New Zealand vs Pakistan, Match 33 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Kane Williamson 41(69)
26.2
Shadab Khan to Williamson, out Caught by Sarfaraz! That's a huge wicket! Sarfaraz looks like he's suffering from convulsions! A leg-break, the perfect leg-break, draws KW forward, takes a feather of an outside edge, and that goes through to Sarfaraz who takes another impressive catch today! The Pakistan captain has absolutely lost the plot after that wicket - and understandably so. It's a massive wicket! Williamson c Sarfaraz b Shadab Khan 41(69) [4s-4]
26.1
Shadab Khan to Neesham, 1 run, a flat one nudged to short mid-wicket for a quick single, and the throw is decent - but Williamson is in well in advance. At least when viewed in slow motion.
25.5
Riaz to Neesham, 1 run, rising at the throat at 141km/h, Neesham hops and steers it apprehensively down towards third man for a single
25.3
Riaz to Williamson, no run, good length delivery angling away, no movement, @142km/h, and Williamson sees it through to the wicketkeeper
25.2
Riaz to Williamson, no run, some shape in towards off from over the wicket, pitching it on a back of a length, 140km/h, and Williamson's backfoot defence is compact enough to negotiate that
25.1
Riaz to Neesham, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, 137km/h, Neesham gets on his toes and punches it square of the wicket for a single
23.6
Riaz to Neesham, no run, skidding through from a back of a length, 144km/h, not a lot of width, Neesham tries cutting it away, misses
23.2
Riaz to Williamson, no run, marginally wider outside off, stays low, and Williamson shoulders arms again
23.1
Riaz to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery angling across, left alone by Williamson
22.6
Shadab Khan to Neesham, no run, on the stumps, rather full, clipped towards mid-on, but Shadab Khan intervenes - dives and cuts it off
22.4
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run, very full and outside off, an open-faced poke behind point
22.3
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run, loopy and full outside off, pushed with the turn towards cover
22.2
Shadab Khan to Neesham, 1 run, turn in from over the wicket, turned away softly to fine leg for a single
21.5
Riaz to Williamson, no run, lands on the seam, on a good length, jags away and beats the outside edge that seldom chases anything after it's beaten
21.4
Riaz to Williamson, FOUR, almost plays it on! Angles it away from a back of a length, Williamson lets it come on before trying the backfoot punch, but it holds up in the wicket - fizzes off the inside edge past leg-stump for four to fine leg
21.3
Riaz to Williamson, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the hip after a shuffle across, tucked away in front of square leg for a couple
21.2
Riaz to Williamson, no run, skids through from a length outside off, an open-faced, open-stanced jab towards point
21.1
Riaz to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery rising on the batsman, who gets on his toes and fends it into the pitch
20.6
Shadab Khan to Neesham, 2 runs, skids through towards middle, Neesham backs away and chops it to sweeper cover for a couple
20.3
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run, tossed up, tempting length, Williamson reaches out and pushes it to cover
20.2
Shadab Khan to Neesham, 1 run, full and wide, a sliced drive square of the wicket for a single
19.2
Hafeez to Neesham, 1 run, zips through from a length towards middle, a hasty punch off the backfoot towards long-off for a single
18.6
Shadab Khan to Neesham, no run, flat and full on middle and leg, Neesham defends off the frontfoot
18.3
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run, flattish quick one, drift, and turn away - left alone
18.2
Shadab Khan to Neesham, 1 run, very low full-toss on off, driven to mid-off for a quick single
17.1
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Williamson drives it to the right of the bowler
16.6
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, 1 run, punched towards sweeper cover for a run
16.5
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, defended towards cover-point
16.4
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, full and angled across, Williamson lets it go
16.3
Shaheen Afridi to Neesham, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Neesham defends towards cover-point, looks at KW and they sneak a quick single
15.5
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, driven to short mid-wicket
15.4
Hafeez to Neesham, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Neesham flicks it to mid-wicket
14.6
Shaheen Afridi to Neesham, no run, third maiden over from the 19-year-old. Full delivery on the off stump, Neesham defends
13.5
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Williamson defends
13.4
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, bat in front of the pad to defend this flighted delivery
13.3
