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New Zealand v Pakistan | 1st Test | Christchurch | Nov 17-21, 2016 | Day 2

De Grandhomme to get 5-fer guarantee.

This guy is gonna be Chris Woakes for us :facepalm:

Even Younis is flashing at nothing balls :(
 
Well done YK, don't worry, you'll score in the 3rd match of the series.

Wont be surprised if we get bowled out today for 150.
Let's see what Shafiq does at 6, like he was some ATG there and wasn't failing at 6.
 
Positive side Pak defo will be bowling by today lol get to see what our bowlers do on this surface
 
What would be a par score on this pitch? I'd reckon 250 odd would put pressure on NZ.

Depending on how PAK catches. My hunch is, if the sun shines, this wicket will get a bit faster & harder on Day 2 & the freshness still will be there. This is not UAE style cut grass rolled on the track, these are live grass.

If catches are taken, I don't see Kiwis scoring more than 200 here to be honest. Old Asif wold have been magical here.
 
[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] The naughty guy is enjoying the show. Lol
 
Yup... we really could've used that match practice. Now people are gonna jump all over the batsmen's techniques after they've been playing for months on the dead UAE wickets.
 
What a poor display from these batters. Making this 125km medium pacer look like a world class bowler.
 
If remaining Pakistan Batsmen do not bat well , they may loose the test also. Need to be careful here
 
lol, De Granhomme only has 51 wickets in 45 first class matches.

The Pakistani batsmen are making him look considerably better than that.

I'm at the ground, going to be a wonderful sunny day here.
 
Oh look, here comes the guy who is playing his 2nd Test match and that too in alien conditions - oh wait.......

Pathetic that shafiq after 6 years is hiding down at no. 6 and Babar is being thrown up to no. 3, especially in these conditions.
 
With Kookabura, target should be 4 wickets in fisrt 23-25 overs, therefore Kiwis are actually on target here. They don't have spinners, therefore new ball has to do the damage.
 
200 would be good from this position, however if another wkt falls before lunch even 200 will be a big ask
 
Not a surprise tbf, our first day playing any sort of cricket on this tour and we get put in on this pitch.

Was always on the cards.
 
Yuni bhai to come good in the second innings............





of the second test. That'll shut up you haters.
 
Told you Younis should have been sent at 7 in these conditions.
 
Immaculate stuff by us. Hahahahahahahahaa.
Can't stop laughing.
Only we can do this.
 
Even when we were 50/1 I was really anxious because a collapse is never far away in these conditions and with our batting, and that is exactly what happened.
 
Younis is a mediocre batsman. Not interested in stats, not at all.
 
Sarf wont last long in these conditions.. in dono pe hi hai bus
 
It's always the accurate trundlers that get us.

First over he bowled I could tell this Colin guy was gonna wreck us.
 
Lovely analysis from Scott Styris, he's slowing becoming my favorite commentator
 
Beat pe beat horahay hain bhai... What is the rain prediction? :ashwin
 
Toss is a big factor on these tracks too. You'd want the pitch to get easier so that the batsmen can score some runs, but you'd also want the pakistani bowlers to extract something out of it like their NZ counterparts have.
 
Sarf wont last long in these conditions.. in dono pe hi hai bus

Doubt that. He's been improving and can negate swing sometimes with his movements on the crease.

Agar spinner aaya phir to buss masterclass hogi :))
 
Southee is bowling wide of the crease so he brings it back in to Misbah, he's prime lbw candidate in these deliveries.. smart bowling from him
 
Shafiq is gonna be pad first very soon if he keeps batting to Wagner like this
 
What was the context of the comparison, I missed it due to a phone call. Watching on mute.

He way saying that younis batting average should be equlivanet to Headlee bowling average. He also saying how lucky he is to be playing in this era. He was also saying that how medicore he is since he hasn't scored any runs in Africa and America they are essentially one of the biggest continets in the world. To be fair to him he does have a solid point.
 
Shafiq is gonna be pad first very soon if he keeps batting to Wagner like this

Shafiq's problem is to righties coming over the wicket angling or bringing the ball back in because his head falls outside the line gauging for the ball. He's in perfect position to play the ball coming back against lefties over the wicket.
 
Headlee's stats similar to YK against all countries

He way saying that younis batting average should be equlivanet to Headlee bowling average. He also saying how lucky he is to be playing in this era. He was also saying that how medicore he is since he hasn't scored any runs in Africa and America they are essentially one of the biggest continets in the world. To be fair to him he does have a solid point.

Thank you. He's right.

Younis is an average batsman. If he's an ATG then he's the worst ATG of all time.
 
Pakistan still well and truly in this game.

We're not going to do much better with the bat..
 
If Matt Henry had played instead of spinner , Pakistan would have been all put for 150 here
 
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