Your reaction if Sarfaraz Ahmed loses the toss vs Bangladesh and they bat first?

[Madplayer]

This is a bit of a fun thread. All the permutations and combinations are being discussed here on PP (which sound impossible anyway) but all of it will be absolutely useless if Sarfaraz loses the toss

How would you react if Bangladesh win the toss and bat first? For me the match would become less interesting instantly because i would like to see how Pakistan approach the game batting first.

 

[Plumb]

If Bangladesh wins the toss and invite Pakistan to bat to make a statement... “we dare you to win this” kind? Interesting huh

 

[Bangladesh_Fan]

I want Mashrafe to win the toss and put Pakistan in to bat

 

[BuffaloSoldier]

For the sake of competitiveness, Bangladesh should not bat first.

 

[Slog]

I’d be like what’s wrong with Mickey Arthur and this guy

 

[trickyone]

Bangladesh atleast let Pakistan bat first if they win the toss (Sportmanship bhi koi cheez hoti hai)

 

[Karun]

Lol... What if Sarfaraz wins the toss and opts to bowl first...

 

[Madplayer]

If Bangladesh wins the toss and invite Pakistan to bat to make a statement... “we dare you to win this” kind? Interesting huh

That would be really great if it happens.

 

[Madplayer]

Lol... What if Sarfaraz wins the toss and opts to bowl first...

Come on. Thodi bohat to research kar ke aate hain ye log

 

[Titan24]

I wont be surprised even if Sarfaraz opts to bowl first have seen many such tricks from the hats of Sarfarz and Mickey over the last few years.

 

[Sindragosa]

Lol... What if Sarfaraz wins the toss and opts to bowl first...

He won't do that as long as he gets enough sleep.

 

[Titan24]

I think considering the nature of the pitches BD will bat first to win the match so it wont be a surprise.

 

[IMMY69]

I think considering the nature of the pitches BD will bat first to win the match so it wont be a surprise.

Agreed. I expect Bangladesh to bat first if they win the toss.
They have to do what s right for them and no one can blame them for that.

 

[ads101]

Would be nice if Bangladesh are sporting at put Pakistan in to bat. Give a game to watch for the crowd.

I think most teams would allow Pakistan to bat first in this scenario.

The only reason Bangladesh would choose to bat first is if they really care about the 5th position so badly. But it kind of screams minnow mentality and Bangladesh are a good enough team have done well enough in tournaments before like Asia cup, CT etc not to stoop to that.

 

[WengerOut]

What if Pakistan bat first and after 35 overs the scoreboard read,

Pak 210-0

Fakhar - 145(80)
Imam - 60(125)

 

[Mamoon]

Mashrafe would be the most respected man in Pakistan tomorrow if he wins the toss and decides to bowl first, stating that “they want to give Pakistan a fair chance”.

 

[Captain caveman]

Then thats that!
I get ready for pak to win the world t20 in australia next year!

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!

 

[Captain caveman]

mashrafe would be the most respected man in pakistan tomorrow if he wins the toss and decides to bowl first, stating that “they want to give pakistan a fair chance”.

you still believe, admit it!

 

[Titan24]

What if Pakistan bat first and after 35 overs the scoreboard read,

Pak 210-0

Fakhar - 145(80)
Imam - 60(125)

Even from that position qualifying for semis would be bleak.

 

[Mamoon]

I believe nothing, but I wonder how people in Pakistan would react if Mashrafe inserts us, since bowling first would make it mathematically impossible for us to qualify. Even dismissing Bangladesh for 0 and chasing in 0.1 overs won’t help.

 

[Afhan Ali]

Bangladesh will bowl first tomorrow.

Lol if we all out on less than 150

 

[Captain caveman]

What if Pakistan bat first and after 35 overs the scoreboard read,

Pak 210-0

Fakhar - 145(80)
Imam - 60(125)

Some unconfirmed reports that fakhar will be dropped from tomorrows match and hafeez is opening the batting!
Don't know if this is just masaala, or true!
If true, then no point even watching the match!

 

[BuffaloSoldier]

Mashrafe would be the most respected man in Pakistan tomorrow if he wins the toss and decides to bowl first, stating that “they want to give Pakistan a fair chance”.

Bangladesh must not bat first. They must give us a fair chance. Remember India basically screwed us all over with their deliberate non-attempt at Chasing England's score.

 

[Mamoon]

Bangladesh must not bat first. They must give us a fair chance. Remember India basically screwed us all over with their deliberate non-attempt at Chasing England's score.

The only thing that screwed us is our incompetence and mediocrity. No team owes us anything.

 

[Captain caveman]

Bangladesh will bowl first tomorrow.

