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

[Prince of Pakistan]

Usama looks like proper hack.

Just a handy slogger lower down. Really strong lad.

 

[ammar_merry]

Finisher is here guys.

 

[J-Essence]

Need to give Chacha more strike

 

[J-Essence]

Finisher is here guys.

 

[ammar_merry]

Just a handy slogger lower down. Really strong lad.

Needed a partnership here.

 

[CricVet]

Ifti miraculous innings required now.

 

[Ahmed216]

Usama was doing well until chacha started instructing him.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shaheen lol

 

[imshally81]

Very bad shot selection by Usama & Shaheen

 

[Kroll]

Thats that then.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Pakistani lower order batsman have no batting temperament at all. No idea how to build an innings. Just know how to tuk tuk or slog.

 

[J-Essence]

Now last ditch effort from Chacha to become a hero

 

[imshally81]

666

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Ifti mania

 

[Farabi]

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.

The first few matches that Pak won had strong contributions from Rizwan at de facto no4 after failures from Shan and Abdullah.

Whether Rizwan is no4 or not, this “ants in the pants” scene needs to end and Rizwan should be given 20-30 games at no4 to cement his place, and if he can’t, off to the next. But nuff of musical chairs.

 

[CricVet]

Pak truly never deserved to be number 1 under this captaincy anyway. We still have players to be amongst the best 11 if chosen on merit and under aggressive leadership.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistani lower order batsman have no batting temperament at all. No idea how to build an innings. Just know how to tuk tuk or slog.

That goes for all of them and even the young ones outside of the team.

 

[Ahmed216]

Clean hit from chacha

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Usama was doing well until chacha started instructing him.

That's probably the reason Shaheen and Usama got out. They were instructed to rotate the strike but they don't know how to do that thus start playing cute shots.

They are only good at hitting big. You instruct them otherwise they get confused.

 

[Zeshan547]

why the hell these other morons are trying to smash it.when Chacha is there ,just take a damn single .

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

So Wasim starts slogging as well? Why cant they just take a single?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Once the top 3 fail, the rest follow without much resistance.

 

[imshally81]

Good hit by Wasim... 666

 

[Deewana Mastana]

why the hell these other morons are trying to smash it.when Chacha is there ,just take a damn single .

Because that's the exact message from chacha

 

[Galla]

Lol all our lower orders are sloggers

 

[Zeshan547]

maybe screw that ,they can only hit out or get out , so maybe they actually can't take singles. So might as well keep swinging and.hope against hope .

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Good hit by Wasim... 666

That's the only way these lower order bats know to play. Hopefully he stays a bit longer playing with fire.

 

[imshally81]

Bowled

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Game set match

Sending the visitors back happy on their way back to NZ

 

[CricVet]

Stuck in the crease tailender Wasim

 

[Zeshan547]

Because that's the exact message from chacha

why would chacha ask them to hit and get out and instead of taking singles and stick with him. Absolute bonkers approach.

 

[Galla]

Contrary to other posters i am really happy with our middle order.Chacha and salman have done good and imam will come back and it is very unlikely that all top 3 will fail together even today if one of babar or fakhar had gotten a decent score we wouldve won comfortably.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Why does Ifti take singles here? When he knows none of these can bat.

No use taking singles this early. Just hit out.

 

[CricVet]

Ifti still there if gets to bat.

 

[Ahmed216]

C’mon chacha give us some entertainment

 

[Deewana Mastana]

why would chacha ask them to hit and get out and instead of taking singles and stick with him. Absolute bonkers approach.

That's the only way they know

 

[CricVet]

Milne should bowl now

 

[Zeshan547]

chacha also seems to playing for not out , apni place **** kr le bas with that fifty , team jaey bhar mein. When captain is selfish can't blame him much .

 

[JibranAnsari]

Iftikhar has only played 17 balls in last 10 overs. Not good.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Chacha now wants to get going give it away

 

[Zeshan547]

why the hell would you take single on first ball.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Chacha is playing supporting role to the tail. Giving them as much strike as possible.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Why take that useless single at this time of the game with no wicket left?

 

[CricVet]

Crazy that even experienced players can’t decide when not to give strikes to tail

 

[Deewana Mastana]

why the hell would you take single on first ball.

Because that is what all the previous legends did who played for Pakistan with the tail

 

[Zeshan547]

Why take that useless single at this time of the game with no wicket left?

Zero game awareness, And somehow this Team is No.1 in the world. Absolute mockery.

 

[Mrhandsome]

What’s the point of Shadab? A nothing cricketer

 

[imshally81]

What a long hit by iftikhar

 

[Major]

Man i love Iftikhar.

After Misbah finally found a player that i like and could follow.

His name shouldn't be iftimania, it should be chachamania

Chacha get a century

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Ifti on the floor

 

[JibranAnsari]

Iftikhar seems to have low cricketing intelligence.

 

[Farabi]

Wow I just saw that Ifti Mania List A average of 49 and SR of 90. How has he not played more ODI cricket?

 

[Zeshan547]

it was still do able if we had just two more wickets.

 

[CricVet]

Lucky stars of Ifti…NZ fielded horribly this entire series. Pak on the other hand have been excellent surprisingly except on a few occasions

 

[Zeshan547]

Iftikhar seems to have low cricketing intelligence.

Low ? so far it seems zero game awareness.

 

[imshally81]

4 runs

 

[imshally81]

Back to back boundaries

 

[Major]

COME ON CHACHA, get that 100

 

[Kroll]

Come on Iftikhar, become a legend and bring it home.

 

[Ahmed216]

Brilliance from CHACHA

 

[imshally81]

Excellent running

 

[Major]

Chacha is going to the world cup, he has booked his spot

 

[Mrhandsome]

Only if Shadab or the fake all rounder knew how to hold bat

 

[CricVet]

Stupid captaincy from NZ. Milne should be bowling now unless he is out of gas. Ifti will feast on slow bowlers

 

[JibranAnsari]

Single on 4th ball wasnt necesarry

 

[Major]

The crowd claaping every dot love it

Game 5 and we are still fighting for a rank and for chachas batting

 

[PakPremi]

Iftikhar played most sensible I have seen him.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Ifti mania

 

[CricVet]

Hmmm….not out

 

[Major]

thats run out

 

[JibranAnsari]

Gone

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Out

Game over

 

[Major]

maybe pakistan got away, maybe his hand tocuehd, man thats just pure luckk

lets see

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why did he hit that one it was close to being a wide

 

[JibranAnsari]

Iftis plan to get his 100 ruined.

 

[Major]

that could had gone 50-50, i though he bbroke stumps with his hand

 

[CricVet]

Out it is…weird…

 

[Ahmed216]

Celebrating in advance. Have seen this before from NZ

 

[imshally81]

Feel for chacha

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Why go for singles and doubles when you got this much power? Disappointing.

Ifti doing a Misbah.