Pakistani Tour of New Zealand, Dec-Feb 2010/11

[Rehan_24]

What a tremendous team effort. Afridi hits back at critics with his wonderful smashing all over the park for huge sixes. I must mention about the courage of Umar Akmal, it was he who took the initiative of power hitting. Misbah has to be a bit fast in the batting. This isnt a cricket of 1990's.

Anyhow, good performance but I am not satisfied with the bowling. Shoaib Akhtar and one Spinner has to be there.

 

[War]

Love the balance of the PAK team. It looks so dangerous with Razzaq coming in @ # 8. While in Akhtar, Gul, Riaz you got 3 perfect wicket-taking seamers who can restrict & take wickets in the power-play/death overs. Definately my world cup dark-horses now.


To the Kiwi fans. How come McCullum isn't opening?

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Rare knock from Afridi that one. Glad that he still can play such.

Afridi is such a wasted talented. Give him the cricket brain of Shane Warne & he could have been the greatest spin-bowling all-rounder in all formats IMHO.

 

[riz7khan12]

To the Kiwi fans. How come McCullum isn't opening?

they want guptill opening because he cant play spin bowling, and they want a proper batsman coming in at 6 who is agressive so he can finish things off at the end. He had his chance yesterday but was run-out by Oram, hopefully he gets another one sometime in this series.

 

[Chewie]

They wanted to have a finisher down the order like the old days when McCullum would win matches with a quick half century

 

[Rehan_24]

Excuse me?? But where Jesse Raider went? The player who performed so well in the first ODI. He can thrash the opposition on his day.

 

[Insomniac]

Excuse me?? But where Jesse Raider went? The player who performed so well in the first ODI. He can thrash the opposition on his day.

He was rested I think. Triple whopper ate too much me thinks

 

[CG123]

He wasn't really rested, as he went back and played domestic cricket.
It's more just rotation, as they wanted to test out How.

 

[Iridium]

Ryder's not playing. Apparently something to do with his finger or something.

 

[Chewie]

These two are doing pretty well at the moment Being nice and aggressive, taking some chances which are working, and we've got some nice momentum to build from

 

[Insomniac]

Ryder's not playing. Apparently something to do with his finger or something.

Cut himself while eating too fast probably.

Guppers gone, great catch by YK

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Gotta get Ross early, or this run rate will go up even faster

 

[Chewie]

Picked the man out. That's why How shouldn't be in the side

 

[Insomniac]

Jamie How

Couldn't pick Umar Akmal out any better than that lol

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GOT EMMMMMMM

Pakistan coming back very strong here!

 

[Chewie]

And now Taylor as well. We're in deep trouble now. Williamson is a steady head to have at the crease though, and Styris has experience. Hopefully these two can push through the difficult period

 

[Iridium]

Styris and Williamson struggled to up the ante in Christchurch. Styris in particular looks out of it. He was backing away while trying to play shots.

 

[Insomniac]

Beautiful ball by Razzaq, nice seam movement mount to beat the bat

Another wickets coming boys

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Styris is so lucky. Could've been 45/4