Pakistan [320/7] defeat South Africa [292] by 28 runs in the 3rd ODI to win the series 2-1

[IMMY69]

Our bowlers have lost the ability to bowl Yorkers.
Length deliveries will be despatched

[PakPremi]

Haris bowling well. Babar good fielding.

[Hasan123]

Verreynne gone. Great effort.

[IMMY69]

Got lucky

Very very lucky

[BunnyRabbit]

Yes. Series is ours now hopefully.

[sam_ahm]

Oh! I jinxed him. Sorry Kyle.

[Sunzi]

Brilliant from Babar riding the boundary

[angrypathan]

Out

[shah_1]

Greattttttfftt

[TheNightWatchman]

Haris bowling good at the death. As much slack as we give him he has bowled decent under pressure

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Pakistan strike at the right moment here

[RedwoodOriginal]

Befitting reply from the "street bowler" to all his doubters

[TheNightWatchman]

Oh! I jinxed him. Sorry Kyle.

You jinxed him baaadddd

[IMMY69]

Win or lose I'm extremely worried about our death bowling.

[Titan24]

Haris has been surprisingly good in the series after bit of poor economy in the first match.

[Major]

Out, Rauf gets us a wicket

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan should win this now.

[Titan24]

Win or lose I'm extremely worried about our death bowling.

I think they have done reasonably well today till now.

[Greenstorm]

Harris is very useful at death overs. Should have more overs for the last 10.

[Markhor]

When SAF return to full strength, Verreyne should play ahead of Klaasen. With a better platform he could've won this for the home side.

PAK regain control.

[Ab Fan]

Neither teams are good enough while chasing.

[Sunzi]

Good innings - the stakes were raised, was always going to need a bit of luck to chase this down at 5 down.

[Nado_]

Befitting reply from the "street bowler" to all his doubters

His bowling well today no doubt but he still has a very long way to go to prove himself and erase off his previous bad performances

[IMMY69]

I think they have done reasonably well today till now.

I don't think so.
Should have brought on Nawaz earlier and gone for wickets.
We went defensive too early thinking job was done.

Then seamers bowled too many length deliveries.

[Titan24]

Verryene and Malan are two impressive young batsmen. Would love to see Haider and Abdullah taking their overall game intelligence and shot selection upto that level.

[Titan24]

I don't think so.
Should have brought on Nawaz earlier and gone for wickets.
We went defensive too early thinking job was done.

Then seamers bowled too many length deliveries.

In the middle overs I agree that bowling could have been better but post 40 overs they have been decent in my opinion.

[Ahmed216]

When SAF return to full strength, Verreyne should play ahead of Klaasen. With a better platform he could've won this for the home side.

PAK regain control.

And Malan ahead of markram

[Hasan123]

Hasan Ali batting was crucial.

[IMMY69]

In the middle overs I agree that bowling could have been better but post 40 overs they have been decent in my opinion.

Yes my issue is not so much this game.
It's going forward, we have to improve the bowling

[naseem]

Need wickets.....

[imshally81]

Out

What a catch

[Ahsanax]

No matter what people call H.Rauf but his death bowling is next level!

[Hasan123]

Verryene and Malan are two impressive young batsmen. Would love to see Haider and Abdullah taking their overall game intelligence and shot selection upto that level.

Kyle Verreynne averages 50 in first class cricket. That's the importance of first class cricket.

[angrypathan]

Goneee. Sarfraz takes the catch of Phehlukwayo

[Titan24]

Good catch from Sarfaraz

[Markhor]

Good catch, ball was in the air for an eternity.

[IMMY69]

See even the this latest wicket. It was a great catch but really that ball should have been sent into the stands

[silentkiller187]

Sarfraz celebrated that catch more than the last wicket in the CT17

[Sunzi]

Got to be done.

Good take from Sarfy..

[Major]

Thank god the keeper caugh it

[sweep_shot]

Great catch.

[sam_ahm]

Guys you people are unnecessarily harsh on Sarfaraz, his experience comes in handy not just with the bat but also on the field. I mean come on, any day he is better than Playing Asif Ali or Danish Aziz or Husain Talat etc.

[IMMY69]

Still bowing length

[Titan24]

Kyle Verreynne averages 50 in first class cricket. That's the importance of first class cricket.

Absolutely. SA had the luxury of other good batsmen in whiteball cricket which Pak didnt so Pak keeps on trying to find someone without hesitating to promote the young ones.

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan right on top here

[naseem]

Kyle Verreynne averages 50 in first class cricket. That's the importance of first class cricket.

Agree....nd here we make sure youngsters like Abdullah...... Haider ....Zafar Gohar......don't get to play.......the day we get rid of Misbah Waqar.....we will took 4 steps ahead

[PakPremi]

His bowling well today no doubt but he still has a very long way to go to prove himself and erase off his previous bad performances

He has actually been mostly good in T20s, wicket taki g bowler that goes for few.

[Ahmed216]

See even the this latest wicket. It was a great catch but really that ball should have been sent into the stands

Doesnt work like that bro. It was a slower one. Not every length ball goes into the stands

[Shoaibbtt]

Some great South African talent seen here today, some names i'd like to see in the PSL like Andile, Kyle, Malan and RVD.

[Titan24]

Still bowing length

Yes yorkers have definitely been missing today, would like to see more of those. However, other variations have been decent but obviously yorkers are really good to have that complete arsenal at the death overs.

[Nikhil_cric]

Yep, just sensible bowling needed. Big difference in our death bowlers and theirs, we aren't bowling Jon Jon or Aiden Markram.

Still plenty of runs to defend.

Yes. The last 3 overs were destroyed for 56 runs by Hasan and Babar. That killed the match for me. Had SA even conceded just 30 and had a target of 295 instead, I'd have backed them to chase it.

