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Match 1: Pakistan v Kenya
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6489609

Date: 8th May 2023, 09:00
Weather: Humid
Pitch: Uneven

Kenya won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat in the first match of the tour.

The opening pair walked out to unpredictable bowling conditions and a difficult task at hand. At the 10 over mark, Pakistan's score stood at 36/2 and the decision to bowl first was validated. However, opener Islam Hamid had gotten a steady start and was still out there. His innings became key, driving the score forward even as other batsmen fell around him. In the 26th over, Pakistan lost their fourth wicket with the score at 83. The captain, Mohammad Yousuf, joined Islam Hamid with Pakistan in a precarious position. No stranger to late phase recoveries, he provided Hamid support in a crucial 116 run partnership off 123 deliveries, that also saw Hamid raise a very well crafted century. Yousuf was finally trapped in front in the 46th over. By now, Pakistan's score stood at 199/5. They finished at 222/7 in their 50 overs. Islam Hamid remained not out at 115 off 143 deliveries.

In response, Kenya also found run scoring difficult and began cautiously. At the 11 over mark, the score stood at 34/2. The Pakistani bowlers saw an opportunity and never toned down the pressure. 10 overs later, four more wickets had fallen with the score at 65/6 in 20 overs. Keeper Dalmar Kamabi and pacer Andrew wa Kamamia provided some respite, combining in a lower order partnership of 39 runs off 53 balls. It took Kenya's score to 120/7. However, Kamabi's run out in the 31st over officially sealed things. Pakistan wrapped things up soon after with Kenya finishing at 142 all out in 37.4 overs. The entire Pakistani bowling attack had chipped in with wickets in a clinical performance.

Pakistan won by 80 runs.
Man of the match: Islam Hamid- 115*(143)

Match Ratings:
Pakistan Kenya
Batting - Top Order 15,333 15,508
Batting - Middle Order 14,707 13,041
Batting - Tail 5,119 5,077
Bowling - Seam 15,860 (40) 15,727 (50)
Bowling - Spin 16,456 (10) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 18,296 18,694
Overall 270,306 264,147

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Match 2: Pakistan v Netherlands
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6489600

Date: 9th May 2023, 09:00
Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Uneven

Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
Man of the match: Shahnawaz Daraz- 81(79)

Match Ratings:
Pakistan Netherlands
Batting - Top Order 15,133 13,098
Batting - Middle Order 12,418 12,969
Batting - Tail 5,192 8,180
Bowling - Seam 15,039 (30) 11,043 (30)
Bowling - Spin 15,350 (20) 14,788 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 18,248 14,090
Overall 256,344 233,789

[TDC]

Match 3: India v Pakistan
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6489602

Date: 10th May 2023, 09:00
Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Uneven

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in their much awaited contest against India.

Amid good upfront bowling from the Indian pacers, the openers began cautiously. The star of the first match, Islam Hamid drove the score forward, even as Pakistan lost an early wicket. At the 10 over mark, Pakistan were 36/1. While Hamid would not repeat his heroics, keeper Qazi Mulla, batting at no. 3 kept the score ticking even as two further wickets fell. At the end of 21 overs, the score stood at a precarious 85/3. However, that's when experienced middle order bat Jamal Abdullah combined with Mulla to put together Pakistan's best partnership of 60 runs off 77 deliveries. It propelled Pakistan to 145/3 in 32 overs. The situation seemed ripe for a strong finish. However, the finish never quite came, as India kept things tight. The final 10 overs brought just 50 runs, with Pakistan finishing at 215/8 in 50 overs.

