42nd Match - Ireland v Pakistan (15th March)

[Flem274*]

not picking haris sohail to have a big match. a few too many ghosts of 2007 haunting the side.

 

[Contra]

maybe Ireland are playing on the fact that Pak aren't the best chasers.

 

[smash84]

well, Ireland really have the opportunity to turn on the screws here. If Pakistan don't restrict Ireland under 200, this could get extremely tricky.

As much as I want Pakistan to progress but at the back of my mind I have this nagging feeling that they just don't deserve to progress to the next round. Ireland the more deserving team in this WC.

 

[_Ed_]

Come on, Ireland. I believe you can do this.

 

[smash84]

maybe Ireland are playing on the fact that Pak aren't the best chasers.

yeah, definitely. Misbah would be ruing the day when he won the toss and put WI in to bat

 

[Niall]

Ireland are one of the few sides Pakistan would be comfortable with chasing a total to be fair.

 

[Contra]

well, Ireland really have the opportunity to turn on the screws here. If Pakistan don't restrict Ireland under 200, this could get extremely tricky.

As much as I want Pakistan to progress but at the back of my mind I have this nagging feeling that they just don't deserve to progress to the next round. Ireland the more deserving team in this WC.

Nah its pretty simple, the winner of this game (whoever it is) deserves to go through.

 

[r2i]

no irfan today. Ireland to score above 280

 

[smash84]

not having irfan certainly a big blow to pakistan.

Ireland to take apart Ehsan Adil

 

[Zinzan]

So nervous for the Irish.

 

[_Ed_]

What on earth did Rameez just call Porterfield?

 

[smash84]

should yasir have been played today?

 

[Sarun]

should yasir have been played today?

He kinda got discarded after the 1st match.

 

[Niall]

should yasir have been played today?

Did you see how Ireland played spin the other day against India? Bloody awful.

Wilson to be fair is the only one who is exposed to decent spin at a regular basis as the Oval can turn where he plays.

He is probably good enough to get in for his fielding tbh.

Astounded that Thompson is playing today, he is awful, Mc Brine is decent and he is the type of bowler that Pakistan could inexplicably collapse to.

 

[smash84]

He kinda got discarded after the 1st match.

Yasir is a pretty decent leg spinner. The problem was that he was played against India and india usually murder leg spin. Yasir was not different

 

[smash84]

Did you see how Ireland played spin the other day against India? Bloody awful.

Wilson to be fair is the only one who is exposed to decent spin at a regular basis as the Oval can turn where he plays.

He is probably good enough to get in for his fielding tbh.

Astounded that Thompson is playing today, he is awful, Mc Brine is decent and he is the type of bowler that Pakistan could inexplicably collapse to.

But Pakistan can make use of Haris Sohail and Afridi if spin really has to be used against the irish.

 

[Pratters]

Get 350 and win Ireland.

 

[Sarun]

Yasir is a pretty decent leg spinner. The problem was that he was played against India and india usually murder leg spin. Yasir was not different

I didn't say he deserved that.

 

[Zinzan]

What on earth did Rameez just call Porterfield?

lol, Didn't see it, but could just see Rameez getting the name wrong. Such a joker of a commentator/presenter.

 

[smash84]

I didn't say he deserved that.

I am not saying that you did. I am just saying that he is a decent bowler and he shouldn't be judged by his performance against india if that's what the pakistan camp are doing