New Zealand and Pakistan in the ODI and T20 series

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

If it was a 50 over match newzeland would have made 400 runs easily

The captain has to switch his bowlers around , bring some spinners

When Pakistani bowlers bowl , they just do not beat the batsment or generate any "SPELL"

Every god damn ball is a hit , that show lack of technique or weakness to not be able to confuse a batsmen

I see newzeland bowlers they throw wides , wide wide , and then suddenly a change up and then a quickie

With Pakistani bowlers its always the same variety , to the MEAT of the bat and WHACK out to 4 runs

Ahmed Shazad/Hafeeze should chill out for few 20/20 they clearly can't bat
bring back Salman Butt he made a 140 inning display in domestic debute

 

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New Zealand offer Pakistan plenty of lessons ahead of World T20

Pakistan have been left with plenty to ponder ahead of the World T20 in March. — AFP
Pakistan’s Twenty20 series against New Zealand was one for the record books.

Unfortunately for the Pakistan fans, though, Shahid Afridi’s team was at the receiving end on almost all occasions and the 3rd T20 was no different.

New Zealand’s 95-run win in the series decider was their largest in terms of margins of victories and also Pakistan’s worst ever T20 loss. It came just a few days after Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson combined in a world-record 171-run opening stand in New Zealand's 10-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20.

Pakistan have been left with plenty to ponder ahead of the World T20 in March.

Bowlers are world class, but bowling isn’t

The trio of Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Umar Gul are more than capable of making inroads in any team’s lineup in the world at present — on any track.

So, what went wrong in Hamilton and Wellington? The attitude of the bowlers was clearly the defining factor.

Aggression has always been Pakistan’s forte, but in both the second and third T20s, Wahab, Amir, Gul and Anwar Ali (3rd T20) tried to contain the flow of runs instead of looking for wickets.

• Wahab 3-30-0 (2nd T20) | 4-43-2 (3rd T20)
  
  
• Amir 3-34-0 (2nd T20) | 4-35-0 (3rd T20)
  
  
• Gul 2-18-0 (2nd T20)
  
  
• Anwar 3-31-0 (3rd T20)
  

Surely, these bowling figures don’t reflect the true potential of the bowlers listed above. But it is something for the team management, under the leadership of Waqar Younis, to ascertain as to why a quality bowling attack failed to make an impact.

Wasim Akram once said, “You always look for wickets. it doesn’t matter if you get hit for a boundary or two in the process.”

Pakistan must simply continue in that tradition.

Too much variation doesn’t always work
Inconsistency in the batting order and thoughtless bowling changes have cost Pakistan many games recently.

Shahid Afridi’s handling of the bowling line was particularly baffling and perfect example of that tactical error.

Four different bowlers in the first five overs in today’s game reflect a clear lack of planning on Pakistan’s part and it almost seemed like Afridi was rotating his men for fun in Hamilton and Wellington.

Good planning transforms a bunch of men a formidable unit.

The blame for a lack of planning will lie squarely on the shoulders of the team management, but the blame for trying to bowl six different deliveries off six balls, lies with the bowlers themselves.

Against master blasters like Martin Guptill or Corey Anderson, the bowlers must sometimes just stick to the basics. Pakistan were predictably short and their slower deliveries were comfortably deposited into the stands.

Few chances for some, many chances for a few
Pakistan are yet to identify a winning combination for the World T20 in India. Since last year, the team management has been experimenting with different faces.

It is even more evident that a few young players, who could have been a permanent members of the squad today, have got the rough end of the stick in favour of those already tried and tested.

There is still a window — Pakistan Super League and Asia Cup T20 — to put faith in those who have been performing consistently and identify a group of 15 men.

The window is very, very small.

Every match counts

After outclassing the Kiwis in the first T20 and starting their tour with a bang, Pakistan looked like they were set for the World T20. But their attitude in the next two games was clearly different and it is something which the team cannot afford come the world championship.

New Zealand is a team of strong characters. Pakistan should have foreseen them going back to the drawing board and coming back all guns blazing as they have done in past on countless occasions.

