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[VIDEO] New Zealand win 1st Test by 101 runs despite heroics by Fawad Alam (102) and M. Rizwan (60)

Napa said:
Feel for you guys. Lots of positives though for Pakistan. If Afridi and Shah can last 30 and 24 balls, why do the openers Masood and Ali last only 8 and 2? Get rid of the non-performers and you could turn this thing around.
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Unfair comparison, the openers face a brand new cherry against fresh bowlers whereas the tailenders were facing bowlers who had bowled 120 plus overs and with an older ball in hand. Agree with getting rid of non performers
 
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Williamson: That's great (being the No. 1 Test team). It's a game of small margins. It could have gone either way in the last session. It's great to come away with a Test win against a great team like Pakistan. There's so much that goes into to manufacture a result. It's moment by moment for five days and hence there's so much enjoyment to play this game. There was always that chance (Pak win).They did get on track, there was that chance. That opportunity of the Test Championship meant that you may lose a game in trying to win it. You'd rather give yourself a chance to get across the line which we did and it did go our way. There were still three results possible in the final session.


Rizwan: Not disappointed, that's the beauty of Test cricket. We fought very well, we did very well. New Zealand did more hard work than us. We made the right decision at the toss, fielding is very important in cricket. We collapsed in few catches. But after that, we must give credit to Williamson and his team. We went for that (win) after they declared. But, they took early wickets, that put us on the back foot. We thought of going for the chase again but they again picked a wicket in the second over today. New Zealand did very well, our guys fought well, but I must give credit to Wagner who bowled with an injured toe. We lost this match, but we are still in the series. We need to improve a bit in the batting department, our bowling is superb.


NZ 431 & 180/5 d
PAK 239 & 271

New Zealand won by 101 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Kane Williamson

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Great fightback by Pakistan. Unfortunate to collapse in the end. Congratulations to NZ on reaching #1 test ranking. One of the most underrated team.
 
What a match it turned out to be at the end, a pure spectacle of test cricket. Congrats to NZ on reaching no 1 test ranking.
 
Good fight back.NZ at home is as strong as anybody. KW is an astute captain and a dependable batsman at home. 4 solid seamers to exploit the condition with variations. Good batting depth.
 
Some pictures from end of the game:

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Savak said:
Unfair comparison, the openers face a brand new cherry against fresh bowlers whereas the tailenders were facing bowlers who had bowled 120 plus overs and with an older ball in hand. Agree with getting rid of non performers
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True, but the openers are supposed to be the best batsmen of the country, while the two last batsmen are not supposed to have any batting skills.
 
Excellently played, Pakistan. Exceeded my expectations. If inly the top order could improve, Pak can be a force in tests.
 
Congratz NZ on becoming no.1. Well deserved. ONe of the sharpest captain in the world cricket. Well rounded team. I think Kyle Jamison's addition has enabled them to compete better.
 
Should've Drawed/Won the test match after the partnership Fawad and Rizwan had. This is the difference that separates Pakistan and The big test teams. Time and time again we've seen we only fight back until real pressure comes up and then we collapse.

Well played Fawad.
 
Wth happened ? They were doing good and then collapsed?

When I last watched it was 240 -4. Greens let me down. Oh well. Next game..move on.
 
Great match today! If only the top order had resisted a bit more the result would have been very different. Shan Masood needs to be dropped ASAP - way too inconsistent!
 
Good test match, solid fight by both teams-good heart shown by pak, Wagner-u legend, Faawad-a story to inspire....all the best for Christchurch from an indian fan
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Aren't rankings updated only after a series? :inti
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Used to be, I remember waiting a couple of days for the WI/IND rained out result for our number 1 rank.

Edit - Or maybe it was waiting for the draw result to go ahead on points.
 
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Congratulations to New Zealand. They were the better team in this match, but we did everything within our power with our limited resources to put up a fight. I would have liked a draw, but our openers failed yet again along with Haris Sohail.

Fawad hit a good hundred and Rizwan made yet another 50 when it mattered. They had no support from the top order, and so, Misbah needs to determine what changes to make.

Very close win for New Zealand, and they know it as well.

If we can get this far without Babar Azam, then we should be able to really compete when we have him.

Like I said earlier, our top order will fail constantly, and there is not much that can be done except hand a debut to Imran Butt. What we can fix is our middle order, by replacing Yasir with Zafar who can at least bat as well. Also look into replacing Naseem Shah.

