Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | Tri-Series: 1st T20I | Harare | Jul 1, 2018 | Pakistan innings

[AssassinatedDevil]

This should be a good game. Interesting to see what combination Pakistan goes with. Needless to say, Pakistan should really be winning this game as it's important to start off well in such a small series. The match is only a couple of hours away!

Zimbabwe Squad: Cephas Zhuwao, Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza, Wellington Masakadza, Brian Chari, Blessing Muzarabani, Solomon Mire, Tarisai Musakanda, Elton Chigumbura, Malcolm Waller, Peter Moor, Tendai Chisoro, Brandon Mavuta, Chris Mpofu, Ryan Burl, Ryan Murray, Kyle Jarvis.

Pakistan Squad: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk), Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan.

 

[hussain.r97]

I hope Shaheen Shah plays today, I really want to see him in action.

 

[nextover666666]

I hope Shaheen Shah plays today, I really want to see him in action.

I sure hope so too but knowing the team management I doubt it ... Suspecting them to go with the usual squad

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Really hope we win the toss and bat first

 

[Rafa]

Zimbabwe fielding first.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Really hope we win the toss and bat first

Got my wish

Zimbabwe win the toss and decide to field first

 

[MenInG]

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Disappointed not to see Shaheen Shah not playing, could've rested Hasan Ali.

Hafeez walks straight back into the starting xi

 

[Baigel]

The amount of nerves a Pakistani fan has while watching this game is unbelievable...Lets hope the good Pakistan turns up today

 

[saeedhk]

Harris Sohail should have been playing. Poor decision.

 

[JattMaula]

Good batting depth for Pakistan. They should use it to score faster upfront.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Professor to deliver a lecture on "Fundamentals of T20 Batting" first up

 

[TalhaSyed]

Hope that Harris and Shaheen will get a game or two in this tournament. We should (hopefully!) have 5 games so there is no reason why we can't try a few different combinations

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Six for the Professor on his second ball.Good start by Pakistan.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Appeal by Zimbabwe but umpire not interested.Those six runs by Hafeez were the only runs in the over.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Pathetic from Hafeez, hit a 6 and then proceeds to play the rest of the over out for no runs.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Lecture notes from Prof Hafeez's first over:

1. play and miss the first ball to give the opposition hope
2. top edge sweep the next ball for 6
3. Back foot defensive shot straight to the fielder
4. Play and miss to re-engage the bowler
5. Straight foot defence straight to the fielder
6. Go for another sweep but this time miss the ball and give the opposition hope again

A true masterclass

 

[TalhaSyed]

Why does the commentator keep saying that Mohammad Amir is in when he clearly isn't......

 

[Arham_PakFan]

I hope Fakhar can get some big runs today.His T20 average is quite low(23) for a batsman of his ability.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hafeez back in Pakistan XI straightaway

 

[JibranAnsari]

Disapointing to see hafeez batting at the opening position again.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to target 170 plus here

 

[TalhaSyed]

Batsmen seem to be struggling to turn the ball so far. Can't quite get the ball away

 

[Justcrazy]

Disapointing to see hafeez batting at the opening position again.

Its really sad.

This guy simply refuses to leave , no matter what happens.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Professor Hafeez is dismissed after an absolute masterclass having scored 7 in 8 balls at a thundering SR of 87.5....

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Hafeez in the squad
Hafeez in the playing 11
Hafeez in the top order
Hafeez as an opener
Hafeez takes the strike (faces the first ball)

Wow! That's some status.

 

[JibranAnsari]

And hafeez goes

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

lol Hafeez

 

[Markhor]

Morning all.

Perfect start time for UK fans. Not a perfect start for Hafeez - thank you Hamilton Masakadza.

 

[Justcrazy]

13 / 1

hafeez uncle taken out by jarvis.

 

[Justcrazy]

talat has a big opportunity here , a chance to seal his place in the side.

 

[todfod 11]

Hope some one get a century today

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Thankfully Hafeez out early.Lets see what Talat has got in store today.

 

[Justcrazy]

The pitch looks a little slow , not easy to score here

 

[Mueez]

 

[Arham_PakFan]

A six and a four for Fakhar Zaman.Hoping for some more.

 

[Justcrazy]

fakhar looking good , hope he does not lose concentration here

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

need to step up a bit, keep wickets most importantly

 

[Zeshan547]

This is Hussain Talat guy is a proper batsmen who can rotate strike easily, but at this stage his power game is not good enough vs big teams and it will hurt us big time in T20s, He can hit big shots but may be he himself doesn't trust his power game enough, strike rotation is good but this only can't cut it for t20s specially on putches where 200 is Par and vs better team,,, Period.

 

[Shafi]

So Inzi's friend Hafeez failed in first match!!!!! Does not matter. This is just a warm up match. He will be ready before 2020 World Cup

 

[Oligochaetes]

Talat and Fakhar, the talent I wanna see perform, not Hafeez

 

[Rayyman]

Good start here.

