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

[hur rizvi]

Williamson likes Pakistan

 

[MMHS]

First down, and the danger man gone - this guy once set hardly gets out before a significant score.

 

[JattMaula]

Bounced out by slow bouncer!

 

[Justcrazy]

@GLORY OF '92 This is what I was saying. Nz would not be a walk in the park, like everyone was acting to be.

We beat the weakest sides of the tournament but our bowling sucks if we face quality bats.

Just hope babar punishes ish sodhi today like he always does. And fakhar capitalises.

No one thinks Kiwis are weak side, they are well oiled unit and Pakistan have to win this big to make it count.

 

[hur rizvi]

Finally a wicket lucky one

Not lucky, Conway and rachin both have looked suspect on short ball, but Pakistan needed 10 overs to realize

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

first wicket - Conway goes, good surprise bouncer by ali
100 wickets to Ali but no firecracker generator celebrations? - disappointing
did i hear things or some commie just said 'rachindra'...seriously

 

[160KPH]

Maybe short balls are the way to go here

 

[shortbread]

The much loathed Ali continues to impress in-between all the carnage!

 

[emranabbas]

@GLORY OF '92 This is what I was saying. Nz would not be a walk in the park, like everyone was acting to be.

We beat the weakest sides of the tournament but our bowling sucks if we face quality bats.

Just hope babar punishes ish sodhi today like he always does. And fakhar capitalises.

We got over excited by beating Bangladesh

 

[PakPremi]

Hopefully Williamson will kill the momentum as usual.

 

[Sunzi]

Haven't seen ultra-edge yet, but that look like it came off Conway's shoulder TBH. He walked though so probably brushed the glove.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Finally a wicket lucky one

Don't think so, he had troubled them both in the over.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan spin bowling is so poor they have opted for all pace attack.

 

[Sunzi]

Hopefully Williamson will kill the momentum as usual.

Not like that, caressed through backward point for 4.

 

[7sins]

Haven't seen ultra-edge yet, but that look like it came off Conway's shoulder TBH. He walked though so probably brushed the glove.

He walked off before umpire gave him out surely he knows he hit it

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Haven't seen ultra-edge yet, but that look like it came off Conway's shoulder TBH. He walked though so probably brushed the glove.

Inside edge onto the shoulder and into the gloves and spray guy is back

 

[Suleiman]

Rachindra

Waqar on a roll

Someone needs to make a compilation of Waqar’s commentary blunders.

It’s like a random Punjabi uncle doing commentary

 

[Justcrazy]

Rauff needs to pick wickets here , he is leaking too much

 

[sachin-10dulkar]

Williamson loves scoring against Pak.

 

[7sins]

Rauf just being the same dumb bowler nothing new bring in wasim

 

[Sunzi]

He walked off before umpire gave him out surely he knows he hit it

Yeah. Bat then shoulder. Ultra-edge just confirmed it.

 

[Ali Active]

new batsmen where is slip

 

[BouncerGuy]

2 boudaries off haris rauf's 3 balls of 22nd over. LOl

 

[hur rizvi]

Rauf on a roll only 2 boundaries in first 7 deliveries

 

[sweep_shot]

Why did Conway walk? LOL. Pakistanis were not appealing.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Slip comes in but too late?

 

[ex-q-zit]

Get Kane W in to loot some dot balls

Rauf is there to even make Pujara look like Gayle let alone Kane.

 

[daytrader]

Come on Babar, don't waste the new balls on Rauf

 

[imshally81]

Where is the slip?

 

[Sherazkhalid]

and we have a second slip for new batsman, well when it rains it pours.

 

[hur rizvi]

Moral boundary. Rauf getting there 3/9 boundary balls

 

[7sins]

Man I had enough of this id***

 

[emranabbas]

No slip

Oh yeah it's not babars job

 

[Sunzi]

The slower Rauf bowls, the more economical he is statistically.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Poor Captaincy by Babar. New batter was in. SHould have put in slip asap

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Williamson slowing the momentum, he is over 200 as of now.

 

[DJhant]

Never understood a country obsessed with fast bowling and quite reasonably so, but when pace bowlers steaming down deliveries- there is no slip, even after a wicket!

 

[sweep_shot]

NZ - 77/1 (11.4 overs).

 

[imshally81]

Come on Babar, don't waste the new balls on Rauf

Then who will ball?

 

[MMHS]

He is the most elegant batsman of recent years - the least discussed one among the fav four, but my favourite of the four. Mark Waugh was like this and I heard Rohan Kanhai was such silky.

