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

[Wasim Ghulam]

Pakistan flopping

Babar's confidence in chasing at toss was again misplaced.. this team is talent less he forgets that every time

 

[NeVerMind]

3 wickets in the powerplay

Recon NZ have got this now

I thought you said it was going to be a boring chase?

 

[Rana]

I thought you said it was going to be a boring chase?

Bobsy should have got a 50

 

[emranabbas]

Realisticly we are still 47/2 babar was just not there

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

NZ pacers have regularly beaten the batters in this series. They have got good pacers in line

 

[Asad T]

Usman Khan so far:

7 (6)
5 (7)
16 (11)

How much longer should he be persisted with?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bobsy should have got a 50

May be NZ misses him

 

[jattafridi]

Last over thriller is coming

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sodhi would get Fakhar

 

[Rana]

Bracewell should have bowled

 

[Caved12]

Usman has struggled in all the matches he has played in this series. Just swinging his bat without any proper planning

 

[NeVerMind]

Bobsy should have got a 50

Well no Bobby or Riz this time chasing...plenty of time for the rest to chase a score that's not crazy...scene set for Imad to make a big statement

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Usman Khan so far:

7 (6)
5 (7)
16 (11)

How much longer should he be persisted with?

Till he gives up or the other way round

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Probably not the best decision to bowl leg spin to Fakhar and Shadab.

Bracewell should bring himself on.

 

[Rana]

The legend Sodhi half tracker

 

[jnaveen1980]

Is usman so good that Pakistan needed him to give up his UAE dreams and play for them? That reflects poor bench strength of pakistan

 

[Caved12]

And Usman is not a keeper at all.

 

[MenInG]

Bobsy should have got a 50

Lets see what the rest of the team can do without him, including likes of Imad.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

And Usman is not a keeper at all.

He's a secret keeper

 

[Caved12]

We are in full panic mode against a NZ C team

 

[Rana]

Lets see what the rest of the team can do without him, including likes of Imad.

Make it as tough as you can for Imad

He has ice in his nerves

 

[adi_62941]

Saim Ayub is a flop, just like Sharjeel. Any good bowler can dismiss him cheaply. It’s a shame that a fraudulent batsman was labeled as the next best thing in Pakistan cricket. He just slogs his bat mindlessly when he sees the ball on his legs.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Fakhar needs to take his chances now.

 

[Asad T]

Saim Ayub is a flop, just like Sharjeel. Any good bowler can dismiss him cheaply. It’s a shame that a fraudulent batsman was labeled as the next best thing in Pakistan cricket. He just slogs his bat mindlessly when he sees the ball on his legs.

He will come good, wait and see

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Lisa in comm box trolling Babar by calling him Bracewell bunny

 

[Dantheone]

One player who is targeted by some people here is not playing. It would be interesting to see how this chase unfolds.

 

[PakEngFan]

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.

I thought he was already better then rizwan in all formats? As I said he's not an international material. I like his intent but doesn't have the potential.

 

[Asad T]

Fakhar needs to take his chances now.

He is trying, he has been coming down the pitch to wack but cannot connect

 

[emranabbas]

Usman Khan so far:

7 (6)
5 (7)
16 (11)

How much longer should he be persisted with?

As long as we presisted with rizwan think it was atleast 15 games

 

[Markhor]

I'm all for intent but sometimes the conditions require a smarter approach. Just rotate strike, no need for wild slogs.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Can we level the series on Saturday?

 

[Dantheone]

Fakhar is in bad form. Seems out of place too.

 

[mominsaigol]

I thought he was already better then rizwan in all formats? As I said he's not an international material. I like his intent but doesn't have the potential.

Yeah fair. Ig PSL hype got to me .

Although besides Usman atm idk if Pakistan is batting poorly because their genuinely poor or if its because of the pitch slowing down, NZ started to struggle and started mishitting alot after 12th over.

If its the pitch then very very poor decison to bowl.

 

[emranabbas]

One player who is targeted by some people here is not playing. It would be interesting to see how this chase unfolds.

We still would have not won with him.. at least these lot are trying and not statpadding it just takes one batsmen to change the whole game

 

[Caved12]

It is crucial for a team like Pakistan to have a player like Rizwan who can stabilize the innings and play through till the end, especially in high pressure situations. He brings a lot of stability and composure to Pakistan's batting lineup.

 

[Rana]

Sodhi what a terrible bowler

 

[mominsaigol]

Fakhar really loves sodhi and batting against New Zealand lol

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Probably not the best decision to bowl leg spin to Fakhar and Shadab.

Bracewell should bring himself on.

Not the pair to bowl Sodhi to.

 

[PakEngFan]

Yeah fair. Ig PSL hype got to me .

Although besides Usman atm idk if Pakistan is batting poorly because their genuinely poor or if its because of the pitch slowing down, NZ started to struggle and started mishitting alot after 12th over.

If its the pitch then very very poor decison to bowl.

He's been picked and should get more games but I am afraid he won't be any good.

Someone like Abdullah shafique who clearly has the talent but not the right mindset and intent will be our best option.

 

[Human786]

that lady is a mighty cheerleader

 

[Asad T]

Commentator: “Bracewell must be disappointed that Babar is already out."

