4th ODI: Pakistan lose after a fight against NZ

The Kiwis won by seven runs to level the series 2-2

KARACHI: New Zealand stand-in ODI captain Kane Williamson won the toss in the fourth ODI against Pakistan and decided to bat first in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistan have made two changes to their line-up. Wahab Riaz and Asad Shafiq have been replaced with Nasir Jamshed and Anwar Ali.

Meanwhile, James Neesham, Anton Devcich and Nathan McCullum have been replaced with Daniel Vettori, Adam Milne and Dean Brownlie for New Zealand.

Pakistan is going on with this match despite a terrorist attack in a Peshawar school which killed hundreds of children. Pakistan team has decided to donate the proceeds to the families of Peshawar school incident. A two minute silence was also observed before the match.



New Zealand beat Pakistan by seven runs in the fourth ODI and level the series 2-2.

 

Pak 292-8 (50 overs)

Just 8 managed by the tail-enders and New Zealand have levelled the series again.

FOUR! on the second ball by Sohail Tanvir to shed some hope on Pakistan's chances.

Matt Henry bowls the last over with 16 required to win.

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Pak 284-8 (49 overs)

FOUR! Anwar Ali towards third-man on the third ball of the over.

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Pak 275-8 (48 overs)

FOUR! Anwar Ali goes straight on the third ball.

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Pak 261-8 (47 overs)

OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed top-edges one for a Luke Ronchi catch off Mitch McClenaghan.

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Pak 261-7 (46 overs)

Seven runs of Adam Milne's over.

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Pak 254-7 (45 overs)

Daniel Vettori dismisses Younus Khan on the last ball of the over. Full, flat and straight. Younus misses and it rattles his stumps.

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Pak 248-6 (44 overs)

FOURx2! Sarfraz hits two on the third and fifth ball.

OUT! Shahid Afridi (49) moves back and edges the first ball of the over to the keeper. NZ strike big. Its the game-changing man. Sarfraz Ahmed joins Younus Khan (100*).

Adam Milne is on!

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Pak 238-5 (43 overs)

Matt Henry gives away 10 runs in the over courtesy a FOUR by Shahid Afridi on the fifth ball of the over.

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Pak 228-5 (42 overs)

Just five of the over.

Adam Milne is in to restrict Boom Boom Afridi (41*) with sheer pace. Meanwhile, Younus Khan (98*) is nearing a ton.

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Pak 223-5 (41 overs)

SIX! Afridi is served a juciy full-toss and he goes over the long-off boundary on the last ball.

Matt Henry in to tame Shahid Afridi.

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Pak 211-5 (40 overs)

FOUR! Afridi again towards the deep mid-wicket boundary.

FOUR! Afridi sweeps for a boundary towards long leg.

Daniel Vettori is on to send Shahid Afridi back to the pavillion.

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Pak 198-5 (39 overs)

SIX! Shahid Afridi goes stand up straight with a heavy bat lift ready to smash the ball. Its in the slot and he guides it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Matt Henry is brought on to bowl!

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Pak 189-5 (38 overs)

FOUR! Shahid Afridi goes straight over bowler's head on the fourth ball of the over.

Corey Anderon bowls!

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Pak 182-5 (37 overs)

FOUR! Its Afridi! Its short and he pulls it towards the square leg boundary.

RUN OUT! This was not supposed to happen for Pakistan. Umar Akmal (29) run out as a straight shot from Younus Khan kisses bowler's hand and hits the non-striker's stumps. A very unlucky way to get out after he was also run out in the third ODI for nought. Shahid Afridi is in for Pakistan.

Mitch McClenaghan continues.

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Pak 172-4 (36 overs)

FOUR! Younus Khan towards the square leg boundary on the fifth ball of the over.

Corey Anderson bowls the last over of the batting powerplay.

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Pak 163-4 (35 overs)

FOUR! Umar Akmal charges down the pitch and guides the shorter ball towards the long-on boundary on the third ball of the over.

Mitch McClenaghan is back on!

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Pak 154-4 (34 overs)

Corey Anderson doesn't concede a boundary but goes for 11 runs in the over.