Team should look like:
Shan Masood
Azhar Ali
Imran Butt
Babar Azam
Fawad Alam
Mohammad Rizwan
Faheem Ashraf
Zafar Gohar
Amad Butt/Sohail Khan/Naseem Shah
Mohammad Abbas
Shaheen Shah Afridi

If we debut two other players, then we should keep the rest the same, so Naseem will most likely play.

Good game again, and hopefully Pakistan can win the next one.
 
After a marginally good performance by Pakistan or an individual player, usually Misbah or Younis show up. Otherwise they are happy to let juniors do all the talking to gain 'media experience.'

Let's see who does the conference today.
 
Yk313 said:
Little disappointed, I must say. Even pre advent data-technology etc, YK was known for on-field tactical nous and cricketing acumen. I get a feeling he's not fully come out of his shell and started offering opinions on matters other than just batting.

He used to be quite good in terms of positioning fielders, giving pointers to bowlers etc. Have an old post from this summer on PP with some of his orchestrated dismissals which is somewhere but cannot be asked to locate it right now. Feel free to disregard what I am saying if you do not agree, will look for the post another day.

Which leaves Waqar etc. No comments on this front.
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I agree, we used to analyze batsmen and develop plans as we go along in the game.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
After a marginally good performance by Pakistan or an individual player, usually Misbah or Younis show up. Otherwise they are happy to let juniors do all the talking to gain 'media experience.'

Let's see who does the conference today.
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Rizwan spoke - we will do quotes soon
 
Some nice comments from Kane Williamson:

"It was a brilliant game. Both teams put their best foot forward, and Pakistan were incredibly resilient in that second innings, but the boys kept coming. A huge effort by the bowlers to get us across the line.We were trying our best, but there are a number of quality players in that Pakistan side, and you expect partnerships to build, especially when the ball got soft" said Williamson.

"We were just trying to stay in the game even when there was nothing happening because in cricket you might get a run out [Rizwan in first innings] which was perhaps significant in terms of the match and number of other moments that can happen," added Williamson.
 
MenInG said:
Some nice comments from Kane Williamson:

"It was a brilliant game. Both teams put their best foot forward, and Pakistan were incredibly resilient in that second innings, but the boys kept coming. A huge effort by the bowlers to get us across the line.We were trying our best, but there are a number of quality players in that Pakistan side, and you expect partnerships to build, especially when the ball got soft" said Williamson.

"We were just trying to stay in the game even when there was nothing happening because in cricket you might get a run out [Rizwan in first innings] which was perhaps significant in terms of the match and number of other moments that can happen," added Williamson.
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Rizwan was unfortunate to get run-out, but that's part of the game. We also could have avoided the collapse at the end by leaving balls we had no need to play at.

Our tailenders need to also be groomed in playing spin bowling. They can block out pace bowling but spin is a completely different dimension which is often used to clean up the tail, as New Zealand did. It's mostly about coming out and judging the line-length of the ball which was missing in our tailenders.

Rizwan was excellent in this match, he has proven to be a capable batsman on the team who scores gritty runs when he is called upon. With his current form, it is imperative that he gets to play with Babar Azam, as the two are probably going to be our saviors moving forward.

Fawad Alam showed his worth, and his technique can survive overseas. He might be a little nervous at first, but once he is settled, he can be a real asset to the team with runs and also because he soaks up deliveries well.

Shaheen bowled well in the first innings but was unable to make ends meet in the second innings. Abbas bowled well in both innings, and was unlucky not to dismiss Latham early on in the second innings. Naseem cost us a lot of runs in the first innings and didn't really redeem himself in the second innings as batsmen got out trying to sacrifice wickets for runs. Yasir didn't really help that much but his bowling was better compared to previous years.

Our top three failed and there has to be some change there because we cannot put so much pressure on the middle order all the time. There are a few solutions to that, one of which is to hand Imran Butt a debut in place of Abid Ali or Shan Masood. When Babar comes our batting gets strengthened as well, but I'd want to see Zafar Gohar play instead of Yasir because he can bat decently. If Naseem's pace is up, he should play the last test match but he should be used for a short-ball barrage, similar to Wagner's role.

Hoping for the best in the second game, because we can win if we play correctly.
 
