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LIVE: Hasan Ali strikes early for Pakistan
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'All-powerful' Babar Azam hits back at Shoaib Malik
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Mohammad Rizwan enters top 10 of ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings
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Babar Azam breaks record for fastest to 2000 T20I runs
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Mohammad Abbas achieves rare milestone in first-class cricket
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3 signs Pakistan are not ready for T20 World Cup
When Babar Azam tried to smash one ball over the cover boundary with a significant amount of runs needed to beat Zimbabwe in the second T20I, and considerably less balls remaining, every cricket fan in the country only had one thought in mind – what if this was a T20 World Cup match? Pakistan were stunned in the second T20I on Friday by a lowly Zimbabwe, who before the series against the Men in Green weren’t even sure about their final eleven. The 19-run defeat, although very disappointing, has a lot of lessons in it and if looked at smartly, can help Pakistan iron out the flaws in their T20I cricket before they face all the big guns in this year’s T20 extravaganza. Mediocre middle-order Twitter was right in declaring that ‘Pakistan’s tail started after the number four position’ and the recent performances by them is a clear sign that they were not wrong. Apart from the consistently firing and occasionally failing top-order, which consists of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, there is no other established and mature batsman in the batting line-up. Some may make a case for Mohammad Hafeez to be included in the list, but his failure to bring the Pakistan Super League form into international cricket is a worrying sign for the country before the T20 World Cup. Other than them, Pakistan gave chances to Danish Aziz, who has shown that he is just another domestic star who withers under pressure in the international arena. Haider Ali has been the biggest star-turned-flop for Pakistan in the recent times and half of the blame for his failure rests on the shoulder of the management who haven’t provided him with consistent chances on a set number. Later in the batting line-up, Faheem Ashraf is considered to perform for Pakistan as an all-rounder but if one looks closely at his numbers in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20Is, he isn’t the Ben Stokes that the Men in Green need. The point here is not to criticise players for being unable to score runs when needed, instead they lack the cricketing brain needed to manoeuvre the situation according to its demands. This takes us to our next point. Lack of power-hitting Fakhar Zaman is undoubtedly the only cricketer in the current Pakistan line-up who can swing his bat with force and clear any boundary in any ground. He lacks the much-needed consistency, but has the guile to take the game away from the opposition on his day. Take him out of the line-up and you are left with Ashraf, Aziz and Hafeez as the big-hitters for Pakistan. And if recent form and the second T20I against Zimbabwe is any proof, then we can safely say that Pakistan still haven’t found their muscle-monster who can bludgeon bowling ups. With the boundaries square of the wicket set at nearly 70-plus meters, Pakistan batsman were caught well-inside the boundary by Zimbabwe fielders, a clear indication that they can’t hit over 60 meters if asked to smash six balls out of the park. While it may be too late to find power-hitters and prepare them, Pakistan can make their batsmen do a crash course on the skill if they want to get anywhere near the T20 World Cup silverware this year. Inability to use their brains under pressure Be it batting or bowling, cricket is more a game of focus and control than sheer brute force. One can bowl at 90mph but if the line and length are not right, the ball can easily race past the boundary. One can hit as hard as Shahid Afridi, but that doesn’t ascertain that it will clear the ropes. On Friday, Pakistan were firstly guilty of not going out with a plan to chase a paltry 119-run target. Truth is they rarely exhibit that skill of planning and execution, so it has become a redundant point to ponder over. However, in the second T20I, what Pakistan majorly lacked was the ability to read the situation and use their brains instead of their muscles. With a run-a-ball target to chase and big boundaries in sight, they could have merely ran their way to victory by converting singles into doubles and triples. Instead, they went for the impossible and tried to smash and thrash their way to victory. All in all, Pakistan have a higher probability of bouncing back and winning the third T20I to bag the series against Zimbabwe. However, instead of feeling good about it, they should hit the training setup the very next day to rectify all the mistakes that they made against minnows Zimbabwe. But if history is any indication of the future, they will celebrate and forget only to wait for every bad thing to happen again.
