Pakistan (178/5) defeat New Zealand (169) by 9 runs in a thrilling encounter to level the 5-match series at 2-2

[RKhan_Cricket]

Fakhar cannot time the ball at all when the pitch is slow. That's why struggled in UAE as well. He should be preserved for foreign tours only.

 

[mominsaigol]

See this is why fakhar needs to open, he takes time but makes up for it. Saim and usman can't be ahead of him, Mr captain still can't figure out the batting order.

 

[adi_62941]

NZ will chase anything below 200 as they have more impactful player in their playing XI than pakistan have in their domestic circuit.

 

[RidiculousMan]

6 overs remaining. 8 wickets in hand. Should go all guns and blazing against this New Zealand C side

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Pakistan will huff and puff to 160-170 at most. NZ will have feast of it

 

[RidiculousMan]

Fakhar should get out now. He is wasting too many balls tonight.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Today is a dream game for Babar supporters.

Bashed NZ C to perfection.

Everyone else flopped.

Was default hero.

Like a child getting his toys.

Encore.

 

[Usman Chadda]

When you aim 170 at toss.. this is what you get in the play

We will keep hiding behind our bowling

 

[emranabbas]

I know muddle orders are slow but why the heck they slowing right down

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pakistan will huff and puff to 160-170 at most. NZ will have feast of it

Babar was aiming at 180-190. They should know this by now that in Cricket you often end up lower then what you aim for. You don't gotta aim too high like 250. But if you aim at 200-210. You will often end with 180-190.

 

[Markhor]

Bazid what has Abbas Afridi done to deserve exclusion from your World Cup squad ? And what's Azam Khan done to merit selection ? Why do we need three keepers in the squad ?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Bazid what has Abbas Afridi done to deserve exclusion from your World Cup squad ? And what's Azam Khan done to merit selection ? Why do we need three keepers in the squad ?

Usman Khan is not a good WK

 

[adi_62941]

I know muddle orders are slow but why the heck they slowing right down

NZ has worked well and bowling in their weak areas

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pakistan headed for an above par score.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Fakhar playing a ugly inns...cant watch it..

 

[heddie19]

Usman khan showed promise but was a shaky innings.

Babar actually somehow played a backfoot shot against spin today? Like what the hell?

Somehow?
You need to watch cricket more son.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Ben Sears is the heir to Southee

 

[Asad T]

I know muddle orders are slow but why the heck they slowing right down

Fakhar takes a while to get in

 

[Dr_Bassim]

145kmh.

End of Babar.

 

[Asad T]

I really like him, but Fakhar 15(18) in the 15th over with only 2/3 wickets down is really horrible

 

[RidiculousMan]

145kmh.

End of Babar.

Good ball

 

[mominsaigol]

Somehow?
You need to watch cricket more son.

Maybe you should watch what happened just now .

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Somehow?
You need to watch cricket more son.

You disappeared for 4 matches and are here for 5th match when Babar is scoring.

Are you always this delirious when Babar plays?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Today is a dream game for Babar supporters.

Bashed NZ C to perfection.

Everyone else flopped.

Was default hero.

Like a child getting his toys.

Encore.

With all respect Do you guys like this tempo? Few fours at the start and a long lull in between. Couple of boundaries later.

 

[emranabbas]

why chacha 420 coming ahead of everyone else

 

[mominsaigol]

Khair it was a good innings. No complaints and criticism here. Idm failing but I do hate innings such as 37 of 28 lol.

Regardless if babar can replicate this anytime he performs or gets over 25 runs I'll be happy

he got out to a good ball.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

170 max they can make , bowlers will have to rescue them with dew in place..

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Today is a dream game for Babar supporters.

Bashed NZ C to perfection.

Everyone else flopped.

Was default hero.

Like a child getting his toys.

Encore.

As if everyone else is playing against A side , only Babar is having field day against NZ C

 

[Shafi]

Match loosing batting by Fakhar!!!

 

[stani_pak]

Lets see if Pak can get to 190ish plus from here on end

 

[emranabbas]

good innings by boobsy the king he did his part

 

[mominsaigol]

Why did they send chacha? Damag kisik gya hai? Send imad to strike at 200?

Idiots.

 

[NeVerMind]

Chacha Rickshaw in...both man and vehicle travel with the same speed

 

[ask_analyse_act]

why chacha 420 coming ahead of everyone else

he is the hitter that every one in the dug out believes in... but in reality he wets his pants in the crease against any decent bowling or half decent bowling attack

 

[jattafridi]

Ifti mania attack

Need atleast 175

 

[adi_62941]

Nothing innings from fakhar

 

[topspin]

I would've brought on Imad

 

[RidiculousMan]

Chacha needs to get going on the go. That's the requirement. Reaching 160-170 won't win you tonight. So go all out or go home.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

As if everyone else is playing against A side , only Babar is having field day against NZ C

Babar has T20 World Cup to prove me wrong.

