Zimbabwe v Pakistan | 1st ODI | Oct 01, 2015 | Harare | Pakistan Innings

[Bullet Drive]

Good to send in Sarf.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Number 4 suits Sarfraz. Hopefully he can inject some life into this innings and score a big one today. He is due a big innings in ODIs, hasn't done much since the World Cup.

He played very well against Sri Lanka.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Some good tight bowling by Zimbabwe assisted by the slowness of the pitch!

 

[Mamoon]

Haris is injured? I thought our talented selectors dropped him.

He is not fit yet.

"He is definitely one of the players who makes an automatic selection but he has not recovered ahead of the Zimbabwe series" - Haroon Rasheed

 

[Bullet Drive]

Atmosphere in Zim is very rubbish.

 

[Mamoon]

He played very well against Sri Lanka.

Oh yes, the 77 slipped my mind, but number 6/7 is not suitable for him.

 

[Bullet Drive]

I've never felt bored watching a PAK game....

 

[Adnan Siddiqui]

Atmosphere in Zim is very rubbish.

I hope we will be not saying same for PSL matches in UAE.

 

[The_KING]

Another wicket

 

[Mamoon]

What an ordinary shot.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez..

 

[Asif321]

what very big partnership needed now

 

[Bullet Drive]

Guy with over 150 ODIs should not be playing that shot.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hafeez is undropable

 

[The_KING]

I've no hope for this series. Looks like we are destined to stay ordinary in LOIs. Even if we win the series 3-0, we will still play poor. I can't wait for the test series against England.

 

[Mamoon]

Malik and Haji Sarfraz need to bat till the 30th over.

 

[Aman]

Shehzad should be dropped for Babar.

Swear you called Shehzad a world class talent just this morning...

 

[Theo_14]

Unsurprising.

 

[Justcrazy]

Guy with over 150 ODIs should not be playing that shot.

Guy like him should not be playing 50 games

 

[Bullet Drive]

Time for Malik to do the work once again.

 

[Aman]

Pakistan are rebuilding their ODI side, but this side doesn't look very good at all.

Middle order lacks quality and fire power.

Bowlers are ordinary.

 

[Justcrazy]

35 / 3

10 overs

If this was against SA , the score would have been 25 / 5

 

[The_KING]

These two need to make a 100 partnership or we may not even cross 200 here.

 

[Mamoon]

The England ODIs will be a big test for us. We have been crap in ODIs in the UAE for years and England look a rejuvenated ODI outfit post-World Cup.

If we win that series we can say that we are an improved ODI team. Won't look too much into the Zimbabwe and Sri Lankan series because of the quality of the opposition and this current series has very sluggish pitches.

Bangladesh whitewash was bad but not after India and South Africa got thumped there.

 

[Justcrazy]

Very poor start here.

 

[timeflies]

This tour has been really good at putting me to sleep, looks like it'll continue that tradition into the ODIs

 

[Mamoon]

Sarfraz is potentially a 35 @90 ODI player, provided he bats in the middle-order. His statistics are misleading, a lot has to do with how woeful he was early in his career.

 

[Justcrazy]

The England ODIs will be a big test for us. We have been crap in ODIs in the UAE for years and England look a rejuvenated ODI outfit post-World Cup.
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Will be tough for Pakistan.

Poms have very aggressive players and deep batting.

 

[#GreenRoars]

But still, we can't drop shezzi and hafeez

 

[Mamoon]

Imad is a decent batsman but if he is batting at number 7 then you have clear issues with batting depth.

 

[Mamoon]

Will be tough for Pakistan.

Poms have very aggressive players and deep batting.

We cannot match their power, and Root is head and shoulders better than any Pakistani batsman in format barring Younis in Tests but he can't play pace.

Winning that series would be a massive achievement IMO.

 

[Red Devil]

Atmosphere in Zim is very rubbish.

True, the atmosphere coupled with the sleep-inducing commentary isn't really helping me to keep watching this dismal display of batting.

 

[Naim]

Where is the zim bowler Chitara... Is he unfit ??

he broke his leg while playing football

 

[arehaan]

I seriously hope we can get rid of Shehzad and Hafeez for good.

 

[Justcrazy]

39 / 3

12 overs

 

[Mamoon]

This tour is a farce, complete waste of time.

 

[Aman]

Pakistan's spinners and Wahab should be able to defend 230+

 

[Justcrazy]

We cannot match their power, and Root is head and shoulders better than any Pakistani batsman in format barring Younis in Tests but he can't play pace.

Winning that series would be a massive achievement IMO.

Yes will be achievement , if they win.

 

[imshally81]

This tour is a farce, complete waste of time.

But expose the team

 

[Mamoon]

Anything above 240 should be good enough. Imad has the wood over them and Yasir isn't much of an ODI bowler, but he should be good enough on this pitch for these batsmen.

A 70+ score from either of these batsmen with some cameos from Rizwan, Afridi and Imad and we should have a defendable total.

 

[Shafi]

Anything above 240 should be good enough. Imad has the wood over them and Yasir isn't much of an ODI bowler, but he should be good enough on this pitch for these batsmen.

A 70+ score from either of these batsmen with some cameos from Rizwan, Afridi and Imad and we should have a defendable total.

