2nd ODI: Pakistan trip on Kiwi hurdle en route to 2015 World Cup
Pakistan lose second ODI by 119 runs, NZ bag series 2-0
Pakistan lost the second ODI and the series 2-0 against New Zealand. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:
Pakistan lost the toss in the second ODI and went with an unchanged squad against New Zealand at Napier on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, New Zealand brought Kane Williamson and Tim Southee back into the team replacing Corey Anderson and Kyle Mills.
Pakistan lose the second ODI by 119 runs and also the two-match ODI series 2-0 to New Zealand.
Pak 250 all out (43.1 overs)
OUT! Ehsan Adil caught behind on the first ball of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 250-9 (43 overs)
OUT! Misbahul Haq (45) mistimes it too. Square leg takes an easy catch.
OUT! Mis-timed, takes an edge and Bilal Bhatti walks back on 9 runs. Southee has his first of the match.
FOUR! Bilawal Bhatti decides to take matter into his own hands. He goes over long on.
Tim Southee is back.
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Pak 243-7 (42 overs)
Just five runs of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 238-7 (41 overs)
SIX! Misbahul Haq goes over his head on another slow ball.
Grant Elliot has been very effective in this two-match series. He has devoid the batsmen of pace and played with their minds. He is back again.
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Pak 228-7 (40 overs)
Just one run of his over.
Trent Boults is given the ball.
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Pak 227-7 (39 overs)
OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed frustrated by Elliot's pace couldn't hit two balls for anything and in the end gifts it to mid-off. Pakistan can't win this now but what can they make of it now?
Grant Elliot with his super slow cutters.
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Pak 224-6 (38 overs)
FOUR! Sarfraz Ahmed cuts Adam Milne for a boundary towards third-man on the last ball.
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 215-6 (37 overs)
Just seven runs of Grant Elliot's over when the required rate is way above 10 an over.
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Pak 208-6 (36 overs)
OUT! Haris Sohail lifts it in the air and mid-wicket takes an easy catch. The last recognised batsman for Pakistan walk out, Sarfraz Ahmed.
FOUR! Misbahul Haq smashes one towards deep backward point off Adam Milne.
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Pak 201-5 (35 overs)
FOUR! Haris Sohail goes over deep mid-wicket off Daniel Vettori on the fifth ball.
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Pak 195-5 (34 overs)
BOWLED! Umar becomes too ambitious and misses a fast and straight delivery. He goes for four runs. Haris Sohail is out there with the skipper now.
FOUR! Umar Akmal goes for the deep mid-wicket boundary off Adam Milne.
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Pak 188-4 (33 overs)
OUT! Vettori knows how to frustrate Afridi and get him out. Caught at deep point on 11 runs.
Daniel Vettori brought on to curb Afridi. And he has very nicely done so for the first three balls. No run.
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Pak 187-3 (32 overs)
A tight over. Just five of it.
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 182-3 (31 overs)
FOUR! Shahid Afridi goes through covers.
OUT! Muhammad Hafeez slop sweeps but finds the fielder off Grant Elliot. Shahid Afridi is called in to accelerate scoring in the powerplay.
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Pak 167-2 (30 overs)
Just five runs of Adam Milne's over.
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Pak 160-2 (29 overs)
Hafeez (77*), Misbah (15*).
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 155-2 (28 overs)
Eight runs of the over.
FOUR! Misbahul Haq goes straight as an arrow to find the boundary on the first ball.
Tim Southee continues.
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Pak 147-2 (27 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez off Daniel Vettori towards backward square leg.
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Pak 140-2 (26 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez pulls Tim Southee towards mid-wicket with perfect timing and posture. Elegant shot.
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Pak 133-2 (25 overs)
OUT! Younus Khan caught at deep mid-wicket off Nathan McCullum. He disappoints again, scores 11 only. The ever reliable Misbahul Haq walks in.
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Pak 129-1 (24 overs)
Just two runs of his over.
Tim Southee is brought back to attack.
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Pak 127-1 (23 overs)
FOUR! Younus Khan is in the mood here. He is not going to stand there and defend. He guides it past the point fielder for a boundary.
