Pakistan (258/4) go one-up in the 3-match ODI series as they defeat New Zealand (255/9) by 6 wickets

[Marooned]

Agha is ok, don't have enough backups for that particular role, only haris sohail must bat above rizwan

Agha is a bit of a random selection for white ball. He performed well in 1st class last few years but didn't do anything special in list A.
Overall stats are mediocre too. 36 list a average.

 

[PakPremi]

NZ were ahead at this stage having lost more wickets, and then did not accelerate enough.

 

[AAli98]

Pak being Pak dragging there level dwn to the oppositions..top teams would have buried the kiwis by now.

 

[Adi_62945]

Looks like pakistan ODI format team is a good prospect for a good next 5 years or so with young players.

 

[Marooned]

Pak being Pak dragging there level dwn to the oppositions..top teams would have buried the kiwis by now.

The pitch isn't that easy. It's spinning a bit.

 

[shah_1]

Dot ball merchant -Rizwan

No wonder he has got crap batting average in this format

 

[Kroll]

Pak being Pak dragging there level dwn to the oppositions..top teams would have buried the kiwis by now.

Its stat padding time.

 

[SamNJ]

Too good Babar.

 

[Marooned]

Looks like pakistan ODI format team is a good prospect for a good next 5 years or so with young players.

Dunno about 5 years but with Shaheen and Shadab returning we have a great XI right now.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Pak being Pak dragging there level dwn to the oppositions..top teams would have buried the kiwis by now.

This is not an easy wicket to bat on and the spinners are getting quite a bit of turn here. Pakistan likely would have been in trouble if they played Sodhi.

 

[shah_1]

Its stat padding time.

Kohli did it many times as well in low total chases

 

[shah_1]

Rubbish player Rizwan

 

[ex-q-zit]

RRR goes over run a ball for the first time this innings.

 

[Adi_62945]

As per qudrat saqlain, the preference of sending rizwan instead of harris will be because of priority as rizwan was playing around and harris is new. And rizwan deserves a chance as he was waiting a long time to bat at 4.This pathetic priority approach will take us down

 

[shah_1]

Rizwan averages 24 in last 3 years, this approach is going to take him nowhere

 

[TheSultan]

Treatment of Haris sohail is pathetic

 

[Kroll]

What was the point of Sohail? He's not a slogger that can go hard in last 15 overs. And Rizwan close to 50 SR.

 

[Cric1234]

Rizwan the most overrated batsman in Pakistan they somehow think he’s a number 4 in tests and ODIs.

 

[Marooned]

How hard is it to understand Rizwan is not a 4???

Let him come after Haris and Agha (and Shadab if he is playing)

 

[TheSultan]

What is the point of sending rizwan - was there a reason other than friendship. If he had come in and done something special like hit out I’d understand promoting him but seriously what is this?

A message from babar - I don’t want haris but you selected him. Don’t expect me to use him

 

[Asif321]

Either play Harris at 4 or just drop him . Makes no sense at all if you want rizwan to bat at 4

 

[shah_1]

Rizwan the most overrated batsman in Pakistan they somehow think he’s a number 4 in tests and ODIs.

He is the worst thing in ODIs, play too many dot balls l.

 

[Ali Active]

How is Rizwan no 4 ahead of haris sohail

 

[msb314]

Rizwan is playing for his place in the team

 

[Asif321]

What is the point of sending rizwan - was there a reason other than friendship. If he had come in and done something special like hit out I’d understand promoting him but seriously what is this?

A message from babar - I don’t want haris but you selected him. Don’t expect me to use him

Rizwan can’t bat below 4 that is the reason and they don’t want rizwan to fail so it’s simple . Let Harris fail rather

 

[Suleiman]

Rizwan has regressed at an alarming rate. Making this game way closer than it has any right to be.

 

[Ali Active]

rizwan is useless in odis muhammad haris would be definitely an upgrade

 

[Cric1234]

Rizwan needs South Africa B and West Indies C in T20s to show his class again.

 

[Ahmed216]

Rizwan is digging a hole here with Babar providing support

 

[Kianig89]

Rizwan playing for Nz looks like, instead of Rizwan and Salman, Sarfraz and Haris the keeper should have played now another injustice will be done with Haris Sohail Rizwan will tuk tuk to 50 of 73 and get out with 60 left of 42 deliveries and Haris Sohail will have to play out of the box where he might lose is wicket in a hurry, pathetic cronyism by Saqball

 

[emranabbas]

Rizwan playing test match he missed out on

 

[Cric1234]

Part timer Phillips being played like Murali.

