Pakistan v New Zealand | 2nd ODI | Sharjah | December 12, 2014 | Pakistan Innings

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New Zealand Squad
KS Williamson*, CJ Anderson, DG Brownlie, AP Devcich, MJ Guptill, MJ Henry, TWM Latham, MJ McClenaghan, NL McCullum, KD Mills, AF Milne, JDS Neesham, L Ronchi†, LRPL Taylor, DL Vettori

Pakistan Squad
Misbah-ul-Haq*, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar

The toss will take place in about 12 minutes I suppose.

 

[Aman]

Hope we bowl first.

 

[NZcricketfan]

Hope we bowl first.

We wanted to bat first in the previous game so unlikely. I would rather chase too

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Pakistan won the toss and are going to bat first

 

[Asif321]

pakistan batting first

 

[Aman]

We wanted to bat first in the previous game so unlikely. I would rather chase too

Have Pakistan set 250 and chase it down. It's the best way to make use of the batting strength we have down the order.

 

[Aman]

Yay

Let's now hope Milne is playing.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

ONLY 1 change Tanvir for Gul

 

[Asif321]

Sohail Tanvir comes in for Umar Gul

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Shafiq should have got axed. Expect a slow selfish innings from him today on a flat pitch

 

[Aman]

Thank god!

3 pacers [MENTION=68271]NZcricketfan[/MENTION]

The Neesh is toast too!

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Even Rameez Raja saying where is Umar Akmal!

 

[Asif321]

no umar akmal hmmmmmm

 

[mmkextreme_1]

I thought Hafeez was called back to Pakistan?

 

[Aman]

No Guptill, so we're likely to be at best 20/2 after 5 overs.

 

[Aman]

Even Rameez Raja saying where is Umar Akmal!

Can't buy runs in the domestic circuit yet you expect to see him score runs here?

 

[Barragan]

I quite like Matt Henry and I think he is a genuine wicket taker, so I'm glad he is playing today because I can't stand this lousy batting disorder.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Can't buy runs in the domestic circuit yet you expect to see him score runs here?

Not as if Shafiq is setting domestic on fire with his mediocre stats. Those pitches in the domestic tournament were legitly terribly (you saw how low the scores were).

 

[Aman]

Hell yeah!

Mitch in for Mills.

This is a much better side than the one from the first game.

 

[Barragan]

Can't buy runs in the domestic circuit yet you expect to see him score runs here?

There is a difference between the 4 day format and ODI's, plus he did play a great knock in the 1st T20 and that should have boosted his confidence.

 

[Aman]

Not as if Shafiq is setting domestic on fire with his mediocre stats. Those pitches in the domestic tournament were legitly terribly (you saw how low the scores were).

Fawad's scoring runs there?

 

[Aman]

There is a difference between the 4 day format and ODI's, plus he did play a great knock in the 1st T20 and that should have boosted his confidence.

Maybe he's just in woeful touch i.e can't score runs in the domestic circuit and looks horrible in the nets. Either that or they're giving everyone a run and he'll likely get his chance once Hafeez goes back home.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Fawad's scoring runs there?

And I think that's why everyone (including cricket experts/commentators) are bewildered that he has been dropped. But as someone mentioned above, 4 day is different to LOI. Umar showed his class in the T20i series

 

[Asif321]

isnt their any better bowler in reserves other than Tannu

 

[Aman]

There is a difference between the 4 day format and ODI's, plus he did play a great knock in the 1st T20 and that should have boosted his confidence.

Umars record for the last 12 months excluding minnows

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

 

[MRSN]

Can't buy runs in the domestic circuit yet you expect to see him score runs here?

Big difference between first class cricket being played on substandard pitches or under prepared than ODI played on a flat battiny favorite track.

 

[IAJ]

Can't buy runs in the domestic circuit yet you expect to see him score runs here?

Lols, that was in FC and not LA matches, big difference there and he showed in the 1st T20 that he is in good touch for shorter versions.

 

[Aman]

And I think that's why everyone (including cricket experts/commentators) are bewildered that he has been dropped. But as someone mentioned above, 4 day is different to LOI. Umar showed his class in the T20i series

Umar has been horrible this year, if Hafeez had the same numbers you'd all be banging for his head instead you're having a go at management for dropping an underperforming batsmen.

Funny how Hafeez isn't good enough to play as a specialist batsmen while Umar is

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

 

[mmkextreme_1]

how can anyone get excited to watch Asad, YK, and Misbah in the same line up bat......

 

[cricketsam]

Sohail Tanvir comes in for Umar Gul

Dont know how this freak Sohail tanvir gets selected everytime whe you have o many good bowlers knocking the door.

Our stupid ******** culture is to be blamed for this. Honestly i didnot expect that Moin or waqar would have sleected this guy.

 

[MRSN]

I thought Hafeez was called back to Pakistan?

Exacy. Him playing this match has no meaning tbh. At the end of the day in wc he will be picked only if his bowling came legal. Really poor selection but when Misbah is the captain you should expect these.

 

[Amjid Javed]

TTFs hafeez, YK and Shafiq get another chance to show the world what rubbish ODI batsmen they are

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Umar has been horrible this year, if Hafeez had the same numbers you'd all be banging for his head instead you're having a go at management for dropping an underperforming batsmen.

Funny how Hafeez isn't good enough to play as a specialist batsmen while Umar is

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

Sometimes you need to look beyond stats and the ones that matter at the moment... Umar Akmal averages like 50 in tournaments at a SR of ~90. Hafeez I know from the top of my head averages <20 at <75 SR in tournaments.

