Match State: Match scheduled to start at 10:30am local time (2130 GMT)
it'll be Wasim Akram to bowl to Stephen Fleming from the Port Hills
End, with Nathan Astle at the non-striker's end
two slips, third man, backward point, cover, mid off, mid on,
square leg and long leg in place for the left-handed Fleming
facing the left arm over the wicket Wasim
0.1 Wasim Akram to Fleming, wide: FOUR, and what a start! wide down the
leg side and beats the diving Moin, goes all the way to the
boundary
0.1 Wasim Akram to Fleming, wide: no run, outside off stump this time,
again too wide
0.1 Wasim Akram to Fleming, wide: no run, and another! umpire Cowie
thinks long and hard before belatedly signalling a similar ball
wide outside off stump again, 7 runs on the board without a
legitimate ball bowled yet!
0.1 Wasim Akram to Fleming, no run, at last a real ball! good nut too,
short lifting delivery outside off stump almost has Fleming tucked
up nicely, just managing to hold himself inside the line of it
0.2 Wasim Akram to Fleming, no run
0.3 Wasim Akram to Fleming, legbye: one run
0.4 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run
0.5 Wasim Akram to Astle, wide: no run
0.5 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run
0.6 Wasim Akram to Astle, one run
End of over 1 (10 runs) New Zealand 10/0 (RR: 10.00)
Wasim Akram 1-0-9-0 (4w)
NJ Astle 1* (3b) SP Fleming 0* (3b)
it'll be Waqar Younis to open up from the Hadlee Stand End
1.1 Waqar Younis to Astle, one run, straight ball, worked up towards
mid on with the power off the shot, enabling the quick single to
be taken
1.2 Waqar Younis to Fleming, OUT: driving outside off stump, drags a
full ball from well wide outside back on to his stumps, and
another New Zealand opening partnership fails early
New Zealand 11/1, Partnership of 11
SP Fleming b Waqar Younis 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
NJ Astle 2* (4b) Waqar Younis 0.2-0-1-1
1.3 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, straight ball seaming in to leg,
drops down from the pad in close on the leg side
1.4 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, good rising ball pitches on off
stump and comes back, Twose shoulders arms over it safely, as it
passes high over the stump
1.5 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, forward, defends down a shortish
ball to Imran Nazir at backward point
1.6 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
straight through to the keeper
End of over 2 (1 run) New Zealand 11/1 (RR: 5.50)
Waqar Younis 1-0-1-1 - Hadlee Stand End
NJ Astle 2* (4b) RG Twose 0* (4b)
2.1 Wasim Akram to Astle, three runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
slapped down through cover point, the slow outfield helps the
chasing Imran as the timing wasn't completely there either, slides
to save it just inside the rope, Twose runs hard back for the
third to the danger end
2.2 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shoulders arms to a short rising ball
outside off stump through to the keeper
2.3 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish ball on off stump, dead bat
defends it down towards Imran at point
2.4 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, watchfully defends with the crease,
quietly dropping it down into the off side, Saeed in from cover to
field
2.5 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, good short lifting ball outside off
stump, Twose has a nibble but does well to just keep the bat
inside the line as it chases him, lovely delivery from Wasim
2.6 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, another beauty from Wasim, Twose
again presents the outside edge of the bat, straight to Azhar at
second slip falling back to his right, spills it well out, a big
let off for Twose
End of over 3 (3 runs) New Zealand 14/1 (RR: 4.67)
Wasim Akram 2-0-12-0 (4w) - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 5* (5b) RG Twose 0* (9b)
3.1 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, huge swing and miss outside off
stump, Astle looked to crunch it through the covers on the up but
it wasn't quite the right length for it, the bounce taking it well
over the edge through to the keeper
3.2 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, another cracker from Waqar,
excellent pace and carry, Astle is more tentative this time,
pushing forward at it, well beaten for bounce once more through to
the keeper
3.3 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, fuller ball, watchfully tapped
straight back down the pitch to the bowler, Waqar gestures to
throw back at the stumps which brings a few derisory mumbles from
the crowd
3.4 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, good straight ball, has Astle
defending from the crease to cover the seam movement back across
him, played straight back down the pitch
3.5 Waqar Younis to Astle, two runs, Waqar just drifts a bit too far on
Astle's pads, who suffles across in behind it to work it away
through vacant wide midwicket well for an easy couple
3.6 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends
back into the off side
End of over 4 (2 runs) New Zealand 16/1 (RR: 4.00)
Waqar Younis 2-0-3-1 - Hadlee Stand End
RG Twose 0* (9b) NJ Astle 7* (11b)
4.1 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish straight ball, shuffles
across in behind it, dropping it down in close on the leg side
from the top of the pad
4.2 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish ball on off stump, squares
Twose around, defending down to Saeed in from cover to field
4.3 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish ball on off stump, Wasim
dropping it on a pin at the moment, Twose can only but defend with
a dead bat down into the covers
4.4 Wasim Akram to Twose, wide: no run, wide and full outside off
stump, the pin has clearly blown to a new spot on the pitch, left
well alone through to the keeper to gain the free run
4.4 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, good sharp ball rushed through
quicker on off stump, shoots through a bit on Twose who only just
manages to get in behind it in defence back on the off side of the
pitch
4.5 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Twose shapes to play but quickly raises the bat well clear to
leave through to the keeper
4.6 Wasim Akram to Twose, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Twose half plays, half tries to get the bat clear, in the end gets
a peculiar shot away off the face down to third man to get off the
mark after 15 balls, the ball hitting the bat more than the bat
striking the ball
End of over 5 (2 runs) New Zealand 18/1 (RR: 3.60)
Wasim Akram 3-0-14-0 (5w) - Port Hills End
RG Twose 1* (15b) NJ Astle 7* (11b)
5.1 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, defends from the crease, quietly
playing it straight back down the pitch to the bowler
5.2 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, props forward in defence, seams back
to strike the front pad before rebounding into the bat and up
towards Razzaq at mid off, appeal for lbw as it struck pad first,
but it's well outside the line of off stump despite cutting back
5.3 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, lifts the bat well clear, leaving a
shortish ball just sliding away outside off stump
5.4 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, quick ball pushed through on leg
stump, dropped down from the pad in close on the leg side
5.5 Waqar Younis to Twose, FOUR, shot! shortish ball on off stump,
powerfully driven on the up through vacant cover, crashes into the
boundary, a fine shot for the batsmen in a bit of a form slump
5.6 Waqar Younis to Twose, FOUR, fuller ball outside off stump, Twose
lashes after this one as well, scooping it up through the same
region, not quite as powerfully struck or timed, but it does the
job, trickling over the boundary away from the chasing cover man
End of over 6 (8 runs) New Zealand 26/1 (RR: 4.33)
Waqar Younis 3-0-11-1 - Hadlee Stand End
NJ Astle 7* (11b) RG Twose 9* (21b 2x4)
6.1 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, lovely shortish ball angling across
the right hander, Astle feathers the bat away at it, trying to
steer it away square on the off side, beats the outside edge
6.2 Wasim Akram to Astle, wide: no run, short and wide angling down the
leg side, Astle has a flick at it but misses comfortably for the
free run
that's Wasim's sixth wide in just 3.1 overs, and with the first one
going to the boundary, it's cost Pakistan 10 runs alone
6.2 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, good length ball on off stump, Astle
drives from the crease and gets a streaky inside edge into the
pad, rebounding out into the covers
6.3 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, similar ball honing in on leg stump,
tries to work it away but misses, dropping it from the pad in
close on the leg side
6.4 Wasim Akram to Astle, one run, pushing forward tentatively outside
off stump, gets another streaky inside edge down into the legs,
drops away in close on the off side, Twose has good presence of
mind to call him through for the sharp single and does it well as
the dive throw misses
6.5 Wasim Akram to Twose, wide: no run, down the leg side, Wasim's
seventh wide! this is not good stuff by the great bowler, extras
currently top scorer in the 7th over
6.5 Wasim Akram to Twose, one run, straighter ball, but able to tapped
away towards wide midwicket to work the single with the shot
6.6 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, full and straight, watchfully pushed
straight up to Razzaq at mid on
End of over 7 (4 runs) New Zealand 30/1 (RR: 4.29)
Wasim Akram 4-0-18-0 (7w) - Port Hills End
RG Twose 10* (22b 2x4) NJ Astle 8* (16b)
7.1 Waqar Younis to Twose, legbye: one run, shortish ball angling down
the leg side, glanced away off the thigh pad down towards Wasim at
fine leg
7.2 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, shortish straight ball on off stump,
defends from the crease into the pitch, straight back up to Waqar
7.3 Waqar Younis to Astle, FOUR, short ball on off stump, sits up a bit
for Astle to powerfully punch down through cover point into the
boundary
7.4 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, better short of a length straight
ball, Astle defends away towards backward point, slightly uppishly
as he tried to control the height
7.5 Waqar Younis to Astle, two runs, a bit full and straight on the
legs, well picked off through wide midwicket for an easy couple as
Razzaq chases from mid on
7.6 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, hops on
the crease, defending down into the covers
End of over 8 (7 runs) New Zealand 37/1 (RR: 4.62)
Waqar Younis 4-0-17-1 - Hadlee Stand End
RG Twose 10* (23b 2x4) NJ Astle 14* (21b 1x4)
8.1 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defending
from the crease up towards mid off
8.2 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, forward, defends down into the
ground, straight up towards Razzaq at mid off again
8.3 Wasim Akram to Twose, wide: no run, full and wide outside off
stump, Twose has a big slash at it, swinging well over the top of
it, through to the keeper low down
Wasim's 8th wide costing 12 runs so far, he inches closer towards
Ian Bishops unenviable record of most wides in a One-Day
International by a single bowler
8.3 Wasim Akram to Twose, two runs, shortish straight ball, mistimed
pull down through wide midwicket, turned into a bit of a heave as
it didn't quite come on, overhauled by Elahi from mid on inside
the rope
8.4 Wasim Akram to Twose, no run, shortish rising ball outside off
stump, leaves well alone through to the keeper
8.5 Wasim Akram to Twose, legbye: one run, straight ball angling into
the pads, dropped away backward of square leg for an easy single
8.6 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, shortish ball angling in on leg
stump, taken on the top of the pad, rebounding through to the
slips, Wasim half appeals for lbw but pitching well outside the
line
End of over 9 (4 runs) New Zealand 41/1 (RR: 4.56)
Wasim Akram 5-0-21-0 (8w) - Port Hills End
RG Twose 12* (28b 2x4) NJ Astle 14* (22b 1x4)
9.1 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, quick ball on leg stump, sharp
appeal for lbw but struck just outside the line and moving further
away
9.2 Waqar Younis to Twose, no run, quick short ball outside off stump,
big attempted pull, misses, beaten for pace and bounce through to
the keeper
9.3 Waqar Younis to Twose, legbye: one run, quick full straight ball,
another big swing trying to pick it off through the leg side,
taken on the pad as it swings sharply back to strike him outside
leg stump, deflecting down to third man
9.4 Waqar Younis to Astle, one run, straight ball on leg stump, clipped
strongly off the legs straight to Youhana at square leg, good
partial stop but parries it away from his body, allowing the quick
run to be taken
9.5 Waqar Younis to Twose, SIX, shot! short ball on off stump, Twose
pulls with absolute ferocity, flat and hard all the way over
square leg, goes about 5 rows back up into the No 3 stand, struck
incredibly flat to the boundary
9.6 Waqar Younis to Twose, FOUR, and another short ball, Twose swings
through the line again and picks it up over midwicket, not as well
timed but plenty of power, pitches a few metres inside the rope,
almost stopping dead, but just has enough juice to roll over the
rope, bringing up
End of over 10 (12 runs) New Zealand 53/1 (RR: 5.30)
Waqar Younis 5-0-28-1 - Hadlee Stand End
NJ Astle 15* (23b 1x4) RG Twose 22* (33b 3x4 1x6)
the New Zealand 50 from 60 balls
10.1 Wasim Akram to Astle, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly slapped down through cover point, no-one to cover that
one, 14 from the last 3 balls as New Zealand are off to a healthy
start on this belter of a track
10.2 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, much better ball, seaming back at
Astle, spears down an outside edge, just controlling it short of
Imran at backward point
10.3 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, firmly
stroked into the ground, straight up to Elahi at mid off
10.4 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, shortish straight ball, holds back
the pace on it completely, dropping it down to Youhana at forward
square leg
10.5 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, hurries through a quicker one, taken
high on the pad on leg stump, brief appeal for lbw from Wasim, but
umpire Cowie indicates height as a problem for him not raising the
finger, rebounds away to Imran at backward point
10.6 Wasim Akram to Astle, wide: no run, full and wide down the leg
side, wide number 9 from Wasim, costing 13, just 2 wides behind
Ian Bishop's record now
10.6 Wasim Akram to Astle, no run, props forward, defending back down on
the off side of the pitch
End of over 11 (5 runs) New Zealand 58/1 (RR: 5.27)
Wasim Akram 6-0-26-0 (9w) - Port Hills End
RG Twose 22* (33b 3x4 1x6) NJ Astle 19* (29b 2x4)
Azhar Mahmood replaces Waqar at the Hadlee Stand End after a spell
of 1-28 from 5 overs
11.1 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, wide: no run, not off to a promising start,
shortish ball down the leg side, left through to the keeper
11.1 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, angling on leg stump, clipped away
through backward square leg
11.2 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, fullish ball on off stump,
absolutely hammers the cover off the ball but Youhana has been
placed in at short cover point, making a tremendous stop to
prevent a certain lightning boundary
11.3 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, FOUR, shortish straight ball sits up asking
to be hit, this time Astle has plenty of room within which to play
it, straight through vacant square leg
that brings up the 50 partnership from 61 balls
11.4 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, hops on
the crease, forcing it into the ground, straight to Saeed in the
covers
11.5 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, FOUR, charges down the track, creams it
straight down the ground on the leg side, in the air but always
well between the bowler and Waqar at mid on
11.6 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, charges down the track once more,
this time Azhar's length is a little better, Astle readjusts well,
steering it down to Wasim at third man
End of over 12 (11 runs) New Zealand 69/1 (RR: 5.75)
Azhar Mahmood 1-0-11-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
NJ Astle 28* (34b 4x4) RG Twose 23* (34b 3x4 1x6)
a double bowling change, Abdur Razzaq on to replace Wasim after a
spell of 0-26 from 6 overs at the Port Hills End, including 9
wides costing 13 runs
12.1 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, SIX, and what a start for him too, short and
down the leg side, pulled as easy as Astle pleases, helped on its
way straight over fine leg, Youhana posted out at deep backward
square leg doesn't move an inch, just watching it sail over
12.2 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, FOUR, down the leg side, and picked off even
