- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, it's Shadab Khan with a stunning catch at backward point, swoops to his right and dives forward to take a brilliant catch. That was pitched on a length on an awkward off-stump line, he hurriedly pushed at it and the ball popped up, Shadab hunted it down in a jiffy. Super stuff! A massive breakthrough for Pakistan! 16/13.2 Miscues it and Amir gets his first wicket on his comeback! Pace-off length ball outside off and he looks strained at the off-stump, pushing at it with minimal timing, came off the toe-end and it's a regulation catch for Iftikhar Ahmed at short cover, another early departure for Robinson 22/25.4 Teasing length and probing off-stump line, tries to break the shackles and put the seasoned campaigner under pressure but ends up losing his wicket, bat turned in his hand and the ball was sticking in the surface, Babar Azam takes a few steps back and reverse cups it calmly into his hands, caught as easy as you like. New Zealand in a spot of bother 35/38.1 Goes full on middle, slogged away insolently but it goes straight into the hands of Saim Ayub at deep square who pouches it gleefully, first international wicket for Abrar in T20Is. He gets the prized scalp of Mark Chapman who can be very dangerous with his strokeplay. There was hardly any flight on this occasion, just couldn't get the requisite elevation and distance on this occaison 49/48.3 That is a soft dismissal! James Neesham stands still on the crease, can't believe he misjudged it. 73 km/h and he couldn't resist the temptation, went hard at it and found Shadab Khan at short midwicket who gobbles it down his throat. Big wicket this! 50/514.5 Rattles the stumps! That's a stunning yorker and a difficult angle to negotiate with, 143 clicks and too good for thee. seam was upright and landed in that blockhole, brilliant accuracy and New Zealand are staring into the abyss 76/711.1 produces magic again, flummoxes Bracewell with a quicker one on a short length at middle, he inverses his stance and looks to clear short third but found Naseem Shah who lunged forward to take a fabulous catch, New Zealand in dire straits, they need to cobble a partnership to put a fighting total 59/615.6 Squealing for an lbw, not given by the on-field umpire. Long chat between Babar and Shadab and they eventually decide to take a second opinion on it. Saw him advancing and pulled his length further back, wears it on his thigh pad and misses it completely. No spike on the ultraedge as the ball passes the bat, pitching in line, impact in line and hitting low at middle so he gets three reds and it's lbw. Shadab was spot on. Sodhi disconsolate after perishing at 8. Elation for Pakistan who are having a delightful day at the office. 79/817.4 Slow ball does the trick! Good length on sixth stump line, tries to go up and over mid-off but can't control his bat swing and mistimed it to Babar who has been safe as a house, pockets another one with tremendous ease. 85/918.1 Wrecked the stumps! Yorker machine does it again, round the wicket angle, spears in a magnificent yorker, angled in lulling him into a false sense of security before moving it away and demolishes him with a searing yorker, New Zealand are bowled out on a paltry score of 90 which should be a walk in the park task for Pakistan 90/10Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL90 all out (18.1 Overs, RR: 4.95)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Tim Seifert, 2.1 ov), 2-22 (Tim Robinson, 3.2 ov), 3-35 (Dean Foxcroft, 5.4 ov), 4-49 (Mark Chapman, 8.1 ov), 5-50 (James Neesham, 8.3 ov), 6-59 (Michael Bracewell, 11.1 ov), 7-76 (Cole McConchie, 14.5 ov), 8-79 (Ish Sodhi, 15.6 ov), 9-85 (Ben Sears, 17.4 ov), 10-90 (Ben Lister, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 3.1 0 13 3 4.10 13 2 0 1 0 Naseem Shah 4 0 27 1 6.75 12 3 1 0 0 Mohammad Amir 3 0 13 2 4.33 11 0 1 0 0 Abrar Ahmed 4 0 15 2 3.75 13 1 0 0 0 Iftikhar Ahmed 1 0 7 0 7.00 2 1 0 0 0 Shadab Khan 3 0 15 2 5.00 8 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 Strikes second ball! Back of a length awkward zone straightening at middle, tries to clip it away off his hip and ends up getting a leading edge to Lister who take a well-judged diving catch 4/14.5 That is loose, skips down the track and plays down the wrong line, gets stumped. It was a half-tracker outside off at a quicker pace. Babar Azam premediated and was adamant on coming down to plonk him in the V but got beaten comprehensively, big wicket! 41/27.1 Gottim with a beauty! Lures him with the bait and he bites it, gave him plenty of flight and his eyes lit up, he was looking to go downtown and got beaten by the searing wrong'un, Sodhi couldn't have asked for a better start to his spell, Usman got a massive inside edge and chopped it on! 56/3Extras4 (lb 4)TOTAL92/3 (12.1 Overs, RR: 7.56)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Saim Ayub, 0.2 ov), 2-41 (Babar Azam, 4.5 ov), 3-56 (Usman Khan, 7.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BG Lister 2 0 10 1 5.00 8 2 0 0 0 JA Duffy 2 0 7 0 3.50 8 1 0 0 0 BV Sears 3 0 30 0 10.00 5 3 1 0 0 MG Bracewell 2 0 19 1 9.50 4 3 0 0 0 IS Sodhi 3 0 18 1 6.00 6 0 1 0 0 CE McConchie 0.1 0 4 0 24.00 0 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
20 April 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: New Zealand - 56/5 in 10.0 overs (CE McConchie 5, MG Bracewell 2)
- Over 15.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - IS Sodhi (Upheld)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 90/10 in 18.1 overs (JA Duffy 8)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 5.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - Mohammad Rizwan (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Pakistan - 79/3 in 10.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 37, Irfan Khan 13)
Match Coverage
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