Lol if we all out on less than 150

If we go for it and get all out for 80, i don't mind! As long as we genuinely go for it!
If we don't even try, i will be fuming!

 

[BuffaloSoldier]

My XI for tomorrow

Wahab
Fakhar
Hasan Ali
Asif Ali
Imam
Imad Wasim
Sarfaraz
Hafeez
Amir
Shaheen
Hasnain

(in this batting order)

(go hard or go home)

 

[Captain caveman]

I believe nothing, but I wonder how people in Pakistan would react if Mashrafe inserts us, since bowling first would make it mathematically impossible for us to qualify. Even dismissing Bangladesh for 0 and chasing in 0.1 overs won’t help.

We will be very grateful and give him our blessings, even if we get bowled out for 80!

 

[geraltofrivia]

Then thats that!
I get ready for pak to win the world t20 in australia next year!

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!

woh bhi harega with pakistan losing to india batting first and then kohli chasing down a small score.

 

[battler]

What would the headlines read lol
Pakistan eliminated as Bangladesh choose to bat first in do or die encounter

 

[Gullycricket]

Mashrafe is a respected person.If Dhoni can bring Ian Bell back after being run-out surely Mashrafe can put us into bat

 

[Hasan123]

We are out anyway. It doesn't matter what he does. Let's just try to win the game.

 

[talha 10]

I think considering the nature of the pitches BD will bat first to win the match so it wont be a surprise.

well if that happens expect Rashid latif and Basit ali to come out and explain how this was a big conspiracy by the bangladeshis to stop Pakistan from going to the semis

 

[Artaxerxes]

Pakistan should try to beat BD and get two more points.I am sure BD will be aiming for the same.

 

[dildilpak]

This WC is realistically gone, so doesn’t matter who bats first. Lets win this to make sure we finish on a high.

 

[omorst7]

Only mad people are thinking about qualification!!! What is not possible in any means!!!

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Doesn't matter. We are done anyway.

 

[Green Patriot]

If Bangladesh win the toss they will definitely bat first considering the pitches and the trend of losses and i will be gutted not because i believe that we could have put in 500/600 but because we cant chase and will probably lose the match entirely.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Would be nice if Bangladesh are sporting at put Pakistan in to bat. Give a game to watch for the crowd.

I think most teams would allow Pakistan to bat first in this scenario.

The only reason Bangladesh would choose to bat first is if they really care about the 5th position so badly. But it kind of screams minnow mentality and Bangladesh are a good enough team have done well enough in tournaments before like Asia cup, CT etc not to stoop to that.

Poor logic. Bangladesh will bat first so that they can win the match. Everything else is irrelevant.

 

[DRsohail]

I want Mashrafe to win the toss and put Pakistan in to bat

He is sane person, he knows his strength.

 

[nextover666666]

Could be a master stoke if Bangladesh win the toss and make Pakistan bat first they know Pakistan will have to go for it their is a good chance Pakistan gets bowled out for 120 runs or something which Bengal could chase easily

 

[Executioner]

Would be nice if Bangladesh are sporting at put Pakistan in to bat. Give a game to watch for the crowd.

I think most teams would allow Pakistan to bat first in this scenario.

The only reason Bangladesh would choose to bat first is if they really care about the 5th position so badly. But it kind of screams minnow mentality and Bangladesh are a good enough team have done well enough in tournaments before like Asia cup, CT etc not to stoop to that.

That's nonsense.

Bangladesh will play to win regardless of whether it's for a 5th spot or not

 

[Executioner]

No team plays for the crowd or any of that nonsense. They play for the supporters of their team, they play for the fans back at home, they play for themselves.

If teams play for the crowds then they could have often played poor cricket at times to make a match interesting and all that.

Bangladesh doesn't care about Pakistan or the crowd. They only care about winning when they take the field

 

[AdamM97]

Sarfraz ki kismat hi kharab hai. Expecting him to lose the toss and be put to bowl first.

 

[AdamM97]

Lol... What if Sarfaraz wins the toss and opts to bowl first...

A part of me really wants him to do that cause i want to see Shoaib Akhtar (who already dislikes Sarfraz) have a meltdown afterwards.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Best move for a Bangladesh win. Pak will go all out and likely end up at 80-3 after 10, 180-5 after 20 and 280 all out.

Bangladesh bat first , they wont crosss 250 and Pak will chase this down nice and easily within 50 overs.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think BD should bat first. We do well when we have runs on the board.

 

[CadPakFan]

My XI for tomorrow

Wahab
Fakhar
Hasan Ali
Asif Ali
Imam
Imad Wasim
Sarfaraz
Hafeez
Amir
Shaheen
Hasnain

(in this batting order)

(go hard or go home)

No Haris?

