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

[Rana]

Irfan bowling gives ganguly vibes.

According to @Major Ganguly is probably a more impactful bowler than Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Irfan gonna bowl some floaters now.

Pakistan Cricket.. unbeaten champions of comedy in the game

 

[jamie smith fan]

118 kph thunderbolt from Irfan
Terrorizing batters with his deadly pace.

 

[Rana]

Surely Rizwan can stand up to the stumps to him?

 

[mominsaigol]

Current Management with their comical strategies make sarfraz ahemd’s team look invincible

Sarfi's team was average. It was bang average infact. And it was a team that just clicked at the right place and right time but that luck would have run out eventually.

However they always managed to upset bog teams be it India, England etc. It didn't happen 24/7, but it did occur occasionally.

But sarfi's team destroys any version of Pakistan that came after him.

The crazy thing is, this 2025 team isn't even the worst Pakistani team. The worst Pakistani side is 2022 however due to luck via rain and Nedtherlands beating sa, as well as fluke t20 moments they made it into the final.

That team was literally

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Haris
4) Shan
5) Chacha
6) Shadab
7) Nawaz
8) Shaheen
9) Naseem
10) Hasan Ali
11) Rauf

^^ This is the crappiest t20 I've ever seen.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Irfan bowling gives ganguly vibes.

This pace attack makes me sick. It's the weakest I've seen it since 20 years after Wasim and Waqar retired.

 

[Rana]

Why did that CT winning team get blanked 5-0 in NZ right after the CT then?

Got bowled out below 100 in one of the games too if I remember correctly.

So what? Australia lost 2-1 at home to Pakistan after winning the World Cup

 

[jamie smith fan]

Chapus only purpose in life seems to beat the living daylight out of pak.

 

[Rana]

Great player to watch in full flow.

Beautiful ball striker

 

[jamie smith fan]

How many 100s has chapu got in odis??
Don't think he got any after his debut ton for hong kong.

 

[jattafridi]

Third class performance

Congrats New Zealand

 

[Rana]

200 lol

This was a 220 track

 

[mominsaigol]

Why did that CT winning team get blanked 5-0 in NZ right after the CT then?

Got bowled out below 100 in one of the games too if I remember correctly.

That CT team was bang average. No one considers them a world beater.

However they upset England in icc events 2x and England was the strongest team of that era. They upset full strength India in a final, managed to reach no 1 t20 rank and consistently beat sides like Australia in t20 at full strength.

They upset SA, upset NZ in 2019 and managed to more or less beat lesser teams.

Wi was a shock but otherwise that team didn't do too bad but was poor in odi bilaterals.

Your current team can't even beat USA in t20? Nor can it beat any full strength side or even a c side unless saim or fakhar have something to say.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Great player to watch in full flow.

Beautiful ball striker

Who??
Chapu or Daryl??

 

[topspin]

This is pathetic from Pakistan. Awful captaincy and a proper bottle job from the bowlers. NZ should never have scored more than 150 on this pitch.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Sarfi's team was average. It was bang average infact. And it was a team that just clicked at the right place and right time but that luck would have run out eventually.

However they always managed to upset bog teams be it India, England etc. It didn't happen 24/7, but it did occur occasionally.

But sarfi's team destroys any version of Pakistan that came after him.

The crazy thing is, this 2025 team isn't even the worst Pakistani team. The worst Pakistani side is 2022 however due to luck via rain and Nedtherlands beating sa, as well as fluke t20 moments they made it into the final.

That team was literally

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Haris
4) Shan
5) Chacha
6) Shadab
7) Nawaz
8) Shaheen
9) Naseem
10) Hasan Ali
11) Rauf

^^ This is the crappiest t20 I've ever seen.

you forgot Haider ali who tried to smash Hardik out of MCG

 

[Rana]

Don’t want to see Mitchell bat at all

It feels like I’m watching a Pakistan batter try to bat!

 

[mominsaigol]

you forgot Haider ali who tried to smash Hardik out of MCG

Haider ali didn't play the final. I'm listing the final team.

Haider ali and fakhar were both dropped in the final

 

[topspin]

According to @Major Ganguly is probably a more impactful bowler than Shoaib Akhtar

Must be if Joginder Sharma was more impactful than Shoaib

 

[Rana]

Who??
Chapu or Daryl??

Chapman

 

[jamie smith fan]

Akif also seems to be a terrible death bowler

 

[Rana]

Is Chapman registered with ICA too? Feels like a Misbahesque player right now

 

[mominsaigol]

Don’t want to see Mitchell bat at all

It feels like I’m watching a Pakistan batter try to bat!

He's lucky he has chapman at the other end. But chapman will solo this series. He's essentially the Bradman of this tour

 

[jamie smith fan]

Haider ali didn't play the final. I'm listing the final team.

Haider ali and fakhar were both dropped in the final

Fakhar wasn't drops,he was out of the wc with injury.
Haris was his replacement.

 

[kingusama92]

Lots of blame goes to the pacers and fielders if they lose.

They haven't taken full advantage of the pitch and are going to give an above par score here.

 

[mominsaigol]

Fakhar wasn't drops,he was out of the wc with injury.
Haris was his replacement.

Oh ic.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Haider ali didn't play the final. I'm listing the final team.