Last year in the United Arab Emirates, Brendon McCullum’s men had shown signs of this bounce-back ability. After losing the first Test rather comprehensively, Pakistan had to put up a tough fight to draw the second, and eventually lost the third.

It was a possible because of a strong will to succeed.

This time, too, Kiwis didn’t hold back and made Pakistan look like schoolboys.

Afridi and the coaching staff need to instill belief in the team and they must play each match like it is a decider.

This will be key if Pakistan are to threaten India, New Zealand and Australia at the World T20.

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Azhar looks to ‘get the best’ out of Amir after clearing differences

Mohammad Amir and Azhar Ali look on during a training camp in Lahore.

WELLINGTON: The rehabilitation of Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir takes another step forward Monday with one-day captain Azhar Ali welcoming him into the side for the series against New Zealand.

Ali, who takes over the captaincy from Shahid Afridi for the 50-over game, initially refused to play alongside Amir who is making his return to the international scene after a prison term and five-year ban for spot-fixing.

But on the eve of the first ODI against New Zealand in Wellington, Ali said he had talked to Amir and aims to “get the best” out of the 23-year-old quick bowler if he starts.

“We have moved on. We are united and looking forward to the challenge,” Ali said as the team practised in blustery conditions on Sunday.

“Whatever my stance was, my job is to lead and keep harmony in the dressing room.”

Afridi had no problems having Amir in his side for the just completed Twenty20 series, won by New Zealand 2-1 with Amir bowling 11 overs and taking one for 100 over the three matches.

While Afridi backed a second chance for Amir, Ali stayed away from the first two days of a training camp before the New Zealand tour saying he would not attend “as long as Amir is there”.

He resumed the captaincy after Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan intervened and said he has since talked to Amir and did not expect any problems.

“He bowled well in the T20s. My job is to try to get the best out of him,” Ali said.

Strong options
Pakistan have a strong squad of quick bowlers to choose from with Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz and Rahat Ali also in the mix.

“Obviously we will try to put a combination together which suits these conditions and the wind factor. We've been practising bowling into it, everyone is ready,” Ali added.

Before the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, which also involved then Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fellow bowler Mohammad Asif, Amir was regarded as the hottest property in international cricket.

As a teenager he took 51 wickets in 14 Tests, 25 in 15 one-day internationals and 23 wickets in 18 Twenty20 matches.

New Zealand, meanwhile, had no problems with Amir's return and all-rounder Grant Elliott saw the “trampoline” effect imposed by the giant Irfan as probably more of a concern.

At around 2.13 metres (seven feet) tall, Irfan is one of the tallest bowlers ever to play Test cricket and the left-armer's height posed problems for the batsmen.

“It's like batting on a trampoline. It's a different proposition,” said Elliott, who expects a lot of bounce in the Basin Reserve wicket.

“The height that he comes from is very different so it takes a little bit of getting used to.

“But a great player to come and watch and for the crowd to see bowl. He's close to seven foot and comes in and bowls at 140 clicks (kph), so it's exciting to face.”

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Pakistan in for a stern ODI test

KARACHI: White ball formats have become increasingly tough to compete in for a Pakistan team mired in an ancient approach amid a dearth of fearless, attacking and innovative batsmen.

Barring one — Sri Lanka’s 398 against Kenya in 1996 — the top 20 team totals in ODI history have all been recorded in the last decade.

In October 1996, Pakistan amassed 371 against Sri Lanka in Nairobi which for nearly three years remained the second best team score in an ODI.

Since 400 started getting breached, the Men in Green have plummeted so low that now they don’t even have a single entry in the top 20 ODI totals!

Six out of the top eight teams — excluding Pakistan and Bangladesh — have posted scores in excess of 400.

As Azhar Ali’s charges head into the ODI series against the power packed New Zealand outfit they must realise that the methods of past are not going to help surmount arguably the most exciting limited overs outfit in present day cricket.

