Iftikhar Ahmed to Matt Henry, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED!
Usama Mir to Matt Henry, Looped up, full and on middle, Matt Henry lofts it towards long on for one.
Usama Mir to Matt Henry, Quicker, short and on off, turns away, Matt Henry looks to play at it but misses.
Matt Henry comes out to the middle now.
Usama Mir to Mitchell Santner, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Usama Mir strikes now! Pakistan are well and truly on top now. This is flighted, full and on off, Mitchell Santner tries to drive it on the up, but the turn in makes him mistime his shot, he actually hits it twice with the bat as the ball flies to the bowler where Mir takes a good catch. The crowd goes silent here as the skipper goes back now.
Usama Mir to Mitchell Santner, Floated, full and on off, Mitchell Santner drills it through covers again and comes back for the second run. Good running!
Usama Mir to Mitchell Santner, Tossed up, full and around off, Mitchell Santner drives it firmly wide of sweeper covers for a brace.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Short and on middle, Glenn Phillips tucks it around the corner for a single.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Mitchell Santner, Fligthed, full and on middle, Mitchell Santner drives it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Santner walks out to bat now.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Tim Seifert, OUT! LBW! Iftikhar Ahmed gets his man! Credit goes to him for convincing Shaheen Afridi to go for the review as this turns out be an excellent one for them. This is flatter, full and on off, angling in, Tim Seifert goes down and tries to reverse-sweep it, but misses and gets hit on the pads. The impact looks outside to the naked eye, but UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates three reds. New Zealand loses half their side now and in deep trouble.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Another short delivery, on leg, Glenn Phillips clips it through square leg for one.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Short once again, on off, Glenn punches it towards short covers.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Quicker, short and on middle, Glenn Phillips blocks it down the pitch.
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Iftikhar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Short and on middle, Glenn Phillips moves back and pulls it wide of short fine leg, Zaman Khan dives to his left to get a hand to it and parries it towards deep square leg. Two runs taken.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Fires this one full and on off, Glenn Phillips drives it towards long off for one.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Goes short again and on middle, Glenn Phillips stays back and only manages to block it back towards the bowler.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Quicker, full and on off, Glenn Phillips pushes it towards short covers.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Shortish outside off. Glenn Phillips cuts it through point for a couple.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Flatter and turning away outside off. Glenn Phillips hangs back, plays, and misses at it.
Usama Mir to Glenn Phillips, Quicker, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips blocks it out solidly.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Shortish and on middle, Glenn Phillips works it through square leg for one more.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Tim Seifert, Flatter, full and on off, Tim Seifert drives it towards long off for one.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Quicker, full and on leg, Glenn Phillips nudges it towards fine leg for a run.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Tim Seifert, Flighted, full and on leg, Tim Seifert clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Tim Seifert, Tossed up, full and on middle, Tim Seifert tucks it to short mid-wicket.
Glenn Phillips is the next man in.
Iftikhar Ahmed to Mark Chapman, OUT! RUN OUT! A huge mix-up in the middle and that costs the Kiwis dearly here. Iftikhar Ahmed starts with a floated delivery, full and on off, Mark Chapman steers it towards point, Tim Seifert sets off for the run but Chapman is caught ball-watching and starts very late, Zaman Khan picks up and throws it to the bowler where Iftikhar Ahmed collects and breaks the stumps with Chapman well short. He knows that an starts walking back even before the replays confirm it. New Zealand in a spot of bother now!
Mohammad Nawaz to Tim Seifert, Another short delivery, on off, Tim Seifert taps it towards short covers.
Mohammad Nawaz to Mark Chapman, Short again and around off, Mark Chapman punches it through covers for oe.
Mohammad Nawaz to Mark Chapman, Shortish and on middle, Mark Chapman pats it down to short mid-wicket.
Drinks! This game is nicely poised with New Zealand requiring another 82 off 63 balls. They have lost three wickets and the game hangs in balance at the moment. Pakistan have bowled much better today and have also got assistance from the pitch for the slow bowlers. Don't go anywhere as we are set for a thrilling finish. Mark Chapman is the new batter for New Zealand.
Mohammad Nawaz to Will Young, OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Nawaz strikes again! This game just got more interesting and is poised on a knife edge here. Nawaz flights this one up, full and around middle, Will Young goes down across to sweep it away, but the extra bounce takes the top edge of his bat and the ball flies in the air towards deep square leg where Iftikhar Ahmed settles under it and takes a fine catch. New Zealand three down now!
Mohammad Nawaz to Will Young, Floated, full and on off, Will Young pushes it towards short covers.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tim Seifert, Tossed up, full and on middle, Tim Seifert goes down and swipes it towards deep square leg for a single.
Usama Mir to Will Young, Shortens the length on middle and leg. Young skips down and boocks.
Usama Mir to Tim Seifert, Flighted around the middle. Seifert eases it to long on for one.
Usama Mir to Tim Seifert, Tossed up on off. Seifert prods and defends forward.
Usama Mir to Will Young, Flatter around off. Young nudges it through mid-on for one.
Usama Mir to Will Young, FOUR! Nicely done! Shortish and wider outside off. Young goes back and guides it in the gap between short third and backward point for a perfectly placed boundary.
Usama Mir to Tim Seifert, Flatter on off. Seifert hangs back and taps into covers for one.
Abbas Afridi to Tim Seifert, Slower and shorter outside off. Tim Seifert cuts it to sweeper cover for one.
Abbas Afridi to Will Young, Slower ball on the pads, Young tucks it towards short fine for a single.
Abbas Afridi to Tim Seifert, Fuller and on leg, angling in, Tim Seifert backs away to work it away but gets beaten by the pace as the ball goes off his pads towards point. They scamper across for a leg bye.
Abbas Afridi to Will Young, Back of a length and into the body, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single.
Abbas Afridi to Tim Seifert, Short of a length and on middle, Tim Seifert connects with his pull this time as the ball goes on the bounce to deep mid-wicket. They cross.
Abbas Afridi to Tim Seifert, Swing and a miss! Abbas Afridi starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Tim Seifert goes for the pull but misses.
Usama Mir to Will Young, Pushed through quicker, short and on middle, turns away, Will Young gets cramped up but adjusts well to block it from his crease.
Usama Mir to Will Young, Slower through the air, full and on off, Will Young is early into his defensive shot and lobs it towards the short covers region but it lands safely.
Usama Mir to Will Young, FOUR! Gets it through! Usama Mir bowls this quicker, short and outside off, Will Young lets it come to him, opens the face of the bat to steer it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. The fielder should have done better there as he dived over the ball.
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