"We’ll be better prepared for the death overs as anyone can change the game in the final overs": Shaheen Shah Afridi

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Yeah first make a stupid move to give spinner a last over to bowl in a small ground and then repeat a same lame execuse that we will be prepared in the next game. lol

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Shaheen Shah Afridi in a post match press conference:

"I think we had a good chance when the partnership was building and there was one over left from the spinner, we could have aimed to get 20-odd runs in that over but they bowled quite well."

"We didn't execute well initially, we thought 160 would be a good target but Linde played exceptionally to shift the momentum back to South Africa. In the next game we’ll be better prepared for the death overs as anyone can change the game in the final overs."

"The wicket wasn’t turning much in the first innings but it slowed down and turned a bit more in the second making it tricky for the batters to play their shots. Despite this they gave their best effort now, we’ll focus on winning the next game and the series."

"We’ve already played here and know the conditions in South Africa quite well however some of us are new and still adapting to these bouncy and spinning conditions. It’s tough to come to South Africa and bat here but it was only the first game and we’ll work hard to win the series."
 
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First of all the big question is why SSA came before Irfan Khan Niazi to bat in the 1st game?
 
First of all the big question is why SSA came before Irfan Khan Niazi to bat in the 1st game?
Because Rizwan and co realized that it is too late and 60 off 4 overs was near impossible task for them. So they gambled with Shaheen cause "remember that one innings 2 years ago he played on PSL scoring 60 in 20 odd balls. Yea, we could've really used that here and you know Irfan is young, we don't believe he can score 15 runs per over yet" - which they are right and it's pathetic they have chosen him as "power hitter".
 
Shaheen Shah Afridi gets the danger man in the death overs as Heinrich Klassen departs after making 86(97) against Pakistan in the 1st ODI
 
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