Pakistan vs New Zealand | 2nd ODI | Abu Dhabi | Nov 9, 2018 | New Zealand Innings

[DRsohail]

Full Marks to sarfaraz for bringing Shaheen back.

 

[Baigel]

What a Yorker

 

[iPakistani]

Shaheeeen 88mph yorker WHAT A BALL SON

 

[Fahdi]

Beauty from Shaheen

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[imshally81]

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[Titan24]

Pace bowling is what Latham is not as comfortable as against spin. And amazing stuff from Shaheen

 

[Nasty Naz]

Wow what an over by Afridi and a fantastic yorker there. Clearly surprised him after bowling bunch of good length/line deliveries.

 

[topspin]

If they dont reach 250 no good for Pakistan they really need practice chasing bigger totals.

Been saying this for a while. Pakistan needs practice in chasing bigger totals that's the only way they'll learn and build confidence.

As I type this another wicket for Shaheen, so 250+ run chase looking more unlikely now. What a delievey!

 

[shariqnoor]

Good proactive captaincy to bring your best bowler back against the new batsman. Sarfraz must persist with Shaheen for 3 overs here.

 

[imshally81]

Full Marks to sarfaraz for bringing Shaheen back.

But but but... He is very poor captain...

 

[Titan24]

Full Marks to sarfaraz for bringing Shaheen back.

Yes against latham it was the perfect move

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

I agree but what do you think is the reason of not bowling hafeez or Imad inside first 10 overs. Especially when your old strategy has only lost you matches througout the yeaf.

Use the new ball with fast bowlers like what Shaheen did in last match.. Hafeez ko try kr sktay thay but Imad noo..

Their is enough support for fats bowlers in the first overs like boult showed.. Our bowling poor though except Shaheen.. Hasan is a big let down

 

[nextover666666]

Oh bowled him wicket by Afridi and I'm not talking about shahid I'm talking about Shaheen shah Afridi. Seems like all afridis are destined to be stars

 

[DRsohail]

ANd he did not complete his quota of overs in last match.

 

[On_the_up]

That was a beauty.

One for the ages!

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Shukarrrr

Latham was my biggest worry.

 

[topspin]

I've had high hopes for Shaheen even before he played in green colours. The guy has all the ingredients to become a menace of a bowler.

 

[DRsohail]

But but but... He is very poor captain...

WHen he does wrong we have the right to criticise like in last match Shaheen even did not complete his quota.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Shaheen Shah. That was a magic delivery damn.

 

[Titan24]

But but but... He is very poor captain...

Not a poor captain but letting loose at cruicial points has been his mistake for sometime now.

I hope he can squeeze the opposition today

 

[Aman]

How did Latham miss that

He's pretty poor against the moving ball, it was a good ball but man he played it poorly.

 

[topspin]

I've had high hopes for Shaheen even before he played in green colours. The guy has all the ingredients to become a menace of a bowler.

6 wickets in 15 overs thus far this series. Just incredible!

 

[Pakhs]

Been saying this for a while. Pakistan needs practice in chasing bigger totals that's the only way they'll learn and build confidence.

As I type this another wicket for Shaheen, so 250+ run chase looking more unlikely now. What a delievey!

Winning is good but its obvious where the weakness is so any practice even failed one is good for Pakistan.

 

[yasir]

Oh boy that was like Akram in hay days, excellent Yorker at pace!!

 

[Titan24]

WHen he does wrong we have the right to criticise like in last match Shaheen even did not complete his quota.

Exactly. This is what frustrates me that we have a decent side which can beat oppositions atleast in UAE across all the formats but we lack in our strategies and planning.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

6 wickets in 15 overs thus far this series. Just incredible!

If he can keep that up. Hasan started even better than that.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Hafeez doing an excellent job at putting the choke on. 4 overs and only 9 runs allowed.

Might not be a huge wicket taker anymore but he does an excellent job at keeping the runs down and building pressure.

 

[Titan24]

Oh boy that was like Akram in hay days, excellent Yorker at pace!! ������������

I am excited to see him in 2019 world cup. Hopefully he can keep on improving and remains fit

 

[Aman]

Law of averages says the middle order has eventually got to show up...

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Hasan bhai kia ho gya hai tujhe yar

 

[Ahmed216]

How did Latham miss that

He's pretty poor against the moving ball, it was a good ball but man he played it poorly.

Most batsmen would hve found that ball difficult. It tailed in and was perfect yorker length

 

[Aman]

If Kane and Taylor aren't scoring, we literally have nothing else

 

[Titan24]

Shaheen ability to swing both new and old bowl at this age is amazing

 

[Ab Fan]

I dunno is it me but I am really becoming a huge fan of Shaheen Afridi. Alongside Jos Buttler and Aiden Markram, he is in my three favourite non-Indian cricketer currently.

 

[Aman]

Most batsmen would hve found that ball difficult. It tailed in and was perfect yorker length

Looked like he was beaten by pace more than anything, he did not get in a good position to play it.

The balls are coming into him and he plays it that wide?

 

[Nasty Naz]

Afridi bowling deadly yorkers.

 

[MMHS]

Is this the same wicket used 2nd time?

 

[Titan24]

Bowling boy

 

[Arham_PakFan]

10.1 over since last boundary

 

[Ahmed216]

If Kane and Taylor aren't scoring, we literally have nothing else

Every1 rated guptill as top LOI batsman

 

[topspin]

Every1 rated guptill as top LOI batsman

Guptill is very much like Rohit. A beast in perfect batting conditions who can be undone against quality swing and seam bowling. On his day very deadly.

