@Cyclops said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
220/6 off our 20. Weird innings, got totally bogged down through the 10-16 over mark. Not sure if that's good bowling, or Allen and Seifert playing well. Feels like we're either about 30 ahead of par or 30 behind.
Good win in the end, so I guess we were well ahead of par although I think some of that was scoreboard pressure.
Silly to give MOTM to Allen. It's a batsmen's game, multiple of our batsmen scored similar runs, the difference between the two sides is 4/20 from 4 overs. Those figures will win you most T20s and those early wickets ended Pakistan's chase before it started. Allen said in the interview he didn't deserve it.
That said, there are not many players as exciting as Allen to watch when he gets going like that.
Another T20 starting now
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Omair Bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufyan Moqim, Mohammad Ali
New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Mitch Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Will O'Rourke
@Duluth said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Another T20 starting now
another piece of pie sir?
Sure, why not. I'm not enjoying it like the first one, but I'll gag it down like a <insert comparison here>
Not unexpectedly I can report it has been raining rather heavily in Napier for about the last half hour. Checks cricket schedule, ah yes Pakis v Black Caps scheduled for McLean Park on Saturday so that explains the rain.
@Higgins said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Not unexpectedly I can report it has been raining rather heavily in Napier for about the last half hour. Checks cricket schedule, ah yes Pakis v Black Caps scheduled for McLean Park on Saturday so that explains the rain.
An ODI will be more fun to watch than T20.
Not sure the results will be any different though
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Higgins said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Not unexpectedly I can report it has been raining rather heavily in Napier for about the last half hour. Checks cricket schedule, ah yes Pakis v Black Caps scheduled for McLean Park on Saturday so that explains the rain.
An ODI will be more fun to watch than T20.
Not sure the results will be any different though
Disappointing to have to swap out watching Tim Seifert and Finn Allen for Nick Kelly and Will Young though. The T20 openers have been a real highlights package.
@SouthernMann said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Higgins said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Not unexpectedly I can report it has been raining rather heavily in Napier for about the last half hour. Checks cricket schedule, ah yes Pakis v Black Caps scheduled for McLean Park on Saturday so that explains the rain.
An ODI will be more fun to watch than T20.
Not sure the results will be any different though
Disappointing to have to swap out watching Tim Seifert and Finn Allen for Nick Kelly and Will Young though. The T20 openers have been a real highlights package.
I had to google who that is.
Yeah the formats are getting more and more spread apart.
Some guys can play all three very well but fitting them all in can be the problem.
NZ will be batting first.
Of interest to me is two guys I've never heard of, Nick Kelly who I mentioned above and Muhammad Abbas.
Also Henry Nicholls has sneakily slotted in at three after some time in the wilderness.
I'm picking a couple of comfortable hidings ( despite what happened in Auckland ), I think this Pakistan team just want to go home.
Muhammad Abbas has had a little bit of 'next big thing' hype about him. He seems handy from the little bit of domestic T20 I've seen him play but probably a little too soon, although as you say, an ODI team against a pretty demoralised Pakistan team might be a good way to give him a little bit of international experience while the guys in front of him are off playing franchise cricket.
Going to be a tough day for the Pakistanis. No water or food all game. Send last day of Ramadan
We are a bowler short. That 11 looks like it will be asking way too much of Abbas's bowling.
Bit, I'm not too bothered. Good to get him a game. Just surprised at the 11.
@Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
We are a bowler short. That 11 looks like it will be asking way too much of Abbas's bowling.
Bit, I'm not too bothered. Good to get him a game. Just surprised at the 11.
Yeah I thought that too. Maybe the plan is to give Chapman and Mitchell a few overs?
Looking better now. 146-3. Chapman and Mitchell battling hard and a few big hits in the last over.
NZ 224-3.
Chapman got his ton, Mitchell his 50.
These two have steadied the ship like a mother fucker.
Mohammad Ali is bowling but hasn't provided any punch as yet.
New boy Abbas in for Mitchell, gone for 76.
Will need to have a swing pretty shortly. I thought Bracewell might have come in ahead of him ?
Chapman has belted his way to 114 at the other end ! very big score looking good, especially given the start they had.
Chapman on 126, his highest ODI score. Well done son. Looking powerful and assured out there.
Previous two tons were against minnows UAE and Scotland so good to get a proper team in there.
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
New boy Abbas in for Mitchell, gone for 76.
Will need to have a swing pretty shortly. I thought Bracewell might have come in ahead of him ?
Chapman has belted his way to 114 at the other end ! very big score looking good, especially given the start they had.
Maybe Bracewell thought it was worth giving Abbas a bit more time to get into the game, good captaincy.
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
50 on debut off 24. Fantastic stuff young fella, he looks a talent.
He has some power and a good eye. Just as well as the rest of the lower order did SFA.
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Was cool to see captain Bracewell send Abbas in ahead of him
Abbas is good to watch
yep, nice swagger about him. Looks very exciting and confident. His innings was vital in getting over 300 given others failed.
Bugger that he holed out on 52 and didn't end up 58 not out but he still looked pretty pleased with his efforts.
His Dad looked a pretty useful bowler at FC level in pakistan ( thanks cricinfo, looked unlucky not to get a call up for Pakistan )
That's a phenomenal total given our rocky start. I'm always nervous after a score like that that we squandered good conditions early, but we'll find out soon.
I should go look at Chapman's split Vs Pakistan and everyone else, it feels like all his runs come against them.
@Cyclops said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
That's a phenomenal total given our rocky start. I'm always nervous after a score like that that we squandered good conditions early, but we'll find out soon.
I should go look at Chapman's split Vs Pakistan and everyone else, it feels like all his runs come against them.
Average of 41 vs them vs 39 everyone else.
first big score against them, nothing over 50 prior to this.
@Cyclops said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Difference of 14 (27 vs 41) in T20 though, that must be where I got the idea.
Yeah, he absolutely loves playing T20 against and at their home grounds too!
At this stage of his career Abbas looks like a player who can give you a small number of overs bowling in limited overs formats rather than a genuine allrounder
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
At this stage of his career Abbas looks like a player who can give you a small number of overs bowling in limited overs formats rather than a genuine allrounder
So according to BC selectors a fully fledged all rounder then
