Hi and welcome to the fourth ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Faisalabad. The pitch will keep low as the day progresses and the verdict by the experts is to bat first.
Toss: ZImbabwe have won and have no hesitation in batting first. Malik sounds disappointed about the outcome but shrugs it off, saying its “part of the game.”
He must be really disappointed as when asked what are the changes he names Sohail Khan, Sarfraz Ahmed and Fawad Alam and can’t recollect the fourth change. "That opener, " he says, … and as the commentator prods him with the name, “yeah Khalid Latif”! Can’t blame him as Pakistan have gone with four changes. While Alam and Sarfraz have represented Pakistan before, Latif and Sohail will be making their ODI debuts.
1st ball: kindaa different action, waqar says starts with slow ball,
2nd ball, On Leg stump of leftie...136 which is good
not a bad action on reply...
3rd ball : 139+, hmmm not bad
4th ball: does have kindaa slingy action (on close look)...which is good
5th: BOUNCER>>>>>..I like him already, plays and misses
6TH ball: Short, outside off stump...136, smashed for 4......
he has kindaa similar run up as akhter, for first few steps...definetely holds the ball while running in like akhter...and seems to give it all on delivery stride......
Verdict: hmmm, too soon to say, but i like his slingy action.
1st, 137, outside offstump...wicket seems too slow as batsman kidaa waited for ball...
139.1, good cut shot....i think sohail is trying to change his line from full, on stumps to slightly outside off stump line to make bastmen play...
136, on stumps of leftie...kindaa cramps for room....slight sign of seam movement in to leftie...
missed the speed....but no run
again short, outside off....definetly he wants taibu to play his stroke...kindaa 138
...136, short....taibu lets it go
I Like his approach to the crease....he seems to be quite comfortable with his run up/approach towards the delivery stride....runup is little slow, but Smooth...i will take a bowler that has slightly slow run up than one who just hurries through his over and lets the batsman settle into his pace.
1st, 137, outside offstump...wicket seems too slow as batsman kidaa waited for ball...
139.1, good cut shot....i think sohail is trying to change his line from full, on stumps to slightly outside off stump line to make bastmen play...
136, on stumps of leftie...kindaa cramps for room....slight sign of seam movement in to leftie...
missed the speed....but no run
again short, outside off....definetly he wants taibu to play his stroke...kindaa 138
...136, short....taibu lets it go
I Like his approach to the crease....he seems to be quite comfortable with his run up/approach towards the delivery stride....runup is little slow, but Smooth...i will take a bowler that has slightly slow run up than one who just hurries through his over and lets the batsman settle into his pace.
34.1 Alam to Chibhabha, no run, flighted delivery driven hard towards extra cover, Mohd Yousuf gets some awkward bounce, hurts his wrist in the process
Sohail gets his first wicket with inswinging Yorker.......
Sohail Khan to Price, OUT, Ah! here comes the yorker. It is full, fast and swings in late. The bat is late in coming down and the off stump is pegged back. Never mind the speed gun that showed it as 112 kmph, surely you must be kidding me? Peach of a yorker. Keeping up with the great Pakistan tradition
