Pakistan make it 11 T20I series wins in a row with six-wicket win over New Zealand

[Snowflake]

Game has tipped in NZ's favor in the last 3-4 overs.

 

[Asif321]

50 in 30 need a good over here

 

[Greenstorm]

Hasan Ali is the best hitter we have actually down there following by Faheem and Malik

Yes but the management does not rate him that much unfortunately.

 

[Mamoon]

Time has come for Asif to play the Buttler role.

 

[JibranAnsari]

If only he develops the next gear. He'll be so good for Pakistan. The last T20 against Australia we played. If I'm not wrong Babar played some decent shots

Just good for first Pp , later he becomes a liability.

 

[Asif321]

Babar lost it

 

[Greenstorm]

Can Hafeez change the momentum?

Hafeez is the last person you can bank on.

 

[JibranAnsari]

140 max from here.

 

[Snowflake]

Singles won't do anymore. Feeling the pressure of the amount of deliveries that both Babar and Asif ate up. That role can only be played by one person, and that is where Pakistan got it wrong.

 

[Asif321]

Great stroke by Asif

 

[JibranAnsari]

What a terrible way to get out.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Brute power, great shot that was

 

[Markhor]

Great hit. Need a couple more.

 

[Asif321]

Asif gone and Pakistan’s hopes also

 

[KingKhanWC]

Time has come for Asif to play the Buttler role.

Butler is poor on slow pitches, he would have done nothing.

Shame Asif has gone tho.

 

[Greenstorm]

Missed a full toss. Big wicket

 

[Markhor]

Six and out

Classic Asif Ali.

 

[Haleem-ul-Hassan]

Couldnt get out to a more pathetic ball than that. Useless Asif Ali fails yet again. Typical slogger innings

 

[Rayyman]

Good innings from Asif

 

[Markhor]

What a crap delivery to get out to !

 

[Asif321]

Sixxx from hafeez

 

[Greenstorm]

Butler is poor on slow pitches, he would have done nothing.

Shame Asif has gone tho.

Buttler smashed a century in Dubai if I remember correctly.

 

[Josh]

Butler is poor on slow pitches, he would have done nothing.

Shame Asif has gone tho.

Butter is still a batsman, Asif is pure slogger

 

[Suleiman]

Pulled an Afridi there.

 

[Titan24]

When will our young players learn to finish the match

 

[ads101]

Really what was needed was one of Asif or Babar to go swinging when both were in. Had plenty of wickets in hand, and shouldn't have risked upping it.

Feel sorry for Asif in a way, he's trying to cement his place in the side and did get out going for it at the end. But sometimes it's a little unfair that the guy new to the team is expected to come in and play risky, while the experienced one who has no threat of being cut is happy to play it safe.

 

[Markhor]

Senior batsmen need to make their much vaunted experience count.

 

[CricketDon]

Asif Ali is 2 for 1

Misbah and Afridi

Tuk tuk innings for 32 balls.

Afridi style 6 and out.

Nothing player

 

[KingKhanWC]

Cracked like a nut.

In Hafeez we trust

 

[Greenstorm]

These two are good against spin. Should cash in this over.

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

"Hafeez is a changed batsman."

 

[KingKhanWC]

Butter is still a batsman, Asif is pure slogger

Butter is usually put on bread

 

[CricketDon]

Hassan Ali should of been sent in.

He’d either get out and let someone else come in or her send it into space.

 

[Asif321]

Hafeez on fire

 

[babajee]

Hafeez is definitely MOTM here.

 

[Josh]

Hafeez can get Pakistan home easily from here. He is still better than many other batsman in team

 

[emranabbas]

Hafeez is the last person you can bank on.

Sorry you were saying?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Hafeez has totally changed the game.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Hafeez writing an essay here, how to smash the opposition.

 

[Fahdi]

Feeding spinners to Hafeez and Malik at this stage has to be one of the most stupid moved by a captain I've seen in a while

 

[Markhor]

Class is in session

 

[QalandarFan]

Wow Hafeez Sobers!

 

[Asif321]

Easy now

 

[CricketDon]

Butter is usually put on bread

The first ever post on this forum to have me in stitches haha.

