New Zealand Invitation XI v Pakistanis | Tour Match | Queenstown | Nov 18-20

[cric]

Umar Akmal rotating the strike with ease. Going at a run a ball now.

That's the only thing i was worried about him in test. he's gonna look for single through thirdman after he set. which u can't do in test every time.

 

[Gollum]

That's the only thing i was worried about him in test. he's gonna look for single through thirdman after he set. which u can't do in test every time.

I think he is still in ODI/T20 mode in this warm up game. Lets hope he returns to Test mode fast.

 

[zaid65]

I am a KU alum (class of 98)

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

So you used to live in Lawrence?

 

[Zaid23]

thts how umar akmal plays......forgot his 70 balls century against Australia A in the unofficial test

 

[farsiddiqui]

So you used to live in Lawrence?

Yes, 94-99. Do you have a connection to Lawrence?

 

[farsiddiqui]

Sarfaraz playing pretty fast. 2 more

He may want to slow down a bit and pace his innings.

On the other hand may want to speed up a bit.

 

[zaid65]

Yes, 94-99. Do you have a connection to Lawrence?

Where you from originally, Karachi or Lahore?

 

[farsiddiqui]

gone. Run out in a practice test. Not the way to go.

 

[farsiddiqui]

Where you from originally, Karachi or Lahore?

Karachi, but spent most of childhood in Saudi Arabia.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

And what does Bhanja do.....................he gets himself run outttttttttttt! pathetic

 

[Gollum]

gone. Run out in a practice test. Not the way to go.

Oh Bhanja, bhanja bhanja...the least you could have done is learn how to run between the wickets from your Uncle.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Bhanja

) ) ) )

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Im gonna give credit to Sarfraz on this one. Good going lad!

 

[Gollum]

Dose of reality for us in this warm up. The batting is weak and fragile as ever.

 

[Poison]

Dose of reality for us in this warm up. The batting is weak and fragile as ever.

Malik and Misbah missing, as well as Akmal.

 

[Gollum]

Malik and Misbah missing, as well as Akmal.

As I said...

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

PLO chairman gets a couple.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

deficit now 10.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

chalo jee chairman sahib bhee gone

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

I am expecting atleast 30 runs from Rauf.

 

[Gollum]

Time for more bowling practice I guess.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

deficit now reduced to 2. Come on Sarfaraz!

 

[farsiddiqui]

 

[Gollum]

Sarfraz is in a hurry...SR 100.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

so guys...how is the practice T20 going?

oops...i meant ODI...or is it a Test Match? sorta confused

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

which scoreboard are you looking at mate?

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

And Pakistan move ahead and take a lead of 4 runs.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

all jokes aside ....guys still seem to be in limited overs cricket mode....hopefully they will adapt soon ....i like that everyone got to bat for a few balls out there atleast

 

[Inswinger]

So Sarfraz gets the first six for Pakistan. Impressive innings so far.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

all jokes aside ....guys still seem to be in limited overs cricket mode....hopefully they will adapt soon ....i like that everyone got to bat for a few balls out there atleast

except the 2 lefties who played sensibly especially Fawad.

 

[Gollum]

all jokes aside ....guys still seem to be in limited overs cricket mode....hopefully they will adapt soon ....i like that everyone got to bat for a few balls out there atleast

Can we blame them? When was the last time we played a test. I can't remember!!

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Sarfaraz looks set to score a 50 here.

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Can we blame them? When was the last time we played a test. I can't remember!!

I wouldn't like to remind anyone.

 

[Random Aussie]

Decent effort from the Pakistan batsmen against a pretty high quality by their standards NZ bowling attack. Not great but not awful either.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Can we blame them? When was the last time we played a test. I can't remember!!

It requires a mental adjustment. They're professionals and expected to make it.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Rauf on fire.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Imran farhat chhaa gya.butt ki chutti.

 

[azfar wali]

Abdur rauf so far has 22 of just 16 balls

Pakistan has a lead of 22 runs now

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Imran farhat chhaa gya.butt ki chutti.

That's why Malik doesn't play the side matches. He then is a shoo-in for the 1st test when all others fail.

 

[Poison]

Rauf on fire.

Thanks for that :younis

 

[saeed-sohail]

Rauf gone after a cameo.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Rauf gone after a cameo.

Aamer should be rested and Rauf given a game. He deserves it.

 

[Poison]

Our best bowler should not be rested.

And Kaneria has worked out how to hold a bat, I think.

 

[saeed-sohail]

That's why Malik doesn't play the side matches. He then is a shoo-in for the 1st test when all others fail.

Kathak maharaj ka to naam na lo mere saamne.When I think shoaib malik and test batsman to mera khoon khol uthta hai.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

K Manzoor who scored 620 runs in QEA trophy has the lowest score in the match. What irony!

 

[kingusama92]

Aamer should be rested and Rauf given a game. He deserves it.

We can't rest Aamer for Rauf. Our pace attack will become one dimensional because Rauf and Asif are almost the same with their bowling.

We need Aamer and Asif with the new ball.

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

Fawad Alam top scored in the pakistan innings... i think he is the backbone of our middle order...he has proven himself a lot of times and he should be given a permanent spot in the team. 77 off 145 balls is a really good score MashaAllah...he definitely deserves a spot in all three formats

 

[farsiddiqui]

Can they last long enough for Sarfaraz to get a 50? Would that make any difference to his chances of getting a match in this or the Australia series?

