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

[Pete Rose]

All these young batsmen: shadabm and faheem, aamir have a better batting stance than malik and hafeez

 

[Ellipsism]

Hope nothing major with Fakhar, can’t stand even thinking about watching Imam and Azhar open.

 

[Pete Rose]

Fakhar is good people. Don't forget it.

certainly has batted with heart.

 

[blue_champion]

Pandya is standard of big hitting? Someone must must be joking around

Clearly some of your posters are enamored with him so much that they were comparing him to some new comers in your X1...that is why I was curious

 

[Tyler Durden]

Pandya is standard of big hitting? Someone must must be joking around

That's what Shadab, Imad and Fakhar think!

 

[Ellipsism]

Fakhar has a bigger heart than all our batsman combined.

He’ll blow hot and cold, he won’t match the worlds best but he’s decent for our standards.

 

[ExpressPacer]

What a player is Fakhar man.

 

[Pete Rose]

ferguson would be a better test bowler

 

[babajee]

Fakhar has a bigger heart than all our batsman combined.

I said he’s the best LOI opener in Pakistan and you know what you said

 

[ExpressPacer]

Fakhar Zaman has been single-handedly carrying our batting since the start of the Champions Trophy.

 

[QalandarFan]

Fakhar just keeps running along

 

[babajee]

Shot Faheem


Better player of pace than Pandya

 

[Iffitheking]

Lesson from this match is: Keep out the old guyz from the Pakistani cricket.

 

[Ellipsism]

I said he’s the best LOI opener in Pakistan and you know what you said

That title belongs to Sharjeel.

 

[QalandarFan]

Faheem! Just a few more runs to the fastest odi hundred!

 

[Nasty Naz]

Wow Faheem. Wonderful shot.

 

[babajee]

That title belongs to Sharjeel.

Sharjeel would have been sitting in the shed right now

 

[Ellipsism]

Faheem to pull off a clutch innings?

 

[QalandarFan]

Gr8 over so far!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Class from Fahim. That bat flow is like water.

 

[Pete Rose]

look at these shots...how can this team send malik and hafeez higher up in the order

 

[Ellipsism]

Sharjeel would have been sitting in the shed right now

Sharjeel is 10x the batsman Fakhar is and most would admit it.

He isn’t hurried by pace and strong off the cut and pull, something nearly all Pakistani aren’t but able to do.

 

[Third Man]

Class from Fahim. That bat flow is like water.

A bit like deKock's, isn't it?

 

[ExpressPacer]

Sharjeel doesn't have the fitness to carry his bat for so long. He gets tired after 35 deliveries. He never will. Fakhar Zaman is a big match, daddy hundred kinda player.

 

[Pete Rose]

Sharjeel would have been sitting in the shed right now

i would trade babar zaman for sharjeen in a breath

 

[QalandarFan]

Santner on bash him please!

 

[waleed88]

I feel Pakistan is doing well in their 2nd innings, the innings that started when Fakhar and Shadab opened the innings, we have put around 100 for the loss of 1 wicket...

I am impressed

 

[Brilliance]

Hafeez and Sarfaraz should seriously make way for Shadab and Faheem up the order. It ain't their game. Shadab and Faheem the real deal.

 

[Sirris]

As expected now that the pretenders are back in the dugout the real batsmen are showing how batting is done.

 

[Abdul]

Class from Fahim. That bat flow is like water.

Thought you didn't like him, or is it his bowling?

 

[babajee]

Faheem isn’t as destructive against spin. Not a big deal though

 

[Pete Rose]

Sharjeel doesn't have the fitness to carry his bat for so long. He gets tired after 35 deliveries. He never will. Fakhar Zaman is a big match, daddy hundred kinda player.

different batsmen. sharjeel will get you a 35 ball 70

 

[coy0607]

Fahim is just pure talent - pure raw talent

 

[marlonbrowndo]

How was that last one not a wide

 

[Chief Destroyer]

A bit like deKock's, isn't it?

Yes. Like Gilchrist and De Kock. Sharjeel was also similar. Such easy timers of the ball.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Amin
Harris
Sarfraz
Shadab
Fahim
Imad/Yamin
Hassan
Amir

This should be our team moving forward.

 

[babajee]

Faheem isn’t as destructive against spin. Not a big deal though

I’ll take credit

 

[Third Man]

Not a good player of spin, Fahim.

 

[Hamad_H]

RR has fallen a little bit Pakistan are keeping up. We should flip batting order with Fakhar swapping with Raees

 

[Pete Rose]

Lesley Murdoch has the appearance of a former Prime Minister.

 

[Ellipsism]

Sharjeel doesn't have the fitness to carry his bat for so long. He gets tired after 35 deliveries. He never will. Fakhar Zaman is a big match, daddy hundred kinda player.

Fakhar provides the opposition with more opportunities, Sharjeel was a proper batsman who was starting to establish himself in test cricket. And then he threw it all away

 

[QalandarFan]

from Faheem!!! More please!

