New Zealand v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Hamilton | Nov 25-29, 2016 | Day 2

[Sin Nombre]

That will make it a bit even for NZ after Pakistan got chance to bowl first on green pitch with 4 pacers.

Advantage Pakistan. They should get to 400 if they bat sensibly.

 

[troodon]

POtch looks decent for batting. Pak should look to score a minimum of 350.

 

[Speedster777]

This will become an entirely different pitch when Pak comes to bat

 

[Buffet]

Advantage Pakistan. They should get to 400 if they bat sensibly.

POtch looks decent for batting. Pak should look to score a minimum of 350.

Pitch has no demons and it's pretty good for batting now. Good toss to win here for Pakistan. 350-400 score will put pressure on NZ. Only issue will be Pakistan not taking unusually long time to get those runs.

 

[Justcrazy]

Southee with new ball

Let the game start

 

[Justcrazy]

Aslam needs to get a big knock , a knock that will win game , that will give him good confidence , otherwise Sharjeel will get a nod soon in test.

 

[Justcrazy]

sami off mark

 

[fast1975]

GO Pakistani tigers...Pakistani loins

sami and azhar. allah aap kee help karay.

allah karay kiwi bowlers kee line length barbad ho jayee

ya Mola Madad

 

[fast1975]

Pitch has no demons and it's pretty good for batting now. Good toss to win here for Pakistan. 350-400 score will put pressure on NZ. Only issue will be Pakistan not taking unusually long time to get those runs.

sarkar, how do you there are no demons in the pitch? mughay to baray baray jinn nazar aa rahay hain pitch may

 

[Justcrazy]

No change of intent from Azhar , even after criticism he refuses to change.

 

[angrypathan]

No ball

 

[angrypathan]

Azhar not taking advantage of a half volley

 

[angrypathan]

aslam gone

 

[Aman]

Starc and Hazlewood are going to be all over Sami in Aus.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sami fails yet again

 

[Shawaiz]

Raval doesnt return the favour to Sami

 

[Nasty Naz]

Horrendous series for Aslam. Can't field or bat this series.

If Hafeez is able to bowl again, I think there's a good chance he will take Aslam spot.

 

[Justcrazy]

Starc and Hazlewood are going to be all over Sami in Aus.

Sharjeel will play in first test against Aussies.

 

[fast1975]

everything time i hear waqar in the commentary box, my eyes get wet. allah allah kaya fast bowler tha. i saw his full career. he used to run through kiwi batting lineup like a knife goes through butter...and he used to mock tailenders in few minutes....

when i look today's fast bowlers of our team, i feel sad.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Samis awful game continues

 

[Justcrazy]

Sami is failing consistently , Sharjeel should get some opportunity also.

 

[fast1975]

see that is why i hesitate to big claims....when sami played some good innings in england , people started to call him next saeed anwar..i am like, wait until he goes to NZ and Aus...and there you go. he has no clue when the ball swings a bit. feet dont move....gap between ball and bat.

 

[Justcrazy]

everything time i hear waqar in the commentary box, my eyes get wet. allah allah kaya fast bowler tha. i saw his full career. he used to run through kiwi batting lineup like a knife goes through butter...and he used to mock tailenders in few minutes....

when i look today's fast bowlers of our team, i feel sad.

Waqar before his first injury was closest thing to marshal . Once in a generation bowler. Pakistan were lucky to have wasim and him together

 

[angrypathan]

azhar gone as well

 

[Nasty Naz]

Well done boys. Way to look completely incompetent.

 

[fast1975]

THAT IS IT FOR AZHAR.

that is what we were saying...271 from NZ is like 571 for Pakistan.. pathetic batting. no intent. no movement. ball is moving, clouds are on

 

[Shafi]

64 to avoid follow on. Misbah should be lucky not to be captain of this whitewash

 

[Speedster777]

Sami Aslam should be persisted with it's not fair to drop a youngster just after two tests. Patience is required. He looks more promising than Azhar.

 

[Shafi]

Unless Younis did something out of ordinary we will loose by innings defeat

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Need something special here from Babar

 

[Speedster777]

Ball starts moving and swinging when NZ bowlers are on. Our bowlers were pathetic they failed to restrict NZ below 200 on green top.

 

[fast1975]

Waqar before his first injury was closest thing to marshal . Once in a generation bowler. Pakistan were lucky to have wasim and him together

yes spot on..1989-1996. those 8 years there was nothing like waqar younis. not even great wasim akram. at his peak, he took nineteen 5 wickets in 25 test matches or so....when he used to run, we used to expect a wicket on every ball! i miss that drama...........

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Sami Aslam should be persisted with it's not fair to drop a youngster just after two tests. Patience is required. He looks more promising than Azhar.

Don't agree with the last part but he has shown to be a solid test opener so far. Our fans are just impatient idiots who want everyone to play like Afridi. Sami should be kept far away from ODIs though

 

[Junaids]

So you are coming to Australia after three consecutive defeats and still you won't pick Mohammad Asif or Salman Butt, who both have good records here? Nice!

 

[angrypathan]

Lol Southee's stats make him out to be a complete minnow basher. Average of 49 vs Australia, 76 vs South Africa, 37 vs Pakistan and England, 33 vs India

 

[Justcrazy]

two down

 

[Justcrazy]

Suddenly Pitch has become green

 

[Shafi]

So you are coming to Australia after three consecutive defeats and still you won't pick Mohammad Asif or Salman Butt, who both have good records here? Nice!

