Pakistan versus New Zealand 2010-11

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Pakistan Tour of New Zealand 2010-11
Tour Schedule and Match Timings.

Twenty20 Internationals
1st T20 Int’ – Pakistan vs New Zealand
26 December 2010 – Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

2nd T20 Int’ – Pakistan vs New Zealand
28 December 2010 – Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 39 runs

3rd T20 Int’ – Pakistan vs New Zealand
30 December 2010 – AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Pakistan won by 103 runs

Test Match Series
1st Test – Pakistan vs New Zealand
07-11 January 2011 – Seddon Park, Hamilton
Pakistan won by 10 wickets

2nd Test – Pakistan vs New Zealand
15-19 January – Basin Reserve, Wellington
Match drawn

6 Match ODI Series
1st ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand
22 January 2011 – WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 196 balls remaining)

2nd ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand
26 January 2011 – Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
No result (match abandoned due to rain)

3rd ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand
29 January 2011 – AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Pakistan won by 43 runs

4th ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand
01 Faburary 2011 – McLean Park, Napier
Pakistan won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

5th ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand (6 AM PST)
03 February 2011 – Seddon Park, Hamilton

6th ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand (3 AM PST)
05 February 2011 – Eden Park, Auckland


Best of Luck Team Pakistan

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tumhe kaisay pata hai

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Coz I follow Pakistan Cricket like a craziest fan ever and more often than always they end up embarrassing themselves and their fans.

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acha, tumhe future ka barha pata hai

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haha

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Pakistan selectors defer squad announcement

Despite an extensive meeting of the PCB's integrity committee, Pakistan's selectors failed to finalise a 15-man squad for the ODI series against New Zealand or a list of 30 probables for the 2011 World Cup. Though the board has been given till January 5 by the ICC to announce the World Cup probables, it was thought the selectors would have announced squads on Friday.

"We had lengthy discussions on performance and availability of many players," chief selector Mohsin Khan said after a meeting with fellow selectors on Friday. "We were of the opinion that since we still have a few days before the deadline for announcing the World Cup Squad it would be better to wait until there is absolute clarity from PCB on the availability for selection of certain players."

The players Khan refers to are Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Danish Kaneria. The trio appeared in front of the integrity committee on Thursday. The players submitted further documents detailing financial and property records and were spoken to individually by members of the committee.

The committee is considering whether or not to clear the players for future selection for Pakistan assignments. The three have not played for Pakistan in any format since the summer tour to England, having not been cleared for selection by the integrity committee. Though the board has made no official comment and not charged the players, it is understood it has concerns about the trio.

Accordingly, none have been picked for various squads; Kaneria was in the Test squad for the South Africa series but was prevented from travelling by the board to the UAE at the very last minute. Akmal even wrote to the ICC to ask whether he was the subject of any corruption inquiry or case and was subsequently told there was nothing on him.

The announcement of both squads has now been deferred till early next week.

On Thursday, the integrity committee also spoke with Yasir Hameed. The opener apologised to the board over his conversation with an undercover reporter in September during a sting operation conducted by News of the World, where he was recorded talking about the three players - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - suspected of being involved in spot-fixing. Hameed hasn't been part of the national team since that tour of England.

"I was trapped into it but I should not have said all that before a stranger and I apologise to all the players who were hurt because of that," Hameed told AFP.

During the course of the video, Hameed discussed the fall-out of the spot-fixing controversy, the Sydney Test and Hameed's claim that a bookie approached him during the 2004 Champions Trophy in England.

Hameed, who claimed the man he was speaking to in the video had posed as a representative of a global airline trying to discuss a sponsorship deal, had denied speaking to NOTW and said he was merely repeating information from the original reports in the same newspaper when the story on the controversy broke.

In his statement, Hameed said that after discussing sponsorship deals, the man he knew by the name of Abid Khan, offered him a sum of £25,000 to give a statement against his three team-mates who found themselves at the centre of the controversy to which Hameed said, he, "immediately refused and put the phone down. I was neither called nor answered any calls from Abid after this conversation."

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McCullum double-century torments Pakistan

Brendon McCullum scored a blistering double-century as New Zealand Cricket XI dominated the opening day of the three-day tour game against the Pakistanis at Cobham Oval (New) in Whangarei. The Pakistani bowlers were put to the sword as McCullum and Tim McIntosh put on 162 for the first wicket, after New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. McCullum was the aggressor, scoring at close to a run a ball, as the Pakistani opening bowlers, Sohail Tanvir and Tanvir Ahmed struggled to contain him. Tanvir was particularly expensive, going at more than six runs an over in his 13 overs. The Pakistanis finally had some success when Abdur Rehman dismissed McIntosh for 51. However McCullum then combined with BJ Watling to add 86 for second wicket to further torment the Pakistani bowlers. McCullum was finally dismissed in the 82nd over by Umar Gul after he made 206 off 218 balls. New Zealand ended the day on 342 for 4 with James Franklin and Dean Brownlie at the crease.

