New Zealand (344/9) defeat Pakistan (271) by 73 runs in the first ODI to lead the 3-match series 1-0

[Rana]

This is why you need aggressive openers…or the new buzzword Tullahs…

If one of them comes off, they make all the bowlers change their plans instead of just easily settling in such conditions.

 

[mominsaigol]

four Players that Gives Indian Squad a balance that other teams dream of
1. KL rahul Great batter that can play at any number and Decent Wicketkeeper
2. Axar Patel is a decent batter , can switch numbers like KL and more than handy bowler
3. Ravindra Of course same as axar
4. Hardik Pandya fill in 3 roles. Can stay on crease if needed , can do power hitting and crank it up while bowling

and here we are not even single all rounder in Eleven thats worth mentioning

Players that Pakistan squad a disadvantage

4 players who bat slower then Dravid and sunny did IN TEST CRICKET, Imam, Abdullah, Babar, Rizwan

No finishers instead pseudo allrounders occupy the slot

No fitness for bowlers. They get tuckered out after bowling 2 to 4 overs.

India's most unfit bowlers atm are bumrah due to his action and Shami due to age and even they can play entire 5 match test series. Besides their fitness isn't an issue due to their high skill level.

It's such a shame as this is the same country that produced wasim akram, a guy who could bowl with the same vigor for 20+ overs in a row in test cricket and odi bowling felt like a joke to him.

 

[Omer2002]

Nearly 30 extras highest run scorer typical Pakistan. I dnt think the pitch will change so we r doomed

 

[topspin]

This is why you need aggressive openers…or the new buzzword Tullahs…

If one of them comes off, they make all the bowlers change their plans instead of just easily settling in such conditions.

And sometimes the best form of defence in these conditions is to attack. For me the toughest batting conditions in red ball cricket are in South Africa and the sides who can't bat at a good tempo will inevitably struggle.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan are probably 5 overs behind

20 overs in 110 minutes

This innings is finishing in 4 and a half overs

 

[Rana]

Nearly 30 extras highest run scorer typical Pakistan. I dnt think the pitch will change so we r doomed

It won’t change because there is a sea breeze. And it may become overcast later on

 

[topspin]

Really poor delivery that

 

[Rana]

Rizwan now dumping Babar after using him and cosying up to Salman

@heddie19

 

[m.shah]

Why haven't they selected spinner?

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Players that Pakistan squad a disadvantage

4 players who bat slower then Dravid and sunny did IN TEST CRICKET, Imam, Abdullah, Babar, Rizwan

No finishers instead pseudo allrounders occupy the slot

No fitness for bowlers. They get tuckered out after bowling 2 to 4 overs.

India's most unfit bowlers atm are bumrah due to his action and Shami due to age and even they can play entire 5 match test series. Besides their fitness isn't an issue due to their high skill level.

It's such a shame as this is the same country that produced wasim akram, a guy who could bowl with the same vigor for 20+ overs in a row in test cricket and odi bowling felt like a joke to him.

Our test attack is pretty much non existent right now. Forget about 5 match series , we struggle in 2 match series.. a guy named Rickelton smashed us in SA conditions few months back. and We failed get two wickets with 50 to defend on a minefield

 

[m.shah]

Rizwan now dumping Babar after using him and cosying up to Salman

@heddie19

Babar doesn't have anything useful to say.

 

[Rana]

Babar doesn't have anything useful to say.

Babar can’t save Rizwan’s career anymore

 

[Nasty Naz]

Seems silly Agha hasn't been bowled. It's unlikely NZ will be getting bowled out in 40 overs from the pacers.

 

[Omer2002]

It won’t change because there is a sea breeze. And it may become overcast later on

Ok fair enough so how will these midget batters will coe with duffy n o rourke n smith

 

[mominsaigol]

Our test attack is pretty much non existent right now. Forget about 5 match series , we struggle in 2 match series.. a guy named Rickelton smashed us in SA conditions few months back. and We failed get two wickets with 50 to defend on a minefield

This is what happens when you don't prioritise test cricket. Not every test great is good in whiteball for example smith, root, Williamson are just okay in odi and horrible in t20,

But their not hacks and give the vibe of proper batters, Agha gives the same vibe and you can tell this is a guy who's played 100Fc games. While the likes of Hasan Nawaz don't give that vibe.

The 4 best t20 players of all time Kohli, Warner, gayle, and KP are all proper batsmen. And the likes of Bumrah and mcgrath are living examples that test match line and length does wonders in odi and t20.

These guys just don't have the pace and stamina, and fitness from a bowling perspective or technique from a batting perspective.

It's why I blame ramiz raja. He turned test cricket into a gully mohala joke. Ramiz test era is such a scam. It ensured players like brooms can avg 150 .

 

[mominsaigol]

Chapman loves Pakistan lol. This dude has become the Travis head for pakistan.

