29.3
Utseya to Asad Shafiq, **SIX, **boy, this is a full-on acrobatic show from Zimbabwe! Kyle Jarvis does some daredevilry at the long-on fence this time. Shafiq charges out, looks to launch it over long-on, but he’s not quite to the pitch. Still, he makes reasonable contact and hits it really straight. Jarvis screams across from long-on, leaps across while sticking his left hand out and nearly plucks the best catch of all-time. Nearly.
31.2
Price to Younis Khan, FOUR, shot of the day brings up Younis’ fifty. What a gem. Tossed up, slow and curving in the air, Younis waited and waited for it to land and then scooped it inside out through extra cover. Lovely shot.
Asad Shafiq Fifty i really want to see Umar Akmal away from ODI squad
32.1
Vitori to Asad Shafiq, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Shafiq plays his go-to shot, the dab to third man, to reach his 50. Well played, young man. Now, to kick on and get a big one.
once again our management has failed to give a youngster a chance in a DEAD rubber. Ramiz Raja was not played in ANY of the matches in a totally uninteresting series because they wanted a proven failure Imran Farhat to succeed.
A return of 0, 74 and 37 would have been considered good for a new opener. But for an experienced failure like Farhat against a mediocre attack on okay pitches? yaani Farhat aglay 10 matches k liye pakka.
A real curate's egg that innings, from both sides. Pakistan started in a hurry, seemed to get bogged down, and then lifted their pace before losing two crucial wickets one after the other. They ended briskly, but the real fireworks were missing. Zim began atrociously, and then dragged it back. The fielding veered between ordinary and extraordinary through out, and they will be happy with how they finished. 271 is gettable, but will take a big effort from them.
We don’t have a replacement for Razzaq so he needs to be called back. Adnan Akmal is a decent bat but he is not someone who can play big shots. Sohail Tanvir should have been sent ahead of him. Adnan is a wicket-keeper first not a batsman, he should be judged on his keeping performance.
Give credit to the Zim bowlers as well … there weren’t too many length deliveries everythng was pretty much in the blockhole.
12.4
Mohammad Hafeez to Sibanda, 1 run, Sibanda hangs back and punches a short ball to long-on for one. **Adnan yells “Yourself… Well done well done well done”. Every single ball. **
I think he means Jagtay Rahna Bhaeon, mairay par mat rahna