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*Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

thierry henry

thierry henry

International Coach
I feel like we're at the point where O'Rourke being unable to take wickets when he's on peak form is very much a thing
 
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SteveNZ

International Coach
Howsie said:
Id love to know why he has this reputation as someone with no power. He’s shown this sort of ball striking ability a few times now
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Is this Hay? I said he doesn't look comfortable hitting from ball one in T20s or as a finisher. But clearly when he's in, he hits it as clean as anyone. Theres natural hitters - CDG the best example I can think of - and guys who can hit but it isn't their natural pace. That's Hay to me
 
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SteveNZ

International Coach
thierry henry said:
I feel like we're at the point where O'Rourke being unable to take wickets when he's on peak form is very much a thing
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Yeah, very common for a tall guy whose natural length is above the stumps. One of those guys who you can attribute to when wickets fall at the other end
 
thierry henry

thierry henry

International Coach
I'm astounded that 28 was Ashraf's previous high score. Somehow he's one of those guys where I feel like every time I've watched Pakistan play for the last 6-7 years he's been playing, but he actually hasn't played that much international cricket. I didn't realise that his batting numbers (and overall numbers tbh) were so generally poor.
 
Skyliner

Skyliner

International Debutant
O’Rourke the demon fast bowler. Dynamite in tests and now has found his mojo in ODI’s as well.
 
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anonymouskefe

U19 Cricketer
O’rourkes pace is down though been watching most of his overs across this series been about 135 most balls watching him in Pakistan his average was more low 140’s. Maybe a symptom of bowling a lot of overs
 
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straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
thierry henry said:
I'm astounded that 28 was Ashraf's previous high score. Somehow he's one of those guys where I feel like every time I've watched Pakistan play for the last 6-7 years he's been playing, but he actually hasn't played that much international cricket. I didn't realise that his batting numbers (and overall numbers tbh) were so generally poor.
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Scored a heap of runs against us that one test series (I looked it up, was 2 tests back in 20/21), don't know how he averages as little as 11 in ODI cricket from 35 matches.
 
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SteveNZ

International Coach
I was going to say we might have realized Jacob Duffy is a near world class bowler too late, but he's only 30.

With the benefit of hindsight, he probably debuts ahead of Nathan Smith in the England series
 
Athlai

Athlai

Not Terrible
Jam ODIs Since 2020 NZ vs Pak

22/23 (in Pak) NZ 2 - Pak 1
23 (in Pak) Pak 4 - NZ 1
24/25 (in Pak) NZ 2- Pak 0
24/25 (in NZ) NZ 2* - Pak 0*

4 ODI series

Jam T20I Since 2020 NZ vs Pak
20/21 (in NZ) NZ 2 Pak 1
22/23 (in NZ) Pak 2 NZ 1
23 (in Pak) NZ 2 Pak 2
23/24 (in NZ) NZ 4 Pak 1
24 (in Pak) NZ 2 Pak 2
24/25 (in NZ) NZ 4 - Pak 1

6 T20 series

Only 2 Test series of 2 matches each

So lame
 
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