Always performs against pk

 

[Rana]

Ok fair enough so how will these midget batters will coe with duffy n o rourke n smith

Bhai they have to show what they are made of

It’s the kind of cricket they want to play. Not the modern game. So let’s see them play the game they desperately want the world to play.

 

[Vikram1989]

Ali is bowling like a desi uncle playing with his kids and grand kids in his late 50s.

 

[mominsaigol]

Seems silly Agha hasn't been bowled. It's unlikely NZ will be getting bowled out in 40 overs from the pacers.

Don't think he likes bowling imo. He never bowls himself as captain either

 

[shah_1]

How are they supposed to complete 5th bowling option with this sort of tactics?

 

[imshally81]

Salman should bowl now

 

[shah_1]

Don't think he likes bowling imo. He never bowls himself as captain either

There is no other optionn

 

[RidiculousMan]

How are they supposed to complete 5th bowling option with this sort of tactics?

That's not the Aqib way. In the Australian ODI series as well they believed they could bowl Australia out under 40. But that was while defending mostly.

 

[shah_1]

That's not the Aqib way. In the Australian ODI series as well they believed they could bowl Australia out under 40. But that was while defending mostly.

Can backfire massively

Imagine Salman bowling in the death overs

 

[Nasty Naz]

Don't think he likes bowling imo. He never bowls himself as captain either

They literally have no other option available because it's an extremely dumb and poorly balanced lineup selected.

I guess Salman is all set to bowl during death overs and get smashed all over the park at the end.

 

[Rana]

That's not the Aqib way. In the Australian ODI series as well they believed they could bowl Australia out under 40. But that was while defending mostly.

Yeah Aqib is telling Rizwan what to do on the pitch

 

[Nasty Naz]

They literally have no other option available because it's an extremely dumb and poorly balanced lineup selected.

I guess Salman is all set to bowl during death overs and get smashed all over the park at the end.

They are also well behind the over rate. So he'll be getting smashed with fewer boundary riders as well I suppose.

 

[shariqnoor]

Chapman's only existence in life is to bash Pakistan. That's all he has ever done.

 

[Rana]

220 average score here recently

NZ well on course to get more

 

[jamie smith fan]

Boundaries galore.

 

[jamie smith fan]

220 average score here recently

NZ well on course to get more

Nz will torment pak bowlers in last 30.
280+ loading.

 

[Rana]

Yeh aa gaya rench main

 

[jamie smith fan]

Biggie from Mitchell tuk tuk.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Is Irfan gonna bowl today??

 

[Nasty Naz]

Chapman's only existence in life is to bash Pakistan. That's all he has ever done.

T20 career:

Vs Pakistan - 41 AVG & 162 SR
Vs everybody else (including Ireland/Nepal/Scotland/Oman/UAE/Zimbabwe) - 22.80 AVG 126 SR

Mediocre batsmen if he's not playing vs Pakistan.

 

[jamie smith fan]

T20 career:

Vs Pakistan - 41 AVG & 162 SR
Vs everybody else (including Ireland/Nepal/Scotland/Oman/UAE/Zimbabwe) - 22.80 AVG 126 SR

Mediocre batsmen if he's not playing vs Pakistan.

Chapman,Allen, Seifert,Markran are all pak bashers.

 

[shah_1]

How can a serious team play with 5 bowling options

It limits your teams

 

[jamie smith fan]

How can a serious team play with 5 bowling options

It limits your teams

I think Babar or Irfan are gonna have to bowl today.

 

[mominsaigol]

Biggie from Mitchell tuk tuk.

He's going slow but this is one of those innings where he seems in control.

If he gets dismissed then it'll he viewed as a selfish innings.

If he doesn't then it'll be seen as a good innings. That's the issue with these types of innings.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Batsmen well set and Salman going to be taken to cleaners rest of the way because this management is beyond incompetent. It's so well deserved for not selecting a 5th bowler and at least when other teams do something similar, it's 4 specialist + multiple part timers. Pakistan have just one part timer. Ridiculous selection.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

This is what happens when you don't prioritise test cricket. Not every test great is good in whiteball for example smith, root, Williamson are just okay in odi and horrible in t20,

But their not hacks and give the vibe of proper batters, Agha gives the same vibe and you can tell this is a guy who's played 100Fc games. While the likes of Hasan Nawaz don't give that vibe.

The 4 best t20 players of all time Kohli, Warner, gayle, and KP are all proper batsmen. And the likes of Bumrah and mcgrath are living examples that test match line and length does wonders in odi and t20.

These guys just don't have the pace and stamina, and fitness from a bowling perspective or technique from a batting perspective.

It's why I blame ramiz raja. He turned test cricket into a gully mohala joke. Ramiz test era is such a scam. It ensured players like brooms can avg 150 .

We did decent against SA in 2021 homs series. Pindi Track was spicy and Hassan ali with shaheen did better than Rabada and Nortje. after that dished out horror tracks .. and then we failed against BD pace in Pindi This is comical stuff .. we got scared and started to churn out dust bowls to win some. Their is no strategy or thought process here

 

[jamie smith fan]

He's going slow but this is one of those innings where he seems in control.

