42nd Match - Ireland v Pakistan (15th March)

[Jimbo the giant]

That's a huge call. I still think SA's attack are better, even though they lost the head to head match on the day & I'm not convinced Pakistan's bowling attack is any better than India or the Windies, I really don't.

Ffs are you grouping India and Pakistan with the pathetic West Indies. I mean on their day they can be decent but only Taylor and Holder are good. India and Pakistan are so much more consistent it aint funny. West Indies are minnow level bowlers atm.

 

[Zinzan]

tbf I said "clearly" better.

At best they're 4th=, definitely quit a distance behind SA with Philander back.

 

[Zinzan]

Ffs are grouping India and Pakistan with the pathetic West Indies. I mean on their day they can be decent but only Taylor and Holder are good. India and Pakistan are so much more consistent it aint funny. West Indies are minnow level bowlers atm.

Disagree entirely, if there's any commonality between those 3 sides, it's Pakistan and the Windies who belong together for their inconsistency. I do actually rate Irfan incidentally, but also rate Taylor (since coming back from his latest injury).

 

[Jono]

At best they're 4th=, definitely quit a distance behind SA with Philander back.

Yeah fair enough.

Its amazing though, this is probably Pakistan's 3rd string attack. Ridiculous how they pluck these guys from nowhere.

 

[Jimbo the giant]

Disagree entirely, if there's any commonality between those 3 sides, it's Pakistan and the Windies who belong together for their inconsistency. I do actually rate Irfan incidentally, but also rate Taylor (since coming back from his latest injury).

Do you understand its not their bowlers that let them down its their pathetic batting that cant post 250+.

West Indies have a lot more fire power in their batting line up.

 

[Burgey]

**** I love Misbah. Champion.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Steyn is my favorite cricket player, but Misbah is a close second

tuk................tuk....................tuk..................BOOM

 

[Zinzan]

Do you understand its not their bowlers that let them down its their pathetic batting that cant post 250+.

West Indies have a lot more fire power in their batting line up.

Of course batting is their main weakness & the major reason for me writing them off vs. Aust, I just don't happen to think their bowling is much better than average either.

 

[andmark]

The commentators are being quite harsh on Misbah here.

 

[Jimbo the giant]

Look at SAs attack again AB/Duminy is their 5th bowling option. Thats easy runs for the opposition. Pak have decent bowlers and their team make up leads itself to not be so defensless in the middle and later overs. They are still the best team in the world at reverse swing. They have plenty of pace and their bowlers although similar in pace have quite different bowling styles.

Probably the team that would most benefit score board pressure because they don't have a weak bowler who releases the pressure. If you look hard enough you can pick holes in any team but there aren't that many holes in pakistans bowling line up.

 

[andmark]

Was that the first hit-wicket of the tournament?

 

[duffer]

Stfu Nicholas

 

[Fusion]

Common Akmal, give Sarfaraz the strike!

 

[halba]

if pakistan can sort out their batting, they are a threat to australia. pakis best chance is to set a good total, and reverse swing it in australia's chase. australia if they win the toss should win this game.

 

[Daemon]

Lol get on with it sarfraz. If he's that nervous when trying to get a hundred he's got no chance when it comes to a real pressure situation.

 

[anil1405]

Take a single Khatmal, you need not block five deliveries.

 

[Contra]

Sarfaraz needs to do a Dhoni next over.

 

[Daemon]

5 wides here would be lulz

 

[andmark]

What a **** up this will be

 

[Daemon]

Comical stuff here