 

[pillionrider]

In keeping with the spirit of other teams this WC, BD should bat first if they win the toss.

If they don't, it will leave some Pak fans confused

 

[Itachi]

That's nonsense.

Bangladesh will play to win regardless of whether it's for a 5th spot or not

I kind of agree. Why bamgladesh should give up?

These are the people who called it non sporting when india chosed not to chase. Now they are making it sportive only if bangladesh allows pakistan to bat first.

These people have hypocrisy on different leve. It is sporting as long as it benefits pakistan. Thats the only criteria. The whole world owes to pakistan.

First it was india.

Then nz.

Now it is bangladesh.

 

[PakLFC]

The 1% chance we have will drown with it!!

 

[Titan24]

woh bhi harega with pakistan losing to india batting first and then kohli chasing down a small score.

You predicted the Pak win in CT17?

I am assuming not which manifests that you are just putting your emotions into words and are not a proven results predictor.

 

[moghul]

Both teams will be looking forward to win the match, including Pakistan, not any ridiculous margin to improve the NRR, which is not possible.

 

[zulfiqar]

The only thing I want is that if we do in fact bat first, we give it our all. Make 400 and give yourself a chance, or get bowled out for 100 trying!

 

[hur rizvi]

What can we do then?
Nothing to react about?

 

[latecut]

Bangladesh is 1-0 against Pakistan in world cups. They will like to make it 2-0. Bangladeshi captain will bat first if he wins the toss. He has no time for such dramebaazi such as allowing Pakistan to try and qualify for the semi final. The cricket world does not revolve around Pakistan cricket that every other team should act according to the wishes of Pakistani cricket fans.

 

[Justcrazy]

What if Pakistan bat first and after 35 overs the scoreboard read,

Pak 210-0

Fakhar - 145(80)
Imam - 60(125)

If Pakistan are 280 / 4 at that stage , it would be better

 

[KyoOne]

My XI for tomorrow

Wahab
Fakhar
Hasan Ali
Asif Ali
Imam
Imad Wasim
Sarfaraz
Hafeez
Amir
Shaheen
Hasnain

(in this batting order)

(go hard or go home)

Lols 5 pace bowlers?

If reversing the batting is required, it should start with no 3 and Babar promoted. I'd rather go with:

Fakhar
Babar
Wahab
Hasan
Asif
Harris
Imad
Hafeez
Sarfaraz
Shadab
Amir

All top 7 should try to bat at SR of 170+ (Babar is capable without air-borne shots).

170 SR means runrate of 10.2.

Last three if come in before 35 over should bat at normal pace till over 40 then hit out as well

No team plays for the crowd or any of that nonsense. They play for the supporters of their team, they play for the fans back at home, they play for themselves.

If teams play for the crowds then they could have often played poor cricket at times to make a match interesting and all that.

Bangladesh doesn't care about Pakistan or the crowd. They only care about winning when they take the field

Yeah it was evident how Bangladesh played for a win seeing 380+ totals against Eng and Aus, perplexing even the commentators.

 

[big_gamer007]

My question is different.

What is sarfaraz wins the toss and decides to field first? How will Pakistani fans react if that happens?

 

[Itachi]

Lols 5 pace bowlers?

If reversing the batting is required, it should start with no 3 and Babar promoted. I'd rather go with:

Fakhar
Babar
Wahab
Hasan
Asif
Harris
Imad
Hafeez
Sarfaraz
Shadab
Amir

All top 7 should try to bat at SR of 170+ (Babar is capable without air-borne shots).

170 SR means runrate of 10.2.

Last three if come in before 35 over should bat at normal pace till over 40 then hit out as well



Yeah it was evident how Bangladesh played for a win seeing 380+ totals against Eng and Aus, perplexing even the commentators.

Everyone was thinking about NRR from the very first method. No one is stupid to chase 381 and get out in 100 thus taking a hit in NRR. rest of the world is smart and knows when to go for win and when to go for NRR. Even a minnow like Bangladesh knows it.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Would be very unfair. But Bangladesh would not want to see Pakistan in semis so they will do this if given an opportunity.

 

[Executioner]

Yeah it was evident how Bangladesh played for a win seeing 380+ totals against Eng and Aus, perplexing even the commentators.

BD tried to set a foundation against England in the first 25/30 overs but after Mushy got out we were out of hope and we played to just get as close as possible.

We tried against Australia. Anyways, it is ridiculous to expect teams to even chase 380+ in a world cup. 330+ has never been chased in a world cup and 250+ has not been chased in this world cup except once.