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Pak 143-4 (33 overs)

SIX on the first ball! Younus Khan pulls a short ball over the mid-wicket boundary.

Matt Henry on!

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Pak 130-4 (32 overs)

Just three runs of the first powerplay over.

Pakistan take the batting powerplay which bring Corey Anderson on to bowl.

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Pak 127-4 (31 overs)

Six SINGLES of the over.

Mitch McClenaghan continues!

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Pak 121-4 (30 overs)

SIX! Younus Khan goes over the mid-wicket boundary with a slog sweep on the second ball.

Daniel Vettori continues!

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Pak 108-4 (29 overs)

Mitch McClenaghan goes for seven runs in the over.

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Pak 101-4 (28 overs)

Five runs of Daniel Vettori's over.

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Pak 96-4 (27 overs)

Mitch McClenaghan goes for four runs after being brought back into the attack.

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Pak 92-4 (26 overs)

Two runs of Daniel Vettori's over.

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Pak 90-4 (25 overs)

Just four runs of Adam Milne's over.

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Pak 86-4 (24 overs)

Just three runs of Daniel Vettori's over.

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Pak 83-4 (23 overs)

Adam Milne bowls a maiden to Younus Khan.

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Pak 83-4 (22 overs)

OUT! Haris Sohail lobs the third ball of the over to the long-on fielder on 13 runs. Umar Akmal walks out to join Younus Khan (30*).

Daniel Vettori continues.

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Pak 81-3 (21 overs)

Five runs of Kane Williamson's over.

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Pak 76-3 (20 overs)

Daniel Vettori goes for two in the over.

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Pak 74-3 (19 overs)

FOUR! Haris Sohail towards the mid-wicket boundary on the first ball of the over.

Kane Williamson is in to bowl.

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Pak 66-3 (18 overs)

FOUR! Haris Sohail towards the third-man boundary on the secobnd ball of the over.

Daniel Vettori again.

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Pak 60-3 (17 overs)

Corey Anderson bowls a maiden.

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Pak 60-3 (16 overs)

OUT! He strikes on the first ball. Muhammad Hafeez caught behind on the first ball for three runs.

Daniel Vettori is introduced into the attack.

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Pak 59-2 (15 overs)

Corey Anderson goes for two runs in the over.

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Pak 57-2 (14 overs)

Mitch McClenaghan gives away five runs in the over.

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Pak 52-2 (13 overs)

OUT! Nasir Jamshed (30) LBW on the fourth ball of the over. He misread an off-cutter and tried to cut it but it spun into his pads. Plum.

SIX! Nasir Jamshed over the long-on boundary on the second ball.

Corey Anderson bowls.

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Pak 46-1 (12 overs)

FOUR on the fourth ball by Younus Khan.

Mitch McClenaghan.

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Pak 39-1 (11 overs)

Six runs of Corey Anderson's over.

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Pak 33-1 (10 overs)

FOUR! on the fifth ball of the over by Younus Khan through covers.

Mitch McClenaghan introduced into the attack.

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Pak 28-1 (9 overs)

Only one run of his over.

Matt Henry continues!

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Pak 27-1 (8 overs)

Just two runs of Adam Milne's over.

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Pak 25-1 (7 overs)

FOUR! all of them byes on the third ball of the over. Nasir Jamshed misses an outgoing delivery and so does the keeper.

Matt Henry continues.

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Pak 20-1 (6 overs)

DROPPED! Younus Khan is dropped on two run by Ross Taylor at first slip on the fourth ball of the over.

Adam Milne with his supreme pace.

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Pak 18-1 (5 overs)

Nasir Jamshed hits two FOURS on the fourth and sixth ball of the over.

Matt Henry again.

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Pak 10-1 (4 overs)

Just three of the over.

Adam Milne again!

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Pak 7-1 (3 overs)

Three runs of the Matt Henry's second over.

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Pak 4-1 (2 overs)

Its a maiden!

Adam Milne, the right-arm express pacer will bowl the second over.

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Pak 4-1 (1 over)

OUT! Ahmed Shehzad clean-bowled on the fourth ball of the over for nought. It wasn't a bad shot instead a very good ball. Younus Khan walks in. This is the time he has been waiting for. Will he deliver?

