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
N Wagner 3-59(14 ov)
52.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, short delivery from round the wicket and Babar Azam manages to mistime the pull, albeit uppishly past the man at backward square leg for a run
52.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, quick short delivery and the batsman ducks under it with an urgent sit down movement
52.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery and angled across, Babar Azam hops back to defend
52.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, FOUR, change of plan, just to see if he is interested. Babar Azam obliges. There was no one at mid-on. So, he decides to drive it through the line. Gets to his highest score in Tests
52.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, gets lot more height than he would prefer and Babar Azam is not amused by it. Ducks under it
52.1
Wagner to Sohail Khan, 1 run, short skiddy delivery on the hips, Sohail Khan gets inside of the line of the ball to employ the short arm jab. The man at long leg hauls it back
50.6
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, the ball soars over the temple of the batsman as he was looking for a ducked-down pull. A half-hearted effort in the end results in him being late on the shot despite the ball being well over him
50.5
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, scales good altitude with that short delivery and Sohail Khan hops back to grapple it down
50.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, pulls and pulls well in front of square to get it away for a run
50.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, 2 runs, drives it through the off-side and does it well. The man giving it a chase - Santner, tracks it down with an excellent dive
50.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, banged in and Babar Azam has truck loads of time to duck under it. Saw it early
50.1
Wagner to Sohail Khan, 1 run, banged in outside off and Sohail Khan has enough time on his hands to drop the wrists on that steer down towards third man
48.6
Wagner to Sohail Khan, 1 run, he is having a ball of a time! Four men catching on the on-side. He still manages to get the pull over the man at backward square
48.5
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, tries backing away and in the end fends it away into the off-side. Needless to say, it was another short delivery
48.4
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, round the wicket and bumped in, Sohail Khan awkwardly taps it down to point
48.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, takes on the short ball, plays it in the air despite the roll of the wrist. The ball finds the man at long leg
48.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, again shortish from over the wicket and Babar Azam is happy to coccoon himself into a hop back block
48.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, shortish delivery and nudged away to the man at FSL
46.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, byes, FOUR, WOAHHH! It hit a stone I guess in the middle of the deck. The ball was banged in and it creeped away past the helmet of the batsman and then kept swinging away to give the keeper nor the first slip any chance. Babar Azam swayed back with a hurried arc back of the body to save his torso. The Pakistanis get a breather, so shall we. Time for drinks
46.5
Wagner to Sohail Khan, 1 run, short again..no surprises there..The surprise was the way he controlled it by wristing the pull down. The man at deep square picks it up
46.4
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, short delivery angled across, Sohail Khan hops into the push and wants a run before deciding against it
46.3
Wagner to Sohail Khan, FOUR, full delivery, the bait outside off and he takes it. The ball takes the cue-end and races away to beat the man at third man
46.2
Wagner to Sohail Khan, FOUR, the pull again and this was terrific placement as he splits the gaps between long leg and square leg. He is doing what Southee did for the Kiwis
46.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, starts with an ill-directed delivery on the pads and that was flicked away into the deep. They thought about for a couple and get only a run
44.6
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, change of angle..from round the wicket and Sohail Khan hops back to defend it on the off-side
44.5
Wagner to Sohail Khan, SIX, can you believe it? He has done it again. Not in a mood to keep it down. The top-edge is the most lucrative shot now. Not really intentional as the ball was not really throat high. It kept the man at fine leg interested before going over
44.4
Wagner to Sohail Khan, SIX, top-edges it for a six! That is some piece of wood. He got himself into a tangle and the ball helped by the wind goes well over the man at fine leg
44.3
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, gets it up there at the chest of the batsman. Sohail Khan taps it down and plays it to point
44.2
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, much fuller and Sohail Khan defends it with a straight bat
44.1
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, from over the wicket and forces the batsman to hop back with a blocked bat as he delivers the short ball
41.6
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, tries to jam the ball down but with that angle it is impossible to do so. The ball veers away and beats the outside edge
41.5
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, banged in and Sohail Khan is happy to hunker down
41.4
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, another good length delivery on the sticks and Sohail Khan blocks it out
41.3
Wagner to Sohail Khan, FOUR, cut away! Was slightly uppish but goes well past the man at point. Sohail Khan has got his intentions clear, anything loose and he will put them away
41.2
Wagner to Sohail Khan, no run, defends it tentatively into the off-side
41.1
Wagner to Sarfraz, out Caught by Jeet Raval!! Loose shot. You live by the sword and die by it as well. Tried the steer, that he usually does to so many short deliveries. This time it goes chest high to Raval at second slip. Gobbled up. It was short, wide and gets a wicket against the run of play. So, finally the wicket which is tending to flatten out has given a fresh lease of life to the Kiwi bowlers. The angle across the right-hander in a way helped induce the edge as the batsman could not control the shot. Sarfraz c Jeet Raval b Wagner 41(44) [4s-7]
39.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, wrists that shortish delivery away into the on-side. Fifty for the man! The boy turned man should I say. Amidst adversity he has brought up his second Test fifty
