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New Zealand (92/1) crush Pakistan (91) by 9 wickets in the first T20I game and lead the 5-match series 1-0

Greenstorm said:
You don't understand. Riz babar maybe good for tough pitches but these kind of pitches are rare in T20s. You don't build a team on that basis.
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That’s why you keep one player in rizwan. For cases like this, the rest of our batsmen can’t score at all
 
Khusdil finding good form and rhythm and this guy Samad couldn’t get him back on strike
 
Khushdil was hampered by that nasty blow to the head earlier. Who will be the concussion sub?
 
You guys deserve this performance. All of you who wanted Babar and Rizwan out the team. Harris, Hassan Nawaz etc are all hacks. Do you fools actually think players with a batting average below 25 (batting on roads in Pakistan), have an iota of a chance of playing international cricket. T20 cricket is not purely about strike rate, you still need technique especially when the ball is moving. Babar and Rizwan need to be back in the side ASAP
 
I like jahandad and Kushdil in the team, maybe add abbas Afridi too his batting is underrated
 
cricketmerijaan said:
You guys deserve this performance. All of you who wanted Babar and Rizwan out the team. Harris, Hassan Nawaz etc are all hacks. Do you fools actually think players with a batting average below 25 (batting on roads in Pakistan), have an iota of a chance of playing international cricket. T20 cricket is not purely about strike rate, you still need technique especially when the ball is moving. Babar and Rizwan need to be back in the side ASAP
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Khwaja Nafay they should have picked. He's our Glenn Maxwell
 
alik said:
That’s why you keep one player in rizwan. For cases like this, the rest of our batsmen can’t score at all
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No, even these tullaybaaz could have scored 130 if they started tuk tukking here. Agha could have played anchor's role here but I can understand him trying to change the culture.
 
cricketmerijaan said:
You guys deserve this performance. All of you who wanted Babar and Rizwan out the team. Harris, Hassan Nawaz etc are all hacks. Do you fools actually think players with a batting average below 25 (batting on roads in Pakistan), have an iota of a chance of playing international cricket. T20 cricket is not purely about strike rate, you still need technique especially when the ball is moving. Babar and Rizwan need to be back in the side ASAP
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You don't prepare T20 team for such pitches
 
Greenstorm said:
No, even these tullaybaaz could have scored 130 if they started tuk tukking here. Agha could have played anchor's role here but I can understand him trying to change the culture.
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Aghas t20 SR is 116, tell me how he’s gonna change the culture 😭
 
cricketmerijaan said:
You guys deserve this performance. All of you who wanted Babar and Rizwan out the team. Harris, Hassan Nawaz etc are all hacks. Do you fools actually think players with a batting average below 25 (batting on roads in Pakistan), have an iota of a chance of playing international cricket. T20 cricket is not purely about strike rate, you still need technique especially when the ball is moving. Babar and Rizwan need to be back in the side ASAP
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Patience is key.

There will be rough periods with this team especially with Fakhar and Saim out. You don't need all of these guys to fire, just 1-2 which can then be included in the batting order.

RizBar had their own issues. They might not get out but batting slowly is just as bad and leads to losses in World Cups. They actually should have been playing in the National T20 to show they're willing to change their approach in T20 cricket.
 
Great intent from Jahandad and Samad even with no wickets left. Fearless cricket is what we need.
 
I hear lot of people talking about missing Saim. I don't recall saim doing anything worthy in T20 right? He was also getting out like this. Mostly in squareleg
 
kingusama92 said:
Patience is key.

There will be rough periods with this team especially with Fakhar and Saim out. You don't need all of these guys to fire, just 1-2 which can then be included in the batting order.

RizBar had their own issues. They might not get out but batting slowly is just as bad and leads to losses in World Cups. They actually should have been playing in the National T20 to show they're willing to change their approach in T20 cricket.
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👍 Agreed.

If we stay patient with this side they'll likely win us 2026 WC. The talent is undeniable.
 
Samad so good he didn’t want to show all his talent today, just hints of it. I think if we give him 10 more games he might reach double figures
 
Never thought I’d live to see a day where a batting lineup would make Ish Sodhi look like the second coming of Shane Warne.
 
No biggie, it's a new squad so give it time.

Although it's still not perfect, Agha, Shadab, Samad don't have any business playing.

Saim and maaz should be regulars
 
jnaveen1980 said:
I hear lot of people talking about missing Saim. I don't recall saim doing anything worthy in T20 right? He was also getting out like this. Mostly in squareleg
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He's a decent opener.

Had a nice 98* off 57 balls against South Africa but it's early days.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
I hear lot of people talking about missing Saim. I don't recall saim doing anything worthy in T20 right? He was also getting out like this. Mostly in squareleg
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his last white ball series against SA in SA he scored 2 match wining hundreds to win record breaking 3-0 against SA . thats why people believe he has the ability and talent to succeed in white ball. surely he did nt get good start in t20 but his last t20 innings too produced 99* against SA
 
We are in a tricky spot. There are promising U19 players but have to wait for 3 years for them to come through.

If they don't then prepare for a 10 years of losing.
 
I think we could have done better with a different opening combo which immediately led to a collapse. Haris isn’t in the best of form in PSL, shaheens, domestic. Hasan Nawaz is just a complete newbie. Not the partnership you have heading up in foreign conditions. Too much pressure on an inexperienced duo.

Usman despite being disappointing so far, at least had a good PSL and recent domestic record behind him. He should have opened. Omair again could have been the other opener. Agha and Khushadil might have done a little better without the collapse. And Irfan is simply batting too high.

If you wanted to try a strategy of aggressive openers Usman and Haris would have done. Take the pressure off Haris.
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
his last white ball series against SA in SA he scored 2 match wining hundreds to win record breaking 3-0 against SA . thats why people believe he has the ability and talent to succeed in white ball. surely he did nt get good start in t20 but his last t20 innings too produced 99* against SA
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All i am saying you guys are expecting way too much from him in a flaky format like T20. Teams will have plans in real games. You need 5 or 6 players.
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
his last white ball series against SA in SA he scored 2 match wining hundreds to win record breaking 3-0 against SA . thats why people believe he has the ability and talent to succeed in white ball. surely he did nt get good start in t20 but his last t20 innings too produced 99* against SA
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And I believe a T20 century in Zimbabwe right before the SA series.
 
mominsaigol said:
No biggie, it's a new squad so give it time.

Although it's still not perfect, Agha, Shadab, Samad don't have any business playing.

Saim and maaz should be regulars
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Scarcity of talent, lets admit the fact. Saim & Fakhar may win you some games here & there but overall Pak is going to be a minnow side ranking between 7-10 in every format.
 
ads101 said:
I think we could have done better with a different opening combo which immediately led to a collapse. Haris isn’t in the best of form in PSL, shaheens, domestic. Hasan Nawaz is just a complete newbie. Not the partnership you have heading up in foreign conditions. Too much pressure on an inexperienced duo.

Usman despite being disappointing so far, at least had a good PSL and recent domestic record behind him. He should have opened. Omair again could have been the other opener. Agha and Khushadil might have done a little better without the collapse. And Irfan is simply batting too high.

If you wanted to try a strategy of aggressive openers Usman and Haris would have done. Take the pressure off Haris.
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But Haris has a big mouth and plays with the right approach. All bases covered
 
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