Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2129dThe Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

New Zealand clinch last-ball thriller

In a tournament of largely one-sided matches, New Zealand pulled off their second nail-biting victory and their first Twenty20 win over defending champions Pakistan

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Salman Butt
Salman Butt
67(54) 8x4 - 1x6
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 23 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
0 6 15 11 12 4 13 6
DL Vettori
DL Vettori
38(34) 1x4 - 2x6
  • Productive Shot
  • sweep
  • 16 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
2 1 1 11 13 3 7 0

Best performances - Bowlers

IG Butler
O4
M1
R19
W3
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Abdur Rehman
Abdur Rehman
O3
M0
R19
W2
Eco6.33
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 132/7 (2 runs required, RR: 6.60)

  • Salman Butt67 (54b)
  • Ian Butler4-1-19-3
  • Kyle Mills4-0-33-2

Definitely deserved, that Man-of-the-Match award. Thanks for joining us for this thrilling match. Do hop over to the other tab for the second match of the day. Okay bye

Presentation Ian Butler, the MoM: "We just hung in there, and thankfully it went our way. One of the biggest games I have played for New Zealand."

Daniel Vettori: We kept ourselves in with a spirited bowling performance. We kept attacking, the bowling changes worked, and it worked for us. It was always going to be tough work against the quality of Pakistan spinners, and we knew once we got to 133 we were in."

Shahid Afridi: "A great game of cricket, we all enjoyed. Salman Butt played a mature innings, New Zealand bowlers bowled really well. So did rehman, Hafeez and Ajmal."

what a finish. Just what this tournament needed. New Zealand were so spirited in the defence. Spare a thought for Salman Butt, who hit two boundaries in the last over, despite his limitation against the short ball, which earner New Zealand two dot balls in the last over. And what a choice to bring in Mills, Butler, Rehman and Sami for this game: between them they took nine wickets, and Butt took the decisive one. Hold on for the presentation ceremony. And oh by the way, exciting news for cricket fans in the USA - the first ever Twenty20 internationals on American soil will take place in Florida on May 20, 22 and 23rd when Sri Lanka will play New Zealand in three Twenty20 matches. For full details and ticketing information. Click here

19.6
W
Butler to Abdur Rehman, OUT, no we won't! Rehman gets a dream ball, length ball, angled into the pads, and he lofts it into the leg side. They run for dear life, but it has carried to deep square leg for a simple catch

Abdur Rehman c Guptill b Butler 2 (14m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Two off one required. Water bottle comes out. Gould sends him back. Third man, fine leg back. Five men in the circle. Will we have a tie?

19.5
1b
Butler to Salman Butt, 1 bye, yorker, yorker, beats him as he makes room, Rehman steals a bye, Hopkins is late in going for the throw, and even though he hits the stumps direct, Rehman is in. Cheekily, after it has been referred to the third umpire, he is looking for the overthrow. Not on, sir. The ball is dead already
19.4
4
Butler to Salman Butt, FOUR, and Butt strikes back! charges down the pitch and cuts this short ball over point. He got the room here. Styris gives in a spirited chase from sweeper-cover, and the ball spins away from him upon bouncing. What a game
19.3
0
Butler to Salman Butt, no run, quick short ball, extra bounce, angling in, 135ks, no room, Butt is beaten, gets a stare from Butt
19.2
4
Butler to Salman Butt, FOUR, and Butt comes back! Length ball, and he knows third man is up and he deliberately plays it with an open face. Top shot, what a finish here
19.1
0
Butler to Salman Butt, no run, bouncer, and he makes room and misses. Not even high enough to be one for the over

Eleven required now. New Zealand scored 11 off their last over. Butler to bowl now. What a finish. Third man and fine leg both in. Goes round the wicket

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15Kamran AkmalSalman Butt
2nd9Salman ButtMohammad Hafeez
3rd1Salman ButtUmar Akmal
4th17Salman ButtMisbah-ul-Haq
5th16Shahid AfridiSalman Butt
6th53Abdul RazzaqSalman Butt
7th21Abdur RehmanSalman Butt

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS22041.525
PAK2112-0.325
BAN2020-1.2
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ22040.428
SL21120.355
ZIM2020-1.595
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND22041.495
SA21121.125
AFG2020-2.446
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI22042.78
ENG2011-0.452
IRE2011-3.5
Group E
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33060.962
PAK31220.041
NZ3122-0.373
SA3122-0.617
Group F
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS33062.733
SL3214-0.333
WI3122-1.281
IND3030-1.117