Even I was not anticipating this win from the Pakistan team. Babar Azam with 103 runs played a major role in this win while Khushdil Shah put the nail in the coffin by making 41 runs in only 23 balls. Pakistan chased this score in 49.2 and it was a thriller to watch. We can expect the next two one-day international matches to be close ones. Tomorrow again the two teams will meet and Pakistan will try to win the match plus the series.
I guess you are from Pakistan and you should be optimistic about your team. One thing which seems to be a concern for me is that this wicket was also a sort of dead wicket as we saw in the home series with Australians.
I know you people must be happy with a win but what about experimenting with a few bouncy seaming wickets?
Pakistan played really well to reach the really big score which was set by West Indies. West Indies did really well in the batting but they have absolutely failed in the bowling department. Well to be honest both teams have failed in the bowling department because the pitch was absolutely dead. There was nothing the bowlers could have done about that.
In the end, they managed to take down 300+ so easily like no one expected. Babar is doing a great job as captain of Pakistan, I enjoy watching him play. Babar Azam is without a doubt the best batsman in the world at the moment. As a result of his efforts, the Pakistan team has been able to compete against the best in the world. There's a concern I have about Pakistani pitches, they're completely faded and dead, no longer the pitches that quick bowlers once relied on for help in the 90s and early 2000s. Regardless, those hits are great.
The run chase was not very easy but Pakistan made it look easy to chase in the end. It was actually enjoyable for a lot of people but I think these types of pitches are not ideal for cricket, they should have a lot more faith in their bowlers and should prepare some bowling pitches.