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3 signs Pakistan are not ready for T20 World Cup
When Babar Azam tried to smash one ball over the cover boundary with a significant amount of runs needed to beat Zimbabwe in the second T20I, and considerably less balls remaining, every cricket fan in the country only had one thought in mind – what if this was a T20 World Cup match? Pakistan were stunned in the second T20I on Friday by a lowly Zimbabwe, who before the series against the Men in Green weren’t even sure about their final eleven. The 19-run defeat, although very disappointing, has a lot of lessons in it and if looked at smartly, can help Pakistan iron out the flaws in their T20I cricket before they face all the big guns in this year’s T20 extravaganza. Mediocre middle-order Twitter was right in declaring that ‘Pakistan’s tail started after the number four position’ and the recent performances by them is a clear sign that they were not wrong. Apart from the consistently firing and occasionally failing top-order, which consists of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, there is no other established and mature batsman in the batting line-up. Some may make a case for Mohammad Hafeez to be included in the list, but his failure to bring the Pakistan Super League form into international cricket is a worrying sign for the country before the T20 World Cup. Other than them, Pakistan gave chances to Danish Aziz, who has shown that he is just another domestic star who withers under pressure in the international arena. Haider Ali has been the biggest star-turned-flop for Pakistan in the recent times and half of the blame for his failure rests on the shoulder of the management who haven’t provided him with consistent chances on a set number. Later in the batting line-up, Faheem Ashraf is considered to perform for Pakistan as an all-rounder but if one looks closely at his numbers in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20Is, he isn’t the Ben Stokes that the Men in Green need. The point here is not to criticise players for being unable to score runs when needed, instead they lack the cricketing brain needed to manoeuvre the situation according to its demands. This takes us to our next point. Lack of power-hitting Fakhar Zaman is undoubtedly the only cricketer in the current Pakistan line-up who can swing his bat with force and clear any boundary in any ground. He lacks the much-needed consistency, but has the guile to take the game away from the opposition on his day. Take him out of the line-up and you are left with Ashraf, Aziz and Hafeez as the big-hitters for Pakistan. And if recent form and the second T20I against Zimbabwe is any proof, then we can safely say that Pakistan still haven’t found their muscle-monster who can bludgeon bowling ups. With the boundaries square of the wicket set at nearly 70-plus meters, Pakistan batsman were caught well-inside the boundary by Zimbabwe fielders, a clear indication that they can’t hit over 60 meters if asked to smash six balls out of the park. While it may be too late to find power-hitters and prepare them, Pakistan can make their batsmen do a crash course on the skill if they want to get anywhere near the T20 World Cup silverware this year. Inability to use their brains under pressure Be it batting or bowling, cricket is more a game of focus and control than sheer brute force. One can bowl at 90mph but if the line and length are not right, the ball can easily race past the boundary. One can hit as hard as Shahid Afridi, but that doesn’t ascertain that it will clear the ropes. On Friday, Pakistan were firstly guilty of not going out with a plan to chase a paltry 119-run target. Truth is they rarely exhibit that skill of planning and execution, so it has become a redundant point to ponder over. However, in the second T20I, what Pakistan majorly lacked was the ability to read the situation and use their brains instead of their muscles. With a run-a-ball target to chase and big boundaries in sight, they could have merely ran their way to victory by converting singles into doubles and triples. Instead, they went for the impossible and tried to smash and thrash their way to victory. All in all, Pakistan have a higher probability of bouncing back and winning the third T20I to bag the series against Zimbabwe. However, instead of feeling good about it, they should hit the training setup the very next day to rectify all the mistakes that they made against minnows Zimbabwe. But if history is any indication of the future, they will celebrate and forget only to wait for every bad thing to happen again.
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Malik hits out at ‘unacquainted decision makers’ after Zimbabwe upset Pakistan
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Distrust grows between PCB and PSL franchises
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Pakistan bowlers achieve unique feat in T20I cricket
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3 worrying signs as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in first T20I
Pakistan were able to grab an 11-run win in the first of the three-match T20Is series in Harare, but there were some points in the game where the visitors looked like losing the plot against minnows Zimbabwe. Here are the three worrying signs which Babar Azam-led Pakistan need to ponder upon as they prepare for this year’s T20 World Cup. Struggling against slow bowlers Zimbabwe’s spinners Wesley Madhevere and Ryan Burl deserve a lot of praise for helping the hosts restrict Pakistan to a sub-standard 149 for seven in their 20 overs. Pakistan, after they were sent in to bat first, struggled against slow bowlers from the word go. They may not have given many wickets to them, but the scoring rate against them is a sign that Pakistan haven’t acclimatised to the Zimbabwean conditions. It also means that they are still accustomed to playing South Africa express pacers and were taken by surprise by the Zimbabwean bowling line-up. Pakistan may have won the first match due to some poor fielding and incapable batting, but they need to pull their socks up in order to avoid any upsets on the tour of Zimbabwe. Loss of form for Hafeez Mohammad Hafeez nearly restarted his career for Pakistan after a wonderful display of power-hitting in the Pakistan Super League sixth edition and also in the T20Is before that, but his last four matches show that he has either been found out of is struggling to middle the ball. Whatever the case is, Pakistan will be praying that Hafeez once again finds his Midas touch as they will be relying heavily on his experience and power-hitting during the upcoming T20 World Cup. A good sign against Zimbabwe was that Hafeez bowled four overs for 21 runs and took one wicket as well, but the management needs to be clear with the all-rounder that they need him to perform primarily as a batsman. His bowling may offer the captain an extra choice, but with his action remodelled and him being disallowed to bowl some of his sneaky deliveries, he may well conform to his new role as a batting all-rounder as early as possible. Over-reliance on top order Pakistan are turning into India of the 2010s, where the top order trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli formed the core of the batting line-up. The 2017 Champions Trophy final was a testament to the fact that if you could get these three out early, you could easily beat India. Mohammad Amir accounted for all three of them and Pakistan lifted the trophy with ease that year. (What a wonderful memory to cherish always). Like that same India team, Pakistan are now relying more than ever on Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman to fire for them. We discussed that Hafeez needs to reaffirm his form and occupy the number four spot more responsibly, but Pakistan needs to find consistent performers on the number five, six and seven positions as well. Shuffling Haider Ali won’t help Pakistan turn him into a star hitter, a fact that the team management should’ve realised until now and trying newbies, who are kicked out after three to four matches, won’t help either. Pakistan needs to form a solid playing XI right now and they need to find one replacement for each position as early as possible, so when they field a team in the T20 World Cup, the eleven players know each other’s roles and responsibilities.
