Another reminder that Babar Azam was 26* off 26 balls on this pitch.

Pakistan losing today is karma for dropping Usama Mir. He was your highest wicket taker in the PSL. He won you the last T20i. And you drop him without reason. You deserve this humiliation 🤷‍♂️ #IREvPAK #PakistanCricket

Now you realise why we need Usama Mir in the team. The same thing would have happened in the last game vs New Zealand. But it was Usama who changed the match. #IREvPAK #PakistanCricket

No one in the whole of Pakistan is better at hitting fast bowling than Iftikhar Ahmed. So happy the management are using him in this role. ALWAYS keep him for the last 5 overs ONLY. Nothing else👏 #IREvPAK #PakistanCricket

When will Babar Azam improve his power hitting?🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ #IREvsPAK #PakistanCricket

Have a feeling Saim Ayub will score his first ever international 50 today. Maybe even a 100👀🧐 #PakistanCricket #IREvPAK

Still no intent from Rizwan in his short inninngs. He simply does not care about improving his T20 game🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #IREvsPAK #PakistanCricket

Everyone in the WORLD knows Zaman Khan is a specialist death bowler. It is very worrying that our national captain thinks he is a ‘new ball bowler’ 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #PakistanCricket #BabarAzam

From the squad selected. This is the best XI:

Saim Ayub
Babar Azam(c)
Salman Ali Agha
Azam Khan(wk)
Irfan Khan Niazi
Imad Wasim
Iftikhar Ahmed
Shadab Khan
Abbas Afridi
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah

#PakistanCricket #IREvPAK #ENGvPAK

I hope he proves me wrong. But I don’t think Usman Khan is international material. I said it during the PSL when he scored runs too.

If he struggles against the short ball in the PSL, how will he play Mark Wood & Archer?

Hope he does well and proves me wrong #PakistanCricket

In England and in the World Cup you will face 150KPH bowlers. No one in Pakistan can play extreme pace as good as Mohammad Haris. But our genius selectors decided to drop him🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #PakistanCricket

The biggest injustice is with Mohammed Wasim jr. I am shocked out how he has been excluded from the team despite performing regularly. Very unfair🤦‍♂️😫 #ENGvPAK #PakistanCricket

Highest wicket taker of the PSL dropped from the Pakistan team after a match winning performance in his last T20i. Only in Pakistan this can happen🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #PakistanCricket

Usama Mir dropped from the Pakistan team. He literally just won you the game last week. Terrible decision by Pakistan selectors🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ #PakistanCricket

This is very exciting. Pakistan needs foreign coaches. No local coach is good enough. I hope these 3 will stay in charge for the next 5 years. We need consistency somewhere at least🙏🔥 #PakistanCricket #PAKvNZ

This picture of Usama Mir should shut some people up for a few weeks. The best spinner in Pakistan will ALWAYS prove himself🔥🙏 #PAKvNZ #PakistanCricket

6 days ago I predicted Usama Mir will get Mark Chapman out if he plays👀

Today was a crucial game. If we lost we would have lost the series. And it was Babar Azam who stepped up with a match winning innings. I’ve always said Babar Azam is 10x the batsman when Rizwan isn’t in the team. It was proved today 👑 #PAKvNZ #PakistanCricket

When Usama Mir came on to bowl, New Zealand were 63/1 after 6 overs

They needed only 8 runs an over

He then got Tim Seifert(52) and Mark Chapman OUT

His figures after 3 overs: 2 wickets for 8

He COMPLETELY CHANGED THE GAME

MATCH WINNER

Deserves man of the match award.

We may have won today. But this guy Wasim jr is a MUST in our team. The BEST death bowler in Pakistan who always turns up in ICC events. #PAKvNZ #PakistanCricket