New Zealand vs Pakistan | 1st T20I | Wellington | Jan 22, 2018 | Pakistan Innings

[Shafi]

Once in a generation talent in strike m, and looking like a tail ender.

Same Pitch NZ would score 200+ against us

 

[EliteCynical]

I honestly didnt think Pakistan would be this awful. Its a bit disapointing tbh.

How do you guys reckon the upcoming English series would go? [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]? I get a feeling England would be too hot to handle in the ODIs and the Trans Tasman tri series.. Should be a cracker!

 

[DHONI_FAN]

Lol.. Babar Azam must be so frustrating to watch for Pakistani fans

 

[Space Cat]

Ive been a bit out of the loop lately. Who are the standout guys in Pakistan thay need to be brought in? Must be some young batsman coming through?

I think the bowling attack is good enough.

 

[Aman]

7 down.

 

[Aman]

Imagine if this pitch is tricky and we end up getting a close match.

 

[Beelz90]

Ive been a bit out of the loop lately. Who are the standout guys in Pakistan thay need to be brought in? Must be some young batsman coming through?

I think the bowling attack is good enough.

Umar Akmal
Hussain Talat
Sohaib Maqsood
Saud Shakeel (odi/tests)
Saad Ali
Mukhtar Ahmed

 

[yasir]

Pakistanis are used to playing in slow motion(aka UAE), lot of trouble when ball is coming in realtime...Even Southee and De Grom is giving them trouble, not just today, through out

 

[Red Devil]

Imagine if this pitch is tricky and we end up getting a close match.

Pitch is definitely tricky but we needed at least 120 to make a game out of it.

 

[Aman]

Umar Akmal
Hussain Talat
Sohaib Maqsood
Saud Shakeel (odi/tests)
Saad Ali
Mukhtar Ahmed

For a cricket mad country of 200m, you sure lack depth.

 

[Space Cat]

How do you guys reckon the upcoming English series would go? [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]? I get a feeling England would be too hot to handle in the ODIs and the Trans Tasman tri series.. Should be a cracker!

I am really excited to have them here. We should beat them in the tests but the ODIs will be close. We are usually a bogey team for them in ODIs but they have some proper attacking cricketers these days.

 

[Syed1]

For a cricket mad country of 200m, you sure lack depth.

Come back and talk when you win something.

 

[Aman]

Pitch is definitely tricky but we needed at least 120 to make a game out of it.

Yeah, I think 120 would be a great game.

Pakistan didn't assess conditions and looked to slog from the get go.

 

[Rayyman]

Where is our savior when we need him?

 

[Pete Rose]

I think the Pakistani batsmen and management missed a trick this innings: they were not told prior to the game that they can use the offside as well.

 

[Aman]

Come back and talk when you win something.

We've won one less WC than you.

 

[Syed1]

We've won one less WC than you.

2 less.

 

[Space Cat]

Umar Akmal
Hussain Talat
Sohaib Maqsood
Saud Shakeel (odi/tests)
Saad Ali
Mukhtar Ahmed

Umar akmal has always played pretty well here in NZ is he not fit or still out of favour?

 

[Aman]

2 less.

No one but Indians and Pakistani's care about the T20 WC.

 

[MMHS]

For a cricket mad country of 200m, you sure lack depth.

That's because of recycling a group for an entire generation. It started from the guy now CS - 4 debuts in 4 years, with 2 U19 WC winning team cutting path.

 

[QalandarFan]

Hasan with a

 

[Syed1]

No one but Indians and Pakistani's care about the T20 WC.

What is the format of the match you are following right now?

 

[dauntless]

Captain badde tid wala should learn from hasan.

 

[Rayyman]

The advantage Hasan has is he doesn't use timing. He uses muscle. That is handy on a pitch like this.

 

[Executioner]

I don't mean to take a low blow here, but I think Bangladesh fared better last time we toured NZ, although we were abysmal against SA.

