Tossed up fuller outside off, not giving much air, panned down the carpet towards extra cover again
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 5th T20I at Lahore, , Apr 27 2024 - Live Cricket Score
Over the wicket, tossed up fuller just outside off, invites him for a drive and he does that, beautifully driven along the carpet to deep extra cover boundary, juicy half-volley served on a plate and he accepts it gleefully
Shimmies down the leg side to access the gaps at cover, ends up bunting it back towards Imad
Over the wicket, length and angling it in his hitting arc, he obliges and tonks it over his head for a four, spun back towards him, he was in a great position to power it down the ground, not the best angle against him I reckon
Slightly shorter and swerves back from outside off, gets down low and cuts it away late towards point
Fired it quicker on a tight middle stump line, hurriedly shields his stumps with a firm block off the backfoot
Round the wicket, floated up slower on a length at middle and leg, he is cagey, can gingerly whip it to vacant short midwicket region
Extraordinary stuff from Imad Wasim! Gets wicket on the first delivery of his spell! Round the wicket, length delivery spins back markedly into middle and he didn't pick him, no bat involved. Review has been taken, clear daylight between bat and pad, raps the back pad, pitching outside off, umpire's call on impact and hitting wickets so that's that. He wanted to tee off and accelerate without wasting anytime but he has to take the long walk back to the pavilion, New Zealand lose their third in just six balls
Round the wicket, floated fuller just outside off, this time he gets it right, counter-attacks with a lovely flick over midwicket for a four, pleasantly played in the gap
Lobbed up slower on off-stump, gently caressed down the ground to long-on
Tries a reverse sweep and gets the top edge that just evades Usman Khan who sprinted like a cheetah to his right and almost pouched it, dicey call for a run, no damage done in the end, New Zealand panicking
And gone! Drops it a little short on middle, tries to lift it up and over midwicket but can only drag it to Babar Azam at short midwicket. Another prized scalp, spinners making a big impact in this game for Pakistan as New Zealand find themselves in a pickle; they need a partnership
Lobbed up, more straighter at the stumps, lunges forward and blocks it back to Shadab
Round the wicket, legbreak turning sharply from outside off, tentative poke towards silly mid-off
Zingers are alight! Went too far away across his stumps for an ambitious sweep shot and Usama Mir zips it quicker on off-stump, he fails to connect and the ball rips through the stumps. That is a massive wicket in the context of the game! Chapman looks disconsolate after perishing early in the piece. Turning out to be a fabulous spell, producing magic tonight!
Shuffles across his stumps, brings the broom out and sweeps it all along the floor to deep backward square
Exposes his stumps, steps away to the leg side and chops it away into the covers
Pushes down the ground to long-off
Tossed up on a flatter trajectory on middle, he dances down the track and lofts it away to Iftikhar who collects it on one bounce, could have charged in and dived
Tosses up a fuller legbreak on middle and leg, eased to the leg side
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Match number | T20I no. 2583 |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
Match days | 27 April 2024 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | Rashid RiazDRS |
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Current Over 14 • NZ 113/5
NZ needed 66 runs from 40 balls