Before the start of the match my opinion at Facebook
Sarfraz Ahmed has taken the right decision to bowl first. England are a dangerous side while chasing whereas, Pakistan have come this far by batting second.
It would be interesting to see how England bat against the varied pace of Pakistan. So far, teams bowled according to England's strength - straight at pace. The English batters are comfortable if you bowl at them with pace as they use the pace to clear the boundary. Against deliveries bowled by decreasing the pace, they struggle a bit.
Pakistan know this and if they wish to beat this strong England side, they need to vary their pace a lot.
After the end of England innings my opinion at Facebook
I said before the start of the match, England would be tested by the variety of Pakistan attack and I was right. The Pakistani pace bowlers kept the length good and short and then, varied their pace smartly to make run scoring a tough job for England. The amount of dot balls they bowled in the middle overs, hinted about their plan – create pressure by drying up the runs and wickets will come. The wickets fell and even Ben Stokes found it tough to get going.
Then, while the pacers of other teams failed to reverse the ball, the Pakistani pacers reversed it brilliantly and mind you, it is never easy to reverse the ball when two different balls are used from both ends. But Pakistan know how to use this skill.
Mohammad Amir was injured, but no problem for Pakistan who have someone like Rumman Raees under their belt. No tension about the occasion and no fear about playing against the best team of the tournament, Rumman, bowled excellently whenever Sarfraz wanted to use him and I loved the way he bowled the slower balls from the back of his wrist, which zipped off the pitch like a legspinner and baffled the English batsmen.
Pakistan’s fielding was athletic and such things indicate, this team is in a different zone and are playing like the cornered Tigers. Restricting England below 250 runs is never an easy task, but this young team has shown how doing it by playing intelligently and bravely.
Moreover, Sarfraz Ahmed was brilliant as a captain today. He set the field according to a plan and changed his bowling smartly to maintain the pressure on England. Finally, Pakistan have got a very proactive captain.
In my opinion, Pakistan can chase this total.
After the end of match my opinion at Facebook
Crushing victory for Pakistan! Who would've thought such last week? That's why Pakistan are the most unpredictable team in World cricket.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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