In home conditions New Zealand led by the audacious Martin Guptill decimated Sri Lanka before ruthlessly exposing the shortcomings of Shahid Afridi’s T20 side in the last two games of the series.

Guptill is not alone in his ways, Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi and Graeme Elliot are all destructive players who simply don’t care a tad about the reputation of their opponents.

Fortunately for Pakistan, the man responsible for the beyond recognition turn in fortunes of the Black Caps, Brendon McCullum — currently undisposed due to injury — is not expected to feature in the first two games of the series, can Azhar Ali make it count?

Pakistan go in to the ODI series on the back of the Hamilton and Wellington drubbings where they resembled a bunch of clueless club cricketers who were left numb by Kane Willamson and his men.

Last year, the Black Caps pulverised Pakistan in Napier days before the World Cup. The hosts hammered 369 with centuries for Ross Taylor and Willamson, the visitors lost by 119 runs.

A similar backlash cannot be put of the equation given the complexities of Pakistan’s recent ODI failures.

Even the usually reliable bowling outfit is under intense pressure and crumbled in a heap against the Jos Butler onslaught in the decisive ODI against England at Dubai last November.

On batting strips medium-pacers like Anwar Ali have suffered at the hands of big-hitters, even the pacier left-arm duo of Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Irfan has failed to rein in the runs.

Mohammad Amir who had a tough reintroduction to top flight cricket in the T20s — one wicket in three games — must up the ante in the ODIs.

In the absence of the banned Yasir Shah the spin options look incredibly short on experience and class with the left-armers Imad Wasim and Zafar Gohar leading the tweakers club with a grand total of six ODI appearances between them — Imad alone has played five.

Often adversity has brought the best out of the Men in Green. The current infuriatingly prolonged ‘rebuilding phase’ has left the team reeling at number eight in the ODI rankings. If they can collectively conjure some magic and cast a spell of mesmerizing brilliance than a series victory cannot be ruled out yet.

One though strongly feels that the onus of a turnaround is with the batting department. Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Sarfraz Ahmed are all match winners on their day.

But at least three of them will need to throw caution to the wind and play with uncluttered minds. The odds are heavily stacked against them and this reason alone suggests that a Pakistan cricket team can’t be ruled out.
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Pakistan VS New Zealand

1st ODI, Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2016

Match Information View Desktop Score Card
Series: Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2016
Match: 1st ODI
Toss: Pakistan who chose to field
Match Status: Pakistan won the toss & elected to field
Umpires: NJ Llong and DJ Walker

New Zealand (97/5 in 21 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
MJ Guptill c Wahab Riaz b Mohammad Irfan 11 17 1 1 64.71
TWM Latham c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 11 15 1 0 73.33
KS Williamson b Anwar Ali 10 17 0 0 58.82
HM Nicholls not out 38 54 5 0 70.37
GD Elliott b Anwar Ali 0 2 0 0 0.00
CJ Anderson c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 10 19 1 0 52.63
L Ronchi not out 4 2 1 0 200.00

Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 7, nb 0) 13

Total (Wicket 5, Overs 21) 97
(4.61 runs per over)

Fall Of Wickets 1-23 (Guptill, 4.6 ov), 2-25 (Latham, 5.2 ov), 3-70 (Williamson, 15.3 ov), 4-70 (Elliott, 15.5 ov), 5-93 (Anderson, 20.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Mohammad Irfan 5 0 29 1 5.80
Mohammad Amir 6 0 22 2 3.66
Anwar Ali 6 0 25 2 4.16
Wahab Riaz 4 0 15 0 3.75

Team Sqaud

New Zealand
MJ Guptill, TWM Latham, KS Williamson (c), HM Nicholls, GD Elliott, CJ Anderson, L Ronchi (w), MJ Santner, MJ Henry, MJ McClenaghan, TA Boult

Pakistan
Azhar Ali (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Sohaib Maqsood, Imad Wasim, Sarfraz Ahmed (w), Anwar Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan

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New Zealand (128/6 in 28.2 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