Despite Pakistan's slow down at the death, it would still be a tricky chase in these conditions and against an in form bowling attack. A wicket by spearhead quick Sarwar Saeed, in the 3rd over, threatened to rattle India early. However, opener Barry Sanders and no. 3 Santosh Gujral calmed the initial jitters, combining together in a defiant 79 run partnership off 122 deliveries. It moved India's score to 90/1 in 22 overs. However, Saeed returned to have Sanders caught in the 23rd. Medium pacer Tony Stark had Gujral out leg before in the 27th- double strikes that brought Pakistan roaring back into the contest. Three more wickets soon followed, including a double wicket over by Saeed. India were now teetering at 123/6 in 29 overs. Despite some lower order resistance, the writing was on the wall as Pakistan's bowling attack kept plugging away to get the final 4 wickets. The Indian chase ended at 175 all out in 44 overs, 40 runs short of the target.

Pakistan won by 40 runs.
Man of the match: Sarwar Saeed- 5/19

Match Ratings:
India Pakistan
Batting - Top Order 14,552 14,602
Batting - Middle Order 12,749 14,383
Batting - Tail 7,683 4,476
Bowling - Seam 15,017 (50) 15,456 (40)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 16,133 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 17,342 17,286
Overall 259,368 259,183

Congratulations to all Pakistan supporters on an excellent win against a tough Indian side! That's 3 in 3 for the OD tour so far. Let's hope for the good performances to continue for the next two contests.

[TDC]

Match 4: Pakistan v Bangladesh
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6489612

Date: 11th May 2023, 09:00
Weather: Humid
Pitch: Uneven

Result: Bangladesh won by 5 wickets.
Man of the match: Rajesh Kapoor- 4/24
Pakistan player of the match: Tony Stark- 26(68) & 1/25

Match Ratings:
Pakistan Bangladesh
Batting - Top Order 14,074 14,137
Batting - Middle Order 13,065 14,135
Batting - Tail 5,489 5,990
Bowling - Seam 14,510 (40) 14,815 (40)
Bowling - Spin 15,199 (10) 13,784 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 17,705 17,395
Overall 251,384 256,291

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Match 5: Zimbabwe v Pakistan
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6489606

Date: 12th May 2023, 09:00
Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Crumbling

*cough* ...... that collapse tho...

Result: Zimbabwe won by 11 runs.
Man of the match: Mathew Frank- 5/27
Pakistan player of the match: Rauf Raja- 4/17

Match Ratings:
Zimbabwe Pakistan
Batting - Top Order 14,163 13,894
Batting - Middle Order 12,553 13,131
Batting - Tail 6,737 4,428
Bowling - Seam 14,256 (20) 14,720 (20)
Bowling - Spin 14,408 (30) 14,989 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 17,031 16,389
Overall 249,909 244,959

[TDC]

Hello to the community.

Well that was quite an OD tour. Truly a journey of highs and lows. However, the final outcome is an exciting one for Pakistan fans.

The senior team's clinical victories in the first three matches overcame the disappointing losses in the last two (including a highly dramatic batting collapse against Zimbabwe). Ultimately it meant that Pakistan finished on the top of the table and has promoted to division 2!

Congratulations to all Pakistan supporters! A nice way to end official engagements for the season. The senior team will have a couple of friendly matches lined up so keep an eye out for those.

[AliyanPirani]

It's time for the boys to shine in Division 2 this time which is set to begin from Monday in our home conditions.

Tour Overview: https://www.fromthepavilion.org/leagueo ... 13715#curr

10th July 2023 - 14th July 2023 with matches being played at 5:00 (10 am Pakistan time).
Conditions: Crumbling, Dry and Uneven

Squad:

Batsmen: Jamal Abdullah, Shahnawaz Daraz, Ahsan Farhan, Carlos Lehder, Talat Lund, Aamir Sohail, Inzamam Ul-Haq.

Keepers: Qazi Mulla, Atiq Ul-Munir.

Allrounders:
Pace: Tony Stark, Nauman Fayyaz.
Spin: Azizullah Hussain, Jaleel Mahboob, Feroz Mehdi.

Bowlers:
Pace: Fida Imran, Sarwar Saeed.
Spin: Jibran Anjum, Rauf Raja.

