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Follow live cricket scores of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between Pakistan vs New Zealand in Sharjah. PAK beat India in their first Group 2 match.
Published: 26 Oct 2021, Updated: 26 Oct 2021 9:25 pm
Less than 48 hours after beating India, Pakistan will be back in action in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the UAE. This time against New Zealand in a Group 2 contest at Sharjah. The PAK vs NZ tie will be the first for the Blackcaps in this tournament. This Pakistan vs New Zealand will see some extra dose of ‘rivalry’ in the wake of New Zealand pulling out of a limited-overs series in Pakistan just hours before the first ball was to be bowled in the first ODI in Rawalpindi On September 17. The Kiwis cited “security concerns” as a reason for withdrawing. It led to England also pulling out of a scheduled series in Pakistan. The double pull-out impacted Pakistan’s domestic international calendar and evoked angry reactions. If Team Pakistan can channelise that anger into some proper cricketing action , then New Zealand will have a tough fight in their hands. In 24 T20 internationals between Pakistan and New Zealand, the Kiwis have won 10 while the Green Shirts have won 14. While Babar Azam’s team looked very balanced and upbeat against India, especially after pacer Shaheen Afridi rocked the Indian top order with the wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, New Zealand have enough experience and cool heads in their team with Kane Richardson back to lead the Kiwis in the T20 World Cup 2021. The PAK vs NZ contest on Sharjah’s slow wickets will be an intriguing one. Follow live cricket scores of PAK vs NZ here.
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9:24 PM IST: Chase Begins
Mitchell Santner with the new ball. A dot, then a single as Mohammad Rizwan plays the second to long on. A four to mid-wicket boundary as Babar Azam plays a lofted drive. Two more singles and a dot. Seven from the over. Target – 135
9:11 PM IST: Innings Break
Haris Rauf with the final over. New man Ish Sodhi takes a single off the first. A double to mid-off as Mitchell Santner plays a lofted drive. One bye, then a slap to deep point. Santner then finds the gap and four to deep extra cover. Rauf is not happy. And middle stump to end the innings. Santner out for 6 off 5. Rauf’s figures: 4/22. 34 runs and four wickets in the last five overs. NZ – 134/8 (20)
9:07 PM IST: Seven Down
Shaheen Afridi with the penultimate over. A dot to Tim Seifert. Then another one, on the toes. Pakistan take a review. Not out. Missing everything, long way off the leg. A wild swing, to deep mid-wicket for a single. Half chance for Hasan Ali. Another shout for LBW, against Mitchell Santner. No review this time. But one leg bye for the Kiwis. Seifert then guides the next ball to fine leg boundary. Som sweep against real pace. And first wicket for Afridi tonight. Seifert (8 off 8), thick edge, and caught by Mohammad Hafeez at backward point. Six from the over. Afridi’s figures: 1/21, including a maiden. NZ – 125/7 (19)
8:58 PM IST: Six Down
And another one. This time, Hasan Ali takes a tumbling catch at deep mid-wicket to send Glenn Phillips (13 off 15) back. Two wickets in three balls. Mitchell Santner is the new man. NZ – 116/6 (17.3)
8:55 PM IST: Five Down
Haris Rauf returns for his third and gets the wicket of Devon Conway (27 off 24), caught at deep by Babar Azam. Tim Seifert is the new man. NZ – 116/5 (17.1)
8:54 PM IST: Finally, A Boundary
Shaheen Afridi returns for his third over. Two singles, then one leg bye to Devon Conway. The singles, then a four to long off by Glenn Phillips. The previous four was off the last ball of the 13th over, by Conway. Nine from the over. NZ – 116/4 (17)
8:48 PM IST: Busy Over
Hasan Ali with his third over. Busy one. Five singles then a double. Devon Conway is unbeaten on 24 off 20. His stand with Glenn Phillips (8 off 10) is now worth 16 off 18. NZ – 107/4 (16)
