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New Zealand take control of the 2nd Test as Pakistan reach Stumps on 0/2 on Day 4

are sarfraz's runs really worth it with how many catches he drops?

I'd rather take the slightly worse batsman but far superior keeper in riz
 
Brave call by Southee

I think they believe Pakistan will crumble under pressure
 
NZ needwd to throw a carrot to pakistan , 280 290 and pakistan would have tried to go for it.

Pakistan have chased on day 5 but this is not srilankan bowling lineup.
 
I think they want to keep Pakistan interested so that they take chances and lose wicket.
 
should have played quicker and been in this position about 7 overs back. Nz have let it drift for too long, not much +ve intent.
The pitch is slow but not turning much. If pak dont loose too many and have around 150 to chase by tea time 2moro-its game on
 
JibranAnsari said:
Dont forget 2 catches dropped off abrar in this innings and and one lbw not reviwed.
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His bowling in general is low quality, doesn't create enough chances and maintain pressure. Teams have worked him out after just reviewing his tapes, action, fingers after one innings which is alarming because Abrar was wrecking havoc in Pakistan's Domestic Cricket which tells you how low quality the domestic structure really is.
 
Pakistan bowled their overs too quickly , bowled 30 over in 2 hours and 5 mins. Needed to slow it down.
 
Yet again. Pakistan will go for the chase for precisely 3 or 4 overs where we will see some boundaries at any point. And then a wicket. And then it will be all bum's aligning to save the wicket and match.
 
Savak said:
His bowling in general is low quality, doesn't create enough chances and maintain pressure. Teams have worked him out after just reviewing his tapes, action, fingers after one innings which is alarming because Abrar was wrecking havoc in Pakistan's Domestic Cricket which tells you how low quality the domestic structure really is.
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There is always a chance to improved , he earned his call and with a captain like babar and sarfraz behind the stumps he sure has missed 5 6 wickets in this series alone.
 
Savak said:
Smash the **** out of this crap over rated Abrar. That is what he deserves and Pakistan deserves it as well for blindly sticking with mediocrity.
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After his 1st bowling innings, he has averaged nearly 40 with the ball. Some posters had a problem with me calling him average .

Hope the likes of [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] who has no idea what cricketing talent looks like shows up now :)
 
Savak said:
His bowling in general is low quality, doesn't create enough chances and maintain pressure. Teams have worked him out after just reviewing his tapes, action, fingers after one innings which is alarming because Abrar was wrecking havoc in Pakistan's Domestic Cricket which tells you how low quality the domestic structure really is.
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Don't forget that he is playing on absolute road wickets.But he still has got a lot of wickets. Moreover, his main weapon is his accuracy not his mystery. Also, he had so many dropped catches and close calls off his bowling. You should have watched the match before commenting about someone. Don't judge anyone by just watching scorecard.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
After his 1st bowling innings, he has averaged nearly 40 with the ball. Some posters had a problem with me calling him average .

Hope the likes of [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] who has no idea what cricketing talent looks like shows up now :)
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He is average but has a higher celing than other spinners.
There goes shafique. Ball didn't bounce
 
OUT

Pakistan losing this comfortably, I expect Babar to be sacked
 
Shafiq needs to be dropped, he is not performing and his confidence is shot at the moment. You have to perform to stay in the team.
 
I think Hamza will also be out this over and Babar will send Hassan Ali.
 
How have pak been transformed into such a pathetic team.

5 test matches at home and the bowling has struggled to get 20 wickets in all of them
 
Shafqiue is an average talent, some people were rating him as the next coming of Minadad :)))
 
Time for Hurraira to come in for Abdullah next series
 
Might aswell of sent in Shan as nightwatchmen, he is a tail ender
 
Nikhil_cric said:
After his 1st bowling innings, he has averaged nearly 40 with the ball. Some posters had a problem with me calling him average .

Hope the likes of [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] who has no idea what cricketing talent looks like shows up now :)
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I doubt you even watched a pakistani test match.

The kid had his catches dropped by sarfraz and multiple stumpings missed.
 
