*Official * Pakistan vs New Zealand 2023

[jcas0167]

Unsure if the toss call was right but I won't blame Latham if he's just sick of setting 300+ to be rekt in the field 2-3 down. Make Pakistan set something for a change.

Risk dew may have been a factor too, but yeah understandable they want to try something different. Wish I could stay up to watch.

 

[Moss]

Super disciplined start from Henry and Milne. A bit harsh on Bowes that he finally gets a fifty and gets replaced with Blundell.

Yeah harsh on Bowes (why wouldn't you play a guy who's gaining in confidence), and these team combinations are just strange. They've really stacked the bowling this time at the expense of the batting, it's pretty thin after the top 6. Again if you must play Nicholls batting him in the top 4 makes more sense?

 

[trundler]

Haha, wtf. That was incompetent cricket all around

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha, wtf. That was incompetent cricket all around

Sucks to suck.

 

[trundler]

Sucks to suck.

Chapman's fielding does suck, like Will Young and Michael Bevan's batting.

 

[Prince EWS]

Chapman's fielding does suck

Yeah it really demonstrates his overall #weakness as a player, especially against Pakistan.

 

[trundler]

Yeah it really demonstrates his overall #weakness as a player, especially against Pakistan.

Think there's something wrong with the water in Pakistan. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid can field decently and NZ have been ****e since they've been here. Really makes you think. ?

 

[ashley bach]

Wheels quickly starting to fall off for the Black caps now, couple of wickets desperately required.

 

[ashley bach]

Aha! Thank you Babar who falls next ball

 

[trundler]

Aw damn I had just praised how he paced his knock well. Departs next ball. I still blame @ashley bach

 

[trundler]

That was soft as ****. So frustrating. He was looking good in an LOI for once.

 

[straw man]

Catching up on play, did Chapman drop another catch earlier?

Annoys me as **** that Cricinfo and streaming sites like kayo add tags to check out 4s, 6s and wickets but not dropped catches, so you have to search through manually like I just tried and failed to do. Invent a Massive Goober tag and a This Guy Has Feet For Hands tag ffs. I don't want highlights I want lowlights.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Out in 90's 5th time in ODI Imam Ul haq, (Sachin 17 record time in ODI & 11 times in test)

HowSTAT! ODI Cricket - Most Dismissed in Nineties

ODI Cricket - Batsmen most dismissed (out) in 90s

howstat.com

 

[trundler]

Henry very good today. Good cameo from Aggro Salmon though I was hoping he'd kick on.

 

[trundler]

This has been pretty underwhelming from Pakistan at the death. Loads of full tosses hit to the fielder.

 

[trundler]

Shadab ̶̶K̶h̶a̶n̶ Klusener

The man never gets tired of saving the day

 

[Moss]

What a stupid dismissal, looked in no trouble up to that point.

Well played Blundell. Thought Cleaver was unlucky not to get a WC audition for the backup keeper slot in this series but Blundell's looked up for it so far.

 

[trundler]

Yet another display of weakness from Young. Continues to be substandard.

 

[Moss]

That's Pakistan practically into the tail, though McConchie is capable of surprising us.

Both Nicholls and Chapman frittered away an opportunity to play a useful knock, though in Chapman's case Naseem simply too good.

 

[thundaboult]

henry nicholls....just why. just go away