[Markhor]

Still prefer Hasan Ali to bowl on low bounce wickets in Asia/UAE, England and certain venues in the Caribbean where his skiddy bowling is more suited.

From SEN countries, Hasan's best record is in Australia but even there his economy is nearly 7 RPO. Harder for him to hit a hard length than a taller pacer.

[IMMY69]

Doesnt work like that bro. It was a slower one. Not every length ball goes into the stands

Mate that looked like a normal length delivery heading down leg from Hasan Ali.

I know I'm being picky, but in the past we had bowlers who could kill off the opposition.
We need to be a little more ruthless and stop bowling short and wide and length balls which most batters can put away.

[Omer2002]

Just hearing Fakhar has been added to 2020 team...i would actually love to see fakhar and Sharjeel opening for us there..with babz one down

[imshally81]

Out

[imshally81]

Sarfaraz impact is already visible in the field...

[PakPremi]

Guys you people are unnecessarily harsh on Sarfaraz, his experience comes in handy not just with the bat but also on the field. I mean come on, any day he is better than Playing Asif Ali or Danish Aziz or Husain Talat etc.

For sure better than Khushdil, Asif, Ifti, Talat. Danish early daysfor him. His expertise in guiding bowlers help in fielding too.

[sindhiboy]

Still a good series for South Africa imo. Almost won first match out of nowhere.
They have found high quality top order batsmen in janneman and Verreyene

And Miller is back in form.

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Sarfaraz is totally stealing Rizwan’s thunder here 🙂

[sam_ahm]

This Beauran Hendricks is probably the most ordinary player to have played for South Africa. They have upcoming bowlers like Nandre Burger and Gerald Coetzee who are quite nippy but unfortunately wrong colour.

[shamaan]

Did say 50 runs to much

[Ahmed216]

Mate that looked like a normal length delivery heading down leg from Hasan Ali.

I know I'm being picky, but in the past we had bowlers who could kill off the opposition.
We need to be a little more ruthless and stop bowling short and wide and length balls which most batters can put away.

Two new balls from both ends is one big reason our bowlers struggle. It feel it has contributed hugely to our bowling problems. Reverse swing used to be our main weapon

[Rafa]

Rauf gets a lot of slack here but he has special death over skills. Today in the last overs, Shaheen and Hassan both got him for sixes but Rauf kept it tight and economical and made the important breakthrough of Verreynne. Before that dismissal SA looked like they were in driver's seat.

[Shoaibbtt]

Yes. The last 3 overs were destroyed for 56 runs by Hasan and Babar. That killed the match for me. Had SA even conceded just 30 and had a target of 295 instead, I'd have backed them to chase it.

Yep, the lack of an express bowler in the South African camp hampered them big style.

Haris Rauf though has been something else this series, really has impressed me. You just knew from the way he bowled in the 1st ODI that this ground would suit him, so glad rain hasn't played spoiled sport today and we haven't lost overs.

[Cryin Out Loud]

This Beauran Hendricks is probably the most ordinary player to have played for South Africa. They have upcoming bowlers like Nandre Burger and Gerald Coetzee who are quite nippy but unfortunately wrong colour.

Sounds like a fast food chain...

[IMMY69]

Two new balls from both ends is one big reason our bowlers struggle. It feel it has contributed hugely to our bowling problems

Yes I agree with that
Two balls not helping.

[Justcrazy]

There was no way SA could win this with there top 5 players missing

[Rafa]

Very poor from Hassan Ali.

[Justcrazy]

South Africa need 50 runs in 18 balls. RRR: 16.66

[Titan24]

Still prefer Hasan Ali to bowl on low bounce wickets in Asia/UAE, England and certain venues in the Caribbean where his skiddy bowling is more suited.

From SEN countries, Hasan's best record is in Australia but even there his economy is nearly 7 RPO. Harder for him to hit a hard length than a taller pacer.

I agree. Advantage which Hassan gives is that her provides batting depth and possibly one of the better lower order hitting option in him so if he can try to work on his game and adapt in SENA it would be useful for Pak. Other pacers we have dont offer anything with the bat, including the ones not in the ODI squad so that is bit of a dilemma. If there is a pacer who can turn the matches around in those surfaces than he would obviously be a preferred choice.

[imshally81]

Out

[Omer2002]

Hasan ali is NOT a one day bowler...but i must say without his hitting we would have lost. Babz was struggling and frustrated with all the batting then scored 63 in last four overs which is all their captains fault as he bowled 9 overs of spin in last 10 overs

[Nikhil_cric]

Time for Pakistan to play Hasan as 4th seamer at 7 and play Hasnain, Haris, Shaheen and Qadir as the main bowlers?

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to rest Shaheen in some games to keep him fresh for big games.

[Shoaibbtt]

Very poor from Hassan Ali.

Yep after giving treatment to Mahraj in that test series, he's come back to give Hassan Ali a touch of his own medicine lol.

[sweep_shot]

Haris Rauf has been impressive.

[Titan24]

Stumps flying, sound was like that they broke.

[imshally81]

Sarfaraz has taken 3 catches... Very impressive..

[PakPremi]

It's one thing spanking Hasan Ali, more difficult to do the same to Shaheen.

[Greenstorm]

I agree. Advantage which Hassan gives is that her provides batting depth and possibly one of the better lower order hitting option in him so if he can try to work on his game and adapt in SENA it would be useful for Pak. Other pacers we have dont offer anything with the bat, including the ones not in the ODI squad so that is bit of a dilemma. If there is a pacer who can turn the matches around in those surfaces than he would obviously be a preferred choice.

He looks out of rhythm as well.

Pace is down, runup lacks energy. Fitness issue probably.