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New Zealand vs Pakistan 2022 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 26 2022, Mon - 10:30 AM (IST)
PAKISTAN438, 311/8 decl
NEW ZEALAND612/9 decl, 61/1
Match Drawn
CRR:8.13
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OUT! L.B.W. Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad. That brings Pakistan's first innings to a close. Pakistan scored a massive total on the board. Babar Azam and Agha Salman played beautifully and brought up their centuries. An overall decent bowling performance for the Blackcaps. Stay tuned!
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Ajaz Patel to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ajaz Patel to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ajaz Patel to Agha Salman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Wagner.
Ajaz Patel to Agha Salman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ajaz Patel to Agha Salman. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Agha Salman. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
Tim Southee to Abrar Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
SIX! Tim Southee to Abrar Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Big hit from the last man.
Tim Southee to Abrar Ahmed. Slower ball short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Tim Southee to Abrar Ahmed. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third slip for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Tim Southee to Abrar Ahmed. Length ball, off stump down the track pushing, inside edge to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Tim Southee to Abrar Ahmed. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Latham.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman. Leg spinner back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side down the track driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for no runs.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Latham.
FOUR! Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Back of a length, off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, off stump on the back foot glancing, hit pad past fine leg for 4 runs.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, off stump down the track working, hit pad to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Tim Southee to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Sodhi.
OUT! L.B.W. Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Trapped in front.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shafique. That will be Tea on Day 4 and New Zealand has declared their innings with a decent lead of 174 runs. Kane Williamson showed his class as he registered his fifth double century. Stay tuned for the final session of Day 4.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to third slip for no runs, fielded by Salman.
Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Nauman Ali to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Hamza.
Nauman Ali to Kane Williamson. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Wasim.
Nauman Ali to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Salman.
Nauman Ali to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot padded, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Salman.
Nauman Ali to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot Leave, Left to first slip for no runs, fielded by Ahmed, fielded by Salman.
Nauman Ali to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot padded, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Salman.
APPEAL! Abrar Ahmed to Ajaz Patel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Khan, appeal made for L.B.W. A loud shout for LBW but the umpire says not out.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Wasim.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
SIX! Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Kane Williamson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Salman.
APPEAL! Nauman Ali to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique, appeal made for Caught. Good decision from the umpire.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs. Brave call from Babar Azam. Pakistan declared after taking a lead of 137 runs. A challenging run chase is ahead for New Zealand. Can they chase this down before dusk? Stay tuned!
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Mir Hamza. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Conway.
Ajaz Patel to Mir Hamza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ajaz Patel to Mir Hamza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Ajaz Patel to Mir Hamza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Ajaz Patel to Mir Hamza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Mir Hamza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Bracewell.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner short, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly point for no runs, shy attempt by Williamson, fielded by Bracewell.
Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Southee.
Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
SIX! Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Shakeel brings up his fifty in style.
Muhammad Wasim to Devon Conway. Length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Ahmed. The 1st Test ends as a draw. New Zealand tried their best but couldn't find their desired result due to bad light after Babar's declaration. Batters dominated this game as we saw four individual hundreds scores. Ish Sodhi excelled with his six-wicket haul today. Kane Williamson is awarded Player of the Match for his unbeaten 200 runs. Cheers
Muhammad Wasim to Tom Latham. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.
Muhammad Wasim to Devon Conway. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Mir Hamza to Tom Latham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Mir Hamza to Tom Latham. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Mir Hamza to Devon Conway. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Mir Hamza to Tom Latham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Azam.
Mir Hamza to Devon Conway. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
Mir Hamza to Tom Latham. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Wasim.
Muhammad Wasim to Tom Latham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by ul-Haq.
Muhammad Wasim to Tom Latham. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
SIX! Muhammad Wasim to Tom Latham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Smacked it over the fence.
Muhammad Wasim to Devon Conway. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Muhammad Wasim to Tom Latham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
FOUR! Muhammad Wasim to Tom Latham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed to Devon Conway. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Hamza.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Hamza.
Abrar Ahmed to Devon Conway. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Wasim.
Abrar Ahmed to Devon Conway. Googly length ball, down leg side down the track working, to silly mid on for no runs.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed to Devon Conway. Googly length ball, to leg down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Agha Salman to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.
Agha Salman to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
FOUR! Agha Salman to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Agha Salman to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Agha Salman to Devon Conway. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by ul-Haq.
Agha Salman to Devon Conway. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham. Googly length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed to third man for no runs, mis-fielded by Ahmed.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by ul-Haq.