New Zealand vs Pakistan, Match 33 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Mohammad Hafeez 32(50)
24.5
Williamson to Hafeez, out Caught by Ferguson!! And Hafeez - like he's done through a majority of his career - has thrown away yet another start in the unnecessary quest to up the ante. Oh and with Pakistan's wretched chasing history, he could just as well have triggered this collapse. So he steps out, not really close to the pitch of it but still goes through with a lofted hoick hoping to go over deep mid-wicket. But ends up dragging it off the inside half eventually, with the fielder out there having to crouch forward. Finch, Markram and now Williamson, Hafeez and his list of cheap wickets is only getting longer. Hafeez c Ferguson b Williamson 32(50) [4s-5]
24.4
Williamson to Hafeez, no run, goes reverse-sweeping, swiping his bat all over the ball. Luckily for him, he'd taken his front leg outside the line of off
24.3
Williamson to Babar Azam, 1 run, driven firmly and straight to cover, where Santner dives all over it, without real reason
24.1
Williamson to Babar Azam, 1 run, lots of loop outside off, squeezed away through point
23.5
Santner to Babar Azam, 1 run, good forward press to the pitch of it to then cream through the covers
22.5
Neesham to Babar Azam, 1 run, 129kph, short again, but doesn't come on as Azam'd expected it to for his cut, dragging off the inside half in front of cover. Pakistan = 100
21.6
Santner to Babar Azam, no run, presses forward in then pushing it to cover
20.3
Neesham to Hafeez, no run, 136kph, squared up as he tries riding the bounce, with a hint of a leading edge in the end to keep it down the pitch
20.2
Neesham to Hafeez, no run, 138kph, length, just outside off, and Hafeez's hopping across in covering his stumps as he shoulders arms
20.1
Neesham to Babar Azam, 1 run, straying into the pads, easily tickled away round the corner
19.5
Santner to Hafeez, no run, a touch fuller with a hint of skid on. One of the simpler keep-outs
19.4
Santner to Hafeez, no run, yea, more of the day five minefield evidence. Pitches on leg and then rips square to end up outside off. Hafeez's hanging his bat out to dry in the midst of all this
19.3
Santner to Hafeez, no run, cramped cut, nearly, I0$, chopping it onto his stumps
19.2
Santner to Hafeez, no run, a tad fuller on the stumps. Hafeez presses forward in pushing it out
19.1
Santner to Hafeez, 2 runs, stays on the back foot in waiting for the ball to turn across him before stabbing it behind point. Azam didn't really want the second, but when a senior calls, you better listen. Also, the throw from the deep's at the wrong end
18.6
Neesham to Babar Azam, FOUR, and Neesham releases the plug. Short, wide, slap-worthy, and obliged, powerfully with a cut right through an empty point
17.3
Santner to Hafeez, no run, more grip outside off with some sharp turn away. Hafeez has an awkward jab, poking it to point
17.2
Santner to Babar Azam, 1 run, a polite punch wide of mid-off, and typically, quietly, Babar Azam gets to 3K ODI runs -- the fastest to get there after the mighty Hash
16.5
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, edges, but I0$short. Hafeez now HAS to play at this length delivery coming in, but does it softly to ensure his outside edge dies short of slip
16.5
Ferguson to Hafeez, wide, the desperate bouncer gets too short -- and Hafeez isn't tall either
16.4
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, beaten big. Ferguson wobbles it on a back of a length, getting it to then straighten off the pitch after initially angling in. Hafeez has a poke, luckily all of it inside the line
16.3
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, 142kph, pitched up on off. A rather mistimed pushy defence
16.2
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length again, but cramping him up for room with the nip back in. The square punch this time is more of a run down to third man
15.5
de Grandhomme to Hafeez, no run, similar length, Hafeez gets forward and blocks it to backward point with an opened bat-face
15.4
de Grandhomme to Hafeez, no run, full and angled in on middle, Hafeez walks across and works it to mid-wicket
15.3
de Grandhomme to Hafeez, no run, fullish ball, Hafeez gets forward and blocks into the off-side