 

[Titan24]

Every1 rated guptill as top LOI batsman

On these wickets, Guptill would have struggled

 

[Aman]

Every1 rated guptill as top LOI batsman

He's not playing, but yes it's those 3. The others are not reliable and are only good for 20-30 runs.

 

[Titan24]

Shadab should be brought in alongside Shaheen. NZ are in defensive mode so need to grab a wicket from them as they surely dont wanna loose one.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Now is the time to bowl Imad.He won't be useful later in the innings.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Is this the same wicket used 2nd time?

Yes I think it is .

 

[Aman]

Pitch seems difficult to score on, 240-260 would be a good score.

Get a partnership going and see how many we can get in the last 5-8 overs.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

NZ should just look to survive here.

 

[Titan24]

Good move to bring in Shadab

 

[Ab Fan]

Guptill is very much like Rohit. A beast in perfect batting conditions who can be undone against quality swing and seam bowling. On his day very deadly.

Guptill average is almost 25 in Asia unfortunately.

 

[Ahmed216]

Looked like he was beaten by pace more than anything, he did not get in a good position to play it.

The balls are coming into him and he plays it that wide?

Yes thats what movement does it brings the batsman in poor position. Good captaincy by putting a slip in which made him think it could go either way

 

[letme alone]

wicket will come soon.

 

[MMHS]

Yes I think it is .

Then Kiwis will be lucky to match AUS today.

 

[DRsohail]

Choke them.Anything above 210 and we will struggle.

 

[DRsohail]

Then Kiwis will be lucky to match AUS today.

Latham and Shaheen.should have been in the last odi as well which shows how much the use of brains by a captain matters.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Choke them.Anything above 210 and we will struggle.

With the way it went, this is how it should it be then 210 like you said.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

NZ trying to survive till the 30th over so that they can feast on Hasan later on.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Unbelievable that Haris isnt playing today too..

Our batting is so poor, we should have won the last match. It was a 300+ wicket easily. Hafeez's selfishness cost Shadab his wicket too.

All these matches should have been won with just decent batting nothing extraordinary.

 

[Shafi]

Anything over 150 we will loose this match.Too many walking wickets. Any of Boult or Ferguson or Southee can get a hattrick.

 

[topspin]

Guptill average is almost 25 in Asia unfortunately.

That is surprising however he did start slowly - seems like he might be a highway road bully. A beast in Aus, Eng and NZ which have skewed his ODI average to the low 40s.

 

[MMHS]

Latham and Shaheen.should have been in the last odi as well which shows how much the use of brains by a captain matters.

Last game is past, it's a new day - so far so good.

But, last game, SSA bowled 3 overs less (2 actually, but the last one was 50th over, no use for wicket taking.). At 214-7 (after Shadab finished his quota), couple of overs from him could have kept Kiwis below critical number of 240.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Anything over 150 we will loose this match.Too many walking wickets. Any of Boult or Ferguson or Southee can get a hattrick.

True such a poor batting side that we aren't even confident on below par scores.

I blame coach, captain and batting coach for going with the same bunch.

 

[Ahsanax]

ANd he did not complete his quota of overs in last match.

that was a shame, he could have got 5er

 

[topspin]

NZ reach over 250 it is game over. We cannot let this slip like we did against Bangladesh.

 

[MMHS]

NZ reach over 250 it is game over. We cannot let this slip like we did against Bangladesh.

I think, anything over 200 will be tough chase today, if it's really a used track.

 

[the Great Khan]

NZ reach over 250 it is game over. We cannot let this slip like we did against Bangladesh.

ok ok we get it..anything over 250 yes we understand...

Goodness

 

[Ahmed216]

With 80/4 Sarfraz should keep a slip in for every bowler. Just to apply more pressure and create doubts in batsmens mind

 

[DRsohail]

NNz is having just one spinner.Should have gone with two?

 

[Mamoon]

Shaheen is ending Amir’s career, but Hasan is breathing new life into it.

 

[Nasty Naz]

NZ run rate has fallen just below 4 right now. A wicket of Taylor at this point and it may be difficult for NZ to get past 200.

 

[letme alone]

NZ reach over 250 it is game over. We cannot let this slip like we did against Bangladesh.

forget about 250 .nz will not able 200 from here

 

[Dark_Horse]

We should have played specialist spinner in place of Imad if he is not going to open the bowling for making ball rough from one side. I think some of this is effecting Hassan ali no little bit of reverse as in past

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

why is Taylor laughing like an idiot after every hafeez delivery?

 

[Ahmed216]

Pak spinners have done well by cutting on speed

 

[Mamoon]

I think, anything over 200 will be tough chase today, if it's really a used track.

Every track is a used one for us, but I think Law of Averages is doing its bit today. Pakistan will make it 9-1 today somehow.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Btw how good was Sodhi in last match. Loved his googlies. He used to be just an ok bowler but now much improved like Adil rashid.

 

[PakPremi]

ok ok we get it..anything over 250 yes we understand...

Goodness

LOL . Doom and Gloom comments start pouring in even when we are on top, even if it is for part of the game but let us enjoy the period.
Anyway back to commentary. Another Fake All rounder Hafiz doing the job after Fake Fahim. Hoping for another good performance for Sham Shadab

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Then Kiwis will be lucky to match AUS today.

Yeah. They should just look to survive until 40 overs and then see what can be done.

 

[letme alone]

run rate is below 4 keep it boy .well done serfi

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

why is Taylor laughing like an idiot after every hafeez delivery?

Hahaha same

Nice acting by Taylor. Is pai kuch kh bhi nai sktay isay.