New Zealand (320/5) defeat Pakistan (260) comfortably by 60 runs to clinch triumph in the inaugural match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

[Devadwal]

Pakistan deserve it for the cowardly brand of cricket they play, when you bank your fortune on a few players something is deeply wrong

Fakhar is only fearless player in pakistan team so he don't deserve at list. Rizwan would have nice choice

 

[jnaveen1980]

Fakhr is batting like a total hack now withi injury.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Babar has to score a 100 today otherwise he will be f****d today.

 

[kron]

So many things to admire about NZ Cricket, they aren't blessed with the Cricket Economy of the Big 4. Cricket is not their main sport. They do the basics very well and professionally and recently they have started producing quality world class players and they are blessed with 5-6 of them in the present team wheras in the 80's and 90's and early 2000 they only had 1-2 players. Every player has excellent game awareness and Cricketing IQ. Even changing the captain does not have any material impact on the team, Satner was recently appointed captain but his field placements, bowling changes, Drs decisions are spot on.

Cause they are professional
They are fit

Look at the physique of Glenn phillips

He does 800 pushups apparently day which I call bs

The way I do push ups I can guarantee no one is doing past 200

Proper push ups is extremely hard. Going all the way down and up. Not half effort push ups by flaring out elbows and doing lightning fast push ups.

Try clap push ups and explosive push ups it’s even harder

And then there is weighted push ups

Obviously Glenn works out hard. He is super fit

But no way he does that many.

 

[Dantheone]

Fakhar is also struggling. He basically wants to hit everything on the leg side.

 

[Asif321]

Even half fit Fakhar is better than any other batter in this line up that’s how pathetic this batting line up is

 

[Kianig89]

Bracewell is unplayable for Pakistan batsmen and they are playing him since 2023 , set the NCA on fire

 

[adi_62941]

Santner is a very good leader. Calm and composed.

 

[Devadwal]

Injured Fakhar>> whole pakistan batters

 

[mominsaigol]

This match is already lost, I'm just concerned for fakhar? He's my favourite batter for pak and he's injured. Pakistan is planning to cook him alive.

Just walk off bruv?

 

[Greenstorm]

Can Fakhar go out now and come back again ?

 

[emranabbas]

So we play 2 matches in Pakistan and 1 in dubai and the campaign is over

 

[Devadwal]

Can Fakhar go out now and come back again ?

Yes he can .

 

[Marooned]

This is cruel on fakhar.

We should've just opened with him. Let him hit few boundaries and that's it.

 

[Asad T]

Even with one leg, Fakhar has the highest sr of all Pak batters so far...

Saud Shakeel -- sr 32
Babar Azam -- sr 59
Mohammad Rizwan (c)† -- sr 21
Fakhar Zaman -- sr 72

 

[kingusama92]

Fakhar is still better than everyone else while being 10% fit.

 

[Kianig89]

This happens when players are out of position, blame is on Aqib & Rizwan

 

[Local.Dada]

Fakhar can pull of a Maxwell here. Only difference might be Nzl is way smarter than Afghan team.

 

[shaz619]

Everything alright ? Itna ghussa. Have you forgotten Amir's superover ?

I remember his two ICC medals, what do your lanju panju have to show besides opening their behind for these batters here today

 

[Rana]

This is cruel on fakhar.

We should've just opened with him. Let him hit few boundaries and that's it.

You didn’t have a choice

Rules didn’t permit Fakhar to open

 

[Devadwal]

Suddenly flury of boundries and this is effect of Fakhar at the crease

 

[Kianig89]

Ind v Pak will be a complete mismatch

 

[JattMaula]

Now it's on like donkey kong

 

[shaz619]

Fakhar is only fearless player in pakistan team so he don't deserve at list. Rizwan would have nice choice

Yes wouldn’t bother me if Riz mysteriously fell off a cliff

 

[Bhaijaan]

Babar Azam is the closest to Sachin in terms of batting style for me after all these years of watching cricket. Not about stats, but just the whole feeling, aura, grace and class. Not to mention the feeling of Pakistani fans for him.

 

[batandballbattle]

Pakistan deserve it for the cowardly brand of cricket they play, when you bank your fortune on a few players something is deeply wrong

Yeah the whole team needs to come into modern ODI cricket rather than just a few players

 

[Greenstorm]

I remember his two ICC medals, what do your lanju panju have to show besides opening their behind for these batters here today

That was 7 years ago

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Ian Smith’s commentary more entertaining than this batting by Pakistan


Excellent commentator

yes he is sounding like witnessing Melbourne thriller in dud match . credit to him

 

[emranabbas]

hoping big innings from kushdil shah today the only hitter we have after fakhar

 

[Rana]

Babar getting ticked off

Dude you have to hit! The guy isn’t there to run quick singles for you!

 

[jnaveen1980]

55/2 in 16 overs. Nice and steady.

 

[PakFan2010]

27 off 41

Babar is shameless.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Might be last time we have seen fakhar in pak colour.
End of a career fill with fearlessness,patriotism and compromise.

 

[Kianig89]

What a lopsided game to begin with , should have played Bangladesh to Start with a nailbiter

 

[Devadwal]

Why is Babar angry on fakhar. Fakhar is injured so he can't take risky single .

 

[Fazzy321]

This could be the end of Fakhar career. This injury will set him back months and can play max few series here and there in the last 2 years he has remaining.

 

[Marooned]

You didn’t have a choice

Rules didn’t permit Fakhar to open

Damn is that it?