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3 worrying signs as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in first T20I
Pakistan were able to grab an 11-run win in the first of the three-match T20Is series in Harare, but there were some points in the game where the visitors looked like losing the plot against minnows Zimbabwe. Here are the three worrying signs which Babar Azam-led Pakistan need to ponder upon as they prepare for this year’s T20 World Cup. Struggling against slow bowlers Zimbabwe’s spinners Wesley Madhevere and Ryan Burl deserve a lot of praise for helping the hosts restrict Pakistan to a sub-standard 149 for seven in their 20 overs. Pakistan, after they were sent in to bat first, struggled against slow bowlers from the word go. They may not have given many wickets to them, but the scoring rate against them is a sign that Pakistan haven’t acclimatised to the Zimbabwean conditions. It also means that they are still accustomed to playing South Africa express pacers and were taken by surprise by the Zimbabwean bowling line-up. Pakistan may have won the first match due to some poor fielding and incapable batting, but they need to pull their socks up in order to avoid any upsets on the tour of Zimbabwe. Loss of form for Hafeez Mohammad Hafeez nearly restarted his career for Pakistan after a wonderful display of power-hitting in the Pakistan Super League sixth edition and also in the T20Is before that, but his last four matches show that he has either been found out of is struggling to middle the ball. Whatever the case is, Pakistan will be praying that Hafeez once again finds his Midas touch as they will be relying heavily on his experience and power-hitting during the upcoming T20 World Cup. A good sign against Zimbabwe was that Hafeez bowled four overs for 21 runs and took one wicket as well, but the management needs to be clear with the all-rounder that they need him to perform primarily as a batsman. His bowling may offer the captain an extra choice, but with his action remodelled and him being disallowed to bowl some of his sneaky deliveries, he may well conform to his new role as a batting all-rounder as early as possible. Over-reliance on top order Pakistan are turning into India of the 2010s, where the top order trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli formed the core of the batting line-up. The 2017 Champions Trophy final was a testament to the fact that if you could get these three out early, you could easily beat India. Mohammad Amir accounted for all three of them and Pakistan lifted the trophy with ease that year. (What a wonderful memory to cherish always). Like that same India team, Pakistan are now relying more than ever on Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman to fire for them. We discussed that Hafeez needs to reaffirm his form and occupy the number four spot more responsibly, but Pakistan needs to find consistent performers on the number five, six and seven positions as well. Shuffling Haider Ali won’t help Pakistan turn him into a star hitter, a fact that the team management should’ve realised until now and trying newbies, who are kicked out after three to four matches, won’t help either. Pakistan needs to form a solid playing XI right now and they need to find one replacement for each position as early as possible, so when they field a team in the T20 World Cup, the eleven players know each other’s roles and responsibilities.
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Team management wanted to rest Shaheen Afridi but he refused
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Waqar rubbishes Shaheen's workload concerns
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I have never seen any player perform as consistently as Babar Azam: Inzamam
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“I was ready to pull down bowlers’ pants”: Ramiz after Pakistan concedes 203
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Can Babar Azam bring the T20 World Cup home for Pakistan?
