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Pakistan scored 201 runs in the first innings, which was good enough for them to win. But Afghanistan came to bat now and performed very badly, for which they lost 3 wickets in the beginning. Afghanistan batsmen Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Ibrahim Zadran batting was really bad. Afghanistan's batting performance today looks like they will lose the match for sure as their poor performance will never reach the target of winning the match. If they want to win the match today they must have a good batting performance then maybe they can reach the target given by Pakistan. At the moment Afghanistan batsmen have collected 8 runs 5 over 3 wickets which is really bad performance.
In the 1st ODI Pakistan give the target of 202 runs to Afghanistan in 50 Overs. A very disappointing performance by Pakistani batters Farkhar Zaman and Babar Azam not scored and the team fall lost all wickets 201 at 47.1 Overs. Only Pakistani batter Imam ul Haq scored 61 runs in 91 runs and Shabad Khan scored 39 runs in 50 balls and help Pakistan to cross 200 runs. Outclassed bowling performance by Afghanistan bowlers especially Mujeeb Ur Rahman picks up 3 Wickets by just giving 33 runs in 10 Overs. Rashid Khan and Muhammad Nabi pick 2,2 wickets Mujeeb also pick Babar Azam wicket very strong bowling performance by Afghanistan spinners. I think Pakistan will come back strong and take early wickets because Pakistan has world class bowling line.
Pakistan looks pathetic. They are 170/8 after 41 overs. The decision to bat first is turning out to be such a strategic blunder. Shadab Khan is at the crease along with tail-ender Naseem Shah. Afghan spinners are just breaking the backbone of Pakistan batting. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has completed his spell and he finished with figures of 10-1-33-3, while Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan have taken 2 wickets apiece. It looks unlikely that Pakistan will be able to bat the full 50 overs and they may end up with a total of less than 200.
Pakistan win the toss and decided batting.pakistan has make run 121 in 29 overs with Los 5 wickets.The opposite of what was thought is happening.Pakistan is a very strong team compared to Afghanistan but looking at their batting it seems that they will lose to Looking at the situation of the match ,what do you think that Pakistan bestman has not prefromance well or Afghanistan bowlerhas preformed well?
In this case we must appreciate the Afghanistan bowlers for keeping a strong team like Pakistan under pressure. Afghanistan's spinner bowlers in particular were able to put a lot of pressure on Pakistan's batting line-up today. Pakistan lost six wickets out of which 5 wickets were taken by spinners, Mujibur Rahman 2, Mohammad Nabi 2 and Rashid Khan 1. The remaining one wicket was collected by fast bowler Fazal Haque Farooqui. However, Pakistan's match today will be full of competition, if Pakistan's batsmen can give a target of 250 runs, then it will not be possible to say for sure which team will win today's match. 
Already 33 overs of the first innings have been completed. In 33 overs, Pakistan team collected 142 runs with the loss of 5 wickets. Pakistan is under a lot of pressure in terms of batting. Afghanistan's impressive bowling in today's match is truly commendable. The Afghan spinners' balls have severely battered the Pakistani batsmen. Pakistani batsmen are playing very slowly now
Pakistan have lost their 5th wicket and they're in complete struggle. The runrate is found to be 4rpo and Pakistan have scored 112 runs in 28 overs. Imam-ul-Haq is at 45* runs and vice captain Shadab Khan have come to the crease. Pakistan could've thought of making good target and for that reason chosen to bat first. Afghanistan previously won the ODI series against Bangladesh and lost the T20 series. Maybe this time Afghanistan could win the ODI series against Pakistan.
Pakistan team really struggling at the moment and it looks quite difficult that they will be able to play their full quota of 50 overs. This is the last recognised batting pair and if Afghanistan can get them out quickly then game will be under there complete control. All Eyes on Imam-ul-Haq, he is the only one who can save Pakistan in this chaos.
Pakistan have lost their 5th wicket and they're in complete struggle. The runrate is found to be 4rpo and Pakistan have scored 112 runs in 28 overs. Imam-ul-Haq is at 45* runs and vice captain Shadab Khan have come to the crease. Pakistan could've thought of making good target and for that reason chosen to bat first. Afghanistan previously won the ODI series against Bangladesh and lost the T20 series. Maybe this time Afghanistan could win the ODI series against Pakistan.
Pakistan team really struggling at the moment and it looks quite difficult that they will be able to play their full quota of 50 overs. This is the last recognised batting pair and if Afghanistan can get them out quickly then game will be under there complete control. All Eyes on Imam-ul-Haq, he is the only one who can save Pakistan in this chaos.