Aaand Ramiz is in

 

[Amirforpresident]

Sarfraz batting at 7? I thought he talked about batting at 4??.?.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Some big shots by the Pakistan batsmen in this over too.Looks like Hafeez’s wicket had no effect.

 

[todfod 11]

Fakhar trying tooo many things..

 

[Justcrazy]

Fakhar is in charge now.

 

[Zeshan547]

Sarfi can't bat lower than 4, otherwise he need to come after hassan ali or else he will be counter productive.

 

[Rayyman]

Wanna see a hundred from Fakhar today

 

[Markhor]

Jarvis is Zimbabwe's most proven pacer. He was a reliable performer for Lancashire during his county stint.

 

[Markhor]

Fakhar and his love affair with top edges.

Not that I mind how the runs come but he's not the clean hitter that Sharjeel was.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

they are struggling

 

[Arham_PakFan]

The Zimbabwe bowlers haven’t bowled badly so far-surprisingly.

 

[Rayyman]

Sarfi can't bat lower than 4, otherwise he need to come after hassan ali or else he will be counter productive.

Should come in after next wicket imo

 

[JibranAnsari]

Not impressed by talat at all , no class.

 

[todfod 11]

Fakhar needs to stay still when pulling the ball. he is moving bit too much

 

[todfod 11]

Fakhar and his love affair with top edges.


Not that I mind how the runs come but he's not the clean hitter that Sharjeel was.

Sharjeel is one of the cleanest hitter in the world.. let alon pakistan

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

He didn't play all that

 

[babajee]

Talat

 

[Zeshan547]

A very average T20 innings come to an end, he is just playing the wrong format.

 

[Khan12]

Poor shot by talat he needs to stop playing these dabs.

 

[Shafi]

Both Talat and Asif are not good enough!!!!

 

[Mamoon]

Yet another young Pakistani batsman who is mediocre. Surprise, surprise.

Our batting culture is rubbish. A complete joke.

 

[Zeshan547]

Fakhar has produced the results but he never gives much confidence,,, Sharjeel was surely a league above,, he is just too hackish but we aren't spoiled for choices. So Fakhar is must for us

 

[daytrader]

What a terrible attempt at a shot by Talat. I think batting at 3 is too much pressure on him

 

[babajee]

Fakhar needs to play a long innings.

 

[Zeshan547]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] Talat isn't mediocre but he is strike rotator not dasher,,, which is must have quality for these T20 slog fests.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

What's up with this outfield?

We either see those flat phattas or these dusty pitches with bad outfields, where ball just doesn't want to reach the boundary

 

[Mamoon]

Fakhar is a type of player who needs considerable luck to get going, a lot of things have to go his way for him to get a good score, but you have to commend his mentality and desire to get on top of the bowling.

 

[m.shah]

Yet another young Pakistani batsman who is mediocre. Surprise, surprise.

Our batting culture is rubbish. A complete joke.

OK sir.. We have already heard it from you multiple times.

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] Talat isn't mediocre but he is strike rotator not dasher,,, which is must have quality for these T20 slog fests.

We will see what he does in Tests and ODIs. I have no faith in our batsmen.

 

[imshally81]

Good running..

 

[Ellipsism]

Lol, three innings where Talat hasn’t scored and the knives are out. There’s no denying he has a couple of technical issues. But as we all know there’s no point pinnings our hopes on the domestic system to produce refined players. Talat’s issues need to be sorted out by a professional- something you won’t find at the domestic level in Pakistan.

 

[Shafi]

What is the par score in this pitch???

 

[Mamoon]

Lol, three innings where Talat hasn’t scored and the knives are out. There’s no denying he has a couple of technical issues. But as we all know there’s no point pinnings our hopes on the domestic system to produce refined players. Talat’s issues need to be sorted out by a professional- something you won’t find at the domestic level in Pakistan.

That is true, but once your learning curve is over, you are done. You cannot teach old dogs new tricks, and that is why people like Azhar and Shafiq are mediocre after nearly a decade at the top level.

 

[Ellipsism]

Yet another young Pakistani batsman who is mediocre. Surprise, surprise.

Our batting culture is rubbish. A complete joke.

The two standout talents are Talat and Shaheen. They have interesting potential.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

What is the par score in this pitch???

Around 150,but Pakistan will score more.

 

[Markhor]

What is the par score in this pitch???

152 is the average score for the first innings of a T20I at Harare Sports Club.

 

[Mamoon]

Talat has been exposed. Let’s see how Shaheen fares, but we can have better hopes from our bowlers.

 

[deems]

Talat is a look busy do nothing guy... im not writing him off but he's clearly playing the wrong format.. more suited to the longer version of the game I feel. Just need to play simple cricket really , always looks like he's trying too hard..

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Consecutive fours by Sarfaraz,batting at 4 again.

Bowler bowls 5 wides down the leg side.