What should be Pakistan's strategy tomorrow?

[Slog]

1) Everyone hits out and get out doing that

2) Shafiq and Yasir play sensibly and share strike. When Rahat comes he should be shielded

3) shafiq keeps the strike and gives minimum possible strike to partner and see were he can go with it

4) Play normally and go with the flow

Anything else?

Wish Wahab hadn't gotten out last over

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Get your eye in. Target 20 runs at a time.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Get your eye in. Target 20 runs at a time.

This.

Pak have to do this. These 100 runs are the toughest. Hit out or get out will result in a loss....100% guaranteed.

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Could also be all over in 2 overs tomorrow with Shafiq nicking one. Regardless of outcome, will be a valiant knock.

 

[IAJ]

When ever I have seen these kind of threads, the only thing I see next morning is all out in no time

Let's hope things are different this time In Sha Allah.

 

[Major]

I doubt they would survive tommarow.

Batsmen will be fresh and so would be the bowler. The bowler would have an upperhand and could possibly get an early wicket.

Thats reality.


Now in fantasy world, shafiq will have to have confidence in yasir, yasir will need to give the same support to shafiq as the other tailenders gave shafiq the support.

The match is not on yasir, the match is on shafiq. Till shafiq is there we have that chance. Thus shafiq will have to play safe and slow and get to the score.

The real test of pressure is gonna come if pakistan ends up 50 near to the target.

Remember, its just a matter of 1 wicket. You only need to take 1 wicket tommarrow and the match is over. Rahat cant hold a bat which is why he is no. 11.

Shafiq cant keep maximum strike and give yasir very little, thats not possible as 100 runs are needed. They have to go with the flow.

Shafiq will need to be smart though in certain situations. Like if we could make it to the session then he should play out the last 2 overs by himself. Look at the way wahab threw his wicket and even amir. As they were approaching towards a safe zone( amirs 50, wahab till the end of play) they threw it away by fishing it.

Ok back to reality.

I give 3 overs maximum. All out by 3.1 tommarow

 

[waleed88]

It should be clear 'ab tum jeeto ya haaro suno, humain tumsay pyar hai'

This is the only thing that can take them close

 

[Madplayer]

When ever I have seen these kind of threads, the only thing I see next morning is all out in no time

Let's hope things are different this time In Sha Allah.

) came in here to write this.

 

[desirous of desire]

yasir is capable of scoring 40 runs so shafiq must pace his innings better than him to score 50-60 runs alongside.
no first ball singles by shafiq if and when he's batting with rahat.

 

[hur rizvi]

They can't win but it would be nice to ring some alarm bells in Aussie change room.

 

[Markhor]

I think this chase is likely out of our reach, all it could take is a couple of good overs from Australia to finish us, but Shafiq has to do the heavy lifting.

Yasir is no mug with the bat, he stood up to some pretty hostile bowling against Finn in the 2nd innings at Lord's in a crucial phase of that Test. He's got several FC fifties to his name too.

Need to see out the first half hour if we're to have a chancr as the Australian bowlers will come fired up after the overnight's rest.

 

[Buffet]

Just play normally and try to score whenever there is chance. Think about 5 overs at one time without thinking about 100 runs.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

I think this chase is likely out of our reach, all it could take is a couple of good overs from Australia to finish us, but Shafiq has to do the heavy lifting.

Yasir is no mug with the bat, he stood up to some pretty hostile bowling against Finn in the 2nd innings at Lord's in a crucial phase of that Test. He's got several FC fifties to his name too.

Need to see out the first half hour if we're to have a chancr as the Australian bowlers will come fired up after the overnight's rest.

Agreed. Yasir can bat. Team is fired up so anything can happen. Basically Shafiq needs to get a 180*.

 

[Major]

People need to understand that to win this you need to defy all the odds.

Even when 20 runs are required the odds will be against us because there is only 1 batsmen and 2 tailenders and a fresh days play

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

10-15 runs at a time......