The first match of the ODI series is Afghanistan vs Pakistan. At the start of the game, Pakistan are batting and Afghanistan are fielding. The batsmen of the Pakistan team are in a dangerous position from the beginning of the batting. The batsmen of the Pakistan team are hostage to the bowlers of the Afghanistan team. The batsmen of the Pakistan team, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Rezwan, have been out for these three important wickets. None of these three batsmen could score more than 25 runs. This is really a shame for the Pakistan team. On the other hand, Afghanistan's bowlers are in great form. Looking at the game, it looks like Pakistan team is likely to be 150-170
It would have been better if Pakistan batted and bowled instead of batting because they are already in a lot of trouble. Pakistan have already lost 3 wickets which put them under a lot of pressure especially with Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan not at the crease, Pakistan team is under more pressure. Pakistan are not scoring too many runs today, Afghanistan bowlers are bowling very well and Pakistan are under good pressure. Although there are wickets in hand here, if Pakistan can improve their batting, runs will be possible. The two batsmen at the crease at the moment Agha Salman and Imam-ul-Haq will not be under too much pressure if their partnership holds up. Right now Pakistan have lost 3 wickets and scored 54 runs in 13 overs, Pakistan should have scored more runs but not due to poor batting performance.
LOL.. nothing seems to be going well for Pakistan. They lost their 4th wicket. 16 overs have been completed, and already their top order is back in pavilion (Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman). Opener Imam-ul-Haq is still at the crease along with Iftikhar Ahmed. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has taken 2 wickets, while Rashid Khan took the wicket of Agha Salman with his third ball. Pakistan is struggling against Afghan spinners. And they have a really long tail, with Usama Mir batting at no.8.
It would have been better if Pakistan batted and bowled instead of batting because they are already in a lot of trouble. Pakistan have already lost 3 wickets which put them under a lot of pressure especially with Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan not at the crease, Pakistan team is under more pressure. Pakistan are not scoring too many runs today, Afghanistan bowlers are bowling very well and Pakistan are under good pressure. Although there are wickets in hand here, if Pakistan can improve their batting, runs will be possible. The two batsmen at the crease at the moment Agha Salman and Imam-ul-Haq will not be under too much pressure if their partnership holds up. Right now Pakistan have lost 3 wickets and scored 54 runs in 13 overs, Pakistan should have scored more runs but not due to poor batting performance.
LOL.. nothing seems to be going well for Pakistan. They lost their 4th wicket. 16 overs have been completed, and already their top order is back in pavilion (Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman). Opener Imam-ul-Haq is still at the crease along with Iftikhar Ahmed. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has taken 2 wickets, while Rashid Khan took the wicket of Agha Salman with his third ball. Pakistan is struggling against Afghan spinners. And they have a really long tail, with Usama Mir batting at no.8.
@Sithara007 this seems like a good wake up call for Pakistan because the Asia Cup and the World Cup is coming and they can’t afford to display such performances in those tournaments. Also I wonder if the Pakistani selectors will take drastic steps and drop some player’s over such poor performance or will they continue to back these player’s in the hope that they’ll improve what do you think?
It would have been better if Pakistan batted and bowled instead of batting because they are already in a lot of trouble. Pakistan have already lost 3 wickets which put them under a lot of pressure especially with Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan not at the crease, Pakistan team is under more pressure. Pakistan are not scoring too many runs today, Afghanistan bowlers are bowling very well and Pakistan are under good pressure. Although there are wickets in hand here, if Pakistan can improve their batting, runs will be possible. The two batsmen at the crease at the moment Agha Salman and Imam-ul-Haq will not be under too much pressure if their partnership holds up. Right now Pakistan have lost 3 wickets and scored 54 runs in 13 overs, Pakistan should have scored more runs but not due to poor batting performance.
LOL.. nothing seems to be going well for Pakistan. They lost their 4th wicket. 16 overs have been completed, and already their top order is back in pavilion (Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman). Opener Imam-ul-Haq is still at the crease along with Iftikhar Ahmed. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has taken 2 wickets, while Rashid Khan took the wicket of Agha Salman with his third ball. Pakistan is struggling against Afghan spinners. And they have a really long tail, with Usama Mir batting at no.8.