 

[Executioner]

Would be very unfair. But Bangladesh would not want to see Pakistan in semis so they will do this if given an opportunity.

Bangladesh doesn't care about Pakistan going to the semis.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Bangladesh doesn't care about Pakistan going to the semis.

Bangladesh could invite Pakistan to bat after winning toss as they know Pakistan want to score big so they can get them out cheaply.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Bangladesh doesn't care about Pakistan going to the semis.

But Pakistan still has a chance. Mashrafe should bowl first to make a match out of it. That way you guys can at least entertain a crowd and not let this game be a dead rubber. Bangladesh will finally have a role to play in this world cup.

 

[maqbool]

I will beat up my neighbor.
He told me yesterday that Pakistan will score 450 and shoot Bangaldesh out for 100 odd.

 

[DeadlyYorker]

Bangladesh could invite Pakistan to bat after winning toss as they know Pakistan want to score big so they can get them out cheaply.

Not gonna happed.
they will crush all the hopes as soon as they win the toss,atleast thats what i think they ll do

 

[Executioner]

But Pakistan still has a chance. Mashrafe should bowl first to make a match out of it. That way you guys can at least entertain a crowd and not let this game be a dead rubber. Bangladesh will finally have a role to play in this world cup.

Crowd can be entertained by a good tight match between Pakistan and Bangladesh.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bd and Pakistan can coordinate and make this happen lol Mashrafe can bowl like 35 noballs lol

 

[jnaveen1980]

BD will want to finish on a winning note. It will make them second best Asian side. Also their rankings will improve

 

[aukhan]

Some meethay meethay words for sure.

 

[Madplayer]

Crowd can be entertained by a good tight match between Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The big 3 conspired to get Asian team Pakistan out. Why cant Bangladesh conspire with Pakistan to get England out? :

 

[pillionrider]

The big 3 conspired to get Asian team Pakistan out. Why cant Bangladesh conspire with Pakistan to get England out? :

It will be NZ who will be out. England have more wins than NZ and Pak (if they beat BD).

 

[Abdullah]

Need to get to 450. We should target that by playing one less bowler and an extra batsman. Maybe even 2 extra bats.
It all depends on the pitch I guess.

The lineup should be as follows

1 Fakhar
2 Babar
3 Hasan- no hanging about
4 Haris
5 Hafeez
6 Asif
7 Imad
8 wahab
9 Sarfaraz
10 Amir
11 Shadab/Shaheen.

If it is a flat pitch we can get 450. We haven't actually tried before so let's not think we can't do it . U don't really know until you have tried

 

[latecut]

The big 3 conspired to get Asian team Pakistan out. Why cant Bangladesh conspire with Pakistan to get England out? :

One can conspire only after one has already qualified and is sitting pretty. Why should Bangladesh conspire ? What are they getting for that ?

 

[Hawkeye]

I wonder what our BD bros think.

Should BD allow PAK to bat first? I was thinking the same thing. Mashrafe is hailed as a hero and someone who inspires them.

Time to show he can do it at the world stage, and think outside his team as well.

To make this match competitive, and not a true dead rubber, they need to bowl first. Have some courage.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

If you can score 350 + against tournament favorites, 500 should be easy against Bangladesh.

 

[BreadPakoda]

I wonder what our BD bros think.

Should BD allow PAK to bat first? I was thinking the same thing. Mashrafe is hailed as a hero and someone who inspires them.

Time to show he can do it at the world stage, and think outside his team as well.

To make this match competitive, and not a true dead rubber, they need to bowl first. Have some courage.

Good post. The world will stand up to Bangladesh and give them respect if Mash does this.

 

[Snatch]

For the sake of competitiveness, Bangladesh should not bat first.

What a stupid thing to say, why wouldn't it be for the sake of competitiveness if Bangladesh win the toss and bat first? Why should they care about this stupid mathematical probability (which won't happen anyway).

If Bangladesh are serious about being competitive, which I'm sure they are, they will choose to do whatever they think will give them the best chance to win the match. They have zero obligation to put Pakistan in just for this silly mathematical equation.

 

[happydavy]

The big 3 conspired to get Asian team Pakistan out. Why cant Bangladesh conspire with Pakistan to get England out? :

yes everything in this world moved around Pakistan cricket team! Rest 9 teams are just numbers, only Pakistan matters to the game of cricket.

 

[Snatch]

yes everything in this world moved around Pakistan cricket team! Rest 9 teams are just numbers, only Pakistan matters to the game of cricket.

Haha exactly, some Pakistan fans and ex-players obviously think they are more important than they really are. Like England and NZ would care about Pakistan leading into that match.

Pakistan fans claiming they would are flattering themselves.