Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE, 2018 Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Date & Time: Nov 16-Nov 20, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Mohammad Abbas 2-13(12 ov)
46.6
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, change of pace, Mohammad Abbas rolls his fingers and bowls a length ball just outside off, Watling picks it and dabs it towards the cordon
46.5
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, reverse swing, this full ball comes in and Watling is half-forward to clip it to mid-on
46.4
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, Watling is back and across to defend this length ball on the off-side
46.3
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, stays in his crease and blunts this length ball into the leg-side
46.2
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, on a good length and around off at 130kph, another block
46.1
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, fuller than a good length at 126kph, defended back to the bowler
44.6
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, 129.6kph, fuller and curling in towards middle, watchfully defended back to the bowler
44.5
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, stump-to-stump line, blunted into the leg-side
44.4
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, tapped towards cover
44.3
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, Abbas drags his length back and Watling pokes it into the off-side
44.2
Mohammad Abbas to Watling, no run, full and tailing in on middle, Watling brings his bat down in time to knock it towards mid-on
44.1
Mohammad Abbas to Henry Nicholls, out Caught by Sarfraz!! Edged and gone! What have you done Henry Nicholls? A loose shot from the left-hander. There was no need to go after that. Full ball at 128.4kph well outside off, Nicholls chases it for the expansive drive away from his body and only manages an outside edge. A healthy nick and Sarfraz moves to his left to snaffle that with both hands. Nelson (111) strikes! The partnership has been broken. Henry Nicholls c Sarfraz b Mohammad Abbas 28(78) [4s-4]
42.6
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery at 129kph, Williamson opens his bat-face to dink it to backward point
42.5
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, 130.6kph, short of a good length ball closer to off, Williamson moves off-side to fence it towards point
42.4
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, 128.4kph, length ball holding its line wide of off, Williamson covers his stumps and lets the ball go through to Sarfraz
42.3
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, stump-to-stump line, straight-batted block towards mid-on
42.2
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, 127.9kph, in-angling fullish ball, might have kept a tad low. The ball seamed in a bit as well. Williamson slightly plays outside the line of his bat to defend and the ball died down on the pitch off the inside edge
42.1
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, in-angling fullish ball, barricaded back to the bowler
40.6
Mohammad Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, 129.4kph, pitched up on off, Nicholls defends it back to Abbas
40.5
Mohammad Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery at 124.3kph, Nicholls gets on top of it and drops it on the off-side
40.4
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, 3 runs, fuller in length and a bit of width offered outside off, Williamson gets close to the pitch of the ball with a forward stride and middles the off-drive to the left of the mid-off. The fielder runs back from mid-off, slides and flicks the ball back into play. The third umpire, after looking at various replays, decides that it's not a boundary. Azhar Ali saved a run for his team there
40.3
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, 129.6kph, back of a length, not much room on offer and Williamson is slightly cramped as he tries to punch it away. Finds the man positioned at cover
40.2
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, similar ball at 129kph, defended to mid-off
40.1
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, fuller than a good length ball, Williamson meets with a defensive push to cover
38.6
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, fuller in length, angled in on off and middle, Williamson shuffles and defends it to mid-on
38.5
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, on-knocks this short of length delivery to mid-on
38.4
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, 124.7kph, short of length delivery on off, Williamson gets behind the line and taps it on the off-side
38.3
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, 130.4kph, short go a good length ball holding its line around the fifth stump line, Williamson shoulders arms
38.2
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, persists with the same length, angled in on the stumps, Williamson walks across to tuck it to short mid-wicket
38.1
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length ball at 127.2kph, Williamson stands tall and punches it towards cover
12.6
Mohammad Abbas to Latham, no run, good length delivery on middle, defended from the crease after a back and across trigger
12.5
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, 3 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped away towards the deep midwicket fence for... three. Doesn't quite carry to the boundary
12.4
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off and angling in towards off, defended from the crease
12.3
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Williamson gets back and across to wait for it and defend
12.2