 

[IAJ]

Umars record for the last 12 months excluding minnows

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

O lala, don't show us the stats just to defend your poor post 1st up, that is lame. Even you know he is one of the best LOIs batsmen Pakistan have and that he is better than Shafiq in these forms.

 

[Aman]

Here's Hafeezs numbers for the same period

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround

 

[Aman]

O lala, don't show us the stats just to defend your poor post 1st up, that is lame. Even you know he is one of the best LOIs batsmen Pakistan have and that he is better than Shafiq in these forms.

Does Umar bat at 3 or 4? No.

Haris has taken Umars spot, something Pakistani's keep failing to realize.

 

[MRSN]

Umars record for the last 12 months excluding minnows

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

What's Misbahs record for this year including minnows? And YK for the last two years? Or Asad Shafiq for the whole career?
Why would you minus his century knock against Afghanistan? Because that saved Pakistan from the worst defeat in history.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

My eyes will be on: Younis, Asad and Hafeez.
I expect Hafeez to do good today and Younis to fail.
Gul is UNFIT, if he is, he is getting unfit too much. One match and he is down.
I hope they dont rush Junaid as well.

 

[Aman]

What's Misbahs record for this year including minnows? And YK for the last two years? Or Asad Shafiq for the whole career?
Why would you minus his century knock against Afghanistan? Because that saved Pakistan from the worst defeat in history.

YK and Asad Shafiq are top order batsmen.

Do you want to see Umars top order numbers?

They don't make for pretty reading.

 

[Aman]

What's Misbahs record for this year including minnows? And YK for the last two years? Or Asad Shafiq for the whole career?
Why would you minus his century knock against Afghanistan? Because that saved Pakistan from the worst defeat in history.

29 @ 76.37 including minnows

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

34.90 @ 76.19 minus minnows

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

 

[MRSN]

Does Umar bat at 3 or 4? No.

Haris has taken Umars spot, something Pakistani's keep failing to realize.

What you fail to understand is he has the best avg*striie rate in this team. How could a batsman with such good stats struggle to keep his place while verified failures keep coming back? At least bring better replacement if you want him warm the bench.

 

[Sam18696]

What's the team?

 

[Shafi]

Hope Younis and Shafiq TTFs fail and get kicked out for good

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

What's the team?

Still comprises of midget Shafiq and useless Younis, and we got another entry to the fab club, windmill Tanvir.

 

[Barragan]

Maybe he's just in woeful touch i.e can't score runs in the domestic circuit and looks horrible in the nets. Either that or they're giving everyone a run and he'll likely get his chance once Hafeez goes back home.

He is averaging 40 with a strike rate of 102 within 2014.

I don't think any of the current batsmen can boast of similar stats, especially that strike rate.

 

[Sam18696]

Umar has been horrible this year, if Hafeez had the same numbers you'd all be banging for his head instead you're having a go at management for dropping an underperforming batsmen.

Funny how Hafeez isn't good enough to play as a specialist batsmen while Umar is

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

Finally someone notices this.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

YK and Asad Shafiq are top order tailenders.

fixed

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

For [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

 

[menace2society]

Where is Azhar Ali? The best nightwatchman in the history of the cricket.

 

[Asif321]

this might be last time we hafeez for some months

 

[Amjid Javed]

For [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

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YK and Shafiq near bottom of list yet still selected

 

[Aman]

He is averaging 40 with a strike rate of 102 within 2014.

I don't think any of the current batsmen can boast of similar stats, especially that strike rate.

Inflated because of matches against Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Let the show begin ..........

 

[mussu-100]

Look at Hafeez's hundreds.

Happy birthday Tannu!

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

That was expected :

 

[Aman]

Yeah baby!

 

[Saffer_XIII]

No feet movement at all. Terrible way to go Shehzad.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

I guarantee you if Henry bowls to Shafiq it will either be a maiden or a wicket

 

[Aman]

Shehzad replies to Kohli's ton with a duck

 

[Sam18696]

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Scared Shafiq didn't want to come in at #3

 

[Zaad]

lol Shehzad is farigh, i don't like his defensive approach , openers are suppose to attack.

 

[Barragan]

Inflated because of matches against Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Others also played similar opposition, but not replicating the same numbers.

 

[Asif321]

so younus gets his no 3 position wah anything he wishes is given

 

[Aman]

fixed

Yep, Umars in the top order are very tailenderesque.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...orderby=default;template=results;type=batting

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

so younus gets his no 3 position wah anything he wishes is given

Younis is Aladin and Misbah is genie

 

[Aman]

Umar's numbers*

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Younis ) ) )

 

[Barragan]

LOL

Can't believe younis has come in and shafiq is moved down.

Do the management feel, he is not good enough against the new ball.

And he is out. ) )

 

[Aman]

2 down lol

These 2 should have been playing in the first ODI.

Mills and Milne as the only pacers lol..

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Lmao that was terrible. Don't review. Don't review

 

[NZcricketfan]

no ball

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

OMG Younis got lucky

 

[Asif321]

omg lucky younus

 

[Aman]

YK lucky with the noball

 

[Sam18696]

For [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

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For the love OF God remove Afghanistan from his stats.

It's a YK survives

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Why did it have to be a no-ball

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

really

 

[Barragan]

How fortunate for younis.

 

[Shafi]

YK TTF got lucky