WC2015: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Brisbane on Mar 1st, 2015 - PreMatch Thread

Lineup for India: Shehzad, YK, Haris, Misbah*, Maqsood, Akmal†, Afridi, Wahab, Yasir, Sohail, Irfan

Lineup for WI: Jamshed, Shehzad, YK, Haris, Misbah*, Maqsood, Akmal†, Afridi, Wahab, Sohail, Irfan

Lineup for Zimbabwe?

SQUAD: Jamshed, Shehzad, YK, Haris, Misbah*, Maqsood, Akmal†, Sarfraz†, Afridi, Wahab, Sohail, Yasir, Adil, Rahat, Irfan.

 

Easy win for Zimbabwe no matter which team Pakistan plays. They are mentally shot and can't see them recovering.

 

i wanna try this; Shehzad, Akmal, Haris, Misbah*, Maqsood, Sarfraz†, Afridi, Wahab, Sohail, Yasir, Rahat.

 

Phew finally a team we'll be able to compete with, or so I hope.

 

Rahat Ali aka Ajay Devgan will come in for Sohail Khan and Sarfaraz for Jamshed.

 

We should win this easily, iA

Shehzad, Umar, Haris, Misbah (c), Sarfaraz (wk), Maqsood, Afridi, Yasir, Wahab, Rahat, Irfan

 

You are underestimating Zimbabwe.

 

Maybe

 

or maybe you're underestimating Lala's awesomeness against minnows :shrug

 

Lala is finished. I have no hope whatsoever for winning this game and won't care if Pakistan lose.

 

Zinda lala aik lakh ka aur finished lala sawa lakh ka hota hai #NeverSayNever

we'll win easily, iA

 

Say we win against UAE, Zimbabwe & Ireland and lose badly against SA tell me how the hell we qualify.

Ireland will for sure win against Zimbabwe & UAE and might pull an upset against India or SA.

Pakistan chances are done and dusted.

 

We'll beat Ireland and Zimbabwe by a thumping margin, iA and so would India and SA #MissionAccomplished

 

InshaAllah, 7 straight wins coming up.

 

That's what we thought about WI too.

Look what happened we received a beating of lifetime. I am a very optimistic person but this team is too good too good. I understand your optimism but I can't see this happening.

 

I will not comment until knockouts, inshaAllah. Goodbye and Salam to everyone.

 

Good bye & see you in 2019 iA.

 

Lets see, I'm very hopeful, iA.

 

We need a big big win here for NRR. . May be dismiss them for 150 odd and chase that in 20 overs

 

Lala hasnt bowled badly.m just bit unlucky.

We will win against zimabwes.

 

Btw Bangladesh match Against Australia is washed out. Crucial point for Bangladesh.

 

They have a great chance of beating Srilanka

 

No longer will the current Pakistan's speak about 1992, 2015 will be the one we speak about for years to come. It's happening

 

That's all he ever has done in his 50 Over World Cups! An overrated allrounder in the truest sense!

 

Younus khan should keep on opening like India match. Hope that Zimbos beat this Pak team. It will look better on this hopeless team.

 

Zimbabwe can chase against our bowling. We can't chase against any bowling.

 

Zimbabwe will humiliate us further. I am sensing a bigger margin defeat than the WI game.

 

brisbane is a flat pitch, our batters need to cash in and go for 400.

 

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl


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i am still hopeful, think this team will surprise and fight back. once we're in QF its a lottery.

 

No lottery. Better team will win.

 

if its aus we will get smashed, johnson will run through them. have better chance vs NZ.

 

Since we can't drop the whole 11 and unfortunately have to stick with these mental midgets, let's at least try making the best of our lack of resources;

1) Ahmed Shehzad - Not expecting much, unfortunately he's been one of our better batsman, well opener :fp (tells you about our resources).

2) U Akmal - We need someone to counter Shehzads style of play, someone who can get the ball over the fielders and who better than Umar, I think he should open and be used to counter Shehzad.

3) Haris Sohail - he isn't a bad batsman, just needs to give himself some time at the beginning and look to flick the strike around. Once he gets that 30/40 he needs to kick on.

4) Misbah (C).

5) Sarfraz Ahmed (W/K) - He has been one of our better bats and someone who can excell against spin bowling so why not bloody utilise him where he is suited, rather than drop him, have him open or flipping put him at 7. He should be used to play the spinners in the middle overs.

6) YK - Might show some urgency here since we'll require a cameo or something. (Would drop him but no-way do Misbah, Moin and Waqar have the balls to drop him).

7) Maqsood - Could be a good finisher I suppose, mighy get saved from the short ball at this position since bowlers are intent on variations and bowling a fuller length.

8) Afridi.

9) Wahab Riaz.

10) Sohail Khan.

11) Mohammed Irfan.

Even with 5 bowlers we leaked 300 and with 4 leaked 300 so either way it's obvious our bowlers aren't going to be going at less than 280 either way.

It's a matter of using the part timers at the right moment, not when you have the opposition on the back foot and then bring them on like we did v Samuels and Bravo, that was a stupid move.

 

We will have a chance against both but both NZ and Aus are superior in all departments.

 

agree.

 

Look at how Milne n co field and compare it to our boys. :fp :fp

 

1. Harris Sohail
2. Ahmed Shahzad
3. Sohaib Maqsood
4. Misbah
5. Younus Khan
6. Umar Akmal
7. Shahid Afridi
8. Wahab Riaz
9. Rahat Ali / Yasir Shah
10. Sohail Khan
11. Irfan

 

1.Sarfraz Ahmed
2.Ahmed Shehzad
3.Misbah Ul Haq
4.Sohaib Maqsood
5.Haris Sohail
6.Umar Akmal
7.Shahid Afridi
8.Wahab Riaz
9.Rahat Ali
10.Sohail Khan
11.Ehsan Adil

 

From 2003 - 2011 all of our matches against Zimbabwe has involved rain and the trend will continue this year as well.