stronger, from the legs on the ground this time, once again
Youhana is a mere spectator, doing the collection job as it goes
to the same spot
12.3 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, one run, straighter ball, but still a bit
leg sidish, able to be worked up towards wide mid on for an easy
single as Wasim has to field to his right
12.4 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, one run, straight ball, worked off the legs
through forward square leg, they don't run the first hard so stick
to one as Inzamam fields around from deep backward square leg
12.5 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, one run, full and straight, driven into the
pitch, back up on the leg side, Astle calls through for a
comfortable quick single as Wasim's across from mid on to field
behind the bowler
12.6 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, shortish straight ball, tucked down
off the hip fine but Waqar's in place at leg gully to prevent any
runs
End of over 13 (13 runs) New Zealand 82/1 (RR: 6.31)
Abdur Razzaq 1-0-13-0 - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 40* (38b 5x4 1x6) RG Twose 24* (36b 3x4 1x6)
13.1 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, straight ball on off stump, quite
full and Astle's half forward on the drive, strongly playing it up
to Waqar at mid on
13.2 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, shortish straight ball, hops on the
crease in defence, taken high on the pad down the leg side,
dropping down in close for Inzamam to field
13.3 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, straight ball on off stump, tries
to whip it off the legs, but again is taken on the pad, dropping
down in close on the leg side
13.4 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, two runs, a bit too straight and full, well
picked off the legs through wide midwicket for an easy couple,
Waqar fields from mid on
13.5 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, two runs, shortish ball, charging down the
track, mistimes the pull down through midwicket, Razzaq around
from deep square leg to field
13.6 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, driven
from the crease, a bit uppishly, straight down into the ground
into the covers
End of over 14 (4 runs) New Zealand 86/1 (RR: 6.14)
Azhar Mahmood 2-0-15-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
RG Twose 24* (36b 3x4 1x6) NJ Astle 44* (44b 5x4 1x6)
14.1 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, props quietly forward in defence,
dropping it down with a dead bat in close on the leg side
14.2 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
pushes away into the covers in defence from the back foot
14.3 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, shortish ball angling down the leg
side, tries to flick it away, brushes the pad straight through to
Moin, half hearted appeal from Razzaq for the catch behind
14.4 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, straight shortish ball, defends
quietly straight back down the pitch to the bowler
14.5 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, worked
down through backward square leg for an easy run, Inzamam in from
the deep to field just outside the circle
14.6 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, hops on the crease to defend a
straight ball, tucking it down to shortish midwicket
End of over 15 (1 run) New Zealand 87/1 (RR: 5.80)
Abdur Razzaq 2-0-14-0 - Port Hills End
RG Twose 25* (41b 3x4 1x6) NJ Astle 44* (45b 5x4 1x6)
15.1 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, short ball sits up outside off
stump, Twose shapes to pull it through midwicket again, but
strangely doesn't have full conviction to the shot, perhaps done
slightly by the movement back in, pulls it down from a bottom edge
into his toe, rolling away in
close on the leg side, Astle smartly sprints through for the quick
single as Imran dives in to try and underarm it at the stumps on
the fly, but leaves it behind him as he slides to the ground
15.2 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
hops to drive from the crease, guiding a thick edge low in the air
straight down to Razzaq at third man on the bounce
15.3 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Twose swings through the line but it angles slightly away from
him, spearing a thick outside edge high in the air through
backward point, down to third man on the second bounce
15.4 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, floated slower full ball outside
off stump, drives firmly up through mid on, Saqlain making a
terrible hash of fielding it from cover, missing it to roll up
towards Wasim at mid off and concede the single
15.5 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, Azhar switches to come around the
wicket to the left hander, delivering a straight one angling into
Twose, who works it straight up the ground to Wasim coming in to
field from long on
15.6 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, defends a shortish ball on off
stump, pushing it straight back down the pitch to the bowler
End of over 16 (5 runs) New Zealand 92/1 (RR: 5.75)
Azhar Mahmood 3-0-20-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
RG Twose 28* (44b 3x4 1x6) NJ Astle 46* (48b 5x4 1x6)
time for the first drinks break, New Zealand nicely placed as the
top order fire, in the initial stages at least, for the first time
in a while
16.1 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, good length ball on off stump,
squares Twose around on the crease, defending towards Saeed in the
covers
16.2 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, one run, shortish straight ball, just
drifting into the pads, clipped away through to Youhana at deep
square leg
16.3 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, short ball on off stump, hops on the
crease to defend down to sub fielder Afridi in the covers
16.4 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, a beauty! short lifting delivery
from a back of a length, produces some real pace and bounce,
beating Astle all ends up, pushing from inside the line of it
16.5 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, legbye: one run, fuller ball on leg stump,
tries to clip it away but is taken on the pad, drops away in close
behind square on the leg side, easy quick run taken as it drops
well short of Imran fielding squarer
16.6 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, shortish straight ball on off stump,
defends down towards Imran at point
End of over 17 (2 runs) New Zealand 94/1 (RR: 5.53)
Abdur Razzaq 3-0-15-0 - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 46* (51b 5x4 1x6) RG Twose 29* (47b 3x4 1x6)
17.1 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, full on the legs, turned down to
Elahi coming in from fine leg to field
17.2 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, two runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
Twose opens the face well, steering it down through backward point
into the gap to work a couple of runs as Imran chases from inside
the circle and Elahi in from the deep
17.3 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, two runs, short ball lifting outside off
stump, Twose gets over it well, strongly punching it up through
extra cover, the slow outfield assists the chasing Waqar from mid
off, overhauling it comfortably inside the wide long off boundary
17.4 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, shortish straight ball, easily
tapped away down to vacant square leg, Saqlain in from deep square
leg to field, bringing up the New Zealand 100 from 106 balls
17.5 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, floated slower full ball down the
leg side, glanced away down to Elahi at fine leg
17.6 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
nudged away out through cover point, working the singles and twos
well that over
End of over 18 (8 runs) New Zealand 102/1 (RR: 5.67)
Azhar Mahmood 4-0-28-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
RG Twose 35* (51b 3x4 1x6) NJ Astle 48* (53b 5x4 1x6)
18.1 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, (noball) one run, oversteps, full ball
outside off stump, powerfully square driven, partially stopped by
Imran at backward point, but it rolls away behind him to conce the
single
18.1 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, shortish ball, hops on the crease to
defend down to Afridi in the covers
18.2 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, one run, full on the legs, powerfully
clipped away through backward square leg, Azhar sprints around
from deep square leg, fielding well just inside the boundary,
quickly firing it back in to prevent Astle coming back for the
50th run
18.3 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
defends from the crease straight to Saeed in the covers
18.4 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, no run, full ball angling away outside off
stump, just plays inside it withdrawing the bat late as it swings
away through to Moin, useful delivery
18.5 Abdur Razzaq to Twose, one run, shortish straight ball, angling
down the leg side, helped on its way down to Waqar at fine leg
18.6 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, hops on the crease, tapping a ball
from outside off stump down in close on the off side of the pitch,
Astle shuffles a few paces forward, looking for a quick run but
wisely stays back as two fielders quickly get in to it
End of over 19 (4 runs) New Zealand 106/1 (RR: 5.58)
Abdur Razzaq 4-0-19-0 (1nb) - Port Hills End
RG Twose 37* (55b 3x4 1x6) NJ Astle 49* (56b 5x4 1x6)
19.1 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
powerfully cut down backward of point, Imran dives to his left,
partially saving it, but concedes the run as it's parried down to
third man
19.2 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, no run, full and straight outside off
stump, stroked straight up to mid off
19.3 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
cut down to Saqlain at deep point, bringing up Astle's 50 in 58
balls, 5x4, 1x6, his first in 9 innings after a lean trot
19.4 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, FOUR, a bit full and straight, strongly
swung away over midwicket, crashing into the boundary to bring up
the 100 partnership in 111 balls
19.5 Azhar Mahmood to Twose, OUT: but Twose gets a bit ambitious next
ball, trying to swing a full ball straight over the top down the
ground, plays all around a very full ball, and the sticks are
rattled
New Zealand 112/2, Partnership of 101
RG Twose b Azhar Mahmood 42 (58b 4x4 1x6)
NJ Astle 50* (58b 5x4 1x6) Azhar Mahmood 4.5-0-34-1 (1w)
Jacob Oram the new batsman
19.6 Azhar Mahmood to Oram, one run, another very full ball, but Oram
watchfully jams it away, squeezing it around the corner through
backward square leg to get off the mark straight away
End of over 20 (7 runs) New Zealand 113/2 (RR: 5.65)
Azhar Mahmood 5-0-35-1 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
JDP Oram 1* (1b) NJ Astle 50* (58b 5x4 1x6)
20.1 Abdur Razzaq to Oram, OUT: pushes forward outside off stump at
fairly regulation ball, getting a simple edge straight through to
Moin, and Oram's return from injury is a very brief one, Pakistan
come back into this one nicely within the space of 3 balls
New Zealand 113/3, Partnership of 1
JDP Oram c Moin Khan b Abdur Razzaq 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
NJ Astle 50* (58b 5x4 1x6) Abdur Razzaq 4.1-0-19-1 (1nb)
Craig McMillan the new batsman
20.2 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, one run, straight ball on leg stump, just
sneaks it away through backward square leg to get off the mark
straight away, Razzaq has a little anguished cry as he thought he
almost got it through him
20.3 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, driven
into the ground, straight back up on the off side of the pitch,
Razzaq across to field off his own bowling
20.4 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, hops on the crease, defending a
shorter ball on off stump, playing straight back down the pitch to
the bowler
20.5 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
forced out to deep cover point on the hope
20.6 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, two runs, driving at a shortish ball
outside off stump, running a thick edge away out through backward
point, Waqar around from third man to field
End of over 21 (4 runs) New Zealand 117/3 (RR: 5.57)
Abdur Razzaq 5-0-23-1 (1nb) - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 51* (61b 5x4 1x6) CD McMillan 3* (2b)
21.1 Azhar Mahmood to Astle, one run, full ball outside off stump,
powerfully struck into the ground through the covers, misfielded
by Saeed, allowing the single as Saqlain comes around from squarer
in the deep
21.2 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly driven off the back foot straight to Saeed in the covers
21.3 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, no run, dipping full toss outside off
stump, struck into the ground, straight up towards extra cover
21.4 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, two runs, full ball angling down the leg
side, well picked off the legs through backward square leg,
bisecting the two fielders in the deep, who converge to field
inside the rope
21.5 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, no run, shortish straight ball on off
stump, forced off the back foot straight back down the pitch
21.6 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, one run, straight ball on the legs,
driven straight down to Waqar at long on to retain the strike
End of over 22 (4 runs) New Zealand 121/3 (RR: 5.50)
Azhar Mahmood 6-0-39-1 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CD McMillan 6* (7b) NJ Astle 52* (62b 5x4 1x6)
22.1 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, no run, shortish straight ball on off
stump, defends with a dead bat back up towards mid off
22.2 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, one run, straight ball, pushed up towards
mid on with the power taken off the shot, McMillan calls for a
very dicey single, with Saqlain's attempt from close range side on
just missing, McMillan would've been well gone, dangerous stuff at
this delicate stage
22.3 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
cut down to Youhana at deep point
22.4 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, no run, straight ball, worked straight
out to Saeed at wide midwicket
22.5 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, no run, another similar ball, stroked up
towards wide mid on once more
22.6 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, two runs, full ball on the toes, picked
up through wide midwicket, they sprint back for a tight second as
Azhar's around in the deep to field, firing back a strong throw to
the keeper, whipping off the bails but McMillan's just home
End of over 23 (4 runs) New Zealand 125/3 (RR: 5.43)
Abdur Razzaq 6-0-27-1 (1nb) - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 53* (63b 5x4 1x6) CD McMillan 9* (12b)
Saqlain Mushtaq comes into the attack, replacing Azhar after a
spell of 1-39 from 6 overs at the Hadlee Stand End
23.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, flighted up full and straight,
driven down to Waqar at long on
23.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, goes forward then shuffles
back to a short ball on off stump, forcing it down wide of Saeed
in the covers to pick off the single with the shot
23.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, stretching well forward to a
flighted ball outside off stump, works it away to Afridi at
midwicket
23.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, flighted up fuller on the toes,
driven down to Waqar at long on
23.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, no run, flighted up teasingly outside
off stump, draws a big drive from McMillan, playing all around it
as the drift and turn back in do him completely, straight through
to Moin, lovely delivery from Saqlain
23.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, no run, flighted up fuller, strongly
straight driven, back down the pitch to the bowler, falling to his
right to save it well
End of over 24 (3 runs) New Zealand 128/3 (RR: 5.33)
Saqlain Mushtaq 1-0-3-0 - Hadlee Stand End
NJ Astle 55* (66b 5x4 1x6) CD McMillan 10* (15b)
24.1 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, hops on
the crease, forcing it into the ground, straight to Afridi in the
covers
24.2 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, two runs, short ball outside off stump, does
well to cut right over the top of it, strongly playing down
through backward point, past the diving Imran inside the circle,
the slow outfield assists Youhana chase it down from around at
deep point
24.3 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, tries
to pull but inside edges into the pad, dropping down to vacant
square leg for an easy run as Saeed fields from midwicket
