The 1st Test between Pakistan (438 & 311/8d) and New Zealand (612/9d & 61/1) ends in a draw

[Rana]

Kiwis should get the win anyways

No way they have not actually won this match

 

[boomboomcheema]

Donkey Babar now looking frustrated after making an unnecessary declaration.

 

[Asif321]

96 in 10 . Give pacer the over

 

[Aman]

Pakistan have tried to hand us this Test after working hard to save it.

 

[JibranAnsari]

good by nz.

come on chase it down. There should be no reward for stupidity.

 

[Savak]

ICC needs to investigate Pakistan and Babar for match fixing. Hopefully this is the end of his completely incompetent reign.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Babar now with the look of a man that realises he messed up

But this isn't even hindsight for the rest of us, it was just a dumb declaration

 

[Asif321]

Omggg this will be utter humiliation

 

[gibsyhesperis]

I don't think NZ will do this but it still does not mean it was not the most truly brainless piece of captaincy ever from Babar .
Do you think he knows he will be removed as captain, so he does something completely mad.

 

[Buffet]

What was the point of this declaration?

 

[boomboomcheema]

Paindoo version of Bazball.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Losing this

 

[happydavy]

Pakistan need to show down the game. They are bowling too quickly

Who asked them to bowl in the first place? They wanted to bowl and in 5 overs are already scared to bowl more!!

 

[Aman]

Nah fr Babar should be investigated for this.

No one in world cricket would declare.

 

[shah_1]

Hahaha

Babar is the worst captain ever, he should simply be sacked for this

 

[Asif321]

Are you kidding me

 

[sam_ahm]

OMG, he declared!!!! Is he crazy or what???

 

[Aman]

What was the point of this declaration?

Babar doesn't seem very bright (I hope this is the case) and it isn't because of other reasons.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Dumbo Saqi another culprit who probably influenced this declaration.

 

[angrypathan]

Pack the offside field and bowl outside off

 

[Aman]

Bad thing for Pakistan is we still have plenty of hitters to come.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

This will be full stop to Babar's captaincy if they lose it. Blessing in disguise!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

I hadn't even considered match fixing.

Either he's incredibly stupid or those accusations have some validity

 

[Omer2002]

We deserve this for being unparr and jahil.

 

[shah_1]

Haha

 

[gibsyhesperis]

There is a wonderful image on TV of Saqlain looking cluelessly into the distance after that last boundary by Latham

 

[JibranAnsari]

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Latham scoring for fun

NZ will win this quite comfortably, only 84 runs needed

 

[Kroll]

OMG, he declared!!!! Is he crazy or what???

Trying to be like Stokes in bazball hahahaha

 

[Asif321]

Oh god I can’t watch this

 

[shah_1]

Babar has loose screws

 

[Aman]

Yeah, we should win it from here.

Shameful from Babar.

Doesn't feel right winning like this.

 

[amvbfm]

Shades of England 2000.

 

[Buffet]

Babar doesn't seem very bright (I hope this is the case) and it isn't because of other reasons.

He is probably not bright otherwise why will you declare when you have close to zero chance of winning but decent chance of losing? Just a braindead decision and nothing to do with final result here.

 

[Ab Fan]

Bowling wide now )

 

[gibsyhesperis]

This will be full stop to Babar's captaincy if they lose it. Blessing in disguise!

It should be a full stop even if they pull out a draw

 

[boomboomcheema]

Even if NZ win what was the need for a declaration, to prove what ? NZ were not gonna get bowled out so why give them an outside chance ?

 

[MSaad1237]

Lol senseless declaration from Babar..


Pak didn't go for the Win in the first test against England where odds were great ,and instead went for super safety tuktuk approach and ended up LOSING the match instead.


Here, Pak went for complete fake bravado and declared when they should've opted for safety and settled for a draw..

Utter Non-sense and lack of game awareness/judgment.

 

[JibranAnsari]

lol pakistan cant complain about light as they made a declaration.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Having protection on Offside and bowling on middle and leg stump, baffling to see from Wasim.