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Pak 119-1 (22 overs)
Just four runs off Daniel Vettori's over.
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Pak 115-1 (21 overs)
OUT! Ahmed Shehzad caught at deep mid-wicket while trying to go for the maximum against Nathan McCullum. Mistimes it in the hand of the fielder. Pakistan lose their first wicket. The veteran Younus Khan walks out for Pakistan.
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Pak 109-0 (20 overs)
Just three runs of Daniel Vettori's over.
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Pak 106-0 (19 overs)
Nathan McCullum goes for three runs in his over.
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Pak 103-0 (18 overs)
FIFTY! Ahmed Shehzad scores his half-ton. He needs to convert this to grab a win for Pakistan. Can he do it?
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 98-0 (17 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 48*.
SIX! Hafeez (47*) pulls a shorter delivery over deep mid-wicket. Follows up with a FOUR.
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Pak 86-0 (16 overs)
Shehzad 47*, Hafeez 36*.
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad through covers. Extravagant shot. He is on 44*.
Adam Milne continues.
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Pak 77-0 (15 overs)
FOUR! Vettori bowls short and Muhammad Hafeez hits his first intentional boundary of the innings. Cuts it for a four behind square.
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 70-0 (14 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary off Adam Milne.
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Pak 64-0 (13 overs)
A loud appeal on Muhammad Hafeez for a stumping. He moves his foot in just a few millimetres. He survives. Its not out.
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 61-0 (12 overs)
SIX! Muhammad Hafeez top-edges a Trent Boult delivery. He is lucky it went across over the deep fine leg boundary.
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Pak 52-0 (11 overs)
Two runs off his over.
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 50-0 (10 overs)
FOUR! Shehzad gets back and sneaks the shorter ball over the keeper's head for a boundary on the fifth ball of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 45-0 (9 overs)
Just one run of his over.
Daniel Vettori is brought on.
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Pak 44-0 (8 overs)
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad finds the boundary at deep point off Trent Boult on the second ball.
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Pak 37-0 (7 overs)
Hafeez (10 off 25), Shehzad (24 off 17).
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad goes over the deep mid-wicket boundary. Stand and deliver shot.
Tim Southee continues.
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Pak 32-0 (6 overs)
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad through covers on the fifth ball of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 27-0 (5 overs)
Two FOURS by Ahmed Shehzad in Tim Southee's over. Long-off and then a little straighter over the bowler's head.
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Pak 15-0 (4 overs)
Just two runs of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 13-0 (3 overs)
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad comes forward and hits it over Tim Southee's head on the last ball.
Tim Southee continues.
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Pak 6-0 (2 overs)
Just one overhead wide of the over.
Trent Boult to accompany Southee.
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Pak 5-0 (1 over)
Muhammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad are out there to give Pakistan a rocket start to this chase. Tim Southee has the new ball for New Zealand.
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Pakistan need 370 runs to win the second ODI and level the two-match series against New Zealand.
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NZ 369-5 (50 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor (102*) edges and gets his 12th ODI century. What a knock!
SIX! All those swings pay off. Taylor on 98*. He faces the last ball.
Bhatti. Fourth ball. Taylor swings and misses a slow full toss again.
Bhatti's third ball. Wide and in the block hole. Taylor misses again.
Bhatti's second ball of the last over. Slow full toss. Taylor swings and misses.
FOUR! Ross Taylor moves to 92. He has five more balls off Bilawal Bhatti.
Bilawal Bhatti bowls the last over.
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NZ 355-5 (49 overs)
SIX! Juicy full toss on leg and Nathan McCullum doesn't miss those.
A Loud appeal for an LBW on Nathan McCullum. Pakistan review unsuccessfully. The impact was outside the off-stump. The decision remain not out as given by the umpire originally.
Ehsan Adil bowls the penultimate over.
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NZ 342-5 (48 overs)
OUT! Luke Ronchi is caught behind for nought. Pakistan review and are granted a reward. Nathan McCullum walks in.
