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Yasir Shah takes 3/62 as New Zealand end Day 1 of the 3rd Test on 229/7

Ahmed216 said:
no, he played well outside the line of ball. he expected it to spin
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He got flustered by the ball staying low, he didn't know what to do. Had there been regular bounce he could have dealt with it, awkwardly perhaps but he could have dealt with it.
 
BJ Watling has to be the most annoying and obdurate WK batsman ever, after Jack Russell. Watling makes your blood boil. So difficult to dislodge.
 
Yasir would have been a sub 25 average bowler if he had been supported by Rehman rather then duds like Zulfi and Bilal
 
Xoib said:
Yasir would have been a sub 25 average bowler if he had been supported by Rehman rather then duds like Zulfi and Bilal
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Wrong, Yasir is a good leg spin bowler, but not ever close to a 25 average one. Warne averaged over 25.

Pathetic New Zealand batting has made Yasir look like Warne when quite clearly he isn't even close.

Way to lose the game in the first session after winning the toss. If Pakistan batting fist they wouldn't have lost 4 wickets in the first 2 days.
 
Shame this game started on a Monday as it’s going to be difficult for most to watch and already looks like it’ll be a good game.

Good toss to win for New Zealand and a good response from our bowlers, game still in the balance...
 
Snatch said:
Wrong, Yasir is a good leg spin bowler, but not ever close to a 25 average one. Warne averaged over 25.

Pathetic New Zealand batting has made Yasir look like Warne when quite clearly he isn't even close.

Way to lose the game in the first session after winning the toss. If Pakistan batting fist they wouldn't have lost 4 wickets in the first 2 days.
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Why do you sound so ******** with Pakistan doing well? The match isn’t even close to being over yet.:.
 
Snatch said:
Wrong, Yasir is a good leg spin bowler, but not ever close to a 25 average one. Warne averaged over 25.

Pathetic New Zealand batting has made Yasir look like Warne when quite clearly he isn't even close.

Way to lose the game in the first session after winning the toss. If Pakistan batting fist they wouldn't have lost 4 wickets in the first 2 days.
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Jadeja averages 23 does that make him a best left arm spinner of all time? this is a very poor era of batting vs spin along with doctored sub cont tracks a sub 25 average for Yasir will not be a shock.
 
QuickCrick said:
Good toss to win for New Zealand and a good response from our bowlers, game still in the balance...
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Stop it. This will be another innings win for Pakistan. They only need one or these two batsmen to run through their long tail. They should wrap it up this session and then bat for 2 days.
 
Fahdi said:
No he would probably have negotiated it
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there was a huge gap between bat and pad, no way he could hv got his bat down on time, it was the pace of the ball that beat him morethan the bounce. it was bowled at a quicker speed, almost a flipper.
 
Yasir needs to try to hit the same length as the ball that rolled along the ground.
 
Snatch said:
Stop it. This will be another innings win for Pakistan. They only need one or these two batsmen to run through their long tail. They should wrap it up this session and then bat for 2 days.
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I like your confidence but if only test cricket was this simple, we have only won one session so far similarly to how NZ won the first session in the last game.

Long way to go..
 
Yet another drop off Bilal's bowling.

Was a tough chance but FSL got two hand to it.
 
mak36 said:
Yet another drop off Bilal's bowling.

Was a tough chance but FSL got two hand to it.
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Happened in the last game with Shafiq.

I don't think Bilal Asif has bowled too badly this series, he just relies heavily on bounce from the surface which is why he might be a good option going into South Africa. Very accurate bowler who can expose the proteas' vulnerability against right arm offies.
 
shaaik said:
there was a huge gap between bat and pad, no way he could hv got his bat down on time, it was the pace of the ball that beat him morethan the bounce. it was bowled at a quicker speed, almost a flipper.
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He could have dealt with it. Awkward bounce like that can get batsmen playing down the wrong line especially when they get caught in an awkward position.
 
Need to get into kiwi tail quick here and run through them and then look to bat big in 1st inns. See if lessons of 1st test have been learnt when batting 2nd.
 
is Hassan carrying an injury or is it another botch job by captain fantastic
 
Some sharp turn for Bilal. Just needs to land it in the right places.

Desperately need to break this partnership.
 
Williamson is such an annoying batsman. Really is a pest, I mean that as a compliment.

He's the only thing keeping NZ competitive in the series apart from our own incompetence in the first test.

Without him this series was a walk in the park for us. Time for the other bowlers to step up.
 
Everytime i see Hafeez and Asif my blood boils. When can we see Inzi's exit.
 
The great Kane Williamson at it again. If he isn't dismissed NZ will cross 250 which will make things very tough for Pak.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Its called "useless player quota"
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Add Imam & Azhar to that list, these guys are playing that 1 test match over & over again learning zilch..

