New Zealand vs Pakistan | 2nd ODI | Saxton Oval | Jan 9, 2018 | Pakistan Innings

[Syed1]

Both batsmen will be dismissed by spin

Now you are just hoping for others to fail because your favourite Azhar looked like a schoolboy..

 

[Arham_PakFan]

If PAK can crawl to even 270 today, they'll comfortably win this match.

270?At the moment 170 is looking difficult.Sad part is wicket isn’t bad for batting.

 

[Pete Rose]

Doubt it, these two are the biggest spin bullies in world cricket.

They are greedy. Malik in particular tries to over compensate

 

[Pete Rose]

Now you are just hoping for others to fail because your favourite Azhar looked like a schoolboy..

The notion that there is only one schoolboy in this line up is funny

 

[Syed1]

Apparently Satner is the best spinner to ever play the game... Prof is certainly making him look like that

 

[imshally81]

Santner is new Imad Waseem

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Come on atleast rotate the strike on the spinner

 

[Lynx]

If PAK can crawl to even 270 today, they'll comfortably win this match.

You seem to have a lot of faith in our bowling. However, Amir has been toothless ever since his comeback except that match against India (for whatever reason). Hassan is the only one picking up wickets for us, ably supported by Faheem. I don't think our bowling is all that good, especially with no Imad and Hafeez.

 

[owaistabish]

Whats with this batting lineup? Why cant they do the basics right and continuously put pressure on themsleves?

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Again just 1 run off the spinner

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Santner = Murli to Pakistani batsmen. Ferguson is Shoaib Akhtar.

 

[shokz1408]

Need atleast 230 from here..

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Commie calling Hafeez a good player of fast bowling )

 

[Ellipsism]

I’m cringing at the prospect of Sarfi facing Ferguson, he looked like a 15 year old playing cricket for the first time in their last match up.

 

[Syed1]

Can we all have a standing ovation for Inzi for selecting Azhar, Malik, Hafeez and to top it off he selected his garbage bhanja...


Thank you Inzi... best chief selector in history

 

[Pete Rose]

‘Playing our spin so and settling in so that we can strike out against pace’ hehe

 

[Abdullah719]

Santner = Murli to Pakistani batsmen. Ferguson is Shoaib Akhtar.

Actually our batsmen are Chris Martins.

 

[QalandarFan]

Did the commie just say mohammad hafeez is a good player of fast bowling? )

 

[Rayyman]

Get a fifty partnership at least please.

 

[waleed88]

Babar 'more talented than Kohli' Azam )

 

[Syed1]

Kam se kam Babar ke edge se tou run ahrahay thay lol

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Actually our batsmen are Chris Martins.

Nah they're just typical Pakistani batsmen.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Malik off the mark.

 

[dauntless]

Strike hi rotate karo Bhai khuda ko Japan deni hai

 

[Pete Rose]

Can we all have a standing ovation for Inzi for selecting Azhar, Malik, Hafeez and to top it off he selected his garbage bhanja...


Thank you Inzi... best chief selector in history

Inzi is a big believer of having at least two batsmen in the top order who can ‘stabilize’. Usual defensive thinking

 

[QalandarFan]

Honestly if another wicket falls the next batsman to come out should be Faheem in my opinion.

 

[Saj]

Awful to watch so far.

No strike rotation and a lack of thought.

 

[imshally81]

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Beautiful shot for

 

[DRsohail]

hafiz got 20 now he an play for 2 years.

 

[QalandarFan]

Classy shot by professor!

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Wasay pakistani management ko koi sharam haya nahi honi. They can't honestly be sitting in there without listening to the Fans criticism.

 

[Lynx]

I really really want to believe in Babar Azam but every time we've actually needed him, he's disappeared. He can score 100s for fun against WI and SL in UAE but whenever we're up against decent opposition, he simply hasn't done anything. Even that 100 against Australia was more of a selfish innings and really slow for today's standards. I don't know where I'm at with him right now.

 

[QalandarFan]

hafiz got 20 now he an play for 2 years.

He’s playing till the WC and that was set in stone with his knock in the CT in the Final.

 

[castortroy]

This dude has got wheels

 

[Syed1]

That wasn't classy... just threw his bat at it

 

[dauntless]

Waah professor ab aj karde o kuj

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Could have been run out

 

[TeymurBlake]

Just remembered Pakistan are playing.
*Sees scorecard*
*Realises that it was best he ain't watching the match*
Same old pakistan then. If we end up losing this series then I would love to see Hafeez, Malik and potentially Azhar from the ODI format kicked out. No more these seniors

 

[Syed1]

Hafeez has cemented his spot in the side now


We are truly blessed Alhumdulilah

 

[Rana]

Really need Hafeez to bat through this. I think Pakistan would take 240 on this track. Not as easy as it looks

 

[waleed88]

I remember some fans said Babar Azam averages 70 in NZ ODIs, that was coz he played only two games and was apparently a new entity back then. Obviously make it easier to score runs.

Its clear NZ have worked out a plan and Babar Azam is 3xpO53!) now )

 

[Abdullah719]

I really really want to believe in Babar Azam but every time we've actually needed him, he's disappeared. He can score 100s for fun against WI and SL in UAE but whenever we're up against decent opposition, he simply hasn't done anything. Even that 100 against Australia was more of a selfish innings and really slow for today's standards. I don't know where I'm at with him right now.

He needs to start playing substantial innings against better bowling lineups, that's pretty clear.