39.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, this time on the sticks and defended on the off-side
39.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, goes too wide of the crease. Almost clipping the sideline. The ball was wide enough not to evoke any amusement for the batsman to have a go at it
39.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, change of angle...goes round the wicket.. pitches it full as well as wide and left alone
39.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, a bit wider, full and going across. Babar Azam is all hunky dory to have a look and let it go
39.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, goes full and across, Babar Azam is happy to let it go
37.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, left alone as the delivery angles across him
37.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, FOUR, shot of the morning! You bet! That was an exquisite straight drive as for a change Wagner strays on the fuller length. Babar Azam did not hold back and silked the drive back past the bowler
37.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, angled across and left alone by Babar Azam
37.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, looks to smash the ball away through the help of the upper cut and misses as the short ball balloons into the gloves
37.2
Wagner to Sarfraz, 1 run, another run-out chance? That was clipped away on the on-side and found the man at square leg. Sarfraz wanted a run and almost ended up gifting his wicket away. It was touch and go had there been a direct hit. The throw though was only a light year away from the target
37.1
Wagner to Sarfraz, no run, sharp delivery angled across and Sarfraz defends it on the off-side
35.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, more timing and better placement compared to the last one but the man at mid-off dives to his right and stops a certain four
35.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, full delivery and Babar Azam drives it on the up to find the man at mid-off
35.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, and again. The ball snakes away with the angle and easy for Babar Azam to leave it alone
35.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, shuffles across his sticks to combat the across going delivery. Blunts it down into the turf
35.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, another slanted across delivery and Babar Azam is happy to lift his bat out of harm's way
35.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, starts with a lovely slanted across delivery. left alone by Babar Azam
27.6
Wagner to Sarfraz, no run, late to read that the length is short and so the bat face is closed to square leg. On his toes while doing that
27.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, closes his bat face on his back foot and nudges a single to mid-wicket
27.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, ducks and then sways away from the line of this short ball
27.3
Wagner to Sarfraz, 1 run, not a controlled pull. Got higher on Sarfraz than he thought and he ends up swatting it across, off the under-edge to fine leg
27.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, gets on his back foot, drops the short delivery to cover and runs a quick single
27.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and blocks to cover
25.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, FOUR, short ball veering down, Azam gets right on top and slams a pull through fine leg
25.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, short ball angled across, ducks under
25.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run,
25.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, miscues the drive off the inside half back down the pitch
25.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, slides back and blocks beside his pad
25.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, opens his stance and back foot punches to point
23.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, hops on the back foot and tucks a single round the corner
23.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, short ball, Azam ducks
23.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, that's an overpitched dolly but this squeeze of a drive finds point
23.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, a Joe Root punch that finds cover. Looked good. Slid back and across to make room
23.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, blocked off the front foot
23.1
Wagner to Sarfraz, 1 run, leg-stump delivery shaved round the corner
21.6
Wagner to Sarfraz, no run, double-wicket over. Only fair that Wagner has capped it off with a short ball that has the batsman ducking
21.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, short ball and negotiated with a hop back. A single to extra cover
21.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, FOUR, short ball dishing out more width with the angle across from over the wicket, and this has been cut away through point. On the toes and slashed away
21.3
Wagner to Sarfraz, 1 run, no hat-trick. Straight ball tucked to mid-wicket
21.2
Wagner to Rizwan, out Caught by Henry Nicholls!! That's nerves. That's impatience. That's the Wagner way. First-ball duck for Rizwan on debut. Gets a short ball that's bounced higher on leg-stump, and Rizwan's pull was top-edged straight to long leg. Straight to him. Cannot blame him for trying to get off the mark but take on a short ball from Wagner at your own risk. Wagner on a hat-trick here. Rizwan c Henry Nicholls b Wagner 0(1)
21.1
Wagner to Shafiq, out Bowled!! Oh, chopped on. Wagner angles this across on a full length, Shafiq goes for a front footed drive. Everything right about it except the fact that he played a touch away from his body. Can't blame him; the temptation was there. Inside edge onto the ground and then onto the stumps. Gone. Shafiq b Wagner 23(35) [4s-4]
19.6
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, there is the stock ball, for him atleast. Shafiq looked to pull but was too late on that. The keeper had to take off to gobble that up
19.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, full delivery and Shafiq is happy to see it through into the mitts
19.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, wanted to push it away onto the off-side on the move and run. In the end, decides against it
19.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, nudged away to find the man at square leg
19.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, slightly shortish and angled across, Shafiq stays his crease and keeps it out
19.1
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, starts with an angled across delivery and Shafiq taps it back to the bowler
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