 

[Syed1]

Best bowler in the world ladies and gentleman )

 

[Saeed]

Just 5 overs left, 10 per over will be great.

 

[MMHS]

Yeah, I think 120 would be a great game.

Pakistan didn't assess conditions and looked to slog from the get go.

Chances are little - wicket is spicy,but PAK pacers most likely to bowl UAE length.

 

[EliteCynical]

I am really excited to have them here. We should beat them in the tests but the ODIs will be close. We are usually a bogey team for them in ODIs but they have some proper attacking cricketers these days.

YEah, the team to beat esp now with Stokes joining. Good luck!

 

[Beelz90]

For a cricket mad country of 200m, you sure lack depth.

Pitches are atrocious, you have trundlers like Hammad Azam with stats like Mcgrath. The batsman are not able to play their shots and are unable to construct long innings so you see a lot of 50s and then out. Pak will never be a consistent side until their domestic pitches improve and they also need to get out of UAE, its destroying their game...

 

[QalandarFan]

We need 100 runs off these last 5 overs!!!

 

[Aman]

What is the format of the match you are following right now?

This is for the casuals, they attend local games but they're sure as hell not going to wake up in the morning to watch games.

 

[Rayyman]

I don't mean to take a low blow here, but I think Bangladesh fared better last time we toured NZ, although we were abysmal against SA.

Okay. And what is your point?

 

[Abdullah719]

Best bowler in the world ladies and gentleman )

Moral victory hamari hui

 

[Syed1]

This is for the casuals, they attend local games but they're sure as hell not going to wake up in the morning to watch games.

Ok... that doesn't mean the WC is not important. Maybe it'll become important when you manage to win one. Doesn't seem likely though.

 

[MMHS]

By the way, I see 7 bowlers today - deliberate ploy to keep Ahmed, MoHa out? This actually suggests that Arthur has decided that enough is enough - now team should pay for the sake of a change.

 

[Executioner]

Pakistan need a bit of a break

 

[Pakpak]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] did you hear go nawaz go

 

[dauntless]

He made it

 

[Aman]

Ok... that doesn't mean the WC is not important. Maybe it'll become important when you manage to win one. Doesn't seem likely though.

Dude, you know cricket isn't a big sport here. Now imagine the T20 WC... no one even knows it's going on..

People grossly overestimate the popularity of cricket outside the subcontinent.

 

[Syed1]

Dude, you know cricket isn't a big sport here. Now imagine the T20 WC... no one even knows it's going on..

Doesn't mean its not important. Kiwi's interest does not define what is important or not.

 

[Beelz90]

That's because of recycling a group for an entire generation. It started from the guy now CS - 4 debuts in 4 years, with 2 U19 WC winning team cutting path.

yup agreed, they did pretty well in that era (apart from the world cup) however Inzimam did always play his favourites, shocking how he ignored those two winning world cup under 19 teams- it did set Pak back in the long run

 

[QalandarFan]

Pakistan need a bit of a break

We just came off a long break.

 

[Aman]

Doesn't mean its not important. Kiwi's interest does not define what is important or not.

If no one cares about it in the country, how is it important?

What's there in winning a trophy most don't care about?

 

[jiduguravindra]

Babar in the crease for long time but he didn't tried to hit one big shot until now...iam very frustrated with him..

 

[Syed1]

If no one cares about it in the country, how is it important?

What's there in winning a trophy most don't care about?

You are saying the WC does not matter because puny New Zealand does not care about it?

 

[dauntless]

So the best batsman in the team bats at 9

 

[Space Cat]

Ok... that doesn't mean the WC is not important. Maybe it'll become important when you manage to win one. Doesn't seem likely though.

Say we do manage to win one, how long can we live off it? Decades? Forvever?

 

[Aman]

Hasan batting really well.

 

[Executioner]

Okay. And what is your point?

I believe that subcontinental teams like Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan are really poor travellers. Worse than non-SC teams when they tour us.


