Twitter Reactions: Naseem Shah, batsmen shine as Pakistan beat New Zealand in 1st ODI
Pakistan defeated New Zealand in the first six-wicket ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday.
In the hunt for the paltry target of 256, Pakistan lost Imam-ul-Haq early, but Fakhar Zaman and skipper Babar Azam took the lead to continue cruising. The duo added 78 runs for the second wicket before Zaman was dismissed for a well-made 56.
Babar then formed a 60-run stand for the second wicket with Mohammed Rizwan to strengthen Pakistan’s pursuit. However, Babar lost his wicket for 66, but Rizwan held on to take the team across the finish line with a brilliant 77-run unbeaten run.
Earlier, Naseem Shah took his second haul of five wickets in ODIs to limit New Zealand to 255/9 in their allotted 50 overs. Naseem was right on the money from the very first over of the Black Caps’ innings when he cleared Devon Conway for a golden duck with a nail-biting yorker.
Naseem then passed off Glen Phillips (37), Michael Bracewell (43), Mitchell Santner (21) and Henry Shipley (0) to complete his five wicket haul. Apart from the right arm pacer, debutant leg spinner Usama Mir also played his part by scoring a pair of wickets. For the visitors, Tom Latham and Bracewell made valuable contributions with 37 and 43 respectively.
Here’s how Twitter responded:
1️⃣-0️⃣ on 👏
Pakistan cruise to a comfortable victory in the first ODI 🙌#PAKvNZ | #TayyariKiwiHai pic.twitter.com/BPAYGjsHXf
— Pakistani Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 9, 2023
Pakistan take a 1-0 lead after beating New Zealand in the opening ODI.#PAKvNZ #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/1ndBRR63Oy
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) January 9, 2023
Red ball skills were always there but so good to see Naseem develop as a white bowler too, well done on excellent 5fr @iNaseemShah pic.twitter.com/5sWfijoVTD
— Sohail Tanveer (@sohailmalik614) January 9, 2023
Naseem Shah in the 4 ODIs he has played:
10-57-5
10-33-5
27-6-2
10-51-3#Cricket #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/9QKFZljexf— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) January 9, 2023
Five wicket lead @iNaseemShah. Tussi chha gaye guru.
Naseem becomes the first bowler to take 15 wickets in the first 4 ODI match.#PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/gWbWmtx6Lr
— Avinash Aryan (@AvinashArya09) January 9, 2023
WORLD RECORD: 15 wickets in 4 ODIs for @iNaseemShah. These are the most wickets taken by a bowler in the first 4 ODIs of his career. Ryan Harris and Gary Gilmour each had 14 of their first 4 ODIs. #PAKvNZ
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) January 9, 2023
Naseem Shah seems to know what to do with the ball these days. Or rather a better understanding of his game.
Visualization, looking at the batter’s feet, making a strike, when to use the short ball…
On an upward trend.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) January 9, 2023
A well deserved 5fer to Naseem Shah 👏👏#PAKvNZ #UnitedWeWin pic.twitter.com/C0WtFPwW7g
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) January 9, 2023
Most wickets in first 4 ODI matches:
15 – NASEEM SHAH🇵🇰
14 – Gary Gilmour🇦🇺
14 – Ryan Harris🇦🇺
13-Matt Henry🇳🇿
13 – Mustafizur Rahman🇧🇩
13 – Zahoor Khan🇦🇪#PAKvNZ— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 9, 2023
Babar Azam’s 14th ODI score of 50 or more in his last 20 games. Avg of 80+, SR of 97+. He is an absolute BEAST in this format.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) January 9, 2023
List of Pakistani batters with over 2000 runs in ODIs at an average of 45+:
1. Babar Azam,
2.Fakhar Zaman,
3. Zaheer Abbas,
4. Imam-Ul-Haq.List of Pakistani batters with 2000+ ODI runs at average of 45+ and SR over 90:
1.Fakhar Zaman,
2. END OF LIST.— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) January 9, 2023
10 fifty plus runs in 11 ODI innings. Unreal consistency. Size specialist for a reason.#BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvNZpic.twitter.com/ZbFJecvGMR
— Rai M. Azlan (@Mussanaf) January 9, 2023
Impressive bowling from Nasim Shah & Usama Mir on debut, the one he bowled to Kane Williamson was a gem. Brilliant batting by Fakhar, Babar & Rizwan as usual & Haaris Sohail’s cameo is the icing on the cake. We need to build teams, not agendas. 🙏
— dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz) January 9, 2023
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