New Zealand vs Pakistan at Napier, 22 Dec, 2020

Toss: Pakistan, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 173/7 (20)
Pakistan 177/6 (19.4)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rizwan
  • Hussain Talat 0 * (0)
  • Iftikhar Ahmed 14 * (7)

Over 1.1: No runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.2: No runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.3: No runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.4: Single. Tim Southee to Haider Ali,

Over 1.5: Single. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.6: No runs. Tim Southee to Haider Ali,

Over 3.1: No runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 3.2: Four runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 3.3: Single. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 3.4: Single. Tim Southee to Haider Ali,

Over 3.5: Four runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 3.6: Single. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 14.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Khushdil Shah, no run, clears his front leg, swings across the line to hope to pump over cow corner. And all he finds is thin air.

Over 14.2 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Khushdil Shah,1 run, gets forward and drives it down to sweeper cover.

Over 14.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, gets forward and heaves it down to the deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 14.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run,  backs, gets cramped, and forehands away to long-on.

Over 14.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Khushdil Shah,1 run, gets forward and stabs straight to backward point and takes off. But Boult isn't a fan of one-stump-shies, deciding not to throw at all.

Over 14.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 leg byes, gets forward and misses the flick, the ball goes off the pads down to the fine leg and picks up a couple of leg byes.

Over 18.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Faheem Ashraf,  out Caught by Seifert!!  It was slow, way outside off and Ashraf threw his bat out at it, only for a toe-end through to the keeper. 

Over 18.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Shadab Khan, out Caught by Seifert!!  Another nick, this time dying in front of the keeper, who dives neatly under to gobble up.

Over 18.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 18.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, Boundary! Gets forward and heaves it across the line over mid-on and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 18.5 Tim Southee bowls a back of length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, swivels, pulls, keeps it down, and fine leg keeps it out.

Over 18.6 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, pulls to deep square leg, but the Kiwis will take it.