Pakistan v New Zealand | 2nd Test | Nov 17-21, 2014 | Dubai | Day 1

[Sakss]

New Zealand Squad
BB McCullum*, CJ Anderson, TA Boult, DAJ Bracewell, MD Craig, TWM Latham, JDS Neesham, L Ronchi†, HD Rutherford, IS Sodhi, TG Southee, LRPL Taylor, N Wagner, BJ Watling†, KS Williamson

Pakistan Squad
Misbah-ul-Haq*, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Adil, Haris Sohail, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar, Yasir Shah, Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar

 

[Asif321]

Ehsan Adil playing today , are Pakistan going with 6 batsmen ?

 

[Space Cat]

Hoping NZ can win the toss and bat well. Wickets will still be hard to get but with runs in the bank we can hopefully apply more pressure.

 

[Fastandfurious]

Ehsan Adil playing today , are Pakistan going with 6 batsmen ?

Prediction or confirmed?

 

[Asif321]

Nz batting first

 

[coooolali]

NZ won the toss

 

[Mamoo_cricket]

Would love to see if pak bat 2nd, how they respond

 

[hussain.r97]

Ehsan Adil in

 

[Yatoo]

We won't be batting twice
Innings victory.
You heard it here first folks!!

 

[Asif321]

Shaan taufiq and Ehsan playing , Imran.khan misses out

 

[coooolali]

Ehsan adil,Shan masood and Taufeeq Umar playing

 

[hussain.r97]

NZ should have played Wagner ahead of Craig Craig is gonna be ineffective against Pakistan.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Hmm for the first time in 4 tests, Pakistan have lost the toss and are batting second. Will this have a bearing on the result?

 

[haris93]

Prediction or confirmed?

Confirmed

 

[Fastandfurious]

Hmm, this should be interesting.

 

[Yatoo]

Ehsan Adil playing today , are Pakistan going with 6 batsmen ?

Bookie alert

 

[Asif321]

so only 4 bowlers

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Good thing Ehsan Adil is in the squad, poor Haris Sohail misses out again.

 

[Aman]

Craig still in the side

 

[Asif321]

harsh on Immy?

 

[Yatoo]

Craig still in the side

Edited! Haha. I was going to ask which universe.
:edward

 

[coooolali]

Craig still in the side

NZ are playing with the same side that played the 1st test

 

[hussain.r97]

Craig still in the side

Exactly Wagner really should have come in. NZ aren't accustomed to playing 2 specialist spinners. Wagner would we more effective than Craig anyways. Offspin without any real variation will be slaughtered by Pakistan.

 

[Asif321]

Bookie alert

haha actually they showed in pre show Sarfraz and waqar shaking hand with Ehsan that was the indication

 

[hussain.r97]

Interested to see how Ehsan bowls. He's finally getting another chance, I hope he delivers.

 

[pakistani pride]

Again no haris.
Captain for once turn of that auto pilot!

 

[Yatoo]

What is the code for Edward Stark smiley?

 

[Sakss]

May be Azhar can bowl a bit

 

[Mamoo_cricket]

Pak have made a big blunder, should have gone with harris instead of ****** Shaan, and azhar could have opened with taufiq, now this is best bet for Nz if they can't get this batting line up less than 300 than they are really rubbish and deserve to lose.

 

[arehaan]

Not a bad toss to loose considering we had 2 new openers.
Dubai wicket historically has something in it on the 1st day and with cloudy conditions it might be a blessing.

Lets see

 

[hussain.r97]

May be Azhar can bowl a bit

Hopefully he does. 4 bowlers is never good. Hafeez played the important role of giving the rest of the attack a breather.

 

[Space Cat]

NZ need to bat 5 sessions. If they can which is a big if then we shouldn't lose at least.

 

[Aman]

Don't think us batting first will make a difference on the result, hopefully it reduces the margin of defeat.

 

[Aman]

NZ need to bat 5 sessions. If they can which is a big if then we shouldn't lose at least.

Wouldn't count against a collapse in the third.

 

[hussain.r97]

Will be great to see Rahat and Ehsan opening in these conditions. Both can swing the ball. They need to look to take advantage of the overcast conditions early on.

 

[FreeBird]

Would be nice to see NZ posting a 600 odd total by tea tomorrow to declare and invite Pak to bat.

 

[Waseem]

Good thing Ehsan Adil is in the squad, poor Haris Sohail misses out again.

Let's see what can Shaan Masood with First class average 34.7 @ Strike Rate 42.6 can achieve at international level. I believe it's such a waste of time giving Shaan chances because he will fail to score at higher average than 34 (if lucky)

 

[arehaan]

Come to think of it Hafeez not being there will be more time for Yasir Shah to settle in and bowl longer spells.

 

[Mir jibran]

very happy for ehsan adil
may he cash on this chance

 

[mussu-100]

Hope Hafeez gets cleared ASAP. Such an important character in our side.

 

[hur rizvi]

If NZ can score 350+ runs and get early wickets, they can win this match...

Perfect opportunity for them, more so because Shan Masood is a terrible opener and Taufeeq is playing after a long tme

 

[hur rizvi]

Hope Hafeez gets cleared ASAP. Such an important character in our side.

especially in UAE tests against non-Asian sides, he is vital for team balance

 

[Mamoo_cricket]

Would be nice to see NZ posting a 600 odd total by tea tomorrow to declare and invite Pak to bat.

there are more chances of Pak beating india in a world cup than Nz scoring 600 here vs Pak.

 

[Poison]

Historically Dubai has a bit in it on Day 1 and then flattens out .. blessing in disguise maybe.

