Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st Match, Group A - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi Date & Time: Feb 19, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Matt Henry 2-25(7.2 ov)
47.2
Matt Henry to Naseem Shah, out Bowled!! That's it! Game, set, match! The defending champions start their season with a loss. A length ball that is at the stumps, Naseem shuffled in for a ramp shot once again but can't get anywhere close to connecting with that. Misses and the stumps are a mess. New Zealand win by 60 runs. Naseem Shah b Matt Henry 13(15) [6s-1]
47.1
Matt Henry to Naseem Shah, no run, good length delivery outside off, Naseem shuffled for a ramp and then adjusted for a reverse sweep. Couldn't connect with either
42.6
Matt Henry to Khushdil, 1 run, short pitched delivery onto off, pulled into the ground to deep square leg
42.5
Matt Henry to Khushdil, no run, superb yorker from Matt Henry. Dug out back to the bowler
42.4
Matt Henry to Naseem Shah, 1 run, back of length outside off, run down to third-man
42.3
Matt Henry to Khushdil, 1 run, hard length delivery outside off, slammed towards deep extra cover
42.2
Matt Henry to Khushdil, FOUR, angling across on a length, Khushdil stays deep and slaps it over mid-off for a boundary
42.2
Matt Henry to Khushdil, wide, pace off and wide outside off
42.1
Matt Henry to Khushdil, FOUR, length ball onto off, Khushdil stays deep and pulls it away to the right of deep mid-wicket. Mitchell puts in a dive but can't stop it
40.6
Matt Henry to Shaheen Afridi, out Caught by Latham!! Another one down! A back of length delivery that was angling across the batter, Shaheen goes for a big pull shot and gets an edge off the toe-end through to the keeper. Shaheen Afridi c Latham b Matt Henry 14(13) [6s-1]
40.5
Matt Henry to Khushdil, 1 run, back of length and wide outside off, dabbed towards backward point
40.4
Matt Henry to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, length ball angling wide outside off, Shaheen reaches for it and slams it in the air. Goes over the cover fielder and lands in front of long-off
40.3
Matt Henry to Khushdil, 1 run, short ball outside off, pulled towards deep square leg
40.2
Matt Henry to Khushdil, no run, good length and angling onto off, cut behind square but finds the man at short third
40.1
Matt Henry to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, back of length onto off stump, pulled into the ground towards deep mid-wicket
8.6
Matt Henry to Rizwan, no run, good length delivery, Rizwan covers the line and defends
8.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run, oh he could have easily played on. Short of a length delivery stays down, Babar wanted to guide, bal; hit the bottom of the bat and rolled fine to the right, Latham dives and takes pace off
8.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, more blocking! Pressure and the asking rate is going up
8.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, behind the line and blocking
8.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, another appeal for LBW. Henry turns back to his mark without interest for in the review. This is a nip-backer from good length, Babar looks to defend, ball hits the front pad and also hits him just above the flap of the pad on the back leg. Feels the pain. Wasn't straight enough for LBW though
8.1
Matt Henry to Rizwan, 1 run, full and targetting the poles, Rizwan very watchful on the flick, just a nudge to the right of mid-on. Probably he was worried of ball going in the air to short mid-wicket
6.6
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, oh this one keeps low but Babar presses it into the wicket with the bat
6.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, and again! Babar is trying his best to get his drives in the gap but he is finding fielders. Five dots now in the over. Seemed like Babar was a shade early into the shot
6.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, another very good looking back foot punch, but New Zealand have smartly plugged gaps at cover
6.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Babar defends
6.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, punchy cover drive, shame Babar didn't find the gap to the left of mid-off
6.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Babar defends
4.6
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, appeal for LBW but this is easily missing leg so the keeper not keen on the review as well. Good length delivery down leg, Babar missed the glance
4.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, FOUR, there is the Babar Azam cover drive! Full and in the slot, Babar leans into the shot and plays a delightful, creamy, crunchy cover drive that he's played all his career
4.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
4.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, blocked
4.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery, Babar punches it towards mid-off
4.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, calming back foot defence from Babar as Matt Henry tests him with a length delivery just around off stump
2.6
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length delivery, Saud defends
2.5
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length delivery, Saud guides towards point
2.4
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length delivery angling away, Saud looks to slash off the back foot and almost nicks off
2.3
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, guides off the back foot, GP flies to the left at backward point
2.2
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, sweetly timed away, let it come and then gave the full face of the bat, placed it past cover
2.1
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, oh really crunchy cover drive, shame he hit it straight to cover-point. Lovely front foot stride and great hands to this length ball
0.6
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, another lowie if Marnus was to term it. Babar got the bat down in time to defend this length delivery that threatened to sneak under the bat and hit timber behind after keeping low
0.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, nicely behind the line of this fullish delivery and defending to mid-on
0.4
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, on the stumps, Saud flicks it to short mid-wicket and Pakistan are away and to the delight of the crowd, Babar will be facing next ball
0.3
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, nicely leans forward and looks for a drive, finds mid-off
0.2
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, now this one jumps on the batter! Two contrasting experiences for the batter. Saud thought he could easily block this short of length delivery, but it rose tall, luckily didn't carry to point off the splice of the bat
0.1
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, oh that kept a tad low. Slightly squared up Saud on the defence. Looked like swinging in and then held its line
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