New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2016 Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton Date & Time: Nov 25-Nov 29, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Southee 6-80(21 ov)
66.6
Southee to Imran Khan, out Caught by Watling!! Six-fer for Tim Southee, and poor Babar Azam has been left stranded on 90. He trudges off disappointed. The deficit is 55. Nonetheless, a much better performance from the visitors considering they were 51/5 at one stage. It was a horror delivery, short of length and down leg, Imran Khan looks to glance and a touch of extra bounce brushes the glove en route to the keeper. Imran Khan c Watling b Southee 6(8) [4s-1]
66.5
Southee to Imran Khan, no run, draws Imran Khan forward by pitching it full on off, patted back to the bowler
66.4
Southee to Imran Khan, no run, another bumper, this one's too high, ducked under
66.3
Southee to Imran Khan, FOUR, woof! That's a throat-seeking bouncer, Imran Khan gets into a bit of tangle while trying to escape a body blow, thuds the glove and sails over a leaping first slip
66.2
Southee to Imran Khan, no run, full one nipping into the pads, Imran Khan tickles it away into the leg-side. Babar Azam was interested in a quick single for a brief period, but is sent back
66.1
Southee to Imran Khan, no run, Southee continues to search for his 6th wicket, peppers Imran Khan with a bouncer, not bothered with
64.6
Southee to Imran Khan, 2 runs, stop the press. Because Imran Khan has Test runs to his name. Not convincing, but when you have waited seven Tests to get one, you will take it. Smiles with his head down and completes the second. Squirted outside edge this. Wide of the slips, allowing him to get off the mark
64.5
Southee to Imran Khan, no run, chopped to gully
64.4
Southee to Amir, out Caught by Jeet Raval!! Jeet Raval won't let anyone else take a catch in that cordon. Moves across in front of Taylor from second slip and gobbles this up. And guess what, Amir is in pain. Winces his left thumb as he walks back. Has gloved a snorter from Southee. From over the wicket to the left-hander, kicks and bounces. Off the splice to first slip.. until second slip interrupted. And a five-wicket haul for Southee. What a man. Amir c Jeet Raval b Southee 5(24) [4s-1]
64.3
Southee to Amir, no run, bouncer down leg, wouldn't threaten a bee. Amir ducks
64.2
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run, stays put and uses an iota of room outside off to pack a punch through cover-point
64.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, no feet but a straight bat to block straight down the pitch
62.6
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, blocked towards mid-off
62.5
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, forward stride that's slightly opened to block towards cover-point
62.4
Southee to Babar Azam, FOUR, leg-stump delivery and glanced to the fine leg fence
62.3
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, ducks under a bumper
62.2
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, tucks it into the leg-side. To square leg but there's no run
62.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, length ball, slight swing, blocked into the off-side
60.6
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, blocked into the leg-side
60.5
Southee to Amir, 1 run, he's in the mood. Slaps a length ball to cover and runs
60.4
Southee to Amir, no run, that has been crunched! But the man at point dives to save that. But it has started to RAIN
60.3
Southee to Amir, no run, open-faced push into the off-side
60.2
Southee to Amir, no run, nicely back and across and defended on the on-side
60.1
Southee to Amir, FOUR, that has been creamed through the off-side. It was full and that was tonked away past the man at mid-off
58.6
Southee to Amir, no run, slants across him and Amir is happy to let it go
58.5
Southee to Amir, no run, dishes it across the left hander and Amir gets beaten
58.4
Southee to Amir, no run, banged in and Amir is happy to duck under it and let it go
58.3
Southee to Amir, no run, on the sticks and Amir is solidly behind the line of the ball
58.2
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run, uppish drive into the covers and they will get a run
58.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, around the off-pole again, Babar Azam decides to get behind the line of the ball and defend
56.6
Southee to Riaz, no run, poor again from Riaz as he plays a listless drive, or should I say, attempts one outside off. The ball veers away and misses the willow to fly into the mitts of the keeper
56.5
Southee to Riaz, no run, on the pads and the ball kisses the pads on its way to the man at leg gully
56.4
Southee to Riaz, no run, poor shot as he was looking to drive it away from his body. Gets comprehensively beaten
56.3
Southee to Riaz, no run, defended on the off-side as the ball was again on target around the off-zone
56.2
Southee to Sohail Khan, out Caught by Watling!! This is the Southee we know. That was slightly shortish, Sohail Khan went back to defend and only manages a feather into the gloves of the keeper. He had to play at it as Southee has been bowling it closer to the sticks. The snake-like movement after it landed was precise to take the edge. Sohail Khan c Watling b Southee 37(47) [4s-4 6s-2]
56.1
Southee to Sohail Khan, no run, zips from the surface from a short of length spot to beat the edge and square the batsman up. Beautiful shape as it was a Southee special
54.6
Southee to Sohail Khan, no run, shortish delivery and it keeps a tad low, Sohail Khan misses the cut
54.5
Southee to Sohail Khan, FOUR, to play or not to play. In the end, the ball kisses the willow as he was preparing to leave it. The ball also managed to magnet into the fence through the slip cordon
54.4
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run, at the first sight of a short delivery, Babar Azam dishes out the blazing cut and that too on the rise. Latham at deepish point cuts it off with a full stretched dive. Only a single. Life is cruel
54.3
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, another forward press and defended solidly into the off-side. Nothing happening in the air or off the deck
54.2
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, covers the line of the ball with a forward push
54.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, around the off-pole, the Southee zone and Babar Azam decides to leave it alone
34.6
