New Zealand defeat Pakistan by 61 runs (D/L method) to win 1st ODI

[Poutine]

10 runs an over required. Not as many runs. Rested Fakhar and Faheem, Hasan to come, we can do this.

Source? Or is this a prediction?

 

[QalandarFan]

10 runs an over required. Not as many runs. Rested Fakhar and Faheem, Hasan to come, we can do this.

Is play supposed to resume?

 

[Hamad_H]

Feel bad for Fakhar, he played a mature innings after the seniors left him with the lower order.

 

[Shafi]

Most likely play will be abandoned

 

[Poutine]

Is play supposed to resume?

I think the guy was trolling and presenting his opinion as a fact.

 

[Rayyman]

I think the guy was trolling and presenting his opinion as a fact.

No I was just fantasizing of a way we could actually win.

 

[Iffitheking]

RRR 7.56 now, after rain may be we have to chase 15 an over may be around 100 runs in 8 overs

 

[QalandarFan]

“Game might be about to get called off” Sky Sports

 

[Third Man]

Everybody here crying about place of Azhar, Hafeez and Malik, don’t have same opinion about Sarfraz, they all made from same linen. They are all terrible player of decent pace...Sarfraz even miss critical catches, if Captain is zero on skills, how he can question others??

All these seniors are the reason we never made progress in LOIs for last 10 years, how long we can have such a pedistrain batting lineup? - They don’t have technique nor reflexes to play pace, we all know that for years, there is nothing new

I'd say Sarfaraz is probably the worst of the lot. A specialist captain, indeed.

 

[ammar_merry]

its called off

 

[pkckt]

game called off, New Zealand win, what a disappointing finish

 

[shane]

Look like it's over. That's a shamel I think Pakistan would have got within 50 runs.

 

[Shafi]

Game is called off!!!!!

 

[Aman]

Disappointing.

Still 1-0 I guess.

 

[shady]

I know the score suggests its a one sided game, but I thought we were pretty unlucky especially while we were bowling. Obviously need to drop dead weight in Hafeez, but i think this series will be pretty tight.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Dl saved pak from a 100 run phainty.

 

[Square Drive]

Wow lucky Kiwis.

 

[Poutine]

We will never know but I have a feeling Pakistan could have gotten close with the way Zaman and Ashraf were going.

 

[waleed88]

I claim moral victory on this, full credit to Shadab, Fakhar and Faheem for this after being 40/5... great stuff.

We have indeed turned a corner.

It was much much more shambolic just about a year ago.

Induction of some youngsters has definitely turned the face of this team.

 

[Rayyman]

NZ gave their best and Pakistan their worst. This won't always be the case.

 

[pkckt]

TBH this pak side was not as aggressive as the one playing CT, it lacked passion and the hunger to win

 

[Aman]

Pretty easy win in the end.

Still a lot to work on.

 

[Aman]

NZ gave their best and Pakistan their worst. This won't always be the case.

This was nowhere near our best

 

[Snatch]

So in the last decade head-to-head, it's NZ 8 wins to Pakistan's 2.

Are NZ now Pakistan's bogey side like Pakistan were NZ's in the 90s?

 

[Aman]

So in the last decade head-to-head, it's NZ 8 wins to Pakistan's 2.

Are NZ now Pakistan's bogey side like Pakistan were NZ's in the 90s?

At least Pakistan got a moral victory today. What does that make it now? 10-0 to Pakistan.