Rain washes out second New Zealand, Pakistan ODI in Napier
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NAPIER: The second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain and a wet outfield on Thursday.
The calling off means Pakistan, who lost Monday's first one-dayer by 70 runs, can now only hope to level the series when the teams play the third and final match at Auckland on Sunday.
Heavy rain rendered the outfield too wet for any play and the umpires finally decided to call off the match after several inspections through the day.
New Zealand had earlier won the three-match Twenty20 international series 2-1.
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Jan 28, 2016 10:57am
PAK saved Luckily!
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Jan 28, 2016 10:58am
Congrats Pakistan ;)
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Jan 28, 2016 11:09am
Saved by mother nature
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Jan 28, 2016 12:00pm
otherwise Guptill would have....
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Jan 28, 2016 12:30pm
Well done Pak!!!
R.S. Menon, Bangalore
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Jan 28, 2016 01:13pm
Pak Team happy for not fighting...
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Jan 28, 2016 01:59pm
Blessing in Disguise.
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Jan 28, 2016 02:18pm
So this means there wont be a whitewash!!
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Jan 28, 2016 02:49pm
Rain washes "White Wash" Lucky Ali (Capt) :)
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Jan 28, 2016 03:21pm
Rain wash save us from White Wash now players and team management praying for 3rd OCI more rain.
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Jan 28, 2016 03:27pm
NZ just got lucky... It was Pak's turn to get even...
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Jan 28, 2016 04:11pm
Well I am going to go watch the match in Eden Park. Hopefully, we can win again here. Last two matches that Pakistan have played here we have won. So third time too. InshAllah.
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Jan 28, 2016 04:47pm
Thanks God for saving our esteem.
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Jan 28, 2016 05:12pm
Good luck
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Jan 28, 2016 05:21pm
That is why one should not put it off till tomorrow/next time what one could have done yesterday.
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Jan 28, 2016 07:24pm
Thanks God ... Now we will only lose two out of three
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Jan 28, 2016 07:29pm
Till we do not get a captain who is a decision maker risk taker . we cant win.
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Jan 28, 2016 07:34pm
Let's guess ... I can guess batting for Pakistan ... Azhar Ali 21 ... Ahmad Shezad 5 ... Moqsood run out ... Professor 51....MALIK 43 .... Emad 35 ...Gul 10 , wahab 25 , Amir 3 , add 10 more for the one I am missing ... N you digit have to bat now
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Jan 28, 2016 07:49pm
@Malik
You missed the most important part
Strike rate of azhar Ali
21 of 57 balls
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Jan 28, 2016 08:34pm
@shehryar bukhari : how can Pak team can win, when Captain Azhar perform 21 runs in 54 balls. is a ODI Captain / player ? In ODI it will not work slow strike rate ? Pak ODI needed higher strike rate.
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Jan 29, 2016 12:48am
I think we should bring Afridi back in ODI team.
LOL
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