New Zealand (330/6) defeat Pakistan (252/9) comfortably by 78 runs in the first match of the Tri-Nation ODI series 2025

[Rana]

Ball scuffed hard in 15 overs each end. Must be extremely abrasive nature of the pitches where ball isn’t spinning much

 

[BouncerGuy]

Try Salman now...

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Pak needs not one but two all-rounders now that Saim isn't fit. 10 overs from Salman/Khushdil combo just isn't threatening. Someone like Arafat Minhas, Saad Beg, etc. needs to step up from the new crop if not the old timers. The downfall of Shadab has hurt Pak team

 

[Ahmed216]

Great comeback over from KPs Vettori

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They are not going to dropped Kane Even he doesn't deserve to play like Kohli and Rohit

He should bat at #4 maybe. Mitchell should bat at #3.

 

[Bewal Express]

Haris not bowling rubbish- no rubbbish short bowls or too full. Keep it up.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is the last recognized specialist batsmen pair. They will tuk tuk for 10 overs for sure.

 

[Ahmed216]

This is the last recognized specialist batsmen pair. They will tuk tuk for 10 overs for sure.

Phillips not that kinda batsman. I think he'll look to kick on after 3-4 overs

 

[NeVerMind]

In the unholy trinity of fake all rounders which includes Chacha Ifti and Rana, why is HappyHeart in the playing 11?

What does he have on the selectors?!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Khusdil bowling pies here

 

[NeVerMind]

Khusdil bowling pies here

Worst fake all rounder to wear the green jersey

 

[Amjid Javed]

The more overs khusdil bowls the worse he gets, he's not good enough to be bowling 10 0ver allotment here.

Pakistan letting pressure go here

 

[jnaveen1980]

It is about hitting the holes? - Amir

 

[Omer2002]

Worst fake all rounder to wear the green jersey

What do you expect he is a part timer i think he has done well..why hasbt rizzy tried agha surely you get the paert time overs out.

Finally after 6 overs whose figures are worse naseem or khushi i think naseems so far

 

[Hellion]

It is about hitting the holes? - Amir

It's Mitchell's ability to hit anything not in the 4-6 spinner's lengths for boundaries is what makes him such a great player of spin.

 

[BouncerGuy]

OOOPPPSSS... Look who is on the list... @Rana

 

[jnaveen1980]

It's Mitchell's ability to hit anything not in the 4-6 spinner's lengths for boundaries is what makes him such a great player of spin.

He is one of the worst cricket analyst going around lol

 

[jnaveen1980]

Isn't Misbah ul haq interested in commentary?

 

[Devadwal]

Naseem - oohh aahh and hair flips .

 

[Hellion]

OOOPPPSSS... Look who is on the list... @Rana

KL Rahul - what a great player of spin bowling.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Naseem has been toothless so far... he might be able to stop runs but not taking enough wickets..

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Isn't Misbah ul haq interested in commentary?

Bhai humain maaf kar do.

He's more of an analyst & these days he's earning big by being a domestic mentor.

 

[Markhor]

A proper bowler short here.

 

[Devadwal]

Naseem has been toothless so far... he might be able to stop runs but not taking enough wickets..

He is waiting for Big game against india on 23 Feb to takes Rohit and Virat wickets

 

[jnaveen1980]

KL Rahul - what a great player of spin bowling.

Not sure which spinners they played. But these three are poor for various reasons. Shreyas Iyer has the best numbers. Averaging 72 with a strike rate of 105.

 

[NeVerMind]

What do you expect he is a part timer i think he has done well..why hasbt rizzy tried agha surely you get the paert time overs out.

Finally after 6 overs whose figures are worse naseem or khushi i think naseems so far

Name me one performance of his that got Pakistan over the line? Forget the likes of top tier all rounders Razzaq, Afridi or Azhar, he's not even fit to polish the boots of Hafeez or Malik... it's recycling garbage to make more garbage!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lights look like day light. it doesn't look artificial - Amir sohail more pearls of wisdom

 

[PakPremi]

Rizwan should be focussing on winning the match not giving KD opportunity to get a wicket to cement his place. Agha should be tried instead.

 

[Omer2002]

A proper bowler short here.

No choice if we play 4 out n out bowlers then u have you to play this combo as thr tail is so big already

 

[jnaveen1980]

If a team attacks Shaheen shah Afridi and Rauf they will have nowhere to go.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Isn't Misbah ul haq interested in commentary?

Misbah is not a great talker.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Misbah is not a great talker.

oh k. Ya.. Noticed that in that cricket show. Sohaib Malik would talk a lot though.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Khushdil should bowl his full-quota of overs. Better to see now how useful or useless he is, so that we can plan accordingly for the CT.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

oh k. Ya.. Noticed that in that cricket show. Sohaib Malik would talk a lot though.