HM Nicholls not out 48 6 6 6 0 72.73

MJ Santner not out 18 27 2 0 66.67

Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 9, nb 0) 15

Total (Wicket 6, Overs 28.2) 128

(4.51 runs per over)
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Fall Of Wickets
1-23 (Guptill, 4.6 ov), 2-25 (Latham, 5.2 ov), 3-70 (Williamson, 15.3 ov), 4-70 (Elliott, 15.5 ov), 5-93 (Anderson, 20.4 ov), 6-99 (Ronchi, 22.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Mohammad Irfan 8 0 37 1 4.62
Mohammad Amir 8 0 28 3 3.50
Anwar Ali 6 0 25 2 4.16
Wahab Riaz 5 0 26 0 5.20
Imad Wasim 2 0 8 0 4.00

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Pakistan (37/2 in 11 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Azhar Ali c Henry b Elliott 19 35 1 1 54.29
Ahmed Shehzad c Williamson b Elliott 13 23 0 0 56.52
Mohammad Hafeez not out 2 8 0 0 25.00

Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0) 3

Total (Wicket 2, Overs 11) 37
(3.36 runs per over)

Fall Of Wickets 1-33 (Azhar Ali, 8.4 ov), 2-37 (Ahmed Shehzad, 10.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

MJ Henry 3 0 11 0 3.66
TA Boult 4 0 17 0 4.25
GD Elliott 3 1 9 2 3.00
CJ Anderson 1 1 0 0 0.00
Team Sqaud

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MJ Guptill, TWM Latham, KS Williamson (c), HM Nicholls, GD Elliott, CJ Anderson, L Ronchi (w), MJ Santner, MJ Henry, MJ McClenaghan, TA Boult

Pakistan
Azhar Ali (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Sohaib Maqsood, Imad Wasim, Sarfraz Ahmed (w), Anwar Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan

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2nd ODI: Will try to learn from previous mistakes, says Azhar

PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: With the three-match ODI series on line against hosts New Zealand, Pakistan’s ODI skipper Azhar Ali has said that the team will try not to repeat the mistakes from the first encounter when the two sides meet on Thursday in Napier.

Despite reducing New Zealand to 99 for six in the first ODI, Pakistan failed to finish the job as Azhar opted to bowl himself instead of attacking the Kiwis’ tail with his premium pacers.

This provided the cushion for New Zealand to rebuild their innings as the visitors conceded 71 runs in the last five overs of the match. A target of 281 runs was set for the Azhar and his men which proved enough to turn the tables on Pakistan.

In the chase, Babar Azam (62) looked a different class while Mohammad Hafeez (42) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (30) played good hands, but none could take Pakistan home as they lost by 70 runs.

“We’ll try not to repeat the same mistakes from the last match and improve our overall game for the second ODI,” said Azhar.

“The team had a good opportunity to bowl out New Zealand cheaply and win the match but we failed to capitalise on it. There were lapses in the field; we missed some chances which gave our opponents leverage to rebuild their innings and hurt us badly towards the end.”

Reflecting on the batting performance, Azhar admitted that he and Ahmad Shahzad failed to provide a good opening start. In his view, if Hafeez and Babar, who built an 81-run partnership for the third wicket, had continued for a bit longer then the result of the match would have been different.

Azhar added that Pakistan have taken some positives out of the first match as the pace battery looked sharp and executed the bowling plans well, while he concluded with a word of praise for Babar’s splendid knock.
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All is not well in Pakistan’s dressing room


Waqar and his back-room staff are reportedly unhappy with the players’ inability to execute their strategies in the batting and bowling departments. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI: Situation in the Pakistan cricket team camp is reportedly grim as head coach Waqar Younis once again said in a team meeting that if the players do not want to work with the current management, it will step down.

Pressure on the team management is building as Pakistan have failed to improve under the Waqar-led panel in both limited-over formats and are currently placed in the lower-half of the rankings.

Waqar and his staff, including spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed and batting coach Grant Flower, are unhappy with the players’ inability to execute their strategies in the batting and bowling departments.