 

[letme alone]

Hafeez yar

 

[Rayyman]

Hafeez on

 

[Mamoon]

Hafeez has given a massive reality check to PPers. Still makes the team on pure merit, and is better than 99% of the batsmen in the country.

He can play till 45 if the likes of Asif and Sahibzada are our new hopes.

 

[Suleiman]

Lol let's be real the People's Champion Babar could not do what the villain Hafeez is doing right now.

 

[Fahdi]

Hafeez is definitely MOTM here.

He'll probably get it but for me it's Shaheen. If not for him we might have been chasing 165 or more

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Hafeez's big hits have put the pressure back on NZ.

just 23 needed from last 3 overs.

 

[CricketDon]

Hafeez has given a massive reality check to PPers. Still makes the team on pure merit, and is better than 99% of the batsmen in the country.

He can play till 45 if the likes of Asif and Sahibzada are our new hopes.

Talk about over reaction to a couple of sixes.

 

[Mamoon]

“I am a fighter and I will fight this scenario”

 

[Deewana Mastana]

You'd expect Asif to be playing the role that Hafeez has played.

 

[Boi]

Hafeez has indeed changed the momentum. Legend.

 

[Rayyman]

This is why we stay calm boys

Match was always under control

 

[Greenstorm]

Sorry you were saying?

poor from NZ to use a spinner against him and Malik in this situation.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Lets finish this by the end of the 19th.

 

[babajee]

He'll probably get it but for me it's Shaheen. If not for him we might have been chasing 165 or more

That wicket of Munro was really important.

 

[Markhor]

“I am a fighter and I will fight this scenario”

Dale Steyn put on notice

 

[Mamoon]

Talk about over reaction to a couple of sixes.

Hundred in the first Test plus some good knocks in the T20s. Those are not a couple of sixes. He is making his bat talk.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Malik

 

[ads101]

The youngsters have better technique, better against pace. Most of the seniors are poor against pace. But the seniors know how to milk the spinners thus keep their place in the side. Basically exploiting the easier overs. In ODIs especially you can see Malik, Sarfraz, even Hafeez if he bats low down enough, they're just waiting for the spinners to come on. Teams perhaps should just quit bowling spin altogether when two of these three guys at the crease. Instead of giving them what they want.

 

[Tabishbeigh]

No one would listen to me when I would say Pakistan needs Hafeez . I hope they don't turn deaf ear to me . Horses for courses guys !

 

[babajee]

Haha what a hit by Malik

 

[Rayyman]

LOL Munro
)

 

[Asif321]

Hahaha Malik

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Hafeez is showing what Pakistan missed in the Asia Cup.

 

[IMMY69]

Two old war horses having fun

 

[Jin Chacha]

The senior citizens are on fire

 

[Asif321]

Slap on haters . 11 series in row

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sarfraz still looks sad.

 

[Greenstorm]

The youngsters have better technique, better against pace. Most of the seniors are poor against pace. But the seniors know how to milk the spinners thus keep their place in the side. Basically exploiting the easier overs. In ODIs especially you can see Malik, Sarfraz, even Hafeez if he bats low down enough, they're just waiting for the spinners to come on. Teams perhaps should just quit bowling spin altogether when two of these three guys at the crease. Instead of giving them what they want.

+1.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Easy.

Good win for Pak, excellent chase timed to perfection.

 

[Mamoon]

“Hold our beers” moment for Hafeez and Malik in response to the folks who want them dropped for some young trash.

 

[Markhor]

Good clean swing of the bat from Malik.

 

[Rayyman]

Haha what a hit by Malik

But but but I thought Babar lost the game?

 

[emranabbas]

Needed malik and hafeez here

no thanks.

Said it here hafeez and malik are the men in this situation

 

[Fahdi]

That wicket of Munro was really important.

Yes but only because he dropped him...

 

[CricketDon]

Hundred in the first Test plus some good knocks in the T20s. Those are not a couple of sixes. He is making his bat talk.

Take him out of UAE and let’s see what he does.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Hafeez should be playing at 3 in the next game