Put azhar in the same situation as 1st test match again hell try to do the same (get 10 runs of 10 overs). Wouldn’t use his brain as any class batsman would, with fielders in the boundrys place the ball just outside circle get 2.

Misbah & younis wasted there time trying to improve shafiq & azhar.
 
BJ Watling taking out his inner Azhar Ali. Hate watching him bat. That SR currently is horrible to put it mildly. He should be looking to score runs off these fast bowlers right now before Yasir comes back and his mindset is only to survive. Typical Azhar-ish knock.
 
Hassan is bowling really well but hasn't been able to penetrate the defences of these 2.
 
It's astounding to see bilal asif in playing 11 again.. This mediocre bowler is not even good for club level cricket..
 
Suleiman said:
Williamson is such an annoying batsman. Really is a pest, I mean that as a compliment.

He's the only thing keeping NZ competitive in the series apart from our own incompetence in the first test.

Without him this series was a walk in the park for us. Time for the other bowlers to step up.
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Can't ask much from the fast bowlers as they have kept it tight:

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
16/0 (1.60)
 
Need to dismiss NZ below 250. These two have batted a lot of time but the scoreboard hasn't moved too quickly which is good for us.
 
Aviator said:
It's astounding to see bilal asif in playing 11 again.. This mediocre bowler is not even good for club level cricket..
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Sarfraz and mickey are trying to give bilal "confidence" by picking him :facepalm:
 
Amjid Javed said:
Sarfraz and mickey are trying to give bilal "confidence" by picking him :facepalm:
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I am hoping they giving Hafeez and Bilal ample chance to prove that they are useless in tests. It would be a tragedy if either of them is selected in test series for SA.
 
Unless we get rid of Inzi nothing will change. Hard to believe a great talent like him keep backing useless players. He should be shame of himself.
 
Williamson is so good technically. Will make an excellent coach when he has retired.
 
Hassan 6 overs for 4 runs in that spell. Came so close to getting a wicket.
 
NZ win that session. They seem to have learnt from Pakistan first innings effort in the last game.
 
Williamson is class. He had one big knock in him for this series, and he hasn't disappointed.
 
I think we should stop whining for every little thing on here. Bilal and Hafeez are not our favourites right now, but one good knock or one good spell will have everyone gushing about them.

I myself don't want either of them in the team, but since they have been selected I'm behind them 200% and hoping they contribute to a victory here. Any criticism can be done later.
 
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Usman Chadda said:
I think we should stop whining for every little thing on here. Bilal and Hafeez are not our favourites right now, but one good knock or one good spell will have everyone gushing about them.

I myself don't want either of them in the team, but since they have been selected I'm behind them 200% and hoping they contribute to a victory here. Any criticism can be done later.
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No point to criticize after whitewash in SA or loosing any match if mr Inzi didn't do his job right.
 
Shafi said:
No point to criticize after whitewash in SA or loosing any match if mr Inzi didn't do his job right.
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What's the point of your criticism right now? Are you in any sort of power to have Inzi removed, or get Bilal or Hafeez dropped?

Support the team during the match, no matter if your favourites are playing or not. You're the kind of poster who will clamour for so and so player before they are selected for the national team, and make a complete u-turn and rip him to shreds as soon as he fails once or twice.
 
Pakistan needs two more wickets here to get into the tail and make light work of NZ today itself.
 
Regardless of what ever kiwiz score, on this pitch i am expecting Pak to score 450+
 
NZ on course to score 300!! which will make them favorites to win. It does not look good for Pakistan.
 
Posters will talk about NZ run rate but look at how they make sure they put the bad ball away. We don't always do that and it proves costly. No issue with crease occupation but when there is no intent to score it's very frustrating.
 
Hopefully our management will sweat to learn how useless Bilal and Hafeez are?
 
Yasir at risk of injuring his back after all that.

On account of carrying the whole damn team on it.
 
Hasan123 said:
Posters will talk about NZ run rate but look at how they make sure they put the bad ball away. We don't always do that and it proves costly. No issue with crease occupation but when there is no intent to score it's very frustrating.
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Yet they are going at 2.4 RPO, which is basically the end result with both approaches.

Wonder where's [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] today. He had a lot to say when Pakistan were doing this in the last test.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Yet they are going at 2.4 RPO, which is basically the end result with both approaches.

Wonder where's [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] today. He had a lot to say when Pakistan were doing this in the last test.
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This is an away side out of their element defending against Yasir Shah after being 4 down early... it's not the same thing.

I explicitly pointed that out - home team batting extremely slow in the first innings in their own conditions.