THREE CONSECUTIVE BOUNDARIES by Ross Taylor. Covers, deep fine leg and again cover boundary. Muhammad Irfan is on the receiving end.
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NZ 327-4 (47 overs)
FOUR! Another boundary through the off-side by Ross Taylor.
OUT! Grant Elliot tries to go big and is caught at mid-wicket on 28. First wicket for Ehsan. Luke Ronchi is in.
FOUR! Ross Taylor (68*) drives it perfectly through covers on the second ball of the over.
Ehsan Adil bowls his seventh over.
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NZ 315-3 (46 overs)
Muhammad Irfan avoids being hit for any boundary. Seven runs of the over.
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NZ 308-3 (45 overs)
SIX! Full toss and Grant Elliot smashes it over the mid-wicket boundary on the last ball.
Fifty runs partnership between the two players.
FOUR, FOUR. Three consecutive boundaries off Bilawal Bhatti's over. Three balls still remain.
FOUR,FIFTY. Taylor outside edges and reaches his half-ton.
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NZ 287-3 (44 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor goes wide over long-off boundary. Fielder had no chance.
Muhammad Irfan back for his eighth over.
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NZ 279-3 (43 overs)
SIX! Ross Taylor guides the ball onto the roof over wide mid-wicket off Bilawal Bhatti.
SIX! Grant Elliot moves towards off and goes behind square off Bilawal Bhatti on the third ball.
DROPPED! Ross Taylor smashes it towards mid-wicket, fielder Ehsan Adil spills on the first ball of the over.
Bilawal Bhatti continues.
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NZ 263-3 (42 overs)
Six runs of the over.
Haris Sohail with his sixth over.
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NZ 257-3 (41 overs)
Five runs given in the over.
Bilawal Bhatti is back.
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NZ 253-3 (40 overs)
Three runs conceded.
Shahid Afridi bowls his 10th and the last over of the powerplay.
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NZ 250-3 (39 overs)
OUT! Kane Williamson moves towards off side again and caught at short fine leg. He departs for 112. Grant Elliot is in.
SIX! Kane Williamson moves towards off and pulls it behind square for a maximum off Irfan.
Muhammad Irfan bowls.
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NZ 243-2 (38 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor this time cuts for a boundary on the fifth ball.
FOUR! Kane Williamson goes inside-out again over covers on the second ball of the over.
Shahid Afridi again.
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NZ 231-2 (37 overs)
Muhammad Irfan is back and goes for two runs in the over.
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NZ 229-2 (36 overs)
CENTURY! Kane Williamson for you off 80 balls.
FOUR! Kane Williamson moves to 99.
Shahid Afridi to bowl the first over of the batting powerplay.
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NZ 221-2 (35 overs)
Haris Sohail goes for 9 runs courtesy a FOUR by Kane Williamson on the last ball of the over.
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NZ 212-2 (34 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson dances forward and goes for the cover boundary. Magnificent shot! He makes it look so simple.
FOUR! Kane Williamson goes past the mid-off fielder a little straighter this time on the second ball of the over.
Ehsan Adil is back.
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NZ 199-2 (33 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson (78) jumps onto a short delivery and guides it towards deep backward point on the last ball of the over.
Bilawal Bhatti is back in the attack.
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NZ 193-2 (32 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson over covers off Ahmed Shehzad on the first ball of the over.
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NZ 186-2 (31 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor sneaks it down to the third man boundary on the last ball of the over.
Haris Sohail brought back.
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NZ 181-2 (30 overs)
Four runs given away.
Ahmed Shehzad continues with his leg-spinners.
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NZ 177-2 (29 overs)
Shahid Afridi gives away two runs in his over.
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NZ 175-2 (28 overs)
OUT! Martin Guptill has his face in his hands. He hits it straight into the hand of the long-off fielder. He has timed it but the bat turned in his hands. He goes for 76. Ross Taylor walks out to join Kane Williamson (62*).
Ahmed Shehzad continues.
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NZ 169-1 (27 overs)
Just five runs from Shahid Afridi's over.
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NZ 164-1 (26 overs)
SIX! Martin Guptill goes over the long-off boundary on the second ball of the over.
