Pakistan in New Zeland

[Pup]

3rd Test
Pakistan r in heaps of poop after winning the toss and batting.
3/48 and Ian O'brien in his farewell Test has bowled 4 overs and has 2/0
Yousef 0

Cant see pakistan troubling Australias 2 nd XI let alone the Test side, any sign of bounce in the pitch and their batsmen SSHHIITT themselves.

Thats what people were saying about the Windies.

Pakistan now 6/122 at drinks.

Farhat 70*

[brod]

New Zeland v Pakistan
Napier

STUMPS DAY ONE

Pakistan 223
Imran Farhat 117* (carried bat)
IE O'Brien 4/35
DR Tuffey 4/52

New Zeland 0/47
TG McItosh 31*

[brod]

The Kiwi selectors have agreed with me and dropped Elliott, look whatr happened..Ill take that

[CoverKing]

The Kiwi selectors have agreed with me and dropped Elliott, look whatr happened..Ill take that

Dropped elliott and fulton! The side looks a lot more balanced IMO. NZ will be stronger with the bat this game (even tho vettori is at 6 and not because he is still a better number 6 then Elliott.

The young fella on debut looks likes he has a bit of guts about him and should go alrite if he gets a good break!

QUESTION

Farhat has become the first player to carry his bat since who, back in the late 90s??

[brod]

The Kiwi selectors have agreed with me and dropped Elliott, look whatr happened..Ill take that

Dropped elliott and fulton! The side looks a lot more balanced IMO. NZ will be stronger with the bat this game (even tho vettori is at 6 and not because he is still a better number 6 then Elliott.

The young fella on debut looks likes he has a bit of guts about him and should go alrite if he gets a good break!

QUESTION

Farhat has become the first player to carry his bat since who, back in the late 90s??

For Pakistan Im guess you mean?

Not sure but Saeed Anwar would be the best guess

[NFC]

Pakistan need some quick wickets here, game slipping away from them.

Can't give them a lead of 50+.

[bd u15 09]

Ross Taylor is almost sumped on 0. Just got his foot down in time. 2/82

[spell_check]

New Zealands' Mr. Fixit has done it again, Daniel Vettori is on 100*, he and McCullum put on 176 for the 6th wicket to rescue the innings from 5/145 to now be 6/346.

[CoverKing]

The Kiwi selectors have agreed with me and dropped Elliott, look whatr happened..Ill take that

Dropped elliott and fulton! The side looks a lot more balanced IMO. NZ will be stronger with the bat this game (even tho vettori is at 6 and not because he is still a better number 6 then Elliott.

The young fella on debut looks likes he has a bit of guts about him and should go alrite if he gets a good break!

QUESTION

Farhat has become the first player to carry his bat since who, back in the late 90s??

For Pakistan Im guess you mean?

Not sure but Saeed Anwar would be the best guess

Sorry, i did mean Pakistan. And correct Anwar did it against the Indians in a winning test match for the Paki's in 98/99!

Last batsman to do it from any country, well i think that would be Simon Katich? That correct BROD??

[Pup]

Chris Gayle

[CoverKing]

Chris Gayle

And true PUP, it was only a couple days before i posted so it was easily forgotten

[stan]

New Zealands' Mr. Fixit has done it again, Daniel Vettori is on 100*, he and McCullum put on 176 for the 6th wicket to rescue the innings from 5/145 to now be 6/346.

Vettori really is a sensational cricketer. He has pretty much put the Kiwi's in a comanding position, now watch him come out and bowl 35 overs.

[locky801]

Pakistan 2/192 at lunch

[CoverKing]

And those 2 wickets at lunch were taken by Martin Guptill.

He bowled the first over of the day and got a wicket caught and bowled. Couple of overs later, he then got the next wicket, also caught and bowled!

Both openers out to a mastermind captaincy decision! I believe this is Guptills first two test wickets, and maybe even his first test bowl!!!!

[silicone skyline]

And those 2 wickets at lunch were taken by Martin Guptill.

He bowled the first over of the day and got a wicket caught and bowled. Couple of overs later, he then got the next wicket, also caught and bowled!

Both openers out to a mastermind captaincy decision! I believe this is Guptills first two test wickets, and maybe even his first test bowl!!!!

Can confirm first bowling in a test, has previously bowled three overs in ODIs with an economy rate of over 8.

[CoverKing]

And those 2 wickets at lunch were taken by Martin Guptill.

He bowled the first over of the day and got a wicket caught and bowled. Couple of overs later, he then got the next wicket, also caught and bowled!

Both openers out to a mastermind captaincy decision! I believe this is Guptills first two test wickets, and maybe even his first test bowl!!!!

Can confirm first bowling in a test, has previously bowled three overs in ODIs with an economy rate of over 8.

Thanks SS. Bowls nice little offies by the looks. Good move by Vettori.

Superman has 32 overs, 14 maidens, 0/55

[locky801]

Pakistan now 2/243 doing it pretty easily

[CoverKing]

Pakistan now 2/243 doing it pretty easily

Ross Taylor just dropped a sitter at a wide first slip, second slipish. Faisal Iqbal was the man dropped of O'Brien.

Iqbal just hit a four to bring up his fifty. PAK now 2/251

[CoverKing]

PAK bowled out in there second dig for 493.

Guptill claiming 3 fa in the end.

NZ require 208 off 43 overs.

Suprisingly, they still opened with McIntosh, along with BJ Watling.

0/38 after 11 overs!

In next is, Guptill, Taylor and then either Flynn, Vettori or McCullum.

Make that 0/44 now after a BJ boundary and then a single.

At the end of the 12th over NZ are 0/46 still needing 162. BJ Watling looking really good.

[CoverKing]

And being a NZ thread, thought i would mention that J. How and P. Ingram put on 428 for the first wicket chasing 445 for victory.

Ingram 245* and How out for 176. They won by 9 wickets Central against Wellington!!

Amazing effort!