Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan by 35 runs to claim T20 series in Lahore

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Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan by 35 runs to claim T20 series in Lahore

Dawn.com AFP Published October 7, 2019

Sri Lanka's batsman Avishka Fernando (R) plays a shot as Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed looks on during the second Twenty20 International cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Monday. — AFP

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Sri Lanka stunned Pakistan by 35 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Lahore on Monday.

The visitors had set a target of 183 runs for Pakistan to save the series, but the hosts were bowled out for 147 with one over to spare.

Rajitha sent Fakhar Zaman (6 runs) back to the pavilion while Pradeep took the wicket of Babar Azam (3 runs) in the third and fourth overs, respectively. The eighth over of the innings was the most disastrous for the host team as Hasaranga dismissed Ahmed Shehzad (13), Umar Akmal (0) and skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed (26) on the third, fourth and sixth ball of the over.

Udana took the wicket of Imad Wasim (47) in the 16th over, while Pradeep sent Wahab Riaz (7) back on the last ball of the 17th over. Udana also dismissed Shadab Khan (0) on the first ball of the 18th over while Pradeep sent Asif Ali (29) and Mohammad Hasnain (1) away in the 19th over.

Earlier, Bhanuka Rajapaksa smacked an aggressive maiden half-century as the visitors made 182-6 against Pakistan.

The 27-year-old left-hander, playing only his second T20I, blasted 77 off 48 balls in an innings featuring six sixes and four boundaries after Sri Lanka won the toss and batted.

Soldiers escort coaster buses carrying Pakistan and Sri Lanka's cricket teams as they arrive at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore. — AFP

Rajapaksa added 94 for the third wicket with Shehan Jayasuriya, who made a 28-ball 34 with four boundaries.

Sri Lanka kept the same team which upset Pakistan, the world's number one T20 team, in the first match by 67 runs on Saturday.

The Green Shirts, who had never lost a T20 series in six attempts to Sri Lanka before today, brought in paceman Wahab Riaz and opener Fakhar Zaman in place of Iftikhar Ahmed and Faheem Ashraf.

The third and final match will be played at the same venue on Wednesday.

Teams

Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Umar Akmal, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Shehan Jayasuriya, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Minod Bhanuka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun Rajitha

Umpire: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK); Tv umpire: Shozab Raza (PAK); Match referee: David Boon (AUS)

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USA

Oct 07, 2019 06:09pm

Come on Sri Lanka. Do what you did in the first T20. Score big and Pak capitulates for sure

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Momo

Oct 07, 2019 06:30pm

With Shehzad and Akmal still in the team, it will be a recipe for disaster. Can someone please tell me what on earth we have to do to get rid of these 2 useless players, perhaps 3 now as Wahab Riaz is back too.

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Desi

Oct 07, 2019 07:38pm

Result will be the same. Both Akmal and Shehzad will fail. Pak will lose. Misbah is showing his arrogance in selecting the team.

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Saying again

Oct 07, 2019 07:45pm

Imran & Waseem both are great players, but they aren’t of the same moral height! The Era of Inzamam was the hardest for Pakistan without International Cricket at home and unprecedented international political, economic challenges. Honest Inzamam steered Pakistan cricket to great heights despite all these With Waseem around cricket again, only the corruption, incompetence and unfairness will root in. The old failed and tainted cricketers are back. The moral of the team will be nose-diving, and Pakistan will return to the struggling status of Waseems’s captaincy. Mesbah and Sharfarz are straight people but they both are undone by Waseem’s influence

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Saying again

Oct 07, 2019 07:47pm

Just check what all have changed since Inzamam has left. You will know the answer

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Indian Pandit

Oct 07, 2019 08:05pm

Seems repeat of first match

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Shakil - Kansas, USA

Oct 07, 2019 08:11pm

Sri Lanka managed to defended 165 in the first T20I and they have got 17 more than that.