24.4 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, no run, full and straight just outside
off stump, watchfully forward, solidly defending straight to
Afridi in the covers
24.5 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, FOUR, overpitched on the toes, superbly
picked off through wide midwicket, immaculate timing gives Azhar a
real chase in the deep from square leg, just not quite getting
around to it in time as it hits the rope
24.6 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
opens the face to guide it down to Waqar at third man
End of over 25 (8 runs) New Zealand 136/3 (RR: 5.44)
Abdur Razzaq 7-0-35-1 (1nb) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 15* (18b 1x4) NJ Astle 58* (69b 5x4 1x6)
25.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, full down the leg side,
turned away down to deep backward square leg
25.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, flighted up full, driven
watchfully straight to Afridi at midwicket
25.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, flighted up full and straight on
off stump, Astle tries to whip it away on the leg side, but inside
edges into teh pad of the pads, dropping away in close on the leg
side
25.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, shortish ball, waits back for
it, working it away towards vacant square leg for an easy single
as Afridi has to field from midwicket
25.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, no run, flighted up full outside off
stump, driven firmly into the ground, bouncing straight to Saeed
at extra cover
25.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full and
straight, driven out through midwicket to Youhana in the deep
End of over 26 (3 runs) New Zealand 139/3 (RR: 5.35)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2-0-6-0 - Hadlee Stand End
CD McMillan 17* (21b 1x4) NJ Astle 59* (72b 5x4 1x6)
Razzaq is replaced after a spell of 1-35 from 7 overs, by Waqar who
returns at the Port Hills End
26.1 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, slowish ball on leg stump,
clipped away out to Azhar at deep square leg
26.2 Waqar Younis to Astle, one run, short ball on off stump, hops on
the crease to drop a short ball down towards vacant cover point
for a nippy single as Imran fields from backward point
26.3 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, full and straight, clipped off
the legs along the ground out to Waqar at deep midwicket
26.4 Waqar Younis to Astle, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven straight up towards mid off
26.5 Waqar Younis to Astle, FOUR, charges down the pitch, picking up a
short ball, lofting high over wide mid on with Wasim inside the
circle, pitches a few metres inside the rope, and just rolls over
the boundary
26.6 Waqar Younis to Astle, one run, quicker straight and fuller ball,
clipped firmly through wide midwicket, played low in teh air,
somewhat dangerously just wide of Saeed a bit squarer, down to
Wasim at wide long on
End of over 27 (8 runs) New Zealand 147/3 (RR: 5.44)
Waqar Younis 6-0-36-1 - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 65* (76b 6x4 1x6) CD McMillan 19* (23b 1x4)
27.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, flighted up full and straight,
turned away straight to Afridi at midwicket
27.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, shortish ball on off stump, cut
hard down through backward point, good fielding in the deep by
Azhar sprinting around from deep cover point, firing in accurately
and quickly, preventing serious thoughts of a second run
27.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, given a lot of air, takes a
while to dip on McMillan, very full, watchfully driven straight
down to Wasim at long off
27.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, flatter short ball turning down
the leg side, helped away out to Elahi at deep backward square lg
that brings up the New Zealand 150 from 167 balls
27.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, turning down the leg side,
helped away out towards Elahi in the deep once more
27.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, what a beauty of a ball from
Saqlain, and how unlucky he is not to receive a wicket for it, the
wrong'un that turns away, gets a distinct edge straight through to
Moin, a huge appeal for a catch behind the wicket, but umpire Hill
says no, the Pakista
End of over 28 (4 runs) New Zealand 151/3 (RR: 5.39)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3-0-10-0 - Hadlee Stand End
CD McMillan 21* (25b 1x4) NJ Astle 67* (80b 6x4 1x6)
team are in complete disbelieve, Astle very, very fortunate to
still be out there, it was a wonderful delivery fully deserving of
a wicket
28.1 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, shortish straight ball, pushed
wide of Saeed at midwicket
28.2 Waqar Younis to Astle, one run, full outside off stump, caressed
through vacant cover, Youhana around from deep point to field
28.3 Waqar Younis to McMillan, FOUR, angling down the leg side, flicked
very fine just wide of the diving Moin to the fine leg boundary,
too quick for Wasim, Waqar appeals for lbw but umpire Cowie
signals runs
28.4 Waqar Younis to McMillan, no run, shortish ball on off stump,
defends down backward of point into the ground, Imran in from the
circle edge to field
28.5 Waqar Younis to McMillan, three runs, full outside off stump,
firmly stroked through the narrow gap at extra cover, not
perfectly timed but it evades two fielders, including the diving
Elahi at mid off who looked to have it covered, has to jump up and
chase after it
McMillan spints back for the third to the bowler's end as Elahi
just overhauls it inside the rope
28.6 Waqar Younis to Astle, one run, short ball outside off stump,
slashes at it getting a thick edge over backward point, Razzaq
around from third man to field low down
End of over 29 (14 runs) New Zealand 161/3 (RR: 5.55)
Waqar Younis 7-0-46-1 - Port Hills End
NJ Astle 69* (82b 6x4 1x6) CD McMillan 29* (29b 2x4)
29.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, floated up very high and full,
Astle works it away from the toes towards midwicket, quick single
taken with teh shot as Afridi shies at the bowler's end, striking
Astle on the leg as he runs through, rebounding down towards Wasim
at long off, but no
extra run taken as proper etiquette is followed
29.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full on off
stump, driven down towards Razzaq at long on
that brings up the 50 partnership from 55 balls
29.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, strongly square driven out to Azhar at deep point
29.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full, turning
into the legs, clipped away out through to Youhana at deep
midwicket, beating the diving Afridi who can only get a couple of
fingers to it inside the circle
29.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, flighted up full on the legs,
turned around the corner to Omran at backward square leg
29.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Astle, no run, flighted up full and straight,
turned to Afridi at midwicket
End of over 30 (4 runs) New Zealand 165/3 (RR: 5.50)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4-0-14-0 - Hadlee Stand End
CD McMillan 31* (31b 2x4) NJ Astle 71* (86b 6x4 1x6)
it's just spitting ever so slightly out there now, certainly
nothing that will bring the players off the field just yet
Razzaq returns, replacing Waqar at the Port Hills End
30.1 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, one run, shortish straight ball on leg
stump, picked off the hip out to Azhar at deep square leg
30.2 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, no run, full and straight, seams back into
the pad, appeal for lbw but going down the leg side
30.3 Abdur Razzaq to Astle, OUT: Astle gets what he probably deserved a
few overs ago, slashing at a quicker short ball outside off stump,
getting a faint, clear edge straight through to Moin, Razzaq
charges through in celebration, and the finger is at last raised
as Astle wa
New Zealand 166/4, Partnership of 53
NJ Astle c Moin Khan b Abdur Razzaq 71 (88b 6x4 1x6)
CD McMillan 32* (32b 2x4) Abdur Razzaq 7.3-0-36-2 (1nb)
Lou Vincent the new batsman
30.4 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, shortish straight ball on leg
stump, tries to work it away off the legs but is taken high on the
pad, dropping down towards square leg, half appeal from Razzaq
30.5 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, props forward in defence, seaming
back in to the bat, dropping dead down into the covers for Afridi
to field
30.6 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, shapes to defend, but quickly
lifts the bat well clear, straight through to the keeper
End of over 31 (1 run) New Zealand 166/4 (RR: 5.35)
Abdur Razzaq 8-0-36-2 (1nb) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 32* (32b 2x4) L Vincent 0* (3b)
31.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full and
straight, driven down to Waqar at long on
31.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, flighted full and straight,
watchfully defended back down teh pitch to the bowler
31.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, shortish ball turning in from
outside off stump, props forward, nudging it down to Saeed in the
covers
31.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, shortish ball turning down the
leg side, turned away to Imran at short fine leg
31.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, flighted up full on off stump,
misplayed drive straight to Afrid at wide midwicket
31.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, one run, flighted up full on the legs,
turned away quietly through backward square leg to get off the
mark after 8 balls, Elahi in from the deep to field
End of over 32 (2 runs) New Zealand 168/4 (RR: 5.25)
Saqlain Mushtaq 5-0-16-0 - Hadlee Stand End
L Vincent 1* (8b) CD McMillan 33* (33b 2x4)
32.1 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, props forward in defence, dropping
it straight down to Afridi in the covers
32.2 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, shortish straight ball, shuffles
across the crease to off stump, to work it away to Saeed at wide
midwicket
32.3 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, stretches well forward to a full
ball outside off stump, firmly driven straight up to Elahi at mid
off
32.4 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, shortish ball on leg stump,
Vincent withdraws from an attempted glance, letting it strike the
pad, rebounding away to vacant backward square leg, no run is
taken with no shot offered
32.5 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, no run, forward to a full ball outside off
stump, quietly stroked straight up to Elahi at mid off
32.6 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, two runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
uses the pace well to steer it away through backward point,
Saqlain around to field from third man
End of over 33 (2 runs) New Zealand 170/4 (RR: 5.15)
Abdur Razzaq 9-0-38-2 (1nb) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 33* (33b 2x4) L Vincent 3* (14b)
33.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, short, flat ball comes on
quiet slowly, gives McMillan plenty of time to force it from teh
back foot down to Razzaq at long on
33.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, flighted up full and straight
on off stump, tries to work it to leg but can't get it wide of
Afridi at midwicket
33.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, flighted up very full on the
legs, tries to sweep as is his wont, but can't get it around the
corner, quietly playing it straight down to Imran at short fine
leg
33.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, flighted up full on the legs,
more strongly swept away but a good diving save by Imran to his
left in the same place prevents any run
33.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, no run, props forward in defence with
bat presented in front of the front pad outside off stump, quietly
playing it down to Saeed at cover
33.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Vincent, one run, flighted up full on the legs,
paddled away towards backward square leg, allowing the single as
Imran has to field from further away behind square, retaining the
strike
End of over 34 (2 runs) New Zealand 172/4 (RR: 5.06)
Saqlain Mushtaq 6-0-18-0 - Hadlee Stand End
L Vincent 4* (19b) CD McMillan 34* (34b 2x4)
34.1 Abdur Razzaq to Vincent, OUT: pushing forward at a good length ball
seaming back sharply from outside off stump, strikes in line with
off stump, looking to cut back and strike middle, big appeal for
lbw and up goes the finger from umpire Cowie, a good breakthrough
by
New Zealand 172/5, Partnership of 6
L Vincent lbw b Abdur Razzaq 4 (20b 0x4 0x6)
CD McMillan 34* (34b 2x4) Abdur Razzaq 9.1-0-38-3 (1nb)
Razzaq to keep New Zealand honest as they build towards the final
overs, but with fewer wickets in hand, it becomes a tricky
management act
Chris Harris the new batsman
34.2 Abdur Razzaq to Harris, no run, full outside off stump, squeezed
away down to Imran at backward point
34.3 Abdur Razzaq to Harris, one run, short ball outside off stump,
forced off the back foot out to Azhar at deep cover
34.4 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, no run, full and straight, shuffles to
off stump to drive firmly straight up to Waqar at mid on
34.5 Abdur Razzaq to McMillan, one run, short ball outside off stump,
neatly runs it off the face straight down to Saqlain at third man
34.6 Abdur Razzaq to Harris, one run, short ball outside off stump, hops
on the crease to force it away out to Azhar at deep point
End of over 35 (3 runs) New Zealand 175/5 (RR: 5.00)
Abdur Razzaq 10-0-41-3 (1nb) - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 2* (3b) CD McMillan 35* (36b 2x4)
Razzaq bowls out his 10 overs very well in the end, coming back
from an expensive first over, and having a second spell of 2-6
from 3 overs, taking 3-41 from his 10
Azhar returns, replacing Saqlain after a spell of 0-18 from 6 overs
at the Hadlee Stand End
35.1 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, full outside off stump, driven
straight up to Saqlain at mid on
35.2 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, two runs, angling on leg stump, clipped
away well through backward square leg, Waqar around in the deep to
field from long leg, Harris sprints back well to nab a second to
the danger end, and earns a clap on the bat from an appreciative
McMillan at the other end
35.3 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, shortish ball on off stump, tapped
straight down to Imran at backward point
35.4 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, shoulders arms to a short rising
ball outside off stump, a bit wide to merit an attempt to play at
it
35.5 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, beaten! good ball outside off
stump, Harris fends at it somewhat, though playing away from his
body, beaten for a bit of away seam
35.6 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven straight to Afridi at cover
End of over 36 (2 runs) New Zealand 177/5 (RR: 4.92)
Azhar Mahmood 7-0-41-1 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CD McMillan 35* (36b 2x4) CZ Harris 4* (9b)
Waqar returns at the Port Hills End now that Razzaq has bowled out
his allotted overs
36.1 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
runs it off the face down to Saqlain at third man
36.2 Waqar Younis to Harris, no run, good shortish ball on off stump,
Harris is forced back in the crease, defending somewhat leading
edgily out into the covers where Saeed fields
36.3 Waqar Younis to Harris, no run, short ball outside off stump,
Harris chops it into the ground to Saeed in the covers, a bit
cramped up
36.4 Waqar Younis to Harris, no run, full outside off stump, Harris
quickly shuffles forward to play a crisp off drive but picks out
Saeed at cover, palming it down awkwardly to his feet
36.5 Waqar Younis to Harris, no run, short ball on off stump, held back
a little, Harris watchfully defends from the crease, quietly
pushing it straight back down the pitch to Waqar
36.6 Waqar Younis to Harris, one run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven down to Razzaq at wide long off to retain the strike
End of over 37 (2 runs) New Zealand 179/5 (RR: 4.84)
Waqar Younis 8-0-48-1 - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 5* (14b) CD McMillan 36* (37b 2x4)
37.1 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, shortish ball that doesn't quite
get up as expected by Harris, trying to pull from one leg, plays
over the top of it and has a surprised expression looking back
down the pitch
37.2 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, similar again, holds the pace back
off it very smartly, Harris drives very early, just passing the
outside edge, Azhar almost nabbed his man this time, hands in teh