 

[Napa]

Shot Faheem


Better player of pace than Pandya

You guys are really obsessed with Pandya!

 

[Pete Rose]

Yes. Like Gilchrist and De Kock. Sharjeel was also similar. Such easy timers of the ball.

very stable batting stance,

 

[Abdul]

Fakhar provides the opposition with more opportunities, Sharjeel was a proper batsman who was starting to establish himself in test cricket. And then he threw it all away

He was starting to establish himself in Test cricket? He played 1 match.

 

[UP]

What a classy six

 

[babajee]

Not a good player of spin, Fahim.

You saw that six?

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Sharjeel is 10x the batsman Fakhar is and most would admit it.

He isn’t hurried by pace and strong off the cut and pull, something nearly all Pakistani aren’t but able to do.

Sharjeel Cannot play spin ....

Fakhar can play both.

 

[Pete Rose]

You guys are really obsessed with Pandya!

he spanked us around good in that final

 

[Nasty Naz]

Sharjeel is 10x the batsman Fakhar is and most would admit it.

He isn’t hurried by pace and strong off the cut and pull, something nearly all Pakistani aren’t but able to do.

Umm no, not at all. He's a harder hitter and was great playing against pace and he mostly scored through risky aerial shots. Great batsmen don't need to use the aerial route much and are able to score along the ground with much less risky play.

Sharjeel was basically Maxwell.

 

[Abdul]

Beautiful shot.

 

[babajee]

You guys are really obsessed with Pandya!

Because some people on this forum act like Pandya is some golden benchmark for an all rounder

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Thought you didn't like him, or is it his bowling?

I hadn't seen a lot of him and yeah it was his bowling which is good for a batting allrounder now a bowling one. Hadn't seen him bat.

 

[QalandarFan]

RRR isn’t that bad to be honest the wickets are a problem though.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Fakhar provides the opposition with more opportunities, Sharjeel was a proper batsman who was starting to establish himself in test cricket. And then he threw it all away

I would agree the Sharjeel was a great example of batsmanship however, both are differently important to the team. And I think I would take Fakhar because he has nerves of steel is is still good after 50 deliveries as he was at the start.

 

[Pete Rose]

Sharjeel Cannot play spin ....

Fakhar can play both.

factually incorrect about sharjeel

 

[Ellipsism]

He was starting to establish himself in Test cricket? He played 1 match.

And did more in that one game than Aslam did in the entire series.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Is there a chance of rain? It looks real cloudy.

 

[babajee]

Rain saving NZ

 

[indipper]

Anyone missing Shahzad as opener? The only opponents he can score against are Nz and SA as they bank over short balls and he loves them there.

 

[Ellipsism]

factually incorrect about sharjeel

This.

 

[Nasty Naz]

166 after 30 overs... its too bad Pakistan don't have wickets in hand because its a very chase able score from this position.

 

[Red Devil]

different batsmen. sharjeel will get you a 35 ball 70

And probably throw a few matches in between. No, thanks, I'll take Fakhar over him anyday.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

I bet we are screwed by d/l

 

[Pete Rose]

NZ might be saved be the rain here.

 

[QalandarFan]

AHH just when things were getting good. Hopefully it is just a passing shower and nothing more.

 

[world cup captain]

Said before the series that Fakhar will do well and here he is. It's been a fine knock.

 

[Ellipsism]

I would agree the Sharjeel was a great example of batsmanship however, both are differently important to the team. And I think I would take Fakhar because he has nerves of steel is is still good after 50 deliveries as he was at the start.

Sharjeel>Fakhar against quality pace bowling attacks.

 

[Pete Rose]

And probably throw a few matches in between. No, thanks, I'll take Fakhar over him anyday.

3/4 successive fifties in australia?

 

[UP]

Hafeez has to be dropped for Harris next game.

 

[Third Man]

You saw that six?

Yes, I did but the point remains. If he can work on that he could be a real force.

 

[Abdul]

Del.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Rain is here and game over.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

If it's rained out, that will save NZ.

Pakistan were looking lethal out there.

I don't think Fakhar was going anywhere and the run rate was in control.

 

[Napa]

Because some people on this forum act like Pandya is some golden benchmark for an all rounder

In a NZ/Pak match if you are talking about Pandya, it means he really has got deep into your head.

 

[Hamad_H]

Rain might ruin this game if any overs are lost

 

[Sirris]

Rain to NZ's rescue. Faheem and Fakhar onslaught was just getting started.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

So happy that i chose fakhar instead of azhar in my fantasy team

 

[Shafi]

Just when we are getting something going the rain came

 

[blue_champion]

You guys are really obsessed with Pandya!

Yeah...I mean while Indians are debating to see if Pandya is good enough for tests despite having a test 100 and a man of the series against Australia, some of the Pakistani posters want one of these players to be the next Pandya so bad

I wonder how they would feel if Dhoni(the current version) was Pakistani the way they some of them are defending Sarfaraz..Pretty sure Dhoni on his last legs has way more of an upside than Sarfaraz as a cricketer