ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[MusaPk]

OK.. my bad. Misunderstanding from my side.

I thought that you were claiming that the massive crowd was there just because Nepal was playing on home ground. In that case I pointed out the thousands who supported the Nepal team in a match that was held at Dubai. Anyway, good to hear that we are having same opinion on this topic. I have constantly opposed the eligibility criteria from the ICC, which allows a national team to be comprised 100% of foreigners. I don't understand how they can call such a team as "national" team. Tomorrow I can ask 11 club players from my city to travel to Antarctica on tourist visa and then form the Antarctica national team.

Congratulations to Nepal for winning the Men's Premier Cup final against UAE. Its first time we are seeing that there is so much craze of cricket in Nepal and good thing is Nepal national team is also rising up in performance, they also recently finished 3rd in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-2023. I just feel that very soon Nepal will play there first ODI or T20 World Cup.

[1715435388]

1715435388

[Tony116]

-snip

It is true that the Zimbabwe players get lot less money compared to their counterparts in West Indies or Sri Lanka. The reason is that most of the funds that are provided to Zimbabwe cricket get stolen by corrupt officials. In the end, the players get only some leftovers. I still remember one of the Zimbabwe national player complaining that they have to play matches with damaged boots. The problem with ICC is multi-fold. First they shower undeserving teams such as Zimbabwe, UAE and USA with tons of money. And then they fail to ensure that this money is properly utilized.

One thing I fail to decide is the corrupt officials of Zimbabwe not providing the team with enough money, is that the fault of the ICC? I don't think so. But just because it is not the problem of ICC doesn't mean that they cannot do anything in this matter. ICC basically does not have any headaches in this regard.

I believe they are thinking the same way that it is not their problem. But if ICC does take any steps against the corrupt officials of the Zimbabwe cricket board I believe almost 70% of the problems will be solved instantly. But are they going to do that? Without the interference of ICC, the Zimbabwe cricket board will stay the same.

[Litzki1990]

OK.. my bad. Misunderstanding from my side.

I thought that you were claiming that the massive crowd was there just because Nepal was playing on home ground. In that case I pointed out the thousands who supported the Nepal team in a match that was held at Dubai. Anyway, good to hear that we are having same opinion on this topic. I have constantly opposed the eligibility criteria from the ICC, which allows a national team to be comprised 100% of foreigners. I don't understand how they can call such a team as "national" team. Tomorrow I can ask 11 club players from my city to travel to Antarctica on tourist visa and then form the Antarctica national team.

Congratulations to Nepal for winning the Men's Premier Cup final against UAE. Its first time we are seeing that there is so much craze of cricket in Nepal and good thing is Nepal national team is also rising up in performance, they also recently finished 3rd in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-2023. I just feel that very soon Nepal will play there first ODI or T20 World Cup.

Property has improved a lot in Nepalese cricket. The people of their country are playing the biggest role behind their progress. There are many cricket lovers in Nepal who are constantly supporting the Nepalese team. Nepalese cricket fans and Nepalese cricketers have a big dream to play the World Cup. The way they are performing, it won't be too difficult for them to qualify for the World Cup. The way they have improved their cricket even without being directly affiliated with the ICC is really admirable. If you have watched the fielding of Nepali players then you will surely appreciate their game. All in all, Nepal is having a great time of cricket.

[kro55]

Nepal won today's match quite easily. The Nepal team reached the target of victory in just 30.3 overs. Nepal collected 118 runs losing only 3 wickets. While UAE batsmen did not play well, Nepal batsmen's performance was very responsible. Gulsan Jha was unbeaten with 67 runs and Bhim Sharki had 36 runs. Nepal won mainly because of the excellent performance of these two batsmen. However, the Nepalese team is slowly becoming quite strong. They have some talented players on their team. I think if Nepal organizes more international matches then their players will become more experienced.

Nepal won the game so easily! The performance of emerging teams in international cricket is always exciting. The performances by Gulsan Jha and Bhim Sharki sound excellent and it is wonderful to see new talent rising through the ranks. Nepal has the potential to develop into a formidable side in international cricket and more chance to participate in competitive matches will enable them to obtain the necessary experience to contend with the greatest teams in the world. There is no doubt that Nepal will advance in the world of cricket with effort and commitment.