air but no exclamations
37.3 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, tight ball on off stump, played
into the ground from the crease, straight to Afridi in the covers
37.4 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, shortish ball on off stump, tries
to whip it across the line through square leg, but drags a bottom
edge into the top of the pads, dropping down into the pitch at his
feet, half looks for a quick run before Azhar charges up to field
off his own bowling
37.5 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, full and straight, firmly driven
straight to Saeed at midwicket
37.6 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
forced down from the crease through to deep point, preventing the
first maiden of the innings from being bowled
End of over 38 (1 run) New Zealand 180/5 (RR: 4.74)
Azhar Mahmood 8-0-42-1 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 6* (20b) CD McMillan 36* (37b 2x4)
38.1 Waqar Younis to Harris, two runs, short pitched ball sits up,
Harris swats it in the air through poijnt, Youhana around from
deep backward square leg to field, doesn't do a great job of the
return throw and Harris sprints back for the second comfortably,
Waqar gives his outfielder the
38.2 Waqar Younis to Harris, two runs, full and straight, well clipped
away through midwicket, Youhana around in the deep to field once
more
38.3 Waqar Younis to Harris, one run, shortish straight ball, tucked off
the hip through forward square leg for an easy single, Youhana in
from the deep to field three from three
38.4 Waqar Younis to McMillan, no run, short of a length ball pushed
through a bit quicker, McMillan shuffles across to get in behind
it, but misplays as he's slightly done for pace, tamely playing it
down to Afridi in the covers
38.5 Waqar Younis to McMillan, no run, similar again, this one's a bit
shorter outside off stump, McMillan trying to force it down
through cover, but mistimes it directly to Afridi
38.6 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, full outside off stump, McMillan
swings through it, not perfectly timing another one, but gets it
straight of Afridi in the covers, down towards Elahi charging in
from long off to field
End of over 39 (6 runs) New Zealand 186/5 (RR: 4.77)
Waqar Younis 9-0-54-1 - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 37* (40b 2x4) CZ Harris 11* (23b)
39.1 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven straight to Saeed at extra cover
39.2 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, one run, short ball outside off stump,
McMillan sits back in the crease to expertly run an outside edge
down to Waqar at third man
39.3 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, one run, full and straight on off stump,
firmly driven straight down towards Saqlain at mid off, good quick
single taken with the shot
39.4 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, one run, floated quicker full toss,
McMillan plays through it, mistiming the shot up towards vacant
mid off, good quick single taken with teh shot as Saeed's across
to field from cover
39.5 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, one run, steps forward to a full ball
outside off stump, nudged away towards cover point, working the
singles once more, four in a row now as they start to pick up the
pace a little
39.6 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, FOUR, full outside off stump, powerfully
smacked in the air over the head of Saeed at extra cover, crashing
into the boundary, to post the first boundary in 69 balls, a bit
of a reliever for New Zealand after a slow last 10 overs
End of over 40 (8 runs) New Zealand 194/5 (RR: 4.85)
Azhar Mahmood 9-0-50-1 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 13* (25b) CD McMillan 43* (44b 3x4)
just 15 runs came betweeen the 30th and 38th overs but now 14 runs
from the last two
40.1 Waqar Younis to Harris, no run, full and straight, driven straight
to Afridi at midwicket
40.2 Waqar Younis to Harris, one run, similar ball, just drifting into
his legs more, clipped out to Youhana at deep midwicket
40.3 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
steered down to Saqlain at third man
40.4 Waqar Younis to Harris, one run, shortish ball on off stump, dabbed
away backward of point, tight single taken with the shot, Imran
shies at the keeper's end but it bounces over the stumps, a bit of
anguish from the field as they thought it was close, but
McMillan's through
40.5 Waqar Younis to McMillan, one run, tight ball just outside off
stump, McMillan just leans on it, running it down to Saqlain at
third man
40.6 Waqar Younis to Harris, one run, short ball outside off stump, cut
out to Azhar at deep cover to end Waqar's allotment
End of over 41 (5 runs) New Zealand 199/5 (RR: 4.85)
Waqar Younis 10-0-59-1 - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 16* (29b) CD McMillan 45* (46b 3x4)
41.1 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, one run, dances down the track but Azhar
adjusts his length, dropping it a little shorter, Harris similarly
readjusts, tucking it down to vacant square leg for an easy
single, bringing up the New Zealand 200 from 248 balls
41.2 Azhar Mahmood to McMillan, one run, shortish ball outside off
stump, steers it down to Waqar at third man
41.3 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, short of a length ball outside off
stump, Harris shuffles right across in behind it, defending down
to Afridi at extra cover
41.4 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Harris powerfully drives on the up but can't pierce the off side
as Afridi's there to field
41.5 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, no run, shortish straight ball, Harris
shuffles right across in behind it, pushing up towards mid on
41.6 Azhar Mahmood to Harris, one run, pushing forward at a shortish
ball outside off stump, quietly nudges it out towards Youhana at
deep cover, retaining the strike
End of over 42 (3 runs) New Zealand 202/5 (RR: 4.81)
Azhar Mahmood 10-0-53-1 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 18* (34b) CD McMillan 46* (47b 3x4)
Wasim returns at the Port Hills End, replacing Waqar who has bowled
out his 10 overs taking 1-59
42.1 Wasim Akram to Harris, one run, shortish straight ball, pushed up
towards Elahi charging in to field on the circle edge from long on
42.2 Wasim Akram to McMillan, no run, good length ball scythes McMillan
in half, playing all around it as it seams back and passes through
over the stumps to Moin, Wasim charges through appealing but Moin
sloppily drops it, but it brushed the pad, no bat in sight
42.3 Wasim Akram to McMillan, one run, drives at a full quick ball, just
squeezing an outside edge along the ground down to Saqlain at
third man
42.4 Wasim Akram to Harris, one run, full outside off stump, pushed up
towards mid off, Waqar Younis in to field as an easy single is
taken with the shot
42.5 Wasim Akram to McMillan, SIX, overpitched outside off stump,
powerfully swung away over extra cover, just lands on the rope, as
the third umpire is consulted, and that's a six under the new laws
as of September last year
McMillan raises his bat before the third umpire decision comes
through, as he has his 50 from 50 balls either way, eventually
it's clear it's 3x4 and 1x6 in that
42.6 Wasim Akram to McMillan, one run, shortish ball on the legs, tucked
away through vacant backward square leg for an easy single
End of over 43 (10 runs) New Zealand 212/5 (RR: 4.93)
Wasim Akram 7-0-36-0 (9w) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 54* (51b 3x4 1x6) CZ Harris 20* (36b)
Wasim goes back to the top of his mark, about to bowl a seventh
ball, but umpire Hill signals to umpire Cowie that the over has
ended, so spared in the nick of time
Saqlain returns, replacing Azhar at the Hadlee Stand End after
finishing his 10 overs, taking 1-53
43.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, FOUR, too short outside off stump,
McMillan's eyes light up and he powerfully smacks it down through
extra cover, big gap in the outfield and he finds it with ease
43.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, no run, shortish ball, strongly
slapped back down the pitch, Saqlain fields sharply to his left
off his own bowling, earning a smattering of applause
43.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, no run, nice slower ball, McMillan
tries to swing it away through square leg on bended knee, but
there's no turn and it's held back
43.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up fuller, driven
firmly down to Waqar at straight long on
43.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, two runs, flighted up full on the toes,
driven away towards vacant wide midwicket, super running by the
pair to steal a second as the outfielders on the leg side had to
scurry in to field it, Saeed's throw going well wide at the
bowler's end as McMillan scramble
43.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, one run, leans forward to a ball
flighted in from around the wicket, angling on off stump, works it
away to vacant wide midwicket for an easy single
End of over 44 (8 runs) New Zealand 220/5 (RR: 5.00)
Saqlain Mushtaq 7-0-26-0 - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 23* (38b) CD McMillan 59* (55b 4x4 1x6)
44.1 Wasim Akram to Harris, no run, good yorker length ball right on
Harris' toes, does well to squeeze it out, up towards wide
midwicket, McMillan has to get back into his crease as Afridi's
across to field the slowly trickling ball
44.2 Wasim Akram to Harris, one run, short ball on leg stump, tucked off
the hip down to Youhana at deep square leg
44.3 Wasim Akram to McMillan, no run, full outside off stump, powerfully
driven into the ground, bouncing straight up to Afridi at extra
cover, palming it down to his right, McMillan looks skyward,
annoyed he didn't get it through, open boundary behind Afridi
44.4 Wasim Akram to McMillan, one run, full and straight, driven firmly
straight back past the bowler, down to straight long on, bringing
up the 50 partnership from 63 balls
44.5 Wasim Akram to Harris, no run, full and straight, pushed straight
to Afridi at wide midwicket
44.6 Wasim Akram to Harris, no run, shortish straight ball, pushed
straight back down the pitch to the bowler, a fine over from
Wasim, just two coming from it
End of over 45 (2 runs) New Zealand 222/5 (RR: 4.93)
Wasim Akram 8-0-38-0 (9w) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 60* (57b 4x4 1x6) CZ Harris 24* (42b)
45.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, no run, flighted up full on the toes,
strongly clipped away but straight to Afridi at wide midwicket,
both batsmen have to scramble back into their creases after
looking for the quick single
45.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up on the legs,
turned away wide of Imran at short fine leg, down to Elahi coming
in from the deep to field
45.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, one run, quicker ball on middle and leg,
forced into the ground down the ground on the leg side, just
evading the diving Saqlain, they jog the single as it heads down
towards Razzaq at long on
45.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full and
straight, McMillan swings it with the spin, through vacant
midwicket, out to Youhana on the bounce in the deep
45.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, no run, very good quicker full ball,
Harris is hurried through a drive, mistiming it, quietly dribbling
back on the off side of the pitch for Saqlain to field himself
45.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, one run, flighted low full toss,
strongly driven straight down to Razzaq at long on
End of over 46 (4 runs) New Zealand 226/5 (RR: 4.91)
Saqlain Mushtaq 8-0-30-0 - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 26* (45b) CD McMillan 62* (60b 4x4 1x6)
another good over for Pakistan, just six runs coming from the past
two overs, hoping to contain New Zealand to 250 or below
250 looks to be about a par score in these conditions, New Zealand
will be wanting quite a few more than that however
46.1 Wasim Akram to Harris, FOUR, full outside off stump, superbly
driven through wide long off, travels along the turf like a
bullet, wide of the fielder posted down there
46.2 Wasim Akram to Harris, one run, full ball driven straight down to
Elahi at long on
46.3 Wasim Akram to McMillan, two runs, shortish ball on leg stump,
tucked away through backward square leg, Azhar around in the deep
from squarer to field just inside the rope at his ankles
46.4 Wasim Akram to McMillan, FOUR, full and angling away outside off
stump, powerfully smoked through vacant cover, Youhana is left for
dead trying to chase it around from deep cover
46.5 Wasim Akram to McMillan, FOUR, Wasim switches to come around the
wicket to the right handed McMillan now, full on the toes, picks
it up neatly, chipping just over the leaping attempt by Saeed at
wide midwicket, and once he clears that man there's wide open
space in the deep, third
boundary of the over
46.6 Wasim Akram to McMillan, one run, low full toss outside off stump,
driven out to Youhana at deep cover, bringing to a close a 16-run
over, a welcome boost for the home side
End of over 47 (16 runs) New Zealand 242/5 (RR: 5.15)
Wasim Akram 9-0-54-0 (9w) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 73* (64b 6x4 1x6) CZ Harris 31* (47b 1x4)
suddenly 260+ aspirations may well stretch to hopes of 270+
47.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, SIX, flighted up full ....
maaaaaassive hit! swung away powerfully a mile over midwicket,
Youhana just stares and follows it sail a long way over his head
on the boundary, into the construction site, into a giant puddle
we'll have a bit of a delay now as a new set of balls is
immediately raced out to the umpires, but the ball is retrieved by
a helpful lad jumping into the construction zone and finding it
quickly
47.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full, swung away
in the air over square leg, top edged a bit but lands safely
between three converging fielders
47.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, one run, full and straight, driven
straight down the ground to Razzaq at long on, bringing up the New
Zealand 250 to absolutely no fanfare whatsoever
47.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, one run, flighted up full on the legs,
strongly driven towards Afridi at wide midwicket, they're running
everything now, taking a sharp single with the shot
47.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, no run, flatter ball on leg stump,
hurried through on Harris who tries to swing it away over
midwicket, flicks the pad straight through to Moin who makes a
fine take
47.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, strongly driven down to Waqar at long off
End of over 48 (10 runs) New Zealand 252/5 (RR: 5.25)
Saqlain Mushtaq 9-0-40-0 - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 33* (50b 1x4) CD McMillan 81* (67b 6x4 2x6)
48.1 Wasim Akram to Harris, one run, slower ball, Harris scoops it back
in the air on the leg side of the pitch, McMillan just avoiding it
as it passes by, down to Elahi coming in to field from long on
48.2 Wasim Akram to McMillan, one run, full and straight on the legs,
driven straight down to Saqlain at long on
48.3 Wasim Akram to Harris, two runs, low full toss, strongly driven
through wide midwicket, well run quick two taken as Elahi fields
from much straighter in the deep
48.4 Wasim Akram to Harris, one run, low full toss wider outside off
stump, driven down to Saqlain at wide long off
48.5 Wasim Akram to McMillan, two runs, very full ball, well squeezed
down the ground back past the bowler, Saqlain wtih a bit of work
from long on, diving across to field in front of the sightscreen,
can't prevent McMillan inching two closer to a best score in ODIs
48.6 Wasim Akram to McMillan, one run, low full toss drifting away wider
outside off stump, strongly punched down to Elahi at wide long
off, McMillan holds on to the strike with just two runs needed to
beat his previous best
End of over 49 (8 runs) New Zealand 260/5 (RR: 5.31)
Wasim Akram 10-0-62-0 (9w) - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 85* (70b 6x4 2x6) CZ Harris 37* (53b 1x4)
Wasim finishes his spell, taking 0-62 from 10 overs, including 9
wides costing 13
it'll be Saqlain to deliver the final over, Pakistan desperate to
keep it down to manageable target
49.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, SIX, what a shot! shortish ball
outside off stump, sits up and McMillan smashes it from the back
foot over extra cover, his highest score in ODis beating his
previous best of 86 against South Africa at Adelaide in 1997/98
49.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, SIX, flighted up full, swung away
hard, high and handsome over wide midwicket, Youhana watches
another sail over his head, and suddenly a century is on!
the crowd raise to a standing ovation, at the 100 partnership from
just 91 balls, McMillan raises his bat oddly, perhaps thinking
he's got a century!