Pakistan have been considered cornered tigers for a good part of their cricketing history. Whenever they are pushed into adversity, they bloom and leave everyone astounded to say the least. The silverware of the 1992 World Cup, winning the World T20 in 2009 and the latest endeavour where Pakistan was the lowest-ranked side in the 2017 Champions Trophy, but won the tournament after losing humbly to India in the opener are a testament to the fact that whenever you count them out, they will jump right in with a bang. With such a cricketing culture in place, it is a surety that the cricketers produced by Pakistan would also have the same characteristic in their personalities. They blossom when someone tries to smother them, they break their shells when they are considered weaklings and they thrive in the face of adversity and criticism. Babar Azam on Wednesday scored an uncharacteristic but majestic century when Pakistan needed someone to do the near-impossible – chase a 200-plus target in T20Is, a feat the Men in Green have seldom pulled off. Earlier, after the second T20I, Babar had been criticised by anyone and everyone for his slow, nearly run-a-ball fifty en route a 140-run total, which South Africa chased with ease. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar asked what would India skipper Virat Kohli or West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle do with fifty balls. His condescending tone and remarks were uncalled for, considering Babar has been the most consistent batsman for Pakistan in the past four to five years in all formats. Nearly one and a half day later, Babar told, actually showed Akhtar, what Kohli and Gayle may not be able do with those 50 balls. Babar hit 15 fours and mere four sixes to score 122 off just 59 balls in over an hour of batting to break South African second-string bowling side’s confidence, and give Akhtar an apt reply. While Rizwan’s unbeaten 73-run contribution should not be ignored, Babar can be accredited for creating the mood with skilful stroke-making and pin-point shots between gaps for the successful chase of a 204-run target. At no point during his innings he had to resort to rash hitting, but instead relied on his ‘strengths’ of playing balls on their merit and scoring more boundaries than maximums to take Pakistan home safely. Now the premise that Pakistan team and Pakistan players only come to the party when there is a challenge involved holds true for the majority, but Babar is that one unusual rarity that occurs in the Pakistan cricket cosmos in nearly a million years -- to be honest, it never happened before. Babar, like other Pakistani cricketers loves to reply to criticisers with exceptional performances, but more importantly he knows that one is not supposed to become complacent when there is no calling. He would treat South Africa Kagiso Rabada and Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani with the same respect and would play every match and every innings like a World Cup final. This mere characteristic has enabled him to perform better than any other batsman you have ever seen bat at the age of 26 for Pakistan. With the T20 World Cup fast approaching this year, for the first time in their recent history, Pakistan will be looking towards a batsman rather than a bowler or an all-rounder to help them lift the trophy. He showed on Wednesday that he can do it single-handedly, imagine what he would be able to pull off with a little support from the other 10 guys. People are praying for Babar to continue this hot run of form with the bat till the T20 World Cup, while the right thing to hope for would be that he continues to stay away from the pits of complacency. High praise or at times weaker oppositions can do that to you, but Babar has proven that he is above it, let’s hope he stays there.
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Can Babar Azam bring the T20 World Cup home for Pakistan?
Pakistan have been considered cornered tigers for a good part of their cricketing history. Whenever they are pushed into adversity, they bloom and leave everyone astounded to say the least. The silverware of the 1992 World Cup, winning the World T20 in 2009 and the latest endeavour where Pakistan was the lowest-ranked side in the 2017 Champions Trophy, but won the tournament after losing humbly to India in the opener are a testament to the fact that whenever you count them out, they will jump right in with a bang. With such a cricketing culture in place, it is a surety that the cricketers produced by Pakistan would also have the same characteristic in their personalities. They blossom when someone tries to smother them, they break their shells when they are considered weaklings and they thrive in the face of adversity and criticism. Babar Azam on Wednesday scored an uncharacteristic but majestic century when Pakistan needed someone to do the near-impossible – chase a 200-plus target in T20Is, a feat the Men in Green have seldom pulled off. Earlier, after the second T20I, Babar had been criticised by anyone and everyone for his slow, nearly run-a-ball fifty en route a 140-run total, which South Africa chased with ease. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar asked what would India skipper Virat Kohli or West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle do with fifty balls. His condescending tone and remarks were uncalled for, considering Babar has been the most consistent batsman for Pakistan in the past four to five years in all formats. Nearly one and a half day later, Babar told, actually showed Akhtar, what Kohli and Gayle may not be able do with those 50 balls. Babar hit 15 fours and mere four sixes to score 122 off just 59 balls in over an hour of batting to break South African second-string bowling side’s confidence, and give Akhtar an apt reply. While Rizwan’s unbeaten 73-run contribution should not be ignored, Babar can be accredited for creating the mood with skilful stroke-making and pin-point shots between gaps for the successful chase of a 204-run target. At no point during his innings he had to resort to rash hitting, but instead relied on his ‘strengths’ of playing balls on their merit and scoring more boundaries than maximums to take Pakistan home safely. Now the premise that Pakistan team and Pakistan players only come to the party when there is a challenge involved holds true for the majority, but Babar is that one unusual rarity that occurs in the Pakistan cricket cosmos in nearly a million years -- to be honest, it never happened before. Babar, like other Pakistani cricketers loves to reply to criticisers with exceptional performances, but more importantly he knows that one is not supposed to become complacent when there is no calling. He would treat South Africa Kagiso Rabada and Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani with the same respect and would play every match and every innings like a World Cup final. This mere characteristic has enabled him to perform better than any other batsman you have ever seen bat at the age of 26 for Pakistan. With the T20 World Cup fast approaching this year, for the first time in their recent history, Pakistan will be looking towards a batsman rather than a bowler or an all-rounder to help them lift the trophy. He showed on Wednesday that he can do it single-handedly, imagine what he would be able to pull off with a little support from the other 10 guys. People are praying for Babar to continue this hot run of form with the bat till the T20 World Cup, while the right thing to hope for would be that he continues to stay away from the pits of complacency. High praise or at times weaker oppositions can do that to you, but Babar has proven that he is above it, let’s hope he stays there.