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, fullish and spinning back in, Williamson flicks to mid-wicket
13.2
Hafeez to Neesham, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Neesham looks to defend off the front foot, gets a thickish edge that rolls behind square on the on-side
12.6
Shaheen Afridi to Neesham, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
11.6
Hafeez to Latham, no run, now Latham is forward to defend this flighted delivery
11.1
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Williamson flicks to backward square leg
10.6
Shaheen Afridi to Latham, no run, blocked to mid-wicket, another maiden from Shaheen Afridi
9.4
Imad Wasim to Williamson, no run, a big stride forward to defend this flighted delivery
9.3
Imad Wasim to Latham, byes, 1 run, oh what was that from Imad? 97kph darter, the keeper was surprised too, couldn't collect, bounced from a fairly fuller length
9.1
Imad Wasim to Williamson, no run, pushed into the off-side
8.3
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, good length delivery just around the off stump, Williamson defends off the back foot
8.2
Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, slightly fuller in length from Shaheen Afridi, Taylor leans forward and square-drives, Shadab runs from the infield and puts in the big dive to save a run
7.5
Amir to Williamson, no run, slower delivery outside off stump, Williamson shoulders arms
7.4
Amir to Williamson, no run, on the off stump, Williamson defends off the back foot
7.3
Amir to Williamson, 2 runs, now Amir is bowling round the wicket, short of length delivery on the stumps, Williamson flicks to deep square leg
7.2
Amir to Williamson, FOUR, class batting! This time he stays back realizing the ball is slightly short, punches through cover-point and the timing is way too good. Mickey Arthur goes "Ohhhh" on the balcony as he throws his head back in disappointment
7.1
Amir to Williamson, FOUR, nice cover-drive. Overpitched width on offer but Williamson covered it with a step forward, hands in a nice place to meet the ball and the high elbow on the drive wide of mid-off
6.6
Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Taylor defends to the on-side. Wicket-maiden from Shaheen Afridi
5.5
Amir to Williamson, no run, Amir is testing Williamson's patience, but unfortunately for him this man is filled with patience. Full and angling across just outside off stump, ignored, just to annoy the bowler
5.4
Amir to Williamson, no run, a very nonchalant, funny "Nooooo" from Williamson after he defended this good length delivery so casually to off
5.3
Amir to Munro, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Munro flicks to mid-wicket
4.5
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, the line is just outside off stump, Williamson is defendind to off this time
4.4
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, FOUR, if you stay disciplined with your shots, you force freebies from bowlers. KW is a master at that. He left the testing deliveries, so Shaheen Afridi was tricked into the attacking the stumps more and he fired one down leg, easy flick shot along the ground to deep square leg
4.3
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, right behind the line to defend this length ball to the right of point
4.2
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, lovely full delivery angling across the right-hander, Williamson knows there's risk of nicking off, so he covers the poles and shoulders arms
4.1
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, cricket is back after a 8-min delay. Shaheen Afridi bowls a yorker outside off stump, dug out
3.6
Amir to Munro, no run, driven firmly off the front foot, but can't beat mid-off
2.5
Hafeez to Munro, 1 run, in the airrr and wide of the fielder at short extra-cover. This surface is already gripping. Munro went a little early on the lofted drive, luckily for him Pakistan had mid-off back at the fence
2.3
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, this is played off the back foot, carefully handled as well
2.2
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, in the air, just wide of short leg. Yes, short leg in a big World Cup game. Brilliant plan! It's turning, so Sarfaraz/Hafeez has a man under the lid because batsmen have struggled to control the flick shot, KW escapes this time as it rolls to the right of the fielder
2.1
Hafeez to Williamson, no run, oh uppish flick, Williamson plays it to mid-wicket
1.6
Amir to Munro, no run, short of length just around off stump, defended back to the bowler
1.3
Amir to Williamson, no run, oh beaten! It's got to be a really good ball to beat Williamson in this form. Terrific good length delivery from Amir, the scrambled seam ball, so it nips away off the deck and almost takes the outside edge
1.2
Amir to Williamson, no run, Amir bowls a similar delivery again, even wide, but Williamson won't throw his bat around like Guptill, left alone
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