New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2016 Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch Date & Time: Nov 17-Nov 21, 11:00 AM LOCAL
C de Grandhomme 6-41(15.5 ov)
55.5
C de Grandhomme to Rahat Ali, out Caught by Watling!! C de Grandhomme wrap things up. It's a record for a NZ debutant, finishes with a 6-wicket haul. Angles it into Rahat Ali and induces Rahat Ali's edge on the push. Easy one for Watling behind the stumps. Rahat Ali c Watling b C de Grandhomme 0(5)
55.4
C de Grandhomme to Rahat Ali, no run, seams back and hits Rahat Ali's back leg but too high. The bowler withdraws the appeal mid-way
55.3
C de Grandhomme to Rahat Ali, no run, full on off, Rahat Ali is rapped on the pad, but was there some inside edge. Might have been for the bowler was not much interested in it
55.2
C de Grandhomme to Rahat Ali, no run, follows a straight line outside off. Rahat Ali withdraws late
55.1
C de Grandhomme to Rahat Ali, no run, length delivery on the stumps. Rahat Ali stays behind the line of the ball and defends to mid-wicket
53.6
C de Grandhomme to Yasir Shah, no run, that's a typical leave from a lower order player. Do not read much into it. He covers his stumps and lets this length delivery go to the keeper
53.5
C de Grandhomme to Sohail Khan, out Caught by Latham!! What a debut for C de Grandhomme. 83 matches before he got his international cap and has made the most of it. He was brought back into the attack to get a wicket and he gets one. Fuller ball on the stumps, Sohail Khan flicks it in the air and Latham at mid-wicket does not mess aroundSohail Khan c Latham b C de Grandhomme 9(30) [4s-2]
53.4
C de Grandhomme to Sohail Khan, no run, short ball again. Sohail Khan plays inside the line and is beaten by away movement
53.3
C de Grandhomme to Sohail Khan, no run, short ball. Sohail Khan gets tall and defends to mid-off
53.2
C de Grandhomme to Sohail Khan, FOUR, short ball and Sohail Khan is not the one to hold a bit. Goes for the pull and top edges it for the ball to roll to the fine lef fence
53.1
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, leg byes, 1 run, slipped towards the legs of Misbah, who cannot get bat on his glance. Deflected off the thigh to fine leg
44.6
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, 2 runs, clips this fuller length length delivery on middle and leg towards long leg for a couple
44.5
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, pitched up delivery on off, defended into the off-side
44.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, FOUR, Misbah goes aerial and earns a boundary. A full delivery, Misbah is forward and across to lift it between mid-on and mid-wicket. The ball managed to go past the fence despite of the friction
44.3
C de Grandhomme to Amir, 1 run, much better from Amir. Gets to thew pitch and drives it wide of cover for a single
44.2
C de Grandhomme to Amir, no run, on sixth stump line, and Amir goes for the extravagant wild drive. Gets beaten
44.1
C de Grandhomme to Amir, no run, wasted delivery wide of off, Amir won't chase at it
42.6
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, pitched up on off, pushed to mid-off
42.5
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, bowls it wide and gets it to nip away, Misbah has a chase at it and gets beaten
42.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, bit of extra bounce, Misbah is surprised by that. His bottom hand comes off as he defends it on the on-side off the top portion of the bat
42.3
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, a bumper at a gentle pace of 125.6kph, Misbah hunkers under it
42.2
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Misbah stays in his crease and defends it into the off-side
42.1
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, good tight line in that zone just outside off, Misbah has a close look at it before leaving it
40.6
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, ah! To beat Misbah's defence is an achievement. In the corridor of uncertainty just outside off, Misbah gets beaten on the outside edge
40.5
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, Misbah stays in his crease and guides this length delivery to gully
40.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
40.3
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, slightly shorter on fifth stump line, Misbah ignore it
40.2
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, fullish outside off, pushed to mid-off
40.1
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, muted appeal from behind the stumps, but nothing from the bowler. A fullish delivery on off, Misbah gets an inside edge onto his pad looking to defend it off the front foot
38.6
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, fullish again, Misbah gets squared up a touch looking to defend. Gets an outside edge that rolls towards the cordon
38.5
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, targets the stumps this time, Misbah blocks it with a vertical bat in front of his pad
38.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, slightly fuller, but de Grandhomme can't induce a stroke out of Misbah as the line was outside off
38.3
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, pitching outside off and further going away, Misbah covers his sticks and shoulders arms
38.2
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, pitched up delivery, Misbah moves across and blocks
38.1
C de Grandhomme to Sarfraz, 3 runs, full delivery just outside off, Sarfraz leans forward and drives it through the cover region for a triple
36.6
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, drags his length back and darts it wide of off, left alone
36.5
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, FOUR, full and angling in, Misbah is forward to clip it through the mid-wicket region. All along the carpet into the fence. The timing was superb
36.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, good length delivery wide of off, no shot offered
36.3
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, pitched up and moving away a tad, Misbah prods forward and drives it to mid-off
36.2
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, pitched up delivery, pushed to mid-on off the front foot
36.1
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery, Misbah sends it back to the bowler off the back foot
34.6
C de Grandhomme to Sarfraz, no run, length delivery, Sarfraz prods forward and taps it into the on-side
34.4
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, out Caught by Jeet Raval!! The debutants-duo again! What a start for the Kiwis. A good length delivery that shaped away a tad, Shafiq could have let that go. Instead, he wanted to have a feel for it and went with hard hands. A thick outside edge into the safe pair hands of Raval at second slip. Shafiq c Jeet Raval b C de Grandhomme 16(40) [4s-2]
34.3
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, no run, slower delivery at 123.6kph, full and wide, Shafiq wanted to go after it. Decided against it
34.2
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery on sixth stump line, easy leave
34.1
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Shafiq taps and guides it to gully
22.6
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Shafiq defends from the crease
22.5
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, 3 runs, very full again. Misbah squeezes it square on the off-side, before it is chased down, Misbah adds three to his name