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Iran

Oct 07, 2019 08:15pm

Lets hope for the best. Wish that the 3rd match would be the series decider. Pakistan team all the best.

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USA

Oct 07, 2019 08:15pm

@Momo, Do what Pakistan ( well known for) as a whole does the best!!!

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Jamal Soomro, Manjhan

Oct 07, 2019 08:19pm

Sri Lanka got this one too with a big margin. You cannot win with Omer, Sarfaraz, and Shahzad. Bring back Malik and Hafeez.

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Sid

Oct 07, 2019 08:21pm

This has to be the last chance for akmal and shehzad... they better make 40+ with 100+ strike-rate otherwise they are out

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TOMATO

Oct 07, 2019 08:30pm

Fakhar out in 3rd over! Sad story replay unfolding...

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Jehengir khan

Oct 07, 2019 08:52pm

Again Umar Akmal in the team ? What does the captain see in Umar which rest of us can't ?

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anees zed

Oct 07, 2019 08:58pm

Misbah is the Newton of cricket. He knows something (in selecting Sheehzad and Akmal) 220 million Pakistanis are unable to understand.

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TOMATO

Oct 07, 2019 08:59pm

Wonder if the Lankans will be made to feel welcome anymore ....

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Muneer

Oct 07, 2019 09:04pm

Poor show of performance of Misbah ul Haq as a coach and selector. His disastrous judgements both as a selector and coach had been reflected in the poor performance of the team against a third / fourth tier Siri Lanka team. Misbah is likely to be a big failure.

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Oct 07, 2019 09:09pm

This is the sad story of Pakistan and we are totally dried up on any intelligence or talent. Regardless what angle we see or select a team the result will be same. Sooner we accept is better and than re-start from scratch. We don't need "naya Pakistan" but Quaid's Pakistan.

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amir

Oct 07, 2019 09:11pm

Ahmad Shazad and Umar Akmal? Nepotism and favoritism back with Misbah back in control. Maybe we should bring back Imran farhat, Hafeez, Malik, Nasir Jamshed, Sohail Tanveer, and the remaining 2 Akmals. Keep the ban on Fawad Alam

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IndiBoss

Oct 07, 2019 09:11pm

Pakistan will bounce back in next T20 series with Srilanka.

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Patriot

Oct 07, 2019 09:11pm

Truly pathetic show by Pakistan. Misbah is wrong for the pot of Chief Selector and Coach. How can anyone put someone in a coaching position when the person has zero experience for the position? Sooner PCB changes him, better for the team.

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Patriot

Oct 07, 2019 09:13pm

Shehzad and Akmal - both failure again. Misbah is making blunder after blunder.

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Moin

Oct 07, 2019 09:15pm

Back-to-back golden ducks for Umar, for the 10th time in his T20 career. He's on a hat trick! The dismantling of Pakistan T20 team is in progress by Coach and Chief Selector Tuk Tuk Tuk.

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Desi jat

Oct 07, 2019 09:15pm

Come on SL you can do it against the fluke of cricket team.

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Anuj

Oct 07, 2019 09:27pm

What happened to world no.1 T20 batsman Babar Azam ?? Can't chase some targets against Lankan D team, eh ?

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Gaur

Oct 07, 2019 09:28pm

All the records Babar Azam made in English T20 league of no use. On flat decks at home against Lanka D squad, he failed badly !

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Moin

Oct 07, 2019 09:32pm

SL 3-5: 138 Runs 151 SR Shehzad, Sarfaraz, Akmal: 39 Runs 118 SR I have been hearing how talented Umer Akmal is from Rameez for 10 years now, but I'm still waiting to see it with my own eyes.

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Nadeem Yousuf

Oct 07, 2019 09:47pm

Now extend the contract of new management by 5 years as the next 20/20 World Cup is coming next year! Great performance!

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TOMATO

Oct 07, 2019 09:48pm

Please don't use the word 'stunned' in the headline again; this Pakistani performance before the second-tier Lankan bowlers is getting too predictable...

