ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand v Pakistan | Match 35 | Bengaluru | 4 November | New Zealand Innings

[Sherazkhalid]

No idea why they keep on bowling on the leg side.

 

[ArabKnight]

Flat as a pancake. No swing.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Because of dew issue perhaps.

It’s a day game with possible rain interruptions. No dew issues!

 

[vodafone_lover]

Rachin is such a class player. My God

class comes from DNA and his regular practising with Indian coaches on bengaluru Ground, you can expect this from an indian in terms of batting.

 

[Asad T]

New Zealand have lost 3 of their matches.
They have lost 2 chasing
Lost 1 setting

It probably would have been better to have batted first, but maybe because of rain, they wanted to bowl first as well

 

[BouncerGuy]

Perfect chance to play Abrar Ahmed

Hasan Ali gives you nothing in this tournament

Brooo...he is in reserves and cannot play until ICC panel approve the change in the squad due to some solid reason..CHatper closed. Focus should be on this game and with current players.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Finally a good delivery, right length

 

[boomboomcheema]

Pakistan needs wickets, a couple of them. Without wickets, wont be able to restrict runs here.

 

[Azzurri]

These guys have absolutely no discipline.

 

[7sins]

Patethic from Shaheen gifting wides

 

[sweep_shot]

Shaheen is being untidy. 2 wides.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Another wide, one good ball, one bad ball and then one for 4 and we are looking at 350 plus

 

[BouncerGuy]

Bowling lots of wide stuff here. Not good

 

[globetrotter]

NZ bowling attack is lethal, Pak batsmen beware……

 

[Sunzi]

Why would we bowl first if we cannot reliably pick up wickets and struggle do bowl with discipline.

It should not be hard as an international performer to bowl line and length.

 

[7sins]

These guys have absolutely no discipline.

It's shocking no accuracy what so ever

 

[boomboomcheema]

More and More Wides. Nothing going for Pakistan so far.

 

[emranabbas]

So far so good

 

[imshally81]

Wides

 

[Suleiman]

Hasan undoes whatever pressure Shaheen builds lol.

 

[MMHS]

If Kiwis finish first PP for zero down, no matter what’s the score on board, PAK shouldn’t be happy. On such wicket, if you put someone in, 2 wickets in first PP is required to be par.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Anything on middle and leg is a bad bowl, keep it on the off and off stump.

 

[shah_1]

Brooo...he is in reserves and cannot play until ICC panel approve the change in the squad due to some solid reason..CHatper closed. Focus should be on this game and with current players.

Shadab had concussion, has still not recovered. ICC would have approved it easily

 

[Asad T]

Pak bowlers spraying it everywhere

 

[pillionrider]

class comes from DNA and his regular practising with Indian coaches on bengaluru Ground, you can expect this from an indian in terms of batting.

Is this true. I thought he was born and brought up in NZ

 

[AAli98]

Nz will miss shadab/osamas full tosses to that 55m boundary.

 

[Sunzi]

Keep bowling half-volleys to Ravindra. Shabaash.

 

[Devadwal]

What a Cove drive . lovely to watch

 

[sachin-10dulkar]

Bad decision to bowl first. Keeping NRR in mind, Pak should have put big total and bowl them out early and let them crumble under scoreboard pressure.
NZ looks relaxed here.

 

[Kianig89]

Get ready for Rauf's customary 15+ over

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shadab had concussion, has still not recovered. ICC would have approved it easily

But PCB management has not requested for it so i think Shadab will be fine and available for next match.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Such drives by Rachin.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Sarfaraz is great against pin, way better than Babar Azam, Rizwan and all the pthers you have

He is almost 36-37, way past prime. Just too late now to talk about him. Let's be happy he was a winning captain, very few Pakistani captain have won the ICC tourney.

 

[IndoorCricket]

Hayden going overboard with his praise.. lol..

 

[7sins]

Patethic Shaheen you ain't no1 bowler

 

[160KPH]

What a beautiful cover drive

 

[Cover Drive Six]

SSA bowling like a vinay kumar.
No threat at all.

 

[Aman]

Another beauty from Rachin.

 

[shah_1]

But PCB management has not requested for it so i think Shadab will be fine and available for next match.

What is the point if we don't win this game? Shadab is no Shane warne with the ball even if he makes a comeback

 

[sweep_shot]

NZ - 29/0 (5 overs).

Last 2 overs generated 17 runs. Pakistan are leaking runs.

 

[Kianig89]

where is the moisture

 

[Sunzi]

There is 1-2 boundary balls every over and 1-2 wides.

This is ill-disciplined bowling.

Chacha on. Chacha smashed.

 

[emranabbas]

Why the hell ifti come on so early this is madness

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Hasan Ali is terrible

I think should have bowled Jr, he seemed to be in good nick last couple games, but then you can't keep too many overs of Hasan for later. Tbh at this point everyone is a hit or a miss. Maybe everyone is looking towards post-Babar era and Ifti comes on.

