New Zealand (299) defeat Pakistan (252) by 47 runs to win the 5th ODI - Pakistan win series 4-1

[MenInG]

Looks a daunting target but given the resources should be doable.

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[Waleed93]

Would love to see Shan fail again so that we never see him in a Pakistan jersey ever again.

Imam might have his own limits, but he has actually proved his critics wrong to an extent and has managed to justify his selection.

 

[imshally81]

Fakhar is key...

 

[imshally81]

Oh lucky fakhar... Survived twice

 

[MenInG]

Both openers in trouble at the moment.

 

[Omer2002]

Clueless batting and feet movement thats the reality of this team against Kiwi B team

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Score some runs, before it's too late

 

[imshally81]

Welcome boundary

Good shot by Fakhar

 

[Omer2002]

12 for 0 after 5 chasing 300...i actually think their spinners will do well too

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to make sure they do not push required rate too high and create pressure for upcoming batters

 

[Sherlock]

Already some fan discontent with Shan in the stands.

Man thinks he's playing Tests

 

[imshally81]

2nd boundary in a over by Fakhar

 

[Justcrazy]

Shaan Masood is not playing for the team , he is playing for his own spot.

 

[shady]

Shan Masood is genuinely miserable to watch

 

[Kianig89]

No.1 ranking on the line here, NZ desperate to avoid whitewash this game has a context

 

[imshally81]

Great shot by Fakhar... 4 runs

 

[imshally81]

Shan gone

 

[heddie19]

Hoping this was the last time I saw Shan anywhere near ODI team.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Probably the end of Shan Masood for at the least till the world cup

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Babar in at 3 in his 100th ODI for Pakistan

 

[Waleed93]

Listen to the roar from the crowd the moment Shan got out.

 

[Sherlock]

Only reason Fakhar went for the boundaries in the previous over was because how badly Shan was batting.

Imagine thinking he's actually international class

 

[Ahmed216]

Just switched on and glad shan is dismissed. Now want to watch a bit of class act Babar.

 

[shady]

Hoping this was the last time I saw Shan anywhere near ODI team.

Dreaming too big. He'll be back, it's inevitable.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Karachi fans are disappointing

3 matches and they're barely any crowds

Even in T20's they barely fill the ground.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

End of Shan's ODI career.

 

[MenInG]

End of Shan's ODI career.

Not if Sethi and Mickey are there.

 

[MenInG]

The Hundred ODI Boy!

 

[imshally81]

Babar gone

 

[reversehook]

Parchi played another solid innings of his stature... salam ho....

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Henry has been easily the best pacer of this tour.

 

[Mamoon]

Hardworking 7 by Masood, showed a lot of guts and character. Please make him captain.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Noooooooo not Babar

 

[reversehook]

Babar gone

when ur focus is on shenanigans...

 

[Energy]

Koi nahi Bobby.

Rizwan, Iftikhar, Salman need to get us over the line today. Big confidence booster for the team if this happens.

 

[reversehook]

Hardworking 7 by Masood, showed a lot of guts and character. Please make him captain.

documentary honi chahiyay, should be a nrtflix series, makr it a folk lore... banday ko nobel peace award bhi dei do...

 

[reversehook]

his royal non complaining highness at #4...

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Big chance for Rizwan to score a massive hundred. If he scores a hundred today none will ever question his position @ #4.

 

[Mrhandsome]

Time for Rizwan to step up and play an ODI
knock to show he deserves to be in ODI team

 

[imshally81]

Another boundary by Fakhar

 

[Mrhandsome]

I hope people have realised the solidity and tempo Imam brings at the top.

 

[JibranAnsari]

PcB trying so hard to make something of shan masood but when you are talentless nothing can help you.

 

[reversehook]

I hope people have realised the solidity and tempo Imam brings at the top.

shan ki shan mein gustaakhi... how dare you... aik phone call away shan bhai...

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan struggling here

Masood is a mediocre player , donot know why he keeps coming back

 

[heddie19]

Hardworking 7 by Masood, showed a lot of guts and character. Please make him captain.

 

[CricVet]

This is Fakhar’s weakness he needs to work on - short ball. Luckily, one can bowl only so many times in an ODI and wickets are mostly crap all over the world.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Not if Sethi and Mickey are there.

Yes. Meritocracy died a silent death decades ago in Pakistan.

 

[Mrhandsome]

This is Fakhar’s weakness he needs to work on - short ball. Luckily, one can bowl only so many times in an ODI and wickets are mostly crap all over the world.

I think that inswinger at good length is more of his weakness where he doesn’t know whether to go forward or stay back and ends up getting bowled or LBW

 

[reversehook]

there goes the #1 spot and 100 on 100th drama...

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Hardworking 7 by Masood, showed a lot of guts and character. Please make him captain.

"He's the guy who does everything right. I have no idea why he didn't score more runs. Shan would be the first person to tell you he wasn't happy about his performance. Such are the high standards we keep in our dressing room"

 

[imshally81]

Review wasted

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This is Fakhar’s weakness he needs to work on - short ball. Luckily, one can bowl only so many times in an ODI and wickets are mostly crap all over the world.

