Austin 3:!6 7,098 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Pak will play 3 T20s and 2 test matches in NZ. Schedule 1st T20 - 18 Dec (Auckland) 2nd T20 - 20 Dec (Hamilton) 3rd T20 - 22 Dec (Napier) 1st Test - 26 - 30 Dec (Mount Maunganui) 2nd Test - 3 - 7 Jan (Christchurch) Link to post Share on other sites
Laaloo 18,626 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Hoping for Jamieson to destroy them poyzz Link to post Share on other sites
Serpico 821 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Apparently Babar injured his thumb in net sessions and will not play the T20 series. Whatever chance Pak had to win the series is pretty much gone I guess. Let's see what Devon Conway can do Link to post Share on other sites
Cricketphile 44 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 If New Zealand beats Pakistan 2-0, then India needs to win 5 tests out of the remaining 8 tests (or win 4 and draw 3 atleast). Link to post Share on other sites
Ankit_sharma03 21,889 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Serpico said: Apparently Babar injured his thumb in net sessions and will not play the T20 series. Whatever chance Pak had to win the series is pretty much gone I guess. Let's see what Devon Conway can do In t20 anyone can win ,shorter the format the better chance weak sides have Link to post Share on other sites
Gollum 25,284 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Pak has quite a streak in southern hemisphere 0-14 in Aus 0-7 in RSA 0-2 in NZ 0-13 below equator (last time they escaped defeat was 2011 NZ under Misbah) Laaloo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Wolf 849 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 If Pakistan can manage to win the toss in either of the test venues then they can cause an upset. 1st test venue may help them as well. In T20 NZ suck without Ferguson.. But Pakistani are weak too. 2-1 either way. Link to post Share on other sites
Serpico 821 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: In t20 anyone can win ,shorter the format the better chance weak sides have thats generally true but still you need at least a couple of really good players. like rashid/mujeeb for afg pak right now has three inexperienced pacers and two darters. but usman qadir looked quality against zimboks and hafeez is going through a purple patch now, so I guess its still possible Link to post Share on other sites
Stan AF 4,294 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Another 120 points going kiwis way. Link to post Share on other sites
the don 114 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Pakistan has a great record in nz. They have won 7 test series in kiwiland. India have won just 1 test in nz in the last 45 years. Won't be surprised if they pull of a surprise. Link to post Share on other sites
Serpico 821 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, the don said: Pakistan has a great record in nz. They have won 7 test series in kiwiland. India have won just 1 test in nz in the last 45 years. Won't be surprised if they pull of a surprise. \Kiwis have their best ever test team in history now, plus pakistan don't really have the kind of pacers they used to have. Can still happen, but I'll be surprised Edited December 16, 2020 by Serpico Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Wolf 849 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, the don said: Pakistan has a great record in nz. They have won 7 test series in kiwiland. India have won just 1 test in nz in the last 45 years. Won't be surprised if they pull of a surprise. No it'll be surprising for sure. Kiwis have been their favourite whipping boys for decades but The trend has changed since 2011 in all 3 formats. They have not beaten them in Tests both home & away since then. India has choked in the last 45 years in few tests there. Last tour we lost due to Captain Panauti losing crucial tosses again & again & no swing bowler. Pakistan has Abbas & Shaheen both move the ball so they can be a threat if they win the toss. Likes of Naseem & Musa will be carted around. Hit the deck bowlers don't work there. Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 3,669 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Full series sweep for Kiwis. Poyzz may have competed a little with Babar Azam but now without him , they'll be smashed back to their pinds. Link to post Share on other sites
First class 92 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 15 hours ago, the don said: Pakistan has a great record in nz. They have won 7 test series in kiwiland. India have won just 1 test in nz in the last 45 years. Won't be surprised if they pull of a surprise. That was a different era, Pakistan team was always better than Kiwi those days and had psychological edge . lately NZL team has been far better than Pakistan particularly in their own background. Now anything less 2-0 series win for NZL will be an upset. sandeep 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sandeep 12,044 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 23 hours ago, Cricketphile said: If New Zealand beats Pakistan 2-0, then India needs to win 5 tests out of the remaining 8 tests (or win 4 and draw 3 atleast). Too many folks are assuming India will easily blank England 4-0 at home - that's not a given by any stretch. India need to do their damndest to defend BG trophy, else its chances of making the TC Final are kaput. Link to post Share on other sites
sandeep 12,044 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 15 hours ago, the don said: Pakistan has a great record in nz. They have won 7 test series in kiwiland. India have won just 1 test in nz in the last 45 years. Won't be surprised if they pull of a surprise. 5 minutes ago, First class said: That was a different era, Pakistan team was always better than Kiwi those days and had psychological edge . lately NZL team has been far better than Pakistan particularly in their own background. Now anything less 2-0 series win for NZL will be an upset. Pakistan enjoyed a first-movers advantage when it came to executing reverse - the heady results of the 90s owe a lot to this. I'm going to set aside the question of how much the ball was "worked on" or not. Once reverse swing became less a mystery and more of just another skill and bowling tool, Pakistani bowlers have consistently struggled to live up the "phaast bowling factory" mythology. That being said, a 120k guy like Abbas should be effective in NZ, and the rest are reasonably decent. But the batting - well, we all know what Pakistan batting is about these days - and with Babar Azam out injured.... RAZPOR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 3,669 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Meanhwhile Poyzz 20/3 Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 3,669 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 20/4 @cric_fan @Autonomous Link to post Share on other sites
Frustrated 1,196 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) As always, Poyz getting hammered simultaneously. They never disappoint us, especially during our tough times. Edited December 18, 2020 by Frustrated Link to post Share on other sites
asterix 8,206 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Who else here are enjoying the discussion in green ghetto currently? Link to post Share on other sites