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rahulgandhi

Oct 07, 2019 09:54pm

Where is the Naya Pakistan .... better with Musharaf as the PM

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Simba

Oct 07, 2019 09:56pm

Who is that comparing Babar Azam with Kohli again? Babar 3 run agains SL D team.

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Samrat

Oct 07, 2019 09:58pm

The fake T20 nimero uno rankings goes for a toss after humiliation by a below par Lankan team missing 10 of it's top players.

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layman

Oct 07, 2019 10:01pm

Pak. all out 147 in 19 overs. Losing to a depleted Lankan team. Wish Pak. plays more cricket to attain some level of competency, with top-rated teams, of course.

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Atif

Oct 07, 2019 10:02pm

PCB didn’t renew the contract of the mgmt team that was responsible for Pak T20 top ranking and that too a year before the T20 World Cup. Good thinking PCB.

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Shakil - Kansas, USA

Oct 07, 2019 10:02pm

As for Pakistan, the new era under Misbah-ul-Haq hasn't begun well and some of the objectionable selections will now be on the firing line. To be honest, the hosts' bowling and fielding in the series has been well below-par and it's cost them dearly. By the way, this is Sri Lanka's first ever T20I series win over Pakistan.

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Iftikhar Khan

Oct 07, 2019 10:04pm

Naya Cricket Board; Naya Coach; Naya Manager: Same team, same performance.

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Shastra

Oct 07, 2019 10:05pm

Pakistani fans can't accept the simple truth, that the only reason Pakistan is no.1 in T20s is cause most teams don't take this format seriously unless its WT20. Most teams rest their main players in bilateral series and rest them for big ICC events.

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Common sense©

Oct 07, 2019 10:05pm

This t20 series and tea is fantastic

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Ashraf Balkhi

Oct 07, 2019 10:08pm

Well done selectors, Ahmad Shahzad and Umar Ukmal, these two Safarshee entered in team again at the cost of inform batsmen and the result is in front of us. Keep giving them chances one day they will score.They are lazy and old now, -only fit for club matches. Best of luck Pakistan team.

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John

Oct 07, 2019 10:09pm

Well done umar Kamal for keeping duck record. Also well done Misbah for choosing bad team.

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Gaur

Oct 07, 2019 10:09pm

Now it's very clear that who didn't wanted the 'actual' Sri Lankan team and top 10 players to visit Pakistan. PCB wanted to save it's overhyped team from embarrassment at the hands of Lankans, the T20 fate would have been the same in ODIs had Pakistani umpires didn't help Pakistan team.

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Leo

Oct 07, 2019 10:12pm

Pakistan and it's batsmen missing Zimbabwe badly.

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Alla Bux

Oct 07, 2019 10:13pm

The second string Sri Lankan team beat the heck out of No 1 team. Fire the coach and then fire the chief selector for bringing this ignominy to the country.

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Shastra

Oct 07, 2019 10:14pm

Pakistanis missing Zimbabwe so much.

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Gretekan

Oct 07, 2019 10:15pm

What's the point of promoting international cricket when the state of domestic cricket is so bad. Without exciting, reliable players no one is going to bother paying to watch the matches...

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Anuj

Oct 07, 2019 10:15pm

Despite Aleem Dar's help, Pakistan still lost.

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TrueView

Oct 07, 2019 10:15pm

Congratulation Pakistan for the win of Champions trophy a couple of year back! well-done

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Gaur

Oct 07, 2019 10:16pm

@IndiBoss, it's been already bounced out by 3rd tier Sri Lankan team.

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Pakhandi

Oct 07, 2019 10:17pm

And still you would like to compare PSL to IPL? No harm in comparing but at least be realistic. Of course this was not the best playing 11 because the best is best only when they win. Good luck.

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Hitendra

Oct 07, 2019 10:18pm

Congratulations team Sri Lanka.... And well others can celebrate CT17 memories for another decade

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Awaz....