If he's not still worked on this all these years since his debut, then in his mid 30's it's highly unlikely he will now.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Big chance for Rizwan to score a massive hundred. If he scores a hundred today none will ever question his position @ #4.

He is not an ODI no. 4 and will prove that again. Even if he scores a 100 today in this dead rubber that shouldn’t be taken seriously for no. 4 spot.

They should have Haris Sohail or Kamran Ghulam or Umar Amin or Tayyab Tahir or even Abdullah Shafiq ( a proper batsman ) who can play spin very well at 4 instead of Rizwan.

Rizwan will do very well at 5 or 6 and be that match winner Pak looking for in OdIS

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Now that with Arthur back in charge, Shan Masood will keep getting chances every now and then and get selected in even the ODI WC.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

I think that inswinger at good length is more of his weakness where he doesn’t know whether to go forward or stay back and ends up getting bowled or LBW

This weakness will be exploited in Intl arena, but in county or leagues cricket elsewhere he can get away with it.

 

[CricVet]

I think that inswinger at good length is more of his weakness where he doesn’t know whether to go forward or stay back and ends up getting bowled or LBW

He is mostly static, and the types wickets have been made in the past few decades in ODIs, some bats as Sehwag and Fakhar did not even require much feet movement as long as one possesses good hand to eye coordination.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

He is not an ODI no. 4 and will prove that again. Even if he scores a 100 today in this dead rubber that shouldn’t be taken seriously for no. 4 spot.

They should have Haris Sohail or Kamran Ghulam or Umar Amin or Tayyab Tahir or even Abdullah Shafiq ( a proper batsman ) who can play spin very well at 4 instead of Rizwan.

Rizwan will do very well at 5 or 6 and be that match winner Pak looking for in OdIS

Haris Sohail is perhaps past his prime, he never took his game or fitness seriously otherwise could have played way more than what he did or has already.

 

[CricVet]

He is not an ODI no. 4 and will prove that again. Even if he scores a 100 today in this dead rubber that shouldn’t be taken seriously for no. 4 spot.

They should have Haris Sohail or Kamran Ghulam or Umar Amin or Tayyab Tahir or even Abdullah Shafiq ( a proper batsman ) who can play spin very well at 4 instead of Rizwan.

Rizwan will do very well at 5 or 6 and be that match winner Pak looking for in OdIS

I don’t even wanna get started. Suffice to say, he is Babar’s buddy!

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Rizwan and Fakhar stuck at the crease.

Either this will lead to a wicket or one of them is going bezerk to break the shackles.

 

[Mrhandsome]

Ughh Rizwan is so rusty to watch. Its as if he never gets going. Same Azhar Ali vibes

 

[CricVet]

LOL. Deservedly back in Pavilion the wanna be no 4. The guy stuck in crease Mr Number 4

 

[Adi_62945]

Useless rizwan fake confidence while taking a review is an action not to miss. Pathetic human being

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why would you take a review on a plumb lbw?

 

[Marooned]

Review and walk back immediately

 

[Mrhandsome]

Mohammad Rizwan has no place in ODIs. I don’t know why nobody else sees it

 

[JibranAnsari]

Ughh Rizwan is so rusty to watch. Its as if he never gets going. Same Azhar Ali vibes

Yes ,always falling over. Head in a really bad position and his boundary scoring shots are short arm jabs.

 

[Mrhandsome]

Much rather have Haris Sohail at no 4 or even Salman Ali or Iftikar than this fraud

 

[CricVet]

He is no better than No 7 - that is his place in ODI. I will put him 5 in t20

 

[reversehook]

Qudrat ka nazam for regal #4

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistan tried shafique who hasnt played enough list A games and doesnt have a single 50 to his name and didnt give kamran ghulam a go at number 4 who has very good numbers.

 

[CricVet]

Exactly 2 din ki No 1 ranking under clueless Kaptaan. Unless one of these 2 and Ifti bail them out.

 

[MenInG]

Am sure the high strike rate players will not win this for Pakistan.

 

[Asif321]

Lol one day for number 1 rankings

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Never seen Fakhar showing this much patience. Hopefully it won't be for nothing.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Fakhar struggling big time

 

[JibranAnsari]

Dont think we will even score 200

 

[JibranAnsari]

On a wicket like this you need to have a good footwork , force bowlers to change their line and length. Fakhar staying in crease and struggling.

 

[Rana]

Greatest ODI wicket keeper batsman

 

[reversehook]

Lol one day for number 1 rankings

hopefully they got a chance to cut a cake...

 

[Kroll]

This is what happens when you install Shan Masood into the team who nearly always departs early. This then puts more pressure on the rest of the side and makes it more rickety.

I still maintain Rizwan is not good enough for 4 if we want some ambition but loads of folks on here are doing bhangra over him and can't see the bigger picture.