 

[Aman]

Babar is not the captain you want to be defending this total.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Need to slow things down

 

[sindhiboy]

Latham batting like a left handed Viv Richards

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

just tuned in, gee whiz...didnt see declaration coming- very sporting and challenging declaration from pak.
will be exciting from here- although its gonna be a draw...
the pitch won

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

It should be a full stop even if they pull out a draw

Not happening in Pakistan at least.

 

[Ahmed216]

I hope Babar is stripped of captaincy tonight

 

[Aman]

Light may save Babar's captaincy.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Babar’s dream of becoming a Stokes and Saqlain’s of becoming a McCullum going up in smoke. They have methods, he has copycat ambitions.

Fielding team can’t even plead bad light. He really needs to get all negative from now on.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

35 mins left

 

[Asif321]

83 in 9

 

[happydavy]

Pakistan remains the most entertaining team in the world hands down!!

 

[Kroll]

Crickey, what a meltdown from Babar!

 

[SpiritOf1903]

This is either evil insofar nefarious or stupid.

Or PCB employ a meteorologist

 

[Rana]

Be the aggressive captain now and bowl your overs instead of hiding you joker!

 

[Aman]

Nah fr, I can't think of something more stupid that I've seen in cricket.

 

[shariqnoor]

This could be the greatest low in the history of Pakistani cricket if they lose. What a fake show of aggression by Babar. Now hiding like a kitten.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sheer stupidity of throwning a test match away, this will be 5th defeat in a row and 2nd defeat in a row at Karachi

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Bowling wide now )

Unbelievable.
You declare presumably because you think there is a chance of winning.....you are then get the bowlers to hide the ball.
Just shows there was completely inane decision

 

[Aman]

35 mins left

15 overs have to be bowled in the final hour.

 

[Buffet]

It can be made hard by bowling negative line, bowling slow and putting all fielders on boundary, but what a senseless decisions here.

NZ may not be able to chase due to poor light, but comical to see this situation.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Babar is not alright in the head. This is a stupid declaration.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

33 minutes to go. That’s 6 overs if Babar things rationally.

Mir Hamza needs to lengthen his run up to the boundary to bowl his medium pace thunderbolts

 

[Amjid Javed]

This should be babars last test as captain, ******** captaincy as per usual.

 

[Buffet]

If you declare to bowl 15 overs just go ahead and bowl.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

This defies all that is real

 

[Kroll]

Lose this and we're going to be the biggest laughing stock in cricket ever.

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar is not alright in the head. This is a stupid declaration.

The Akmals genes strike again!

 

[Junaids]

ICC needs to investigate Pakistan and Babar for match fixing. Hopefully this is the end of his completely incompetent reign.

It does feel a lot like the South Africa v England Test at Centurion in 1999-2000.

People thought that Hansie Cronje had made a remarkably risky declaration to try to set up a win. When in reality he had fixed a defeat.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Give Hamza the trophy already

 

[Kroll]

Why did anyone not stop him, for the love of god.

 

[Buffet]

Lose this and we're going to be the biggest laughing stock in cricket ever.

Nah, does not need to lose for that.

 

[Rana]

With all due respect

The Karachi boys saving Pakistan throughout this Test

 

[Ab Fan]

Match drawn!

 

[Amjid Javed]

If this was england batting now game would be over.

 

[moghul]

Lose this and we're going to be the biggest laughing stock in cricket ever.

Aren't we already.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Donkey Babar now looking frustrated after making an unnecessary declaration.

No one has right to call someone like this. Calm down !

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

What is the thought process behind this? What’s the point there is no chance you take 10 wickets in 15 overs

 

[angrypathan]

With all due respect

The Karachi boys saving Pakistan throughout this Test

Sarfraz’s missed stumping cost us more runs than he scored in both innings combined

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Match drawn!

Yep -- bad light

 

[Asif321]

Babar laughing