Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 135/7 | RR: 6.75

  • Adam Milne2 (3b)
  • Nathan McCullum1 (3b)
  • Sohail Tanvir4-0-24-2
  • Mohammad Irfan4-0-27-2

9.33 pm Pakistan have done extremely well to restrict New Zealand to 135. Only 25 runs came in the last five overs. For New Zealand, they lost the momentum once they lost Anderson. Back in 10 for the chase.

19.6
1
Sohail Tanvir to Milne, 1 run, bowls a slower yorker to finish off the innings.. the batsman can only get an inside edge to short fine leg
19.5
1
Sohail Tanvir to McCullum, 1 run, makes room and punches it to mid-off for a single
19.4
1b
Sohail Tanvir to Milne, 1 bye, another bye! Tanvir is not impressed with Sarfraz's aims. Another slower ball missed by the batsman
19.3
1b
Sohail Tanvir to McCullum, 1 bye, he runs a bye after missing the slower bouncer. The batsman was looking to steer it to third man but was beaten completely
19.2
1
Sohail Tanvir to Milne, 1 run, length delivery wide outside off, the batsman slices it down to third man to get off the mark
19.1
W
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, OUT, timberland!! Ronchi goes across the line to the length delivery but this was always coming in from round the wicket.. He misses, he looses his off stump

L Ronchi b Sohail Tanvir 33 (43m 28b 4x4 0x6) SR: 117.85

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 130/6 | RR: 6.84

  • Nathan McCullum0 (1b)
  • Luke Ronchi33 (27b)
  • Mohammad Irfan4-0-27-2
  • Raza Hasan4-0-24-1
18.6
0
Mohammad Irfan to McCullum, no run, that's more like it from Irfan.. Digs it on short of length and the extra bounce does the rest, beats the bat comfortably
18.6
1w
Mohammad Irfan to McCullum, 1 wide, wants to cramp the batsman but this one goes down the leg side
18.5
1
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 1 run, he keeps mistiming his shots! Goes for the pull this time and gets a top edge that lands safely at backward square leg

McNath is here.

That Anderson dismissal has taken the winds out of New Zealand's sails

18.4
W
Mohammad Irfan to Neesham, OUT, fuller, Neesham has to go.. He went after it but ended up slicing it to long off. Easy catch for Umar Akmal.

JDS Neesham c Umar Akmal b Mohammad Irfan 6 (14m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

18.3
0
Mohammad Irfan to Neesham, no run, looks to make some room but Irfan fires it full and just inside the line.. 143 kph.. The batsman can't connect
18.2
1
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 1 run, fuller delivery, Ronchi won't mind those.. he clears his front leg and drives it firmly to long off
18.1
1
Mohammad Irfan to Neesham, 1 run, looks for the yorker but it's a low full toss, Neesham is a touch surprised and only manages to push it softly towards wide mid-off

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | NZ: 126/5 | RR: 7.00

  • James Neesham5 (6b)
  • Luke Ronchi31 (25b)
  • Raza Hasan4-0-24-1
  • Sohail Tanvir3-0-21-1
17.6
1
Raza Hasan to Neesham, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, the batsman eases it to long on
17.5
2
Raza Hasan to Neesham, 2 runs, now Neesham gets into the swing.. Hammers it over midwicket but more good work by Saad Nasim in the deep.. He leaps to his right now and palms the ball in to the field to prevent six. A hard critic will call it a drop but I am soft
17.4
0
Raza Hasan to Neesham, no run, full and quick on off stump, Neesham can only dig it out towards cover
17.3
1
Raza Hasan to Ronchi, 1 run, quicker and on the pads, the batsman flat-bats it to deep square leg for a single
17.2
1
Raza Hasan to Neesham, 1 run, he dabs this one to the leg side to bring Ronchi back on strike
17.1
0
Raza Hasan to Neesham, no run, quicker one outside off, beats the bat as Neesham plays down the wrong line

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | NZ: 121/5 | RR: 7.11

  • Luke Ronchi30 (24b)
  • James Neesham1 (1b)
  • Sohail Tanvir3-0-21-1
  • Raza Hasan3-0-19-1
16.6
4
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, FOUR, slower delivery, the batsman is beaten in his punch shot but he gets a bottom edge on it that runs between the keeper and short third man.. No timing whatsoever but Ronchi keeps ticking
16.5
1
Sohail Tanvir to Neesham, 1 run, he reaches out and carves this fuller delivery over the infield for a single to deep cover
16.4
1
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 run, gets no timing as he looks to swing this full toss, this works fine too as it lands short of the fielder at deep midwicket
16.3
2
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 2 runs, quicker one on the the stumps, Ronchi looks to pull it towards deep midwicket but gets no timing.. that is good for him as the field is deep and he gets enough time to get back for the second
16.2
0
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run, nicely disguised slower bouncer! The batsman was looking to play the upper cut but is beaten by the lack of pace
16.1
0
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run, angles it in from wide of the crease, the batsman cuts it to backward point

Tanvir comes back now, round the wicket

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Career High

65

Sarfraz Ahmed's previous high score in limited overs cricket (both ODIs and T20Is)

Careless.

1

Number of times that two of Pakistan's top three batsmen have been run out; this is the first.

Tough Defence

3

Number of times, in 14 attempts, that a score of 140 runs or less has been successfully defended in Dubai.

Career High

20

Corey Anderson's highest score in T20Is before today - he made 48 in this game

Crumbly Top

4

Instances of New Zealand losing 3 wickets for 15 runs or less - twice against Pakistan.

A maiden duck

1

That was Kane Williamson's first duck in T20 internationals - in his 18th innings