 

[FreeBird]

there are more chances of Pak beating india in a world cup than Nz scoring 600 here vs Pak.

Yeah but I wanted to see some hard fought battles here, some excitement, some twists.

Right now it has been more of a one way traffic situation on these grave yard wickets.

 

[hur rizvi]

Don't think us batting first will make a difference on the result, hopefully it reduces the margin of defeat.

It sure can if you score a decent 1st innings total

Pakistan can collapse under score-board pressure and with Haeez out bowling attack has less variety

 

[FreeBird]

It sure can if you score a decent 1st innings total

Pakistan can collapse under score-board pressure and with Haeez out bowling attack has less variety

That will be nice to happen. We need to be put against some resistance and some challenge.

 

[hur rizvi]

very happy for ehsan adil
may he cash on this chance

Get ready to be disappointed, he is a pure trundle who wont be much effective on such a flat deck

I feel Imran has been har done by here, he had done enough to retain his place

 

[mussu-100]

especially in UAE tests against non-Asian sides, he is vital for team balance

Even more so in LOI's.

 

[shaaik]

A first toss lost So it's for the first time in 5 tests Pakistan would be batting second. This changes the whole complexion here ...


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[Mir jibran]

Get ready to be disappointed, he is a pure trundle who wont be much effective on such a flat deck

I feel Imran has been har done by here, he had done enough to retain his place

can u plz explain what is a trundler ?

 

[Mamoo_cricket]

It sure can if you score a decent 1st innings total

Pakistan can collapse under score-board pressure and with Haeez out bowling attack has less variety

yes this is Hobbits best chance if they can't do well after winning toss and inspite of hafeez absence and Pak with two new openers, than won't have a single excuse left.

 

[Aman]

LOL wrong time to bat first? Pakistan were bowled out for 99 here.... )

 

[Fastandfurious]

Brian Murgatroyd looks like Faf's older brother.

 

[Aman]

That's our luck, win the toss and bat first on a wicket which isn't a bat first wicket

 

[FreeBird]

I hope whoever plays for Hafeez, scores 300 in each innings and takes 20 wickets so that we get rid of Hafeez for good.

 

[Aman]

McCullum very casual at the toss.

 

[hur rizvi]

can u plz explain what is a trundler ?

He bowls 130kph and his action is not suited for reverse swing, he might move new ball a bit but would be very ineffective with older ball

Imran should have played in my opinion, he didn't perform badly enough to lose his place

 

[Vulcan]

Someone has to bowl Hafeez overs also. And I think Ehsan Adil can bowl long spell. This can not be said for Imran Khan.

 

[haris93]

I hope whoever plays for Hafeez, scores 300 in each innings and takes 20 wickets so that we get rid of Hafeez for good.

nice joke !

 

[Aman]

Adil will be tough to face, keeps it tight and moves it around a bit.

 

[hur rizvi]

That's our luck, win the toss and bat first on a wicket which isn't a bat first wicket

If this isn't a bat first wicket against an attack which only has 2 seamers, then I don't know what will be a bat 1st wicket

 

[Mir jibran]

He bowls 130kph and his action is not suited for reverse swing, he might move new ball a bit but would be very ineffective with older ball

Imran should have played in my opinion, he didn't perform badly enough to lose his place

as misbah said Imran is rested
and i don't think so Imran is in their future plans

 

[Asif321]

ball will do a bit in the first hour

 

[hur rizvi]

Adil will be tough to face, keeps it tight and moves it around a bit.

He is 127-128 kph trundler who will be largely in-effective with older ball, If Mccullum survives first 5-10 overs Adil will be taken to the cleaners

 

[Aman]

If this isn't a bat first wicket against an attack which only has 2 seamers, then I don't know what will be a bat 1st wicket

Isn't it overcast? I feel we're batting first because of what Pakistan's done in their last 3 games.

 

[Aman]

He is 127-128 kph trundler who will be largely in-effective with older ball, If Mccullum survives first 5-10 overs Adil will be taken to the cleaners

If Rahat and Edil get us 3-4 down, we'll be killed by the spinners later on.

 

[hur rizvi]

as misbah said Imran is rested
and i don't think so Imran is in their future plans

They always say "Player X " is rested

In these conditions Imran is better than Adil because of his reverse swinging ability

 

[FreeBird]

nice joke !

Yeah, apparently it's Shan Masood.

I will be pleasantly surprised if he scores more than an ugly 20 odd.

 

[hur rizvi]

If Rahat and Edil get us 3-4 down, we'll be killed by the spinners later on.

They wont until and unless you throw your wickets away

 

[shaaik]

I think Imran khan had done enough to retain his place. I wonder how did he miss today !


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[taqi]

LOL wrong time to bat first? Pakistan were bowled out for 99 here.... )

not once two times

 

[Aman]

I think Imran khan had done enough to retain his place. I wonder how did he miss today !


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He's being 'rested'.

 

[shaaik]

He's being 'rested'.

Did he need to be??


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[Mir jibran]

They always say "Player X " is rested

In these conditions Imran is better than Adil because of his reverse swinging ability

Bhai lets see

 

[shaaik]

Suddenly this batting line up doesn't boost too much confidence ...


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[Aman]

Nothing in the wicket so far.

Let's see if Adil gets anything.

 

[FreeBird]

Bhai lets see

How can a name "hur" (hoor, parri) bhi "Bhai" ?

 

[ares1000]

Pak bowling. Adil on. Will watch for a bit before going to sleep for a few.

 

[Fastandfurious]

Ehsan Mcgrath.