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
Wagner 1-30(18 ov)
79.6
Wagner to Hasan Ali, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Hasan Ali hops and has a poke at it, gets an edge that falls just short of second slip
79.5
Wagner to Hasan Ali, FOUR, fuller length delivery marginally wide outside off, Hasan Ali chases after it, gets a thick outside edge that goes to the left of gully who dives but still can't reach it - the ball flies away towards the third man fence for four
79.4
Wagner to Hasan Ali, no run, slower yorker length delivery on off, Hasan Ali delays his shot and digs it out off the turf
79.3
Wagner to Yasir Shah, out Caught by Watling! Wicket No. 150 in Test criket for Wagner! Yasir tries to cut loose - tries to fetch a leg-cutter on a short of length spot and drag it with a slog-pull into the on-side, gets a feather of a top-edge to the keeper who is as safe as houses. An annoying partnership for the Kiwis comes to an end - as does Yasir's resistance. Yasir Shah c Watling b Wagner 9(38) [4s-2]
79.2
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, a tad slower and angling across, the knuckle ball, keeps low, Yasir Shah waits on it and keeps it out into the off-side
79.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, skiddy good length delivery angling towards off, Babar Azam taps it hastily off the backfoot to short cover for a single
77.6
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, round the wicket and angling in, not close enough to the stumps, and Yasir Shah shoulders arms
77.5
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, back of a length delivery angling away outside off, left alone by Yasir Shah after a shuffle forward and across
77.4
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, short one, doesn't take off, Yasir Shah ducks and exposes his jugular, bounces just over his helmet
77.3
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, half-volley outside off, Yasir Shah transfers his weight onto the drive towards cover, mistimes it though
77.2
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, shortish and wide outside off, Yasir Shah throws his hands at it in an ugly manner, trying to slice it away single-handedly, but he makes no contact
77.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, good length delivery angling in from round the wicket, pushed off the backfoot to cover for a quick single
75.6
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, good length delivery wide outside off, Yasir Shah plays a drive away from the body towards wide mid-off
75.5
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, misdirected bouncer down leg, Yasir Shah ducks and takes his eye off - no danger though!
75.4
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, good length delivery wide outside off, angling away, Yasir Shah lets it go through to the 'keeper
75.3
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, whipped to midwicket
75.2
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, back of a length delivery angling towards off, Yasir Shah pokes it away towards cover point off the backfoot
75.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Babar Azam punches it from the crease through the line towards deep extra cover for a single
73.6
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven to wide mid-off
73.5
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, back of a length delivery angling away, left alone by Yasir Shah
73.4
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside off, Yasir Shah throws his hands at the drive, misses it completely
73.3
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, short ball but a tad outside off, Yasir Shah stays out of the way. Bounces once more before it reaches the 'keeper
73.2
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, driven to mid-off
73.1
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Yasir Shah punches it back to Wagner, who threatens to throw it back as Yasir Shah gets out of the way
71.6
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Yasir Shah defends into the off-side off the frontfoot
71.5
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, goes straight on, Yasir Shah leaves it be
71.4
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, good length delivery wide outside off, left alone
71.3
Wagner to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, pushed towards mid-on
71.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, angling in towards middle, Babar Azam shuffles across and clips it away towards square leg for a single
71.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery just outside off, punched to mid-off
59.6
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery angled down leg, Shafiq misses the glance and it's through to the 'keeper
59.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery on the thighs, tucked towards the on-side with a closed bat-face
59.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Shafiq gets across towards off and shoulders arms watchfully
59.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Shafiq gets forward and drives it to cover
59.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, bouncer from round the wicket, Shafiq ducks under it. Doesn't drop his wrists - should have, ideally...
59.1
Wagner to Shafiq, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, half-volley, Shafiq leans into the drives towards cover, but the awkward bounce gets it through him towards the deep extra cover boundary for a brace
57.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery on off-stump, defended from the crease
57.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery angling in on the off-stump line, Babar Azam defends off the backfoot into the off-side
57.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, short and wide outside off, could have been thrashed away to the point boundary, but left alone
57.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery angled in towards off, driven towards mid-off from the crease
57.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, defended from the crease
57.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery a fraction wide outside off, left alone
55.6
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery angling in towards off-stump, Shafiq gets forward and defends compactly
55.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery marginally wide outside off, left alone
55.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery angling in from round the wicket, Shafiq leaves it alone bravely despite the sharp seam movement in to the batsman
55.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery marginally wide outside off, left alone by Shafiq
55.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, full and wide outside off, Shafiq gets on his knee and caresses a drive to the left of cover - and that's a good full-stretch dive to prevent a potential boundary
55.1
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside off, left alone by Shafiq
53.6
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery angling in from a good length, Shafiq leaves it bravely - seams back in and perilously close to off-stump before settling down in the 'keeper's gloves
53.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, very full and wide outside off, cuts away, but too wide once again to cause trouble. Left alone...
53.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, full and rather wide outside off, Shafiq leaves it alone. Too wide to cause him any trouble...
53.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, angled in full outside off, Shafiq stretches out towards the off-side and lets it go through to the 'keeper
53.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery angling in towards off, Shafiq reaches out and punches it towards cover
53.1
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery wide outside off, left alone by Shafiq
51.6
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery going across again, keeps low, as Shafiq shoulders arms again. And that's lunch.