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

i also think that Sarfaraz Ahmed is a better keeper and a batsman than kamran akmal

 

[farsiddiqui]

We can't rest Aamer for Rauf. Our pace attack will become one dimensional because Rauf and Asif are almost the same with their bowling.

We need Aamer and Asif with the new ball.

I agree. Rauf sholuld play in place of Gul. Amir / Asif new ball combo should be interesting.

 

[farsiddiqui]

i also think that Sarfaraz Ahmed is a better keeper and a batsman than kamran akmal

I second that. There is certainly data behind it to support this stance.

 

[Kriketer]

Kaneria showing his all-round skills.......Afridi is in big trouble!

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

We can't rest Aamer for Rauf. Our pace attack will become one dimensional because Rauf and Asif are almost the same with their bowling.

We need Aamer and Asif with the new ball.

TBH. Aamer's performance against SL in the test wasn't extraordinary. If not Aamer then he can replace Gul.

Butt
Farhat
Alam
MoYo
Akmal Jr.
Malik
Akmal Sr.
Aamer
Rauf
Ajmal
Asif

 

[azfar wali]

Both Rauf and Kaneria out scored

 

[Poison]

Bradmaneria.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Both Rauf and Kaneria out scored

And Bhanja )

 

[azfar wali]

TBH. Aamer's performance against SL in the test wasn't extraordinary. If not Aamer then he can replace Gul.

Butt
Farhat
Alam
MoYo
Akmal Jr.
Malik
Akmal Sr.
Aamer
Rauf
Ajmal
Asif

I agree with this team but Butt should be replaced with manzoor

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

lead is now 51.

 

[azfar wali]

And Bhanja )

Hopefully we won't see Bhanja playing in the test series

 

[Kriketer]

SR of 100%+....Kaneria for T20 captaincy. He doesn't have any problem with any team-mates and he rarely plays for Pakistan so noone really knows him well to get in any sort of fist fight. I say make him the captain for all three format and solve this captaincy problem for eternity.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

I agree with this team but Butt should be replaced with manzoor

Well Manzoor got out cheaply so it doesn't help his cause does it.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

The tail wagging for Pakistan.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

The tail wagging for Pakistan.

I hope this is not the only time it wags..need to see it score in the test matches as well!

 

[saeed-sohail]

score plz

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

286 all out.

 

[insaaniyat]

Dose of reality for us in this warm up. The batting is weak and fragile as ever.

And it will not improve either

 

[tauseefm]

Ok so we scored 286 when there was no pressure, now guess how many are we going to score under pressure?

Btw well played Fawad

 

[insaaniyat]

Ok so we scored 286 when there was no pressure, now guess how many are we going to score under pressure?

Btw well played Fawad

Why can't we admit, we are not a good test team.

 

[sali]

Poor batting by middle order again. We need to have longer tail and no middle. kiwi second string bowlers can win from here if they score 210+.

 

[tauseefm]

Why can't we admit, we are not a good test team.

Janab, how many test matches we have played for last 2 years or so? we will get better after this series and hopefully after AUS we will have proper test team

Well, we have never won a match based on pure bating performance so i will be counting on our bowling and praying for an odd 60 or 70 from somebody.

 

[Poison]

Why can't we admit, we are not a good test team.

LOL you say that on what basis? The loss to Sri Lanka? We nearly beat them in all three, and now they're delivering a mega phainty to the number 2 Test team, so I don't know what your negativity is all about. But then again, what else should we expect from you.

 

[cric]

Aamer should be rested and Rauf given a game. He deserves it.

gul should be rested. as he's out of form. and he's not test class bowler as he was before.

 

[Daytripped]

how're you guys watching this match? are they showing it on tv?

 

[pakistanichamp]

Rauf takes the first wicket, CD Cumming c Sarfraz Ahmed b Abdur Rauf for 16 runs
As the score is 17/1

Rauf looks to be in good bowling form as he took 4 wickets in the first innings and starts with a bang again!

 

[pakistanichamp]

how're you guys watching this match? are they showing it on tv?

no its not being telecasted, but here is the link for the scorecard:

http://scoring.blackcaps.co.nz/livescoring/match634/scorecard.aspx

 

[saadjhussain]

we should go in with 4 front line seamers, seems like the spinners won't achieve much

 

[saeed-sohail]

mishra ji into the attack allah khair.

 

[JeeraBlade]

Queenstown -- very picturesque town;

 

[godzilla]

theres an argument that gul should be able to reverse a red ball far more easily than a white one, and of course that it will wear more to possibly enable this.

is it completely unreasonable to consider rauf in place of asif? doesnt asif still seem a little off colour, relative to his pre ban skills, but even relative to rauf?

 

[coy0607]

TBH. Aamer's performance against SL in the test wasn't extraordinary. If not Aamer then he can replace Gul.

Butt
Farhat
Alam
MoYo
Akmal Jr.
Malik
Akmal Sr.
Aamer
Rauf
Ajmal
Asif

i think thats the perfect team.......you could probably replace manzoor with either of the openers (preferably fathat) but of the players we have that is the best combination