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
Babar Azam 90(196)
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]
65.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, FOUR, serves width and gets slammed behind square. Babar Azam stands tall and strokes fiercely behind square
65.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, full and a hint of width on offer, Babar Azam push-drives to extra cover
65.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, pitches on a good length and shapes away further outside off, Babar Azam ain't playing that
65.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, outside off, left alone to the keeper
65.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, opens the bat face and glides it to backward point
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
64.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, no feet but a straight bat to block straight down the pitch
63.6
Matt Henry to Amir, no run, back leg kicking across to defend a length ball on stumps
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
61.6
Matt Henry to Amir, no run, on a length from round the wicket, defended off the back foot to cover
60.5
Southee to Amir, 1 run, he's in the mood. Slaps a length ball to cover and runs
59.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, defended off the front foot
59.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, outside off, left alone
59.3
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, New Zealand have reviewed a leg before call. It seemed it was going over. There is no bat on it. The ball veered in and rapped him on the pads. The third ump was convinced there was no inside edge. But the ball tracker showed that it was going well over the sticks. So, the decision stays and Babar will carry on
59.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, driven to mid-wicket again. Full and straight
59.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, clipped to mid-wicket
58.6
Southee to Amir, no run, slants across him and Amir is happy to let it go
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
57.6
C de Grandhomme to Amir, no run, around the off-pole again, Babar Azam decides to get behind the line of the ball and defend
57.3
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, another wobbly delivery around the corridor of dilemma. Babar Azam pushes it away with soft hands
57.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, full and in the zone around off, Babar Azam bends forward to defend it into the off-side
57.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, back foot punch and it goes back to the bowler
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
55.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, some nibble into the right-hander, Babar Azam with a loose bottom hand jabs it down
54.6
Southee to Sohail Khan, no run, shortish delivery and it keeps a tad low, Sohail Khan misses the cut
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
53.6
C de Grandhomme to Sohail Khan, no run, clipped away but unfortunately finds the man at mid-wicket
53.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, again around off, a mini-shuffle across the sticks to cover the line of the ball
53.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, zones in around off, Babar Azam is happy to defend
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
51.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, turns it down towards mid-on as the ball was speared in at the sticks
51.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 2 runs, wrists the clip on the on-side by hitting the delivery on top of the bounce. The way he moved back into the crease in sync while the impact of the ball took place made it look stylish
51.3
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, lovely shot! Drives on the up and finds the man at cover
51.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, hovers around the fourth stick and Babar Azam pushes it away. Looks for a single, does not get it
51.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, starts with a delivery in the zone outside off and Babar Azam blocks it out with a straight bat
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
50.3
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
49.5
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, and again, aimed at the sticks, kept out with a front footed defence
49.4
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, onto the front foot and defended into the off-side
49.3
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, good comeback. The arm ball and it drifts in for the batsman to come up with an urgent back foot block
49.2
Santner to Babar Azam, 2 runs, crisps the cover drive through the off-side. The ball was looped up and the batsman had no qualms in playing the drive
49.1
Santner to Sohail Khan, 1 run, drives it down the ground towards long-on
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
47.6
Santner to Babar Azam, 5 runs, overthrows! Nothing going New Zealand's way. The ball was pushed away to mid-off. The throw from Wagner was not backed away first by the bowler and then by Southee. End result - 5 runs and Azam on strike...
47.5
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, flattish delivery on the sticks and pushed into the deck
47.4
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, quicker this time and aimed at the sticks. Babar Azam scurries his bat down to block
47.3
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, slower and on the sticks. Babar Azam gets his bat in front of the pads to block it out
47.2
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, floated outside off and Babar Azam takes the delivery on and drives it to find the man at extra cover
47.1
Santner to Sohail Khan, 1 run, tossed up delivery and Sohail Khan throws the bat at it to drive it down the ground for a run
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
45.6
Santner to Sohail Khan, no run, quicker flattish delivery and pushed into the off-side to find cover
45.2
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery on the sticks and smothered with a front footed defence
45.1
Santner to Babar Azam, 2 runs, drives it against the drift and gets it through the covers for a brace
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
42.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery dipping into the right-hander. Babar Azam blocks it
42.4
Matt Henry to Sohail Khan, 1 run, short arm after the shuffle and the whippy stroke gets him a run towards long leg
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
40.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery outside off and respectfully done by Babar Azam as he lifts his bat
40.4
Matt Henry to Sarfraz, 1 run, inside edges the tap to send the ball away onto the on-side. Before it was swooped on by the fielder, he gets a run
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
38.6
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run, flings his arms into that push away from his body with a squared up stance. The man in the deep on the off-side tidies up
38.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, full delivery slanting into the batsman a wee bit. Babar Azam drives it back to the bowler, Henry picks it up in his delivery stride and has a shy back at the striker's end
38.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, drives it away but does not time it, finds the man at mid-off as the ball bobbled away to him
38.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, just around the off-pole, Babar Azam is happy to get right behind the line of the ball and defend
38.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, hops back and defends it under his nose off a shortish delivery
38.1
Matt Henry to Sarfraz, 1 run, back of a length delivery and clipped away behind square
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
36.5
Matt Henry to Sarfraz, 1 run, getaway delivery as it is on the pads. The batsman knocks it behind square for a run
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