Teams like Nepal, UAE, and Namibia have become more interested in cricket. I would especially like to say that the Nepal and UAE teams are now quite strong. They have a lot of talented players in their squad. Now if these players are properly groomed I think they will become experienced. These players will gradually become more experienced and the performances of Nepal and UAE teams will stabilize and they will become stronger. I think in the next few years Nepal and UAE teams will challenge teams like Afghanistan, Ireland, and Bangladesh.

[Sithara007]

Property has improved a lot in Nepalese cricket. The people of their country are playing the biggest role behind their progress. There are many cricket lovers in Nepal who are constantly supporting the Nepalese team. Nepalese cricket fans and Nepalese cricketers have a big dream to play the World Cup. The way they are performing, it won't be too difficult for them to qualify for the World Cup. The way they have improved their cricket even without being directly affiliated with the ICC is really admirable. If you have watched the fielding of Nepali players then you will surely appreciate their game. All in all, Nepal is having a great time of cricket.

They should be proud of their achievements. They have reached this level thanks to their hard work alone. Neither the ICC, nor the BCCI have helped them in anyway. The disadvantage with Nepal is that they are not a very rich country. Only a few kind-hearted businessmen are currently helping the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to improve the infrastructure and to make regular payments to the national team players. But the general public loves cricket and as everyone saw, tens of thousands of fans waited with their umbrellas to watch the game between Nepal and UAE, despite the thunderstorms at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.

[ThemePen]

Pakistan vs New Zealand

Today is the 3rd ODI match between PAK vs NZ. And I am again thinking that Fakhar Zaman will show his power again. Both teams will try to win this match. Because if the Pakistan will win so the Pakistan will win the series with 3-0. And if the New Zealand will win so it has the ability to win the series if the team will win all remaining matches. My best wishes are with Pakistan. And the match will start in 2 hours.

[Minor Miner]

Pakistan vs New Zealand

Today is the 3rd ODI match between PAK vs NZ. And I am again thinking that Fakhar Zaman will show his power again. Both teams will try to win this match. Because if the Pakistan will win so the Pakistan will win the series with 3-0. And if the New Zealand will win so it has the ability to win the series if the team will win all remaining matches. My best wishes are with Pakistan. And the match will start in 2 hours.

Pakistan won the first two matches only because of the brilliant performance of their batsmen. I don't see a good performance from their bowlers in the two matches. Excellent batting by Fakhar Jama, Babar, and Rizwan enabled them to easily win the two matches. And if these three batsmen can play well in today's match too then Pakistan will be able to win today's match too. Today is the third match of the series of 5 matches. And Pakistan will win the series if they win today's match.
But I think New Zealand will win today. Pakistan won the first two matches of the T20 series. But they could not win the series. It doesn't look like Pakistan will win the ODI series so easily.

[MusaPk]

Pakistan vs New Zealand

Today is the 3rd ODI match between PAK vs NZ. And I am again thinking that Fakhar Zaman will show his power again. Both teams will try to win this match. Because if the Pakistan will win so the Pakistan will win the series with 3-0. And if the New Zealand will win so it has the ability to win the series if the team will win all remaining matches. My best wishes are with Pakistan. And the match will start in 2 hours.

Fakhar Zaman was out today on 19 runs. After 17 overs Pakistan score is 69, Imam is not out on 33 and Babar is on 14. Pakistan have won first two ODIs and they need one more game to win the series. PAKISTAN in recent years is not good on home series. They draw T20 series against this 2nd tier New Zealand team and this new Zealand squad has the capability to bounce back in ODI series. Pakistan need to be careful in remaining 3 ODIs.

[Juggy777]

Pakistan vs New Zealand

Today is the 3rd ODI match between PAK vs NZ. And I am again thinking that Fakhar Zaman will show his power again. Both teams will try to win this match. Because if the Pakistan will win so the Pakistan will win the series with 3-0. And if the New Zealand will win so it has the ability to win the series if the team will win all remaining matches. My best wishes are with Pakistan. And the match will start in 2 hours.

