Pakistan Tour of South Africa 2018/19

[trundler]

Vastly different conditions. You'd expect Pu end Kohli to do better on this green top though.

 

[Borges]

It is not an easy pitch to bat on; but still and all, this is an underwhelming display of batting.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Boy this kid is good <3

 

[Black_Warrior]

The moment Pakistan cricket has been waiting for

The age of Babar begins - ESPNcricinfo

 

[SeamUp]

Quality knock Babar.

 

[GRAB]

Great umpiring decision that! Trusted what he saw and not the noise...

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oof he's taking Steyn to the cleaners here

 

[Maximas]

A classic study in persistence paying off for selectors this guy, hopefully this is just the beginning

 

[artvandalay]

Babar is bossing steyn big time.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Wow has Steyn ever been bullied around like this?

 

[OverratedSanity]

I want to be wrong since he's one of my favourite cricketers ever but this has a end of career vibe to it. Not that he'll never play again but it's probably safe to say he's not the same bowler. Quality from babar though, great to watch.

 

[Bahseph]

Babar looking ominous for SA here.

 

[GRAB]

We pushed very hard with the 3 quicks to break into the tail. A risky gambit that has nearly worked, but Azam and Ali fighting back!

 

[GRAB]

Kg!!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Steyn not had a thrashing like this too often.

 

[Bahseph]

I want to be wrong since he's one of my favourite cricketers ever but this has a end of career vibe to it. Not that he'll never play again but it's probably safe to say he's not the same bowler. Quality from babar though, great to watch.

Noticed it in SL to be honest. Definitely still Test class in my opinion, and when it all clicks he is still Dale Steyn, but I think we will see more of these spells from him going forward where batsmen have his measure.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Boy that was some innings..worked like a balm to all my pain

 

[Borges]

Well played! Pushed Pakistan to a score which would keep them in the game.

 

[Tom Flint]

I want to be wrong since he's one of my favourite cricketers ever but this has a end of career vibe to it. Not that he'll never play again but it's probably safe to say he's not the same bowler. Quality from babar though, great to watch.

Still bowling as quick as before. He dropped a couple too short but was still getting decent movement. He didn't do a great deal wrong just came up against a guy that had his eye in

 

[Black_Warrior]

I want to be wrong since he's one of my favourite cricketers ever but this has a end of career vibe to it. Not that he'll never play again but it's probably safe to say he's not the same bowler. Quality from babar though, great to watch.

Wow has Steyn ever been bullied around like this?

Yes he has been taken to the cleaners in the past by KP, Sehwag and to a smaller extent Warner. Not very often, but this was an innings of the highest quality. I don't think there's anything more to it. The fields were extremely attacking with plenty of gaps for Babar to find.