 

[Asad T]

Cause they are professional
They are fit

Look at the physique of Glenn phillips

He does 800 pushups apparently day which I call bs

The way I do push ups I can guarantee no one is doing past 200

Proper push ups is extremely hard. Going all the way down and up. Not half effort push ups by flaring out elbows and doing lightning fast push ups.

Try clap push ups and explosive push ups it’s even harder

And then there is weighted push ups

Obviously Glenn works out hard. He is super fit

But no way he does that many.

i did 500 squats yesterday and i can't walk today

800 pushups there is no way he can fly like that haha

 

[Greenstorm]

Yes he can .

Should do that asap. Salman or Tayyab can be more useful at this time and Fakhar has to play against India.

 

[Rana]

Damn is that it?

Yep he couldn’t bat for the first 25 mins of the innings

 

[Asad T]

This could be the end of Fakhar career. This injury will set him back months and can play max few series here and there in the last 2 years he has remaining.

i hope not

all i want to see is saim and fakhar open

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

@RizwanT20Champ kahan hai?

One more post with this emoji and no insights - good going BVB!

 

[mominsaigol]

i did 500 squats yesterday and i can't walk today

800 pushups there is no way he can fly like that haha

500 squats? Are you brock lesnar?

 

[Fazzy321]

Pakistan should somehow aim for 280 to minimise nrr damage

 

[Greenstorm]

Younis dropped that trophy in 2009.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Ideally would have liked Pakistan to be like 70-80 right now.

Anyway, this is all about keeping wickets. If Fakhar and Babar stay here for long this match will get close and the required run rate can start to oook less intimidating.

Let’s be honest this is 2025, 80-90 off last 10 overs these days if there are wickets in hand and there is few you would pick the chasing side.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan should somehow aim for 280 to minimise nrr damage

WHen will they shut shop if that were to be the case. There is a case where India beating NZ and losing to Pakistan and still eliminating Pakistan

 

[jamie smith fan]

Sad end to a fine career.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

One more post with this emoji and no insights - good going BVB!

support the team instead of running away, country over individuals...

 

[Fazzy321]

i hope not

all i want to see is saim and fakhar open

Laqta hai hamari qismat main nahi tha

 

[Rana]

i hope not

all i want to see is saim and fakhar open

You wish

You will get the next Fakhar/Imam pair instead

That will be Saim and Azaan Awais

 

[Asad T]

500 squats? Are you brock lesnar?

i'm going though a mid life crisis bro

 

[emranabbas]

first need to get required RR back to 6 an over

 

[shaz619]

That was 7 years ago

Still out-bowled Tom & Jerry on his return and wouldn’t use one brain cell like this lot in the death, their achievements in their peak speaks for itself

 

[batandballbattle]

Bracey maiden... would have gone for at least 10 with Fakhar at 100%

 

[PakFan2010]

Why the hell did Fakhar come before Salman, Tahir and Khushdil?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Fakhar as it is having dot ball issues. Today it is going to be worse.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Ball is turning square for NZ part timers and we have mystery in our ranks who is mystery himself

 

[Greenstorm]

Dumb to send an injured Fakhar so early.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan needs their own NZ version of Haris Rauf. Who will play that role

 

[Rana]

Bruv get Sharjeel Khan in for Fakhar if he is ruled out! No other proper white ball opener available’

 

[mominsaigol]

i'm going though a mid life crisis bro

500 squats = mid life crises?

 

[globetrotter]

55 in 16 overs … too slow batting
Are they playing test match?

 

[LordJames]

Harris Rauf will hit a 100 in 37 balls, game to Pakistan

 

[Fazzy321]

WHen will they shut shop if that were to be the case. There is a case where India beating NZ and losing to Pakistan and still eliminating Pakistan

Izzat ka sawaal hai India won’t lose to Pakistan

 

[mominsaigol]

Bruv get Sharjeel Khan in for Fakhar if he is ruled out! No other proper white ball opener available’

Never gonna happen because pcb is moronic

 

[Greenstorm]

Still out-bowled Tom & Jerry on his return and wouldn’t use one brain cell like this lot in the death, their achievements in their peak speaks for itself

You are not the same poster you used to be Shaz.

 

[Energy]

Agreed, started producing chickens under the guise of discipline.

Last two decades have been horrible. Now I know what it's like to be in the shoes of minnow nations.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Philips is a clever bowler. He undercuts the ball

 

[m.shah]

Babar is so limited player

 

[daytrader]

7/10 overs done for the 5th bowling option. Santner is not making this easy

 

[Bhaijaan]

Diljit Dosanjh songs being played in the ground. Karachi people love some Punjabi music.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Fakhar is doing to NZ what he did in the World Cup 2023.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Bad innings from Rizwan today. Hope at least Babar can kick on. Not excusable chasing 320.

 

[Rana]

Diljit Dosanjh songs being played in the ground. Karachi people love some Punjabi music.

They have a big Urdu rap scene there I believe

 

[m.shah]

Pakistan isn't playing for win here

 

[Rana]

Why Babar doesn’t want to hit?

 

[Bhaijaan]

Why do Pakistani batters always make it so hard for themselves to chase these kind of totals by batting super slow in initial overs.

Few times they nailed it with this approach but god damn it this approach drives your anxiety levels through the roof!

 

[m.shah]

What's Babars plan here?

 

[khyberlion]

This what happens when you have Rizwan as your captain along the team being filled with rubbish players without much potential.