Fakhar Zaman was out today on 19 runs. After 17 overs Pakistan score is 69, Imam is not out on 33 and Babar is on 14. Pakistan have won first two ODIs and they need one more game to win the series. PAKISTAN in recent years is not good on home series. They draw T20 series against this 2nd tier New Zealand team and this new Zealand squad has the capability to bounce back in ODI series. Pakistan need to be careful in remaining 3 ODIs.

@MusPK it seems that Pakistan is in control of this match as they have currently scored 183 runs in 35 overs and yet have 7 wickets left hence I feel that they can target at least 300+ runs towards the end of their innings. Also Imam is yet playing and I feel that he’ll reach his century very soon now and if he can survive till the end then it’ll definitely boost Pakistan’s chances of winning this game.

[ThemePen]

@MusPK it seems that Pakistan is in control of this match as they have currently scored 183 runs in 35 overs and yet have 7 wickets left hence I feel that they can target at least 300+ runs towards the end of their innings. Also Imam is yet playing and I feel that he’ll reach his century very soon now and if he can survive till the end then it’ll definitely boost Pakistan’s chances of winning this game.

Now I think that the match is on 50 50 chances. Because Imamulhaq is now out on 90 runs. And now I am aspecting 250+ score. And I think this is also enough for the New Zealand team. If Pakistan will bowl well and try to catch more wickets of New Zealand team so we can see again win for Pakistan. I still have Best wishes for Pakistan.

[Rabata]

Pakistan vs New Zealand

Today is the 3rd ODI match between PAK vs NZ. And I am again thinking that Fakhar Zaman will show his power again. Both teams will try to win this match. Because if the Pakistan will win so the Pakistan will win the series with 3-0. And if the New Zealand will win so it has the ability to win the series if the team will win all remaining matches. My best wishes are with Pakistan. And the match will start in 2 hours.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl. Naturally they need a win in today's match otherwise they will lose the series. Currently Pakistan team is playing 44 overs. They have shown great skill in batting. Pakistan team score 233 in 44 overs. It is estimated that they will be able to score a total of 290  in 50 overs. But the victory in the match will depend on the New Zealand batting. If they can hold on to their wickets, New Zealand will have a chance to win the match.

Probably, today's match may be very difficult for New Zealand due to Pakistan's bowling action. As the series is a battle for survival, the game can be quite exciting. Fakhar Zaman has been the player of the match in the last two matches, but there is no possibility of that in the third ODI. His collection is only 19 in today's match.

[Bounty Inspectors]

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl. Naturally they need a win in today's match otherwise they will lose the series. Currently Pakistan team is playing 44 overs. They have shown great skill in batting. Pakistan team score 233 in 44 overs. It is estimated that they will be able to score a total of 290  in 50 overs. But the victory in the match will depend on the New Zealand batting. If they can hold on to their wickets, New Zealand will have a chance to win the match.

Probably, today's match may be very difficult for New Zealand due to Pakistan's bowling action. As the series is a battle for survival, the game can be quite exciting. Fakhar Zaman has been the player of the match in the last two matches, but there is no possibility of that in the third ODI. His collection is only 19 in today's match.

PAK team today play very good. 1st innings ended. PAK team final score is 287 by 6 wickets. Imam-ul-Haq took 90 runs via playing 107 balls . New Zealand need 288 for win. Pakistan team bowling position is very strong. Shaheen Afridi can do anything today. Today's match very difficult for New Zealand. New Zealand need to play with Patience .

[YinShuiSiYuan]

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl. Naturally they need a win in today's match otherwise they will lose the series. Currently Pakistan team is playing 44 overs. They have shown great skill in batting. Pakistan team score 233 in 44 overs. It is estimated that they will be able to score a total of 290  in 50 overs. But the victory in the match will depend on the New Zealand batting. If they can hold on to their wickets, New Zealand will have a chance to win the match.