49.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, legbye: one run, tries to swing it
away but misses, into the pad and drops it in close on the leg
side, quick single taken
49.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, no run, swings and misses outside off
stump, McMillan's chances reduced with just two balls left
49.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, one run, flighted full outside off
stump, driven straight up to mid off, McMillan gets the strike for
the last ball
49.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, (noball) one run, oversteps, swungs
across the line at a quicker full ball, inside edges it into the
pad, down to Wasim at short third man, quick run taken
McMillan loses strike with one ball still to go, however
49.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Harris, (noball) one run, oversteps again!
driven down to Razzaq at long on, and McMillan gets another chance
- amazing stuff!
49.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to McMillan, SIX, flighted up full, McMillan swings
it hard and flat over the midwicket boundary, there it is,
McMillan's maiden One-Day International century, off just 75
balls, 6x4, 5x6
End of over 50 (24 runs) New Zealand 284/5 (RR: 5.68)
Saqlain Mushtaq 10-0-63-0 (2nb) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 39* (56b 1x4) CD McMillan 104* (75b 6x4 5x6)
a superb final over for New Zealand, Saqlain giving away 24 runs,
and not helping himself by bowling the final ball of the innings 3
times - in all that alone cost 10 runs, and McMillan equals Chris
Cairns' record fastest ODI century by a New Zealander
taking just 75 balls, with Cairns' knock also coming at this venue,
two seasons ago against India, a brilliant innings from McMillan
to truly signal his arrival as a true One-Day International
batsman after a long struggle, with an average that
languished in the low 20s for quite some time, but after this knock
and a strong 2000/01 season, has suddenly leapt up to 26.64
the final partnership between McMillan and Harris seeing a
whirlwind 112 runs added in just 97 balls, including 62 runs from
the last 5 overs, fantastic stuff for home fans who have been
yearning for the little-seen big hitting this season
Razzaq is the stand out bowler for Pakistan, taking 3-41 from his
10, but all were taken to the cleaners at one stage of the innings
or another, only Razzaq was able to recover from it
it's a stiff ask for Pakistan, though the conditions are ideal to
mount a successful chase, with 285 required from 50 overs at a
rate of 5.70 per over
their chase will begin at 2:45pm local time (0145 GMT), in just
over 30 minutes time, please join us then for what should be an
exciting final 50 overs
Match State: Innings Break
the players return to the field, and it'll be Daryl Tuffey to bowl
from the Port Hills End to Saeed Anward, with Imran Nazir at the
non-striker's end
0.1 Tuffey to Saeed Anwar, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
driven into the ground, mistimed up towards Twose at mid off
0.2 Tuffey to Saeed Anwar, no run, quicker full ball outside off stump,
Saeed chops down on it, missing, crowd go up thinking it's edged
through to the keeper but he played well after it pitched
0.3 Tuffey to Saeed Anwar, no run, full ball outside off stump,
caressed into the ground, bouncing up to McMillan roaming in the
covers
0.4 Tuffey to Saeed Anwar, two runs, shortish straight ball, pushing
through the line, working it away towards vacant midwicket,
Vincent chases it down from square leg, Pakistan underway
0.5 Tuffey to Saeed Anwar, no run, comes well forward to a full ball,
defends up towards Twose at mid off, McMillan in from extra cover
intercepts it
0.6 Tuffey to Saeed Anwar, OUT: an early breakthrough for New Zealand!
and a big one it is too, Saeed drives powerfully at a full ball
outside off stump, doesn't quite get to it, only managing a thick
edge flying straight at Astle's head at second slip, taking a good
clean
Pakistan 2/1, Partnership of 2
Saeed Anwar c Astle b Tuffey 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 1 (2 runs) Pakistan 2/1 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 283/49 = 5.78)
DR Tuffey 1-0-2-1 - Port Hills End
Imran Nazir 0* (0b)
James Franklin to open up from the Hadlee Stand End
Azhar Mahmood the new batsman, promoted to No 3, at the non-
striker's end
1.1 Franklin to Imran Nazir, OUT: unbelievable stuff! very first ball
from Franklin, a short lifter angling across the right hander, and
he pulls hard at it, getting a huge top edge down towards Twose at
fine leg, takes it right in the finger tips low down to the ground
Pakistan 2/2, Partnership of 0
Imran Nazir c Twose b Franklin 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Azhar Mahmood 0* (0b) JEC Franklin 0.1-0-0-1
Twose just hangs on to it, very nearly didn't hold it cleanly, but
he does the trick and Pakistan are in huge trouble in just 1.1
overs
Saleem Elahi the new batsman, at the non-striker's end
1.2 Franklin to Azhar Mahmood, no run, shortish ball on off stump,
defends down to Harris at backward point
1.3 Franklin to Azhar Mahmood, no run, fuller ball outside off stump,
quietly stroked straight up to Vettori at mid off
1.4 Franklin to Azhar Mahmood, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven straight to McMillan at extra cover
1.5 Franklin to Azhar Mahmood, legbye: one run, shortish straight ball,
tries to pull but mistimes it, dropping it down backward of square
on the leg side from the pad, quick single huried through
1.6 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, good tight ball honing in on
middle and leg, Elahi watchfully defends from the crease into the
covers
End of over 2 (1 run, maiden) Pakistan 3/2 (RR: 1.50 RRR: 282/48 = 5.88)
JEC Franklin 1-1-0-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Azhar Mahmood 0* (4b) Saleem Elahi 0* (1b)
2.1 Tuffey to Azhar Mahmood, no run, steps well forward into a good
length ball outside off stump, pushed firmly straight up to Twose
at mid off in defence
2.2 Tuffey to Azhar Mahmood, legbye: one run, angling on leg stump,
tries to glance it away fine but misses, drops away from the pad
towards vacant short fine leg for an easy single
2.3 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, one run, quick short lifting ball outside
off stump, spears away a somewhat streaky guided shot in the air
wide of the slips, down to Franklin at third man
2.4 Tuffey to Azhar Mahmood, OUT: unbelievable! short quick ball
outside off stump, cuts weakly at it, getting a regulation edge
straight through to Parore, Pakistan in absolute tatters
Pakistan 5/3, Partnership of 3
Azhar Mahmood c Parore b Tuffey 0 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Saleem Elahi 1* (2b) DR Tuffey 1.4-0-3-2
this is quite truly astonishing, everything New Zealand touch so
far today has turned to gold, it'll take a magical effort from the
remaining effort to steal victory from this situation
Yousuf Youhana the new batsman
2.5 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, shortish straight ball,
watchfully defended down to Harris at point
2.6 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, steps half forward, defending a
shortsih ball straight down towards Harris at cover point
End of over 3 (2 runs) Pakistan 5/3 (RR: 1.67 RRR: 280/47 = 5.96)
DR Tuffey 2-0-3-2 - Port Hills End
Saleem Elahi 1* (2b) Yousuf Youhana 0* (2b)
3.1 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, shoulders arms to a shortish
quick ball angling across the right hander through to the keeper
3.2 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, a brutish ball, quick rising from
a back of a length, jagging right back into the batsman as he
looked to cut, fends it down from the glove into the body,
dropping at his feet
3.3 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, tight ball on middle stump,
watchfully well forward, compactly defending to McMillan in the
covers
3.4 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, two runs, short ball outside off stump,
strongly back cut through backward point, Tuffey makes good
ground, sliding to field to his right at third man, doesn't quite
stop it cleanly, conceding a hurried second as Elahi sprints back
to the danger end
3.5 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, shortish ball on off stump,
strongly forced away straight to Harris at point
3.6 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, oooh! full ball outside off
stump, Elahi drives and misses, that wasn't too far away from the
outside edge either, streaky stuff with Pakistan in early panic
mode
End of over 4 (2 runs) Pakistan 7/3 (RR: 1.75 RRR: 278/46 = 6.04)
JEC Franklin 2-1-2-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Yousuf Youhana 0* (2b) Saleem Elahi 3* (8b)
the required run rate is already above run-a-ball required (278
from 276 balls to be precise)
4.1 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, props forward in defence, pushing
back on the off side of the pitch to the bowler
4.2 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, shoulders arms to a good short
ball moving away from the seam through to the keeper as it passes
through
4.3 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, shortish straight ball just
outside off stump, tries to pull it across the line but inside
edges down into the body, drops down in close on the off side
4.4 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, watchfully forward, pushes
straight up towards Twose at mid off in defence
4.5 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, ooh nearly another one! Yousuf
wafts at a good short rising ball outside off stump, playing
underneath it as Tuffey extracts extra bounce, these are nervous
times!
4.6 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, full and straight, firmly driven
into the pitch, back to the bowler, dropping it down to his right
making the save mid-pitch
End of over 5 (maiden) Pakistan 7/3 (RR: 1.40 RRR: 278/45 = 6.18)
DR Tuffey 3-1-3-2 - Port Hills End
Saleem Elahi 3* (8b) Yousuf Youhana 0* (8b)
5.1 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, one run, props forward, dropping a full
ball down in close on the off side, good quick single taken as
it's played short of the infield on the off side, McMillan in from
cover to field
5.2 Franklin to Yousuf Youhana, no run, forward, defends a shortish
ball straight down to McMillan in the covers
5.3 Franklin to Yousuf Youhana, no run, tight ball angling in on middle
and leg, pushed up towards Oram at mid on, Yousuf has to stop in
his tracks after initially looking to work it for a quick run
5.4 Franklin to Yousuf Youhana, no run, low full toss, Yousf fails to
cash in, somewhat surprised to receive it, only able to push it
firmly straight up to Vettori for no reward
5.5 Franklin to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, short ball outside off stump,
Yousuf does well to get over the top of it, forcing it from the
crease down through extra cover, three fielders give chase, the
outfield assisting their cause, keeping it down to two as Yousuf's
at last off the mark after
5.6 Franklin to Yousuf Youhana, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven into the ground, straight up to Vettori at mid off
End of over 6 (3 runs) Pakistan 10/3 (RR: 1.67 RRR: 275/44 = 6.25)
JEC Franklin 3-1-5-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Saleem Elahi 4* (9b) Yousuf Youhana 2* (13b)
6.1 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, no run, squares around in defence on the
crease, drops it down in close on the off side, Tuffey charges up
to field off his own bowling
6.2 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, no run, superb fielding by Oram! shortish
ball outside off stump, Elahi powerfully forced it down through
backward point, looked like he had got it away for a few runs,
only to see Oram dive at full stretch to his right, making a
tremendous save to pluck it
6.3 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, one run, ooh my, these are certainly
nervous times indeed for Pakistan, Elahi nearly self-destructs
again, forcing one up towards wide mid on, sets off for a quick
single, and sees a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end just
miss, tight
6.4 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, beaten! lovely shortish ball
outside off stump, just withdraws the bat inside the line of it in
time as it moves away through to the keeper
6.5 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, no run, beaten! lovely shortish ball
outside off stump, just withdraws the bat inside the line of it in
time as it moves away through to the keeper
6.6 Tuffey to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, at last the first boundary of the
innings, Tuffey overpitches and strays a bit on the legs, well
picked off by the classy Yousuf, clipping it through vacant
midwicket, huge open space on the leg side to play
End of over 7 (5 runs) Pakistan 15/3 (RR: 2.14 RRR: 270/43 = 6.28)
DR Tuffey 4-1-8-2 - Port Hills End
Saleem Elahi 5* (12b) Yousuf Youhana 6* (16b 1x4)
Pakistan 15/4, Partnership of 10
Yousuf Youhana run out (Vincent) 6 (16b 1x4 0x6)
Abdur Razzaq is the new batsman at the crease, with Inzamam
straining his groin while fielding, he can't come in until No 7 or
later
7.1 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, fantastic stuff from Vincent!
Yousuf chances his luck, dropping a shortish straight ball down on
the leg side, Vincent flies in from midwicket, pouncing and
throwing down the stumps on the fly at the bowler's end, the third
umpire is called upon
and Yousuf must walk back to the pavilion, sensational fielding,
very dangerous running, and New Zealand are on fire, while
Pakistan's top order is half-extinguished
Pakistan 15/4, Partnership of 10
Yousuf Youhana run out (Vincent) 6 (16b 1x4 0x6)
Abdur Razzaq is the new batsman at the crease, with Inzamam
straining his groin while fielding, he can't come in until No 7 or
later
7.1 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball
outside off stump, firmly pushed straight up to Vettori at mid off
7.2 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball
outside off stump, firmly pushed straight up to Vettori at mid off
7.1 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish ball seams back in to
the right hander, tucked up well, rebounding away from the body
towards point
7.2 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish ball seams back in to
the right hander, tucked up well, rebounding away from the body
towards point
7.2 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish straight ball angling
across the right hander, stands tall on the crease in defending up
towards Vettori at mid off
7.3 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish straight ball angling
across the right hander, stands tall on the crease in defending up
towards Vettori at mid off
7.3 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, three runs, full and straight, firmly
driven straight down the ground past the bowler, thw fielders
chase, with Vettori running it down from long on, they sprint back
for a third, with Elahi struggling
Vincent fires the relay at the keeper's end with Elahi in a bit of
trouble, but it hits him in the body covering the line of the
stumps, deflecting down to long leg, it's pandemonium here!
7.4 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, three runs, full and straight, firmly
driven straight down the ground past the bowler, thw fielders
chase, with Vettori running it down from long on, they sprint back
for a third, with Elahi struggling
Vincent fires the relay at the keeper's end with Elahi in a bit of
trouble, but it hits him in the body covering the line of the
stumps, deflecting down to long leg, it's pandemonium here!