AND PAPA NEEDS TO FARM THE STRIKE !!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

People need to understand that to win this you need to defy all the odds.

Even when 20 runs are required the odds will be against us because there is only 1 batsmen and 2 tailenders and a fresh days play

I think that is understood. But look at the 1st innings. Last 2 added 75 runs. Never give up.

 

[Fahdi]

Winning is nearly impossible.

Just try to hang in there for as long as possible. If you do there is a one in a million chance that we might actually win this.

Honestly just thinking about the win will add unnecessary pressure. Just take it at an over at a time.

 

[Metron]

1) Everyone hits out and get out doing that

2) Shafiq and Yasir play sensibly and share strike. When Rahat comes he should be shielded

3) shafiq keeps the strike and gives minimum possible strike to partner and see were he can go with it

4) Play normally and go with the flow

Anything else?

Wish Wahab hadn't gotten out last over

Hit out or get out!!
You are batting with tailenders here, if they try to get their eye in, Aussie will eat them out.

But this will happen tomorrow. Yasir would be instructed to stay cool and hand over as much strike to Shafiq. Getting bogged down, the game will end in the first hour.

Only way is to play like they did today. HIT OUT OR GET OUT.

 

[Pete Rose]

Forget Pakistan's strategy. What should be my bloody strategy. I will have to wake up at 330 am to follow a match which could be over in two balls .

 

[arehaan]

Just play normal and pray for miracles

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Hit out or get out!!
You are batting with tailenders here, if they try to get their eye in, Aussie will eat them out.

But this will happen tomorrow. Yasir would be instructed to stay cool and hand over as much strike to Shafiq. Getting bogged down, the game will end in the first hour.

Only way is to play like they did today. HIT OUT OR GET OUT.

No. Play calm. We can lose in the first 30 mins but we can't win.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Forget Pakistan's strategy. What should be my bloody strategy. I will have to wake up at 330 am to follow a match which could be over in two balls .

Haha. My eyes are seriously sleep deprived atm.

 

[aloo paratha]

Play sensibly, don't go for wild slogs, still keep the scoring rate decent or else Australia get comfortable. We'll see what happens from there, winning is very unlikely but it is still possible, Yasir needs to contribute!

 

[Markhor]

Agreed. Yasir can bat. Team is fired up so anything can happen. Basically Shafiq needs to get a 180*.

Yasir'll need to get up early in the morning and have a marathon net session before the start of play.

 

[Major]

I think that is understood. But look at the 1st innings. Last 2 added 75 runs. Never give up.

That was first innings, this is 2nd innings. And when the required gets to 40 needed then the pressure increases and the opposition tries all sorts of tactics.

 

[Buffet]

I think this chase is likely out of our reach,

Winning is nearly impossible.

I didn't see most of the last day , but Pakistan was 220/6 so match was pretty much done and dusted right there. Still, you have to bat and try to score runs. I think contributions by all batsmen here will give lots of confidence to Pakistan going forward after getting bowled out for 100-200 runs in the last 4-5 innings. If Pakistan can ge to within 40-50 runs without losing a wicket from here then alarm bells will start ringing so it's important to not simply go and throw wickets.

 

[msb314]

Realistically - do we have a chance tomorrow?

First off - I have to say I am impressed. Great fightback by the team and a great knock by Shafiq (whom I had written off!) - take a bow!

Regarding tomorrow's situation - we need 108 runs tomorrow which would be roughly equivalent of the Shafiq-Amir partnership.

If I were Shafiq/Amir - I would just ignore the target and bat naturally playing the ball on its merit. There will be bounce and pace but on a 5th day pitch - I hope it slows down. Don't expect it to crumble like a typical Asian pitch or turn square.

I would just say play natural and don't worry about the target - because if they are within 50-60 runs - the pressure will get to them and choke. Just play as we were batting in the final half an hour yesterday.

Yasir is more than capable and can get a 30-40 valuable runs and if Shafiq is still there - we can start to dream about the impossible!