 

[mominsaigol]

We got over excited by beating Bangladesh

I didn't, everyone else did lol

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Rizwan should have dived for that edge. Poor from him

 

[hur rizvi]

Waqar saying rauf has bowled well LoL

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Lucky boundary for william ka beta
Rachindra also prospering...
head scratching from Harry rauf sometimes i feel he is just a RH version of wahab riaz

 

[BouncerGuy]

Then who will ball?

Wasim may be.

 

[7sins]

Never understood a country obsessed with fast bowling and quite reasonably so, but when pace bowlers steaming down deliveries- there is no slip, even after a wicket!

Nothing new from a dumb Numper 1 batsmen babar

 

[mominsaigol]

Why did babar place 4th slip but now a 1st slip for the new batsmen? Captaincy ki had hoti hai yaar

 

[Sherazkhalid]

NZ could have been two down, but thanks to Babar, he ain't helping his own case.

 

[7sins]

Why did babar place 4th slip but now a 1st slip for the new batsmen? Captaincy ki had hoti hai yaar

Because he's dumb that's why

 

[jattafridi]

Williamson century is coming

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

first wicket - Conway goes, good surprise bouncer by ali
100 wickets to Ali but no firecracker generator celebrations? - disappointing
did i hear things or some commie just said 'rachindra'...seriously

Waqar Younis actually called him Ravindra Jadeja and then "corrected" himself by saying Rachindra....

 

[daytrader]

Then who will ball?

We have 3 other pacers and Haris is better with the old ball. Wasting those overs both ways

 

[mominsaigol]

No one thinks Kiwis are weak side, they are well oiled unit and Pakistan have to win this big to make it count.

No, everyone on the planet was attacking me left and right for me telling them to control their expectations, Pakistan have not COME BACK like people were saying.

We beat the 3 weakest sides. I told everyone NZ even weakened is a tough team

 

[ex-q-zit]

Can we still make it if it rains?

Yes, if NZ lose to SL and PAK win by enough NRR against ENG.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Ladoo overdoing his short ball.

 

[Sunzi]

Poor Captaincy by Babar. New batter was in. SHould have put in slip asap

TBF Williamson, like Root, is known for his little dab down to Third Man. The 4th slip was probably in for that shot.

Agreed, perhaps too early since he's new to the crease and returning from a lay-off.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Rauf must use more cutters here, pitch seems to grip a bit when ball is bowled bit slower.

 

[bluevision]

350 is easily chaseable here. Dont think rain will halt play for long (if it does), it's sunny outside with sparse cloud. At worst there will be few quick passing showers. Country's fastest in-stadium drainage system should be able to handle that. Hoping to see a cracker of a contest.

 

[shah_1]

Why is Salman Ali Agha not being used a lot more?

 

[Afro]

lol why no slip when there is a new batsman? Pathetic.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Hassan has been the best bowler about of the other bowlers so far.

 

[emranabbas]

350+ unfortunately no semis for pakistan

 

[MMHS]

NZ could have been two down, but thanks to Babar, he ain't helping his own case.

Not everything is Babar’s fault - he has no confidence on his bowlers. You can’t set attacking fielding if your pacers spray the new ball either side of the wicket and RR is 6.5. New ball bowling was really poor today.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Need to get rid of Rachin...

 

[jattafridi]

Omg New Zealand batting is so strong

 

[viking2559]

Haris hasn't bowled badly today. He bowled at 150 and created chance but babar is just not good enough captain to take that chance.

 

[Ahmed216]

Good start from NZ. Looks like clown show will be over today

 

[globetrotter]

NZ should be restricted below 250…. Else it’s a difficult for Pak batters

 

[PakPremi]

If Williamson plays a long inning it will help Pakistan.

 

[BouncerGuy]

13 overs nad Kiwis have scored 82 runs for the loss of 1 wickets. Going at 6.3 runs per over.

 

[Sunzi]

I'd have liked to have seen Wasim Jr. open the bowling - he bowls 140-145kph and his action gets the ball to swing.

He's also been disciplined and puts a shift in.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

wow Ladoo our trundler is the best bowler, just amazing.

 

[Sunzi]

Now through 3rd slip for 4, Williamson.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Williamson getting some fluke runs.

 

[MMHS]

A bit spongy bounce - all it suggests that there will be reverse swing. But, then it’ll grip & spin as well ….

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

bad bowler rauf lol

 

[Sherazkhalid]

I'd have liked to have seen Wasim Jr. open the bowling - he bowls 140-145kph and his action gets the ball to swing.

He's also been disciplined and puts a shift in.

He wasn't so disciplined in warmup, so guess still no trust on him, game against BD doesn't count

 

[hur rizvi]

This pitch is not a 350 pitch (clearly double paced) but we'll make sure NZ get there

 

[viking2559]

150ks again and he is unlucky again.what a dumb captain this Babar is.

 

[160KPH]

Unlucky for Rauf.. 2 edges off his bowling so far