22.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, very wide of off, Misbah lets it go
22.3
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, hits the length around off, defended towards point
22.2
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, full on the pads of Misbah, clipped towards mid-on
22.1
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, lets this length delivery move outside off and then pats towards backward point
20.6
C de Grandhomme to Younis Khan, out Caught by Jeet Raval!! That's loose from Younis Khan. Poor cricket from the most experience Pakistani batsman. Dream debut for C de Grandhomme. Nothing exceptional about this ball though. It was just too full outside off. Younis Khan could have left that in his sleep. But that is what happens when you are new to the crease and the team is three down. Even the most experienced batters fail to judge deliveries. Younis Khan wanted to squeeze the drive, got a thick edge and it went at a comfortable height to another debutant at second slip. Younis Khan c Jeet Raval b C de Grandhomme 2(8)
20.5
C de Grandhomme to Younis Khan, 2 runs, worked off the pads to deep square leg, easy couple of the new man
20.4
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, 1 run, 'one' is the call from Misbah as he tucks this length ball towards backward square leg
20.3
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, full on the stumps. Misbah gets across and pokes towards cover
20.2
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, good length ball outside off. Misbah leaves it
20.1
C de Grandhomme to Misbah, no run, appeal from the men behind the stumps. C de Grandhomme is not interested. He saw there was a clear inside edge onto the pads as Misbah tried to defend off the back foot
18.6
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! This is an ordinary shot from Babar Azam. The shot was not on with the ball doing a bit there. Second wicket for the debutant. Fullish outside off, Babar Azam goes for the big booming drive with glued feet, gets a thick edge that carries to Taylor at second slip. Pakistan are all of a sudden in a bit of pickle here. Babar Azam c Ross Taylor b C de Grandhomme 7(21) [4s-1]
18.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, taps in front of cover and wants a single. The fielder is too quick to allow him that
18.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, that is a good leave from Babar Azam. Saw it close and decided to not flirt with that, the ball shaped away outside off
18.3
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, hits the length this time. Babar Azam slips back into the crease and defends into the pitch
18.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, and again, fullish around off, Babar Azam drives and inside edges it towards the on-side
18.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, full on off. Babar Azam defends it towards short cover
16.6
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, length delivery, blunted into the on-side
16.5
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, 1 run, shortish, nudged through square leg for a single
16.4
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, fullish delivery outside off, pushed into the off-side
16.3
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 3 runs, dropped! A back of a length delivery, Azam slashed and slashed hard at it. The ball went to the gully fielder at a quick pace. Todd Astle got a hand to it, but can't hold onto it
16.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, tapped into the on-side
16.1
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, 1 run,
14.6
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, drags his length back and bowls it wide of off, left alone
14.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, targets the stumps, Azam gets inside the line and taps it on the on-side
14.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Azam has a good look at it before shouldering arms
14.3
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, 1 run, tip-and-run single. Aslam drops this length delivery in front of cover and sets off for a quick single
14.2
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, leg byes, FOUR, sprays one down leg. Aslam misses the flick. The ball grazes his pad and runs away into the fine leg fence
14.1
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, length delivery angling away, Aslam shoulders arms
12.6
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, Azam is shoulder arms to this delivery leaving him from a good length
12.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, jags away from a short of length delivery. Once again wide of off, so no shot offered
12.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery wide of off, left alone
12.3
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, out Bowled!! First Test wicket for Colin de Grandhomme! And, it's the priced scalp of Azhar Ali. A fullish delivery that nipped back in. Azhar went for the expansive drive and the ball sneaked through the gap between bat and pad. Off goes the off stump and NZ get the breakthrough they were looking for. The ball just brushed Azhar's front pad on its way to the stump. Azhar Ali b C de Grandhomme 15(39) [4s-1]
12.2
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, no run, fuller length delivery on off, driven to the left of mid-off
12.1
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, no run, just short of a good length delivery on fifth-sixth stump line, left alone
10.6
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, 3 runs, full and angling in, glanced through the mid-wicket region
10.5
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, too straight, wristed through square leg for a couple more runs
10.4
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, Aslam with soft hands drops it in front of mid-off and sets off for a quick single
10.3
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, leg byes, FOUR, spills one down the leg and pays the price. Aslam can't put bat on his flick shot. The ball grazes his front pad and the ball runs away into the fine leg fence
10.2
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, 1 run, back of a length delivery, hops on his toes and works it behind square on the on-side
10.1
C de Grandhomme to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, fuller delivery outside off, Azhar employs a mere push down the ground. KW at mid-off can't get to it with a dive
8.6
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, bowls this wide of off, Aslam reaches and pokes it towards cover
8.5
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, full length delivery on off, punched down the ground. de Grandhomme stops it with his right hand
8.4
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, 2 runs, full again, Aslam wants to push it down the ground. Gets it off the inside part of the blade towards long leg for a couple
8.3
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, full and angling across, Aslam crouches low and looks for the expansive drive. Gets an inside edge onto his leg
8.2
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, drags his length back, Aslam shoulders arms
8.1
C de Grandhomme to Sami Aslam, no run, decent start for the debutant. No swing on this full delivery. Aslam jams back to the bowler
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