Pakistan (291/5) beat New Zealand (288/7) by 5 wickets in the 1st ODI in Rawalpindi

[NeVerMind]

Six by Babar to Sodhi!

 

[NeVerMind]

Btw... Great decision by umpire... It was looks out from naked eye..

Really impressed by Ahsan Raza....hardly gets a decision wrong...

 

[Caved12]

Powerful shot by a powerful man

 

[msb314]

FZ is a treat to watch when in flow..

 

[imshally81]

4 runs by babar

 

[Rana]

Latham needs to hold Sodhi back now anc bring in Henry

 

[imshally81]

Really impressed by Ahsan Raza....hardly gets a decision wrong...

Exactly.. He is stand out in current league of umpires like Aleem Dar..

 

[JibranAnsari]

Tickner looks like someone who would act in a south african movie about intelligent robots.

 

[NeVerMind]

"Would you like some chips with your masala?"

 

[imshally81]

Great shot for 4 runs

 

[Smudger]

Funny to see the rona dhona of some of the tonty tonty fans here. Apparently batting close to run a ball is l "selfish" now and the no 1 ranked ODI batsman with an avg of close to 60 with a SR of 92 is taking Pakistan awam for a ride

 

[ammar_merry]

One selfish down. Other has arrived

Do you remember the time before these selfish players pakistan lost almost every other ODI chasing more than 220. This is the best top 3 for Pakistan ever.

 

[ammar_merry]

Funny to see the rona dhona of some of the tonty tonty fans here. Apparently batting close to run a ball is l "selfish" now and the no 1 ranked ODI batsman with an avg of close to 60 with a SR of 92 is taking Pakistan awam for a ride

Missing good old days of imran farhat, imran nazir.Brain of umar akmal.

 

[msb314]

Funny to see the rona dhona of some of the tonty tonty fans here. Apparently batting close to run a ball is l "selfish" now and the no 1 ranked ODI batsman with an avg of close to 60 with a SR of 92 is taking Pakistan awam for a ride

Useless fans know nothing about cricket!

 

[ammar_merry]

Umpire screwed NZ there

Babar looked dead out

Ok. You are not that guy (Umpire)

 

[enigmatic_stani]

Funny to see the rona dhona of some of the tonty tonty fans here. Apparently batting close to run a ball is l "selfish" now and the no 1 ranked ODI batsman with an avg of close to 60 with a SR of 92 is taking Pakistan awam for a ride

Babar is far and away the best ODI batsman in the world right now. His haters can try all they want.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan have things under control here , just need to keep rotating the strike.

 

[Caved12]

Funny to see the rona dhona of some of the tonty tonty fans here. Apparently batting close to run a ball is l "selfish" now and the no 1 ranked ODI batsman with an avg of close to 60 with a SR of 92 is taking Pakistan awam for a ride

What is scary is that he is still improving and getting better in every format of this game.

 

[NeVerMind]

Missing good old days of imran farhat, imran nazir.Brain of umar akmal.

Yaseer Hammed, Mohammed Wasim, Saleem Elahi, Wajatullah Wasti, etc.

This is why we don't deserve nice things....

 

[Saj]

Very easy this.

Pakistan in full control.

Will take a big collapse to mess this up.

 

[ammar_merry]

Yaseer Hammed, Mohammed Wasim, Saleem Elahi, Wajatullah Wasti, etc.

This is why we don't deserve nice things....

Faisal iqbal another honourable mention.

 

[Justcrazy]

Babar is far and away the best ODI batsman in the world right now. His haters can try all they want.

He has 17 hundreds in 93 innings so far. It will be interesting to see where he ends.

 

[JibranAnsari]

saari jimmedari lagta he ant mein salman bhayya per aayegi

 

[Galla]

Yaseer Hammed, Mohammed Wasim, Saleem Elahi, Wajatullah Wasti, etc.

This is why we don't deserve nice things....

Asad shafiq is the GOAT.60 ODIs at 24 Avg and 67 SR.Used to bat at 3 too lol.

 

[Justcrazy]

Imam , Fakhar , Babar , as top 3 in Subcontinent conditions are decent . The middle order needs to be addressed.

 

[msb314]

Yaseer Hammed, Mohammed Wasim, Saleem Elahi, Wajatullah Wasti, etc.

This is why we don't deserve nice things....

Tbh Saleem Elahi wasn’t a bad player. Imran Farhat was much worse

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Imam , Fakhar , Babar , as top 3 in Subcontinent conditions are decent . The middle order needs to be addressed.

After that you have Rizwan, Haris/Salman Ali Agha (if Haris unfit), Iftikhar (#6 as the finisher).

Pak's ODI team looks set.

 

[NeVerMind]

Asad shafiq is the GOAT.60 ODIs at 24 Avg and 67 SR.Used to bat at 3 too lol.

How could I forget Nasir Jamshed?! Did up his game when we played India though...

The sqaud for the 2015 World Cup still gives me nightmares!

 

[enigmatic_stani]

Imam , Fakhar , Babar , as top 3 in Subcontinent conditions are decent . The middle order needs to be addressed.