Abdullah technically looks good but actually his technique is very faulty. Very similar to Asad Shafiq
 
Rubbish batsman Abdullah technique. Only interested in cosmetics of batting. Cant score on these featherbeds and sooner he is discarded the better
 
On good batting tracks you have to score at 3.5 at least. The ultra defensive approach only works if your opponent is defensive too. NZ are not even close to england but they are still trying to win instead of going for a draw.
 
Pakistan should play a series against Bangladesh to decide who is the official minnows of world cricket.
 
Gone what a loser team this is. Coward Batsmen sending night watchmen and sacrificing bowlers against new ball
 
feel sorry for Hamza mir, that ball would have got most TO batsmen out leave alone a nt watchman
 
Ball is keeping low and the pitch is deteriorating. Sodhi is ten times the bowler Abrar is and he will fully exploit the conditions.
 
What a declaration from Southee.

Disaster for Pakistan to lose 2 wickets there.
 
Babar should show is authority tomorrow and show the world why he is number 1 batsman in the world.
 
Going to miss Nauman Ali. He could block one end if his life depended on it.
 
deems said:
Mr brave decision will find out this evening/Tom morning what a brave decision is when Nz score at 4s and declare.. Southee to put Babar under the pump. Pakistan deserve every bit coming their way.
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I told so!
We just have to accept that we are not world class. Only then can we rectify it. We deserve every embarrassing defeat coming our way because we have not played a single test at home with a view to win.
 
These two wickets sums up the Pakistan cricket in test matches. A very poor minnow level wise who cannot win a single match in whole year even at home ground . They needed changes something must be wrong somewhere. This opener Abdullah Shafiq is a bit of actor..he always tried to look at a perfect batsman with very clean and perfect technique. He is a average player nothing special. He cannot score freely without taking risks. He always need to take risk against spinners to score runs. He is lucky that he played all his matches so far in Highway pitches. Agha Salman is another one who will exposed in SENA Pitches. Shan even exposed in these batting paradise and is probably the worst batsman ever played 52 innings for Pakistan. Imam have good temperament and can play good in sub continent pitches . He might struggle in good bowling pitches. Only Babar and Saud looks like the test quality. Sarfraz keeping regressed badly. Lesser talk about bowling it's better. Lot of thinking to do for new selectors and management to fix this side.
 
Babar will have the record of losing 3 home test series in a row.

8 tests in a row at home without a win.

Losing as captain twice at karachi, Pakistan. Had only ever lost here twice in entire cricketing history.
 
One of the batsmen needs to play good knock here. Pakistan is playing like they are touring SENA.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Babar will have the record of losing 3 home test series in a row.

8 tests in a row at home without a win.

Losing as captain twice at karachi, Pakistan. Had only ever lost here twice in entire cricketing history.
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Him and the rest of the clowns are obviously trying to rectify that stat.
 
At Karachi National Stadium: New Zealand 449 and 277-5 declared (Tom Blundell 74, Michael Bracewell 74 not out, Tom Latham 62, Kane Williamson 41) versus Pakistan 408 (Saud Shakeel 125 not out, Imam-ul-Haq 83, Sarfaraz Ahmed 78, Agha Salman 41; Ajaz Patel 3-88, Ish Sodhi 3-95) and 0-2.

On one side, Blundell; on the other side, blunders.

That equation helped push the Black Caps again into a position to begin the last day of a test match in Pakistan with the far greater chance of victory.

Wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell made 74 from 135 balls in New Zealand’s second innings as visiting skipper Tim Southee set Pakistan a target of 319 for victory.

Southee made that more difficult for the opposition by capturing a wicket with the second ball of Pakistan’s pursuit before Ish Sodhi removed the nightwatcher Mir Hamza to leave the hosts two down without scoring at stumps on day four of the second test in Karachi.

Blundell put on 127 for the fifth wicket with Michael Bracewell, who registered his maiden test half-century before ending unbeaten on 74 from 119 deliveries when New Zealand declared at 277-5, leaving their opponents three overs at the end of the day, which they failed to negotiate without major damage.

It was again a day’s play reflective of two teams struggling badly to score a test win, as poor umpiring decision reviews and dropped catches plagued Pakistan, while the tourists were guilty of some lax work with the bat.

Blundell, batting up a spot at No.5 after Daryl Mitchell started the day ill back at the team hotel, also suffered an injury while running between wickets which meant Tom Latham took the gloves for the start of Pakistan’s second innings.