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Babar, Rizwan react after record-breaking opening stand in third T20I
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Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi rise to career-best ICC ODI rankings
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Babar Azam dethrones Virat Kohli to become number one ODI batsman
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3 talking points from second Pakistan-South Africa T20I
Pakistan have played some of their best cricket during their ongoing tour of South Africa, where they won the three-match ODI series 2-1 and then went on to start the four-match T20I series with a win. However, in the second match of the series, they looked out of ideas against a second-string South Africa bowling side, which lacked the likes of Ngidi, Rabada and Nortje. With such a weakened bowling attack causing problems for a first-choice Pakistan side, it has become quite clear that the Babar Azam-led unit is still not strong enough to beat anyone and everyone when the T20 World Cup starts at the latter end of 2021. Inconsistency and lack of temperament is the word here as five batsmen were caught while attempting to hit the ball out of the park. Here are the three talking points from the second T20I between Pakistan and South Africa. Useless criticism on Babar Social media was angry over Babar for scoring a run-a-ball fifty when the team needed a big innings from the captain. However, Babar’s innings could be categorised more as a sensible knock rather than a lazy one. If he hadn’t contributed those carefully scored 50 runs, then the Pakistani bowlers wouldn’t have gotten any fighting chance to save the second T20I. Although Babar needs to improve his power-hitting at the latter end of the innings in both T20Is and ODIs, there is still no doubt that he is the most consistent batsman in Pakistan’s line-up. Instead of uselessly criticising him for not scoring a six on every ball, we should be thankful that after so many years, we finally have a batsman as consistent as him. How to ruin a batsman’s career Haider Ali is turning into a classic case of exceptional promise but zero delivery. The kid came into limelight courtesy some great hitting and, on occasions, classy stroke play, however Pakistan did what they do best with any budding talent – ruined his career. Haider may have made his name using big shots, but if Pakistan wanted to make a star, the next Babar as some say, out of him, they shouldn’t have restricted him to one format only. Haider should be allowed to improve his temperament, his innings building strategy and his conversion of fifties into hundreds through ODI and Test experience. Right now it clearly seems that he is told to go out and hit every ball out of the park rather than develop an innings for Pakistan. Such threatening roles for upcoming players ruin their career more often than not. Haider is on that same path of destruction. Someone needs to stop him, calm him down and help him learn the art of constructing a well-paced innings, even if he’s playing a T20 match. Can Pakistan trust their batting? The first point in everyone’s mind when we talk about Pakistan cricket team’s weakness is batting. Even though Pakistan’s fielding sometimes makes their batting look better, but the perennial dilemma for the Men in Green has always been whether their willow wielders will deliver when needed. With the T20 World Cup nearly here and with another one to follow in 2022, Pakistan will be licking their lips at the sight of the trophy. Fakhar Zaman’s recent form, Muhammad Hafeez’s renewed aggression with the bat, Babar’s consistent runs, Muhammad Rizwan scoring heavilyt at the opening spot means Pakistan now have multiple match-winners in their line-up, focus on batting match-winners. However, the second T20I against South Africa was a sign that the batting heroes still haven’t found consistency in their performances. They now have more good days, but still the number of bad days is significant. The next two T20Is will help us understand where Pakistan stand in regards to the upcoming T20 World Cup. Let’s hope and pray we go into the tournament with confidence in our batting, rather than on the back foot.
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3 talking points from second Pakistan-South Africa T20I
Pakistan have played some of their best cricket during their ongoing tour of South Africa, where they won the three-match ODI series 2-1 and then went on to start the four-match T20I series with a win. However, in the second match of the series, they looked out of ideas against a second-string South Africa bowling side, which lacked the likes of Ngidi, Rabada and Nortje. With such a weakened bowling attack causing problems for a first-choice Pakistan side, it has become quite clear that the Babar Azam-led unit is still not strong enough to beat anyone and everyone when the T20 World Cup starts at the latter end of 2021. Inconsistency and lack of temperament is the word here as five batsmen were caught while attempting to hit the ball out of the park. Here are the three talking points from the second T20I between Pakistan and South Africa. Useless criticism on Babar Social media was angry over Babar for scoring a run-a-ball fifty when the team needed a big innings from the captain. However, Babar’s innings could be categorised more as a sensible knock rather than a lazy one. If he hadn’t contributed those carefully scored 50 runs, then the Pakistani bowlers wouldn’t have gotten any fighting chance to save the second T20I. Although Babar needs to improve his power-hitting at the latter end of the innings in both T20Is and ODIs, there is still no doubt that he is the most consistent batsman in Pakistan’s line-up. Instead of uselessly criticising him for not scoring a six on every ball, we should be thankful that after so many years, we finally have a batsman as consistent as him. How to ruin a batsman’s career Haider Ali is turning into a classic case of exceptional promise but zero delivery. The kid came into limelight courtesy some great hitting and, on occasions, classy stroke play, however Pakistan did what they do best with any budding talent – ruined his career. Haider may have made his name using big shots, but if Pakistan wanted to make a star, the next Babar as some say, out of him, they shouldn’t have restricted him to one format only. Haider should be allowed to improve his temperament, his innings building strategy and his conversion of fifties into hundreds through ODI and Test experience. Right now it clearly seems that he is told to go out and hit every ball out of the park rather than develop an innings for Pakistan. Such threatening roles for upcoming players ruin their career more often than not. Haider is on that same path of destruction. Someone needs to stop him, calm him down and help him learn the art of constructing a well-paced innings, even if he’s playing a T20 match. Can Pakistan trust their batting? The first point in everyone’s mind when we talk about Pakistan cricket team’s weakness is batting. Even though Pakistan’s fielding sometimes makes their batting look better, but the perennial dilemma for the Men in Green has always been whether their willow wielders will deliver when needed. With the T20 World Cup nearly here and with another one to follow in 2022, Pakistan will be licking their lips at the sight of the trophy. Fakhar Zaman’s recent form, Muhammad Hafeez’s renewed aggression with the bat, Babar’s consistent runs, Muhammad Rizwan scoring heavilyt at the opening spot means Pakistan now have multiple match-winners in their line-up, focus on batting match-winners. However, the second T20I against South Africa was a sign that the batting heroes still haven’t found consistency in their performances. They now have more good days, but still the number of bad days is significant. The next two T20Is will help us understand where Pakistan stand in regards to the upcoming T20 World Cup. Let’s hope and pray we go into the tournament with confidence in our batting, rather than on the back foot.
