New Zealand
147/8 (20)
T20I Match
VS
Pakistan
149/4 (18.2)
Pakistan won by 6 wkts



Commentary
Ball-by-ball updates, key moments and over summaries.
Completed
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 0
4
Over
Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, FOUR, Babar Azam ends it in style. Tossed up legbreak outside off, he reaches out and lofts over extra-cover and beats long-off to his left. Pakistan win by 6 wickets
Over
Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, no run, slower and tossed up on off, Babar Azam watchfully defends it back
Runs: 21 • Wickets: 0
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6
4
Over
Tickner to Haider Ali, FOUR, Tickner is shaking his head. Another slower ball, on a fuller length outside off, Haider Ali gets forward and lofts powerfully over cover. 21 off the over and the game's done
Over
Tickner to Haider Ali, SIX, that has gone into crowd and the grassbanks at deep square leg. A back of a length delivery outside off, Haider Ali with a monstrous pull that soars miles over the fence. What a way to begin your innings
Over
Tickner to Babar Azam, 1 run, good length on off-stump, defended to backward point and an unnecessary throw from the fielder, Chapman at long-on is slow to come in to take the throw from backward point and that allows the single
Over
Tickner to Babar Azam, FOUR, the slower leg-cutter outside off, sits up and with mid-off up, was asking to be hit, Babar Azam slaps it wide of cover and mid-off. Whatever pressure was there, Babar has released that with those two hits
Over
Tickner to Babar Azam, FOUR, thumped. That should ease the pressure off. A back of a length delivery on off, Babar Azam pulls hard and wide of mid-wicket, off the front foot too and that rockets to the fence
Over
Tickner to Babar Azam, 2 runs, on a length and on the pads, whipped away to the left of deep backward square leg and a fumble+a long throw gives Babar Azam the opportunity to get the second
Runs: 1 • Wickets: 0
1
Over
Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run, another knuckle-ball on a fuller length outside off, Babar Azam squeezes it down to third man
Over
Boult to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length outside off, Babar Azam punches to cover