Summary
NZC XI 342 for 4 (McCullum 206, McIntosh 51) v Pakistan

B McCullum 206
T McIntosh 51
B Walting 24


Wahab Riaz 1/51
Umar Gul 1/52
Saeed Ajmal 1/54
Abdur Rahman 1/56

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Pakistan versus New Zealand 1st Test Match (7-11 January 2011)
Match starts 3 AM Pakistan Standard Time


Form guide
(Most recent first)
Pakistan: DDLWL
New Zealand: LDDLL

Watch out for…
Brendon McCullum's promotion to the opening slot yielded a double-century against India and he warmed up for this series in ideal fashion, smashing Pakistan around in the tour game to make 206. Pakistan don't have the services of Asif and Amir but Umar Gul, with his pace and ability to swing the ball, can be just as aggressive as McCullum. Who will win the battle?

Misbah-ul-Haq took over the reins of the Test side in a time of turmoil but led by example in the series against South Africa in the UAE, scoring three half-centuries in four innings to save both Tests. He led the way again with an unbeaten century in the tour match. Much will depend on him and Younis Khan, the senior members in the side, to preserve the focus on the performance on the field. They did that well in the UAE, they'll need to do it again.

Pitch and conditions
There is rain forecast for Friday, though the past few days in Hamilton have been quite warm. The possibility of overcast conditions on the opening day does provide the temptation of fielding first, but Hamilton, traditionally, has been among the better tracks for batting in the country.

"I'd like to have a little bit in it but also in the back of my mind is that if it gets really humid, the ball can swing a lot, and it has been really humid here," Karl Johnson, the curator at Seddon Park, was quoted as saying to NZPA. "I don't want the wicket to swing and have a lot of zip and movement off the track, but obviously the bowlers would like that,"

Team news
Saeed Ajmal, the offspinner, had to return home to attend his father's funeral and is likely to miss the first Test. That leaves Abdur Rehman, the left-arm spinner, as the only slow-bowling option. Sohail Tanvir, the left-arm seamer who was a late addition to the squad and picked up four wickets in the tour game, could share the new ball with Gul.

Pakistan (probable):
1 Mohammad Hafeez
2 Taufeeq Umar
3 Azhar Ali
4 Younis Khan
5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt)
6 Asad Shafiq
7 Adnan Akmal (wk)
8 Abdur Rehman
9 Umar Gul
10 Sohail Tanvir
11 Wahab Riaz



New Zealand (possible):
1 Tim McIntosh
2 Brendon McCullum
3 Martin Guptill
4 Ross Taylor
5 Jesse Ryder
6 Kane Williamson
7 Daniel Vettori (capt)
8 Reece Young (wk)
9 Tim Southee
10 Brent Arnel/ Daryl Tuffey
11 Chris Martin.

Stats and trivia
New Zealand's batting average over the last two years of 31.47 is much higher than Pakistan's 26.40, but their bowling average of 44.34 is only marginally better than that of West Indies and Bangladesh.

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Pakistan has the lowest Batting average among all Test Playing Nations since the year 2009. Pakistan's average is 26.40 which is less than Bangladesh.

[Sadaf Gondal]

hahaha, koi bat nahi
kabhi tu tek ho gayi

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=tiny bgColor=#ffffff>HAMILTON: Pakistan's Abdul Rehman produced a sustained, tight spell of left-arm spin
bowling to take three wickets for 51 runs as New Zealand scrambled to 260 for seven at the close of play on the first day of the first test at Seddon Park on Friday.

Kane Williamson was on 44 while pace bowler Tim Southee was on 56, his second test half century, after the hosts had appeared to be in control on 78-1 at lunch only for Pakistan to seize the advantage in the middle session.

Williamson, the last recognised batsmen, and Southee combined for an unbroken 83-run eighth-wicket partnership to at least give New Zealand some respectability at stumps though they would be disappointed after a promising start was squandered.

Rehman, who was introduced for one over in the first session, bowled five successive maidens after the lunch break and 29 overs unchanged before the second new ball was taken, tying down the normally free-flowing New Zealand batsmen.

New Zealand lost four wickets after lunch and the visitors' momentum continued after tea when debutant wicketkeeper Reece Young was harshly adjudged lbw for 14 off Rehman, though television replays suggested the ball was missing the stumps.

Captain Daniel Vettori's dismissal, however, was more definitive when he trapped by a full delivery from Tanvir Ahmed for a two-ball duck.

Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill had provided New Zealand with a promising launching pad when they steered them to 78 for one at lunch after Tim McIntosh was caught for five by Younus Khan at second slip off Tanvir in only the second over.

Rehman then perfectly executed his side's bowling plan against the aggressive New Zealand batsmen by not allowing them to turn over the strike and restricting their scoring options.

McCullum, who had looked set for a big score, slashed at a short, wide, Umar Gul delivery and was caught by Azhar Ali for 56 at deep backward point, while Taylor, who never looked comfortable, followed shortly after for six when he got a thin edge through to wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal off Rehman.

