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

[Sadaf Gondal]

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'I've got to try and find a way to inspire' - Allan Donald

Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald, who was appointed New Zealand's bowling coach on Monday, has said that he hopes to instill aggression in the side's bowlers.

"This is an opportunity I have been waiting for, and I know I'm coming into a side which has had a few problems in one-day cricket but I feel I can help with the bowlers," Donald said. "The big thing I always focus on is attitude and intensity and that all started at the training ground."

New Zealand have not won a Test since February 2010 when they defeated Bangladesh, but have suffered from bigger setbacks in the one-day format in which they are on a 11-match losing streak. The lack of incisiveness in the bowling, particularly since the retirement of Shane Bond, has been one of their worries. The 44-year-old Donald insisted that his focus would be to get the bowling unit to punch above its collective weight.

"You can't expect miracles and we need to discuss this as a bowling group, I need to find out from them about what their thoughts are and what they're lacking, where we can improve," Donald said. "But I've got to try and find a way to inspire. I grew up in a South African set-up where I knew what I was going to get from the guy at the other end, and I knew what I was going to get from the bowling group as a collective unit.

"I've played against New Zealand a lot. I felt you could pick out the individuals within the bowling unit who were going to make a difference, guys like Dion Nash and Chris Cairns, for instance. But not collectively, and I think that's what we need to bring to the table as a collective unit, the intensity and the attitude. You can work with someone who's got a dodgy action or struggling, or injury prevention. If the fitness and strength is good then the mental aspect will fall into it."

Donald was also keen to bring about a difference in the way the bowlers trained. "You're working with players who know and understand their actions and their roles in the team, so you're not going to come in and over-coach things, but the big thing I always focus on is attitude and intensity, and that starts at the training ground," he said. "I learned a lot from Eddie Barlow and he kicked my butt when I was practising wrong. So not only the skills, but that's the inspiration I think these boys need now."

Donald was confident that he would have a rich line of talent to work with. "I switched the TV on the other day and I saw this kid Adam Milne run in at 150kmh, so there are some bright youngsters coming through the ranks. I like Tim Southee, I watched him the last three days [of the Wellington Test] and the way he operated. I think you need a guy who has got a bit of white-line fever. That aggression is good and that's the kind of attitude that I'm talking about as a collective unit that we need to instill.

"I know it's not in everybody's culture and makeup to be that aggressive but I think that the team needs to understand how it lifts people and the buzz it creates."

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John Wright hints at changing opening combination

New Zealand coach John Wright has hinted at splitting the one-day opening combination of Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder for the series against Pakistan, as his side seeks to end a 11-match losing streak in the format. Wright hopes to use the six games against Pakistan to zero in on the right line-up for the World Cup, which begins on February 19.

"They [McCullum and Ryder] may not be at the top of the order," Wright told NZPA. "There may be only one of them at the top of the order. We really need to look at the way we have been playing and to consider where we have our firepower, particularly our impact batsmen. There is the opportunity to start with the Powerplay, and then who plays where when we get to the next Powerplay. We will have a look at that and make the decisions.

"It's something we just have to consider carefully. Dan [Daniel Vettori] will have some strong views on it and you look at the batting line-up, and if we can get players in form, and get our order right, then we should be able to do the job."

McCullum and Ryder formed one of New Zealand's most successful opening pairs, and Wright said the decision to move one of them lower down would be to beef up a misfiring middle order. "The one thing about New Zealand one-day sides is that they always appear to be at their strongest when you had great batting depth around Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8," Wright said. "When you played against New Zealand they were just a hard side to break down. We will be looking to bat as deep and with as much quality as we can around those areas."

Martin Guptill, who opened in the second Test in Wellington when Tim McIntosh was dropped, is likely to take the role in the one-dayers, if New Zealand decide to make the change. "Obviously the development of Martin Guptill has been a huge plus for us," Wright said. "He has played incredibly well in the Twenty20 series and he worked ever so hard in the Test series, and he looks ever so promising."

Despite the 1-0 defeat in the Test series, Wright was encouraged by New Zealand's show in the second Test when they stretched Pakistan for a hard-fought draw. "I was pleased with the improvement and quality of our play in Wellington. It was disappointing not to get a win, if we had broken that partnership [between Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan] we probably would have. I suppose we have got to learn to play sessions and we had a terrible session in Hamilton that cost us the series."

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Pakistan favourites against unsettled hosts
to me Pakistan is the only team that can end New Zealand's 11 match losing streak

Pakistan are in a pleasantly unfamiliar position, that of beginning a series as the favourites. In their last two one-day series, they managed to stretch far stronger opponents than New Zealand - England and South Africa - to the limit, while also dealing with an unending list of controversies on the side. This time, however, they have almost no distractions; the delay in the naming of the World Cup captain is almost a non-issue for a side that is used to anarchy. They have also managed to put the spot-fixing hearings out of their mind and, instead of making a big deal about the delay in the verdict, they have shown signs of moving on.

Misbah-ul-Haq deserves some of the credit for the newfound stability. Critics questioned the side's approach when their batsmen played for a draw in the final session of the Wellington Test, led by Misbah at his obdurate best. But the fact of the matter is that Pakistan sides of earlier vintage would invariably have gone after the target, only to collapse in a heap and concede the series lead. Pakistan can do with a dose of such calmness in the one-dayers too, yet Shahid Afridi's return to the helm of affairs will offer a counterpoint. The interplay between the two men - Misbah has been named vice-captain of the ODI side - promises to form an interesting sub-plot to this series, and the results could decide who will eventually lead Pakistan in the World Cup.

New Zealand have far bigger questions to address before they can think of the big event. They haven't won an ODI in 11 successive attempts, and John Wright knows only a radical change in approach and team combination can pull his side out of the rut. With batting in the middle overs being a major source of worry, Wright has already decided to change things around - Brendon McCullum will take guard at No. 6, breaking his successful association with Jesse Ryder at the top. Jacob Oram returns to the side, while James Franklin promises stability, so New Zealand have the pedigree to turn the corner. Will they kick the losing habit in Wellington?

[Sadaf Gondal]

Pakistan is probably gana lose
hope for the best

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New Zealand lost 11 consecutive games to teams like India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. . . Pakistan however is a different team altogether. No one knows what color they show up in.

[Sadaf Gondal]

wish them best of luck

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Jagay ga kon 6 bajay

[Sadaf Gondal]

ider tu us waqt 5 ho gayian afternoon
maza aay gaya dekhne mein