258 on the first day and with 4 wickets gone it seems the Pakistani bowlers were able to restrict the agressive batting of NZ. I still feel by the end of today the Kiwis batters will easily score 300+ runs. In case if they lose all of their wickets then still 300+ score would not be easy for Pakistani batters to chase knowing the inconsistent batting line up.

Newzealand looking good at the moment. The opening pair has already scored 80 runs. Tim Latham is on 42 and he might reach his half century. Conway is on 37 and both batters have a strike rate which is above 60.  Assuming these two continue till lunch Inam hoping a score of 200+. Pakistan not looking good at the moment. Their bowlers are unable to create any pressure at the moment.

Hope is all that we have from PCB. They shifted the test match from Multan to Karachi citing foggy weather condition. They messed up the first match due to bad pitch and if they keep the pitch in the same condition as in the image then we can expect some good cricket. I also hope that they do not cut those grasses as it will certainly assist the bowlers. I also hope that Pakistan stops playing a defensive game and start focusing on attacking the Kiwis.  

Edit: Match has started! NZ won the toss and decided to bat first.

He has proven in domestic cricket that he has the ability to score runs at a good rate but still the selectors have neglected him for both T20 & ODI series with Srilanka. I guess they are prefer players who have done well in IPL and are not considering those who have done good in domestic. Last IPL I do not remember Shaw doing good.

The first T20 bilateral match for this year will payed between India and Srilanka on 3rd of January. The match will be played in the wankhede stadium in Mumbai. A lot of new Indian talents are part of the team. How many of them become part of the playing 11 would be interesting to watch. I am also looking forward to find out who will be opening the batting with Ishan Kishan and will Umran Malik be given an opportunity in the first match. 

Not having any hopes for the next one scheduled tomorrow. They will play in the same manner and Inam sure they will create another flat pitch that will only help the batters. Being said that I still feel NZ will try to win the next but looking at he boady language of Pakistan players they are more in defense mode than attack. I hope the new PCB chairman takes some big action to improve the overall performance of Pakistan cricket.

Happy New Year Hhampuz & TrustDice team!

Panth is very lucky! Surviving a Brutal car accident wherein the car is burned down. It was his Mercedes car and he was traveling from Uttarakhand to Delhi. He has suffered serious injuries and how bad are those is not clear at the moment. Wishing him a speedy recovery and praying that his cricket career doesn't gets affected due to his injuries.

Looks like Kane Williamson might score his double century in this match against Pakistan. Sodhi has alt scored his half century and he might also get his century. This test match is now good for creating records. The lead is only of 146 runs and I am pretty much sure that NZ would continue to bat throughout today and if they have wickets in hand they would bat tomorrow too. Match is heading towards a draw.

India also has Parthiv Patel & Ishan Kishan. Both are also good openers as well as middle order batters. They both are much younger and can also replace Panth. We have already seen he has been replaced by Ishan Kishan in the upcoming bilateral series with Srilanka. Selectors have multiple options available at the moment.

Nepal and Bhutan doesn't have star players like Afghanistan has and that was the reason why BCCI agreed in holding home matches for Afghanistan as it will help them in getting those television views and crowd in the stadium in turn it will increase earnings for both boards. Good that Afghanistan cricket board shifted to UAE. This shows that Taliban is not being controlled by India and also BCCI is not the supreme power in international cricket. BCCI invested in Afghanistan because they were making money from those matches. Considering the revenue BCCI is generating every year such investment are considered peanuts.

A complete waste of time. This series has been dominated by the Australian side and most probably they will win this match and win the series. South Africa is looking helpless against the Australian bowling attack. The top and the middle order is in shambles. Niether thier bowlers are looking good against the Australian batting line-up. 258 runs still needed by SA and they have already lost 4 wickets. Nothing left to watch unless they form a good partnership which is highly unlikely at the moment.

I am not denying the facts! I am only trying to predict what might happen to him. It is a possibility that he might only get called for test cricket. Although not a lot of test cricket is played now days but if he doesn't improve his performance in T20 he might lose his IPL contract too. There was time when India had very few WK+Batter, now we have more than one who are  trying to be part of test team and most probably they might get a chance too.

It was evident when these guys were playing the T20WC. Judging them based on the Pakistan game doesn't mean they can be a part of the T20 format. A big decision in my opinion by BCCI and I feel this decision might affect those players in the next IPL auction.


K L Rahul is not a super hero, he is eventually a player who has unfortunately lost his touch as a batter after the injury. I was astonished to see him still as a captain or vice after T20
He needs to go back to Ranji and start working.



I never liked this guy but he is a kind of player who can create a havoc on the opponent side. Getting dropped was inevitable and as you said earlier he would not get dropped from the test but when someone gets dropped from two formats he is destined to get dropped

The way Kiwis have batted today shows how flat this pitch is for batters. It's day 3 and the pitch is becoming more friendly for batters. Looking at the situation I think this match might end up in draw. It won't be that easy for NZ bowlers to take wickets on this pitch. A score of 400+ is achievable it seems and if NZ wants to win the need the same amount of runs as lead which can be achieved on the fourth day but then they will have only a single day to wipe out Pakistani batters which I think is not possible on this pitch.

Kiwis looking good at the moment. It seems they will be able to chase 438 runs, they are short by 235 runs and have only lost 1 wicket. Karachi wicket is just like a flat road, not at all helpfull for the bowlers. I hate when such pitches are created for a test match. Pakistan did the same when they hosted England earlier and the result was not in favour of them. This match in my opinion is going the same Highway.

Good decision by the selectors to remove Kholi, Rahul and Rohit from the T20 squad. KL Rahul should now be able to focus on his batting if not then he might get dropped from all format of cricket. I hope the vice captain responsibility does not affect SKY's batting. Big responsibility give to Hardik as he is the capitan and vice captain in both the format. Sanju Samson is in the squad but will he be part of 11 is still not certain. Strange Risha Panth dropped in both format in this bilateral series.

Australia lost 6 wickets, scored 420 runs but the lead is only 200+ runs. Green is also retired hurt, hopefully he will come back when required. If they want to win this match Australia needs a lead of 300+ runs and I am hoping they will be able to get those. It is only day 3 plenty of cricket still left in this game. A great come back for Warner sadly he could not continue after scoring 200 runs.

Pakistan after having an impressive day yesterday is now again struggling on their homeground. Babar Azam was the only reason why they were able to score 350+ runs and now after he got out they have lost 6 wickets and are unable to score runs. Overall I am certain they would be able to reach to 400 runs which in my opinion is good score and it wouldn't be easy for Kiwi batter to chase those runs.

It is not that easy for a bowler to suddenly change his action. What they can do is reduce their pace and play less cricket than they are playing now. Muscle injuries are quite common with bowlers and that is why they have less career span than batters. I am still not certain whether Archer will be able to bowl in the same manner as he used to prior to his injury. Recently we had seen Shaheen Afridi struggling with his bowling after his come back from injury. If he recovers fully before the bilateral series he still would struggle in few matches and then might come to his original form.