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1st T20:- Pakistan beat South Africa by 4 wickets
1st T20:- Pakistan beat South Africa by 4 wickets
In the first match of the T20, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 4 wickets after a thrilling tournament.
In a match played in Johannesburg, the captain of the host team Heinrich Klaassen won the toss and decided to strike first.
The South African team scored 188 runs in a loss of six wickets in the first leg, in response to a national team that completed 189 runs in the fifth round of the final over.
In South Africa, Markram scored 51, captain Heinrich Klaassen 50 and Baljun 34 runs.
In Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz and Hassan Ali took two wickets each while Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf took one wicket each.
The national team got off to a good start following 189 runs but captain Babar Azam was bowled out for 14 runs off 41 balls.
Fakhr Zaman played 27 innings and was a victim of Tabriz Shamsi, with the exception of Muhammad Hafeez 13 Haider Ali 14 and Fahim Ashraf played 30 innings.
In this case, Rizwan remained strong on the wicket and played an unbeaten innings of 74 runs off 50 balls. Rizwan hit six sixs and nine four in his innings.
In South Africa, Hendricks took three wickets, Tabriz Shamsi wickets 2 and Williams 1 wicket.
پاکستان کو روسی اسلحہ ملنا ہے
پاکستان
کو روسی اسلحہ ملنا ہے
اسلام
آباد: باہمی تعلقات بہتر بنانے کے اشارے میں روس نے بدھ کے روز
پاکستان
سے رابطہ کیا اور کہا کہ وہ فوجی گیئر فراہم کرکے نفسیاتی جبر
کا
مقابلہ کرنے میں پاکستان کی کوششوں کو تقویت دینے کے لئے تیار ہے ،
اور
مزید برآں انہوں نے دونوں ممالک کے مابین مزید مشترکہ سرگرمیوں کا
اعلان
کیا ہے۔
اسی
طرح اس بات کی توثیق بھی کی گئی کہ اس سے پہلے اسپونٹک - V
حفاظتی
ٹیکوں کی ڈیڑھ لاکھ اضافی خوراکیں پاکستان کو دی گئیں ، جبکہ
دونوں
فریقوں نے اضافی طور پر پاکستان میں اینٹی باڈی پلانٹ کے قیام کے
قابل
قیاس نتائج کی جانچ کی۔
روس
نے اضافی طور پر 'مانکیکرن' اقدام کی دعوت بھی دی ، جو پاکستان
اور
ہندوستان کے مابین شروع ہوچکا ہے۔ منگل کے روز اسلام آباد میں ظاہر
ہونے
والے روسی وزیر خارجہ سیرگئی لاوروف نے بدھ کے روز وزیر
اعظم
عمران خان سے رابطہ کیا جبکہ قبل ازیں دفتر خارجہ میں اپنے
ساتھی
شاہ محمود قریشی سے تقرری کی سطح پر بات چیت کی ، جس کا
جواب
سوال وجواب کے سیشن سے لیا گیا۔
وزیر
اعظم عمران خان نے جون 2019 میں بشکیک میں شنگھائی تعاون تنظیم
کے
سربراہی اجلاس کے موقع پر صدر ولادیمیر پوتن کے ساتھ اپنے رابطوں
کا
جائزہ لیا جہاں وہ نسلی تعلقات کو کسی اور سطح پر لے جانا چاہتے تھے۔
پاکستان
نے روس کی علاقائی یکجہتی کے عزم کو سراہتے ہوئے کہا ہے
کہ
عظیم متعلقہ تعلقات مقامی استحکام اور عالمی سلامتی میں بھی اضافہ
کرتے
