Match


New Zealand

147/8 (20)

T20I Match

VS

Pakistan

149/4 (18.2)

Pakistan won by 6 wkts

Fixture: New Zealand vs Pakistan
Start: 08 Oct 2022 06:10 AM
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Commentary

Ball-by-ball updates, key moments and over summaries.


Completed

End of Over 18

Runs: 4  •  Wickets: 0

0
4
18.2
Over
4

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

18.1
Over
0

Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, no run, slower and tossed up on off, Babar Azam watchfully defends it back

End of Over 17

Runs: 21  •  Wickets: 0

2
4
4
1
6
4
17.6
Over
4

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

17.5
Over
6

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

17.4
Over
1

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

17.3
Over
4

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

17.2
Over
4

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

17.1
Over
2

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

End of Over 16

Runs: 1  •  Wickets: 0

0
1
16.5
Over
1

Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run, another knuckle-ball on a fuller length outside off, Babar Azam squeezes it down to third man

16.4
Over
0

Boult to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length outside off, Babar Azam punches to cover