Pakistan cricket team has lost three wickets in the beginning of the game. Now they have seven more wickets left in hand. Now it is difficult to say how long the remaining wickets can stay on the field. Such a disappointing performance by the Pakistan team is not at all desirable. The fans of the Pakistan team are disappointed to see the batting of the players of the Pakistan team. I would say that the Pakistan team needs to hold the remaining wickets to complete the innings. So far the Pakistan team score is 59 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 14.2 overs. Now let's see till the end of the game how many runs the Pakistan team can target to Afghanistan
Pakistan seems to be in trouble and so far Afghanistan has got an excellent start. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are back in the pavilion, with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking one wicket each. And I don't understand the decision from Pakistan captain. They should have gone with bowling first. Because Afghan batting is in very poor state, while their bowling is still pretty decent. Pakistan made a mistake by going for batting first and as a result they are in big trouble. Now let's see whether Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan will be able to make a difference.
It would have been better if Pakistan batted and bowled instead of batting because they are already in a lot of trouble. Pakistan have already lost 3 wickets which put them under a lot of pressure especially with Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan not at the crease, Pakistan team is under more pressure. Pakistan are not scoring too many runs today, Afghanistan bowlers are bowling very well and Pakistan are under good pressure. Although there are wickets in hand here, if Pakistan can improve their batting, runs will be possible. The two batsmen at the crease at the moment Agha Salman and Imam-ul-Haq will not be under too much pressure if their partnership holds up. Right now Pakistan have lost 3 wickets and scored 54 runs in 13 overs, Pakistan should have scored more runs but not due to poor batting performance.If we look out some previous matches then Pakistan most runs was scored by top order batsmen but in this match condition is totally different. All top scorers especially Rizwan and Babar goes to pavilion earlier and now the real test for middle order batsmens. Imam ul haq is playing so positively so far while Salman agha is facing little bit trouble. Still long batting line up is available for Pakistan. Iftikhar and shadab can contribute to score and also ability to play aggressive in last ten overs.
Afghanistan will be looking to restrict Pakistan team under 200 and they can do it because their bowling is so strong while Pakistan will be looking to score 250+. Pakistan bowling is very strong and even if batsmen failed to give good target, it will ne not easy for Afghanistan to score easily.
Pakistan seems to be in trouble and so far Afghanistan has got an excellent start. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are back in the pavilion, with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking one wicket each. And I don't understand the decision from Pakistan captain. They should have gone with bowling first. Because Afghan batting is in very poor state, while their bowling is still pretty decent. Pakistan made a mistake by going for batting first and as a result they are in big trouble. Now let's see whether Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan will be able to make a difference.
It would have been better if Pakistan batted and bowled instead of batting because they are already in a lot of trouble. Pakistan have already lost 3 wickets which put them under a lot of pressure especially with Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan not at the crease, Pakistan team is under more pressure. Pakistan are not scoring too many runs today, Afghanistan bowlers are bowling very well and Pakistan are under good pressure. Although there are wickets in hand here, if Pakistan can improve their batting, runs will be possible. The two batsmen at the crease at the moment Agha Salman and Imam-ul-Haq will not be under too much pressure if their partnership holds up. Right now Pakistan have lost 3 wickets and scored 54 runs in 13 overs, Pakistan should have scored more runs but not due to poor batting performance. 
I think we all know why it is only an issue with cricket. Cricket is very big in both of these countries. So of course there are going to be drama around cricket in both of these countries. I want people to understand that in a cricket match between India and Pakistan, there are so many big names coming to see the match which is absolutely insane. Those names do not even visit the NBA matches or not even any football match to be honest.
Almost every big Baller comes to see the match between India and Pakistan. That is why there are so much interest in a match between India and Pakistan. And that is also the reason why there are so many politics going on around this match. The other sports are not as affected as cricket by the political drama between these two countries, and that’s because the other sports are not big enough in these countries to be honest.
Now situation is completely changed in this area with cricket is also lost its craze due to IPL and other franchise leagues so Pakistan vs India is beneficial for the finances, but it's also lost its charm due to Indian supremacy in this game and now with this all they are now looking for the other strategical partners which are more beneficial for them instead of Pakistan like Australia and England.Almost every big Baller comes to see the match between India and Pakistan. That is why there are so much interest in a match between India and Pakistan. And that is also the reason why there are so many politics going on around this match. The other sports are not as affected as cricket by the political drama between these two countries, and that’s because the other sports are not big enough in these countries to be honest.
But, one thing is sure rivalry is on and ICC also feels they need these two to play for them and for the sack of game which is just routine business for them in last few decade's subcontinent is difficult region for few things, so we can expect any change in near future as well which mean this headache is going to be stayed here for few more years but ICC which is under the mafia control can change this all, but they need few brave decisions which are not coming and most chances they will go with hypocrisy instead of these brave and positive decisions.
