Ramiz Raja lashes out at Pakistan bowlers for failing to defend a stiff total vs England

Ramiz Raja criticised Pakistani bowlers for letting team down in second T20I against England at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday. Despite having posted a stiff total, bowlers let m down as former top-ranked T20I team suffered a bitter defeat in contest.

'Ordinary Bowling': Ramiz Raja

" match was in Pakistan's grip during innings break but y just blew it away after break. A 200-run target is indeed a stiff one and all Pakistan needed were those good two overs to kill England's rhythm but that did t happen", said Ramiz Raja while speaking on his official Youtube channel. 

"Pakistan's bowling was very ordinary and if you take Shab Khan, and, Haris Rauf out of equation n rest of bowlers did t have a good time. Shaheensha Afridi was very expensive, Mohamm Amir was expensive as well before he got unfit", he ded.

 

 

Meanwhile, 1992 World Cup winner also heaped praise on Pakistani and English batsmen as well. 

"Our batsmen put a lot of pressure on opposition and credit must be given to Babar Azam and Mohamm Hafeez. Pakistan showcased a great performance with bat. However, you cant afford to make silly mistakes during run-chase and England did t even make any mistakes in that one over or so as partnerships were built at regular intervals. I thought that Dawid Malan would be vulnerable against Pakistan spinners but that was t to be as he played an outstanding innings. In fact, his T20I career has been consistent as well", cricketer-turned-commentator/analyst furr ded.

Eng beat Pak by 5 wickets

English skipper Eoin Morgan won toss and elected to bowl first. Openers Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman ded 72 runs for opening stand before Zaman was dismissed.

neless, Babar took matters into his own hands as he anchored Pakistan innings, and just when it looked like he would take his team to a formidable total, batting sensation was dismissed by leggie il Rashid in 13th over. captain's kck included seven boundaries at a strike rate of 127.27.  

Post Babar's dismissal, Hafeez me his presence felt and ded a 50-run stand with Shoaib Malik for third-wicket. 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winner me a tremendous impact towards backend of innings as he scored a 36-ball 69 that included five boundaries and four maximums at a strike rate of 191.67. He was eventually dismissed by Tom Banton on penultimate ball of first innings as 2009 T20 World Cup winners posted 195/4 in ir 20 overs.

In reply, openers Tom Banton and Jonny Bairstow toyed around with Pakistani bowlers as y ded 66 runs for opening wicket before leggie Shab Khan accounted m off successive deliveries. However, skipper Morgan and Dawid Malan ded 112 runs for third-wicket stand and even though Morgan was dismissed for a 33-ball 36 and England lost a couple more wickets, Malan anchored run chase and helped hosts get over line by five wickets with five balls to spare.

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