7.4 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, shoulders arms to a shortish ball
angling away from the right hander outside off stump
7.5 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, shoulders arms to a shortish ball
angling away from the right hander outside off stump
7.5 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, full outside off stump, sweetly
stroked along the ground straight to Vincent at extra cover
7.6 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, full outside off stump, sweetly
stroked along the ground straight to Vincent at extra cover
End of over 8 (4 runs) Pakistan 19/4 (RR: 2.38 RRR: 266/42 = 6.33)
JEC Franklin 4-1-9-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
Abdur Razzaq 3* (4b) Saleem Elahi 5* (15b)
7.6 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, shortish straight ball on off
stump, hops on the crease to stroke it back up the pitch on the
off side to the bowler
End of over 8 (9 runs) Pakistan 19/4 (RR: 2.38 RRR: 266/42 = 6.33)
JEC Franklin 4-1-9-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
Abdur Razzaq 3* (4b) Saleem Elahi 5* (15b)
8.1 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, full ball on off stump, pushes
quietly forward at it, running a thick outside edge along the
ground to Oram at backward point
8.2 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shapes to defend but quickly raises
the bat well clear above his head, squaring around on the crease
to leave alone through to Parore
8.3 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shuffles right across outside off
stump to a full ball, watchfully defending with a vertical blade
up towards Twose at wide mid off
8.4 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, full ball reasonably wide outside
off stump, shapes to play but again leaves alone well clear
through to the keeper
8.5 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, one run, short ball outside off stump sits
up, strongly slapped down by Razzaq towards Harris at point,
awkwardly fielded low down, and it rebounds away to Harris' right,
conceding the single
8.6 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, no run, good full ball on the toes, digs it
out straight up to McMillan at mid on
End of over 9 (1 run) Pakistan 20/4 (RR: 2.22 RRR: 265/41 = 6.46)
DR Tuffey 5-1-9-2 - Port Hills End
Abdur Razzaq 4* (9b) Saleem Elahi 5* (16b)
9.1 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, no run, plays and misses, driving through
the wrong line of a lovely delivery that cuts back in, straight
through the gate and not far from clipping the off bail on its way
through to Parore
9.2 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shoulders arms to a good short
ball angling across the right hander outside off stump
9.3 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball on
off stump, firmly driven straight up to Vettori fielding to his
right at mid off
9.3 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish ball angling down the
leg side, glanced down to Twose at long leg
9.4 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, short ball on off stump, cramped
for room somewhat, but manages to strongly force it into the
ground, to Vincent at extra cover
9.5 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, straight ball on middle and leg,
tucked firmly off the hip straight to McMillan at square leg
9.6 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, full and straight on off stump,
firmly driven straight up to Oram at mid on
End of over 10 (2 runs) Pakistan 22/4 (RR: 2.20 RRR: 263/40 = 6.57)
JEC Franklin 5-1-11-1 (2nb) - Hadlee Stand End
Abdur Razzaq 5* (13b) Saleem Elahi 5* (19b)
10.1 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish straight ball, tucked
down towards short midwicket, easy quick run taken as the two
infielders on the leg side are set a bit deep to prevent it
10.2 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
from the crease, playing down from a height into the covers
10.3 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, no run, tight short ball on off stump,
forced down into the ground, again towards Harris at cover point
10.4 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, FOUR, shot! full outside off stump,
powerfully square driven through backward point like a bullet, it
bisects Harris and Oram inside the circle who are leaden-footed,
barely even noticing it whizz past
10.5 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, one run, shortish straight ball, tucked
down off the hip towards vacant short midwicket, working it nicely
for another easy single as Vincent fields from square leg
10.6 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, good length ball outside off stump,
watchfully defends down into the covers
End of over 11 (6 runs) Pakistan 28/4 (RR: 2.55 RRR: 257/39 = 6.59)
DR Tuffey 6-1-15-2 - Port Hills End
Saleem Elahi 10* (23b 1x4) Abdur Razzaq 6* (15b)
11.1 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, props forward in defence to a
quick full ball, rebounding away from the pad striking outside the
line of length, away towards midwicket
11.2 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, full outside off stump, misplays
an off drive as it cuts back in a fraction, inside edgily pushed
up towards mid on, Franklin fields off his own bowling
11.3 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, one run, full outside off stump, firmly
pushed through the covers, beating Vincent sliding to his left at
extra cover, Vettori is across from mid off to tidy up as they
take the easy single
11.4 Franklin to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish ball on leg stump,
tucked away off the hip towards vacant midwicket, good quick
single taken as McMillan fields from square leg
11.5 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, no run, short ball on off stump, defends
firmly down from a height towards Harris swooping across at cover
point
11.6 Franklin to Saleem Elahi, one run, driving at a shortish ball
outside off stump, spearing a thick edge in the air down through
vacant gully, to Tuffey at third man
End of over 12 (3 runs) Pakistan 31/4 (RR: 2.58 RRR: 254/38 = 6.68)
JEC Franklin 6-1-14-1 (2nb) - Hadlee Stand End
Saleem Elahi 12* (28b 1x4) Abdur Razzaq 7* (16b)
12.1 Tuffey to Saleem Elahi, one run, oooh dear! almost another, Elahi
played too soon through an attempted pick up shot from a shortish
straight ball through the leg side, gets a big top edge over
backward point, dropping just between Harris running back and
Franklin up towards it
12.2 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish straight ball, defends
back down the pitch on the leg side to the bowler
12.3 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish ball on off stump, stands
tall on the crease to defend down in close on the off side
12.4 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, two runs, short ball outside off stump,
stands tall to get over the top of it, forcing it down through
cover point, Harris chases it down inside the boundary from point
12.5 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shuffles across in behind a
shortish ball on off stump, defending with a vertical blade down
to Astle in the covers
12.6 Tuffey to Abdur Razzaq, two runs, shortish ball, mistimes a pull
shot but has enough oomph on it, getting it down through wide
midwicket, mid on chases it down just inside the boundary
End of over 13 (5 runs) Pakistan 36/4 (RR: 2.77 RRR: 249/37 = 6.73)
DR Tuffey 7-1-20-2 - Port Hills End
Saleem Elahi 13* (29b 1x4) Abdur Razzaq 11* (21b)
Jacob Oram replaces Franklin at the Hadlee Stand End, after a fine
spell of 1-14 from 6 overs
13.1 Oram to Saleem Elahi, OUT: unbelievable! short ball outside off
stump, plays a powerful back cut, but it's aerial, Harris leaps up
at backward point and claims a good clean catch, Pakistan in
further disarray
Pakistan 36/5, Partnership of 21
Saleem Elahi c Harris b Oram 13 (30b 1x4 0x6)
Abdur Razzaq 11* (21b) JDP Oram 0.1-0-0-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq the new batsman to the crease, walking out with his
runner, Imran Nazir
13.2 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, well forward to a good length ball
on off stump, defending away towards cover point
13.3 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shuffles right in behind a tight
ball on off stump, defending watchfully up towards extra cover,
VIncent across to his right to field
13.4 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
firmly down to Vincent in the covers again
13.5 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, and another, a little shorter,
steps right in behind it, dead batting it with a vertical blade
down in close on the off side, Vincent scooting in dutifully to
tidy up
13.6 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
straight through to Parore, Oram completes a wicket-maiden first
up
End of over 14 (maiden) Pakistan 36/5 (RR: 2.57 RRR: 249/36 = 6.92)
JDP Oram 1-1-0-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Abdur Razzaq 11* (21b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (5b)
a double bowling change, with Daniel Vettori on to replace Tuffey
after a spell of 2-20 from 7 overs at the Port Hills End
14.1 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, oooh my, not a bad start from
Vettori either, props forward in defence, pitches middle stump and
goes straight into the pad, huge appeal for lbw from all in close,
but turned down by umpire Cowie, just perhaps heading down leg,
very close
14.2 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, props forward in defence again,
this time with some bat involved, dropping it down in close on the
off side
14.3 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, FOUR, Razzaq dances down the pitch,
nonchalantly lofting over mid off's head, a couple of bounces in
the deep and away it goes, good response
as a result, Twose is pushed straight down to long off
14.4 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, forward, defends down in close on
the off side
14.5 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, same again, defending quietly down
in close on the off side coming well forward to a flighted ball
14.6 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, flighted up full and straighter,
drops it away off the toes in close on the leg side
End of over 15 (4 runs) Pakistan 40/5 (RR: 2.67 RRR: 245/35 = 7.00)
DL Vettori 1-0-4-0 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (5b) Abdur Razzaq 15* (27b 1x4)
15.1 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, oooh dear, Inzamam is drawn forward
by a lovely shortish ball outside off stump from Oram, like a moth
to the flame he pushes at it, sliding past the outside edge
through to the keeper
15.2 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, shortish ball angling on leg
stump, strongly picked off the legs through backward square leg,
Twose around to field from finer in the deep, Inzamam started
running before realising he had a runner!
15.3 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, no run, forward, defending down into the
covers, Vincent in to field
15.4 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, no run, oooh my, not again! Razzaq plays
similarly to Inzamam from the first ball of the over, Oram with
lovely line and length, beating the groping outside edge in an
attempt to drive
15.5 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, no run, full and straight, firmly pushed
straight back to the bowler
15.6 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven up towards Astle at wide mid on on the circle edge, quick
single taken with the shot
End of over 16 (1 run) Pakistan 41/5 (RR: 2.56 RRR: 244/34 = 7.18)
JDP Oram 2-1-1-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 1* (7b) Abdur Razzaq 15* (31b 1x4)
time for the first drinks break of the innings, Pakistan will be
hoping to find some rocket fuel in their cups
16.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence,
turning into the pad from outside leg stump, rebounding away
towards point, sharp, short appeal from Vettori turned down
16.2 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, tapped away in close square on
the leg side for an easy single into the gap, Harris fields from
midwicket
16.3 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, props forward in defence, dropping
it down in close on the off side, Parore tidies up from behind the
stumps
16.4 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, crisply driven through extra cover, wide of Astle inside
the circle, Twose around to field in the deep from long off
16.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up with plenty of air,
Inzamam is made to wait, and somewhat uncertainly plays out a ball
to Astle in the covers from his toes
16.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted full and straight,
firmly pushed straight back down the pitch to the bowler
End of over 17 (2 runs) Pakistan 43/5 (RR: 2.53 RRR: 242/33 = 7.33)
DL Vettori 2-0-6-0 - Port Hills End
Abdur Razzaq 16* (33b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 2* (11b)
17.1 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
nudged away backward of point for a sharp single with the shot,
Harris fields to his left, flinging at the stumps, just missing as
Imran scrambles through
17.2 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, straight ball angling into the
pads, firmly clipped but straight to Astle at wide midwicket
17.3 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, straight ball on off stump, firmly
driven straight back down the pitch, Oram fields sharply low to
his right on his follow through
17.4 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, watchfully stands tall in the
crease, defending respectfully from a height back down the pitch
to the bowler, squaring around to get right in behind it
17.5 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, straight ball on leg stump, pushed
away straight to Astle at midwicket
17.6 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, short ball on leg stump, tucked
away off the hip out to Vettori at deep square leg
End of over 18 (2 runs) Pakistan 45/5 (RR: 2.50 RRR: 240/32 = 7.50)
JDP Oram 3-1-3-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 3* (16b) Abdur Razzaq 17* (34b 1x4)
18.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pushing away from the body,
using the turn to stroke it through cover for an easy single
18.2 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish ball turning away
outside off stump, stands tall on the crease to push it through
vacant mid off for an easy single
18.3 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, reaching well away from the body
to one turning away outside off stump again, pushing it quietly
straight to Vincent in the covers
18.4 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flatter, quicker full ball,
driven into the ground, straight back down the pitch to the bowler
who takes it low down at his ankles
18.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, flighted up full and straight,
going straight on as Inzamam tries to sweep, big appeal for lbw
quickly ignored by umpire Cowie as he deems there to be a faint
edge saving Inzamam, rebounds away backward of square leg
18.6 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, props well forward, defending down
in close square on the off side
End of over 19 (3 runs) Pakistan 48/5 (RR: 2.53 RRR: 237/31 = 7.65)
DL Vettori 3-0-9-0 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 5* (20b) Abdur Razzaq 18* (36b 1x4)
19.1 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, legbye: one run, shortish ball angling down
the leg side, stands on one leg trying to swing it away through
square leg, misses, deflects away just wide of Parore down the leg
side, slowing its progress a little for Twose in the deep
19.2 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
steered away down to Tuffey at third manf or a leisurely single,
at last bringing up a sorry looking Pakistan 50
19.3 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
down into the covers, straight to Vincent coming in from extra
cover
19.4 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball just outside off
stump, firmly drives back on the off side of the pitch from the
crease, Oram slows its pace up towards McMillan at mid off
19.5 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, forced straight down the ground on
the leg side, quick single taken with the shot as it's played
nicely into the gap with Astle back down at long on
19.6 Oram to Abdur Razzaq, no run, full outside off stump, powerfully
cracked into the ground, straight up to Harris at cover, a section
of the ground in the No 2 stand all go up in unison in
celebration, not realising it's a bump ball, Harris threatens to
throw at the bowler's end but
End of over 20 (3 runs) Pakistan 51/5 (RR: 2.55 RRR: 234/30 = 7.80)
JDP Oram 4-1-5-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 6* (24b) Abdur Razzaq 19* (38b 1x4)
20.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, short ball outside off stump,
strongly slashed down through backward point, good fielding by
Oram sliding around in the deep keeps them down to just one
20.2 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, props forward, quietly defending
straight back down the pitch to the bowler
20.3 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, forward, nudges it away square on
the off side, looking for a quick run but Astle's quickly to it
from point
20.4 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, one run, flighted up a bit shorter, sits
up to be lazily cut away out to Oram at deep point
20.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, reaches forward watchfully at a
flighted ball outside off stump, quietly pushes it towards Vincent
at extra cover
20.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted very full, Inzamam
looks to come well forward to it, strongly driven straight back
along the pitch, Vettori stopping kneeling down
End of over 21 (2 runs) Pakistan 53/5 (RR: 2.52 RRR: 232/29 = 8.00)
DL Vettori 4-0-11-0 - Port Hills End
Abdur Razzaq 20* (41b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 7* (27b)
Chris Harris comes on to bowl at the Hadlee Stand End, replacing
Oram after a very economical spell of 4-1-5-1
21.1 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, SIX, Harris proceeds to concede more than
that from his first ball alone, as Razzaq advances down the pitch,
lofting a half volley strongly down the ground, and into the base
of the said Hadlee Stand, cracking shot
21.2 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, no run, forward, defends down in close on
the leg side of the pitch
21.3 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, one run, chips deliberately down the
ground, lofting through vacant mid on, down to Astle at long on
21.4 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, forward in defence, dropping it
down in close on the leg side
21.5 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence to one
that hurries straight on, loud appeal for lbw from Harris as it
strikes him on the knee roll on middle and off, turned down by
umpire Hill
21.6 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, shortish ball, forced off the
back foot through vacant mid on to Astle in the deep
End of over 22 (8 runs) Pakistan 61/5 (RR: 2.77 RRR: 224/28 = 8.00)
CZ Harris 1-0-8-0 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (30b) Abdur Razzaq 27* (44b 1x4 1x6)
22.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, driven straight down to Twose at long off
22.2 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, flighted up again, turned into a
low full toss, driven strongly but straight to Vincent at extra
cover
22.3 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, no run, flighted up on the legs, turned
away straight to Harris at wide midwicket
22.4 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, mistimes a drive, squirting it away through vacant point,
to Oram coming in from the deep
22.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence,
quietly dropping a slightly shorter one down in close on the off
side, VIncent tidies up from extra cover
22.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, steps well forward to drive down to Twose at wide long off
End of over 23 (3 runs) Pakistan 64/5 (RR: 2.78 RRR: 221/27 = 8.19)
DL Vettori 5-0-14-0 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 10* (33b) Abdur Razzaq 28* (47b 1x4 1x6)
23.1 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, floated up full outside off
stump, driven straight down to McMillan at long off
23.2 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, no run, well forward, watchfully pushing a
straighter ball away towards Astle at wide midwicket
23.3 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, two runs, short ball sits up on off stump,
Razzaq leverages himself some arm room, forcing it down through
backward point, Franklin around from deep cover to field
23.4 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, no run, shortish ball on off stump, looks
to cut again but gets a thick edge, down to Tuffey at short third
man
23.5 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, no run, short straight ball hurried
through, Razzaq tries to flay it away through the off side once
more, but mistimes it into the ground, straight to Vincent at
extra cover
23.6 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, no run, an even quicker one just outside
off stump, cuts and misses, just missing the off stump through to
Parore
End of over 24 (3 runs) Pakistan 67/5 (RR: 2.79 RRR: 218/26 = 8.38)
CZ Harris 2-0-11-0 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 11* (34b) Abdur Razzaq 30* (52b 1x4 1x6)
24.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up full on off stump,
well forward in defence, away towards cover
24.2 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence,
quietly dropping it down in close on the off side, Vincent in to
field once more
24.3 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, shortish ball, forced off the
back foot up through vacant mid on, Twose in from the deep to
fling it back
24.4 Vettori to Abdur Razzaq, one run, shortish ball on off stump, cut
down to Oram at deep cover point
24.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up nicely straighter,
makes Inzamam wait on the crease, watchfully pushing it straight
towards Vincent at extra cover
24.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, tight ball on off stump,
squeezed away out to Oram at deep backward point
End of over 25 (3 runs) Pakistan 70/5 (RR: 2.80 RRR: 215/25 = 8.60)
DL Vettori 6-0-17-0 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 13* (39b) Abdur Razzaq 31* (53b 1x4 1x6)
25 overs have now been bowled, so we officially have a game on our
hands, as the murky weather hovers in the distant background, with
New Zealand D/L +90 at the halfway stage ... Pakistan have just a
little bit of work to do from here!