Alot of these guys make alot of basic grammatical mistakes, eventhough their English is not bad. That's not acceptable when you're doing commentary

 

[jnaveen1980]

Alot of these guys make alot of basic grammatical mistakes, eventhough their English is not bad. That's not acceptable when you're doing commentary

Sana has to work on her use of "prepositions". Invariably chooses the wrong one.

 

[Hellion]

Naseem - oohh aahh and hair flips .

Great for Pepsi Ad. "Kamaal. Kya taste hai yaar "

 

[Shafi]

Naseem is one of the worst Fast bowler in Pakistan cricket. All hype no substance.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Sana has to work on her use of "prepositions". Invariably chooses the wrong one.

None of them are good. It's just varying degrees of bad. Bazid is just acceptable.

 

[Omer2002]

Name me one performance of his that got Pakistan over the line? Forget the likes of top tier all rounders Razzaq, Afridi or Azhar, he's not even fit to polish the boots of Hafeez or Malik... it's recycling garbage to make more garbage!

I never said he was in that category. So explain why agha or gulam hasnt bowled yet Rizzy must have more confidence in him than others .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Mitchell plays this shot well. Almost liks Henrique klassen.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

One thing just occurred to me. How will they get the ball out if it falls into the trenches?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Please take khusdil off

More pies been thrown

 

[Amjid Javed]

Just 4 front line bowlers. Then 2 pue throwers. Which means if one of your front liners has a bad day your in trouble

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ball is reversing. May be the surface

 

[jnaveen1980]

None of them are good. It's just varying degrees of bad. Bazid is just acceptable.

ya Bazid is fine. When you add vernon's funny accent this is a poor commentary unit. Nobody from NZ?

 

[jnaveen1980]

4 over specialist is leaving the field in 7th over.

 

[castortroy]

Rauf out of CT

 

[Ahmed216]

Disaster.
NZ on course for 300+ now

 

[daytrader]

Oh boy hope Haris is okay

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

ya Bazid is fine. When you add vernon's funny accent this is a poor commentary unit. Nobody from NZ?

Danny Morrison will join in the later games I think. He was listed as one of the commentators

 

[jnaveen1980]

This pitch helps spinners as ther eis grip. Not sure why they didn't bring on salman before hand.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Rauf now injured

 

[Rana]

Rauf out of CT

Nothing as of yet but his expression meant he knew something

 

[Devadwal]

Just bit of pain . Nothing serious

Rauf now injured

 

[Hellion]

Rauf out of CT

No issues. PAK is the land of pace bowlers. They will bring Akif Javed or someone in. No dearth of genuine wicks.

 

[PakPremi]

None of them are good. It's just varying degrees of bad. Bazid is just acceptable.

Sikander is good and also most knowledgeable out of Pakistani commentators then Bazid who is a bit boring. Ramiz is fun to listen to even though half the time he does not make too much sense.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What happened to Rauf?

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is such a potent shot to have in your armory. You can complement your down the wicket shot with this one.

 

[PakPremi]

One thing just occurred to me. How will they get the ball out if it falls into the trenches?

Must have a net

 

[Omer2002]

Abrar is a lucky guy

 

[Devadwal]

Another shoft dismissal against Abrar .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Harry potter gets a wicket with full toss. Has he changed his celebration style?

 

[kingusama92]

Big wicket.

Mitchell was about to take them apart in the last ten overs.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Damn, soft dismissal, need NZ to score 300 min here, have to see how this batting line up holds up chasing a par/slightly above par target

 

[Rana]

Multan Sultan platinum pick in

 

[Devadwal]

Big wicket.

Mitchell was about to take them apart in the last ten overs.

And pakistan still needs to bowl 7 more overs from spinners

 

[Nikhil_cric]

No chance of defending this if pitch stops gripping under lights.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What happened to Rauf?

Anyone ??

Is he done for the game?

 

[jnaveen1980]

NZ combination is very poor. Bracewell is not a no.7 batsman. WHen you have Kane and this line up you are going to lose more matches.

 

[Devadwal]

Anyone ??

Is he done for the game?

due to discomfort in his foot after twisting his ankle during the bowling .

Nothing serious.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rachin can bowl. Philips can bowl. SO not sure what is the need of Bracewell.

 

[Rana]

Rachin can bowl. Philips can bowl. SO not sure what is the need of Bracewell.

Rachin worse than Khusdil atm

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's not out

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rachin worse than Khusdil atm

Couple of overs will do. They have too many bowlers with Daryl mitchell can bowl too

 

[jnaveen1980]

Did they use fan here as well lol That ball turned square

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why didn't Salman bowl all this time

 

[kingusama92]

Salman is a better bowler than Khushdil.

Should be getting more overs.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Salman such a better bowlers then khusdil

 

[jnaveen1980]

This Khusdil is a rubbish bowler. Ball is turning square for part timer. This guy hardly turns

 

[PakPremi]

Rauf out of CT

Would not be bad thing Abbas Afridi may prove to be better choice.