Oct 07, 2019 10:18pm

Let's Pakistan Women Cricket team play last T20 against Sri Lanka . I bet, they will beat Sri Lanka.

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Kashif

Oct 07, 2019 10:18pm

Chief Selector and Coach did his best to select the right team, probably it was the selection of venue which was not right?

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RIZ

Oct 07, 2019 10:20pm

Well played Sri Lanka you expose Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shahzad that they can't compete against B teams. Pakistan have Misbah as chief selector and coach meaning Pakistan won't be world no. 1 T20 team. Sarfaraz should also start counting his days some because of his form and some because he can't fit in Punjab eleven.

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PKMKB

Oct 07, 2019 10:22pm

Guys, do you really want to play the T20 world Cup next year?! Pull out of it and save some shame.

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PKMKB

Oct 07, 2019 10:22pm

@IndiBoss, : You mean with Nepal and Netherlands?

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Killer

Oct 07, 2019 10:27pm

@IndiBoss, After another 10 years then?

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Alla Bux

Oct 07, 2019 10:29pm

Oh, well not again!

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Killer

Oct 07, 2019 10:30pm

Sri Lanka's B team beats pakistan at its own game in pakistan. To be fair the pitch must have been as unknown to pakistan as it was to Sri Lanka. Perhaps sticking to uae would have been better.

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Alla Bux

Oct 07, 2019 10:37pm

We lost 7 points and have 276 in the ratings (England is second with 266). If we lose the third T20 we will lose another 3 points and will have 273 and England will trail by 7 points only.

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Dipak Prasad

Oct 07, 2019 10:37pm

Cricket is a game of uncertainty so rather criticising the players encourage them for their best. Don’t forget the results of odi....

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Ash20

Oct 07, 2019 10:37pm

Next time SL should send C team.

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Awaz....

Oct 07, 2019 10:41pm

Naya Cricket Board, Naya Head Coach, Naya Chief Selector, Naya Pakistan.... Results Are Still Same:(

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Maizulu Sordi

Oct 07, 2019 10:50pm

The Indian Cricket Board offered this Sri-Lankan team that if they will beat Pakistan, they will get a chance to play in IPL...

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Asif

Oct 07, 2019 10:52pm

Team B of Sri Lanka beating full fledged experienced Pak team

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Mann

Oct 07, 2019 10:54pm

Well played Lanka. Love you. Sweet.

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Oct 07, 2019 10:57pm

Batting flop. Need new batsmen. These old ones cannot bat.

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Shah

Oct 07, 2019 10:57pm

Why Parchi Shehzad and no-good Umer are still in the team?

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Salman Warsi

Oct 07, 2019 11:10pm

@amir, Well said

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Syed Hafeez Imran

Oct 07, 2019 11:13pm

@Gaur, he was displaced from his established one down position

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Syed A. Mateen

Oct 07, 2019 11:14pm

Congratulations to Srilankan Cricket Team on winning the second T20 match in Lahore. Pakistani Cricket Team should try to win the third and last match scheduled to be played at Lahore on October 9, 2019.

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Asim Raza

Oct 07, 2019 11:20pm

@Momo, they were brought back specifically to lose series.

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Asim Raza

Oct 07, 2019 11:21pm

@Desi, Misbah did exactly he used to do when he was captain. Slowly he will bring back all old players.

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NACParis

Oct 07, 2019 11:30pm

It is shameful for losing to Sri Lankan 2nd division team. Thanks to firing professionals and hiring players as Coaches, Selector etc

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AinOther

Oct 07, 2019 11:34pm

At least we have been consistent in this series

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wsyed

Oct 07, 2019 11:34pm

Misbah wrong choice with at international zero experience, one person for two jobs bad decision, money saved goes to unknown people or causes. Sarfraz goodbye long overdue, he has never played like a captain or has any skills. Give Amir or Amad a chance.

