*Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

[Chewie]

Things that aged extremely fast

Saw a quote in the cricinfo commentary at a similar time, around the 36th over when Hay was 14(33), maybe James is Scotty

 

[James]

Things that aged extremely fast

Haha yeah, happy to be proved wrong for this game but I personally think we'd still be better off with Seifert.

 

[jcas0167]

Watching some of the first innings replay. Did anyone have this opening partnership on their Black Caps bingo card?

 

[jcas0167]

Why dont nz play tests vs pak instead of lois

It's a real shame for the likes of O'Rourke they weren't able to agree to a one-off test. Mariu probably would have got a test debut too with Latham and Conway unavailable.

 

[slowfinger]

are people seriously telling me this limited overs series is "making more money" than a 3-test series would have?

 

[Athlai]

Genuinely think peoples brains have turned to mush about slow starts to ODI innings in the early/mid overs. There is so much time for batsman to still finish with a very high strike rate when they're set and not everyone plays from the same starting gear.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

are people seriously telling me this limited overs series is "making more money" than a 3-test series would have?

A 3 test series would lose millions especially if NZ had a B team playing and it was on during Super Rugby (NZ market) and IPL (foreign market).

 

[Silver Silva]

Genuinely think peoples brains have turned to mush about slow starts to ODI innings in the early/mid overs. There is so much time for batsman to still finish with a very high strike rate when they're set and not everyone plays from the same starting gear.

In the first odi you should have seen on PakPassion cricket site the amount of abuse Babar Azam was getting for his knock , which I struggled to understand because in my opinion he was one of their best players that day and paced his innings brilliantly.

 

[Athlai]

In the first odi you should have seen on PakPassion cricket site the amount of abuse Babar Azam was getting for his knock , which I struggled to understand because in my opinion he was one of their best players that day and paced his innings brilliantly.

The Pakpassion tuktuk knock whinging has been so consistent for years that it's the primary reason I tend to be such a staunch Babar defender.

 

[NZTailender]

Genuinely think peoples brains have turned to mush about slow starts to ODI innings in the early/mid overs. There is so much time for batsman to still finish with a very high strike rate when they're set and not everyone plays from the same starting gear.

Ha yeah if a team hasn't scored 50 by the 5th over it's basically "this game is already over!!!11one"

 

[NZTailender]

are people seriously telling me this limited overs series is "making more money" than a 3-test series would have?

If the Champions Trophy wasn't when it was I imagine there would've been a Pakistan test tour of NZ.

 

[RMBolton]

Why dont nz play tests vs pak instead of lois

NZ seems happy to field "2nd string" sides to play white ball series that clash with the IPL, but refuses to do the same with Tests. I think I remember reading about last year, CSA suggested that our Test series against them be moved to April, with both teams losing players to the IPL. NZC point blank refused, & laughed at their suggestion to host that series midyear in South Africa.

 

[CricAddict]

NZ seems happy to field "2nd string" sides to play white ball series that clash with the IPL, but refuses to do the same with Tests. I think I remember reading about last year, CSA suggested that our Test series against them be moved to April, with both teams losing players to the IPL. NZC point blank refused, & laughed at their suggestion to host that series midyear in South Africa.

Shows they are smart.

 

[trundler]

The Pakpassion tuktuk knock whinging has been so consistent for years that it's the primary reason I tend to be such a staunch Babar defender.

There's no time to catch up in T20s though and that's where the anchor approach is criticized.

 

[CricAddict]

There's no time to catch up in T20s though and that's where the anchor approach is criticized.

There is almost no odis and tests for the rest of the year with all teams playing only t20s due to the t20 world cup. Will Rizwan and Babar not play for Pak for the rest of the year in that case? That's almost unbelievable.

 

[Athlai]

There's no time to catch up in T20s though and that's where the anchor approach is criticized.

There is still time. Far less. Genuinely the pure throw your wicket away acceleration is usually in the final 4-5 overs and the rest can vary between 4-8 runs an over to get a platform for that.

 

[SteveNZ]

Genuinely think peoples brains have turned to mush about slow starts to ODI innings in the early/mid overs. There is so much time for batsman to still finish with a very high strike rate when they're set and not everyone plays from the same starting gear.

This is what quick fixes do to people's brains.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

T20i bowling rankings don't mean much especially as many of the top players are rested or in leagues, but still amazing to see Duffy is now at no 1 in the world. Well done that man!

 

[Athlai]

But how

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Lmao what