Younus Khan's two-over experiment over. Ahmed Shehzad experiment starts.
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NZ 152-1 (25 overs)
FOUR on the third ball of Shahid Afridi's over by Kane Williamson towards mid-wicket.
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NZ 144-1 (24 overs)
FIFTY for Kane Williamson with a FOUR of Younus Khan on the last ball of the over.
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NZ 91-1 (21.1 overs)
FIFTY for Martin Guptill.
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NZ 91-1 (17 overs)
Drinks break.
FOUR! Martin Guptill goes through towards the cow corner on the fifth ball.
Ehsan Adil bowls.
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NZ 85-1 (16 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamon goes through backward point on the last ball.
FOUR! Martin Guptill sweeps towards the backward square boundary on the third ball.
Haris Sohail is introduced.
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NZ 72-1 (15 overs)
Bilawal Bhatti continues. Just two of the over.
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NZ 70-1 (14 overs)
FOUR on the last ball of the over. Kane Williamson goes past the mid-off fielder. This man can do nothing wrong with his bat at the moment.
Ehsan Adil continues.
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NZ 65-1 (13 overs)
Just two of the over. Williamson (14*), Guptil (17*)
Bilawal Bhatti again.
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NZ 63-1 (12 overs)
FOUR! Ehsan Adil feeds Kane Williamson a length delivery and he drives it through covers on the fifth ball of the over.
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NZ 55-1 (11 overs)
FOUR! Martin Guptill goes for the midwicket boundary on a shorter second ball of the over by Bilawal Bhatti.
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NZ 48-1 (10 overs)
Just three runs of Shahid Afridi's over.
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NZ 45-1 (9 overs)
Muhammad Irfan gives only one run in the ninth over.
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NZ 44-1 (8 overs)
BOWLED! Brendon McCullum (31) is cleaned up by Shahid Afridi. He is in the form of his life just before the World Cup. Pakistan have the all important breakthrough. Now, can they capitalise on it?
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NZ 4-0 (1 over)
Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill open for NZ while Pakistan have given the new ball to Muhammad Irfan.
Pakistan lost the toss in the second ODI and went with an unchanged squad against New Zealand at Napier on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, New Zealand brought Kane Williamson and Tim Southee back into the team replacing Corey Anderson and Kyle Mills.
Pakistan lose the second ODI by 119 runs and also the two-match ODI series 2-0 to New Zealand.
Pak 250 all out (43.1 overs)
OUT! Ehsan Adil caught behind on the first ball of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 250-9 (43 overs)
OUT! Misbahul Haq (45) mistimes it too. Square leg takes an easy catch.
OUT! Mis-timed, takes an edge and Bilal Bhatti walks back on 9 runs. Southee has his first of the match.
FOUR! Bilawal Bhatti decides to take matter into his own hands. He goes over long on.
Tim Southee is back.
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Pak 243-7 (42 overs)
Just five runs of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 238-7 (41 overs)
SIX! Misbahul Haq goes over his head on another slow ball.
Grant Elliot has been very effective in this two-match series. He has devoid the batsmen of pace and played with their minds. He is back again.
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Pak 228-7 (40 overs)
Just one run of his over.
Trent Boults is given the ball.
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Pak 227-7 (39 overs)
OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed frustrated by Elliot's pace couldn't hit two balls for anything and in the end gifts it to mid-off. Pakistan can't win this now but what can they make of it now?
Grant Elliot with his super slow cutters.
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Pak 224-6 (38 overs)
FOUR! Sarfraz Ahmed cuts Adam Milne for a boundary towards third-man on the last ball.
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 215-6 (37 overs)
Just seven runs of Grant Elliot's over when the required rate is way above 10 an over.
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Pak 208-6 (36 overs)
OUT! Haris Sohail lifts it in the air and mid-wicket takes an easy catch. The last recognised batsman for Pakistan walk out, Sarfraz Ahmed.
FOUR! Misbahul Haq smashes one towards deep backward point off Adam Milne.
