happens when he faces actual bowlers in Australia.

forget australia ..he cant even bat against pakistan decent domestic spinners in psl.

 

[Hawkeye]

That's his level. We saw what happens when he faces actual bowlers in Australia.

And who did he face in England? or World Cup in Australia? or last Champions Trophy?

People with hidden biases, trying to act clever by quoting bad matches.

 

[contraman]

It is sickening to see people target Misbah in a congratulatory achievement thread, hopefully he answers all his critics in West Indies and retires on a high !!

 

[volcyz]

Tuk tuk blasts 6 sixes in 6 balls

Very impressive no matter the quality of attack.

Some were absolutely massive.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

It is sickening to see people target Misbah in a congratulatory achievement thread, hopefully he answers all his critics in West Indies and retires on a high !!

the reason was he failed in nzl and aus miserably, which exposed his limits as a batsman....

 

[Major]

Yes we need to use Hong Kong league now to justify selection of our players. You are remembered for what you do in big games and Misbah due to his performances in big games is labelled as tuk tuk. If he could do this in games for Pakistan it would be different altogether but he doesn't. That said he is a decent batsman by Pakistan standards but its time to move ahead.

Pakistani legend

Second highesy odi avg.

It might hurt you, but you cant change facts, and he has the stats to back him up

 

[proud_pakistani]

Pakistani legend

Second highesy odi avg.

It might hurt you, but you cant change facts, and he has the stats to back him up

Doesn't matter as he does not win enough games or finish off enough games. In ODIs you need a high strike rate as well. Any way I don't hate Misbah. He would be great if he played in the 80s or 90s. Unfortunately he has not had the right calibre of players besides him. If we had some more stroke makers in the team he would be more useful.

Any how the main thing is he can not play like how he is playing in HK sixes for Pakistan.