Guptill and Ryder attempted to rebuild the innings but just as they looked like they were ready to capitalise after a watchful 36-run partnership, Ryder was unlucky to be run out
for 22 when Wahab Riaz deflected a well-timed straight drive on to the stumps with the batsmen well down the pitch.

Guptill then brought up his fifth test half century with a single but threw his wicket away when he hit a Rehman full toss to Misbah-ul-haq at mid-off for 50.</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="30%" align=right><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=tiny bgColor=#ffffff>HAMILTON: Pakistan's Abdul Rehman produced a sustained, tight spell of left-arm spin
bowling to take three wickets for 51 runs as New Zealand scrambled to 260 for seven at the close of play on the first day of the first test at Seddon Park on Friday.

Kane Williamson was on 44 while pace bowler Tim Southee was on 56, his second test half century, after the hosts had appeared to be in control on 78-1 at lunch only for Pakistan to seize the advantage in the middle session.

Williamson, the last recognised batsmen, and Southee combined for an unbroken 83-run eighth-wicket partnership to at least give New Zealand some respectability at stumps though they would be disappointed after a promising start was squandered.

Rehman, who was introduced for one over in the first session, bowled five successive maidens after the lunch break and 29 overs unchanged before the second new ball was taken, tying down the normally free-flowing New Zealand batsmen.

New Zealand lost four wickets after lunch and the visitors' momentum continued after tea when debutant wicketkeeper Reece Young was harshly adjudged lbw for 14 off Rehman, though television replays suggested the ball was missing the stumps.

Captain Daniel Vettori's dismissal, however, was more definitive when he trapped by a full delivery from Tanvir Ahmed for a two-ball duck.

Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill had provided New Zealand with a promising launching pad when they steered them to 78 for one at lunch after Tim McIntosh was caught for five by Younus Khan at second slip off Tanvir in only the second over.

Rehman then perfectly executed his side's bowling plan against the aggressive New Zealand batsmen by not allowing them to turn over the strike and restricting their scoring options.

McCullum, who had looked set for a big score, slashed at a short, wide, Umar Gul delivery and was caught by Azhar Ali for 56 at deep backward point, while Taylor, who never looked comfortable, followed shortly after for six when he got a thin edge through to wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal off Rehman.

Guptill and Ryder attempted to rebuild the innings but just as they looked like they were ready to capitalise after a watchful 36-run partnership, Ryder was unlucky to be run out
for 22 when Wahab Riaz deflected a well-timed straight drive on to the stumps with the batsmen well down the pitch.

Guptill then brought up his fifth test half century with a single but threw his wicket away when he hit a Rehman full toss to Misbah-ul-haq at mid-off for 50.</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="30%" align=right><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
New Zealand scrambled to 260-7 against Pakistan

HAMILTON: Pakistan's Abdul Rehman produced a sustained, tight spell of left-arm spin
bowling to take three wickets for 51 runs as New Zealand scrambled to 260 for seven at the close of play on the first day of the first test at Seddon Park on Friday.

Kane Williamson was on 44 while pace bowler Tim Southee was on 56, his second test half century, after the hosts had appeared to be in control on 78-1 at lunch only for Pakistan to seize the advantage in the middle session.

Williamson, the last recognised batsmen, and Southee combined for an unbroken 83-run eighth-wicket partnership to at least give New Zealand some respectability at stumps though they would be disappointed after a promising start was squandered.

Rehman, who was introduced for one over in the first session, bowled five successive maidens after the lunch break and 29 overs unchanged before the second new ball was taken, tying down the normally free-flowing New Zealand batsmen.

New Zealand lost four wickets after lunch and the visitors' momentum continued after tea when debutant wicketkeeper Reece Young was harshly adjudged lbw for 14 off Rehman, though television replays suggested the ball was missing the stumps.

Captain Daniel Vettori's dismissal, however, was more definitive when he trapped by a full delivery from Tanvir Ahmed for a two-ball duck.

Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill had provided New Zealand with a promising launching pad when they steered them to 78 for one at lunch after Tim McIntosh was caught for five by Younus Khan at second slip off Tanvir in only the second over.

Rehman then perfectly executed his side's bowling plan against the aggressive New Zealand batsmen by not allowing them to turn over the strike and restricting their scoring options.

McCullum, who had looked set for a big score, slashed at a short, wide, Umar Gul delivery and was caught by Azhar Ali for 56 at deep backward point, while Taylor, who never looked comfortable, followed shortly after for six when he got a thin edge through to wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal off Rehman.

Guptill and Ryder attempted to rebuild the innings but just as they looked like they were ready to capitalise after a watchful 36-run partnership, Ryder was unlucky to be run out
for 22 when Wahab Riaz deflected a well-timed straight drive on to the stumps with the batsmen well down the pitch.

Guptill then brought up his fifth test half century with a single but threw his wicket away when he hit a Rehman full toss to Misbah-ul-haq at mid-off for 50.