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This will disappoint the players, because from one end they give the best to win the match and from the other end no support. From the very first ball to the end Fakhar Zaman have given the best, if some middle order have made a little better performance the match could've come to their hands. This could've given complete satisfaction. Now record has got added, but the outcome of the record hasn't brought anything to the team.
Shows a lack of team bonding and cohesion. In the first match everyone failed with the exception of Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq. And during the second match, the sole exception was Fakhar Zaman. Pakistan won't win matches if only one or two individuals are performing. Other players need to give support to those who are playing well. Pakistan would have won yesterday's match if at least one of the middle order batsmen made a half century.
These sort of performance from Pakistan will help them in the long run, they have some solid players like Babar Azam and Imam Ul Haq and now Fakhar Zaman showed how he can be a force in the team and the opening slot is settled and if he could come up with that performance on a consistent basis then their only worry will be to find young bowlers who can dominate batsman. Totally unexpected, when the Batting Lineup started collapsing. Fakhar Zaman almost took Pakistan to victory with single handed. It is unfortunate to see any team loosing despite such a fantastic innings, but there was no support from other end. This could have been one of the finest chase in Pakistan's cricketing history. The series is leveled, and their is the reason why I'm looking the next ODIs.
Shows a lack of team bonding and cohesion. In the first match everyone failed with the exception of Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq. And during the second match, the sole exception was Fakhar Zaman. Pakistan won't win matches if only one or two individuals are performing. Other players need to give support to those who are playing well. Pakistan would have won yesterday's match if at least one of the middle order batsmen made a half century.
Fakhar Zaman fell one run short of Saeed Anwar's 194. It was an incredible fightback from Pakistan, but they still lost the game. When Faheem Ashraf was nabbed by Andile Phehlukwayo, they were at 205/7 (38th over). But they finished at 324/9, thanks to that exceptional innings from Fakhar.
I did not expect Pakistan to score over 300 runs when they lost their 7th wicket for 205 runs and Fakhar Zaman played an innings of his career but still ended up short. Phehlukwayo bowled an incredible 47th and 49th over and if not for his tight overs Fakhar Zaman could have taken Pakistan to victory. Now the series is leveled and with the performance Pakistan showcased i am expecting another interesting series.
Fakhar Zaman fell one run short of Saeed Anwar's 194. It was an incredible fightback from Pakistan, but they still lost the game. When Faheem Ashraf was nabbed by Andile Phehlukwayo, they were at 205/7 (38th over). But they finished at 324/9, thanks to that exceptional innings from Fakhar.
I did not expect Pakistan to score over 300 runs when they lost their 7th wicket for 205 runs and Fakhar Zaman played an innings of his career but still ended up short. Phehlukwayo bowled an incredible 47th and 49th over and if not for his tight overs Fakhar Zaman could have taken Pakistan to victory. Now the series is leveled and with the performance Pakistan showcased i am expecting another interesting series.Andile Phehlukwayo is very good during the depth overs, and even during the first match he proved that. On top of that Fakhar Zaman looked extremely tired towards the final overs. His hits were not having enough power to clear the boundary and even at that point he had to go for risky singles and doubles (and in the end got himself runout). Anyway, when he was run out 30 runs were needed from 6 balls, and Pakistan had already lost the match.
Game seems pretty much over for Pakistan. Don't think this middle order can do some wonder here for the team.
Farkar zaman is keeping the hope alive and alone chasing this big total. Don't know if he could cover the line or not but salute to his commitment and struggle to making it so far. I haven't seen such a dedicated innings from any Pakistani player for a while.
Series will go to decider now, which is good thing for this tour.
He should get the MOM award for sure.
Fakhar zaman already have broken the record of Saeed Anwar in 2018 where he scored 210 runs. However, the innings of Saeed Anwar against India is still the most memorable one.
Here is the list of highest innings by Pakistani batsmen in ODI.
Fakhar Zaman fell one run short of Saeed Anwar's 194. It was an incredible fightback from Pakistan, but they still lost the game. When Faheem Ashraf was nabbed by Andile Phehlukwayo, they were at 205/7 (38th over). But they finished at 324/9, thanks to that exceptional innings from Fakhar.
I did not expect Pakistan to score over 300 runs when they lost their 7th wicket for 205 runs and Fakhar Zaman played an innings of his career but still ended up short. Phehlukwayo bowled an incredible 47th and 49th over and if not for his tight overs Fakhar Zaman could have taken Pakistan to victory. Now the series is leveled and with the performance Pakistan showcased i am expecting another interesting series.
Fakhar Zaman fell one run short of Saeed Anwar's 194. It was an incredible fightback from Pakistan, but they still lost the game. When Faheem Ashraf was nabbed by Andile Phehlukwayo, they were at 205/7 (38th over). But they finished at 324/9, thanks to that exceptional innings from Fakhar. Anrich Nortje went for more than 6 runs per over, which is very rare for him. Pakistan made one mistake by sending Haris Rauf ahead of Mohammad Hasnain. That probably cost them the match.
Game seems pretty much over for Pakistan. Don't think this middle order can do some wonder here for the team.
Farkar zaman is keeping the hope alive and alone chasing this big total. Don't know if he could cover the line or not but salute to his commitment and struggle to making it so far. I haven't seen such a dedicated innings from any Pakistani player for a while.
Series will go to decider now, which is good thing for this tour.
He should get the MOM award for sure.
Game seems pretty much over for Pakistan. Don't think this middle order can do some wonder here for the team.
