What can you expect from Pakistan they are good in digging their own hole. Losing two wickets for none is a disaster. Hopefully they play the full 90 overs and draw this match. Kiwis also do not have any intent of winning this match otherwise they would have stopped at 250 and given the opportunity to Pakistan batters. Another test match which might end in a draw.

Again the opening pair fail to give a good start and as usual the middle order was in shambles. The debutant Rahul tripathi was good on the fields, took some good catches but was shaky with his bat. I haven't seen any batter trying to play the hook shot but misses it and get hit on his helmet which goes for a four lol. Shivam Mavi did bowl well but contributed through his bat. If Axar and SKY had not formed that partnership then India would have collapsed within 150 runs. Considering 200+ is a good score score in T20 it was not that easy for India to chase that target.

WTF! Arshdeep Singh! I never expected this guy to give tons of run through no ball. Such performance would hamper his permanent slot in T20 team. Shivam was also ineffective today but one man who has be consistent is Umran. I want this guy to play more cricket. In the end Srilanka got to 200 runs. In my opinion Srilanka would win as India's batting is in a terrible state. If India is able to chase then it would be a miracle.

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The second T20 match between these two countries will be played today. India won the last match due to impressive bowling and fielding but they are struggling will the batting. I hope today they work on their weakness. Pathetic performance by Sanju Samson dropped an easy catch and did not even bat well. If he continues like this then he might get dropped permanently. Subhman Gill's debut match was a disaster. If he wants to permanent his berth in the T20 squad he needs to play big innings. I have a feeling that they both get dropped in today's match.

Srilanka losing an easy match earlier would have realised that they need to work a lot on their batting. They also need batters who can start a partnership rather than going after the bowlers. If they lose today they would lose the series. I am expecting another close encounter between these two today.

As usual the result of this test match will also go in favour of Australia. I have zero hopes from South Africa after following the previous matches. The match between NZ &  Pakistan is far much intresting at the moment. At the moment Pakistan is trailing by only 42 runs and they might not be able to put a lead as they have lost 9 wickets.

Pakistan still trailing by 158 runs and the good news is that they have only lost 4 wickets. I hoping for a result in this test match. If both the batters Shakeel & Ahmed maintain this partnership towards the end of day 3 then they will be able to give a lead to the NZ side. There are two more days left so hopefully we can expect a result in this test match.

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Two debutant played yesterday. The first one being Shubhman Gill, who in my opinion did not have good match and second one being Mavi eho took 4 wickets & gave only 22 runs. That is called impact! As usual Imran Malik gave a splendid performance. These two guys in my opinion were the reason why India was able to defend such alow score. If Deepak Hooda hadn't batted so good then the target for Srilanka would have been below 150.

What is with Sanju Samson? He threw his wicket! It shows how much pressure this guy was when he came to bat in the middle order. Ishan Kishan & Hardik Pandya are out on the field and I feel they might be able to get India a good total on the board for Srilanka to chase. The pitch seems to favour spinners more than the pacers.

Edit: Kishan is out & Hooda is in with a false out.

Why give an in form batter a vice captain responsibility. Such responsibility are the reason why Kholi is struggling past couple of years. When you an inform batter like SKY loses his wicket because of a silly shot then it means the pressure of a vice captain unable to accelerate the run rate and score has overtook his ability as a good batter. Such responsibility was the reason Sachin and Virat failed as captain.

The whole test series looks like a Meme cricket. First they had a highway pitch and now they are struggling on their own pitch. Just imagine if India had agreed on playing test cricket with them in Australia. This whole team would have collapsed on the first day itself if they had opted to bat first. Pathetic performance by batters, already 3 wickets gone for just 122 runs.

Jaspreet Bhumrah is back! He has been added to the ODI squad that will be playing against Srilanka. Now before IPL Bhumrah is fit and fine while he before the T20WC he wasn't. That too much of professionalism for league series and the franchise but less towards the country.  

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I was expecting 400 or so runs but it seems just like Pakistani bowlers I also underestimated the Kiwi tail enders. Henry already scored his 50 and Patel might too. A score of 400+ would not be easy for Pakistan. They have a very inconsistent batting line up and if they want to win this match or draw it they would need a good partnership.

400 runs is possible and it will be not easy for Pakistan to chase those runs. The pitch does support bowlers and is not like the previous pitch which did not have anything for them. If Naseem Shah can take wickets then there are good seamers in the NZ side who can also utilize this pitch. I think the chance of Kiwis winning this match is pretty good.

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.