Probably, today's match may be very difficult for New Zealand due to Pakistan's bowling action. As the series is a battle for survival, the game can be quite exciting. Fakhar Zaman has been the player of the match in the last two matches, but there is no possibility of that in the third ODI. His collection is only 19 in today's match.

PAK team today play very good. 1st innings ended. PAK team final score is 287 by 6 wickets. Imam-ul-Haq took 90 runs via playing 107 balls . New Zealand need 288 for win. Pakistan team bowling position is very strong. Shaheen Afridi can do anything today. Today's match very difficult for New Zealand. New Zealand need to play with Patience .

Pakistan managed to give a pretty good target to Newzealand 286 runs , today Newzealand balling was good too they put good pressure on Pakistani batsman .
Now Pakistan balling will decide about todays match either its going in favour of them or Kiwis.

[Popkon6]

The chances of Pakistan winning this match today are very low as the runs are very less if you review the past matches. Pakistan won by completing a basket of 336 runs but scored 287 runs in this match today so the run average is very low. However, in today's match, Pakistan's victory depends entirely on the bowling. If Ballara can show good performance then Pakistan can definitely win today's ODI match. But they will never want to miss a big chance in this match in New Zealand today, although their batting line-up is quite strong as the two opening batsmen are very dynamic players. New Zealand's run rate is much better than Pakistan's and they have scored much better runs in the power play.

[cozytrade]

In the 3rd ODI match of New Zealand tour of Pakistan today, Pakistan batted first and scored 287 runs in 50 overs. Pakistan team batsman Fakhar Zaman had a bad batting performance. He got out for 19 runs in 26 balls. Babar Azam got out for 54 runs in 62 balls. Imam  -ul-Haq batted very well. He made 90 off 107 balls. New Zealand team players have performed very well. Now New Zealand has entered the field to bat.

[onecall123]

The chances of Pakistan winning this match today are very low as the runs are very less if you review the past matches. Pakistan won by completing a basket of 336 runs but scored 287 runs in this match today so the run average is very low. However, in today's match, Pakistan's victory depends entirely on the bowling. If Ballara can show good performance then Pakistan can definitely win today's ODI match. But they will never want to miss a big chance in this match in New Zealand today, although their batting line-up is quite strong as the two opening batsmen are very dynamic players. New Zealand's run rate is much better than Pakistan's and they have scored much better runs in the power play.

Pakistan really good out there, but I have to admit that they were 15 to 20 runs short. If Pakistan had managed to set a target of around 300, I think that would be a lot more pressure on the Kiwi side. Still, Pakistan got a decent total and now it's all up to their bowlers. New Zealand's two opening batsmen are doing quite well at the moment. If Pakistan wants to take the series today, they'll need to manage to take some early wickets and make sure that no long-lasting partnerships develop for New Zealand.

[DanWalker]

The chances of Pakistan winning this match today are very low as the runs are very less if you review the past matches. Pakistan won by completing a basket of 336 runs but scored 287 runs in this match today so the run average is very low. However, in today's match, Pakistan's victory depends entirely on the bowling. If Ballara can show good performance then Pakistan can definitely win today's ODI match. But they will never want to miss a big chance in this match in New Zealand today, although their batting line-up is quite strong as the two opening batsmen are very dynamic players. New Zealand's run rate is much better than Pakistan's and they have scored much better runs in the power play.

Pakistan really good out there, but I have to admit that they were 15 to 20 runs short. If Pakistan had managed to set a target of around 300, I think that would be a lot more pressure on the Kiwi side. Still, Pakistan got a decent total and now it's all up to their bowlers. New Zealand's two opening batsmen are doing quite well at the moment. If Pakistan wants to take the series today, they'll need to manage to take some early wickets and make sure that no long-lasting partnerships develop for New Zealand.

Pakistan did set a target of 288. I think that is a decent target. Especially when we look at how they are performing on the bowling side. They have certainly kept New Zealand in check. Still, 14 overs left and New Zealand needs more than 8 runs per over from now on. The positive thing for New Zealand is that they have five wickets in hand. So they can accelerate toward the end of the innings.