15.2
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller and straighter, clipped away to deep mid-wicket
14.5
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, nasty delivery! A fiery bumper at 142kph and Hafeez is late on the pull shot. It kept coming in with the angle and cramped the batsman for room. Bounced more and hit flush on the helmet grille! Hafeez is fine to resume
14.4
Ferguson to Hafeez, FOUR, controlled pull shot! Shortish ball that doesn't bounce as much as Ferguson would liked it to. Hafeez rolls his wrists and plays a swivel pull backward of square leg
14.3
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, yorker length outside off, squeezed out to backward point
14.2
Ferguson to Hafeez, FOUR, good shot! Ferguson shortens his length and serves width at 147kph. Hafeez need not over-hit. Rocks back and uses the bowler's pace to good effect as he punches it through point
14.1
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, another play-and-miss! Wasn't far away from the outside edge, was mighty close to the off-stump too. In-angling length ball at 142kph and Hafeez played inside the line of it. The ball straightened a touch to beat the outside nick
13.6
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 2 runs, fuller than a good length ball, Babar Azam uses his wrists to flick it through backward square leg
13.2
de Grandhomme to Hafeez, no run, 119kph, fuller than a good length ball around off, Hafeez taps it towards cover with an opened bat-face
13.1
de Grandhomme to Hafeez, no run, pitched up delivery, Hafeez gets forward and drives it all along the carpet to mid-off
12.6
Ferguson to Hafeez, 1 run, 144kph, Hafeez uses the bowler's pace and width to steer it to third man
12.5
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, 146kph! Another jaffa. Seam-up ball, angles in and straightens ever so lightly to beat the outside edge
12.4
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, 145kph, back of a length delivery, Hafeez hops and defends it back to the bowler
12.3
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, 144kph, fuller than a good length ball and Ferguson gets it to nibble away from the right-hander. Hafeez gets half-forward to force through the off-side and gets beaten by the away-seam
12.2
Ferguson to Hafeez, FOUR, top-class shot! Shorter ball at 142kph, sits up nicely for Hafeez, who swivels across and helps it on its way with a well-controlled pull shot. One bounce and into the fence
12.1
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, 146kph! Everyone's expecting a bumper and Ferguson smartly bowls an in-slanting length ball. Hafeez's front foot hardly moved as he pushed with hard hands. Beaten on the outside edge
11.6
Matt Henry to Hafeez, 1 run, straighter line, tucked away to mid-wicket
11.5
Matt Henry to Hafeez, no run, fullish in-angler and Hafeez has a tentative push off the front foot. Was in the air for a while, but fell well short of the bowler
11.4
Matt Henry to Hafeez, no run, in-nipper at 132kph, bunted to mid-on
11.3
Matt Henry to Hafeez, no run, stays leg-side of the ball and taps this length ball into the off-side
11.2
Matt Henry to Hafeez, no run, full ball on leg, Hafeez clips it away to mid-wicket who makes a good stop diving to his right
11.1
Matt Henry to Hafeez, no run, pitched up delivery, driven neatly but straight to mid-off
10.6
Ferguson to Hafeez, 1 run, 146kph! Hafeez is again late against this shortish ball, somehow manages to turn it to fine leg off the inside edge
10.5
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, nervy batting! Sees the width on this 147kph back of a length delivery and throws his bat at it tentatively. Fails to make contact
10.4
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, nasty bumper and Hafeez is late to pick it. He turns his head away from the ball as he tries to fend. Wears it on the glove and the ball deflects onto his body
10.3
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run, 149kph! What's Hafeez doing? He turns this fullish ball towards square leg and sets off for a non-existent single. He was sent back by his partner and luckily for Hafeez, the fielder didn't score a direct hit. Would have been touch and go!
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