 

[vodafone_lover]

Is this true. I thought he was born and brought up in NZ

He is but his father himself was an indian cricketer. Also he comes to india every single year for batting mentorship and played a lot on this ground only.

 

[sweep_shot]

Good move to bowl chacha.

Offie against two lefties. Can dry up runs.

 

[MMHS]

Hasan undoes whatever pressure Shaheen builds lol.

But Shaheen is bowling poor also - too many leg sliders. Imagine if this was the two Aussie lefti pair ….!!

I feel, playing too many soft games has taken the toughness out of PAK cricket - today, they planned to bowl first and still spraying around…. Last game, BD opted to bat and Shaheen was bang on target from ball one - that’s more to do with the opponents they are playing against.

 

[Sunzi]

Crashed through point.

 

[Third Man]

What a dumb, dumb decision to bowl first. I don't think anyone can justify this decision on this pitch. And no, "cuz it might rain and DLS...." is not a good enough excuse.

 

[sweep_shot]

Four.

Both batters are hitting boundaries.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Why would we bowl first if we cannot reliably pick up wickets and struggle do bowl with discipline.

It should not be hard as an international performer to bowl line and length.

Because we cannot bat either, collapse against India and then nothing burger against Afg.

 

[Aman]

This pitch looks great.

We'll need 350+

 

[160KPH]

I’m fine with Iftikhar on early. Hasan, Rauf, and Wasim can all take advantage of reverse later on but seem to be nothing new ball bowlers.

 

[jattafridi]

My prediction

New Zealand 343/7

Pakistan 296 all out

 

[ArabKnight]

Iftikhar bowling is a total snooze fest. Time to turn tv TV off.

 

[boomboomcheema]

A boundary every over, no control.

 

[Aman]

Pakistan nearly chased 300+ against Aus so we'll need a big score. The Aussies have a better bowling attack than ours.

 

[hur rizvi]

Pakistan getting knocked out today

 

[imshally81]

Risk free batting from NZ

 

[Sherazkhalid]

What a dumb, dumb decision to bowl first. I don't think anyone can justify this decision on this pitch. And no, "cuz it might rain and DLS...." is not a good enough excuse.

Problem is we cannot bat either, this was a hail mary thinking bowlers will pull out a rabbit from the hat and we will be on our way, guess there is no magic in bowling either.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should have batted first poor decision

 

[emranabbas]

Good move to bowl chacha.

Offie against two lefties. Can dry up runs.

Here we need wicket to put NZ under Pressure not dry up runs

 

[sweep_shot]

Iftikhar bowling is a total snooze fest. Time to turn tv TV off.

He is a part-timer. Not much should be expected.

 

[Sunzi]

When you bowl first and throw Chacha on in the fifth over.

The mind boggles.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Atleast 340+ loading here. Another boundary against Afridi.

 

[pillionrider]

where is the moisture

It is so sunny here I have no idea about Pakistan’s management and their decisions. Seems to be a decision taken based on the heavy rain they saw from their hotel rooms last evening

 

[Sunzi]

Back to back boundaries off Shaheen... runs flowing.

 

[7sins]

Disgusting bowling by Shaheen trundler

 

[Sherazkhalid]

well tried something and it didn't work, still better than a wide.

 

[hur rizvi]

Rubbish stuff from Shaheen

 

[Devadwal]

Runs are flowing

 

[MMHS]

What a dumb, dumb decision to bowl first. I don't think anyone can justify this decision on this pitch. And no, "cuz it might rain and DLS...." is not a good enough excuse.

There was no alternative actually for the bowling combination they picked - must be an Arthur thing. Had they batted first, everyone would have said why opting to defend with no spinner.

 

[Third Man]

I think should have bowled Jr, he seemed to be in good nick last couple games, but then you can't keep too many overs of Hasan for later. Tbh at this point everyone is a hit or a miss. Maybe everyone is looking towards post-Babar era and Ifti comes on.

You only have one new ball bowler in the whole squad and he's in terrible form. This is why I was screaming we need to take a new ball bowler when Naseem got injured but no, cuz we needed Hasan Ali's "experience".

 

[Suleiman]

our izzat depends on this game.

Getting owned by all the top teams + Afghanistan. Come on now .

 

[AAli98]

Is Hayden still on PCB payroll overating the 3rd worse team in the tournament

 

[imshally81]

Back to back boundaries

 

[7sins]

These chokers are already choking

 

[Sunzi]

Atleast 240+ loading here. Another boundary against Afridi.

Easily more IMO.

This looks like a walk in the park.

 

[sachin-10dulkar]

Ifti will only take wicket when NZ plan to attack. These two are in no hurry. They will hit only bad balls to boundary.
Only SSA or Wasim can provide a breakthrough.

 

[BouncerGuy]

WHat the hell are these bowlers bowling. No control.