Pitches:
vs Sri Lanka: Crumbling
vs USA: Crumbling
vs New Zealand: Dry
vs Ireland: Crumbling
vs Bangladesh: Crumbling

The squad consists of 3 uncapped players which are yet to make appearance in Senior OD International Matches including Ahsan Farhan, Jibran Anjum, Feroz Mehdi and Nauman Fayyaz.
Ahsan Farhan, Jibran Anjum and Feroz Mehdi have represented Pakistan in the U20 OD Matches while Nauman Fayyaz is set to appear in the internationals for the first time.

[AliyanPirani]

Match 1: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6591027

Date: 10th July 2023
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch: Crumbling

Pakistan won the toss deciding to bowl first. Sri Lanka starts steady with 34 runs on board in the first ten overs without losing a wicket. J.Mahboob, T.Stark and R.Raja shortly put pressure as they pick 3 quick wickets. S.Saeed further provides support with a couple more wickets having half the team walk back to pavilion at 83 runs in 25 overs. A. Pulukkody and P. Wijeratne brings Sri Lanka back in the game with a solid 68 runs partnership in difficult conditions. The partnership was later broken as Sri Lanka crumbles from 145-5 to 174 all out facing 46.4 Overs.
Saeed and Stark ends with figures of 31/4(8 overs) and 31/3 (10 overs) respectively while Wijeratne stood out as the highest scorer in the innings with crucial 43 from 52 deliveries.

In Response, Pakistan starts their innings with Daraz taking on the charge while A.Sohail held the other end firmly sharing a brilliant 71 run partnership until De Liveria takes 2 wickets in an over shifting the momentum. Wickets keep falling from the other end as Daraz looks for a partner to support him.
24 was required off the last 10 overs with 4 wickets left. The tail couldn't survive for long as Pakistan finishes their innings 10 runs short of the target. De Livera stood out as the best bowler from this innings taking a fiver while Daraz scored 67 off 115 balls finishing as the highest scorer.

Result: Sri Lanka won by 10 Runs.
Man of the Match: R.De Livera (5/32 in 9.5 overs)
Best player from Pakistan: S.Daraz (67 off 115)

[AliyanPirani]

Match 2: Pakistan vs USA
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6591033

Date: 11th July 2023
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch: Crumbling

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Saeed strikes early as USA stood at 31/2 in the first ten overs after which they slightly increased their run rate close to 4 as they scored 102 at the end of 26th over with the loss of 4 wickets. Floyd and Fowler continued their partnership and takes the score to 148 at the end of 39th over until Azizullah strikes thrice in an over to change the course of game. The tailenders were also removed quickly as USA finishes their innings 167 all out managing to play out 46 overs.
For the batting side, Fowler scored the highest runs(44 off 75) in this innings while A.Hussain starred with 3 wickets.

USA starts with a couple quick wickets at the start of the innings as Pakistan manages to score 26-2 in the first ten. Sohail stood strong as he gets small but valuable contribution from the batsmen at the other end. This brought Pakistan to 100/4 at the end of 30 overs which meant they required 68 from the last 20 overs. I.Ul-Haq and Sohail manages to survive the first 10 overs which brought the required runs to just 29 off the final 10. USA manages to put back some amount of pressure taking a few wickets at the end but Pakistan manages to get over the line with 7 down and 5 overs to go.

Senior OD Debutants for Pakistan: Ahsan Farhan, Nauman Fayyaz and Jibran Anjum
Result: Pakistan won by 3 Wickets.
Man of the Match: Azizullah Hussain (3/20 and 14 off 42)

[TDC]

A good comeback in the tour for the senior side against a tough opponent. Well done!

Excellent writeups btw Aliyan. Appreciate the continued reviews.