The way we are batting we should be happy to score 200+.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Anything above 240 should be good enough. Imad has the wood over them and Yasir isn't much of an ODI bowler, but he should be good enough on this pitch for these batsmen.

A 70+ score from either of these batsmen with some cameos from Rizwan, Afridi and Imad and we should have a defendable total.

Afridi retired man I can't believe you are missing him

 

[Naim]

Anything above 240 should be good enough. Imad has the wood over them and Yasir isn't much of an ODI bowler, but he should be good enough on this pitch for these batsmen.

A 70+ score from either of these batsmen with some cameos from Rizwan, Afridi and Imad and we should have a defendable total.

are you sleeping mamoon bhai?

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

We cannot match their power, and Root is head and shoulders better than any Pakistani batsman in format barring Younis in Tests but he can't play pace.

Winning that series would be a massive achievement IMO.

That's true but none of them have had a proper trial by spin. :yshah1

 

[walashi]

Too much tuk tuk

 

[Naim]

what a pathetic and boring tour.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Why is the pitch so slow? I remember NZ scoring 300 here and the zimbos chased it

 

[walashi]

Sarfraz survives

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Malik 2 (13)
Sir Faraz 4 (16)
Yaar itna slow toh misbah bhi nahi karta tha.

 

[Mamoon]

'garam paani normal'

 

[imshally81]

Any DRS ??

 

[Justcrazy]

Run rate less than 3

 

[MRSN]

lol at these lost souls. Umar Akmal is being missed here. He looked way better batsman in 2 T20s than these top 5.

 

[m.shah]

Awful start again

 

[Mamoon]

Afridi retired man I can't believe you are missing him

are you sleeping mamoon bhai?

La hawla wala quwwata illa billah

 

[MRSN]

Malik 2 (13)
Sir Faraz 4 (16)
Yaar itna slow toh misbah bhi nahi karta tha.

you can't blame Malik though. Things were messy when he came on the crease. Really poor stuff from openers and then Hafeez throwing away.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need this two to just bat till 35 overs

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

lol at these lost souls. Umar Akmal is being missed here. He looked way better batsman in 2 T20s than these top 5.

Completely agree with you.
Umar Akmal at no.3 is still a dream for me

 

[Mamoon]

Malik 2 (13)
Sir Faraz 4 (16)
Yaar itna slow toh misbah bhi nahi karta tha.

Haaji Sarfraz is out of practice, and the pitch isn't easy to bat on either and we cannot afford to lose another wicket here. If these two can occupy the crease for another 20 overs, they will make up for this sedate start.

 

[MRSN]

creamer to bowl.

 

[Adnan Siddiqui]

There must be penalty on ZIm board for making such pitch.

 

[MRSN]

Haaji Sarfraz is out of practice, and the pitch isn't easy to bat on either and we cannot afford to lose another wicket here. If these two can occupy the crease for another 20 overs, they will make up for this sedate start.

Haji Sarfraz and Haji Azhar should have been rested/made to rest by PCB. Looks like these two are insecure.

 

[walashi]

poor delivery from cremer

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[MRSN]

Malik living up to his reputation. If he gets a starts he makes it big. be scared Zim!

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Haaji Sarfraz is out of practice, and the pitch isn't easy to bat on either and we cannot afford to lose another wicket here. If these two can occupy the crease for another 20 overs, they will make up for this sedate start.

I hope so but how did NZ score 300 here and the zimbos even chased it? How can the pitch change so much?

 

[walashi]

finally

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[Mamoon]

Classic Malik.

 

[anonymous_guy]

Mr malik feeding on Mr cremer

S...mash

 

[walashi]

The ball lost )

 

[Mamoon]

Haji Sarfraz and Haji Azhar should have been rested/made to rest by PCB. Looks like these two are insecure.

No, we need both of them to gain match practice prior to the England Tests. This is good workout for them.

 

[Mamoon]

Only Inzamam was better than Malik at coming down the track against the spinners and hitting them over their head for a huge six.

 

[MRSN]

Sarfraz is just showing how good he is out of SC.

 

[Abdul]

No, we need both of them to gain match practice prior to the England Tests. This is good workout for them.

Yeah. But some delusional Akmal and Shehzad fans would obviously not understand.

And Azhar did get run out b/c of Shehzad...

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[MRSN]

No, we need both of them to gain match practice prior to the England Tests. This is good workout for them.

this however is great injustice to some youngsters like Baber Azam and Bilal.

 

[Mamoon]

I hope so but how did NZ score 300 here and the zimbos even chased it? How can the pitch change so much?

A good batting unit should still be able to score 270+ on this pitch, so it is not as bad as we are making it look to be at the moment, but it is certainly more sticky than the New Zealand series.

 

[Justcrazy]

58 / 3

16 overs

 

[Mamoon]

Yeah. But some delusional Akmal and Shehzad fan boys would obviously not understand.

And Azhar did get run out b/c of Shehzad...

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I would have picked Shafiq in the playing XI as well because he too needs match practice. The result of this series is meaningless for me, especially when CT qualification is not at stake anymore.

 

[MRSN]

Yeah. But some delusional Akmal and Shehzad fan boys would obviously not understand.

And Azhar did get run out b/c of Shehzad...

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lol they were to Hajj not some beach holidays. They needed rest...not playing cricket straightaway after a tiresome trip.