If he gets dismissed then it'll he viewed as a selfish innings.

If he doesn't then it'll be seen as a good innings. That's the issue with these types of innings.

No he has been doing tuk tuk for a while now.
His reflexes have slowed down which is normal with age catching up.

 

[Rana]

Again Wrench main

 

[jamie smith fan]

Chapman continuing his love affair with pak.

 

[jamie smith fan]

2 sixes in a row from chapu.

 

[castortroy]

Chapman Just loves batting against pak.

Game already gone for Pak

 

[mominsaigol]

No he has been doing tuk tuk for a while now.
His reflexes have slowed down which is normal with age catching up.

Fair enough

 

[jamie smith fan]

Again Wrench main

300 loading.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Batsmen well set and Salman going to be taken to cleaners rest of the way because this management is beyond incompetent. It's so well deserved for not selecting a 5th bowler and at least when other teams do something similar, it's 4 specialist + multiple part timers. Pakistan have just one part timer. Ridiculous selection.

no thought process or Thinking behind certain choices our management makes. keep shooting in dark hoping to hit target by luck

 

[jamie smith fan]

No ball from alman lol .

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Again Wrench main

my concerns about 7-4 strategy is on full display by chapman

 

[Nasty Naz]

It blows my mind how stupid this management is. Truly.

And now you also have Salman bowling no balls as a spinner. Hilarious.

 

[castortroy]

Pak likely to be whitewashed here

 

[shah_1]

What a pathetic cricket team

We don't have a decent AR in this country. Salmam is more of 6th bowling option

 

[Nasty Naz]

Only 7 more overs to go from Salman because you have zero other bowlers available. Morons.

 

[mominsaigol]

300 loading.

Very possible, Pakistan is horrible in death bowling. The first odi vs NZ in pindi was a 250 pitch. Absolutely dreadful bowling had NZ reach 339.

These boys have a habit of letting it go

 

[shah_1]

Selection shows of what a joke of a coach Aqib is

 

[RidiculousMan]

I wish God instill in me a purpose like he has instilled in Chapman against Pakistan.

Born to bash Pakistani bowlers.

 

[mominsaigol]

Selection shows of what a joke of a coach Aqib is

Is he a coach or a selector? Or he's playing a role similar to misbah did in 2019?

 

[Champ_Pal]

2 sixes in a row from chapu.

Reminds me of Kapil Sharma's nick name Chappu in The Kapil Sharma Show.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Lol pakistanis not fasting.

 

[Rana]

How has nobody noticed…

Rizwan isn’t wearing his lipstick!

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pakistan missing Shaheen in the middle overs here. Who used to provide breakthrough against partnerships

 

[jamie smith fan]

Very possible, Pakistan is horrible in death bowling. The first odi vs NZ in pindi was a 250 pitch. Absolutely dreadful bowling had NZ reach 339.

These boys have a habit of letting it go

Have to restrict them to 260 otherwise it is curtains for pak.

 

[jamie smith fan]

How has nobody noticed…

Rizwan isn’t wearing his lipstick!

He is fasting today.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Apart from Nicholls Kiwi batters have tackled the short ball well.

 

[Rana]

I suspect he isn’t wearing his lipstick out of protest of being dropped from the T20s?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Pakistan missing Shaheen in the middle overs here. Who used to provide breakthrough against partnerships

We are missing Saim more than anyone ...not just for his batting but his bowling is handy too.

Agha isn't good enough to be 5th bowler on his own.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Abd and Usman were shamelessly taking drinks.
Atleast have some sharam during ramadhan.

 

[mominsaigol]

Have to restrict them to 260 otherwise it is curtains for pak.

Won't happen, theirs already at 150 and have 21 overs to bat.

And the way Chapman is batting, he doesnt seem to be in the mood to get dismissed before his 100

 

[jamie smith fan]

Won't happen, theirs already at 150 and have 21 overs to bat.

And the way Chapman is batting, he doesnt seem to be in the mood to get dismissed before his 100

With pak a bowler short,320 also looks possible for nz.

 

[RidiculousMan]

 

[Champ_Pal]

Chapman always seem to play well against Pakistan.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Kiwi batters ran 4 inside the circle because of overthrows.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Won't happen, theirs already at 150 and have 21 overs to bat.

And the way Chapman is batting, he doesnt seem to be in the mood to get dismissed before his 100

God knows what happens to chapu when he sees pak.
He transforms from a tailender to Lara level lol .

 

[mominsaigol]

, Pakistan

 

[Rana]

Classy backing up by Akif

Making sure he protects his boll*x

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Was just a matter of time that Chapman Pakistan's nemesis was going to get into this.

300 loading it seems

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

I suspect he isn’t wearing his lipstick out of protest of being dropped from the T20s?

he is probably suggesting he is not the one to make this eleven

 

[Deewana Mastana]

, Pakistan

What a joke