New Zealand (226/8) defeat Pakistan (180) by 46 runs in the first T20I to go 1-0 up in the 5-match series

[Asad T]

It has not been an ideal start for Shaheen Shah Afridi's captaincy, conceding 226 runs. It is a flat pitch but it will require some chasing. Can Pakistan do it?

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[Sherazkhalid]

Now the pitch will become the most green pitch ever known to mankind.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Feel bad for Saim being forced into opening with Rizwan. All pressure will be on the young man whereas Rizwan can do whatever he wants

 

[IAJ]

Poor bowling and fielding it seems.

The no-ball from Jamal was criminally big, he was very very expensive. And Usama keeps leaking runs. Should have only gone with chahcha and even a Salman Agha, they could bowl 2 overs each.

 

[Rana]

SubhanAllah

Finally a change in the opening pair. Half the job done

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Face the first ball Rizwan buzdhil

 

[Rana]

Jee oye Saim. Come on Puttar!

 

[Asad T]

Nice start from Ayub

 

[aukhan]

There you go proper modern day batsmen.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Chasing 220 and our Gilchrist isn’t even looking for a boundary

 

[Asad T]

If Babar comes at 3, and Fakhar at 4 it would be the dumbest thing ever

 

[aukhan]

Rizwan is there to build pressure on Saim. He is the reason why Babar started struggling.

Rizwan should bat at 4. Fakhar/Haris and Saim should be our openers.

 

[Human786]

13 in 1st - good start

 

[Mainul]

Bangladeshi bowlers bowled lot better than this. Usama Mir should not get chance even in any of our BPL team a d you know BPL is not a high standards tournament. Who is giving chance to this para moholla gully bowler?

 

[aukhan]

WOW

Saim impressive

 

[Rana]

Oh Zindabad jawaaana

Keep going cheetah Saim

 

[Ahmed216]

Face the first ball Rizwan buzdhil

A bit like Saifi bhai who started batting at no. 9

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Rizwan to make Henry look like Shane bond

 

[Ahmed216]

Kane played the perfect knock

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Strategic drop by Henry. He knows the longer Rizwan bats the easier things become for NZ

 

[Rana]

Play your one shot Rizwan

 

[Devadwal]

Wow easy catch dropped by Kane .he dropped a wrong player catch .

 

[aukhan]

Saim should take his time. Rizwan chalak should also bat aggressively here.

 

[Asif321]

Fakhar should be opening . Really fakhar has always been made to sacrifice his position . Yet he never complained

 

[160KPH]

Saim!!

 

[Rana]

Haaayee oiiii

 

[Ahmed216]

Fakhar should be opening . Really fakhar has always been made to sacrifice his position . Yet he never complained

Check Fakhar's record as an opener

 

[aukhan]

Awesome.

 

[160KPH]

Fakhar should be opening . Really fakhar has always been made to sacrifice his position . Yet he never complained

I like Fakhar but he starts too slow and then makes it up later, would rather have Harris open with Saim

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Only other guy with Saims talent is Sharjeel

 

[YousafTheBeast]

SAIM NAZIR STOP IT

 

[Ali Active]

No look shot from saim

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Saim took our cricket 20 years forward with that shot.

 

[Rana]

Oh Balle oh Balle!!

 

[ChTab]

Rizwan inns shows why it's stupid to have Rizwan/Babar open the innings in T20's

 

[Human786]

29 in 2 - excellent

 

[Rana]

Saim took our cricket 20 years forward with that shot.

Because you were happy to live in the 80s

 

[Ali Active]

now our fans will realize how cancerous babar and rizwan were

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Gary Nevilles awwhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Ahmed216]

Whaddaplayaaaa

 

[Asif321]

That is why Babar and Rizwan partnership was needed to be broken .

 

[aukhan]

6 again.

Babar and Rizwan can only dream to play like this.

 

[jiduguravindra]

I have never seen 29 runs in 2 overs when rizbab open.

 

[Hassan A]

 

[kingusama92]

Saim is such a pure hitter.

They need this explosiveness at the top of the order moving forward.

 

[castortroy]

What stupid running

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Saim Ayub is that guy

 

[Asif321]

Saim striking at 337

 

[Ali Active]

lol rizwan ran him out

 

[Human786]

OUTTTTTTTTT

 

[castortroy]

Gone

 

[Rana]

Nooo

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Great job Rizwan, Saims batting so well and you do this

Misbah, Babar and Waqar should not have brougth him in the national team

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Oh no! What a stylish knock while it lasted.

 

[Ali Active]

lol cancer duo reunited

 

[ChTab]

I hope Azam performs so we can get rid of selfish players like Rizwan & Babar from our T20I's

 

[Rana]

This just ruined my mood!

 

[Ahmed216]

Ohh no Saim's run out

 

[kingusama92]

What a terrible way to get out.

 

[Asif321]

Rizwan eagerly wanted Babar to join

 

[aukhan]

Saim clearly showed he is the best young proper batsmen in the country.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Should have been Fakhar coming in

 

[Sherazkhalid]

oh well, tuk tuk time now,

 

[Ali Active]

babar will take 4 overs to settle

 

[IMMY69]

lol rizwan ran him out

Lol
Are you trolling the hateful posters?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I'm telling you this kids the complete package . Talented, mentally strong , won't do stupid shi* like Pakistani talents of yester-year.

Imran Nazir with a functioning brain and much more character.

 

[aukhan]

Time to turn off the TV. Babar is here.

 

[Rana]

lost interest in this game now

 

[Theo_14]

SO unlucky. I’m gutted. Well played Saim.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Bubble wrap Ayub, keep him away from Sethi !!!

 

[IMMY69]

lol rizwan ran him out

lol you trolling too?

 

[ChTab]

Two of the most selfish players in history of Pak cricket at crease now

 

[160KPH]

Saim.. why would you run there, you were batting beautifully

 

[7sins]

Belter of a pitch

 

[Ali Active]

babar looks done no power no timing

 

[IAJ]

Well played Saim. He showed us what we can expect from him the next 4 games. There was never a run there, hopefully he will learn from this.

 

[Ahmed216]

Saim.. why would you run there, you were batting beautifully

Haters will tell you Rizwan ran him out although Riz never made a call

 

[ChTab]

so the tuk tuk starts now, both of them are pathetic

 

[Caved12]

oh man why Saim why… he was on the pace to score the fastest fifty for Pakistan in t20i

 

[160KPH]

Haters will tell you Rizwan ran him out although Riz never made a call

Rizwan haters would blame him for the run out even if Rizwan was not playing this match