The ICC is never going to take a decision that is going to oppose the idea that India has. I want people to understand that India is the biggest revenue generated for the ICC. So ICC will make sure that they never actually offend India about anything. India is Probably the only country which has become self-sufficient in cricket. Right now, if India decides to not play any international cricket and only play the IPL they will still not have any problem.
If India right now decides that they are not going to take any money from the ICC, they will still not have any problem. ICC will be the one to be in problem. Cricket will also be losing popularity. India is the biggest power in cricket in Asia. So ICC will always do things that India tells them to do. At least not to do anything that creates conflict of interest between these two.
Pakistan seems to be in trouble and so far Afghanistan has got an excellent start. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are back in the pavilion, with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking one wicket each. And I don't understand the decision from Pakistan captain. They should have gone with bowling first. Because Afghan batting is in very poor state, while their bowling is still pretty decent. Pakistan made a mistake by going for batting first and as a result they are in big trouble. Now let's see whether Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan will be able to make a difference.
Pakistan lost the wickets of Babar and Fakhar Zaman in the first two overs. I had high expectations from Babar. But he couldn't collect any runs today. Even then, I thought the pair of Rizwan and Imam might be tall. But Rizwan returned to the dressing room after collecting only 21 runs. Pakistan collect 46/3 in 10 overs. I don't think Pakistan will make such a bad start. Pakistan's top order players needed to bat more responsibly. Afghanistan bowlers are strong enough. After winning the toss and deciding to bat, Pakistan's poor batting was not at all expected. Pakistan don't seem to have any chance in this match if they give a target below 200. Let's see how Agha Salman and imam Ul Haque, who are now at the crease, bat.
So, Today is the match of Pakistan VS Afghanistan of Cricket, Today is the first ODI match of Pakistan VS Afghanistan. and at this time the match started, and Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. It is the time to talk about both teams' players. So, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team is Babar Azam and the other hand the Afghanistan captain's name is Rashid Khan. Both are Top Class players but the difference between Rashid Khan and Babar Azam is this that Babar Azam is the Batsman and Rashid Khan is the right-arm leg spinner but at the same time Babar Azam is the World No.1 ODI batsman but Rashid is also not new player Rashid Khan is the best player. So, this is too intense and interesting series. So, don't forget to watch the series.
Pakistan seems to be in trouble and so far Afghanistan has got an excellent start. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are back in the pavilion, with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking one wicket each. And I don't understand the decision from Pakistan captain. They should have gone with bowling first. Because Afghan batting is in very poor state, while their bowling is still pretty decent. Pakistan made a mistake by going for batting first and as a result they are in big trouble. Now let's see whether Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan will be able to make a difference.
Pakistan team won the toss and elected to bat first but lost two wickets after playing two overs. Pakistan team should prolong the run and lengthen the partnership so that they can increase the team score. By now, Pakistan players should understand that Afghanistan's bowling line is very strong so watch them and increase the runs by batting. Pakistan team is in great form, hope they will make a good partnership and give a good target to Afghanistan, let's see how many runs Pakistan can give a target.
The first match of the ODI series will start shortly. Afghanistan vs Pakistan will compete in this match. I have selected Pakistan cricket team as favorite team in today's match. I hope Pakistan cricket team will fight against Afghanistan with their best talent in today's match. Pakistan cricket team won the toss and will bat first in the first match of this ODI series today. Now let's see how well Pakistan cricket team can show batting performance against Afghanistan
Pakistan vs Afghanistan is undoubtedly the favorite team. Because this team played very well against New Zealand in the last ODI series. Pakistan won the first four in the 5-match series. And in every match we have seen the power of Pakistani players. If the same performance can be continued in this series, it will not be difficult to win against Afghanistan.Pakistan captain won the toss and decided to bat. Pakistan squad has several experienced batsmen. They are also in good form. However, Afghanistan's bowling line-up is not weak. They have several world class spin bowlers. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan will not be easy to deal with. Pakistan's batsmen will have to play very carefully if they want to give big targets.
The bowling attack of FazalhaqFarooqi and Mujeeb ur Rahman prevented the Pakistan team from getting off to a good start. Pakistan lost two crucial wickets of Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam in the first two overs. This is a big loss for Pakistan. A good start would have made it easier to score big. But the team stumbled at the beginning.
Imam Ul Haque and Mohammad Rizwan are batting now. If these two batsmen are not able to play big innings then Pakistan will face big problem. Pakistan collected 26 runs in 5 overs. The pitch condition looks like a bowling-friendly pitch. So I think Pakistan will be able to control the match if they can give a target of more than 240. Because Pakistan's bowlers are experienced enough.
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