25.1 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, angling down the leg side,
glanced down to Twose at long leg
25.2 Harris to Abdur Razzaq, OUT: dances down the track, looking to
smash Harris over the top, but mistimes it, lofting straight down
the throat of Tuffey who lines it up safely at long off a couple
of metres inside the boundary
Pakistan 71/6, Partnership of 35
Abdur Razzaq c Tuffey b Harris 31 (54b 1x4 1x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 14* (40b) CZ Harris 2.2-0-12-1
Moin Khan the new batsman
25.3 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, shortish ball drifting on the legs,
turned away through backward square leg to get off the mark
25.4 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven straight to Vincent at extra cover
25.5 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, slices an outside edge from a
full ball, straight down to Fleming at short third man
25.6 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, floated up full outside off
stump, firmly driven straight to Vincent in the covers
End of over 26 (2 runs) Pakistan 72/6 (RR: 2.77 RRR: 213/24 = 8.88)
CZ Harris 3-0-13-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 1* (1b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 14* (43b)
26.1 Vettori to Moin Khan, no run, flighted up outside off stump, pushes
down in close on the off side in defence, Parore tidies up from
behind the stumps
26.2 Vettori to Moin Khan, no run, flighted outside leg stump, turning
in, dropped away forward of square on the leg side, Parore scoots
across to tidy up again
26.3 Vettori to Moin Khan, two runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly back cut through backward point, Oram across from deep
point to field
26.4 Vettori to Moin Khan, no run, props forward in defence, pushing
straight back down the pitch to the bowler
26.5 Vettori to Moin Khan, one run, flighted up full outside off stump,
driven down to Twose at wide long off, just past Vincent inside
the circle a little squarer
26.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, driven away through vacant cover, just working the singles,
though Pakistan need a lot more than that
End of over 27 (4 runs) Pakistan 76/6 (RR: 2.81 RRR: 209/23 = 9.09)
DL Vettori 7-0-21-0 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 15* (44b) Moin Khan 4* (6b)
27.1 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish straight ball, defends
from the crease, pushing back up towards vacant mid on, Harris
intercepts to his right to prevent the run
27.2 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, quicker straight ball, Inzamam
tries to work it away but is taken high on the pad, dropping down
in close on the off side
27.3 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, floated up full outside off
stump, driven past the diving Vincent, down to Tuffey at wide long
off
27.4 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, flatter ball honing in on middle and
leg, squared around on the crease, quietly defending down towards
Vincent at extra cvorr
27.5 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, props well forward in defence, playing
quietly down in close on the off side with bat/pad
27.6 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, floated full outside off stump,
driven straight up to Tuffey coming in to field just outside the
circle from long off
End of over 28 (2 runs) Pakistan 78/6 (RR: 2.79 RRR: 207/22 = 9.41)
CZ Harris 4-0-15-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 5* (9b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 16* (47b)
28.1 Vettori to Moin Khan, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump,
slashes hard at it, playing through the air through vacant short
third man, and with no third man in place either, it's a rarely
sighted boundary
28.2 Vettori to Moin Khan, one run, comes forward to a flighted full
ball, tapped away in close on the off side, good quick single
taken with tehe shot as Vincent dives in from cover, leaving the
ball behind him as he dived in to throw it underarm
28.3 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up full outside off
stump, well forward in defence towards cover
28.4 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, back to a ball on middle and
leg, drops it away towards Harris at midwicket
28.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, forward, quietly smothers it,
defending down in close on the off side
28.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, forward in defence, turns into
the pad, rebounding away into the off side, Vettori stifles an
appeal
End of over 29 (5 runs) Pakistan 83/6 (RR: 2.86 RRR: 202/21 = 9.62)
DL Vettori 8-0-26-0 - Port Hills End
Moin Khan 10* (11b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 16* (51b)
29.1 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, props forward to a shortish ball on
off stump, nudging it away towards vacant point for a nippy
single, as McMillan fields from backward point
29.2 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, forward, pushing a shortish ball
out towards Franklin coming in to field from deep cover
29.3 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, floated up full outside off stump,
turned into a low full toss by coming well forward, strongly
driven down to Tuffey at long off
29.4 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flatter ball angling in on leg
stump, drops it down towards Astle at wide midwicket, rebounding
firmly from the pad
29.5 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, floated up full outside off
stump, stroked straight to Vincent coming in to field from extra
cover
29.6 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, floated up full outside off
stump again, driven out to Franklin at deep cover
End of over 30 (4 runs) Pakistan 87/6 (RR: 2.90 RRR: 198/20 = 9.90)
CZ Harris 5-0-19-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 18* (55b) Moin Khan 12* (13b 1x4)
20 overs remaining, Pakistan needing 198 for victory with just 4
wickets in hand, one would probably say that's a pretty tough ask,
as this National Bank One-Day International Series looks set to go
down to a decider at Dunedin
30.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up full outside off
stump, quietly pushed along the ground straight to Vincent at
cover
30.2 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up straighter, driven
straight up to Harris at wide midwicket
30.3 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, flighted up outside off stump,
pushed up towards Vincent at extra cover
30.4 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball turning away just
outside off stump, steered to Astle at backward point
30.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, flighted up full reasonably
wide outside off stump, drives with the turn, out to Oram at deep
point
30.6 Vettori to Moin Khan, no run, forward, defending down in close on
the off side of the pitch
End of over 31 (1 run) Pakistan 88/6 (RR: 2.84 RRR: 197/19 = 10.37)
DL Vettori 9-0-27-0 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 19* (60b) Moin Khan 12* (14b 1x4)
31.1 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, short ball, strongly swung away
from off stump out to Vettori at deep midwicket
31.2 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, drifting down the leg side, turned
away down to Twose at long leg
31.3 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, dropped ! shortish ball, swung
away hard to Astle at midwicket, diving to his right, had it but
just spilled out of his hands, Astle kicks the air as he's most
displeased with that effort
31.4 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, floated up full on the toes,
turned away squarer of Astle at midwicket to work the easy single
31.5 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, stabs forward in defence down the
wrong line of a fairly straight one on off stump, inside edgily
plays it away to Astle at midwicket
31.6 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, reaching well forward to a full
floater outside off stump, steers it away to McMillan quickly
across to field at point from backward of square
End of over 32 (3 runs) Pakistan 91/6 (RR: 2.84 RRR: 194/18 = 10.78)
CZ Harris 6-0-22-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 21* (63b) Moin Khan 13* (17b 1x4)
32.1 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, forward, defending down in close
on the off side
32.2 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, floated up full outside off
stump, driven straight to Vincent at extra cover
32.3 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, floated up very full, Inzamam
approaches it, having a big heave across the line, gets an ugly
bottom edge squirting away to backward square leg, not pretty
stuff
32.4 Vettori to Moin Khan, one run, Moin does it with slightly more
composure, sweeping strongly out to Tuffey at long leg
32.5 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, and another rare boundary, good
clean pull shot along the ground through backward square leg,
struck too well for Franklin at deep midwicket
32.6 Vettori to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence,
dropping it down in close on the off side
End of over 33 (9 runs) Pakistan 97/6 (RR: 2.94 RRR: 188/17 = 11.06)
DL Vettori 10-0-33-0 - Port Hills End
Moin Khan 14* (18b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 26* (68b 1x4)
33.1 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, tight ball on off stump pushed
through, forward in defence down in close on the off side
33.2 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, tapped away towards cover point,
quick single taken as McMillan's across from backward point to
field
33.3 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, well forward, quietly pushing in
defence up to Vincent at extra cover
33.4 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, floated up full outside off
stump, pushed back on the off side of the pitch
33.5 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shorter ball, Inzamam strongly
forces it back on the leg side of the pitch, Harris across to do
his own fielding
33.6 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
forced off the back foot into the covers, Vincent darts to his
left to smartly field and prevent the single being taken
End of over 34 (1 run) Pakistan 98/6 (RR: 2.88 RRR: 187/16 = 11.69)
CZ Harris 7-0-23-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 15* (20b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 26* (72b 1x4)
Franklin returns, replacing Vettori at the Port Hills End, having
bowled out his 10 overs for 33
34.1 Franklin to Moin Khan, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defended
down to Vincent in the covers
34.2 Franklin to Moin Khan, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
forced down from a height to Harris at backward point
34.3 Franklin to Moin Khan, one run, fuller ball outside off stump,
firmly tapped towards cover point, quick single taken with the
shot shot as Vincent slides to his left to field
34.4 Franklin to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, angling down the leg side,
glanced off the legs down to Tuffey at fine leg to bring up
Pakistan's 100
34.5 Franklin to Moin Khan, one run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven straight down to Twose at long off
34.6 Franklin to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, short of a length straight
ball, pushed back down the pitch past the bowler from the back
foot, McMillan across from mid on to field
End of over 35 (4 runs) Pakistan 102/6 (RR: 2.91 RRR: 183/15 = 12.20)
JEC Franklin 7-1-18-1 (2nb) - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 28* (74b 1x4) Moin Khan 17* (24b 1x4)
35.1 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, floated up full outside off
stump, firmly driven straight to Vincent at extra cover
35.2 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, stands on the crease, driving a
straight one up to Oram at long on
35.3 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, floated up full outside off stump,
driven out to Franklin at deep cover
35.4 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence,
dropping it down in close on the off side, Vincent scoots in to
field from extra cover
35.5 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full and straight on the toes,
driven straight to Astle at wide midwicket
35.6 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball, tries to pull but
misses, into the top of the pad and drops down in close on the leg
side
End of over 36 (2 runs) Pakistan 104/6 (RR: 2.89 RRR: 181/14 = 12.93)
CZ Harris 8-0-25-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 18* (25b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 29* (79b 1x4)
36.1 Franklin to Moin Khan, no run, full and straight, pushed back on
the leg side of the pitch in defence, Franklin does his own
fielding
36.2 Franklin to Moin Khan, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven straight to Vincent at extra cover
36.3 Franklin to Moin Khan, one run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven through the same region, this one just has a bit more juice
to defeat the diving Vincent to his right, getting a hand to it,
to slow its pace down to Twose at deep extra cover
36.4 Franklin to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish straight ball, gets
right in behind it, quietly defending straight back down the pitch
to the bowler
36.5 Franklin to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, shortish straight ball again,
this time worked away wide of McMillan at mid on for the easy
single, the throw is whipped back hard and flat to the bowler
36.6 Franklin to Moin Khan, one run, angling down the leg side, turned
away off the hip down to Tuffey at long leg
End of over 37 (3 runs) Pakistan 107/6 (RR: 2.89 RRR: 178/13 = 13.69)
JEC Franklin 8-1-21-1 (2nb) - Port Hills End
Moin Khan 20* (29b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 30* (81b 1x4)
37.1 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, forward, defends quietly down to
Vincent in the covers
37.2 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, quicker, flat ball, Moin misreads it,
looking to swing it away through square leg, misses and it bounces
up over the stumps, Parore fumbles the take
37.3 Harris to Moin Khan, FOUR, beautifully late cut through gully,
beats the two fielders in that region, Fleming and McMillan, and
the timing takes it all the way to the vacant third man boundary
with ease, a touch of class
37.4 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
37.5 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, tight ball angling in on off stump,
tries to lay it away fine but misses, just misses the off bail as
it goes through to Parore
37.6 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, shortish ball angling on leg stump,
worked away through vacant square leg for an easy single
End of over 38 (5 runs) Pakistan 112/6 (RR: 2.95 RRR: 173/12 = 14.42)
CZ Harris 9-0-30-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 25* (35b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 30* (81b 1x4)