I think we can be proud of this Babarles Pakistan. Shown some good defence.

The only think YK/Misbah probably have improved is the defensive techniques of some of these middle order bats.

If Babar had played we probably would have won here considering the margin. Still very proud of the boys considering we all were expecting this game to be over in 3,5 days.

Well done team Pakistan!
 
I went to bed when Pakistan needed about 39 overs to survive (6 wickets in hand). I thought it would be a draw.

Great game. Great finish.
 
daytrader said:
So? Blame the selectors of that era. Not everything is Misbah's fault
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If Misbah was so keen to have Fawad Alam back in the team he would’ve played him against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, no?

Misbah set him up to fail by picking him on two difficult away tours. Had Fawad not scored that century today, we would’ve seen the return of his mate Asad Shafiq.
 
Madplayer said:
Why did the team get into such a position where they had to bat out the sessions to save the test? And this is not a one off for Pakistan. Losing has become acceptable as long as players "put in a fight".

Still cant forget how after Pakistan scored 450 on 5th day chasing around 480 but ended up losing. Asad shafiq scored a 100 and there was a cake cutting ceremony for him :facepalm:
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This is the thing about you guys i don't get, would you rather have us be bundled out in 1 session or lose like this? Fact is our tail isn't that great as well, look at the tailenders of NZ, India and even Eng they have good tailenders that can help save a match.

The main questions arise onto the selection of Haris Sohail and continuous selection of one Azhar Ali.

I'm upset by the loss but happy that we at least showed a fight and for that is no shame. Plus look at the investment Pakistan gets in terms of batting/bowling etc as compared to someone like India. There's lots of things i can go on about but it would be a book.

In conclusion, be happy that we took the fight to the last session at least.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
If Misbah was so keen to have Fawad Alam back in the team he would’ve played him against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, no?

Misbah set him up to fail by picking him on two difficult away tours. Had Fawad not scored that century today, we would’ve seen the return of his mate Asad Shafiq.
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Hit the nail on the head bro, setup to fail but it's backfired majorly on Misbah. They shouldn't give these rubbish reasons that we have nothing to do with selection we are just captains/players.
 
Ultimately a loss is a loss. No real positives and more questions to answer
 
Knew collapse was around the corner - it was a matter of a wicket and they just crumbled. Tired of giving away games in key moments. Bunch of timid kittens.
 
well done to Pakistan to take it to the last 10 overs. Congratulations to new zealand
 
UzmanBeast said:
Team should look like:
Shan Masood
Azhar Ali
Imran Butt
Babar Azam
Fawad Alam
Mohammad Rizwan
Faheem Ashraf
Zafar Gohar
Amad Butt/Sohail Khan/Naseem Shah
Mohammad Abbas
Shaheen Shah Afridi
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Sarfaraz is a wicket keeper so he naturally has good hand eye coordination. I think he should step up his game and become an opener. This isn't a very hard transition. Many wicket keepers in the past have become good openers. It's doable if you open yourself up to it.

We need to think beyond Shan Masood now.
 
Colorblind Genius said:
Sarfaraz is a wicket keeper so he naturally has good hand eye coordination. I think he should step up his game and become an opener. This isn't a very hard transition. Many wicket keepers in the past have become good openers. It's doable if you open yourself up to it.

We need to think beyond Shan Masood now.
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Potentially, but he is very vulnerable in the pads and also can get bowled when bowlers use unorthodox angles. I don't know if he can survive the onslaught against the likes of Boult and Southee along with Jamieson and Wagner. They're like vultures with the new ball.
 
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Williamson: That's great (being the No. 1 Test team). It's a game of small margins. It could have gone either way in the last session. It's great to come away with a Test win against a great team like Pakistan. There's so much that goes into to manufacture a result. It's moment by moment for five days and hence there's so much enjoyment to play this game. There was always that chance (Pak win).They did get on track, there was that chance. That opportunity of the Test Championship meant that you may lose a game in trying to win it. You'd rather give yourself a chance to get across the line which we did and it did go our way. There were still three results possible in the final session.


