Pakistan U23s defeat Hong Kong by 248 runs in the ACC Emerging Teams Cup

[Abdullah719]

Pakistan Under-23s Squad
Mohammad Rizwan*†, Ahmed Bashir, Amad Butt, Bilal Asif, Ghulam Mudassar, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Butt, Jaahid Ali, Khushdil Shah, Sameen Gul, Usama Mir, Zafar Gohar

Hong Kong Squad
Anshuman Rath*, K Christie, Babar Hayat, C Carter†, Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, C McAuslan, Mohammad Awais, Nizakat Khan, Shahid Wasif, J Subramanyan, Tanveer Ahmed, Wajid Shah, Waqas Barkat, Waqas Khan

[Square Drive]

Surprising to see no thread about it yet.

Pakistan 160/0 after 28 overs. Imam 70 (77) and Imran 77 (95)

One change for Pakistan: Khushdil in for Amad.

[saeed5646]

in other news ban 113/5 in 26 overs against nepal .the same opposition which gave pakistan a tough fight

yesterday which was criticized hugely by some of pak posters .i don,t know how will @Shafi describe this now

[saeed5646]

Pak 193/0 in 33 overs .i hope we score at least 350

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

How is Afghanistan playing intercontinental cup vs Ireland and emerging cup at same day?

[saeed5646]

How is Afghanistan playing intercontinental cup vs Ireland and emerging cup at same day?

they have send second string team to emerging cup though they have send few of their international

players for emerging cup

[ataullah]

Scorecard link plz

[saeed5646]

Scorecard link plz

http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket...teams-cup-2017

[Raja Danish]

Scorecard link plz

http://www.espncricinfo.com/acc-emer...h/1086791.html

[Raja Danish]

imran butt with a century gone making 105

[Raja Danish]

imam nearing another ton on 95*

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

they have send second string team to emerging cup though they have send few of their international players for emerging cup

Should not hv they named it then Afghanistan A or something else? or it really doesn't matter?

[Raja Danish]

imam ul haq with another ton congrats young boy

[Raja Danish]

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[saeed5646]

Should not hv they named it then Afghanistan A or something else? or it really doesn't matter?

yup agree but if you look at tournament overall it is just a random tournament where there is no live

coverage nor any proper live score update also fixtures are jam pack .i hope semi final and final are well

organized if it is telecast live

[Raja Danish]

hope to see haris sohail gets a quick 40 or 50 here to get back into rythm

[Arsalan Pro]

Imam gone after making 120.

[Square Drive]

Really should've gotten 330+. Openers beed to learn how to kick on after scoring tons.

[Boi]

Only managed to get upto 327 cos of Hammads hitting at the end. He should've come in earlier and the openers should've atleast got the SRs upto a run a ball in the end.

[Belawal2014]

Not bad. Would have wanted Hussain Talat to be sent in at 3.

[Madplayer]

Hamad scored 44 off just 15 balls lol

[Madplayer]

The openers did score 100s but at a slow pace. Especially imran butt went at snail's pace with a 102 off 132 balls. Thats not acceptable in today's age.

[Pete Rose]

Mediocre batting till the end against Hong Kong

[ammar_merry]

pakistan playing so many spinners

[Citizen4]

nice to see that Imam scored another 100 and that too with a better strike rate of 97, he's proving his talent day after day. Imran did well too but his strike rate was not that good.
Haris again proving he's not ready yet and needs a full domestic season.
Brilliant cameo in the end by Hammad though, this is exactly what we need in our limited overs side, someone who can score really quickly in the lower ordear and also be capable of finishing the run chase well.
Would have liked to see Khushdil get a chance in batting but he's bowling quite well so far.

[Pete Rose]

nice to see that Imam scored another 100 and that too with a better strike rate of 97, he's proving his talent day after day. Imran did well too but his strike rate was not that good.
Haris again proving he's not ready yet and needs a full domestic season.
Brilliant cameo in the end by Hammad though, this is exactly what we need in our limited overs side, someone who can score really quickly in the lower ordear and also be capable of finishing the run chase well.
Would have liked to see Khushdil get a chance in batting but he's bowling quite well so far.

It's against Hong Kong. There's nothing to take away from this match as a reading of what will happen against tougher teams. Absolutely nothing

[Ellipsism]

Brought in Khushdil for nothing; should've had Bashir in there instead.

[Ellipsism]

nice to see that Imam scored another 100 and that too with a better strike rate of 97, he's proving his talent day after day. Imran did well too but his strike rate was not that good.
Haris again proving he's not ready yet and needs a full domestic season.
Brilliant cameo in the end by Hammad though, this is exactly what we need in our limited overs side, someone who can score really quickly in the lower ordear and also be capable of finishing the run chase well.
Would have liked to see Khushdil get a chance in batting but he's bowling quite well so far.

