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New Zealand vs Pakistan 2023 2nd Test Full Commentary
Result · Jan 02 2023, Mon - 10:30 AM (IST)
NEW ZEALAND449, 277/5 decl
PAKISTAN408, 304/9
Match Drawn
CRR:3.38
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OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Ajaz Patel. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Salman. Partnership is broken! That's the end of New Zealand's first innings. Matt Henry played an unbeaten knock of 68 for his side, whereas Abrar Ahmed picked up four wickets. Do join us for Pakistan's first innings in a while.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Hasan Ali to Ajaz Patel. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
Hasan Ali to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Hasan Ali to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to gully for no runs, fielded by Salman.
Hasan Ali to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Hasan Ali to Ajaz Patel. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement defending, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Hasan Ali to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
FOUR! Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break full toss, middle stump down the track flick, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
FOUR! Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed past long on for 4 runs, mis-fielded by ul-Haq.
Abrar Ahmed to Ajaz Patel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Shah.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shah.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Abrar Ahmed to Matt Henry. 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 Matt Henry. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
APPEAL! Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Shafique, appeal made for L.B.W. Pakistan is struggling to break this Partnership.
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by ul-Haq.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, off stump down the track working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
Agha Salman to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.
OUT! L.B.W. Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad. Ish Sodhi gets his man. Pakistan bowled out for 408, and they trail by 41 runs. Saud Shakeel played a responsible innings and scored an unbeaten 125. Join us for New Zealand's innings in a while.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front 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 working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Ish Sodhi to Saud Shakeel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
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 Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Williamson. It's the close of play on Day 3. Shakeel and Salman continued well after the Tea break. Later, New Zealand bowlers picked up four quick wickets at the back end of this session. New Zealand will look to wrap up Pakistan's first innings quickly tomorrow. Cheers.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, off stump moves in front sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to first slip for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
APPEAL! Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell, appeal made for Caught.
No ball Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner beamer, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left and it was a no ball, fielded by Blundell.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell, fielded by Mitchell.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to first slip for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
FOUR! Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
FOUR! Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
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 length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to first slip for no runs, mis-fielded by Blundell, fielded by Bracewell.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
OUT! Bowled. Ish Sodhi to Mir Hamza. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Hamza departs for a golden duck.
OUT! Bowled. Ish Sodhi to Naseem Shah. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Through the gate.
Ish Sodhi to Naseem Shah. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Naseem Shah. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, stumping missed by Ahmed. That's a declaration from New Zealand and they have set a target of 319. Pakistan need to come out to bat for a short span today. Join us in a while for the run chase.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Ali.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break half volley, down leg side down the track working, to mid wicket for no runs, shy attempt by Khan.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed to first slip for no runs, direct hit by Azam.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 3 runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break half volley, middle stump down the track flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shah.
FOUR! Hasan Ali to Michael Bracewell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Hasan Ali to Michael Bracewell. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, to short extra cover for 2 runs, overthrow by Khan, fielded by Shah.
Hasan Ali to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Hasan Ali to Michael Bracewell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
Hasan Ali to Michael Bracewell. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
FOUR! Hasan Ali to Michael Bracewell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break half volley, off stump down the track flick, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Shah.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge for no runs, dropped catch by Ahmed.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Ahmed, fielded by Ahmed.
Agha Salman to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
OUT! Caught. Agha Salman to Tom Blundell. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to long on, caught by ul-Haq. Blundell departs after a well-made 74.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed to Michael Bracewell. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Hamza.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Abrar Ahmed to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs.
Abrar Ahmed to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, hit pad to silly point for no runs.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Agha Salman to Michael Bracewell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Left to point for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs. An outstanding match finishes in a draw. Both teams presented their best in the game. Sarfaraz gave a perfect comeback in the longer format and has been adjudged as Player of the Match and Series. Stay tuned for the live updates. Cheers.
APPEAL! Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Conway, appeal made for L.B.W. Southee is running out of time by taking the review.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Henry.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Henry.
FOUR! Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep point for 4 runs.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Henry.
SIX! Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner short, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Abrar Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Michael Bracewell to Abrar Ahmed. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. Michael Bracewell to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, Gloved to leg slip, caught by Williamson. Match-turning moment for New Zealand.
Michael Bracewell to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Michael Bracewell to Naseem Shah. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, thick edge to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
APPEAL! Ish Sodhi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Latham, appeal made for Caught. There is no bat involved.
Ish Sodhi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, to leg no foot movement Leave, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ish Sodhi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Ish Sodhi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ish Sodhi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ish Sodhi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot Leave, hit pad to short leg for no runs.