I think it is not Amir's knock which has given us hope but more to do with Wahab's knock. Considering he was in a rut and averaged like 3 in his last 10 innings. The tail wagged and if there are no demons on the pitch - I am confident Shafiq and Yasir can get us close.

 

[Xoib]

No at max we get 400.

 

[Speedster777]

Wahab is brainless in bowling and batting as well. Who gets out in the last over of the day? Pretty disappointing from him.

 

[Buffet]

Hit out or get out works much better when you are not close to victory. When you are close then you start thinking about not getting out at any cost and stop scoring as well. Last 50-60 runs will be a lot harder to score due to pressure where you can actually win this match.

It's very slim chance to get even next 60-70 runs and the last 30-40 runs will be even harder. But Pakistan should take 5 overs at a time and keep batting without thinking about target. Closer you get Aus will feel some pressure.

 

[spade]

Cricket is a game of uncertainties but i am 98% certain Australia will win, even if pak had 5 wickets to go still aus would have been favourites.

 

[world cup captain]

It's possible but there will be a lot of pressure. To ease pressure, they must target 10 runs at a time. There should be no rush as there is a lot of time left. If they stay simple, I don't see why they can't win.

 

[Boom boom legend]

Yasir Shah is no mug with the bat. I would let them both play their normal game and not worry about strike. They need to also play with intent and look to score quickly rather than hang around.
Once Rahat is in then whoever is at the other end, must hog the strike of course.
Ideally we need a 75+ partnership from the current 2. Obviously the most likely outcome is that Australia will wrap things up quickly however if we can get through the first 5 or so overs, Australia will start to feel the pressure.

 

[zn426]

Take it slow and easy. Yasir will need to perform with the bat and be able to farm the strike. You take it 3 singles at a time, it will happen.

 

[Major]

This game and situation reminds me of darren bravo innings. Now i know how west indies felt

 

[battler]

Honestly speaking a very very miniscule chance, if Wahab was there at the end then maybe there would have been a little more hope.
Have to agree with [MENTION=97523]Buffet[/MENTION]'s point, the closer you get to the target the harder it becomes.
Australia have this, but well done to Pakistan for pushing them this far.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Pakistan usually collapses the day after. So I do not have any expectations. Even if we survive a few overs on this good wicket we will eventually lose our two wickets in the session.

If only our top order had contributed more in the match then yea we would have created history.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hope that Aussies bowl badly.

If Pakistan can get a bit more close , Aussies bowlers may be under pressure.

 

[Markhor]

This game and situation reminds me of darren bravo innings. Now i know how west indies felt

In the 2005 Edgbaston Test, Australia began the day needing 107 runs for victory; England needing two wickets.

Australia came ever so close before #11 Michael Kasprowicz gloved one off Harmison, leading to Richie Benaud uttering the famous line "Jones ! (the keeper) Bowden ! (the umpire) Kasprowicz the man to go !"

Now it would be extraordinary if actually we get that close.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Fell asleep after Sarfraz got out and just saw the score. What happened... As people above have said, we need to set small targets

 

[GLORY OF '92]

In the 2005 Edgbaston Test, Australia began the day needing 107 runs for victory; England needing two wickets.

Australia came ever so close before #11 Michael Kasprowicz gloved one off Harmison, leading to Richie Benaud uttering the famous line "Jones ! (the keeper) Bowden ! (the umpire) Kasprowicz the man to go !"

Now it would be extraordinary if actually we get that close.

Just rewatched the highlights.

Amazing the wides etc as Australia got closer. We just need to take it deep.

 

[sshakir411]

Pakistan doesn't have a chance to win. What Asad should do is to keep the strike for as long as he can. Despite Yasir being handy with the bat I don't think we can chase down the target...he should play as less as he can and we can see how far they go. I do feel they're going to be wrapped up in the first 10 overs though.

 

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Don't get run out !! There is a high likelihood when batting with tail trying to farm strike.