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shadab toh gayo

 

[Rana]

Tailender Shadab out

Big disrespect to all Pakistani specialist batsmen with this guy being promoted as a batter

 

[Nikhil_cric]

And Bracewell gets Shadab who is weak against off spin.

 

[mominsaigol]

@Rana NVM you we're right about shadab. I take back what I said last game.

His 40 scores are usually once a year, one per 18 games moment.

 

[emranabbas]

We still going good still 7 wickets to go

 

[MenInG]

Make it as tough as you can for Imad

He has ice in his nerves

I dont mind - as long as he wins it for Pakistan.

This is the difference.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Is it Chacha's night

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Tailender Shadab out

Big disrespect to all Pakistani specialist batsmen with this guy being promoted as a batter

Jeez... this bunch is as brainless as they can come ..

 

[mominsaigol]

He's been picked and should get more games but I am afraid he won't be any good.

Someone like Abdullah shafique who clearly has the talent but not the right mindset and intent will be our best option.

I advocated for shafiq as well.

Dude had 53 avg and a healthy strike rate in psl he's a good option.

 

[PakEngFan]

Shadab playing as a batsmen was always going to be a disaster. Been saying from game 1, we are playing a batsmen short. What will be Babar excuse today. We only lost by 40 runs?

 

[mominsaigol]

Make it as tough as you can for Imad

He has ice in his nerves

He'll need fakhar help

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What's happening Pakistan

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ifti who is weak against wrist spin is perhaps the right person to target with Sodhi.

 

[Asad T]

@Rana NVM you we're right about shadab. I take back what I said last game.

His 40 scores are usually once a year, one per 18 games moment.

To be fair to Shadab, he has done alright with the bat this year:

 

[Human786]

are they going 2 lose this 1 too ?

 

[Nado_]

That shot selection just tell yous right there , Shadab is not a proper batsman. He has some ability but s proper batsman reads the situation

 

[NeVerMind]

Is it Chacha's night

He ain't facing Nepal, mate...

 

[emranabbas]

No need to panic guys we still good to go
We are on track

 

[Human786]

Ifti the beast walks in

 

[Deewana Mastana]

He ain't facing Nepal, mate...

Chalo let him face the kiwis then

 

[RyanRyan10]

@Mohraheem your fav Chacha has arrived

 

[Savak]

If you want the team to bat with a positive approach then we as fans need to accept failures along the way. Can't demand the team to bat fearlessly, positively if we are going to criticize failures with the approach ruthlessly.

 

[Rana]

To be fair to Shadab, he has done alright with the bat this year:

Yeah I mean PSL isn’t really cricket is it?

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Pakistan has horrific t20 series record at home..
2019 loss to Lanka young side 3-0
2021 win against depleted SA
2022 loss against Aus
2022 loss Against England
2023 levelled series against third rate NZ side
2024 on track to either level or loose against 3rd rate NZ side

 

[Human786]

so , why is a buzurg like Ifti never rested ?

 

[Asif321]

Dont understand shadab playing ahead of proper batsmen Ifti

 

[Asad T]

Yeah I mean PSL isn’t really cricket is it?

Just going by recent events

 

[NeVerMind]

Chacha would be happy to see Kiwis opting for pace against him...

 

[Asif321]

so , why is a buzurg like Ifti never rested ?

Rest needs Ifti . Ifti doesn’t

 

[emranabbas]

This is the right approach for t20 we will lose some but will most win

We are still in the game up untill imad

 

[Shaka81]

Can't believe there were some on here convinced that Rizwan was the issue with the Pakistan T20 team. Well he's not playing and the team is looking worse than ever.

 

[Markhor]

Some naive batting tonight. Appreciate the intent but if pitch is slow you need to focus more on rotating strike. NZ have given us chances too.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Eh this is Pakistan cricket. One day they look minnows, then they reach the finals of the T20 WC with these same guys.

Or they are out of the round robin in the T20 WC with losses to Afghanistan and Namibia.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Zaman literally seems always fidgety at the crease.

 

[Asif321]

Usman has made a horrific decision to opt to play for Pakistan . Won’t be long before he gets booted out . I feel he gonna regret .

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Some naive batting tonight. Appreciate the intent but if pitch is slow you need to focus more on rotating strike. NZ have given us chances too.

Big hearts

 

[Usman Chadda]

This is the right approach for t20 we will lose some but will most win

We are still in the game up untill imad

We are going at less than 8 runs per over chasing a moderate target having lost four wickets to rubbish shots.

This is the right approach because Rizwan isn’t playing today?

How many failures from Saim and Usman to realize they will get exposed by world class international bowlers, when they can’t even score against this inexperienced bowling attack?

 

[emranabbas]

Can't believe there were some on here convinced that Rizwan was the issue with the Pakistan T20 team. Well he's not playing and the team is looking worse than ever.

He is bro you just understand t20

With rizwan we would have been 60 in 10 overs and every batsmen would have been un panic mode we still have 7 wickets in hand.

 

[batandballbattle]

huffing and puffing against NZ b/c teamers, signs are not looking good for the wc