New Zealand v Pakistan | 3rd T20I | Napier | 22 December | New Zealand innings

[MHN1293]

Rauf isnt allowing them to time the ball. The nz innings has slowed down.

 

[uberkoen]

NZ have been lucky here to be honest. Lots of horrible shots landing in no mans land and horrible fielding

 

[Ozeirk]

Only if he had taken out the top order earlier. The middle and lower order looks a bit vulnerable here

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan has bowled well so far, they need to keep things tight here .

 

[Firebat]

Match State: Sun stopped play )

 

[Rana]

What is this useless ground!

 

[ARK Rafay]

30 mins break at the most? Just like it happened in India vs New Zealand series?

 

[Omer2002]

This pitch is tacky so suits our bowling there is still bounce there so our batters need to understand that

 

[angrypathan]

Bad light stopping a T20 )

 

[Baigel]

You can’t stop a cricket match because the suns in your eyes?

 

[PakPremi]

Pak playing against dominant 12th man the sun, so many catches gone begging.

 

[shady]

How do you build a cricket stadium and don't account for sunlight?

 

[ARK Rafay]

We don't like to make excuses. The ball came over the stadium and in this situation it's a bit difficult. - Philips.

Lol isn't this an excuse?

 

[Ozeirk]

Our bowlers have had couple of wake up calls however wahab did release the pressure in the second game. Also, we have been able to get rid of the top order early that allowed the team to bowl at weaker batsmen down the order.

 

[uberkoen]

What the hell happened? Why did they stop playing?

 

[Firebat]

Need another wicket now. They’re building a partnership to facilitate a big finish

 

[Ucdkee]

Bad, no bright light stopped play

 

[liam26]

Momentum breaks due to delay ..good for Pakistan

 

[MenInG]

Sun stops play

 

[Rana]

NZ also taking in a lot of South Africans it seems

 

[Rana]

What a useless fielder Talat is

 

[Ozeirk]

Regardless of what total they get today. Batsmen have to the party. Without Babar even with a low total I will be worried.

 

[JibranAnsari]

poor start by hussain talat

 

[D/DAhmed]

Rauf now showing some aggression through his vocabulary lol

 

[angrypathan]

Talat is a truly awful fielder.

 

[Arsal_AK]

That is pathetic from Talat.

 

[Justcrazy]

33 runs partnership so far between these two.

 

[watson367]

NZ getting away with it

 

[Rana]

How can you sleep knowing you have an international game where the whole world will be watching, and you field like Talat Hussain?

 

[sindhiboy]

Philips is nzs only young upcoming batsman.
He will have alot responsibility in the future

 

[JibranAnsari]

poor short stuff

 

[Firebat]

Oh dear Shadab. Bowled so well up to his last over

 

[Arsal_AK]

Now that two fours of the over when it should have been one.

We are not winning anything with this attitude towards fielding.

 

[watson367]

the last over for shadab

 

[Rana]

Philips is nzs only young upcoming batsman.
He will have alot responsibility in the future

NZ will find someone from South Africa

 

[angrypathan]

Shadab ruining a good spell with his last 2 deliveries

 

[Omer2002]

We have so many youngsters in i dont understand why we such a poor fielding side

 

[Ozeirk]

Talat has been misfielding since the last game. He was on as a substitute or something in the last one

 

[Jeetlodil]

whenever Rizwan speaks, its a boundary

 

[hamaadqureshi]

I feel fans are being too critical of our team. This NZ won't even win a single in Pak if they dare to tour and then have to face a traumatic covid bubble

 

[watson367]

7 overs left, 190 is on the cards.

 

[Justcrazy]

105 . 3

7 overs left to go.

 

[TeamPak95]

Fielding really hampering Shadabs figures. Could’ve had a wicket or two.

 

[Ozeirk]

The state of mind our team is in I don't know what our chances are in test if any. Lol

 

[angrypathan]

NZ will find someone from South Africa

Elliott and Wagner are the two Saffer imports I can think of. Anyone else?

 

[Ucdkee]

Shadab can make all the faces he wants but he himself has been very poor...

 

[Rana]

whenever Rizwan speaks, its a boundary

Gilchrist sir

Not Rizwan

 

[Ozeirk]

Rizwan sounds pretty annoying behind the stumps.

 

[Justcrazy]

I feel fans are being too critical of our team. This NZ won't even win a single in Pak if they dare to tour and then have to face a traumatic covid bubble

Its your misconception, kiwis are formidable team anywhere in the world in 20 20.

 

[Arsal_AK]

I think we need to start dropping people based on their fielding. Enough is enough. Concede three boundaries and you will end up on the losing side more often than not.

 

[Firebat]

Get Stokes back on for his final over to take a wicket

 

[Rana]

Elliott and Wagner are the two Saffer imports I can think of. Anyone else?

This Phillips bloke is a saffer

So is Wagner.

Kuggelijn must be also

 

[Justcrazy]

The state of mind our team is in I don't know what our chances are in test if any. Lol

It will be a win by Pakistan if they take the game to fifth day

 

[Firebat]

147kph by Hasnain

 

[Ozeirk]

The tour started off pretty badly lol. Your main player gets injured and will miss the 75 percent of the tour. He will come in the second test when the team will be demoralized already.

 

[sindhiboy]

I feel fans are being too critical of our team. This NZ won't even win a single in Pak if they dare to tour and then have to face a traumatic covid bubble

You sure about that? Pak got alot of tough competition from Zimbabwe when they toured pak

 

[watson367]

pace is pace.

 

[hamaadqureshi]

Its your misconception, kiwis are formidable team anywhere in the world in 20 20.

If I'm not wrong they lost to us in UAE and we also won on our last tour to NZ

 

[shady]

Good pace from Hasnain

 

[watson367]

good over

 

[PakPremi]

No matter how many runs Hasnain goes for in this match he should have played more in this series. Bowling well along with Haris, Fahim

 

[waleed88]

you want him to get banned?

What's his status on his bowling action

 

[angrypathan]

Shadab can make all the faces he wants but he himself has been very poor...

Actually bowled very well till his last two deliveries. Even the commentators were saying he was the pick of the bowlers. Created several chances that unfortunately dropped in no man's land, and had a dozen or so runs added to his figures from misfields

 

[Firebat]

If I'm not wrong they lost to us in UAE and we also won on our last tour to NZ

That series win in our last tour NZ took us to #1 in the T20I rankings

 

[imshally81]

Outt

 

[liam26]

Would only get 170 max.

 

[watson367]

shaheen back

 

[Firebat]

Finally a ball doesn’t land in no man’s land. We deserved that

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Shaheen strikes !

 

[JibranAnsari]

pakistan need to keep them under 180

 

[watson367]

gets him first ball

 

[imshally81]

Husnain is mile better than wahab

 

[waleed88]

Great wicket for Shaheen, but the credit of this wicket goes to Hasnain for putting pressure on the other end to conway

 

[Omer2002]

I dont like the idea of faheems over left at the end he needs to finish hia quota soon as

 

[hamaadqureshi]

You sure about that? Pak got alot of tough competition from Zimbabwe when they toured pak

That was in ODIs. We are talking about t20s

 

[watson367]

if we get neesham should be a low total.

 

[Ucdkee]

The only man who is taking wickets will kept for the last over to block a few boundaries

 

[angrypathan]

Wonderful shot from Conway

 

[Snowflake]

Shadab has been hobbling this entire series. How chronic is his injury? How are our players getting injured without playing any cricket?!?!

 

[watson367]

ive been saying hasnain for wahab since forever. Hasnain has become very fit and has improved his bowling. But our management will still favor wahab.