We will be whitewashed by Australia as well

 

[Kianig89]

pathetic display

 

[fast1975]

We will be whitewashed by Australia as well

i think we have lost 3-0 to Australia last 3 times in australia

 

[Aman]

Lol Southee's stats make him out to be a complete minnow basher. Average of 49 vs Australia, 76 vs South Africa, 37 vs Pakistan and England, 33 vs India

No one rates him that highly, he had a good patch where he was pretty good.

 

[Justcrazy]

270 score is good enough to challenge Pakistan here.

 

[fast1975]

same story..pak scoring at 1.5 run per over. 2 wickets already down

we need to make sure that the scoreboard keeps ticking

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan again going into same defensive mode

 

[Shafi]

Even Bangladesh or Zimbabwe will do far better than us for sure

 

[badsha001]

younis needs another series in UAE before he gives up i suppose?

 

[Justcrazy]

Younis gone

 

[Sachin136]

This is certainly not a pitch where you should be 12/3.

 

[oneindia]

Younis what are you doing?

 

[Aman]

Southee...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Awful from Younis but what else do you expect on a pitch with something in it for the seamers

 

[Justcrazy]

I told before Younis is not ATG batter , he will be exposed in NZ and Australia

 

[Belawal2014]

....

 

[fast1975]

YOUNIS Khan gone..

as always, he will fail in 7 innings, make one hundred and then fail again in 5 innings.

pathetic shameful batting

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Lol Southee's stats make him out to be a complete minnow basher. Average of 49 vs Australia, 76 vs South Africa, 37 vs Pakistan and England, 33 vs India

Dropped to 32.09 vs Pakistan now

After the three big Pakistani scalps

 

[Buffet]

same story..pak scoring at 1.5 run per over. 2 wickets already down

we need to make sure that the scoreboard keeps ticking

Just sitting there allows bowlers to attack all the time without worrying about anything.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan will loose this one badly here.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This pitch isn't even that difficult to bat on but Younis still looked awful

 

[Aman]

I think I may have overrated Pakistan a lot before this series..

This series proving SA are the only quality side in world cricket atm.

 

[Justcrazy]

Two technically best batsmen for Pakistan at crease now.

 

[fast1975]

looking at how kiwis are bowling, you realize how pathetic our pacers bowled and didnt use the conditions at all

we bowled so short for so long...plus pace was not there except wahab

swing was missing for most part as well.

 

[nighthawk23]

This has to be the end for Younis right? No way he can survive on Aussie pitches.

 

[Buffet]

This pitch isn't even that difficult to bat on but Younis still looked awful

He was beaten 8-9 times in his short stay there.

 

[Justcrazy]

I think I may have overrated Pakistan a lot before this series..

This series proving SA are the only quality side in world cricket atm.

Pakistan batting is fragile , mentally weak , they cannot grind it out there .

 

[Junaids]

Younis now has 14 failures in his last 16 innings outside Asia across five years.

Was a terrific player, just totally past it now.

 

[Buffet]

This has to be the end for Younis right? No way he can survive on Aussie pitches.

Well, he can score some runs in last inning.

 

[Aman]

This has to be the end for Younis right? No way he can survive on Aussie pitches.

Aussie pitches will probably be flat.

 

[Abdul]

....

I was actually laughing out loud after 'the ATG' got dismissed

 

[badsha001]

everything time i hear waqar in the commentary box, my eyes get wet. allah allah kaya fast bowler tha. i saw his full career. he used to run through kiwi batting lineup like a knife goes through butter...and he used to mock tailenders in few minutes....

when i look today's fast bowlers of our team, i feel sad.

you do realize that tailenders actually put few extra yards in today's time except our batsman let alone tailenders eat biryani and ****

 

[Aman]

Will be a great day if Pakistan are 5 down by stumps.

 

[Justcrazy]

Southee has ripped out Pakistan top order here.

 

[Nasty Naz]

The batting against pace is shameful and laughable.

Any sort of swing on the pitch and our batsmen play it like they have never played a swinging delivery in their life.

 

[Protea Fan]

Time to bump up younis thread

 

[fast1975]

where are my respectable brothers who were predicting pak will score 400 or 500 or there is no demon in the pitch

looking at the wicket, my humble prediction, pak will score around 125

NZ will score around 250 for 7 to declare in 2nd innings...Pak will score aroud 150-170 in the 2nd innings

 

[Aman]

I was actually laughing out loud after 'the ATG' got dismissed

YK was a borderline ATG, these next two series will probably shut down those discussion quickly though.

 

[Aman]

where are my respectable brothers who were predicting pak will score 400 or 500 or there is no demon in the pitch

looking at the wicket, my humble prediction, pak will score around 125

NZ will score around 250 for 7 to declare in 2nd innings...Pak will score aroud 150-170 in the 2nd innings

I overestimated Pakistan's ability with the bat..

 

[Kianig89]

An Abject surrender on cards here

 

[Aman]

The batting against pace is shameful and laughable.

Any sort of swing on the pitch and our batsmen play it like they have never played a swinging delivery in their life.

Didn't follow the England series, but how on earth did you win 2 games there when you're so woeful here?

Southee, Boult, Henry and Colin are no where near as threatening as Anderson, Broad, Stokes, Moeen and Woakes.

 

[Buffet]

where are my respectable brothers who were predicting pak will score 400 or 500 or there is no demon in the pitch

looking at the wicket, my humble prediction, pak will score around 125

NZ will score around 250 for 7 to declare in 2nd innings...Pak will score aroud 150-170 in the 2nd innings

If you do fishing all the time with new ball then you can't fault the pitch. Pitch is not doing too much, it's poor batting from Pakistan.

 

[fast1975]

kiwis have bowled 75% of deliveries full around 3rd and 4th stump, which is what your humble servant was requesting Pakistanis to bowl from day 1

but alas, they bowled 75% short