 

[emranabbas]

hope its imad in next

 

[Kroll]

Need to get to 180 at least.

 

[JattMaula]

Bobby

One of the great inning comes to untimely end.

 

[hamzi]

Every single "Batsman" in our squad other than Babar is a club level cricketer. And yet we criticize him as if we have world beaters waiting in line. The so called aggressive players cant even put bat on ball consistently.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This series in terms of pace

Ben Sears

gap

O'Rourke = Naseem

everyone else

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Chacha playing in his 59th match and yet to cross 900 runs

 

[jattafridi]

Tuk tuk fakhar zaman attack

 

[adi_62941]

Ball coming in outside of offstump and fakhar hitting it on leg side sums up the mentality of our batters

 

[JattMaula]

145kmh.

End of Babar.

Valiant hero goes down fighting!

Remember the name.

 

[Asad T]

Chacha playing in his 59th match and yet to cross 900 runs

To be fair, he only faces like 5-10 balls when he comes in to bat

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Bobby

One of the great inning comes to untimely end.

Great?

What mediocre standards you have.

 

[Shafi]

Maximum 170. Very poor batting at the end!!!

 

[offstump]

Goona struggle to get to 180 from this post. Fakhar’s timing is all off

 

[JattMaula]

Chacha playing in his 59th match and yet to cross 900 runs

He is a finisher. He comes on late like today. And gets 12 balls to score and score quickly.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Every single "Batsman" in our squad other than Babar is a club level cricketer. And yet we criticize him as if we have world beaters waiting in line. The so called aggressive players cant even put bat on ball consistently.

Thats 100% true... barring Fakhar and misfiring Saim look at the lineup till Shaheen are all club level batters

 

[RidiculousMan]

Will has been too quick for Pakistani batters in this series.

 

[Asad T]

Great?

What mediocre standards you have.

69 runs at a sr of 157 is pretty good mate

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Babar has T20 World Cup to prove me wrong.

When will rest of the lot step up? Is it only babar that needs to prove something?

 

[Kroll]

Come on Iftimania, live up to your name yaar.

 

[Shafi]

NZ deserve to win this series. There no single power hitter in this team.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That was easily two but 40 year old Chacha can't run.

 

[RidiculousMan]

After watching all the matches in this series. I sense the players are very insecure about their positions. They don't know where they will bat (except for Babar) and whether or not they will be selected in the coming series and WT20 or not.

 

[JattMaula]

Great?

What mediocre standards you have.

This is a series saving inning.

Bobby changed his approach, which had bought him considerable success, mid series, for greater good of the team.


This inning will go down in history as an important milestone for Pakistan cricket.

 

[emranabbas]

Thats some good fielding

 

[ask_analyse_act]

He is a finisher. He comes on late like today. And gets 12 balls to score and score quickly.

he has faced 689 balls and made 883 runs only

 

[Dr_Bassim]

69 runs at a sr of 157 is pretty good mate

It's a good innings.

But why is it great?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

When will rest of the lot step up? Is it only babar that needs to prove something?

Because you can't be considered world class and just bash poor teams.

 

[JattMaula]

he has faced 689 balls and made 883 runs only

He is only 27. Yet to enter his prime years.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Just missed this gem, why is Usama still playing today?

He is not international standard, Abrar should have played today.

 

[emranabbas]

Looks like we are finishing on 160

 

[Shafi]

Ifti is a failure for a long time but still in the team

 

[jnaveen1980]

It's a good innings.

But why is it great?

This is the kind of innings we criticize Kohli for. Putting a pause after power play and hit a four here and there without any big overs and eventually make the strike rate look good.

 

[Usman Chadda]

This is the kind of innings we criticize Kohli for. Putting a pause after power play and hit a four here and there without any big overs and eventually make the strike rate look good.

That’s because you don’t have clowns for batters besides Kohli.

Kohli is getting exposed because the talent coming through India is crazy.

 

[Asad T]

Took Fakhar 30 balls to get his eye in haha

 

[Markhor]

Usman Khan is not a good WK

Usman's not in Bazid's squad. He's picked Rizwan, Haris and Azam. Three keepers is excessive.

 

[emranabbas]

need the same intent from chacha 420

 

[Asad T]

Jazz continues to ask the tough quetions

 

[topspin]

What is the par score here?

200+?

 

[topspin]

Jazz continues to ask the tough quetions

Darren Sammy

 

[mominsaigol]

Please make fakhar open again and please axe chacha forever

 

[Asad T]

What is the par score here?

200+?

I think so, not much in this pitch