Also, we have no one after this pair.
 
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PakPremi said:
I am hoping they giving Hafeez and Bilal ample chance to prove that they are useless in tests. It would be a tragedy if either of them is selected in test series for SA.
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Hafeez has been useless for 15 years, nothing will ever change :facepalm: cant keep playing with passengers in the team.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Yet they are going at 2.4 RPO, which is basically the end result with both approaches.

Wonder where's [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] today. He had a lot to say when Pakistan were doing this in the last test.
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If Azhar would have faced 168 balls like Williamson he would have been at least 20 runs behind Williamson 78. That's the difference.
 
These two are taking game away from Pakistan! If a team bats first and post 350 they will win more often than not.
 
Hasan123 said:
If Azhar would have faced 168 balls like Williamson he would have been at least 20 runs behind Williamson 78. That's the difference.
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Williamson is a class above Azhar. Difference in this case is we dont have an equivalent of Williamson at present.
 
Great going by NZ. If they get 250 here things will get very very difficult for Pak considering they will be chasing a score here.
 
Pakhs said:
These two are taking game away from Pakistan! If a team bats first and post 350 they will win more often than not.
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Who is going to take 20 wickets for us?

We're going to need to score 400+ and need Pakistan to meltdown twice to win. It's not going to happen.
 
Aman said:
This is an away side out of their element defending against Yasir Shah after being 4 down early... it's not the same thing.

I explicitly pointed that out - home team batting extremely slow in the first innings in their own conditions.

Also, we have no one after this pair.
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These are lame excuses, and blatantly ignore the fact that the wickets in either Tests haven't been good enough for stroke-play. There is absolutely nothing wrong with batting at a lower SR, provided it achieves the means at the end of the day. Nobody will care KW batted at a SR below 50 throughout his innings, if this knock turns out to be vital in the grand scheme of things.

Hasan123 said:
If Azhar would have faced 168 balls like Williamson he would have been at least 20 runs behind Williamson 78. That's the difference.
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Azhar is yet to bat twice in this test. Posters can bump this post as evidence for your dodgy analysis. Let's gauge the difference when this Test ends.
 
Aman said:
Who is going to take 20 wickets for us?

We're going to need to score 400+ and need Pakistan to meltdown twice to win. It's not going to happen.
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Who took 20 wickets in the first game? Same bowlers.
 
Usman Chadda said:
These are lame excuses, and blatantly ignore the fact that the wickets in either Tests haven't been good enough for stroke-play. There is absolutely nothing wrong with batting at a lower SR, provided it achieves the means at the end of the day. Nobody will care KW batted at a SR below 50 throughout his innings, if this knock turns out to be vital in the grand scheme of things.


Azhar is yet to bat twice in this test. Posters can bump this post as evidence for your dodgy analysis. Let's gauge the difference when this Test ends.
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Context.

How often do you see a home team do what Pakistan did in the last Test?

Bat at @ 2 an over at home after being 0-1 in the series.
 
Williamson showing it's possible to bat time and still have intent to score. Being positive against 1 of the best spinners in the world. PP experts told us you can only score UAE by blocking every ball. No risk in these shots as well.
 
Aman said:
Context.

How often do you see a home team do what Pakistan did in the last Test?

Bat at @ 2 an over at home after being 0-1 in the series.
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Best leg spinner but leg spinners usually bowl a lot of loose balls too , not defending pakistans negative batting approach though.
 
Usman Chadda said:
These are lame excuses, and blatantly ignore the fact that the wickets in either Tests haven't been good enough for stroke-play. There is absolutely nothing wrong with batting at a lower SR, provided it achieves the means at the end of the day. Nobody will care KW batted at a SR below 50 throughout his innings, if this knock turns out to be vital in the grand scheme of things.


Azhar is yet to bat twice in this test. Posters can bump this post as evidence for your dodgy analysis. Let's gauge the difference when this Test ends.
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Williamson has increased his scoring rate since tea. Sarfraz has put the field back because of this.

You honestly think Azhar would have done the same?

If NZ can get 300, and Azhar blockathon could cost us. He will need to bat at an appropriate strike rate. Williamson is batting time but still looking to score.
 
Hasan123 said:
Williamson has increased his scoring rate since tea. Sarfraz has put the field back because of this.

You honestly think Azhar would have done the same?

If NZ can get 300, and Azhar blockathon could cost us. He will need to bat at an appropriate strike rate. Williamson is batting time but still looking to score.
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Let's see what Azhar does. He is yet to bat twice. I'll be happy to bump that post of yours to correct you, if Azhar does get to bat 168 balls or thereabouts.
 
Pakistan scored 207 runs (90 overs) on day 1 of the Second Test.
 
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