***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2017/18

[Fuller Pilch]

Well done Pakistan. The ebb and flow of ODIs is so much better than T20s

 

[NZTailender]

Feel like Malik is a poor choice at this stage.

 

[Athlai]

Tonk him Santa

 

[Firebreaker]

So there's no power hitter for NZ in the lower order

 

[Fuller Pilch]

So there's no power hitter for NZ in the lower order

Southee

 

[smash84]

great catch by shadab, very unlike pakistan

 

[NZTailender]

Boult should bat above Ferguson imo

 

[Athlai]

Hasan is a gun

 

[NZTailender]

Throwing it away. FFS. Lack of a lower order really being exposed here.

 

[smash84]

this is ending nicely

 

[Athlai]

Need 250

 

[NZTailender]

Smart cricket from Pakistan though. They should win this easily.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Can't see us winning from here

 

[Flem274*]

for once we won't be defending 300 million. this will be a good test

 

[Dick Rockett]

Smart cricket from Pakistan though. They should win this easily.

They have to bat on the same pitch.

 

[Athlai]

Smart cricket from Pakistan though. They should win this easily.

You reckon? Looks a hard pitch to get started on.

 

[NZTailender]

The pitch is fine. I think Guptill and Williamson fooled themselves into batting slower than needed. Taylor and even Latham showed you can score quickly.

 

[Firebreaker]

NZ should be thankful that opposition is Pakistan otherwise even Bangladesh would chase this total just like they did in CT

 

[_Ed_]

Smart cricket from Pakistan though. They should win this easily.

Yep, impressive fightback from them. Pretty disappointed in our middle order, though.

 

[Dick Rockett]

The pitch is fine. I think Guptill and Williamson fooled themselves into batting slower than needed. Taylor and even Latham showed you can score quickly.

It's not a bad pitch, it's just obviously slow. Taylor only scored at 80 and Latham didn't get that many.