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Pak 201-5 (35 overs)
FOUR! Haris Sohail goes over deep mid-wicket off Daniel Vettori on the fifth ball.
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Pak 195-5 (34 overs)
BOWLED! Umar becomes too ambitious and misses a fast and straight delivery. He goes for four runs. Haris Sohail is out there with the skipper now.
FOUR! Umar Akmal goes for the deep mid-wicket boundary off Adam Milne.
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Pak 188-4 (33 overs)
OUT! Vettori knows how to frustrate Afridi and get him out. Caught at deep point on 11 runs.
Daniel Vettori brought on to curb Afridi. And he has very nicely done so for the first three balls. No run.
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Pak 187-3 (32 overs)
A tight over. Just five of it.
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 182-3 (31 overs)
FOUR! Shahid Afridi goes through covers.
OUT! Muhammad Hafeez slop sweeps but finds the fielder off Grant Elliot. Shahid Afridi is called in to accelerate scoring in the powerplay.
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Pak 167-2 (30 overs)
Just five runs of Adam Milne's over.
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Pak 160-2 (29 overs)
Hafeez (77*), Misbah (15*).
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 155-2 (28 overs)
Eight runs of the over.
FOUR! Misbahul Haq goes straight as an arrow to find the boundary on the first ball.
Tim Southee continues.
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Pak 147-2 (27 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez off Daniel Vettori towards backward square leg.
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Pak 140-2 (26 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez pulls Tim Southee towards mid-wicket with perfect timing and posture. Elegant shot.
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Pak 133-2 (25 overs)
OUT! Younus Khan caught at deep mid-wicket off Nathan McCullum. He disappoints again, scores 11 only. The ever reliable Misbahul Haq walks in.
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Pak 129-1 (24 overs)
Just two runs of his over.
Tim Southee is brought back to attack.
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Pak 127-1 (23 overs)
FOUR! Younus Khan is in the mood here. He is not going to stand there and defend. He guides it past the point fielder for a boundary.
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Pak 119-1 (22 overs)
Just four runs off Daniel Vettori's over.
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Pak 115-1 (21 overs)
OUT! Ahmed Shehzad caught at deep mid-wicket while trying to go for the maximum against Nathan McCullum. Mistimes it in the hand of the fielder. Pakistan lose their first wicket. The veteran Younus Khan walks out for Pakistan.
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Pak 109-0 (20 overs)
Just three runs of Daniel Vettori's over.
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Pak 106-0 (19 overs)
Nathan McCullum goes for three runs in his over.
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Pak 103-0 (18 overs)
FIFTY! Ahmed Shehzad scores his half-ton. He needs to convert this to grab a win for Pakistan. Can he do it?
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 98-0 (17 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 48*.
SIX! Hafeez (47*) pulls a shorter delivery over deep mid-wicket. Follows up with a FOUR.
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Pak 86-0 (16 overs)
Shehzad 47*, Hafeez 36*.
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad through covers. Extravagant shot. He is on 44*.
Adam Milne continues.
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Pak 77-0 (15 overs)
FOUR! Vettori bowls short and Muhammad Hafeez hits his first intentional boundary of the innings. Cuts it for a four behind square.
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 70-0 (14 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary off Adam Milne.
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Pak 64-0 (13 overs)
A loud appeal on Muhammad Hafeez for a stumping. He moves his foot in just a few millimetres. He survives. Its not out.
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 61-0 (12 overs)
SIX! Muhammad Hafeez top-edges a Trent Boult delivery. He is lucky it went across over the deep fine leg boundary.
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Pak 52-0 (11 overs)
Two runs off his over.
Daniel Vettori continues.
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Pak 50-0 (10 overs)
FOUR! Shehzad gets back and sneaks the shorter ball over the keeper's head for a boundary on the fifth ball of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 45-0 (9 overs)
Just one run of his over.
Daniel Vettori is brought on.
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Pak 44-0 (8 overs)
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad finds the boundary at deep point off Trent Boult on the second ball.
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Pak 37-0 (7 overs)
Hafeez (10 off 25), Shehzad (24 off 17).
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad goes over the deep mid-wicket boundary. Stand and deliver shot.