 

[emranabbas]

Rizwan playing for Nz looks like, instead of Rizwan and Salman, Sarfraz and Haris the keeper should have played now another injustice will be done with Haris Sohail Rizwan will tuk tuk to 50 of 73 and get out with 60 left of 42 deliveries and Haris Sohail will have to play out of the box where he might lose is wicket in a hurry, pathetic cronyism by Saqball

And all knifes will be out for harris

 

[Cric1234]

They should’ve sent Naseem instead of Rizwan at least he would have hit out or got out.

 

[Kroll]

I can understand playing Rizwan at 4 if they still had KIA, but they've introduced some specialist batsmen and he's still coming in at 4. You need a premium bat at 4 in ODI's not a legside hack.

 

[pakistani pride]

Like always no planning / no idea. What is Rizwan doing at no 4?

At some point you just dont care anymore!

 

[shah_1]

We need a proper batsman at 4, Rizwan is one of the worst ever batsman in this format

 

[Cric1234]

Now Rizwan making it look like a minefield against Shipley.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Expected the pitch to be easier to bat on at night to be honest. It still can but so far it's been quite similar to the 1st innings.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Rizwan playing too many dot balls. Why making mess of a small target.

 

[Nasty Naz]

What is Rizwan doing out there. Just get out already if all you're to do is play dots.

 

[Kroll]

444444444444444444444

 

[SamNJ]

Rizwan is under massive pressure I think.

 

[Cric1234]

2 wickets down no pressure what is this poor batting.

 

[Kroll]

Out!

 

[Nasty Naz]

For god sake, can one of these right handed batters attack the off-spin from a part timer.

Finally Rizwan does something against this scrub.

 

[imshally81]

Babar gone

 

[Kroll]

Thats deffo out

 

[SamNJ]

Rizwan created pressure on Babar.

 

[shah_1]

OUT

Stat padder OUT

 

[Asif321]

Lol rizwan got two lives already

 

[Cric1234]

He needed an underarm full toss to hit a boundary.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Softie gone. Pakistan in trouble all of a sudden.

 

[Fazzy321]

OUT

Stat padder OUT

Why you always negative

 

[Cric1234]

Typical Babar needs a weak bowling lineup and an ultra flat pitch to show his class.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Sigh, Babar getting out to a part time spinner.

Pakistan in a good position to mess up this chase now.

 

[Blackbradman]

Should have sent Nawaz

 

[ex-q-zit]

This wicket is due to Rizwan's slow as snail innings which put pressure on Babar.

 

[Saj]

Rizwan forgetting that this is a ODI not a Test match it seems.

 

[Cric1234]

Netherlands are a minnow Australia were missing Cummins Starc and Hazlewood there’s nothing great about Pakistan’s ODI team.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Pakistan can't even chase 250 with comfort in today's era, need around 200 to be comfortable.

 

[shah_1]

Rizwan making sure that Sarfraz plays the next WC

 

[Cric1234]

Now we will see Rizwans Power game.

 

[Savak]

Babar was struggling as the pitch was spinning. His game against spin is shockingly bad, no sweep shot

 

[boomboomcheema]

Lol thought it would be a comfortable chase in first odi. Pakistan know how to turn every match into a tense contest lol

 

[Plumb]

Pak to lose it by 30 runs

 

[shah_1]

if they had studied Haris a bit, they would bowl Lockie against him straight away. Short pitch stuff

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pathetic negative batting now in ODIs, seems team will keep hitting now lows. 320-300 is usually par in karachi and our batting making a dogs dinner out of 250 chase. The fact asking rate has been allowed to go over 6 is pathetic to say the least

 

[Snowflake]

But he was

So then it wasn't "another good move" by Afridi - he just rectified his initial bad move lol.

 

[Kroll]

4444444444444444444444444444444 from Sohail

 

[imshally81]

Harris joins the party

 

[PakPremi]

Why you always negative

I always wondered too.

 

[Snowflake]

Because they know he cannot hit to save his life. Wants to come in when he can take his time, and just go about taking singles.

This move will increase RRR and unnecessarily create pressure on the lower order.

Saw this coming from a mile.

 

[Saj]

Rizwan playing the anchor role?

 

[boomboomcheema]

Good pressure release shot.

 

[PakPremi]

So then it wasn't "another good move" by Afridi - he just rectified his initial bad move lol.

Ok then Sarfraz could had played a test long time ago, so that was another rectification too, either way 2 good moves by Afridi and I hope the third one Harris also turns out to be good one.

 

[Ahmed216]

A bit of pressure created by Rizwan's batting and Bobby throws it away

 

[zarak]

five balls in and you can already see the gulf in class between Haris and Rizwan

 

[IAJ]

So refreshing to see singles by Haris. Rizwan should watch and learn.

 

[Ali Active]

Haris is so talented he has wasted his potential by being lazy