Zimbabwe v Pakistan | 2nd ODI | 3rd Oct, 2015 | Harare | Zim win by 5 runs (D/L)

[ExplicitAI]

Azhar is clearly lacking match practice. He probably didn't face a single delivery for a month prior to this series (because of Hajj).

Certainly a worry ahead of the Test series. Hopefully he can regain his touch. He is the second best Test batsman in the team.

Azhar should hopefully be back in form against England in time.
Just wondering on your thoughts on Bilal Asif, do you think he deserves another chance? What do you think of him based on domestic stats?

 

[aloo paratha]

We should look to rotate strike and let Malik, Rizwan and Yamin do the rest


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[Nikhil_cric]

Hafeez batting sensibly here.

 

[Naim]

HAHAHAHAHAAHA MR. asad

 

[Arsal_AK]

Shafiq.

What a horrible shot.

 

[Barragan]

shafiq fails again and for the umpteenth time.

 

[ViciousMachine]

oh my.....

 

[ExplicitAI]

LOOOOOOOL Mohammed Yousaf has no excuses now ) ) )

 

[shah_1]

Asad, what a player he is

 

[Mamoon]

The trio went to Hajj at the wrong time.

Out of form Azhar, Sarfraz and Shafiq will kill our chances against England.

 

[aloo paratha]

can someone tell me why chatara is not playing? I heard he suffered an injury but when can Zim cricket get him back?

I think he broke his leg! Commentators were saying that he'll probably be back by the Bangladesh tour in January.


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[The_KING]

Shafiq The match is over. We would struggle to score 200 now

 

[PCP_1]

We're gonna miss Imad now.

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[Asif321]

bad decision rest imad

 

[Mamoon]

Azhar should hopefully be back in form against England in time.
Just wondering on your thoughts on Bilal Asif, do you think he deserves another chance? What do you think of him based on domestic stats?

Looked awful, but just one game. Should get 4-5 matches.

Domestic stats are unimpressive but they don't mean much.

 

[shah_1]

The trio went to Hajj at the wrong time.

Out of form Azhar, Sarfraz and Shafiq will kill our chances against England.

Asad was never in form in ODI.

 

[Naim]

our Mr. technique gone while chasing a wide ball

 

[aloo paratha]

The trio went to Hajj at the wrong time.

Out of form Azhar, Sarfraz and Shafiq will kill our chances against England.

We all know how slow Shafiq plays he would never go for that in tests


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[The_KING]

Poor decision by Azhar to play his BFF Asad. Shafiq is not a LOI player and the sooner our captain and selectors realise that, the better for us.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Malik and hafeez. Wow. Lot of posters are gonna hate it if these two win it for Pakistan

 

[PCP_1]

So will points will be deducted and our ranking affected if we lose this match

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[Asadullah]

We are gonners now. Zimbabwe is swinging it

 

[Arsal_AK]

The trio went to Hajj at the wrong time.

Out of form Azhar, Sarfraz and Shafiq will kill our chances against England.

Sarfraz is doing OK if the last match is anything to go by.

And you can blame it on Hajj only so much. Its not like they were gone for half a year. Not a really good excuse.

 

[ExplicitAI]

At least Asad was the best in terms of technique

 

[Executioner]

I think he broke his leg! Commentators were saying that he'll probably be back by the Bangladesh tour in January.


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Oh that is quite unfortunate.

He was a decent player by Zimbabwe standards. Hope he gets fit soon.

BTW, just looked at the scorecard. Pakistan in trouble. Surprised that they are struggling considering that the pitch flattens out in the afternoon

 

[anuk]

will we miss lala tonight?

 

[aloo paratha]

Malik and hafeez. Wow. Lot of posters are gonna hate it if these two win it for Pakistan

lol not me though, I Like both players!


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[Madplayer]

asad shafiq's supporters in ODIs should jump off a cliff. This guy makes yk look like an ODI ATG.

 

[Shafi]

PCB management keeping sneaking hack like Asad Shafiq in ODI team!!! According to PCB he is still a youngster

 

[aloo paratha]

will we miss lala tonight?

Lol if he was here the target would be 320


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[#GreenRoars]

can someone tell me why chatara is not playing? I heard he suffered an injury but when can Zim cricket get him back?

Injured while playing soccer

 

[aloo paratha]

Hafeez showing his class... Just kidding


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[Nikhil_cric]

lol not me though, I Like both players!


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Neither are long term options though to be honest.

 

[Slog]

Lol Shafiq

Just not an ODI player

 

[ExplicitAI]

Hafeez having a good run

 

[Mamoon]

MoHa smooth as butter. If he can get his 11th ton, we will be in business.

Shobby, Rizwan and Sarfraz to play the supporting role.

 

[ExplicitAI]

21-3 doesn't really surprise me, I've seen this hundreds of times

 

[aloo paratha]

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MoHa smooth as butter. If he can get his 11th ton, we will be in business.

Shobby, Rizwan and Sarfraz to play the supporting role.

And Yamin to slog in the end if needed.


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[Mamoon]

Sarfraz is doing OK if the last match is anything to go by.

And you can blame it on Hajj only so much. Its not like they were gone for half a year. Not a really good excuse.

Sarfraz has looked a bit lethargic behind the stumps. Have you performed Hajj? it is not easy at all, quite physically and mentally taxing. Besides, they haven't picked up a bat for like the last month or so, so it isn't really an excuse.

 

[Mamoon]

Asad was never in form in ODI.

Yes but he will be out of touch in general. Azhar hasn't looked good either and Sarfraz's keeping has been average.