8:43 PM IST: 100 Up
Haris Rauf returns for his second over. Five singles, and 100 up for New Zealand. A dot to end the over. 40 runs and a wicket in the last five overs. NZ – 100/4 (15)
8:32 PM IST: Williamson Run Out
Hasan Ali returns and Kane Williamson (25 off 26) is run out off the first ball. Ali reacts quickly and hits the target even as the Kiwi skipper tries a quick u-turn. Blink and miss dismissal. Glenn Phillips is the new man. NZ – 90/4 (13.1)
8:30 PM IST: Devon Fours
Shadab Khan with his third. Devon Conway hits fours off the last three balls. 15 from the over. 27 runs in the last 12 balls. NZ – 90/3 (13)
8:25 PM IST: Williamson Survives
Mohammad Hafeez continues. Kane Williamson tries to reverse sweep the third balll, but ends up getting a LBW verdict. But review saves him. Then the Kiwi skipper hits the next for a four, to the mid-wicket boundary. Then a one-handed six, over long on. 12 from the over. NZ – 75/3 (12)
8:18 PM IST: 25 Runs In Last Five
Devon Conway joins Kane Williamson in the middle. Four runs from Mohammad Hafeez’s first over. 25 runs and three wickets in the last five overs. NZ – 60/3 (10)
8:12 PM IST: Three Down
Mohammad Hafeez gets his first. And picks a wicket very first ball. James Neesham (1 off 2) holes out at deep, caught by Fakhar Zaman. NZ – 56/3 (9.1)
8:07 PM IST: Two Down
Imad Wasim on with his final over. Daryl Mitchell mishits a six off the first, over long off boundary. Chance for Shaheen Afridi there, but watches it sail over. Another mishit, but this time Fakhar Zaman takes the catch at long on. Mitchell goes for 27 off 20. James Neesham joins Kane Williamson. 54/2 (8.2)
8:05 PM IST: Pakistan Dominate
Shadab Khan with his first over. Three from the over, including one leg bye. In the previous over, Imad Wasim conceded three singles. NZ – 48/1 (8)
7:55 PM IST: Guptill Goes
Haris Rauf strikes first over. A yorker to start, to Martin Guptill (17 off 20). Then bowled. The Kiwi opener plays on. Kane Williamson is the new batter. NZ – 36/1 (5.2)
7:51 PM IST: Big Over
Hasan Ali gets his first over. And 13 from the over as Daryl Mitchell and Martin Guptill hit a six off the first and four off the last ball respectively. NZ – 34/0 (5)
7:44 PM IST: Afridi Leaks Runs
Shaheen Afridi continues. Daryl Mitchell hits the fifth ball for a four, to mid-off boundary. Eight from the over. NZ – 15/0 (3)
7:37 PM IST: Good Start For Pakistan
Imad Wasim shares the new ball. Daryl Mitchell takes a single off the second ball, then a dot. Two singles, then Martin Guptill hits a four past point. Seven from the over. In the first over, Shaheen Afridi produced a maiden, to Guptil. NZ – 7/0 (2)
7:30 PM IST: Match Begins
Shaheen Afridi with the new ball. Martin Guptill to take the first strike. His opening partner is Daryl Mitchell.
7:11 PM IST: Playing XIs
Pakistan are unchanged.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
7:04 PM IST: Toss
Pakistan win the toss, opt to bowl first against New Zealand.
6:52 PM IST: Just In
New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson is out of the tournament with a calf injury.
6:10 PM IST: The Opening Pair
Focus will be on Pakistan’s opening pair, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. They looked peerless against India. For the record, they have three 150+ stands this calendar year.
5:35 PM IST: Head-to-head
Tonight, Pakistan and New Zealand will meet for the 25th time. Pakistan lead the head-to-head record 14-10. Last time they met, Pakistan beat the Kiwis by four wickets.
9:11 PM IST: Innings Break
Haris Rauf with the final over. New man Ish Sodhi takes a single off the first. A double to mid-off as Mitchell Santner plays a lofted drive. One bye, then a slap to deep point. Santner then finds the gap and four to deep extra cover. Rauf is not happy. And middle stump to end the innings. Santner out fot 6 off 5. Rauf’s figures: 4/22. 34 runs and four wickets in the last five overs. NZ – 134/8 (20)
