NZ vs PAK, Match 2 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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Series
New Zealand T20I Tri-Series - Men
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Alexander Wharf , Shaun Haig
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Match Referee
Jeffrey Crowe
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Tv Umpire
Wayne Knights
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Man of the Match
Babar Azam
NZ
PAK
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Babar Azam | 79 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 149.06 |
| Haider Ali | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 500.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ish Sodhi | 2.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 13.29 |
18.2 Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Babar finishes off in style. Pakistan win the match by six wickets. The Pakistan skipper played an unbeaten innings, scoring 79 runs to lead his team to a comprehensive victory. New Zealand bowlers failed to pick up wickets at regular intervals as Shadab and Babar kept things steady with a strong partnership. Babar is awarded Player of the Match.
18.1 Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam
17.6 Blair Tickner to Haider Ali
FOUR! Blair Tickner to Haider Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
17.5 Blair Tickner to Haider Ali
SIX! Blair Tickner to Haider Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
17.4 Blair Tickner to Babar Azam
Blair Tickner to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for 1 run, overthrow by Bracewell, fielded by Phillips.
17.3 Blair Tickner to Babar Azam
FOUR! Blair Tickner to Babar Azam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
17.2 Blair Tickner to Babar Azam
FOUR! Blair Tickner to Babar Azam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
17.1 Blair Tickner to Babar Azam
Blair Tickner to Babar Azam. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Sodhi.
16.6 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
OUT! Caught. Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to leg gully, caught by Conway. Fourth wicket down for Pakistan.
16.5 Trent Boult to Babar Azam
Trent Boult to Babar Azam. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Tickner.
16.4 Trent Boult to Babar Azam
Trent Boult to Babar Azam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
16.3 Trent Boult to Babar Azam
Trent Boult to Babar Azam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Chapman.
16.2 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
16.1 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
15.6 Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz
Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, off stump backing away working, hit pad to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
15.5 Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz
Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Allen.
15.4 Tim Southee to Babar Azam
Tim Southee to Babar Azam. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Allen.
15.3 Tim Southee to Babar Azam
APPEAL! Tim Southee to Babar Azam. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Neesham, appeal made for L.B.W.
15.2 Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz
Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
15.1 Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz
Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
14.6 Trent Boult to Babar Azam
Trent Boult to Babar Azam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chapman.
14.5 Trent Boult to Babar Azam
FOUR! Trent Boult to Babar Azam. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs. Lucky boundary.
14.4 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Allen.
14.3 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Chapman.
14.2 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
14.1 Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz
Trent Boult to Mohammad Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
13.6 James Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz
Jimmy Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sodhi.
13.5 James Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz
FOUR! Jimmy Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
13.4 James Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz
Jimmy Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Phillips.
13.3 James Neesham to Babar Azam
Jimmy Neesham to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Boult.
13.2 James Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz
Jimmy Neesham to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to silly mid on for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
13.1 James Neesham to Babar Azam
Jimmy Neesham to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
12.6 Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz
Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
12.5 Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz
Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Conway.
12.4 Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz
Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
12.3 Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz
FOUR! Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
12.2 Blair Tickner to Shadab Khan
OUT! Caught. Blair Tickner to Shadab Khan. Slower length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Southee. Much-needed wicket.
12.1 Blair Tickner to Babar Azam
Blair Tickner to Babar Azam. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 3 runs, run save by Phillips, fielded by Sodhi.
11.6 Tim Southee to Shadab Khan
Tim Southee to Shadab Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge for no runs, fielded by Conway.
11.5 Tim Southee to Shadab Khan
Tim Southee to Shadab Khan. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
11.4 Tim Southee to Shadab Khan
Tim Southee to Shadab Khan. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control to fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Conway, fielded by Sodhi. Good presence of mind from Convey saves two runs.
11.3 Tim Southee to Babar Azam
Wide Tim Southee to Babar Azam. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Conway.
11.2 Tim Southee to Babar Azam
Tim Southee to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Conway.
11.1 Tim Southee to Shadab Khan
Tim Southee to Shadab Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
10.6 Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs.
10.5 Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Chapman.
10.4 Michael Bracewell to Shadab Khan
Michael Bracewell to Shadab Khan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Allen.
10.3 Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
10.2 Michael Bracewell to Shadab Khan
Michael Bracewell to Shadab Khan. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Allen.
10.1 Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
9.6 Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam
Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
9.5 Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan
Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
9.4 Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam
Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
9.3 Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan
Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
9.2 Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan
SIX! Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Mighty hit.
9.1 Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam
Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Southee.
PAK Batting: 149/4 in 18.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Mohammad Rizwan | lbw: Tim Southee | 4 (12) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Babar Azam | not out | 79 (53) | 11 | 0 | 149.06 |
| Shan Masood | c: Devon Conway b: Blair Tickner | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Haider Ali | not out | 10 (2) | 1 | 1 | 500.00 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asif Ali | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c: Devon Conway b: Trent Boult | 16 (19) | 2 | 0 | 84.21 |
| Shadab Khan | c: Tim Southee b: Blair Tickner | 34 (22) | 2 | 2 | 154.55 |
| Mohammad Wasim | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Haris Rauf | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shahnawaz Dhani | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Trent Boult | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.00 |
| Blair Tickner | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Ish Sodhi | 2.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.29 |
| Michael Bracewell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
NZ Batting: 147/8 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Finn Allen | c&b: Muhammad Wasim | 13 (8) | 3 | 0 | 162.50 |
| Devon Conway | c: Haider Ali b: Mohammad Nawaz | 36 (35) | 2 | 2 | 102.86 |
| Kane Williamson | b: Mohammad Nawaz | 31 (30) | 1 | 0 | 103.33 |
| Glenn Phillips | c: Asif Ali b: Shahnawaz Dahani | 18 (17) | 1 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Mark Chapman | c: Muhammad Wasim b: Haris Rauf | 32 (16) | 3 | 2 | 200.00 |
| James Neesham | b: Haris Rauf | 5 (6) | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Michael Bracewell | lbw: Haris Rauf | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ish Sodhi | b: Muhammad Wasim | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Blair Tickner | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Shahnawaz Dhani | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Conway.