ہیں۔ "اجتماع میں ، ایگزیکٹو نے اس اہمیت پر زور دیا کہ پاکستان
روس
کے ساتھ اس کے تعلقات میں اس کی اہم بین الاقوامی حکمت عملی کی
ضرورت
کے ساتھ شامل ہے ، اور اس نے دو طرفہ تعلقات میں مستقل ترقی
پر
تبادلہ خیال ، توانائی ، سلامتی اور تحفظ کے لئے بڑھتی ہوئی شرکت کو
یاد
کرتے ہوئے اپنی تکمیل کی۔ ، "دفتر خارجہ نے ایک بیان میں کہا۔
اسی
طرح پاک روس باہمی تعلقات اور علاقائی اور دنیا بھر کی اہمیت کے
امور
پر بھی بات کی گئی۔ لاوروف نے میڈیا کو بتایا ، "ہم نے اس بات کی
تصدیق
کی ہے کہ ہم پاکستان کو غیر معمولی فوجی پوشاک فراہم کرتے ہوئے
انسداد
خوف پر مبنی ظلم کی صلاحیت کو مستحکم کرنے کے لئے تیار ہیں۔
یہ
ضلع کے تمام حالات کے مفادات کا حامل ہے۔"
اسائنمنٹ
لیول مذاکرات کے بعد قریشی نے کہا کہ روس کے ساتھ کثیر
جہتی
تعلقات استوار کرنا پاکستان کی ایک اہم ضرورت ہے جو ٹھوس تعلقات
کو
قبول کرتا ہے جس سے صوبائی سالمیت اور عالمی سطح پر سلامتی میں
اضافہ
ہوتا ہے۔
وزیر
اعظم نے وبائی مرض کی طرف سے پیش کی جانے والی فلاح و بہبود
اور
مالی مشکلات کو اجاگر کرتے ہوئے ، روس کی جانب سے اسپٹنک - V
حفاظتی
ٹیکے لگانے میں بہتری پر تعریف کی اور اس طرح سے پاکستان
کے
حصول کے ڈیزائن پر بھی زور دیا۔
لاوروف
نے اپنی پریس بات چیت میں واضح کیا ، "ہم نے پاکستان کو حفاظتی
قطرے
پلانے کے 50،000 حصے فراہم کیے ہیں ، اور جلد ہی ہم 150،000
اضافی
خوراکیں بھی شامل کر لیں گے۔
انہوں
نے مزید کہا کہ تاہم روس پاکستان کو اس کی دلچسپی کو مدنظر
رکھنے
میں مدد فراہم کرے گا ، روس کی طرف سے اقوام عالم سے وابستہ
ایک
ٹن وعدے جو پہلے بھی درخواست دے چکے ہیں۔ رہنما نے لاوروف کو
ہندوستانی
غیر قانونی مقبوضہ جموں و کشمیر (IIOJ & K) خصوصا عام طور
پر
آزادیوں کی خلاف ورزی کی صورتحال سے تازہ دم کیا اور جنوبی ایشیاء
میں
ہم آہنگی اور سلامتی کے امور پر پاکستان کے نقطہ نظر کا اشتراک کیا ،
جس
میں مسئلہ کشمیر کے پر امن مقصد کی ضرورت بھی شامل ہے۔
لاوروف
جنہوں نے نئی دہلی سے پرواز کی تھی نے کہا کہ دفتر خارجہ میں
بات
چیت کے دوران یہ مسئلہ اٹھایا گیا ہے۔ لاوروف نے کہا ، "بحث و
مباحثے
کے دوران ، ہم نے اضافی طور پر اس طریقے سے خطاب کیا کہ
جس
طرح سے پاکستان اور بھارت تعلقات کے معیاری ہونے کے بارے میں
بات
چیت شروع کرتے ہیں ، ہم اس کی دعوت دیتے ہیں۔"
عمران
خان نے ، صوبائی ماحول میں گفتگو کرتے ہوئے ، افغانستان میں
تنازعہ
کو منظم سیاسی حل کی اہمیت پر توجہ مرکوز کی۔ ایگزیکٹو نے کہا ،
"ماسکو
میں توسیعی تروائکا کے نئے اجتماع کو سہولیات فراہم کرنے سمیت
افغانستان
میں ہم آہنگی کے اقدامات کو آگے بڑھانے میں روس کی کوششوں
کی
قدر ہے۔"
لاوروف
نے اس معاملے پر دفتر خارجہ میں گفتگو کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ روس
افغانستان
کے موجودہ حالات پر پریشان ہے۔
"ہم
اسی طرح افغانستان میں قریبی سلامتی کے ٹکڑے ٹکڑے ہونے اور ملک
کے
شمال اور مشرق میں داعش کے خوف ویران مشقوں اور چہل قدمی کی
وجہ
سے پریشان ہیں۔ ہم نے اتفاق کیا کہ ہمیں اس کے علاوہ متنازعہ اور
مخالف
اجتماعات کی حوصلہ افزائی کرنے کی ضرورت ہے۔ لاوروف نے
