Umar Akmal's Batting Position

[Ajju]

Re: Umar Akmal’s Batting Position

@Nikema

I Guess no matter what, you have your own way at looking at akmal, which will not change.

------ At first glance, the shot that brought Umar Akmal’s dismissal seemed thoughtless, to say the least. Maybe at second glance, too. Skipping down the pitch he lofted his drive straight into the hands of long-off to present Danny Briggs with his first ODI wicket. There was some context, however. Pakistan has just gone 50 balls without a boundary and Azhar Ali - who reached 43 from 59 balls but took another 30 to score his next 15 - had become horribly bogged down. Akmal, concerned about his team’s slow progress and frustrated by a tight spell of bowling, eventually buckled under the pressure, but the sedate scoring of his colleague played a part in his demise. - - - - -

Don’t let facts get in your way! UA himself had hit a boundary in the previous over
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28.6
Patel to Umar Akmal, FOUR, 53.0 mph, shot, flashed away past extra cover and that’ll run away from Bresnan for four
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Briggs to Umar Akmal, OUT, 55.5 mph, down the pitch, in the air, he hasn’t caught this properly and holed out to long off.

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The run rate had dropped marginally which would be expected with end of power play and loss of wicket.**
End of over 23 (2 runs) Pakistan 112/2 (RR: 4.86)****
End of over 30 (3 runs) Pakistan 135/3(RR: 4.50)

**Given Pakistan’s long tail and the number of overs left, the shot can only be termed irresponsible and Afridisque.