 

[Madplayer]

21-3 doesn't really surprise me, I've seen this hundreds of times

actually they were doing better at the top before this series. Azhar was the main reason for that.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Now need a big partnership

 

[aloo paratha]

Seeing a different Malik today. The Tuk Tuk Malik


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[Watsupdoc]

Lol our top order is so useless

 

[aloo paratha]

Oooooh beautiful shot!


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[Hawkeye]

Sarfraz has looked a bit lethargic behind the stumps. Have you performed Hajj? it is not easy at all, quite physically and mentally taxing. Besides, they haven't picked up a bat for like the last month or so, so it isn't really an excuse.

Sarfraz is doing fine. Don't over-analyze.

Azhar & Shafiq are a worry.

 

[aloo paratha]

They should wait for the spinners to come on and then exploit them.


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[ExplicitAI]

Malik in good nick

 

[ExplicitAI]

actually they were doing better at the top before this series. Azhar was the main reason for that.

Azhar is a bit rusty

 

[pacesensation]

someone please tell shoaib malim that its not a test match, its a one day match. Though most probably he is gonna bottle!

Regards

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Not surprised that Hafeez is doing well. After all he has been Pakistan's best batsman in the last five years in this format .

 

[aloo paratha]

Not surprised that Hafeez is doing well. After all he has been Pakistan's best batsman in the last five years in this format .

And some people want him dropped


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[ExplicitAI]

someone please tell shoaib malim that its not a test match, its a one day match. Though most probably he is gonna bottle!

Regards

It takes one boundary for him to get going at a good SR.

 

[Executioner]

Hafeez has been decent barring the BD series where he scored more than our tail-enders - none of whom got to bat.

However, I don't see Pakistan winning this 245 from 230 balls is a very difficult task. Malik not in great form either. This is the kind of situation where the likes of Inzis and Yousuf would run away with the match singlehandedly

 

[Nikhil_cric]

And some people want him dropped


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Yeah. He is a very underrated ODI batsman.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Sarfraz has looked a bit lethargic behind the stumps. Have you performed Hajj? it is not easy at all, quite physically and mentally taxing. Besides, they haven't picked up a bat for like the last month or so, so it isn't really an excuse.

No, I havent.

They are professional cricketers. If they can't handle a month off; then we have serious problems.

Not to mention they have been back for around a week. Plently of time to get over Hajj.

 

[Mamoon]

Sarfraz is doing fine. Don't over-analyze.

Azhar & Shafiq are a worry.

You are far too sensitive over Sarfraz. He is an average keeper but he has looked slower than his usual self over the last 2 matches in spite of one/two decent catches.

Batting has been decent but less dynamic than usual.

All in all, unfair to expect the trio to hit the ground running right after performing Hajj.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pakistan will still win.

 

[Mamoon]

No, I havent.

They are professional cricketers. If they can't handle a month off; then we have serious problems.

Not to mention they have been back for around a week. Plently of time to get over Hajj.

They didn't go on a holiday, they were performing Hajj and it is physically/mentally draining. Besides during this time, they were complete switched off from cricket. There are no nets in the open area of Muzdalifah where they could have practiced in ihram.

Very hard to switch on immediately and get back into the grove. It takes some time. Hopefully they are ready by the first Test.

 

[Asif321]

be ready for defeat

 

[The_KING]

lol what a joke

 

[#GreenRoars]

Sheer stupidity

 

[Arsal_AK]

What was that??

There goes the match unless someone plays a gem of a knock.

 

[Ahson8]

MashaAllah.

 

[Mahmood101]

It really sucks to be a Pakistani fan sometimes, such highs and such lows

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[Bullet Drive]

LOL.

Now its game over.

Good.

Pakistan deserve this.

Absolute joke.

 

[WC-Passion]

Our top order is terrible

Hafeez Shehzad and Shafiq need to go.

 

[Madplayer]

Pakistan three-down scores
on the tour so far:
1st T20: 29/3
2nd T20: 64/3
1st ODI: 35/3
2nd ODI: 17/3

 

[Square Drive]

Thanks a lot Shafiq.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

It really sucks to be a Pakistani fan sometimes, such highs and such lows

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You guys are sooo freaking unpredictable.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Rizwan batting at 7.

Talk about destroying talent.

 

[ExplicitAI]

minnow basher is gone

 

[aloo paratha]

Our top order is terrible

Hafeez Shehzad and Shafiq need to go.

Why Hafeez? He's good m, got unlucky right now that was great fielding. Shehzad, Shafiq and Bilal need to go


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[WC-Passion]

Pakistan three-down scores
on the tour so far:
1st T20: 29/3
2nd T20: 64/3
1st ODI: 35/3
2nd ODI: 17/3

In the T20's we had Imad U.Akmal (for the second one at-least) and Rizwan to bail us out.

Now we only have Rizwan.

 

[Asadullah]

Sarfaraz aagaya, he is a treat to watch when gets going

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Zimbabwe kept the pressure. Good bowling and fielding. Panicstan imploding .

 

[JibranAnsari]

So misbah not playing today?

 

[WC-Passion]

Why Hafeez? He's good m, got unlucky right now that was great fielding. Shehzad, Shafiq and Bilal need to go


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Hafeez is pretty much useless to us without his batting, so many better options.

He's been poor in BD and in the domestic tournaments. He only does well in SL weirdly enough.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Why are people crying if Rizwan is batting at 7? He'd be coming in early anyways. Not as if the top order made double tons.

 

[pacesensation]

Well on the bright side, our young guns today are in a situation that will test their mettle. Lets see what Rizwan and Amer Yamin got

Regards