Haider ali and fakhar were both dropped in the final

Fakhar got injured playing one against Netherlands. Haider was dropped after getting duck against Zimbabwe.. Haris was nt in the eleven earlier.. my point is team was even worse until haris came in against SA

 

[jamie smith fan]

Irfan looking to bowl the old 115 kph sandshoe crushers

 

[imshally81]

This is pathetic from Pakistan. Awful captaincy and a proper bottle job from the bowlers. NZ should never have scored more than 150 on this pitch.

How?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Akif also seems to be a terrible death bowler

His second and third spells are average, it’s well known

 

[imshally81]

Review time

 

[jamie smith fan]

This is a terrible review.

 

[Rana]

What a review

Champions trophy home team review

 

[jamie smith fan]

The balls is literally pitching yards outside leg stump.

 

[pratiktc]

Did Muhammad Abbas see the NZ wickets and decide to switch passports?

 

[jamie smith fan]

What a review

Champions trophy home team review

Even a toddler can say it is not out.

 

[mominsaigol]

It was clearly pitched putside leg. Why was rizwan's issue the height

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

He's lucky he has chapman at the other end. But chapman will solo this series. He's essentially the Bradman of this tour

i saw younger pic of chapman.. he looks like ideal target of bullies in school unless he find jokers that exist in Pak team to vent out his frustration

 

[Rana]

Basit Ali was saying “Rizwan Bohot ghusse main hai. Ab woh sirf apni team Khilai ga”

This is the team an angry Rizwan has picked??

 

[jamie smith fan]

Did Muhammad Abbas see the NZ wickets and decide to switch passports?

This is another Abbas the batter.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Rubbish Chapman getting a century only because he is facing Pakistan.

 

[jamie smith fan]

100 for chapu

 

[Rana]

Guy can score a double ton if he likes

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

This is another Abbas the batter.

watch him make dream debut later on

 

[mominsaigol]

Did Muhammad Abbas see the NZ wickets and decide to switch passports?

Switched passports and became a batsmen

 

[jamie smith fan]

watch him make dream debut later on

5 fer loading for him.

 

[Mohraheem]

Misbah ul haq gave nazar to this match

 

[jamie smith fan]

Switched passports and became a batsmen

He is decent left armer too.
Can cause pak some problems.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

history in the making.. first time ever we will witness part timers close out innings at death

 

[Nasty Naz]

Irfan Khan with zero List A overs bowled bowling in an international match. Pakistan cricket is run by a bunch of clowns and idiots.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Daryl celebrating wildly after getting a 66 sr fifty

 

[Nasty Naz]

Likely 350+ on the cards and Pakistani batting will collapse like a house of cards.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Biggie from Mitchell.

 

[Rana]

rIzwAn iS a shRewEd caPtAin

 

[mominsaigol]

Solid misbah esc half century

 

[Nasty Naz]

38 extras. Half century coming up for extras too?

 

[BunnyRabbit]

How do Tayyab Tahir and Irfan Khan find a place in the eleven while Kamran Ghulam can't? Clueless think tank

 

[jamie smith fan]

Likely 350+ on the cards and Pakistani batting will collapse like a house of cards.

Abd and Usman are opening lol .

 

[Rana]

This is proper bang bang time

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

This is proper bang bang time

NZ should aim 350

 

[jamie smith fan]

This is proper bang bang time

Nz has already got a winning score.

 

[Rana]

Still 3 overs from the 5th/6th bowler to come

 

[jamie smith fan]

Not 3 but 5

Still 3 overs from the 5th/6th bowler to come

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Still 3 overs from the 5th/6th bowler to come

are you sure? i see minimum 5

 

[Rana]

are you sure? i see minimum 5

Yes

Still 5, you are right

 

[Nasty Naz]

NZ should stop inviting Pakistan for series to be honest. They routinely and thoroughly get embarrassed every time now. I remember even after winning CT, Pakistan went there and got white washed 5-0.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Nz have a crr of 6.

 

[jamie smith fan]

20 runs over loading.

 

[Greenstorm]

NZ has been very lucky today.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Agha on to get annihilated in death overs.

 

[jamie smith fan]

NZ should stop inviting Pakistan for series to be honest. They routinely and thoroughly get embarrassed every time now. I remember even after winning CT, Pakistan went there and got white washed 5-0.

Everyone literally smashed pak.

 

[Rana]

are you sure? i see minimum 5

Yeh aa gaya wrench main

 

[Rana]

According to Rizwan,

Salman and Khushdil are like Jadeja and Axar

 

[mrtaim3]

Muhammad Waseem is by far a better bowler than Muhammad Ali.

 

[jamie smith fan]

14 runs already of the over

 

[imshally81]

Back to back Sixes

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Yeh aa gaya wrench main

Rizwan wanted exact revenge on Salman for snatching his t20 captaincy.. cunning dude

 

[mrtaim3]

Too late now. Just keep irfan on

 

[jamie smith fan]

Muhammad Waseem is by far a better bowler than Muhammad Ali.

Sorry he doesn't have connections.

 

[mominsaigol]

@jamie smith

See this is why Mitchell escape innings are always debatable. If he got dismissed people would view him as a selfish has been clown.

But because he did tuktuk, had Chapman at the other end and cam now feast on agha, it'll be viewed as an iconic match saving knock