When Sodhi ended Pakistan’s first innings with the sixth ball of the morning, the tourists could start their second dig with a 41-run advantage and the opportunity to dictate tempo, and with it, the fourth-innings target for their rivals.

But opener Devon Conway started his response with a golden duck, and while Latham and Kane Williamson rectified that setback with a second-wicket stand of 109, matters unravelled in the second session.

The home team’s key spin bowler, Abrar Ahmed, believed he had Williamson lbw with his first ball of the day but after being turned down, opted for a DRS second-opinion which would have shamed even Southee.

He was only slightly better with the second ball of his next over in the same scenario but got the same return from a still fruitless attempt, leaving the hosts with just one more review left in the innings in the 12th over.

The customary solid Latham used a review when on 36 just before lunch to give himself a second life when initially given lbw, and was dropped by home team skipper Babar Azam off Abrar on 45, stretching left-handed at short midwicket soon after the resumption.

He did bring up his 25th test half-century – to go with 13 tons – and then the century partnership with an edge between slip and gully. When Pakistan didn’t use their last review to challenge an lbw appeal turned down when Latham was on 57 and NZ 109-1, which would have been successful, it seemed the visitors were about to be played out of the contest.

But Latham fell in the next over for 62 and chaos quickly reigned.

Henry Nicholls was given out caught behind two balls later, asked for a review and got a reprieve when no edge was detected, but Williamson didn’t survive his plea in the next over when lbw, missing a sweep to Abrar.

Blundell was then given out first ball but the thinnest of inside edges saved him on review, when he would have been the third wicket in eight balls.

Nicholls fell after a hapless five from 21 balls but Blundell was dropped by wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed in the last over before tea when on 21 and then again on 33, by Salman at slip, again off Abrar.

Big moment
Blundell’s reprieve after being adjudged lbw to the first ball he faced allowed the visitors a huge sigh of relief.

A razor-thin edge ensured he stayed at the crease and Pakistan rubbed salt into their own wounds by dropping the wicketkeeper-batter twice later.

Best with the bat

Despite being gifted more opportunities than he should have been on day four, Blundell still performed a key role to give New Zealand a lead of more than 300.

He ended the two-test series with 172 runs at an average of 57.33 – but with a concern whether he will be able to keep on the final day.

Best with the ball

Abrar has now taken 28 test wickets in just four matches.

They don’t come notably cheaply – he averages 33.64 per victim. But he deserved far better than 1-103 off 33 overs on day four after constantly troubling all Black Caps batters, but being let down by the field.

Big picture

The highest successful run-chase in the fourth innings in a test in Pakistan is 314-9, made by the hosts against Australia in Karachi in 1994. It’d now be a big surprise to see them better that, while New Zealand’s stunning success with the ball in the three overs they had before stumps put them odds-on to win the test and the series.

Stuff NZ
 
Dream is coming true .....a slap on the face of selectors and PCB .
 
Abysmal, peculiar,bogus team selection with an incompetent captain
 
Tomorrow will see Shan get a quick fire 12 and out, Babar will bottle it as usual. Imam will get 50+ before a brain fade. Saud, Sarfaraz and Agha will take game till tea and then NZ will run through the tail.

Usual standard Pakistan losing effort.
 
WengerOut said:
There will be a Babar master class tomorrow. Bookmark this.
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All kinds of batsmen win games at home for their teams. It's about time for Babar to score big and win this one. 300 odd runs are not too many. Just need one big partnership.
 
If Pakistan were in a football league they'd be relegated at this rate P 5 W 0 D 1 L 4
 
NZ giving our lot a lesson in how to bat in Test cricket and build a lead…not tuk tuk your way to milestones.
 
I think it should be a draw.

I expect Sarfraz and Babar to bat long enough to secure a draw.
 
Sarfraz and Saud are due failures so count those two out. Pakistan to lose near or just afterTea. Babar is really awful captain and needs to be removed immediately even though are hardly any options to replace him, but there is plenty of time till next Test match.
 
This selfish approach has landes Pakistan nowhere Nz to win inside 40 overs shambles it is
 
Real question is should we go for the chase tomorrow or play for the draw? I would personally like the team to go for the chase but will we accept if they get all out in the process of doing so?
 
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