***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2016/17

[CM Punk]

Babar and Sarfraz are looking pretty good.

Get the feeling Pakistan will get a lot closer to 270 than most here think.

Hate being right sometimes..

 

[CM Punk]

Yeah, they're back in it now. Good stuff from Azam and the lower order.

Pakistan have to make all the moves to try force the result.

We should hopefully be able to draw the match and take the series.

However, really disappointing to see the bowlers let Pakistan back in the game after that very poor first hour.

We could have been pushing for the win, but now I'd happily take the draw and series win.

 

[Flem274*]

Flem or anyone else in Hamilton, how accurate is this thing? Bay of Plenty - Radar Area - Weather Radar Imagery, Rain Forecasts and more from MetService.com

Suggests it should have stopped completely.

yeah the sun is peeking out now but after two years here i'll never trust a forecast for hamilton ever again

 

[vcs]

Pakistan have to make all the moves to try force the result.

We should hopefully be able to draw the match and take the series.

However, really disappointing to see the bowlers let Pakistan back in the game after that very poor first hour.

We could have been pushing for the win, but now I'd happily take the draw and series win.

Draw seems unlikely TBH unless the weather really plays a part.

 

[CM Punk]

Draw seems unlikely TBH unless the weather really plays a part.

Wicket seems pretty good to bat on now, one of the teams would have to bat very poorly to lose it from here.

 

[Athlai]

Wicket seems pretty good to bat on now, one of the teams would have to bat very poorly to lose it from here.

Nah, cloudy weather and a new ball will always be tricky here.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Nah, cloudy weather and a new ball will always be tricky here.

Yeah, I think it's hard not to see one of the third or fourth innings collapsing in a smoldering heap for that reason, despite the flattening pitch. That's if the fourth and fifth days aren't rain affected.

 

[CM Punk]

Nah, cloudy weather and a new ball will always be tricky here.

We'll get 2 hours with the sun out today and some cloudy weather tomorrow.

Forecast for Day 5 looks good though, personally think this will be a draw.

If there is going to be a collapse, it will likely be in the 3rd innings...

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Hate being right sometimes..

good for you that it's not very often

 

[Zinzan]

3.47pm "The stumps are in the ground now. A re-start seems imminent, but drying still goes on, and there's no official word from the umpires."

Meanwhile another nasty looking cloud looks about an hour away... Bay of Plenty - Radar Area - Weather Radar Imagery, Rain Forecasts and more from MetService.com

 

[Flem274*]

noticeably darker again

 

[Agent Nationaux]

NZ fans are a pessimistic lot. This is an easy win for you guys. Pak will collapse second innings lol.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

CM_Punk/johnbrooks is a pessimistic guy

fixd

 

[CM Punk]

fixd

I'm not Jono lol

 

[Flem274*]

missing boult a lot right now. he's pretty good at the tail, hence he got more 5fers when he and southee were both world class

as i post southee does that. nice work 5outhee

 

[slippy888]

1 more wicket

 

[Flem274*]

imran just ruined his no runs streak with that edge. wac

 

[morgieb]

Hey Imran Khan scored a run!

 

[Zinzan]

Santner's been sloppy as **** in the field this innings.

 

[Moss]

Is this Southee's first 5-for since Lords 2013?

EDIT: yep, cricinfo just confirmed the same