Need to bring in Huraira in the next 12 months

 

[Rana]

I would like Fakhar to be selfish for once before getting his hundred

 

[NeVerMind]

Tbh Saleem Elahi wasn’t a bad player. Imran Farhat was much worse

My brothers and I used to joke that he was the only one who looked like he could physically beat the crap out of any opposition player

 

[Snowflake]

What's up with Fakhar? I have never seen him being so legside heavy. This innings, feels like, he's just determined to play everything towards the leg. The open stance is also something that is new - looks awkward.

 

[zarak]

I would like Fakhar to be selfish for once before getting his hundred

Odi chase things under control, there is enough justification to slow down. Does not work in t20is.

 

[zarak]

Any chance Babar gets a 100 if he bats through

 

[zarak]

After that you have Rizwan, Haris/Salman Ali Agha (if Haris unfit), Iftikhar (#6 as the finisher).

Pak's ODI team looks set.

Shaheen and Shadab need to get their act together.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need 90 runs from 17 overs.

These two need to bat through here.

 

[hitthestump]

What's up with Fakhar? I have never seen him being so legside heavy. This innings, feels like, he's just determined to play everything towards the leg. The open stance is also something that is new - looks awkward.

He's a player massively dependent on confidence.

There are times when he looks like he's never held a bat in his life.

Fakhar is just coming back into form now (albeit on a pitch with no demons) so he is playing the shots he is comfortable with.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tbh Saleem Elahi wasn’t a bad player. Imran Farhat was much worse

He had a hundred on debut .

 

[nextover666666]

Babar and Fakhar have the same number of sixes in their career for ODIS ( Both have 50)

 

[NeVerMind]

Also forgot the Monobrow Legend that is Taufeeq Umar!

You kids don't know how good you have it now!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Any chance Babar gets a 100 if he bats through

No , just 90 required , Babar needs to become Gayle here to get to hundred :

 

[zarak]

No , just 90 required , Babar needs to become Gayle here to get to hundred :

55/90 is doable

 

[Rana]

Such an easy pitch for Fakhar

 

[zarak]

Such an easy pitch for Fakhar

I thought 300 was 360 on this

 

[nextover666666]

dumb review by NZ

 

[Justcrazy]

Fakhar just a hit away from his hundred ,

 

[NeVerMind]

Run a ball Hundred for Fakhar...well played

 

[nextover666666]

The man, the myth the legend Fakhar Zaman you beauty 9th ODI century

 

[JibranAnsari]

No over the top celebrations by fakhar. We need more like him.

 

[Justcrazy]

55/90 is doable

For that he needs to keep more strike and try and get boundaries. I do not think Babar game style is like that.

 

[Rana]

Fakhar needs to be smart here. Don’t let NZ in by throwing your wicket

 

[Caved12]

Yes 100 for Fakhar what a player

 

[Rana]

No over the top celebrations by fakhar. We need more like him.

It’s been a walk in the park for him

 

[Justcrazy]

Fakhar gets to his 9th OD hundred.

 

[zarak]

For that he needs to keep more strike and try and get boundaries. I do not think Babar game style is like that.

Its too late now. Fakhar has ended hopes

 

[Rana]

Babar didn’t want to walk?

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Shaheen and Shadab need to get their act together.

Even for Shadab we have a direct replacement in Imad.

Hopefully Rauf, Shaheen, Naseem get to their best in late 2023.

 

[nextover666666]

wow Babar

 

[Rana]

What a loser you are Babar! You knew you were out! Why were you trying to get away with it?!!

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar nicks one but so much noise, couldn't hear it...Ahsan Raza makes the right decision at the end

 

[msb314]

What a loser you are Babar! You knew you were out! Why were you trying to get away with it?!!

Still better than Sharjeel who is a known fixer

 

[nextover666666]

Lets see if Shan tries to play a camoe and try get 50 runs :d

 

[imshally81]

Shan The Captain in...

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good knock by babar.

Don bradman comes in.

 

[Rana]

For Babar’s sake

Thank God the umpire gave him out! He would have been crucified on social media for his dishonesty!

 

[zarak]

Probably wanted a quick single for the 50

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Babar fails to get fifty !!!! He would be disappointed.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Rizwan performed well at #4 in the last series. Yet gets demoted.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Haha shan playing like a tailender

 

[ammar_merry]

The legend himself is here at 4.

 

[jattafridi]

King Shan masood is here

New Zealand u will lose

 

[ammar_merry]

Haha shan playing like a tailender

Tailenders hv better avg these days.

 

[zarak]

Is Babar Milne's bunny now

 

[Zeshan547]

Shan why do this to yourself man , you are good bloke but.just Please retire, cricket and specially international cricket isn't for you buddy and it's no shame. otherwise the.uselsess management will keep selecting and embarrassing you .

 

[ammar_merry]

Shan you beauty

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Why wasnt any other middle order batsman selected? What's Shan doing at #4? He has probably never batted in this role.

 

[nextover666666]

Shan Masood struggling

 

[ammar_merry]

We dont need babar. We need shan

 

[Omer2002]

Shan is destroying all momentum

 

[castortroy]

I'm sorry but you can't have shan in the one day team, especially batting at 4