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Eat

Oct 07, 2019 11:35pm

Wow!!! Very sad to see old recycle players back and not performing.....bring our regular players please Harris suhail and immamulhaq...

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Dr. Asif Kidwai

Oct 07, 2019 11:38pm

@Anuj, You are asking an obvious question, join the line and see if you get the answer we all waiting on.

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fahimkhalil

Oct 08, 2019 12:10am

Remove Misbah, Sarfaraz on Warfooting basis. . Enough is enough. . Sarfaraz is like an impotent batsman and caption. . Misbah proved himself as a very very weak selector and Head coach. . He is not capable of running both very much important roles. he have Zero eye for identifying and picking right man for right job..

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Kate Angel Dinara

Oct 08, 2019 12:11am

@Saying again, What's the meaning of all this Post mortem by you !!!

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Kate Angel Dinara

Oct 08, 2019 12:13am

@Jamal Soomro, Manjhan, You have Always some excuses, ... From next time Start Accepting Defeat, then only you can make better... Otherwise future will be same...

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Kate Angel Dinara

Oct 08, 2019 12:17am

@Alla Bux, Very much positive..

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Hamit

Oct 08, 2019 12:21am

At least Akmal is being consistent, you have to give him that

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Rajveer

Oct 08, 2019 12:28am

Good going guys, Keep it up

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Atif

Oct 08, 2019 12:51am

Misbah brought back Shahzad n Umar Akmal... Expected results?

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Dr.Sadaf

Oct 08, 2019 12:55am

Is this what Misbah is all about?

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Iran

Oct 08, 2019 12:56am

Well played Srilanka. Criticism should nit be done. The pak team should be left alone to think to play cricket. The team seemed panicked specially Sarfaraz. In both the games the team was in panic and stress. It was a good series and a good sign that international cricket returned to pakistan. Players have to keep their calm and play cricket according to a plan. Bowling should be done done according to the field placement. We think that Mr. Misbah should have a professional perspective in choosing the pakistan team . we should be able to select players who are suitable for the game that is being played like there should be players for t20. ODI. and test matches. All 3. Categories are different in style and way if playing. Players should be grouped respectively and then players who are in form can be used when needed . it needs time and Mr. Misbah should not hurry but should get true and professional opinions from other professionals and decide what to do. Best wishes pak cricket team

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khandk

Oct 08, 2019 01:32am

Still PCB, have time to think over Misbah Selection. Get rid of him.

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Ashraf

Oct 08, 2019 02:18am

Misbahs failure is obvious. Pick losere and loose

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Farooq Khan

Oct 08, 2019 02:37am

Well done Team Sri Lanka

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Neo

Oct 08, 2019 02:38am

Bring Mickey back.

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salvo

Oct 08, 2019 02:38am

Seems SL is in a hurry to get this over with .

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Jigar

Oct 08, 2019 02:54am

Mubarak SriLanka. This is not good at all from Pakistan. You can't even say that playing new players was the reason. Plz, plz, plz Misbah bhai, have faith in our youth and unearth new talent.

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Offspin

Oct 08, 2019 03:14am

@Desi, True, Misbah lacks tactics and strategy mindset...so he will be a dismal failure in the future too!

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Khan

Oct 08, 2019 03:25am

when can we get rid of Shoeb malik, Umar akmal, Sarfaraz( incapable captain) Ahmed shehzad.(Repeatedly get selected despite their pathetic performance even against low grade Sri lankan team.) Selectors and players both incompetent .Same old blunders of playing the non performers. Azhar Ali, Shoaeb Maqsood , performing players were forgotten

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sadruddin Rajwany

Oct 08, 2019 03:57am

@Momo, PCB has committed great mistake first find some way to get rid of MISBAH and SARFARAZ

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Anil Asija

Oct 08, 2019 04:12am

@Saying again, Inzamam has left. That is ALL

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Mushahid

Oct 08, 2019 04:23am

The prerequisites for T20 are young talent, tactic and strategy...not out of form seniors and coach's inflated ego.