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, short ball bumped in, not quick enough and the batsman swivels on the back foot to force the pull away. The ball this time is well away from the man at mid-wicket and into the fence it goes
34.5
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, short delivery but not a lot of room. Sarfraz is happy to employ the aerial steer and gets it over the slip cordon to get an enterprising boundary
34.4
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, good length delivery and defended into the off-side with a tapped bat playing it dead
34.3
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, shuffle across and forward at the same time and then a turn of the wrist to find the man at square leg
34.2
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, advances down the track and then push-drives it down the ground with a gentle pat of the bat. It was a movement across the sticks and simultaneously into the shot with the steps going forward. Santner gives the chase, dives head-first and smashes his face into the advertisement boards... Looks fine out there. Maybe a drop or two of blood but he's up and okay
34.1
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, good length delivery around the off-pole, Sarfraz tentatively steers it away to the man at gully
32.6
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, down onto the pads, easy pickings those. Just tickles it away into the fine-leg fence for a four
32.5
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, looks to ramp it over the slips but is cramped for room and is too late on the shot as the ball was banged in
32.4
Southee to Sarfraz, 2 runs, dropped! The man at mid-wicket - Henry Nicholls - looks to cup one as the batsman went for the pull again. But was too late to react and lets it go through his fingers. The man at long leg mops it up
32.3
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, over the man at mid-wicket. Short delivery angled into the batsman, Sarfraz smacks the pull over the in-field and gets back-to-back boundaries
32.2
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, short, wide, smashed! The man at point had no chance despite chants of 'catch it'. Sarfraz picked up the width and the channel too quickly to employ the horizontal blade on it
32.1
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, back of a length delivery and it nips in. Big appeal as the ball hits the batsman on the pads but too high. It was going well over the sticks
30.6
Southee to Babar Azam, 3 runs, too full on the pads and flicked away past the man at widish mid-on. They amble through for a triple as the shot went to the larger part of the ground
30.5
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, clipped away to the man at mid-wicket as the ball ventured into the sticks channel
30.4
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, banana swing after it lands outside off. Exaggerated movement once it leaves the batsman
30.3
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, bangs it in and Babar Azam ducks quickly under it
30.2
Southee to Babar Azam, 2 runs, whattay lovely drive down the ground. The good length delivery antidoted with a straight bat going through the line of the ball. The stroke disturbed the timbers at the other end. It then ricochets away past the man at mid-on
30.1
Southee to Sarfraz, 1 run, starts with a friendly delivery on the pads and tucked away onto the on-side for a run
28.6
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, gets low and gets behind this fullish ball on off. That will be stumps on day two
28.5
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, turns around in his crease to let go of a short ball cutting across him. Southee is from over the wicket to the right-hander here, goes wide and gets some pace off the pitch. Back-bender
28.4
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, opens the front foot drive to point there. Wide half-volley that
28.3
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run, this intent now is applaudable. Taps one off the front foot to cover and runs
28.2
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, opens side-on and chops a length ball to gully
28.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, loopier full ball inviting a drive, Azam resists
26.6
Southee to Sarfraz, FOUR, that looked a boundary the moment it was hit. Not your in-the-face boundary. Very subtle. Very delicate. A smoothee of a punch through backward point
26.5
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, crouches under a high-flying short ball
26.4
Southee to Sarfraz, 2 runs, swats a short ball through mid-wicket. A couple
26.3
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, now this was something. Shaped to pull and then suddenly jerks his stance open to punch to cover. That's a batting deception. Do not try at home
26.2
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, flicked off the stumps to mid-wicket
26.1
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, defended into the leg-side
24.6
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, drives off the front foot. No swing. Middles it. Finds point
24.5
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, prods in front and pokes an inside edge into the leg-side
24.4
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run, flicked off the pad to deep square leg
24.3
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, full ball outside off, left alone
24.2
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, full ball, poked off the front foot to gully
24.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
14.6
Southee to Babar Azam, 3 runs, on the pads and flicked deliciously through mid-wicket. Dragged back in the deep
14.5
Southee to Babar Azam, FOUR, good shot. Punched off the back foot through point. Nicely opened up side-on and packed a punch
14.4
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, pushed back to Southee
14.3
Southee to Babar Azam, no run. Oh, that could have taken the glove on its way. Short ball going down, Azam spindles open but is late to get his hands up. Does so in time, but only just
14.2
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, bangs this in short and hurries Azam into sitting under it
14.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, goes really wide and delivers it on a middle stump line. Blocked with bat in front of pad
12.6
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, overpitched but pushed back to Southee, who picks the ball up and shadows a throw at the batsman. Doesn't throw in the end. Why would he.
