Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Babar Azam
Babar Azam
79(53) 11x4 - 0x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 24 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
16 8 12 4 16 4 2 17
DP Conway
36(35) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 6 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
0 2 2 7 5 12 3 5

Best performances - Bowlers

Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf
O4
M0
R28
W3
Eco7.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
2W
Mohammad Wasim(1)
Mohammad Wasim(1)
O4
M0
R20
W2
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Sreshth Shah

That's all from us at ESPNcricinfo for today's game. We shall see you tomorrow for more tri-series action. Till then on behalf of M Venkat Raghav and Ankur Dhawan, this is Sreshth Shah saying sayonara!

Who is the Player of the Match? Aaaand it is Babar Azam, who held the chase together with his 79 in 53 balls at a terrific strike-rate of 149 too: "We started off well with the bat. Rizwan and I wanted to utilise the first six overs. We have a plan to utilise Shadab up the order to use his skills. He applied himself very well. I told him I'll go all the way and Shadab would take the chances. When we settled down to see the wicket and conditions, I planned to play till the end. (Surface?) Little bit different due to dew, maybe little bit spinners are finding it hard due to the dew."

Losing captain Williamson: "Certainly wasn't polished. Bit scrappy. We came up against a quality opposition. Pakistan were clinical and it was hard to get a rhythm. If we got two big overs there, the total would've been competitive. (Toss decision) We didn't think it would be this wet, since temperatures were close. (Lack of fluency in the batting?) It was not a surface you could get easy rhythm. Chapman came in and took the match-ups on, it was an outstanding innings. It was tough to time, even in the second innings. At the same time, Pakistan were outstanding. (Uncharacteristic fielding performance) We pride ourselves in that area. Need to just switch on and hopefully a few learnings going into tomorrow night. The guys are feeling good, and we know its a tough match tomorrow. Same surface, looking forward to tomorrow."

Winning captain Babar again: "We played really well. Our bowlers bowled well in the first six and finished well too. As captain, I am very happy. (Learnings from yesterday put to use?) We assessed the conditions and executed the plans. Shadab played well and Nawaz too. (No wide or no ball) Very happy as captain. No extra runs. (Perfect start before NZ again) Very happy and we have done our best. We need to sit together and discuss before next game."

22.40pm Tomorrow, we will have more tri-series action with NZ taking on Bangladesh. NZ will surely not take Bangladesh lightly, more so since Bangladesh stunned them in a Test match earlier in the year courtesy Ebadot Hossain and co. Both sides will be feeling the pressure and NZ also have to think about managing their key resources well, more so since their list of injured players are growing before the World Cup. However, they should have Santner in the XI tomorrow.

Ahmad : "Pakistan got some answers today.Shadab bats at in WC. And haider at 5.Add one extra pacer in place of asif and we are good to go."

22.37pm Yesterday's win over Bangladesh would've made Pakistan feel good, but beating the hosts today will give Pakistan a lot of joy. A great weekend of cricket for Pakistan fans as the two teams shake hands. Plenty of positives for the men in green today - Shadab, Haris, Wasim with the ball. Shadab, Babar, Haider with the bat. Don't forget Nawaz's two wickets of Conway and Williamson either. As for New Zealand, Tickner cranked up the pace early on and Mark Chapman made a solid 32 at a strike-rate of 200, but apart from those two, not much else to talk about. Boult and Southee were tidy were defending 147 in Christchurch is very tough.

18.2
4
Sodhi to Babar Azam, FOUR, full and wide outside off. Babar leans into a drive and beautifully lofts it over cover to seal the game! Pakistan win by six wickets and that's two wins in two games to start the tri-nation series.
18.1
0
Sodhi to Babar Azam, no run, slower through the air. Full on off stump. Defended with gentle hands

Three to win. Sodhi, economy of 13.50, will bowl. Long on and deep square leg on the boundary line. Will Babar do it in ones or look for a glory shot?

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | PAK: 145/4 (3 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 1.50)

  • Haider Ali10 (2b)
  • Babar Azam75 (51b)
  • Blair Tickner4-0-42-2
  • Trent Boult4-1-22-1
17.6
4
Tickner to Haider Ali, FOUR, oh my! That is some shot. Full and a bit wide outside off. Haider clears the front leg and absolutely clatters a drive through the packed off side
17.5
6
Tickner to Haider Ali, SIX, imperious! A catch in the stands. What a way to get off the mark off the first ball. 98m six as he pulls this with the angle of the delivery aimed at his body. Short-ish, and dispatched.
17.4
1
Tickner to Babar Azam, 1 run, fullish just outside off stump. Guided to point and Haider is out of his crease so the fielder has a shy at the stumps. But he misses, and they take an overthrow single after the miss
17.3
4
Tickner to Babar Azam, FOUR, short and wide. And this time he slaps a four between cover and mid off! Tickner offered the width and Babar pounced on that in a flash.

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st36Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
2nd1Shan MasoodBabar Azam
3rd61Babar AzamShadab Khan
4th26Babar AzamMohammad Nawaz (3)
5th25Babar AzamHaider Ali