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fairplay

Oct 08, 2019 05:10am

@Desi, misbah isnt arrogant. descrbing him this way is pure hate indian troll.

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fairplay

Oct 08, 2019 05:11am

@USA, congrats to the lankans. great batting. good bowling. the better team won.

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Dr. Quackeria

Oct 08, 2019 06:23am

@Salaria ... We are all waiting patiently for your expert comment(s)!

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Ajith

Oct 08, 2019 06:29am

Where are you guys hiding the super talented Haris Sohail? And for what?

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Haidar

Oct 08, 2019 06:59am

Sarafar goes till he drops a few pounds and passes real fitness test. Umar plays PSL rest of his life. Imam gets a recall not because of perchi but a chance to prove he can open a T20 and use the power play. Amir needs to be warned - he dropped out of tests to focus on odi and t20. But he needs to be a real threat to opposition. At this point even the d list Sri Lanka team is not scared of him. Other younger players get a fixed set of chances guaranteed so they can play fearlessly. Misbah gets a 2 year milestone to hit with specific targets and goals. He is the selector and the coach. He has all powers to make proper decisions. he will be solely responsible. We believe he will be good in long term. But it’s not a limitless license to fail. PSL level needs to be increased along with other domestic cricket events. Don’t worry about showing to the world that PSL is great like IPL. Just focus on our own qualities in the limited scope and resources that we have.

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sujeet

Oct 08, 2019 07:27am

Whatever said and done, Akmal is an impact player in T 20. He should be promoted up in the order and given atleast 5 matches. This is the way, Dhoni groomed Kohli when he was not at his best. By dropping him, Pakistan will drop a match winner.

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Nasir

Oct 08, 2019 08:11am

Competition is even now - 2 ODI wins to Pakistan and 2 T20 wins to Sri Lanka. Decider on 9th October.

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Ranu

Oct 08, 2019 09:48am

@Dr. Quackeria, he is working on it. Searching web for good sentences.

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Ajab Jan

Oct 08, 2019 09:51am

@Ajith, He does not have any relatives in PCB

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Billy

Oct 08, 2019 10:00am

I feel bad for Harris Sohail...he must be wondering what he needs to do more to hold a permanent place....

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Captain

Oct 08, 2019 10:11am

Umar bye bye again...

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Mike

Oct 08, 2019 10:22am

It is in The Constitution of Pakistan Cricket Board,that there has to be an Akmal Brother or His Relative to Play in the Pakistani Cricket Team at ALL times!

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Oct 08, 2019 10:27am

It seems new Cheif Selector-cum-Coach failed in his first T20 series before World Cup T20. AS and UA still getting chances to prove that they are good cricketers as they debut in 2009. While in the same period, players debut like Kohli(2008), Rohit (2007), Root (2012), Smith (2010), Warner (2009), and Williamson (2010) are the World leading/top-ranked batsman. Our cricket board and management trying the same players again and again. Also in new faces except for Babar Azam, no consistent performance from bowling and batting unit. No standards in players' performance and fitness, no competition among players for a particular role, no proper selection, retention, player development policy, even no tenure for the captain, PCB announce captain before for every series. We, spectators, understand and identifiy these problems, why the officials who are getting high salaries and perks to manage the cricket affairs, can't understand and fix it for once in Pakistan cricket.

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FHB

Oct 08, 2019 10:31am

Credit should be given to Misbah, Umer Akmal and Ahmed Shahzad for their brillance as always.

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Aron

Oct 08, 2019 11:21am

@Nasir, Best way to satisfy yourself

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Kunal, Gurgaon

Oct 08, 2019 11:21am

Misbah was always an unimaginative captain and lacked the killer instinct. Maybe PCB thinks differently.

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Kunal, Gurgaon

Oct 08, 2019 11:23am

After 10 long years, Pak players are finding home pitches as away pitches.

