[VIDEO] New Zealand strongly placed on 286/3 at Stumps on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against Pakistan

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[MenInG]

Big day ahead for Pakistan bowlers - could well define the outcome of this game.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

I reckon NZ will score close to 400 here.

Best day to bat probably 3rd day.

 

[a_jawad]

I have a feeling SSA and Abbas might join the party.
Bounce and movement on and off the pitch ( weather permitting)
I'm hopeful we can get them under 300 or take a very meagre lead

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

I hope bowlers will do better but reality is NZ will score close 450.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

I hope bowlers will do better but reality is NZ will score close 450.

Its not that easy to score 450 here. NZL will score 350.

 

[Rana]

Is it me or NZ have a long tail this time round? They picked 5 fast bowlers, not sure if any of them can bat even though a couple of them may be registered as all rounders

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Jamieson can bat and the one replacing santner is allrounder.

 

[Rana]

Alright

Jamieson has an FC batting average of 20 and Mitchell is the one who can bat at 37, he as a top score of 170* in FC level.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Mohd Abbas should pace up a little if he wants to contribute. Shaheen will be the key here, but i have a feeling Rana saab will pick up crucial wickets here.

Must start with Shaheen and Naseem shah.

 

[Captain]

It will all depend on how many catches go down today. Fielding will be the difference between 220/240 or 380/400.

 

[Rana]

Mohd Abbas should pace up a little if he wants to contribute. Shaheen will be the key here, but i have a feeling Rana saab will pick up crucial wickets here.

Must start with Shaheen and Naseem shah.

Agreed. Naseem should share the new ball. I’ve been crying for this!!

 

[Omer2002]

I agree all catches must be taken

 

[lahoriyah1234]

It will all depend on how many catches go down today. Fielding will be the difference between 220/240 or 380/400.

Azhar, fawad and Harris should be the slip fielders.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Agreed. Naseem should share the new ball. I’ve been crying for this!!

He is wasted when the ball is old, because he doesn’t know how to bowl with the old ball. We saw how he bowled in Australia and he looked threatening. I rather have Naseem running in and trying instead Mohd abbas 120mph thunder boults deliveries scattered the batsmens.

 

[Rana]

He is wasted when the ball is old, because he doesn’t know how to bowl with the old ball. We saw how he bowled in Australia and he looked threatening. I rather have Naseem running in and trying instead Mohd abbas 120mph thunder boults deliveries scattered the batsmens.

Abbas is great to contain if Naseem fails

Just give the boy a chance to bowl full and straight on a seaming track!

 

[lahoriyah1234]

If they don’t take any leaf out of Jamieson than seriously, something is not right in the camp.

 

[Nado_]

Where are some people getting this New Zealand will score 400+ etc like it’s a piece of cake on this pitch lolll

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Where are some people getting this New Zealand will score 400+ etc like it’s a piece of cake on this pitch lolll

If we dont bowl well NZL will score 400, they know the conditions and now the conditions little better than yesterday, so Pak bowlers have to work really hard.

 

[Rana]

Did Watling just say they will try to bat once in this game?

 

[Markhor]

Jamieson said it's a pitch where you can score quickly but also take wickets quickly because of the fuller length you need to bowl.

In other words unlike the slow crawl of UAE Tests, here the game moves fast and 1-2 bad sessions can be decisive.

Need the whole attack to deliver as last time the change bowlers didn't sustain the pressure.

 

[PakPremi]

New Zealand will score 375, Pak will give chances to couple of batsmen as usual.

 

[Rana]

I think we all need to calm down with our predictions here. We were all horribly wrong this time yesterday

 

[Rana]

For some reason I feel these Kiwis, players and commentators think that they are only addressing the New Zealand public and no one else in the world

 

[Nado_]

If we dont bowl well NZL will score 400, they know the conditions and now the conditions little better than yesterday, so Pak bowlers have to work really hard.

I think we will have to bowl bad, for them to score 400 plus. Just stick to the right lines and the pitch should do the rest. And most importantly hold on to your damn catches.

 

[Saj]

I want to see Abbas attacking the stumps much more and making the NZ batsmen having to play at his deliveries.

 

[kingusama92]

They gotta come out with 100% intensity.

This is one of the best chances to take the game away from NZ.

 

[Belawal2014]

Think NZ's going to bat long here, 400+.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

My prediction is NZL 270 All Out.

 

[Rana]

3 Pakistani players with no sponsor on their bat

 

[castortroy]

YK English has gotten worse

 

[Thunderbolt14]

My prediction is NZL 270 All Out.

My answer also same, no difference.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

YK will eventually replace Misbah before the WC, according to Rashid latif that is where things are heading.

By the way if we can give grant flower 4 years with Pakistan cricket team, than Younis Khan is a big player and deserves 2 years with the team.

 

[Hasan123]

Naseem Shah can’t afford to be a spray gun today.