Rizwan: Not disappointed, that's the beauty of Test cricket. We fought very well, we did very well. New Zealand did more hard work than us. We made the right decision at the toss, fielding is very important in cricket. We collapsed in few catches. But after that, we must give credit to Williamson and his team. We went for that (win) after they declared. But, they took early wickets, that put us on the back foot. We thought of going for the chase again but they again picked a wicket in the second over today. New Zealand did very well, our guys fought well, but I must give credit to Wagner who bowled with an injured toe. We lost this match, but we are still in the series. We need to improve a bit in the batting department, our bowling is superb.


NZ 431 & 180/5 d
PAK 239 & 271

New Zealand won by 101 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Kane Williamson

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UzmanBeast said:
Potentially, but he is very vulnerable in the pads and also can get bowled when bowlers use unorthodox angles. I don't know if he can survive the onslaught against the likes of Boult and Southee along with Jamieson and Wagner. They're like vultures with the new ball.
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Or else, Sarfaraz probably doesn't have any future with the team after Rizwan's heroics.
It's up to Sarafaz now.
 
The team lost their last 6 wickets for 31 runs in the last session. I have seen bigger teams like England, South Africa fight so hard where they have given the opposition 1 wicket per session max in heroic 4th innings rear guard actions. That is what you call a fight back and fighting till the end.

Don't be fooled by the pressure free batting by Fawad and Rizwan where the kiwis dropped their intensity and took things for granted. The moment NZ woke up and realized they need to up their intensity before the match slipped away and Fawad, Rizwan realized holy crap we can actually salvage a draw here in the final session, they wilted under the pressure.

Pakistan is a low ranking side for a reason, it is not just skill and fitness based alone.
 
ARK Rafay said:
Should've Drawed/Won the test match after the partnership Fawad and Rizwan had. This is the difference that separates Pakistan and The big test teams. Time and time again we've seen we only fight back until real pressure comes up and then we collapse.

Well played Fawad.
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Drawing the test match was possible and it would have been remarkable. It probably should have been done going into the final session.

But who are the "big teams" that won matches chasing that big a target in Test cricket?
 
Mobashir said:
And some teams don't even reach the last session in NZ...
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That's not really that great a thing to be honest. I know you're trying desperately to take a dig here but ....

India took 100 overs in the first test and 73 in the second to bowl New Zealand out whereas Pakistan took 155. You can't just waddle around for almost two days in the field and then do bhangra over "taking them to the final day" even after losing by 100+ runs.

Just taking it to the final day is not an indicator that you're competiting better especially when you concede 450 in the first innings after choosing to bowl.
If not for Faheem's knock of a lifetime and him saving Pak from following on by a whisker, this game might not have even lasted till tea on day 4.
 
Mesozoic said:
That's not really that great a thing to be honest. I know you're trying desperately to take a dig here but ....

India took 100 overs in the first test and 73 in the second to bowl New Zealand out whereas Pakistan took 155. You can't just waddle around for almost two days in the field and then do bhangra over "taking them to the final day" even after losing by 100+ runs.

Just taking it to the final day is not an indicator that you're competiting better especially when you concede 450 in the first innings after choosing to bowl.
If not for Faheem's knock of a lifetime and him saving Pak from following on by a whisker, this game might not have even lasted till tea on day 4.
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There was rain as well.. if there was uninterrupted play this thing would have finished in the first session on 5th day.
But as usual instead of finding ways to improve.. bring India into discussion and take a dig..
Choti Choti Khushian
 
Mobashir said:
And some teams don't even reach the last session in NZ...
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Some teams dont win even a single series in any format on an overseas tour but keep dancing over other team's single failure. Its same like a student who fails everytime but doesnt care or introspect about his own failure instead he celebrates when some other brilliant student fails once. It only makes sure that he wont improve ever or has accepted that he doesnt have it in him to improve ever so he will enjoy the failure of others.
 
Mesozoic said:
That's not really that great a thing to be honest. I know you're trying desperately to take a dig here but ....

India took 100 overs in the first test and 73 in the second to bowl New Zealand out whereas Pakistan took 155. You can't just waddle around for almost two days in the field and then do bhangra over "taking them to the final day" even after losing by 100+ runs.

Just taking it to the final day is not an indicator that you're competiting better especially when you concede 450 in the first innings after choosing to bowl.
If not for Faheem's knock of a lifetime and him saving Pak from following on by a whisker, this game might not have even lasted till tea on day 4.
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we conceded 450 due to our catching we must have given atleast 3 chances in the first 2 sessions
 
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