New Zealand (178/7) defeat Pakistan (174/8) by 4 runs to go 2-1 up in the 5-match T20I series

[Deewana Mastana]

Babar bangs one to the fence 4

 

[emranabbas]

Babar hopefully will score the extra 10 runs today

 

[emranabbas]

Babar strike rate 400

 

[Rana]

Urooj just blabbering

 

[imshally81]

Babar gone

 

[Rana]

Bobsy hahahaahahahahahh

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Babar gone Fakhar in

 

[Rana]

Decent strike rate of 125 by Babar

 

[Asad T]

Fakhar and Ayub together could be fun

 

[emranabbas]

We opening with fakhar and saim

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Not it's Usman

 

[mominsaigol]

Babar rahnei dei bro, attacking cricket isn't your game . But khair atleast he tried, appreciate the effort atleast.

Regardless this is what I was saying. The babar of 2016-2021 is gone, he regressed in 2022.

2023 was a Nepal e azam meme.

 

[Rana]

Now Bracewell won’t get his customery 1 wicket of Babar

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar gone Fakhar in

Usman by the looks of it...won't get a better chance to prove himself than this

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Shaheen and naseem are burnt out now with shaheen bowling at 128-132. He's ironically the slowest of the bunch atm

Maybe but do you see PCB dropping any of those bowlers for Mohammad Ali?

Also, now there's not enough to try him out.

 

[Human786]

eh ki kitta Babar ne

 

[Omer2002]

Aroogant ppl callong kiwis sending their b c d teams ..if i was kiwi mgt team i wud have tried their under 15s honestly

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's a Saim Ayub special 6

 

[Ali T]

Saib Ayub what a shot!!

 

[Rana]

No Babar and no Rizwan

Feels like a Pakistan team I can support

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Aroogant ppl callong kiwis sending their b c d teams ..if i was kiwi mgt team i wud have tried their under 15s honestly

They would've caused an upset

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Neesham looks absolutely finished. Bowling has declined. Not able to hit, not able to catch.

 

[mominsaigol]

Maybe but do you see PCB dropping any of those bowlers for Mohammad Ali?

Also, now there's not enough to try him out.

No I don't, logically though naseem is all over the place ut he's the only bowler bowling at 140+.

Shaheen has good line and length but is too slow to really be threatening.

So they both kinda deserve a sack until naseem can fix his line and length and go back to test match length like last year and shaheen can up his pace so he can use that unplayable inswing on sharma. Atm rohit eats this pace alive

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Babar has done well to change the perception that he only performs against C or D sides

 

[Asad T]

You know its bad when your middle over SR is below Irerland & Bangladesh

 

[Rana]

Hope Saim gets a hundred

 

[emranabbas]

Where's a those people who were saying saim isn't aggressive and a walking wicket

 

[Nikhil_cric]

No I don't, logically though naseem is all over the place ut he's the only bowler bowling at 140+.

Shaheen has good line and length but is too slow to really be threatening.

So they both kinda deserve a sack until naseem can fix his line and length and go back to test match length like last year and shaheen can up his pace so he can use that unplayable inswing on sharma. Atm rohit eats this pace alive

Yes perhaps. But realistically , I only think Haris Rauf coming back if he is fit and if they want extra pace.

 

[Rana]

Babar has done well to change the perception that he only performs against C or D sides

On social media they were hyping up a big hundred coming for Babar today

 

[mominsaigol]

Hope Saim gets a hundred

Saim can utilise the PP, that alone is enough to warrant over babar and rizwan. But tbh mate, he doesn't look like a bat that'll survive more then 4 to 5 overs atm.

Hope I'm proven wrong in the coming weeks and months

 

[emranabbas]

You know its bad when your middle over SR is below Irerland & Bangladesh

Hope fully that's will change today

 

[mominsaigol]

Yes perhaps. But realistically , I only think Haris Rauf coming back if he is fit and if they want extra pace.

If pcb does that, then the board is delusional

 

[Rana]

Jungli pull by Usman

 

[emranabbas]

What a shot by usman

 

[Rana]

What is Urooj’s agenda here?

 

[Omer2002]

Whats usman doing swinging like gulli danda..