Tim Southee continues.
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Pak 32-0 (6 overs)
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad through covers on the fifth ball of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 27-0 (5 overs)
Two FOURS by Ahmed Shehzad in Tim Southee's over. Long-off and then a little straighter over the bowler's head.
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Pak 15-0 (4 overs)
Just two runs of Trent Boult's over.
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Pak 13-0 (3 overs)
FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad comes forward and hits it over Tim Southee's head on the last ball.
Tim Southee continues.
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Pak 6-0 (2 overs)
Just one overhead wide of the over.
Trent Boult to accompany Southee.
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Pak 5-0 (1 over)
Muhammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad are out there to give Pakistan a rocket start to this chase. Tim Southee has the new ball for New Zealand.
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Pakistan need 370 runs to win the second ODI and level the two-match series against New Zealand.
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NZ 369-5 (50 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor (102*) edges and gets his 12th ODI century. What a knock!
SIX! All those swings pay off. Taylor on 98*. He faces the last ball.
Bhatti. Fourth ball. Taylor swings and misses a slow full toss again.
Bhatti's third ball. Wide and in the block hole. Taylor misses again.
Bhatti's second ball of the last over. Slow full toss. Taylor swings and misses.
FOUR! Ross Taylor moves to 92. He has five more balls off Bilawal Bhatti.
Bilawal Bhatti bowls the last over.
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NZ 355-5 (49 overs)
SIX! Juicy full toss on leg and Nathan McCullum doesn't miss those.
A Loud appeal for an LBW on Nathan McCullum. Pakistan review unsuccessfully. The impact was outside the off-stump. The decision remain not out as given by the umpire originally.
Ehsan Adil bowls the penultimate over.
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NZ 342-5 (48 overs)
OUT! Luke Ronchi is caught behind for nought. Pakistan review and are granted a reward. Nathan McCullum walks in.
THREE CONSECUTIVE BOUNDARIES by Ross Taylor. Covers, deep fine leg and again cover boundary. Muhammad Irfan is on the receiving end.
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NZ 327-4 (47 overs)
FOUR! Another boundary through the off-side by Ross Taylor.
OUT! Grant Elliot tries to go big and is caught at mid-wicket on 28. First wicket for Ehsan. Luke Ronchi is in.
FOUR! Ross Taylor (68*) drives it perfectly through covers on the second ball of the over.
Ehsan Adil bowls his seventh over.
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NZ 315-3 (46 overs)
Muhammad Irfan avoids being hit for any boundary. Seven runs of the over.
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NZ 308-3 (45 overs)
SIX! Full toss and Grant Elliot smashes it over the mid-wicket boundary on the last ball.
Fifty runs partnership between the two players.
FOUR, FOUR. Three consecutive boundaries off Bilawal Bhatti's over. Three balls still remain.
FOUR,FIFTY. Taylor outside edges and reaches his half-ton.
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NZ 287-3 (44 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor goes wide over long-off boundary. Fielder had no chance.
Muhammad Irfan back for his eighth over.
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NZ 279-3 (43 overs)
SIX! Ross Taylor guides the ball onto the roof over wide mid-wicket off Bilawal Bhatti.
SIX! Grant Elliot moves towards off and goes behind square off Bilawal Bhatti on the third ball.
DROPPED! Ross Taylor smashes it towards mid-wicket, fielder Ehsan Adil spills on the first ball of the over.
Bilawal Bhatti continues.
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NZ 263-3 (42 overs)
Six runs of the over.
Haris Sohail with his sixth over.
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NZ 257-3 (41 overs)
Five runs given in the over.
Bilawal Bhatti is back.
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NZ 253-3 (40 overs)
Three runs conceded.
Shahid Afridi bowls his 10th and the last over of the powerplay.
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NZ 250-3 (39 overs)
OUT! Kane Williamson moves towards off side again and caught at short fine leg. He departs for 112. Grant Elliot is in.
SIX! Kane Williamson moves towards off and pulls it behind square for a maximum off Irfan.
Muhammad Irfan bowls.