مزید
کہا کہ افغانستان ان کے لئے جامع گفتگو پر منحصر مشترکہ تنازعہ پر
متفق
ہونے اور روکنے کے لئے ہے۔
عہدہ
کی سطح کے مذاکرات کے دوران لاوروف نے روس کی پاکستان کے
ساتھ
معیشت ، تبادلہ اور تحفظ سمیت متعدد شعبوں میں باہمی تعاون کو آگے
بڑھانا
کی ذمہ داری کی توثیق کی ، جبکہ پاکستان نے ناجائز مالی مدد کرنے
والوں
کو ای ویزا سمیت دفاتر کو وسیع کرنے کا عزم کیا۔
ایگزیکٹو
نے 'پاکستان اسٹریم' نارتھ ساؤتھ گیس پائپ لائن کا معاملہ اٹھایا اور
اس
کی انتظامیہ کے اس عزم کا اعادہ کیا کہ لازمی قانونی اقدام کو جلد ختم
کیا
جائے اور توقع کے مطابق شیڈول کے آگے کام شروع کیا جائے۔ اس
پائپ
لائن کا منصوبہ 2015 سے منظور شدہ سرکاری انتظامات کے مابین
کراچی
سے لاہور تک کرنے کا منصوبہ ہے۔
اضافی
طور پر توانائی ، مکینیکل جدید ، ریل لائنوں اور ایویونکس کے شعبوں
میں
متعلقہ تعاون کو جانچا گیا۔ اس بات پر اتفاق کیا گیا کہ ماسکو میں اس
قدر
دور مستقبل میں ملاقات کی وجہ سے بین السرکاری کمیشن (آئی جی
سی)
جان بوجھ کر اس مخصوص صورتحال میں واضح تجویز اور اقدام
اٹھانے
کی کوشش کرے گا۔
اسی
طرح مغربی ایشیاء ، خلیج ، مشرق وسطی ، اور ایشیا بحر الکاہل کے
مقامات
پر بھی حالات کا سودا ہوتا ہے۔ دونوں فریقوں نے اتفاق کیا کہ جب
وبائی
امراض سے متعلق حدود کو سہولیات فراہم کیے جائیں تو پاکستان
روس
بین السرکاری کمیشن کے مندرجہ ذیل دور کو پورا کرنا چاہئے۔
ناواقف
پادری نے اقوام متحدہ کے اندر پاکستان اور روس کے درمیان قریبی
تعاون
اور شنگھائی تعاون تنظیم (ایس سی او) سمیت دیگر کثیرالجہتی شعبے
میں
قدر کی نگاہ سے دیکھا۔ سلامتی کونسل کی تبدیلی سے شناخت کرنے
والے
معاملات کے علاوہ مزید جانچ پڑتال کی گئی۔
قریشی
نے اپنے روسی ساتھی کے ساتھ اپنے اجتماع میں اس بات پر زور
دیا
کہ روسی فیڈریشن کے ساتھ تعلقات کو مزید تقویت دینا پاکستان کے لئے
ایک
اہم بین الاقوامی حکمت عملی کی ضرورت ہے۔
وقتا
فوقتا ، جنرل ہیڈ کوارٹرز میں چیف آف آرمی اسٹاف (سی او اے ایس)
جنرل
قمر جاوید باجوہ کے ساتھ اپنے اجتماع کے دوران سیرگی لاوروف نے
علاقائی
ہم آہنگی اور انحصار کے لئے نفسیاتی جبر اور وابستگیوں کے
خلاف
جنگ میں پاکستان کے کارناموں کو ، خاص طور پر افغان ہم آہنگی کے
اقدام
میں پاکستان کی حقیقی کوششوں کو تسلیم کیا۔ .
روسی
ناواقف پادری نے کہا کہ پاک روس تعلقات ایک مثبت سمت پر گامزن
ہیں
اور وہ مختلف مقامات پر تخلیق کرتے رہیں گے۔ اجتماع کے دوران
مشترکہ
مفادات کے امور بشمول تحفظ اور سیکیورٹی میں بہتری ، صوبائی
سلامتی
، خاص طور پر افغان ہم آہنگی کی تدابیر کے بارے میں بات کی گئی۔
سی
او ایس کا کہنا تھا کہ پاکستان روس کے ساتھ اپنے تعلقات کا اعتراف
کرتا
ہے اور دوطرفہ فوجی شراکت کی اپ گریڈ کی خواہش کا جواب دیتا
ہے۔
انہوں نے کہا کہ پاکستان ان تمام سرگرمیوں کی دعوت دیتا ہے جو
افغانستان
میں ہم آہنگی اور یکجہتی حاصل کرسکتے ہیں کیونکہ اس سے
پورا
علاقہ فائدہ اٹھاسکے گا۔
"ہمارے
پاس کسی بھی ملک کی طرف دوستانہ منصوبے نہیں ہیں اور وہ خود
مختار
توازن اور مشترکہ ترقی پر منحصر ایک مددگار مقامی نظام کے
پیچھے
چلتے رہیں گے۔"