Ahmed Shehzad and Nasir Jamshed open batting for Pakistan while Matt Henry opens bowling for NZ.

 

Pakistan need 300 runs to win the fourth ODI against New Zealand

 

NZ 299-5 (50 overs)

BOWLED! Kane Williamson shuffles to the right exposing the stumps and this time Irfan is hits the stumps. A brilliant 123 from the skipper after seven fifties.

Another full toss. Tom Latham tries to chip it over the keeper's head but instead it hits him right in the face. He runs for a single.

Full toss by Irfan and a single.

FOUR! Kane Williamson moves to the right and the ball kisses his gloves and rolls down towards the fine-leg boundary for a boundary.

Two runs.

Dot ball followed by a wide.

Muhammad Irfan bowls the last over for Pakistan.

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NZ 290-4 (49 overs)

FOUR! Kane Williamson shoots it past the mid-off fielder on the third ball of the over.

Sohail Tanvir to bowl the penultimate over.

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NZ 280-4 (48 overs)

FOUR! Williamson again throught extra cover on the fourth ball.

FOUR! Kane Williamson bring up his 4th ODI century in style with a pull towards deep square leg on the first ball.

Muhammad Irfan bowls his ninth over.

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NZ 268-4 (47 overs)

Kane Williamson (98*) nearing his century.

Sohail Tanvir bowls his ninth over.

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NZ 258-4 (46 overs)

FOUR! Kane Williamson goes over the extra cover boundary on a shorter fourth delivery.

Muhammad Irfan is in to bowl his eighth over.

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NZ 247-4 (45 overs)

Seven runs of his over.

Anwar Ali bowls his ninth over.

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NZ 240-4 (44 overs)

Five runs of the over.

Shahid Afridi bowls his last over.

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NZ 235-4 (43 overs)

FOUR! Kane Williamson pulls a shorter delivery and Nasir Jamshed is bamboozled by the spin on it. He runs to his right to stop the ball which takes a bounce and turns away from him for a boundary.

OUT! Corey Anderson tries to go over the long-on fielder but is caught for 23.

Anwar Ali comes back into the attack!

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NZ 227-3 (42 overs)

Shahid Afridi gives away only five runs in the over.

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NZ 222-3 (41 overs)

SIX! Corey Anderson slog sweeps him for a maximum on the fourth ball of the over.

Haris Sohail is back after the powerplay.

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NZ 208-3 (40 overs)

FOUR! Corey Anderson goes for the third man boundary on the second ball of the over.

Shahid Afridi is back for the last over of the powerplay.

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NZ 200-3 (39 overs)

Muhammad Irfan gives away only two runs in the over.

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NZ 198-3 (38 overs)

Two FOURS in his over. Kane Williamson on both occasions on the third and last ball.

Sohail Tanvir continues.

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NZ 189-3 (37 overs)

OUT! Ross Taylor goes for a drive and edges one to the keeper. Irfan strike on the third ball of the over.

Muhammad Irfan is on!

 

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NZ 183-2 (36 overs)

FOUR! on the fifth ball of the over by Kane Williamson towards deep mid-wicket.

Sohail Tanvir brought back into the attack for the powerplay overs.

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NZ 174-2 (35 overs)

Haris Sohail goes for five runs in the over and its drinks!

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NZ 169-2 (34 overs)

Three SINGLES and three DOUBLES of Ahmed Shehzad's over.

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NZ 160-2 (33 overs)

Shahid Afridi goes for three runs in the over.

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NZ 157-2 (32 overs)

FOUR! Ross Taylor outside edges one for a boundary. A lucky boundary.

Ahmed Shehzad continues!

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NZ 148-2 (31 overs)

Haris Sohail gives away only one run in the over.

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NZ 147-2 (30 overs)

DROP and a FOUR! Sohail Tanvir at deep mid-wicket misreads an incoming catch and jumps desperately but the ball kisses his hand and goes to the boundary. Ross Taylor survives as he tried to smash a full-toss.

Ahmed Shehzad is introduced into the attack.

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NZ 141-2 (29 overs)

Haris Sohail gives away only four runs in his over.