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Ajith

Oct 08, 2019 11:38am

So far so bad...

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Dr Ahmad - Melbourne

Oct 08, 2019 11:45am

Ahmed Shehzad and Umer Akmal in the team; it is no rocket science why Pakistan lost second T20. With such selections, Pakistan would be hot favourite to lose many matches.

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Rabba

Oct 08, 2019 11:59am

i think BCCI paid lot of money to lankans to win the game

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SuniI VIJAYAN

Oct 08, 2019 12:06pm

@Muneer , Misbah was a great batsman, which does not,.... at all make him the best Coach and selector. Very Poor Performance, despite being the Top team in ICC T20 format.

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I am Pakistani

Oct 08, 2019 12:32pm

The T20 series was fixed between Pakistan and Sri Lanka due to Sri Lanka auto qualification for the T20 World Cup 2020 if the Sri Lankan had lost this series then they will have to play a qualifying round for the T20 World Cup 2020 Pakistan needs money to stabilize the country economy losing a series will not affect on Pakistan's ICC rankings but earning money will stabilize the country economy.

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Desi jat

Oct 08, 2019 01:35pm

Where is Salaria, Zak, Sarah and team ,come out of the hole we are having a carnival.

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Desi jat

Oct 08, 2019 01:38pm

@Alla Bux, that is the reason why Netherland tour was scheduled so that can hang onto no.1ranking.

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Ankur

Oct 08, 2019 02:23pm

Experimentation going on? Still it looks pretty bad especially against this Sri Lanka's D or E team.

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Romi

Oct 08, 2019 02:24pm

Pak invited Sri Lanka to loose No who is next ?

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Shak

Oct 08, 2019 02:33pm

We can change all the coaches and selectors in the world but nothing will ever change until Pak cricket sincerely focuses on improving their overall physical fitness of its players e.t.c. Also I understand at times you give players a chance to make a comeback on the team but it should never be at the expense of other more talented and consistent players like Harris Sohail. He is a must in ODI & T20 format for Pak. The main reason Pak was able to make a comback in WC19!

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nkg

Oct 08, 2019 03:40pm

SL MPs will play 3rd T20 against PAK. President Sirisena will be captian for SL.

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Sameen khan

Oct 08, 2019 04:23pm

@Haidar, Excellent suggestions. And you need to be head of PCB!

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Omveer

Oct 08, 2019 04:34pm

A pathetic performance against a second string Sri Lankan team.

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Farrukh

Oct 08, 2019 05:49pm

Wrong coach Wrong selection ( clear favoritism) Wrong captain Expecting the right result from so many wrongs. Haris sohail n baber azam are backbones right now. U r experimenting even with them. Surely to make a new team for a new era needs new players..if u stick with old horses awaiting may be they perform..We need a new captain..we need a new platform..poor decision from PCB to make Misbah incharge of everything. Its subject to fail everyone know before hand. Glimpse has already shown.

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TOMATO

Oct 08, 2019 06:21pm

This 0-2 drubbing scoreline is just the beginning.... Pakistan fans should get used to the bitter way their team will be exposed in the T20 World Cup...

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Sarah

Oct 08, 2019 06:49pm

Misbah it is height of lack of common sense to select Umar Akmal and Shehzad instead of Shenwari ,Iftikar Ahmed,Harrish Sohail.Career of Umar Akmal and Shehzad is over.

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Oct 08, 2019 07:12pm

Amazing accomplishment by any B team. These guys are future stars of SL, sometimes this churn is helpful.

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TOMATO

Oct 08, 2019 07:36pm

@I am Pakistani, Read's Rabba's theory; he thinks "BCCI paid lot of money to (the) Lankans to win the game"

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Manoj Semwal

Oct 08, 2019 07:39pm

The most underated team justifying it's status

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Kartik Nanjund

Oct 08, 2019 09:52pm

Just fixed. How can Srilanka team - all big players still win so comprehensively against the worlds number 1 side at home ?

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