[AliyanPirani]

Unfortunately had a few things going and I couldn't continue the post match reviews so I'll briefly do the remaining three games

Pakistan vs New Zealand - Cloudy/Dry Conditions
From 100-7 at one stage, New Zealand recovered pretty well to give a decent target of 182 on a difficult wicket. On the other hand Pakistan's innings went the other way around with a solid start with only 2 down on 100 but a collapse resulted in us ending 29 runs short
Result: New Zealand won by 29 runs
Man of the Match: Tim Southee (24/4 and 6* off 4)
Best player from Pakistan: Rauf Raja (24/3 and 6* off 9)

Pakistan vs Ireland - Overcast/Crumbling Conditions
Pakistan scores 162-9 from 50 overs as Feroz Mehdi and Azizullah Hussain provides a valuable 46 and 32 runs contribution respectively down the order. In response Ireland starts solid but gets a bit shaky at the end as they get closer towards the target. Nauman Fayyaz gives his best to turn the game around however G.McCarthy had other plans who makes sure Ireland chases it with 8 wicket down.
Result: Ireland won by 2 wickets.
Best player from Pakistan: Feroz Mehdi (29/1 and 46* off 72)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Windy/Crumbling Conditions
From 50-2 , Pakistan manages to only reach 108 only able to survive 32.3 overs which in response Bangladesh chases easily in 30th over with only 3 down thanks to Parker's solid half century.
Result: Bangladesh won by 7 wickets.
Man of the Match: Ishant Patankar (22/5)
Best player from Pakistan: Nauman Fayyaz (14/1 and 16* off 12)

We end this tour with very close games at the start of tour which could have gone either way and a disappointing last match. Looking forward to improve and perform better in the T20 tour that will be coming up shortly .

[AliyanPirani]

Time for a T20I tour now! Team Pakistan will start their tour tomorrow in Scotland hosted by UAE.
Tour Overview: https://www.fromthepavilion.org/leagueo ... 13722#curr

31st July 2023 - 4th August 2023 with matches being played at 9:00 (2 pm Pakistan time).
Conditions: Uneven, Crumbling and Sticky

Squad:

Batsmen: Shahnawaz Daraz, Ahsan Farhan, Azam Jafari, Pasha Manan, Marcus Pollock, Aamir Sohail, Inzamam Ul Haq, .

Keepers: Atiq Ul-Munir, Gulraiz Afridi.

Allrounders:
Pace: Tony Stark, Nauman Fayyaz.
Spin: Azizullah Hussain, Jaleel Mahboob.

Bowlers:
Pace: Fida Imran, Sarwar Saeed, Mohammad Amjad, Affan Pervez.
Spin: Rauf Raja.

Pitches:
vs Zimbabwe: Uneven
vs Kenya: Crumbling
vs Scotland: Sticky
vs Sri Lanka: Sticky
vs UAE: Uneven

Azam Jafari, Pasha Manan, Affan Pervez and Marcus Pollock will be making their Senior International Debuts where A.Jafari and Pasha Manan will make their first appearances whereas A.Pervez and M.Pollock have represented Pakistan previously in U20 Tours.

[TDC]

Good luck for the tour team. Looking forward to some good performances.

[IamMUK]

Good Luck Team Pakistan!!
Looking forward to some great performances in this tour.

[Ahsan1999]

Match 1: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe

https://www.fromthepavilion.org/scoreca ... Id=6591129

Date: 31st July 2023
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch: Uneven

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. After a few wickets fell early in the first innings, it looked difficult for Pakistan to post a good total since the conditions favored Zimbabwe’s fast bowlers, and Pakistan had lost their inform openers and seam specialist. However, the two new debutants, Azam Jafri and Pasha Manan (who was also the captain in his first game) had other ideas and struck an 85 run partnership. From there, the rest of the team added 43 more runs in 5.4 overs to help Pak get to 143. Zimbabwe were immediately put under pressure as 4 wickets fell in the Powerplay, and there was no sign of recovery. Fayyaz and Saeed were crucial in the middle and the rest of the bowlers, especially Tony Stark, ensured that Zimbabwe couldn’t score too many runs.

Senior T20 Debutants for Pakistan: Azam Jafari, Pasha Manan, Nauman Fayyaz, and Affan Parvez
Result: Pakistan won by 74 Runs.
Man of the Match: Tony Stark (4/16 and 8* off 7)