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
33.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, blocked away as the ball was aimed at the sticks
33.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, that forces the batsman to take the bottom hand off the handle as it creeps on him from a length. The ball dribbles away on the off-side
33.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, defends it away as the delivery was on middle and leg
33.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, another chance! This time a run-out opportunity goes down the drain. Sarfraz was well down the wicket and slipped as well as the man at mid-wicket had a shy at the non-striker's end. It was inside-edged onto the on-side and Sarfraz was eager for a run. Was sent back but slipped as he tried to return. The throw from Latham was not on target
33.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, tucked away off the legs and goes straight to the man at mid-wicket
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
31.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, lovely straight drive again. Matt Henry flings his right arm and gets hold of the full blooded drive down the ground to stop the four
31.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, harmless bumper as it was too short. Enough time for Babar Azam to duck into safety
31.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery around the fourth stump, Babar Azam solidly stamps it back to the bowler
31.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, creamed off the front foot with a nonchalant clip but it goes straight to the man at mid-on
31.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, forceful punch off the backfoot but devoid of timing and it traverses mid-off
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
29.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery outside off and kept out with a solid blade
29.4
Matt Henry to Sarfraz, 1 run, drifts onto the pads courtesy the heavy breeze, Sarfraz clips it away for a single
28.6
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, gets low and gets behind this fullish ball on off. That will be stumps on day two
28.2
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
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
27.4
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
27.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and blocks to cover
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
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
24.6
Southee to Sarfraz, no run, drives off the front foot. No swing. Middles it. Finds point
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
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
22.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, pushed to cover
22.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, 2 runs, a shot too good to fetch just a couple. Punched off the front foot, on the up, but hunted in the deep
22.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, back leg kicks across, head bends low and Azam is behind this length ball on off
22.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, that's crunched. Off the back foot but straight to point
22.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, shuffles his back leg across and leaves a quick back of a length delivery
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
21.4
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
20.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, and again
20.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, short ball, Azam sways away
20.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, FOUR, not as short, not too wide but Babar Azam has manufactured a slap through covers. right off the screws
20.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, appeal but inside edge on the pad. And even if it had hit the pad first, that looked outside the line of off. Caught in the crease by the pace there
20.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, around the off-pole and solidly kept out by Babar Azam
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
18.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, solidly behind that goodish length delivery and blunts it out
18.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on the pads and Babar Azam shuffles a wee bit to turn it away on the on-side
18.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, jumps back and grapples the shortish delivery down into the turf
18.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, just outside off and left alone without any fuss
18.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, banged in at chest height, Babar Azam sways away from that delivery
17.6
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, no run, gets forward in sync and blocks a full ball
16.5
Matt Henry to Shafiq, 1 run, too straight and flicked to fine leg
15.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, looks to tuck it off the back foot but gets a leading edge dying back to the bowler. Was late to get his hands across to meet this leg-stump delivery
15.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, goes back to play a length ball that he had gotten behind with an early shuffle
15.3
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, loops away and then skids on.. but the line's so wide that it's been left alone
15.2
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, pushed to mid-off
15.1
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, off-stump line clipped towards mid-wicket, where it is stopped with a dive
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
13.6
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, no run, that's a good shot for nothing. Front knee bent, bat horizontal and eyes eagle to slap this.. but does so straight to point
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
11.5
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, FOUR, hideously short, painfully wide. Blasted over backward point
11.4
C de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run, goes back to accommodate the length and opens the blade to compensate for the late swing
11.3
C de Grandhomme to Shafiq, 1 run, hops and fetches a delivery just outside off with a flick shot
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
9.6
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the pads and nudged round the corner
9.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, caught in the crease. Gets a fullish ball and is pinged on the sticker of the bat. Actually misses the bat and hits him flush on the back thigh. Too high
9.4
Matt Henry to Shafiq, 1 run, sits deep in the crease and eases one to deepish mid-on. Yes-and-no and they don't go for the second
7.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, slides deeper and blocks this good length delivery
7.4
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, he's back and more watchful this time. Gets behind
7.3
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, that's a beaut.. as Kevin Pietersen calls it nowadays. Pitches on a length, arresting Azam back in the crease with the pace and then jags away. Matt Henry plain unlucky to not get the edge there
7.2
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, bounce outside off, Azam lets it go
7.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, right behind this full ball on his front foot
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
6.1
Southee to Babar Azam, no run, stoic defence. Head in front, eyes over the ball and a defence middled
5.6
Matt Henry to Younis Khan, no run, a leading edge back to the bowler. Closes the bat face early, the ball seems to be held into some grassy patch on the pitch, but Younis gets away. Edge rolls back down the pitch
5.1
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, slightly short, Azam hauls his bat inside the line. Is late to do so. Half-beaten would be fair
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)
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