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NZ 243-2 (38 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor this time cuts for a boundary on the fifth ball.
FOUR! Kane Williamson goes inside-out again over covers on the second ball of the over.
Shahid Afridi again.
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NZ 231-2 (37 overs)
Muhammad Irfan is back and goes for two runs in the over.
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NZ 229-2 (36 overs)
CENTURY! Kane Williamson for you off 80 balls.
FOUR! Kane Williamson moves to 99.
Shahid Afridi to bowl the first over of the batting powerplay.
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NZ 221-2 (35 overs)
Haris Sohail goes for 9 runs courtesy a FOUR by Kane Williamson on the last ball of the over.
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NZ 212-2 (34 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson dances forward and goes for the cover boundary. Magnificent shot! He makes it look so simple.
FOUR! Kane Williamson goes past the mid-off fielder a little straighter this time on the second ball of the over.
Ehsan Adil is back.
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NZ 199-2 (33 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson (78) jumps onto a short delivery and guides it towards deep backward point on the last ball of the over.
Bilawal Bhatti is back in the attack.
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NZ 193-2 (32 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson over covers off Ahmed Shehzad on the first ball of the over.
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NZ 186-2 (31 overs)
FOUR! Ross Taylor sneaks it down to the third man boundary on the last ball of the over.
Haris Sohail brought back.
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NZ 181-2 (30 overs)
Four runs given away.
Ahmed Shehzad continues with his leg-spinners.
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NZ 177-2 (29 overs)
Shahid Afridi gives away two runs in his over.
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NZ 175-2 (28 overs)
OUT! Martin Guptill has his face in his hands. He hits it straight into the hand of the long-off fielder. He has timed it but the bat turned in his hands. He goes for 76. Ross Taylor walks out to join Kane Williamson (62*).
Ahmed Shehzad continues.
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NZ 169-1 (27 overs)
Just five runs from Shahid Afridi's over.
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NZ 164-1 (26 overs)
SIX! Martin Guptill goes over the long-off boundary on the second ball of the over.
Younus Khan's two-over experiment over. Ahmed Shehzad experiment starts.
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NZ 152-1 (25 overs)
FOUR on the third ball of Shahid Afridi's over by Kane Williamson towards mid-wicket.
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NZ 144-1 (24 overs)
FIFTY for Kane Williamson with a FOUR of Younus Khan on the last ball of the over.
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NZ 91-1 (21.1 overs)
FIFTY for Martin Guptill.
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NZ 91-1 (17 overs)
Drinks break.
FOUR! Martin Guptill goes through towards the cow corner on the fifth ball.
Ehsan Adil bowls.
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NZ 85-1 (16 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamon goes through backward point on the last ball.
FOUR! Martin Guptill sweeps towards the backward square boundary on the third ball.
Haris Sohail is introduced.
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NZ 72-1 (15 overs)
Bilawal Bhatti continues. Just two of the over.
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NZ 70-1 (14 overs)
FOUR on the last ball of the over. Kane Williamson goes past the mid-off fielder. This man can do nothing wrong with his bat at the moment.
Ehsan Adil continues.
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NZ 65-1 (13 overs)
Just two of the over. Williamson (14*), Guptil (17*)
Bilawal Bhatti again.
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NZ 63-1 (12 overs)
FOUR! Ehsan Adil feeds Kane Williamson a length delivery and he drives it through covers on the fifth ball of the over.
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NZ 55-1 (11 overs)
FOUR! Martin Guptill goes for the midwicket boundary on a shorter second ball of the over by Bilawal Bhatti.
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NZ 48-1 (10 overs)
Just three runs of Shahid Afridi's over.
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NZ 45-1 (9 overs)
Muhammad Irfan gives only one run in the ninth over.
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NZ 44-1 (8 overs)
BOWLED! Brendon McCullum (31) is cleaned up by Shahid Afridi. He is in the form of his life just before the World Cup. Pakistan have the all important breakthrough. Now, can they capitalise on it?
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NZ 4-0 (1 over)
Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill open for NZ while Pakistan have given the new ball to Muhammad Irfan.