“Ever since Waqar and his staff took over in 2014, this is the third time the management has threatened to step down,” an official travelling with the team told The Express Tribune.

He added that the threat, coupled with the recent demoralising losses, has led to a tense atmosphere in the dressing room.
“There is a sense of betrayal and lack of trust between the management and the players,” revealed the official. “As things stand now, it seems difficult for Pakistan to maintain harmony in the dressing room with events such as the Asia Cup T20 and the World T20 knocking at the doors.

“Waqar strongly feels that some of the players are not playing for Pakistan, and are instead only concentrating on cementing their place in the national side.”

Pakistan have fallen to seventh place from second in the T20I standings after losing back-to-back series against England and New Zealand, while the ODI team is struggling as well.

While the Men in Green have been brilliant in the Test format with a settled unit, their lack of confidence in the shorter formats is painfully clear to all and has led to a divided dressing room.

Even the players have confirmed that the overall mood of the camp is tense despite Pakistan showing flashes of brilliance against the Kiwis in their ongoing tour of New Zealand. “The T20I series loss was heartbreaking for players and the management because we had a good start but failed to capitalise,” said a player on condition of anonymity. “Waqar and company feel that the bowlers did not bowl according to the plan and that several batsmen played for themselves.
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[Seektruth77]

Quick question. What does "batting for themselves" and "playing to cement their places in the national side" mean?

Because they are playing horribly. Does this help them cement their place?

I personally think there is a problem with mental strength and ability to dominate the opposition.

Shows how humans are defined by the values they hold and what a load of rubbish the 'martial race' theory is.

It also shows how much our society's values have declined to the extent where the weak-mindedness even reflects in our sports!

 

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3rd ODI: Azhar counting on Auckland for victory

PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali expressed hope on Saturday that the team will beat New Zealand in Auckland to level the three-match series as they were able to bag a victory in the first T20I on the same ground.

“We won the first T20I in Auckland under Shahid Afridi’s captaincy. I am hoping to level the series against New Zealand with a victory on the same ground,” said Azhar, as quoted by Express News.

Azhar added that the team was ready to take on the Kiwis in the third ODI.

“The morale of the team is high. We will try our best to come out with a victory,” he said.

Right-hand batsman Shoaib Malik was not fielded in the first ODI which Pakistan lost by 70 runs and Azhar said his absence owed to an injury.

“Shoaib was injured and couldn’t be a part of the team in the first ODI,” said Azhar. “He will be a part of the last ODI if he is fit in time.”

Azhar also expressed confidence in his bowlers saying that they were in great form and had the ability to down the Kiwis side.

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) junior chief selector Basit Ali backed Pakistan to win the third and final ODI.

Basit felt that even though hosts New Zealand were playing top cricket at the moment, the visitors had the potential to cause an upset if they pull together and play ‘fearless’ cricket.

However, he added that there seems to be a lack of harmony in the camp and the players seemed to be playing for themselves, in order to ensure that they stay within the side, rather than for the team.

“Pakistan can still beat New Zealand despite being blown away in the first ODI and I expect them to come back hard in the third ODI, provided they play fearless cricket for the team,” said Basit.

The former right-hand batsman added the players lacked confidence due to the constant changes in the team.

“So many changes have been made that the players have lost all confidence,” he said. “All they are trying to do is put up individual performances, and that isn’t helping the team. I believe that our batting and bowling are good enough to win us any match.”

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[WAJsal]

What a poor performance, we need to revamp the team ASAP. Get rid of Shehzad, bring in Sami Aslam to open, Haris should come in for Rizwan and we desperately need a poor hitter down the order. Sarfaraz can't hit them big. Maybe someone like Noman Anwar, who should be in T20 team.
On a positive note: Babar is a player, he is widely known in Pakistan for scoring big runs and good technique. He should be in the Test team and he needs to learn how to finish the game, he should be given some time.
We need to get rid of Shehzad and the likes of Umer Akmal.