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery angling in from outside off, Williamson steers it off the frontfoot towards backward point
12.1
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, skiddy delivery angling towards middle from a length, defended off the backfoot
10.6
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Williamson gets forward enough to allow it to get under his bat and defend solidly under his eyes. As Rameez Raja says on air, "bat and pad tightly together" - so compact, is Williamson
10.5
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone comfortably
10.4
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, angling in further from a back of a length towards middle and leg, Williamson defends it off the backfoot towards mid-on
10.3
Mohammad Abbas to Williamson, no run, fuller length delivery on off-stump, nudged in front of square leg from the crease
10.2
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, out Caught by Sarfraz! There's number 1 for Abbas! The unpredictable scrambled-seamer again, possibly landing the seam on a 7'o'clock position, and getting it to straighten towards the off-side, takes the outside edge of Jeet Raval's inside-the-line defence and goes through to the 'keeper who takes a simple catch. Excellent start for Pakistan - a good breakthrough just as NZ were starting to build a good partnership. Jeet Raval c Sarfraz b Mohammad Abbas 7(34)
10.1
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Latham leans into the cover drive, but can't find the gap
8.6
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery ready to peg back the off-pole, Jeet Raval's bat comes in the way with a solid forward defence
8.5
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, short of length delivery on middle and off, defended off a tall stance back to the bowler
8.4
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, fuller length delivery on off, drilled back to the bowler
8.3
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length outside off, seaming in, not enough, left alone watchfully
8.2
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, full and wider outside off, Jeet Raval leans into the drive towards extra cover, mistimes it
8.1
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, angling in on a good length and nipping away past the defence of Jeet Raval. Fantastic ball
6.6
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, 1 run, short of length delivery at the guts, Jeet Raval jabs it down with an angled bat into the on-side for a quick single
6.5
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery on off-stump, defended from the crease into the off-side
6.4
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery outside off, defended towards mid-off
6.3
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery angling in from round the wicket towards middle, Jeet Raval defends off the inside half in front of square leg
6.2
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, fuller length delivery on off-stump, pushed back to the bowler from the crease
6.1
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length marginally outside off, left alone by Jeet Raval
4.6
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery straightening towards off, good bounce, and a brave exaggerated leave
4.5
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket, scrambled seam, straightening off the pitch, and Jeet Raval leaves it alone, albeit, a little late
4.4
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery skidding towards middle and leg, defended off a half-cock
4.3
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery bouncing on off and angling away, left alone by Jeet Raval
4.2
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, half-volley wide outside off, left alone by Jeet Raval
4.1
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery going across the left-hander, Jeet Raval sees it through to the 'keeper
2.6
Mohammad Abbas to Latham, 1 run, hurrying onto the pads, Latham tucks it away to fine leg for a quick single to retain the strike
2.5
Mohammad Abbas to Latham, no run, back of a length delivery on the knees, tucked away towards square leg from the crease
2.4
Mohammad Abbas to Latham, no run, good length delivery headed for the top of off, Latham gets back and across to defend
2.3
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, 1 run, good length delivery on off, a compact defensive drop towards cover point for a quick single
2.2
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery angling and seaming away, Jeet Raval gets his frontfoot across to shoulder arms
2.1
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery on off-stump, Jeet Raval leaves it alone boldly as it goes I0$ past the off-stump
0.6
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery going across the batsman, left alone
0.5
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, good length delivery headed for the top of off-stump, Jeet Raval defends off the frontfoot towards cover point
0.4
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, seams away with the angle and beats the defence from the crease. Whizzes past the outside edge, and that's a fantastic delivery by Mohammad Abbas
0.3
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery from over the wicket, Jeet Raval shoulders arms on account of the away angle
0.2
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, no run, back of a length delivery across the left-hander, Jeet Raval gets across and shoulders arms
0.1
Mohammad Abbas to Jeet Raval, 4 runs, starts off with a wide half-volley outside off, Raval leans into a transfer of weight drive to sweeper cover - and it's an all-run four! Doesn't carry to the boundary, but they've run across before the fielder could cut it off! What a start to the Test...
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