I'd expected Pakistan to perform better but its not been the case

 

[QalandarFan]

Hasan “Boom Boom” Ali I like that

 

[dauntless]

Shaba babbar shera hasan

 

[Aman]

Nice cameo from Hasan.

 

[QalandarFan]

Another one! Hasan Afridi!

 

[Syed1]

Need more of this

 

[DRsohail]

[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] hassan batting shows we neeede hitters up the order.

 

[QalandarFan]

Ahh, the fun is over!

 

[DHONI_FAN]

Well played Hassan.. Babar Azam shld hang his head in shame

 

[Aman]

Say we do manage to win one, how long can we live off it? Decades? Forvever?

I hadn't even born when Pakistan won the WC and yet PPers remind me of it every second day

 

[Acricfan]

We need 100 runs off these last 5 overs!!!

Apni saadgi dekho tum kia chahte ho

 

[QalandarFan]

Afridiesque innings from Hassan 3 sixes played well!

 

[Rayyman]

Babar has held the innings today. He's been relatively okay.

 

[Syed1]

I hadn't even born when Pakistan won the WC and yet PPers remind me of it every second day

Well we won one in 2009 and then another tournament in 2017. Maybe you were old enough for both of those.

 

[Executioner]

We just came off a long break.

A short break would suffice.

When you are in the habit of losing you become demotivated and momentum is against you, its highly unlikely you will do much in the games to come. Say for example, if Pakistan had won the 2nd/3rd ODI they would have done better in the later matches.

Right now everyone is in a negative mindset. From coach to captain.

 

[DRsohail]

I believe that subcontinental teams like Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan are really poor travellers. Worse than non-SC teams when they tour us.


I'd expected Pakistan to perform better but its not been the case

When it come to technique i find bangladeshi bats more assured and compact in these conditions.

 

[MMHS]

[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] hassan batting shows we neeede hitters up the order.

You need to bring the average age of the squad to U25, then everything else comes.

 

[dauntless]

At least 100 is looking possible now

 

[Aman]

Well we won one in 2009 and then another tournament in 2017. Maybe you were old enough for both of those.

Like I said, I don't care that you won the T20 WC. That tournament seems to be played every second year, it feels like there's been more T20 champions than WC champions.

 

[shaaik]

At least 100 is looking possible now

Not any more though

 

[Syed1]

Like I said, I don't care that you won the T20 WC. That tournament seems to be played every second year, it feels like there's been more T20 champions than WC champions.

But never New Zealand )

 

[DRsohail]

I hadn't even born when Pakistan won the WC and yet PPers remind me of it every second day

simple solution.win a WC and do the same.

 

[MMHS]

When it come to technique i find bangladeshi bats more assured and compact in these conditions.

Foot work isn't good - T20 generation, groomed to hit through the line, But, timing, placement and array of shots are much better; and plays spin as good as any other contemporary line up.

 

[AAli98]

Cnt blame malik & Hafeez today theyr replacements r equally as mediocre as them!!

 

[Aman]

But never New Zealand )

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

I want the real thing to be the first, not some fake WC which is only around as a cash grab.

 

[DHONI_FAN]

simple solution.win a WC and do the same.

LOL.. Grt reply

 

[blue_champion]

But never New Zealand )

Newzealand won the champions trophy in 2000...16 years before Pak did

Yeah before your comeback of they beat India too...sure India 2 Champions trophies and 2 finals.

BTW Tuffey or whoever played in that game
Is surely not a National hero in Newzealand )

 

[shokz1408]

Does azam have any scoring shots.. anything that will get him more than a single perhaps..

 

[Abdullah719]

Cnt blame malik & Hafeez today theyr replacements r equally as mediocre as them!!

Let them be mediocre for 20 years and then we can compare.

 

[Syed1]

Azam waiting for last over to hit?

 

[Snatch]

But never New Zealand )

You're hurting aren't you?