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

[Asif321]

Without fakhar Pakistan can’t win games that’s sure

 

[Human786]

52/1

 

[mominsaigol]

@mominsaigol why is Fakhar hitting sixes? nZ dIdNt dO tHaT iN tHe PoWeRpLaY

Fakhar zaman loves NZ lol

 

[Asif321]

King gone

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar cameo ended

 

[Amjid Javed]

Babar gone, was looking poor whilst he was out there

 

[batandballbattle]

Scintillating performance from the king

 

[mominsaigol]

Fakhar zaman loves NZ lol

Just when I typed this Babar got out @Rana

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rohit gets out like this against seamers these days. Babar against spin

 

[Rana]

10 off 22 as an opener

What was the point of dropping Imam or Abdullah???

 

[kingusama92]

Yeah, time for him to go back to #3.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

How can you expect people to support babar with this kind of performance?

We request your support for 5 or 6 games bro can go back to giving him galiyan after the CT if you wish.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Aggressive cricket comes with risks.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Match winning 10 from the fake King Zimbabar

 

[OldWarHorse]

An innings for the ages

 

[jnaveen1980]

Nice round figure. 10 runs in 10 overs

 

[Rana]

What’s the strategy? Fakhar try to smash 200 runs out of the 300 needed?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

One bad game and the knives are out. This is a good strategy for the short term while Saim is out.

 

[jamie smith]

brilliant innings from paindu king

 

[zarak]

Bhai spare us this timid cat. He is no longer the player he was.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Utterly poor knock from KW and Babar does one worse.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Babar thought that was insanely quick

 

[zarak]

One bad game and the knives are out. This is a good strategy for the short term while Saim is out.

one kya. when was his last good game. he is a forever timid second fiddle player

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Utterly poor knock from KW and Babar does one worse.

Guru aur chaila

 

[Nasty Naz]

Useless Babar continues to be dismissed against Bracewell garbage spin bowling. What a mediocre player he has become.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

@Rana called the match up perfectly. Said Bracewell would play for NZ to target Babar.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Amir is asking why didn't they give Bracewell first over then when he learnt Bracewell has dismissed Babar 7 times.. lol Who will waste 22 balls?

 

[Rana]

So Babar is going to anchor? What’s this stupid strategy? Imam was a better anchor|Opener for these conditions

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

one of worst this Babar. looks so timid. 90% runs against B or C level attack.

 

[Human786]

274 from 234

 

[ExpressPacer]

Yeah, time for him to go back to #3.

Time for him to go back home bro

 

[zarak]

one of worst this Babar. looks so timid. 90% runs against B or C level attack.

timid, settling in. still thinks he is the teams best player and everyone needs to play around him. you are not that guy man. I bet someone like Saud would do much better

 

[kingusama92]

Rizwan speaks fast, what he meant was...

Kamran kar lega

 

[DeadlyVenom]

one kya. when was his last good game. he is a forever timid second fiddle player

One as an opener.

The squad is picked. He ain't going anywhere. Opener is a good slot for him for team balance.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They are all here to see King Boober, the Chinese Tendulkar; the pressure is getting to King, very overwhelmed by the phull sapport today

Goodness, you're right. Bracewell has silenced the crowd with that Bobby wicket.

 

[Snowflake]

one kya. when was his last good game. he is a forever timid second fiddle player

Always the second fiddle. Well said.

When he scored big, and Pakistan wins, there’s someone else who has played a mighty impactful innings

 

[Rana]

Kamran
Rizwan
Salman
Tayyab

What a tatti one day middle order

 

[kingusama92]

Game is in a good spot.

Just need someone to support Fakhar.

 

[zarak]

Always the second fiddle. Well said.

When he scored big, and Pakistan wins, there’s someone else who has played a mighty impactful innings

every innings bro. his so-called match winning innings against NZ it was Haris Sohail making 75 odd at a strike rate of 90 that made the game.

 

[Amjid Javed]

KG needs to rotate strike here

 

[Human786]

req rr now is 7.08 63/1

 

[castortroy]

Look at some of the new young Indian batters coming through and you see batters like KG for Pak.

Is he seriously the best they have?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pace bowlers have to take pace off. Otherwise they will be thrashed around.

 

[kingusama92]

Nice shot from KG.

 

[Rana]

“As a batsman you can afford to hit the ball in the air, as long as it’s in the gap”

Beautiful insights by Amir Sohail

 

[emranabbas]

We request your support for 5 or 6 games bro can go back to giving him galiyan after the CT if you wish.

