ICC WT20 | Group D | New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele, Sep 23, 2012 | NZ Innings

[asif9138]

good bouce to finish

 

[Digital]

Good bowl to finish the over

 

[Executioner]

pakistani field.. y u no direct hit stumps when needed?

Pakistani players dont always hit the stumps but when they do its yasir arafat

 

[Munna]

this is an even start... but we need a wicket or two in the first 6 to keep things under our control later

 

[t_kaay]

Good start from nz, 6 an over, but they will be wary of spinners. Rrr 9.41 now

 

[TheρaKaraBrocKer]

Tanivir needs to sit out

 

[Digital]

Tiger Jamshed

 

[JibranAnsari]

Umar gul should be kept for final 6 overs now. We do not have a good death bowler to give comapany to ajmal.

 

[ads101]

good over for Pak, though kind of lucky the gift ball didn't result in a boundary.

 

[Executioner]

RR is 6.00, need to step on the accelerator

 

[Khabri420]

Bad decision to bowl Gul - Jibby Ansari?

 

[ads101]

urgh tanvir on. Not a good decision.

 

[imshally81]

Good Running

 

[musaarthali]

lol

pathetic batting from NZ openers...they are not even looking at scoring boundaries..even leg side fulltoss gone for single

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

)

 

[Digital]

Who let the dog out ??

 

[ads101]

Bad decision to bowl Gul - Jibby Ansari?

that wasn't, but Tanvir was . Was hoping he'd bring himself on at the other end.

 

[Munna]

wth... why was no one at the stumps

 

[Executioner]

tanvir is lazy

 

[MoHZ]

Wilko becomes French every time he pronounces Tanvir's name

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

trundler with a bouncer )

 

[JibranAnsari]

damn .no one is near the stumps . poor work

 

[Khabri420]

Tanvir is such a useless player. Should be kept away from the team at all costs. Isn't a spinner and isn't a pacer. pata nahin kya hai

 

[Digital]

They should've send Brendon...these two are slowwwee

 

[JibranAnsari]

to be fair umar ul got away with three poor deliveries on leg side , more of batsmen's generosity than umar gul bowling well

 

[t_kaay]

Looks like Pakistan don't want the wicket, keep mcullum in the dug out.

 

[imshally81]

:4

 

[ads101]

ooh not a bad over so far Tanvir in terms of runs.

Ah scratch that,

 

[Digital]

4

 

[Areesh]

Shabash tanivr shabash.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Kukri gets some treatment. Wat a trundler.

 

[JibranAnsari]

and great shot ..yaar do we have a slow seamer in our team

 

[Khabri420]

ooh not a bad over so far Tanvir in terms of runs.

Ah scratch that,

Nazar lagaa di )

 

[CalculatedRisk]

great point by t_kay...Pak does not want mcullum to arrive

 

[JibranAnsari]

and shame , we can not replace kukri with sami..

 

[imshally81]

Arfat in

 

[Khabri420]

and great shot ..yaar do we have a slow seamer in our team

This is one thing I will agree with you on.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

arafat bowling

 

[musaarthali]

damn .no one is near the stumps . poor work

why do you want a wicket..just play these 2 till 10th over required NRR will be over 12 by then

 

[ads101]

I don't really understand NZ's strategy. I don't think Williamson is much of a hitter. Surely chasing a large total with Guptil out, I would have promoted Mccullum or Franklin. Williamson could take the pressure in the middle order holding the batting side together.

 

[JibranAnsari]

its risk bowling him in PP

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Arafat may be the deciding factor in this match...if he gives away less than 30 runs, we will be fine.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Nicol is a leg sidish slogger.

 

[Canistani Hero]

Need a tight over from Arafat

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

and shame , we can not replace kukri with sami..

what?

 

[cricketpassion]

wow s tanveer

 

[Munna]

i have minimal hopes from arafat to bowl well under any conditions at int'l level

but i won't mind if he still does soemthing good the team

 

[Canistani Hero]

Follow @PakPassion on Twitter for live score updates and jaw-dropping stats.

 

[Space Cat]

We scored 100 runs in 5 overs here so no hurry.

 

[Canistani Hero]

Arafat hit for :4

 

[JibranAnsari]

slow, overpitched and 4. should have gone for 6

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Trundlers getting some treatment, anyone surprised?

 

[Areesh]

 

[JibranAnsari]

big wide

 

[imshally81]

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

"Why do no open with these two and get off to such slow starts, surely McCullum should be opening," surely Ryan, you give your best player the most balls to face? Here comes the former Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat...

Quote from Cricinfo commentary.

 

[cricketpassion]

another :4

 

[Khabri420]

Too full and gets the treatment.

 

[Madplayer]

Did i see kukri save a boundary?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

I cant believe junaid khan was left out.

 

[t_kaay]

Leaking runs here, not good bowling from someone who is supposed to be t20 specialist

 

[Canistani Hero]

Arafat getting clobbered here.

 

[JibranAnsari]

and 4 again ..poor tactics by hafeez

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Arafat giving some extra juicy half-volleys

 

[Runner Up]

Hafeez are you watching? why not deploying the fielder?

 

[ads101]

This is why I say never play six bowlers. Not worth it. There's no guarantee that extra bowler will be better. In fact usually he'll be worse as if he wasn't he would have been picked ahead of the other five.

ah well

 

[Munna]

so far
not even a single delivery so far that has asked questions or troubled the batsmen

 

[asif9138]

arafat should not bowl in PP

 

[imshally81]

12 runs in Arfat over

 

[JibranAnsari]

anyone got idea why hafeez is saving himself?

 

[in_cutter]

Why do we persist with average cricketers like Yasir Arafat & Sohail Tanvir??

 

[asif9138]

12 of the over

 

[t_kaay]

12 off that over and if he repeats that I can see hafeez turning to shoaib malik to bowl a few.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Terrible over from arafat. No more from him plz.

 

[Areesh]

Arafat proving again that he is mediocre.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Hafeez could have easily bowled his three overs in first 6. Why bowl first of you do not want to continue?

 

[asif9138]

anyone got idea why hafeez is saving himself?

i think he is saving himself for franklin left hander!

 

[DRS]

Let's give this match to Newzealand. Terrible bowling.

 

[in_cutter]

Worrying that no wickets have fallen yet. A platform for McCullum?

 

[musaarthali]

I don't really understand NZ's strategy. I don't think Williamson is much of a hitter. Surely chasing a large total with Guptil out, I would have promoted Mccullum or Franklin. Williamson could take the pressure in the middle order holding the batting side together.

their strategy is simple...

only Taylor and Mccullum can win them this match..they want as much possible from these 2..

unfortunately these 2 dont look like make runs at decent pace )