 

[MMHS]

That one shot of MoHa tells me that he should open instead of Azhar (with a threat that he has to go after). Azhar throughout his 7K+ International runs, I doubt how many times has played such crispy drive on the rise.

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Cheers for not throwing it NZ fielder.

 

[Zeshan547]

guys don't know who's more naive, inzi for selecting this crap or us fans watching them at 3 am,???

 

[waleed88]

Hafeez scores more runs in 2 shots than Babar did the entire series

 

[dauntless]

Professor Saab struggling against santner

 

[Pete Rose]

It’s a pity that all of Pakistan coaches for the last decade and more (Woomer, Waqar, whatmore, Arthur) have put this weird faith in career underperformers to revive the odi teams performances

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Again one run off Santners over.Against two of Pakistan’s best players of spin.

 

[Ellipsism]

I remember some fans said Babar Azam averages 70 in NZ ODIs, that was coz he played only two games and was apparently a new entity back then. Obviously make it easier to score runs.

Its clear NZ have worked out a plan and Babar Azam is 3xpO53!) now )

Can you please tell us this mater plan NZ have assembled to get Azam out, because for me that dismissal was more a case of laziness.

 

[Rana]

I hate Santner's action but boy he can bowl!

 

[Arham_PakFan]

That one shot of MoHa tells me that he should open instead of Azhar (with a threat that he has to go after). Azhar throughout his 7K+ International runs, I doubt how many times has played such crispy drive on the rise.

Neither should be in the side

 

[Syed1]

guys don't know who's more naive, inzi for selecting this crap or us fans watching them at 3 am,???

Its not 3am everywhere

 

[Pete Rose]

Again one run off Santners over.Against two of Pakistan’s best players of spin.

No one can teach you courage

 

[Syed1]

Mashallah boys ishi tarhan tuk tuk

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Run rate of 3.38

 

[Lynx]

He needs to start playing substantial innings against better bowling lineups, that's pretty clear.

Yep, if he's actually as good a player as everyone here makes him out to be (Pakistan's saviour), he needs to start dominating those games in a series which actually matter. I'm afraid he's going down the path of so many other batsmen we've had who score in meaningless matches against inferior opposition or in dead rubbers against decent opposition.

 

[MMHS]

You seem to have a lot of faith in our bowling. However, Amir has been toothless ever since his comeback except that match against India (for whatever reason). Hassan is the only one picking up wickets for us, ably supported by Faheem. I don't think our bowling is all that good, especially with no Imad and Hafeez.

It's a little "sluggish" wicket than usual Nelson track - if PAK can bat through 50 overs, you'll see Shadab troubling Kiwis, Hasan as well with old ball. MoHa or Imad was never handy to defend low totals on good wickets - no darter actually is. What they did was choke scoring - that works bowling first, otherwise PAK would have won that WACA ODI.

 

[waleed88]

For a guy who is hated to no ends, Hafeez has one impressive record in NZ.

11 innings, 1 100, 2 50s, average of 37.12 at a SR of 84.13

 

[Pete Rose]

Malik is playing French cricket against Locke

 

[CricFan2012]

If KP was playing for us he would have scored 60(49) by now

 

[Syed1]

For a guy who is hated to no ends, Hafeez has one impressive record in NZ.

11 innings, 1 100, 2 50s, average of 37.12 at a SR of 84.13

That's impressive?

 

[Pete Rose]

For a guy who is hated to no ends, Hafeez has one impressive record in NZ.

11 innings, 1 100, 2 50s, average of 37.12 at a SR of 84.13

Means absolutely nothing, when the heat is on.

 

[dauntless]

Lockie Bhai giving hard time to both of senior citizen.Inj ni karide

 

[Ellipsism]

For a guy who is hated to no ends, Hafeez has one impressive record in NZ.

11 innings, 1 100, 2 50s, average of 37.12 at a SR of 84.13

Wow, what an impressive average.

 

[CricFan2012]

For a guy who is hated to no ends, Hafeez has one impressive record in NZ.

11 innings, 1 100, 2 50s, average of 37.12 at a SR of 84.13

37 average is far from impressive

 

[DRsohail]

Malik and hafeez will win us 2019 WC.lolllz ....

 

[Pete Rose]

That's impressive?

The usual case of ‘top of garbage heap’

 

[Ellipsism]

That's impressive?

For Hafeez’ standards, yes, yes it is.

 

[Abdullah719]

For a guy who is hated to no ends, Hafeez has one impressive record in NZ.

11 innings, 1 100, 2 50s, average of 37.12 at a SR of 84.13

Well that's not generally considered very impressive by modern standards, though it might be compared to Malik's average of 9.xx.

 

[CricFan2012]

Would be nice if Hafeez pulls off his mask and reveals he is Kevin Pieterson and scores a century off 70 balls. Dream come true

 

[Rana]

Probably the worst cover drive I have ever seen in my life, by anyone...that last ball faced by Malik

 

[waleed88]

That's impressive?

I like the SR at which he scores his runs... usually he is not that quick

 

[MRSN]

No one can teach you courage

yar dignity bhi koi cheez hoti hai.

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

What is a hard length??

 

[Arham_PakFan]

What the hell is Malik doing??

 

[KingKhanWC]

Kiwis fans in the stadium are so annoying, always happy.

 

[dauntless]

Mitchell santner is some kind of legend now

 

[Pete Rose]

Waqar making astute points about Locke