Farkar zaman is keeping the hope alive and alone chasing this big total. Don't know if he could cover the line or not but salute to his commitment and struggle to making it so far. I haven't seen such a dedicated innings from any Pakistani player for a while.
Pakistan is back with another performance that is not surprising and i was expecting this as i do not remember Pakistan playing back to back matches where they dominated and that is what happened here. I missed watching the entire match but South Africa made sure Pakistan will not have an easy target to chase and i wanted to see Babar Azam to take on the challenge but that did not happen.
They changed like 3-4 captains after Ab De villiers. Last captain was Quinton De Cock.
What they could do after draining out of talents thanks to kolpak deals? They are really struggling to build a team like how they enjoyed during the times of 90's and early 2000's. But, this time they turned to a black captain which must be an appreciating move from CSA.Game seems pretty much over for Pakistan. Don't think this middle order can do some wonder here for the team.
But Fakhar Zaman is still batting from the opening which might the last hope for Pakistan. I am not seeing big depth in lower orders in Pakistan's line up hence getting 11.3 runs per over from the remaining 11 overs may not be possible today. After letting South Africa to score 341 runs, I guess Pakistan players might have got morally demotivated for chasing this much big total which simply reflected on their middle orders.
^^They changed like 3-4 captains after Ab De villiers. Last captain was Quinton De Cock.
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Game seems pretty much over for Pakistan. Don't think this middle order can do some wonder here for the team.
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Game seems pretty much over for Pakistan. Don't think this middle order can do some wonder here for the team.
Arey when did this Temba Bavuma guy become South Africa captain? Is he captaining for this particular tour or its a real deal for the proteas. He only played 8 ODI and got the chance of leading the team, great.. Just great!
Yup Temba Bavuma is the young South african captain . In recent times, he is the first black African cricketer to be the captain for South Africa.
Previously they had an era where they had Hansie Cronje, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla and other white people as their captain. Will this be the beginning of a new era for south africa ?
I would have been much happier if he was made captain based on merit. There are South African players of color who gets selected solely on the basis of merit. I am talking about layers such as Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj. But unfortunately Temba Bavuma is someone who doesn't deserve a slot in the playing XI. If someone check his ODI and Test batting average, then it is clear. How can someone who averages 32 with the bat in tests become a regular part of the playing XI?
BTW... Bavuma made 92 today. Still my opinion remains unchanged.
Arey when did this Temba Bavuma guy become South Africa captain? Is he captaining for this particular tour or its a real deal for the proteas. He only played 8 ODI and got the chance of leading the team, great.. Just great!
Yup Temba Bavuma is the young South african captain . In recent times, he is the first black African cricketer to be the captain for South Africa.
Previously they had an era where they had Hansie Cronje, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla and other white people as their captain. Will this be the beginning of a new era for south africa ?
I am looking forward to the all important 2nd ODI match today between Pakistan and South Africa in Johannesburg. Pakistan has a good chance to win this series as previously they had tough time and struggle for Pakistan to win series in South Africa. It will be a big moment for the team and i think Baber Azam batting will play a major role for this to happen.
If only Babar azam is consistent with his batting you can be rest assured Pakistan will win the series. The biggest problem with this team is its inconsistency hence, it is too early for speculating a series win for pakistan. South Africa is not that weak as it looks like they do have preety good batsmen but they lack good bowlers at the moment.
I don't think Alone baber Azam can save Pakistan today. The way south africa are playing, it look like they will easily score 300+ runs today. This would create a lot of pressure in pakistani camp and their batting is not capable to handling the batting pressure. I think pakistan should have batted first in the match.
Arey when did this Temba Bavuma guy become South Africa captain? Is he captaining for this particular tour or its a real deal for the proteas. He only played 8 ODI and got the chance of leading the team, great.. Just great!
I am looking forward to the all important 2nd ODI match today between Pakistan and South Africa in Johannesburg. Pakistan has a good chance to win this series as previously they had tough time and struggle for Pakistan to win series in South Africa. It will be a big moment for the team and i think Baber Azam batting will play a major role for this to happen.
If only Babar azam is consistent with his batting you can be rest assured Pakistan will win the series. The biggest problem with this team is its inconsistency hence, it is too early for speculating a series win for pakistan. South Africa is not that weak as it looks like they do have preety good batsmen but they lack good bowlers at the moment.
I am looking forward to the all important 2nd ODI match today between Pakistan and South Africa in Johannesburg. Pakistan has a good chance to win this series as previously they had tough time and struggle for Pakistan to win series in South Africa. It will be a big moment for the team and i think Baber Azam batting will play a major role for this to happen.
Pakistan on the other hand has the reputation to win close matches in the past but the only issue is that they are not consistent in their performance, one day they play like champions the next day they play as if they do not belong in the tournament.
I do not remember Pakistan winning close matches outside the sub continent but one thing i can say is that i did not expect Pakistan winning the match against South Africa in their own turf and i am curious to see whether Pakistan can follow up with that victory and win again and i am not denying Babar Azam as he is an exceptional talent and the ease in which he was finding the gaps was incredible.10-15 years ago, maybe your assumption would have been right. Right now South Africa is a shadow of its former self. On top of that, there are a lot of internal issues within the team, related to the selection policy and others. So actually I was expecting an advantage with Pakistan in this series and the first match proved me right. But I never expected the sudden collapse from the Pakistanis (186/1 to 203/5).
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