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NZ 137-2 (28 overs)

Five SINGLES of his over.

Anwar Ali brought back into the attack.

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NZ 132-2 (27 overs)

Just one run of Haris Sohail's over.

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NZ 131-2 (26 overs)

Sohail Tanvir bowls the 26th for just four runs.

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NZ 127-2 (25 overs)

Haris Sohail gives away only two runs in the over.

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NZ 125-2 (24 overs)

OUT! Martin Guptill goes for a cover drive but the angle on the ball takes it to the keeper with a faint edge of the bat. Ross Taylor walks in for NZ to join Kane Williamson (19).

Change of bowling. Sohail Tanvir is on.

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NZ 120-1 (23 overs)

FOUR! Martin Guptill sweeps for a boundary on the third ball.

Haris Sohail continues.

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NZ 114-1 (22 overs)

Just four runs of his over while Martin Guptill completes his FIFTY!

Muhammad Irfan is brought back into the attack.

PHOTO: AFP

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NZ 110-1 (21 overs)

Just one run of Shahid Afridi's over.

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NZ 109-1 (20 overs)

Two FOURS of the over. Kane Williamson on the second ball past the point fielder. Martin Guptill on the fifth ball of the over as he inside edges a full-toss and it run away to the long-leg boundary.

Haris Sohail is introduced into the attack.

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NZ 95-1 (19 overs)

FOUR! on the very first ball of the over by Kane Williamson.

Shahid Afridi continues.

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NZ 90-1 (18 overs)

FOUR! Its the third ball of the over and Martin Guptill guides it through point to the boundary.

Anwar Ali bowls.

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NZ 81-1 (17 overs)

OUT! Umar Akmal takes a diving catch towards his right of Dean Brownlie (42) as Shahid Afridi accounts. First wicket for Pakistan, their first breakthrough. A subtle celebration. Captain Kane Williamson walks out for NZ.

Shahid Afridi continues.

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NZ 78-0 (16 overs)

FOUR! Martin Guptill goes through extra cover for a boundary.

Anwar Ali continues.

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NZ 71-0 (15 overs)

Shahid Afridi gives away just three runs in the over.

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NZ 68-0 (14 overs)

Just three runs of Anwar Ali's over.

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NZ 65-0 (13 overs)

Shahid Afridi goes for nine runs in the over with a FOUR on the last ball of the over by Dean Brownlie towards long leg boundary.

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NZ 56-0 (12 overs)

Just one run of Anwar Ali's over.

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NZ 55-0 (11 overs)

Four runs of his over.

Shahid Afridi introduces himself to find a breakthrough.

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NZ 51-0 (10 overs)

FOUR! Dean Brownlie goes towards the mid-wicket boundary on the second ball.

Anwar Ali.

Pakistan team observing two-minute silence before the match. PHOTO: AFP

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NZ 45-0 (9 overs)

Muhammad Irfan bowls a maiden.

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NZ 45-0 (8 overs)

FOUR! on the second ball of the over by Dean Brownlie through covers.

Anwar Ali is introduced into the attack.

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NZ 41-0 (7 overs)

FOUR,FOUR,ONE,TWO,ZERO,FOUR. Dean Brownlie starts the over with two boundaries while Martin Guptill ends it with a boundary.

Sohail Tanvir comes in to bowl his fourth.

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NZ 26-0 (6 overs)

FOUR! Martin Guptill again. Fifth ball of the over and he goes for the long-off boundary.

Muhammad Irfan continues.

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NZ 19-0 (5 overs)

Martin Guptill hits him for a FOUR on the second ball of the over.

Sohail Tanvir continues.

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NZ 12-0 (4 overs)

Three runs of Muhammad Irfan's second over.

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NZ 9-0 (3 overs)

FOUR! Dean Brownlie goes through covers on the fourth ball.

Sohail Tanvir again.

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NZ 5-0 (2 overs)

He goes for just one run in the over.

Muhammad Irfan bowls the second over with the new ball.

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NZ 4-0 (1 over)

Just four runs of the first over of the match. Two SINGLES and a DOUBLE.

Sohail Tanvir starts the proceedings for Pakistan while Martin Guptill and Dean Brownlie bat for NZ.