51.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery closer to the stumps, Shafiq gets his foot across and leaves it alone
51.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, a fuller length delivery angling away marginally wide outside off, Shafiq angles his bat and steers it towards backward point who dives to make the save
51.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery angling outside off, Shafiq gets forward and defends into the off-side
51.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, short one angling across, Shafiq just about manages to duck underneath it
51.1
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, Shafiq nudges it towards mid-on off the inside half of the blade
49.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, FOUR, short and skidding on towards the chest, Babar Azam nails the short-arm pull towards deep mid-wicket for four
49.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, another fractionally short one, angling away and cutting away too, Babar Azam thinks about the pull, but shoulders arms in the end
49.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, another short one at the face, Babar Azam drops his wrists and gets his body out of the line as well
49.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, another marginally short one angling away, Babar Azam sways out of the way and drops his wrists, but it nearly hits him on the gloves before going through to the 'keeper
49.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, 2 runs, shortish and wide outside off, Babar Azam checks his pull towards cow corner for a brace
49.1
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, short one on the body, Babar Azam arches his back and taps on the head towards point
47.6
Wagner to Shafiq, 1 run, short one at the ribs, tucked to backward square leg for a single
47.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, I0$ short one, not too short, and he gets under it again
47.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, I0$, says Gould. Another short one and a duck
47.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, another short one at the body, Shafiq ducks
47.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, full ball outside off, driven to mid-off
47.1
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, very short once again, Shafiq squats in his crease to evade it
45.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads, clipped to mid-wicket for a quick single
45.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, wide, a little too short, soars over his head, wide called as the batsman mocks a duck underneath it
45.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Babar Azam defends off the backfoot into the off-side
45.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven without feet towards mid-off
45.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, defended back from the crease
45.2
Wagner to Shafiq, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the thighs again, tucked to backward square leg for a single
45.1
Wagner to Shafiq, leg byes, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the thighs, misses the glance, and it deflects away towards fine leg for a couple
43.6
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery angling away, lures Shafiq into the cover drive, but he nails it to short cover
43.5
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery anglig across once again, Shafiq steps across and lifts his bat to shoulder arms
43.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, short of length delivery angling just outside off, Shafiq leaves it alone on account of the away-slant
43.4
Wagner to Shafiq, no ball, oversteps! short of length delivery on the gut, Shafiq defends off the backfoot into the on-side
43.3
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery angling wide across outside off, Shafiq lifts his bat and leaves it alone
43.2
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery angling across, left alone by Shafiq
43.1
Wagner to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, tapped to cover off the backfoot
41.6
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Babar Azam hangs back and tries to defend off the backfoot, gets a thick, dying outside edge towards backward point
41.5
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, full and a tad wide outside off, Babar Azam leans into a drive towards cover, but it's cut off in the in-field
41.4
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, once more, driven to mid-off, an unnecessary tumble to cut it off
41.3
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery on off, driven to mid-off
41.2
Wagner to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on leg, angling towards middle, Babar Azam defends off a half-cocked stance
41.1
Wagner to Shafiq, 1 run, yorker length delivery on leg and middle, clipped away towards backward square leg for a single
21.6
Wagner to Haris Sohail, FOUR, Wagner bowls one full and gets punished. Sohail leans forward and times the straight-drive beating a diving Wagner. The mid-off fielder gives the chase, but in vain
21.5
Wagner to Haris Sohail, no run, shortish outside off, Sohail evades by hunkering under it
21.4
Wagner to Haris Sohail, no run, defends this length ball at 131kph towards the on-side
21.3
Wagner to Haris Sohail, no run, bouncer, Sohail ducks under it
21.2
Wagner to Azhar Ali, 1 run, banged in short, doesn't generate the required lift and Azhar Ali pulls it handsomely through mid-wicket
21.1
Wagner to Haris Sohail, 1 run, very full on leg, flicked away to deep backward square leg
19.6
Wagner to Azhar Ali, 1 run, short ball on leg-stump line, pulled away to deep backward square leg
19.5
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, shortish on the ribs, Azhar Ali hops across and drops it in front of short leg
19.4
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, banged in short, Azhar Ali sees the line outside off and ignores
19.3
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, fuller than a good length ball, attacking the stumps, Azhar Ali gets behind the line of the ball to dead-bat
19.2
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, shortish, slanted across, Azhar Ali drops his wrists and lets it pass
19.1
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, good length ball just outside off, Azhar Ali moves off-side to block
17.6
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, good length ball angled across the right-hander, left alone
17.5
Wagner to Azhar Ali, no run, bumper - the first of many. Azhar Ali easily ducks underneath it
17.4
Wagner to Haris Sohail, 1 run, tucks this short of length delivery to the left of mid-on for a quick single
17.3
Wagner to Haris Sohail, no run, 130.1kph, straight-batted block against a full ball, back to Wagner
17.2
Wagner to Haris Sohail, no run, further full, Sohail dead-bats it down the pitch
17.1
Wagner to Haris Sohail, no run, pitched up delivery from over the wicket, defended to mid-off
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