END OF OVER:50 | 14 Runs | NZ: 246/7 | RR: 4.92
- Ross Taylor105 (135b)
- Nathan McCullum13 (15b)
- Wahab Riaz10-0-51-2
- Mohammad Irfan10-1-57-3
6.42pm New Zealand were rocked early by the fast bowlers, Irfan and Wahab bowled tight lines and hardly allowed any partnerships to flourish. But Taylor stuck it out, he was not in great touch but made sure he was there till the end and took them close to 250 with the help of Ronchi and Vettori, and scored his third successive ODI century. 246 is a pretty good score after 111 for 5. We'll be back with the chase in about 30 minutes...
49.6
4
Wahab Riaz to Taylor, FOUR, full toss to end the innings, Taylor is not going to let that one go, slaps it over the covers from outside off and beats sweeper cover easily for four. Finishes on 105*
49.5
3
Wahab Riaz to McCullum, 3 runs, full and slightly wide outside off, driven firmly through the covers, wide of sweeper cover, and they run fast for the third
49.4
1
Wahab Riaz to Taylor, 1 run, slower ball at 119kph towards the leg side, gets some bat as he pulls it behind square on leg
49.3
1
Wahab Riaz to McCullum, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked to deep midwicket for one
Taylor has become the first New Zealand batsman to score three ODI hundreds in a row
49.3
2nb
Wahab Riaz to Taylor, (no ball) 1 run, nasty short ball hits him on the jaw, but after some glove, he sneaks a run for his hundred but looks in pain too. Took his eyes off the ball as the ball rose towards his face, the ball hit his right thumb and then his left cheek. It was a no ball too
49.2
2
Wahab Riaz to Taylor, 2 runs, full delivery outside off, driven firmly in the air down to long after two bounces and they take two
Taylor on 97, five balls to go
49.1
1
Wahab Riaz to McCullum, 1 run, shuffles across again and works the full toss from middle stump to the leg side for one
FAWAD: "It is questionable that why Fawad Alam overlooked by the selectors ... he should be here in UAE"
END OF OVER:49 | 7 Runs | NZ: 232/7 | RR: 4.73
- Nathan McCullum8 (12b)
- Ross Taylor97 (131b)
- Mohammad Irfan10-1-57-3
- Wahab Riaz9-0-37-2
48.6
1
Mohammad Irfan to McCullum, 1 run, shuffles across early and drives the ball from outside off to sweeper cover, and keeps strike
48.5
1
Mohammad Irfan to Taylor, 1 run, back of length outside off, slapped to sweeper cover for one