Hammad Azam can bully associates all he likes but he isn't good enough for international cricket.

[Ellipsism]

Pakistan win 248 runs.

Seven-fer for Usama Mir

[Arsalan Pro]

Great bowling by Usama Mir!!!

[Flat_Track_Bully]

We are going to have a collection of the best spinners the world has ever seen.

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Hamad scored 44 off just 15 balls lol

opposition is crap but it still shows he is one of the few players in Pakistan that can do this. At the very least he has the technique to hit big. Hope this continues, he can bat at 6 for Pakistan with his bowling considered a bonus.

Not bad. Would have wanted Hussain Talat to be sent in at 3.

yeah he is bigger hitter than haris and rizwan and should have been sent in earlier

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Hammad Azam can bully associates all he likes but he isn't good enough for international cricket.

name an alternative to bat at 6 ?

Khusdil and Talat are the only i can think of but both are more top order players

The issue that many have the pereception here that is one supports a player , they then must also think that player is great.

This about doing the best with what we have

[zn426]

The fact that Pakistan's average at best talent can completely obliterate a decent associate side like HK shows how much work the associates have to do. Not saying they can't get there, but they need more resources and first class cricket.
Not much to take away from this match, I'll be looking forward to the matches vs. Afghanistan, BD, and Sri Lanka.
I know we aren't happy with Haris's batting as of yet, but there are a few positives-he scored at 100 SR despite only one boundary, that shows he's willing to rotate strike and run between the wickets. Also, give him a little credit, Imam-ul-Haq was well-set and rotating strike to keep him going was the best thing he could have done.
I think he will be fine once he's fully recovered from his injuries, his mindset hasn't changed, so his skills should improve.

[hailian]

After Ghulam Mudassar 5ifer against Nepal now U Meer 7 wickets against HK. Good to see the youngsters doing well.

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup, Group B: Bangladesh Under-23s v Nepal at Cox's Bazar, Mar 28, 2017


BDU23 257/9 (50 ov)

NEPAL 174 (42.3 ov)

Bangladesh Under-23s won by 83 runs
Player of the match
Nasir Hossain (Bangladesh Under-23s)

[Chief Destroyer]

Why the hell isn't Bashir playing?

[Pakpak]

The fact that Pakistan's average at best talent can completely obliterate a decent associate side like HK shows how much work the associates have to do. Not saying they can't get there, but they need more resources and first class cricket.
Not much to take away from this match, I'll be looking forward to the matches vs. Afghanistan, BD, and Sri Lanka.
I know we aren't happy with Haris's batting as of yet, but there are a few positives-he scored at 100 SR despite only one boundary, that shows he's willing to rotate strike and run between the wickets. Also, give him a little credit, Imam-ul-Haq was well-set and rotating strike to keep him going was the best thing he could have done.
I think he will be fine once he's fully recovered from his injuries, his mindset hasn't changed, so his skills should improve.

Its because associate sides like HK are full of our domestic rejects or expats who are very mediocre playing professional cricket.

[Syed1]

Imam-ul-Haq is another tuk tuk batsman that is coming through the ranks.



Why do we struggle to produce batsmen who can play at a good click???

[Rayyman]

Imam-ul-Haq is another tuk tuk batsman that is coming through the ranks.



Why do we struggle to produce batsmen who can play at a good click???

Hammad Azam played at a really good strike rate.

[Syed1]

Imran Butt sahab scored 108 at a SR of 80 against the mighty HK

It should be inculcated in our youth that your SR absolutely MUST reach 100-120 by the time you score a ton. Scoring a 108 of 132 balls doesn't really work in modern day cricket. Good effort by the youngster but this is simply not good enough for today's cricket. Needs to improve ASAP.


Same with Imam-ul Haq, his SR was slightly better but not ideal.


The innings needed Hammad and Rizwan fast cameos to reach a respectable total

[Pete Rose]

Imam-ul-Haq is another tuk tuk batsman that is coming through the ranks.



Why do we struggle to produce batsmen who can play at a good click???

Because they get weeded out at domestic level: not given enough chances after a few failures. So the 'smart' ones play risk free meaningless cricket helping their teams set up scores of about 250 odd which is good enough against a domestic team in Pakistan

[hadi123]

Anshuman Rath, captain of Hong Kong seems a serious prospect. He is friends with my mate. He goes to Harrow school in London but is eligible to play for Hong Kong

[Square Drive]

Good win.

Great to see Usama and Hammad putting in some great work.