Pakistan (135/5) defeat New Zealand (134/8) by five wickets in a close finish at Sharjah

[iRfaN_LA]

That was a brilliant catch. Keep wickets in hand and we will win this.

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Outttt
Done

 

[QalandarFan]

Needed that Rizzy

 

[castortroy]

Think it's game over

 

[Ashmal]

The catch makes NZ favourites 15 runs.

NZ fielding has already made that 135 look like 155

 

[silentkiller187]

We’re done

 

[NeVerMind]

Riz gone...think it's all over

 

[sweep_shot]

Rizwan is out.

 

[Kianig89]

69/4 gets some sort of trench we are in

 

[nam]

good start to sodhi over

 

[Rana]

Why are Pakistan choking here!!!

 

[hamzie]

looking ggs now

 

[QalandarFan]

Oh yaar what is this.

 

[Smbhayi]

Rizwan gone, that's plumb..

 

[Abdurmirr]

Game over

 

[castortroy]

That's the game I think

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Babar is to blame for that poor shot.

 

[Kianig89]

Fakhar messed it up should e have sent hafeez at 3

 

[shamaan]

Pakistan struggling now

 

[Bewal Express]

Oh dear

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Trouble !!! big time. Malik's wickets is the key here.

 

[Rana]

We’ve played enough PSL to know we can still win this

But we are making it too hard for ourselves

 

[Saj]

Relied a lot on Rizwan and Babar recently, now it's time for the others to show up.

 

[castortroy]

Imad isn't going to last on this wicket

 

[ali-abbas123]

Why do we have a habit of making things so difficult

 

[Nado_]

We still have Shadab, Asif and Hassan to come in, and run rates not too bad, relax guys

 

[sweep_shot]

69/4.

Advantage New Zealand now.

 

[silentkiller187]

These 2 just need to knock the ball around get to 100 of 15 16 overs

 

[whyamir]

Classic mountain out of a molehill situation here. Unbelievable.

 

[Rana]

We still have Imad, Shadab, Hassan, Asif and even Rauf

InshaAllah we will get this

 

[nam]

ASIF will bring it home...

 

[Saurav]

In last World Cup nz defended 127 against India in their opener, they have form

form? that was 5 years ago on a completely different track

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Why asif is in the team for?

 

[Amjid Javed]

what a shambles of a run chase!

 

[Kianig89]

Also on these dustbowls need to utilise the power play no real batsman left all relu kattes no

 

[AdamM97]

Wickets the only worry tbh. RR isn’t an issue atm.

 

[Rana]

7 in that over too

 

[sweep_shot]

66 runs are needed from 50 balls.

 

[srh]

Tail started

 

[neonoir]

Imad will be a walking wicket only malik can win the game from here

 

[QalandarFan]

Just rotate the strike man

 

[castortroy]

Kiwis bowling attack always squeezes us.

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Why saving asif for????
This is the time for him

 

[whyamir]

Can you **** off already? What's with your negative remarks at each batsman that comes to the crease?

 

[UzmanBeast]

Keep rotating strike.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Can't rely on openers every game. Someone has to finish

 

[Major]

What i really hate is fakhar zaman. The guy was looking in form to hit. Why was he defending

 

[ssuhaide]

Game over. Pakistan can only win in one way with the top 2 scoring 70% of the target. When that doesn't happen the gutless limp middle order fall apart.

 

[t_kaay]

have faith in the team guys, we got this, just pick up singles

 

[Kianig89]

What is our strategy today #jazba junoon

 

[iRfaN_LA]

CMON MALIK!!! Prove your selection !!!

 

[akbarm96]

I have no faith in these guys anymore...
I don't expect these 41 year olds to do something other than being bowled out.. I could say we have pretty much lost..

 

[sweep_shot]

If New Zealand win today, this group can become more unpredictable.

 

[silentkiller187]

form? that was 5 years ago on a completely different track

“They have form” , it’s a saying , they have done it before etc…

 

[srh]

Rizwan and Babar needs to be more aggressive in Power Play if Pakistan continue to play them as openers. You cannot waste Power Play overs in T20.

 

[Anwar_194]

It will not be easy.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Malik going to be the key at this point.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

trouble in paradise

 

[nam]

Imad?

Is it pressure or tactics? i guess we'll find out

 

[iRfaN_LA]

NZ is mixing it well here. Pitch is not easy for good spin bowling.

 

[castortroy]

Hafeez was the big wicket.

Out of all the batters, he looked the most in touch

 

[UzmanBeast]

Strike rotation is important.

 

[Kianig89]

RR crawling ahead need to catch it 2 6s plz

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Common guys win from here

 

[hamzie]

just rotate strike till 17th over

 

[Jabo]

not good

lets see what senior malik does
needs to do something

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need a small cameo here from someone

 

[castortroy]

Can't leave it too late. Death over will be bowled by Boult and Southee

 

[Rana]

That Hafeez wicket was crucial

It could have been 4 and momentum Pakistan

 

[silentkiller187]

Salman butt not out losing a game by 1 run, surprise

 

[QalandarFan]

Of course they remind us of the 2010 heartbreaker last thing we wanna see right now

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Imad should take charge now

 

[Kianig89]

Imad is like a worn out clutch very unpleasant

 

[Rana]

Neesham has been allowed to get away here

 

[nam]

lets take it deeeeeeeep so bowling side feels the pressure too..

taken from MS Dhoni playbook

 

[Kianig89]

60 from 42 Fakhar 10 ........... Will hurt us

 

[QalandarFan]

What i really hate is fakhar zaman. The guy was looking in form to hit. Why was he defending

Exactly he wasted like 2 overs worth of dots slowed down the whole innings. Smfh

 

[pakistanisgreat]

60 in 42...can't count on imad or Malik

 

[sweep_shot]

60 runs are needed from 7 overs.

It can go either way. But, NZ are probably slightly ahead.

 

[NeVerMind]

Need a big over now