 

[ManFan]

There is a Kk Memon in his mannerisms. Could be a great villain

Holy moly, they do look alike.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

YK will eventually replace Misbah before the WC, according to Rashid latif that is where things are heading.

By the way if we can give grant flower 4 years with Pakistan cricket team, than Younis Khan is a big player and deserves 2 years with the team.

Younis does not the ability to form a coherent sentence in a sky sports cricket interview during a world cup so its a no from me.

There has to be someone stronger with a method. We should be hiring an experienced foreign coach. It was because of Mickey we won the champions trophy. You need someone who knows what they are doing to get tournament winning results.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Atleast i can sleep well tonight yesterday Rizwan and Fahim didn’t let me sleep.

 

[Caved12]

We have a decent total in the first innings, so I am expecting our bowlers to do better than the last game on this pitch. Expecting Naseem Shah to give it all and prove us wrong. This is the kind of pitch where Naseem should be able to do better than the last test match. I think Pakistan has a very good chance to win this test match!

 

[Savak]

I want to see Abbas attacking the stumps much more and making the NZ batsmen having to play at his deliveries.

I want Rizwan standing up to the stumps to him immediately no matter how bad it looks because it will bring the LBW into play which is vital against the swinging, seaming new ball

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Younis does not the ability to form a coherent sentence in a sky sports cricket interview during a world cup so its a no from me.

There has to be someone stronger with a method. We should be hiring an experienced foreign coach. It was because of Mickey we won the champions trophy. You need someone who knows what they are doing to get tournament winning results.

You underestimating Younis here, T20 Champion 2009 and 2009 CT Semi Final.

 

[Hasan123]

Latham is the key wicket.

 

[Rana]

Shaheen attack the stumps please

 

[Rana]

Amazing set up

Top delivery on the 4th ball

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

You underestimating Younis here, T20 2009 and 2009 CY Semi Final.

No denying a fine player and a decent captain on his day but the requirements of a coach are lets say a bit more 'refined'. He isn't the right fit. Better off getting Mickey back in.

 

[Rana]

Please open with Naseem!

 

[lahoriyah1234]

No denying a fine player and a decent captain on his day but the requirements of a coach are lets say a bit more 'refined'. He isn't the right fit. Better off getting Mickey back in.

Under current set and Imran Khan he is not a fan of Foreign Coaches.

 

[MMHS]

So, they are not making up overs today. Thought game would start 30 minutes earlier, when wickets are even more wet.....

 

[Rana]

Grandpa opening

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hopefully Abbas' deliveries only bounce twice on the way to the keeper/slips and not thrice.

 

[Rana]

Nice movement Chacha

 

[Hasan123]

NZ will wan to see off the new ball before looking to accelerate.

 

[Rana]

Chacha finding those zones

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Under current set and Imran Khan he is not a fan of Foreign Coaches.

Really? Then good luck trying to achieve consistent success. We just don't have the coaching depth to manage a consistent top 3 ICC ranking. Need to go foreign for that.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan need to get some early wickets.

NZ probably would want to bat once here. Batting last can be tricky.

 

[Rana]

Latham leaving the ball from the school of Shan Masood review

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Chacha finding those zones

He needs to deliver with the new ball.

 

[Hasan123]

I have defended Abbas but we need to see some wickets, not just a good economy rate.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Oh wow, I don't know how that 4th delivery from Abbas was left. Almost got that off stump.

 

[Rana]

Chacha inviting the drive

No real threat at that pace

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Thodi jaan laga bhai.

 

[Rana]

Our Edges just don’t carry

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Need 3 quick wickets in the next 10 overs. 2 overs wasted already.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

We need at least 3 in the first session

 

[Rana]

Shaheen too straight

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Our Edges just don’t carry

Because we are still bowling short of length deliveries.

 

[Snowflake]

Let's see if Pak learns from the first test and moves the slip cordon up for Abbas

 

[Rana]

Blundell v Shaheen

 

[Hasan123]

Can’t be bowling on the legs with the new ball.

 

[Rana]

Nice shape

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Bowling is an art, it will come with time but current fast bowlers are seriously short in experience.

 

[Rana]

NZ is so quite. They are allowed 100% crowd but they are as loud as Old Trafford 2020

 

[Rana]

Chacha finding zones but no penetration

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

If the openers see off 15 overs then they are going to destroy Pak bowling.

 

[Rana]

Chacha is flat

No swing

 

[Rana]

Chacha keeping it nice and tight as usual

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Massive difference between our bowlers and Kiwi bowlers.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

If the openers see off 15 overs then they are going to destroy Pak bowling.

Is pitch pe destroy karna asaan nahi.

 

[BreadPakoda]

NZ is going to be in big trouble today. The pitch is lively and Pakistan has runs on the board.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Massive difference between our bowlers and Kiwi bowlers.

A bit toothless apart from Shaheen. We need better new ball bowlers.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

We need min 3 wkts in this first session or else at the speed kiwis score at They might be half way our 1st innings total if we dnt get any wkts