Oram returns, replacing Franklin at the Port Hills End
38.1 Oram to Moin Khan, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, steered
straight down to Harris at backward point
38.2 Oram to Moin Khan, no run, full and straight on off stump, firmly
pushed straight to Vincent at extra cover
38.3 Oram to Moin Khan, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, helps it
on its way, slashing it deliberately in the air over backward
point, struck too strongly for Astle chasing to his right from
third man, not compelled to dive as it crosses the boundary
38.4 Oram to Moin Khan, two runs, opens the face, steering it just past
the diving Harris at backward point, slows its pace just a little,
for Astle to sprint in from third man, firing back the return as
they sneak back for a sharp second
38.5 Oram to Moin Khan, no run, good short ball outside off stump,
dabbles and misses at it, straight through to Parore
38.6 Oram to Moin Khan, one run, short ball outside off stump, runs it
off the face straight down to Astle at third man
End of over 39 (7 runs) Pakistan 119/6 (RR: 3.05 RRR: 166/11 = 15.09)
JDP Oram 5-1-12-1 - Port Hills End
Moin Khan 32* (41b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 30* (81b 1x4)
and amazingly, it's at last time for the final drinks break of the
game - such is the speed at which New Zealand has pushed through
its overs, that 39 have been completed in the time before the
second break
Pakistan require a mere 166 from the final 66 balls, at a required
rate of 15.09 per over, one would say that's a fairly stiff ask at
this stage, and Inzamam and Moin are clearly resigned to the
result
simply happy to accumulate, and try and bat themselves into some
form in the middle, which unfortunately has spelt the death of
this game from quite some time back
as Vettori and Harris just pushed through a bundle of tidy overs
without incident, after the initial sensational burst which saw
the first three wickets fall for five runs, four for 15, and the
fifth at 36
39.1 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, floated up outside off stump, nudges
it away towards McMillan at backward point
39.2 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, jumps down the track, looking to hit
over the top but Harris hurries a flat one through on his pads,
forced to readjust, quietly defending back down the pitch on the
leg side
39.3 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, shortish ball on off stump, steered
away straight to McMillan at backward point
39.4 Harris to Moin Khan, no run, Moin advances once more, and again he
is pegged back by Harris who tucks him up on his pads, dropping it
down towards short midwicket, has to scoot back into his crease as
Astle's in to field
39.5 Harris to Moin Khan, one run, floated up very full on the toes,
driven down to Oram at wide long on
39.6 Harris to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward in defence,
dropping it down in close on the off side
End of over 40 (1 run) Pakistan 120/6 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 165/10 = 16.50)
CZ Harris 10-0-31-1 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 33* (46b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 30* (82b 1x4)
Harris completes his 10 overs, taking 1-31, very tidy, if somewhat
innocuous and Pakistan allowed him to dictate largely as they
mostly didn't attempt to take it to him, except for Razzaq who
came off second best
40.1 Oram to Moin Khan, FOUR, short rising ball outside off stump, lifts
it away high and wide of Parore to his left, crashing into the
hoardings near the sightscreen, too fine for the sub fielder at
third man, to bring up the 50 partnership
40.2 Oram to Moin Khan, one run, driven up towards wide mid on, easy
single taken with the shot as McMillan fields to his right
40.3 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven straight back along the pitch to the bowler
40.4 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, full outside off stump, driven up
to Twose at wide long off
40.5 Oram to Moin Khan, one run, shortish ball angling down the leg
side, picked away using the pace, down to Tuffey at long leg
40.6 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish ball on off stump, opens
the face, running it straight down to backward point
End of over 41 (7 runs) Pakistan 127/6 (RR: 3.10 RRR: 158/9 = 17.56)
JDP Oram 6-1-19-1 - Port Hills End
Moin Khan 39* (49b 4x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 31* (85b 1x4)
Nathan Astle comes into the bowling attack, replacing Harris at the
Hadlee Stand End
41.1 Astle to Moin Khan, one run, full on the toes, driven straight down
to the sub fielder at long on
41.2 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full and straight, driven straight
back down the pitch to the bowler
41.3 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, shortish ball on off stump,
nudged away forward of point, tight single taken as Oram fields to
his right, flinging it at the bowler's end, Astle fumbles as
Imran's safely through
41.4 Astle to Moin Khan, no run, full on the toes, driven straight down
to wide midwicket
41.5 Astle to Moin Khan, one run, full outside off stump, driven down to
Tuffey at long off
41.6 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full on off stump, squeezed back
down the pitch to the bowler
End of over 42 (3 runs) Pakistan 130/6 (RR: 3.10 RRR: 155/8 = 19.38)
NJ Astle 1-0-3-0 - Hadlee Stand End
Moin Khan 41* (52b 4x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 32* (88b 1x4)
42.1 Oram to Moin Khan, no run, beaten! good shortish ball passing
through outside off stump, Moin hops on the crease trying to run
it away fine, misses straight through to the keeper
42.2 Oram to Moin Khan, one run, fuller ball outside off stump, driven
down to Twose at long off
42.3 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, tight ball on off stump, watchfully
defends down to Vincent in the covers
42.4 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, similar again, shuffles right
across his crease, squaring around to get in behind it on off
stump, defending down in close on the off side, Vincent scoots in
to field
42.5 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, and another, more firmly pushed
straight to Vincent already on the advance in from extra cover to
field
42.6 Oram to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
opens the face to run it down to reserve fielder Shanan Stewart at
third man
End of over 43 (2 runs) Pakistan 132/6 (RR: 3.07 RRR: 153/7 = 21.86)
JDP Oram 7-1-21-1 - Port Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 33* (92b 1x4) Moin Khan 42* (54b 4x4)
43.1 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, low straight full toss, firmly
turned straight to Fleming at wide midwicket
43.2 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, similar ball, turned straight to
Fleming at wide midwicket once more
43.3 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, full on the legs, strongly
clipped away through vacant square leg, sub fielder Andre Adams is
around from deep midwicket, firing in at the keeper's end, Imran
Nazir had to scramble and dive into his crease after taking the
first one lazily
43.4 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, full on the legs, turned away
towards vacant midwicket, working the easy single with the shot as
Fleming fields to his right inside the circle
43.5 Astle to Moin Khan, no run, full outside off stump, strongly driven
straight to Vincent at extra cover, making a good save and quickly
firing it back to Parore as Moin threatened to look for a single
but quickly gets back into his crease
43.6 Astle to Moin Khan, no run, very full ball outside off stump,
driven straight to Vincent at extra cover again
End of over 44 (3 runs) Pakistan 135/6 (RR: 3.07 RRR: 150/6 = 25.00)
NJ Astle 2-0-6-0 - Hadlee Stand End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 36* (96b 1x4) Moin Khan 42* (56b 4x4)
Daryl Tuffey returns to the bowling attack, replacing Oram after a
spell of 3 overs costing 16 at the Port Hills End
44.1 Tuffey to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full ball outside off stump,
firmly driven straight to Vincent at extra cover
44.2 Tuffey to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, tight ball on off stump, defends
down to Vincent in the covers once more
44.3 Tuffey to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, props forward to a full ball on
off stump, steers it away away to Astle at backward point
44.4 Tuffey to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, straight shortish ball, pushed
up towards wide mid on for an easy single as McMillan fields
across to his right on the circle edge
44.5 Tuffey to Moin Khan, SIX, Moin does his bit to chip away at the
required, picking a shortish ball on the up, well clear of wide
midwicket, good clean blow
44.6 Tuffey to Moin Khan, one run, full outside off stump, squeezes it
away towards cover point for an easy single worked wide of the
fielder
End of over 45 (8 runs) Pakistan 143/6 (RR: 3.18 RRR: 142/5 = 28.40)
DR Tuffey 8-1-28-2 - Port Hills End
Moin Khan 49* (58b 4x4 1x6) Inzamam-ul-Haq 37* (100b 1x4)
45.1 Astle to Moin Khan, one run, full and straight, tapped up towards
Fleming at wide midwicket, quietly amble the single and that
brings up Moin's 50 from just 59 balls, 4x4, 1x6
45.2 Astle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT: straight ball on off stump, picks it
up towards Vincent at extra cover, lobbing it up simply for an
easy catch, and Inzamam walks off with his hard-worked runner
Imran after a long stay at the crease
Pakistan 144/7, Partnership of 73
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Vincent b Astle 37 (101b 1x4 0x6)
Moin Khan 50* (59b 4x4 1x6) NJ Astle 2.2-0-7-1
that brings to an end a 7th wicket partnership of 73 that more than
doubled the Pakistan score, bringing it some semblence of
respectability, though still a long way short of the desired mark
Wasim Akram the new batsman
45.3 Astle to Wasim Akram, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven straight to Stewart at extra cover
45.4 Astle to Wasim Akram, OUT: and another one goes, Astle with a quick
double strike, trying to hasten the end of the innings after a
long stay of execution, tries to swing a full ball over the top
but only succeeds in getting a top edge, which Twose grabs over
his should
Pakistan 144/8, Partnership of 0
Wasim Akram c Twose b Astle 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
Moin Khan 50* (59b 4x4 1x6) NJ Astle 2.4-0-7-2
Saqlain Mushtaq the new batsman to the crease
45.5 Astle to Moin Khan, OUT: unbelievable! Astle with 3 wicket in 4
balls, Moin swings it hard and high over mid on, Harris lines it
up at long on, taking it right inside the rope before
overbalancing back over the line
Pakistan 144/9, Partnership of 0
Moin Khan c Harris b Astle 50 (60b 4x4 1x6)
Saqlain Mushtaq 0* (0b) NJ Astle 2.5-0-7-3
he smartly throws it up in the air before stepping over and then
jumps back inside the rope to complete the catch, a great solo
double-team effort! the third umpire checks the catch, and indeed
he did it cleanly, super stuff
under the old laws last year before September, that wouldn't have
been out, and called a six, but just like the six from McMillan
that struck the rope earlier, the rules have changed - both in New
Zealand's favour today!
Astle on a hat-trick, with Saqlain on strike, and last man in Waqar
Younis at the other end, a silly mid off in place
45.6 Astle to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, straight ball angling into the
pad, defends down in close on the leg side, hat-trick averted
End of over 46 (1 run) Pakistan 144/9 (RR: 3.13 RRR: 141/4 = 35.25)
NJ Astle 3-0-7-3 - Hadlee Stand End
Waqar Younis 0* (0b) Saqlain Mushtaq 0* (1b)
46.1 Tuffey to Waqar Younis, one run, shortish straight ball, turned
away wide of McMillan at wide midwicket for the easy single
46.2 Tuffey to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, super short rising ball outside
off stump, well beaten having a fiddle at it, Saqlain knew little
about that one
46.3 Tuffey to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, similar again, lovely quick
rising ball outside off stump, plays and misses through to the
keeper
46.4 Tuffey to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, driven up towards wide mid off,
quick single taken with the shot, Vincent fires at the bowler's
end but instead hits poor umpire Cowie in the ankle trying to get
out of the way
46.5 Tuffey to Waqar Younis, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
opens the face, guiding it down straight to backward point
46.6 Tuffey to Waqar Younis, OUT: and it's all over, quick full ball,
struck low down on the pad, appeal for lbw from Tuffey and given
by umpire Cowie, looked to strike middle and leg, and probably
hitting leg
Pakistan 146/10, Partnership of 2
Waqar Younis lbw b Tuffey 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 47 (2 runs) Pakistan 146/10 (RR: 3.11 RRR: 139/3 = 46.33)
DR Tuffey 9-1-30-3 - Port Hills End
Saqlain Mushtaq 1* (4b)
New Zealand wrap up an amazingly comfortably 138 run victory, to
square the National Bank One-Day International Series 2-2 with one
match remaining
the crowd chant and clap the New Zealand team off the field in
rhythm to a deep bass tune pumping away, in appreciation of a
comprehensive effort not seen regularly by the home team this
season
the manner in which they completed the victory certainly pepped up
the crowd in the end, with 4 wickets falling within the space of
11 balls, after going 20 overs without seeing a breakthrough
it was a dominant performance from start to finish, with an initial
stutter with the loss of Fleming, but then Astle and Twose
kickstarted things with a century stand for the second wicket
after another couple of little stutters, it was firstly Astle and
McMillan, then the McMillan show solo with able support from
Harris, as he smashed the Pakistanis out of the game with a final
burst
to secure his maiden One-Day International century off the final
available ball of the innings (take III, thanks to Saqlain), a
remarkable knock and certain puts him in prime position to take
out the Man of the Match award
Pakistan got off to a horror reply, with a slightly rearranged
batting order to accommodate Inzamam's injury, and they never had
any hope after being 5/3, 15/4 and 36/5, and only thanks to
Razzaq, Moin and Inzamam did they gain any level of respectabilit
Astle cleaned things up nicely at the death, taking three wickets
in four balls to round off a useful day after scoring 71, a
welcome return to form
but there's no doubting who the Man of the Match is, Craig McMillan
receives the National Bank Player of the Match award for his
stunning 104 not out from 75 balls
he leaps well clear at the top of the National Bank International
Player of the Year standings, with 10 points, 4 points clear of
second place
amusingly, he comments on the incident where he raised his bat to
the crowd upon striking the second six of the final over, to take
him to 97 - his partner Chris Harris had wrongly informed him he
had reached his century!
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