12.5
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery dropped in front off the toes
12.4
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, full ball and Azam pushes it on the up.. only to find mid-off
12.3
Southee to Shafiq, 1 run, leg-stump delivery and tucked to deep square leg
12.2
Southee to Shafiq, no run, so what he does is dock his length back. Not done. Blocked with a hop towards where an FSL would have been
12.1
Southee to Shafiq, no run, another delightful outswinger. He's been getting much seam but this swung. Can quite say that it made for an easy leave off the front foot. Early indication to the batsman, unlike seam
10.6
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, now this was swinging in. Not much, just enough. Killed off half a stride forward
10.5
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, this swings away straight out of the hands. Easy leave off the front foot
10.4
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, tucked to square leg
10.3
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, short ball, Azam sees and ducks
10.2
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, pushed back by the length and then the extra bounce kills the timing on this back foot punch. To cover
10.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, cocks his wrists but finds mid-wicket
8.6
Southee to Shafiq, 3 runs, overthrows from mid-wicket and Shafiq hets three. Mere nudge off the pad that
8.5
Southee to Younis Khan, out Caught by Watling!! If you ever pick up a ball and want to be a fast bowler, try watching this. This is a conspiration of the highest order. Southee had Younis Khan deep in his crease with a short ball, dishes out a length ball seaming away and gets the outside edge. No feet from Younis Khan there. Just wanted to drive on the up and perishes. Younis Khan c Watling b Southee 2(13)
8.4
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, ducks under this short ball. Southee is keeping them honest and back in the crease
8.3
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, procrastinates his front foot stride and is beaten. Actually, you know what, this was a quick ball and took Younis by surprise - first with its speed and then with the seam movement
8.2
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, nearly 135kmph this. On a length, blocked towards cover
8.1
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, a tad squared up was Younis Khan. Does well to really incline forward while hanging back. Blunted into the pitch
6.6
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, very late decision to leave. Is slightly suctioned across on the front foot, and then lifts his bat animatedly
6.5
Southee to Younis Khan, 2 runs, stylish drive to get off the mark. Plays away from the body and the front foot stride wasn't enough. But hands. Good hands. Reach out and plant a couple through covers
6.4
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, the line's just outside off here and Younis sways out of the way
6.3
Southee to Younis Khan, no run, he's already crouching in his stance and doesn't even duck. Too short a ball.. easily sails over
6.2
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run, leg-stump line tucked off the hips to fine leg
6.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, stoic defence. Head in front, eyes over the ball and a defence middled
4.6
Southee to Azhar Ali, out Caught by Watling!! There's the big wicket. And Southee has two in the over. Invites Azhar Ali forward with a fullish length but the batsman is not quite up to it. Is late to reach in front to defend, instead is drawn across by the pace, and the away-seam elicits an outside edge to the keeper. Azhar Ali c Watling b Southee 1(18)
4.5
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, nipping in but the length is shortish. So Azhar can get nehind with a high-ish bat
4.4
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, soft hands, so the bat face closes as Azhar reaches the pitch off his front foot. Miscued to mid-on
4.3
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, length ball on off negotiated off the front foot
4.2
Southee to Babar Azam, leg byes, 1 run, full on the pads, shaved open-stanced round the corner. Off the pad
4.1
Southee to Sami Aslam, out Caught by Jeet Raval!! He dropped two chances at slip and now he edges one to them, only for it to be held onto. Life's tough. A hint of nip away, abbreviated front foot stride and the outside edge carries to second slip. Sami Aslam c Jeet Raval b Southee 5(12) [4s-1]
2.6
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, back to the good length, a good looking defence meets the delivery and has been kept out
2.5
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, change of startegy as he tries to bounce the batsman out. Azhar Ali is happy to duck under it
2.4
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, defended solidly again into the off-side
2.3
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, goes wide of the crease and zones it in, Azhar Ali covers the line with the maker's name up for lensmen to capture it
2.2
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, slightly squared up stance to defend it out as the ball was aimed at a good length zone around the sticks
2.1
Southee to Azhar Ali, no run, back of a length delivery and Azhar Ali is solidly behind that to push it down
0.6
Southee to Sami Aslam, no run, turned away with a closed facfe of the bat to find the helmeted man at FSL
0.5
Southee to Sami Aslam, FOUR, on the pads and clipped away! Very nicely done. You bowl it onto the pads of an Asian batsman at your own peril. First runs of the innings as the ball sped away into the fence
0.4
Southee to Sami Aslam, no run, shouts of caatttcchhhhhh. The ball was bumped in and down the leg side. The batsman missed the tuck and the ball sails into the mitts
0.3
Southee to Sami Aslam, no run, full and seaming away, Sami Aslam does not bother to pay heed to it
0.2
Southee to Sami Aslam, no run, another angled across delivery and this time enough room for Sami Aslam to do it more ease compared to the last one
0.1
Southee to Sami Aslam, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off and Sami Aslam is happy to leave it alone
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