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That off drive from Saim(first boundary ) had a lot of Saeed Anwar in it.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Usman now dropped

Chapman

 

[Rana]

Now Usman dropped

 

[Markhor]

A very un-New Zealand like fielding performance so far tonight.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan giving good opportunities to them they'll hang on to some blinders

 

[Omer2002]

Kiwis want a good match thats why they have agreed to drop all players and still win the match

 

[RyanRyan10]

Perfect opportunity for Saim and Usman to silence their doubters

 

[Rana]

Bazid and Urooj

What should the order be?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bazid needs to zip it

He's so monotone it can be irritating after a while lol

 

[emranabbas]

Loving it no babar no rizwan tuk tuk

Get runs or die trying approach

 

[Markhor]

The problem is everyone wants to bat up the order in T20.

Urooj saying promote Shadab, Bazid saying promote Iftikhar. Not everyone can bat in the top 4 !

 

[Rana]

Let’s see if Pakistan can’t get these runs without Babar or Rizwan lol

 

[emranabbas]

We still on track 10 an over

 

[imshally81]

Usman joins the party... 4 runs

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Usman shot himself in the foot by choosing to play for Pakistan and risking league ban in UAE.. he will be dropped soon enough and he will deprived of heft paycheque from leagues in UAE

 

[Rana]

The problem is everyone wants to bat up the order in T20.

Urooj saying promote Shadab, Bazid saying promote Iftikhar. Not everyone can bat in the top 4 !

Exactly

They should suggest the order too instead of just giving all of these ideas

 

[imshally81]

Saim gone

 

[Omer2002]

Oh dear saim they cant keep dropping catches ..the agreement was drop you only onve

 

[mominsaigol]

Hope Saim gets a hundred

See mate, doesn't really last more then 4 overs. I'd have him > Babar and rizwan but still, he's not really the star I thought he'd be

 

[emranabbas]

Out but still good didn't waste balls

 

[Rana]

Saim won’t be opening in the World Cup it seems

Looks like Babar and Rizwan will be back

 

[Nikhil_cric]

You know its bad when your middle over SR is below Irerland & Bangladesh

This is why PAK need Azam Khan to come good at #5.

 

[Asad T]

Argh, i guess we wont be seeing an Auyb - fakhar partnership today

 

[mominsaigol]

Out but still good didn't waste balls

I think we need to make another t20 world cup preparation thread. But for 2026 .

This team is struggling against Canada lol

 

[Markhor]

Saim likes to get too cute sometimes. Just smack it. Don't always need no-looks and flicks and shots for the highlight reel.

 

[Rana]

See mate, doesn't really last more then 4 overs. I'd have him > Babar and rizwan but still, he's not really the star I thought he'd be

That’s why I would still back Sharjeel over him

But people don’t like hearing that name

 

[imshally81]

Almost runout

 

[Omer2002]

Oh dear simple run out missed...come on kiwis stop taking the micky now

 

[emranabbas]

Everyone just need 20-30 runs we are still on track

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Saim won’t be opening in the World Cup it seems

Looks like Babar and Rizwan will be back

Saim has been given plenty of opportunities already. Cant blame anyone else for his failure

 

[imshally81]

Great shot

 

[Rana]

Off side butcher Usman Khan

@Ahmed216 did Rizwan hone him too?

 

[IMMY69]

Some brainless batting here

 

[Omer2002]

oh dear...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Usman flopped again

No worries you'll get another game

 

[Rana]

3 wickets in the powerplay

Recon NZ have got this now

 

[imshally81]

Usman gone... Very soft dismissal

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan flopping

 

[mominsaigol]

Okay so now that the no 3 stuff is clear, Sorry UK, You made a mistake for uae.

Khair hope you get opportunities in psl, rooting for you kid but you're not ready for international.

 

[Rana]

Shawn Micheals in the building!!

 

[imshally81]

2 - 1 to NZ...

 

[mominsaigol]

That’s why I would still back Sharjeel over him

But people don’t like hearing that name

I like hearing it.

 

[emranabbas]

Plenty of game left it's t20

 

[Rana]

Looks like Maddy will have to save his team again