Been supporting this trash for many world cups and Asia cups only good vs c string teams

 

[mominsaigol]

@msb314

Told you fakhar or bust, but today it's fakhar time

 

[Snowflake]

So Babar is going to anchor? What’s this stupid strategy? Imam was a better anchor|Opener for these conditions

Anchor lol! A word used to fool millions of Pakistani fans.

Essentially, it’s a term used to give the easiest role to these senior players while the difficult job is assigned to the newbies.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

timid, settling in. still thinks he is the teams best player and everyone needs to play around him. you are not that guy man. I bet someone like Saud would do much better

stop giving width outside off , dry off singles.. he has no other shot to break shackles. wont play that aerial shot even if his life was on line. just does nt know how to do it

 

[Human786]

rrr now 7.14 - 67/1

 

[Nikhil_cric]

“As a batsman you can afford to hit the ball in the air, as long as it’s in the gap”

Beautiful insights by Amir Sohail

This actually is good insight for his standards . He used "gaps" instead of "holes" for a change

 

[Rana]

21 runs out of 67 scored by Kamran and Babar

 

[emranabbas]

Only fakhar should open with saim

Stop the crap that misbah said fakhar should play at 4

 

[mominsaigol]

@daytrader

How's Pakistan's greatest batsmen of all time doing?

 

[mominsaigol]

Only fakhar should open with saim

Stop the crap that misbah said fakhar should play at 4

Fakhar is to NZ what Travis is to India.

This guy just loves making NZ's life living hell

 

[Devadwal]

Brilliant batting by Fakhar so far . He will easily win the match for pakistan if he play till 30 overs

 

[BlindingLight]

Babar Azams hype is deceitful and shameful. He's more an imran farhat than a viral kohli

 

[kingusama92]

Great 50 from Fakhar!

 

[daytrader]

Fifty for Fakhar he has a very good conversion rate. We're in for a special

 

[jnaveen1980]

Fakhar is the only X factor from Pakistan in the last 10 years.

 

[Asif321]

Saim and Fakhar are only match winners for Pakistan in batting

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good comeback Fakhar

 

[shaz619]

Bro did you see that lady from USA who came to Karachi? Pakistanis turned her into a superstar too

I might have missed that but defo need to check it out lmao these lot are everything they hate.

Poor King got out; who knows, maybe there’s trouble in paradise between the two love birds, Rizwan will have to make things right by giving King his ol position back so we can resume the launching

 

[mominsaigol]

Fifty for Fakhar he has a very good conversion rate. We're in for a special

But he's nothing compared to the goat of Pakistan, The king.

 

[daytrader]

@daytrader

How's Pakistan's greatest batsmen of all time doing?

Poor at the moment. Hopefully he gets in form in the next few matches. Just takes 1 good innings to turn it around

 

[NeVerMind]

Never understood the adulation Babar receives in Pakistan...he's never been a player for the big occasion unlike someone like Afridi before him (plus no charm)

 

[shaz619]

Goodness, you're right. Bracewell has silenced the crowd with that Bobby wicket.

This is the state of Pakistan fans today @IMMY69

 

[Asif321]

Only fakhar should open with saim

Stop the crap that misbah said fakhar should play at 4

Misbah wasted 4 years of fakhar

 

[pratiktc]

Liking Kamran's urgency. He's very proactive in turning the strike over

 

[Rana]

Sana Mir can’t say a single sentence in English without fumbling 2-3 times

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

every innings bro. his so-called match winning innings against NZ it was Haris Sohail making 75 odd at a strike rate of 90 that made the game.

Pakistan needed to win that Game in 35-40 overs. Thanks to Bobby we never tried

 

[mominsaigol]

Poor at the moment. Hopefully he gets in form in the next few matches. Just takes 1 good innings to turn it around

Right cause babar azam is Steve smith

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Take it deep Fakhar it isn't even near yet

 

[shaz619]

What a glorious cover drive by Fakhar Zaman

Eat that King Kukar fans

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's a beast shot

6

 

[Amjid Javed]

Dispatched. What a shot by fakhar

 

[Rana]

Faujis on fire

Kiwi bowlers terrified!

 

[pratiktc]

NZ hiding Santner from Fakhar

 

[kingusama92]

Wow.

What a shot!

 

[mominsaigol]

Faujis on fire

Kiwi bowlers terrified!

All thanks to the mentoring of Babar and rizwan .