Series Preview This is the third international series post the Pandemic break and is expected to be the most competitive one as well with the top two teams going against each other. England who are the hosts have played a bit of international cricket in the last 2 months or so which will definitely help … Continue reading England v Australia – Fast Forward to 1st T20 – Just Cricket’s Commentary
ENG v PAK – Just Cricket’s Post Match Commentary
T20 cricket at its best at Manchester in the 3rd and final match between England and Pakistan. It was a last ball thriller which Pakistan managed to win and level the series 1-1 which was definitely a fair result in the end. England won the toss and elected to field first after their impressive chase … Continue reading ENG v PAK – Just Cricket’s Post Match Commentary
ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO 3RD T20 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
Post Match Commentary It was a good day, where we not only got to watch the entire match, but was also an entertaining contest. Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field first on a pitch which he expected to be slower than the previous match. Babar Azam got off to a slightly cautious start … Continue reading ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO 3RD T20 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
ENG v PAK – Fast Forward to 2nd T20 : Just Crickets Commentary
Post Match Commentary Box match 1 The Weather in England has not been supportive for cricket. It had a big impact in the Test series between England and Pakistan, and once again abandoned the first T20 match between the two sides. This T20 series was highly anticipated since both teams are very strong. England have … Continue reading ENG v PAK – Fast Forward to 2nd T20 : Just Crickets Commentary
Lets end the ‘Mankad’ debate with this
The ‘Mankad’ has been in the game since 1947 when Vinod Mankad ran out Bill Brown at the non strikers end when he left the crease before the ball was bowled. Although the there is no rule that’s against Mankad, it has always been considered as an act that’s against the spirit of cricket and … Continue reading Lets end the ‘Mankad’ debate with this
Eng vs Pak – Looking back at series & Special Mentions : Just Cricket’s Commentary
Looking back at the series As the teams decided to call it a draw, it brought an end to the series and also in a lot of ways an end to a history test summer considering the pandemic situation. It was also a special match for James Anderson as he went on to become the … Continue reading Eng vs Pak – Looking back at series & Special Mentions : Just Cricket’s Commentary
ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO DAY 5 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
Day 4 Highlights It was Shan Masood and Abid Ali who came out to bat in the morning after England had enforced the follow on. It was a conscious effort to survive and hence the pair batted with a defensive mindset. They added a valuable opening partnership of 49 runs together. There was interruptions in … Continue reading ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO DAY 5 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO DAY 4 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
Day 3 Highlights Having lost 3 wickets on day 3 for just 24 runs, it was always going to be difficult for Pakistan. Asad Shafiq was dismissed by Anderson early on. Fawad Alam stuck around for a while but was dismissed for 21 by Dom Bess. Mohammad Rizwan who was the star of Pakistan’s batting … Continue reading ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO DAY 4 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO DAY 3 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
As it happened on Day 2 As Day 2 got going, Pakistan would have hoped for getting an early breakthrough. However, both Crawley and Buttler continued from where the left off on day 1, as they continued to pile on the runs. Zak Crawley kept going with his attacking style of batting as he knocked … Continue reading ENG V PAK – FAST FORWARD TO DAY 3 : JUST CRICKETS COMMENTARY
ENG v PAK – Fast forward to Day 2 : Just Crickets Commentary
As it happened on Day 1 After all the speculations about the weather and light, we got a totally contrasting day at Southampton this time. We got to see a full days play on what turned out to be a pitch which suited the batsman. After watching the ball zip around in the previous match … Continue reading ENG v PAK – Fast forward to Day 2 : Just Crickets Commentary