But I do not know if five wickets are actually going to be enough for them to effectively accelerate towards the end. So far in this match, it looks like Pakistan is going to be able to win. New Zealand is basically under too much pressure and it seems highly unlikely that they will be able to handle it.

[LittleBitFunny]

The chances of Pakistan winning this match today are very low as the runs are very less if you review the past matches. Pakistan won by completing a basket of 336 runs but scored 287 runs in this match today so the run average is very low. However, in today's match, Pakistan's victory depends entirely on the bowling. If Ballara can show good performance then Pakistan can definitely win today's ODI match. But they will never want to miss a big chance in this match in New Zealand today, although their batting line-up is quite strong as the two opening batsmen are very dynamic players. New Zealand's run rate is much better than Pakistan's and they have scored much better runs in the power play.

Pakistan really good out there, but I have to admit that they were 15 to 20 runs short. If Pakistan had managed to set a target of around 300, I think that would be a lot more pressure on the Kiwi side. Still, Pakistan got a decent total and now it's all up to their bowlers. New Zealand's two opening batsmen are doing quite well at the moment. If Pakistan wants to take the series today, they'll need to manage to take some early wickets and make sure that no long-lasting partnerships develop for New Zealand.

Fakhar Zaman did not play well today. But Imam Ul Haque and Babar batted responsibly today. If Fakhar Zaman could have played a big innings then the Pakistan team would have collected more than 300 easily. Also another important batsman of Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan collected 32 runs. If Rizwan stayed at the crease for a little longer, it would not have been difficult for Pakistan to collect 300 runs.

New Zealand scored 174 runs in 37 overs. But they lost 5 wickets. Collecting 114 runs in 13 overs is very difficult. Against Pakistan's experienced bowlers, New Zealand didn't look like they would win the match as they scored 114 runs in just 13 overs. Pakistan team is going to win the ODI series today after winning three consecutive ODI matches.

[ZAINmalik75]

In the 3rd ODI match of New Zealand tour of Pakistan today, Pakistan batted first and scored 287 runs in 50 overs. Pakistan team batsman Fakhar Zaman had a bad batting performance. He got out for 19 runs in 26 balls. Babar Azam got out for 54 runs in 62 balls. Imam  -ul-Haq batted very well. He made 90 off 107 balls. New Zealand team players have performed very well. Now New Zealand has entered the field to bat.

Tonight the previous matches performer Fakher zaman didn't score long and got dismissed early but imam and baber partnership fill the gap. But unfortunately imam dismissed before his century, after that no other middle order batter score decent and quickly lose his wicket, as a result Pakistan just score 287 in first inning. While on the other side situation were too good for them but after losing his important wicket they got pressurized, now newZealand totally depends on his captain wicket because match is in fifity fifty situation and wicket of Latham can be the game changer if they hold it they will win if they lose it match will be out of Thier hand. Currently they need 92 runs on 53 balls...

[YinShuiSiYuan]

In the 3rd ODI match of New Zealand tour of Pakistan today, Pakistan batted first and scored 287 runs in 50 overs. Pakistan team batsman Fakhar Zaman had a bad batting performance. He got out for 19 runs in 26 balls. Babar Azam got out for 54 runs in 62 balls. Imam  -ul-Haq batted very well. He made 90 off 107 balls. New Zealand team players have performed very well. Now New Zealand has entered the field to bat.

Tonight the previous matches performer Fakher zaman didn't score long and got dismissed early but imam and baber partnership fill the gap. But unfortunately imam dismissed before his century, after that no other middle order batter score decent and quickly lose his wicket, as a result Pakistan just score 287 in first inning. While on the other side situation were too good for them but after losing his important wicket they got pressurized, now newZealand totally depends on his captain wicket because match is in fifity fifty situation and wicket of Latham can be the game changer if they hold it they will win if they lose it match will be out of Thier hand. Currently they need 92 runs on 53 balls...

Today's match is different from the previous 2 matches and the karachi pitch Is different from rawalpindi interms of batting and runs scoring, Pakistan also struggled with collecting runs and eventually put a decent target for Kiwis.
Newzealand started really good but now they have almost lost all important wickets so their chances of winning are low now .