Pakistan v New Zealand | 5th T20I | Rawalpindi | 24 April 2023 | Pre-game discussion

[MenInG]

Pakistan with a slender 2-1 advantage but they cannot lose this series.

However, the way NZ were going in the 4th T20I on this Pindi pitch, there is enough room for alarms.

So should Pakistan go with 2 spinners and leave out a pacer?


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[Firebat]

If they didn't make some changes with the series at 2-1 before, not sure they will now.

What a shame it will be that the likes of Haris and Ihsanullah won't get a game in a 5-match home T20I series against a B team.

 

[Rana]

If they didn't make some changes with the series at 2-1 before, not sure they will now.

What a shame it will be that the likes of Haris and Ihsanullah won't get a game in a 5-match home T20I series against a B team.

Who knows?

Pakistan did shove Shan Masood into the 3rd ODI (must win) against NZ didn’t they?

 

[Suleiman]

If they didn't make some changes with the series at 2-1 before, not sure they will now.

What a shame it will be that the likes of Haris and Ihsanullah won't get a game in a 5-match home T20I series against a B team.

Mistreatment of Haris is ridiculous. And then Babar fans wanted us to give BABAR credit for backing and playing Haris Vs SA, finally after he had no other option with us getting packed up by Zimbabwe ). This is after months of not giving him a proper run. And giving the likes of Shan a free ride ahead of him.

Now that him and Rizwan are plundering b attacks again and there’s no South African attack rampaging on the pitches of Australia, he’s shelved him.

 

[Firebat]

Mistreatment of Haris is ridiculous. And then Babar fans wanted us to give BABAR credit for backing and playing Haris Vs SA, finally after he had no other option with us getting packed up by Zimbabwe ). This is after months of not giving him a proper run. And giving the likes of Shan a free ride ahead of him.

Now that him and Rizwan are plundering b attacks again and there’s no South African attack rampaging on the pitches of Australia, he’s shelved him.

This is an ODI WC year. We need to be building and resting key players for that. Can't understand why we don't continue to rotate more for a home T20I series against a B team. Especially to repair the confidence of some of those youngsters that were thrown into those Sharjah pitches.

 

[jattafridi]

Saim ayub should open
Rest for SSA
Babar always scared of losing useless series
Become brave than I will support u

 

[Rana]

Mistreatment of Haris is ridiculous. And then Babar fans wanted us to give BABAR credit for backing and playing Haris Vs SA, finally after he had no other option with us getting packed up by Zimbabwe ). This is after months of not giving him a proper run. And giving the likes of Shan a free ride ahead of him.

Now that him and Rizwan are plundering b attacks again and there’s no South African attack rampaging on the pitches of Australia, he’s shelved him.

Rizwan ain’t plundering anything mate

He is averaging the same as he was in the World Cup with the same strike rate

 

[Saj]

Haris and Ihsanullah in surely?

 

[asadee]

Haris and Ihsanullah in surely?

Logic would say yes but Knowing Babar it wont happen

 

[Omer2002]

Haris and Ihsanullah in surely?

Unfortunately it will be the same team...

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should win this , this Kiwi team is not at full strength , and playing at home Pakistan should have won all the games. Unfortunately they did not .