New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2020-21 Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch Date & Time: Jan 03-Jan 07, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Trent Boult 2-82(20.5 ov)
83.5
Boult to Naseem Shah, out Caught by Latham!! That's the end of the Pakistan innings, and that will be the end of the day as well. Short of length across off, those couple of inswingers earlier means Naseem is obliged to play at this. The set-up is too good for him. Dangles the bat and fences it to Latham at second slip. Naseem Shah c Latham b Boult 12(9) [4s-3]
83.4
Boult to Naseem Shah, no run, swings in and hits him on the back leg. Big shout. The umpire doesn't think so. It's too high maybe.
83.3
Boult to Naseem Shah, no run, back of a length delivery that swings in deviously and cuts Naseem in half. Bounces over the top of off
83.2
Boult to Naseem Shah, FOUR, short into the body, bit leg-sidish and Naseem helps the pull on its way fine
83.1
Boult to Naseem Shah, no run, short of length, unusually fended off
81.6
Boult to Naseem Shah, no run, back of a length delivery swinging in on leg, strikes Naseem on the thigh
81.5
Boult to Naseem Shah, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
81.4
Boult to Naseem Shah, FOUR, back to back fours. This one's pitched up just outside off and Naseem once again drives confidently. Gets onto the front foot and exploits the huge gap in the off-side
81.3
Boult to Naseem Shah, FOUR, full toss outside off, crashed away through point by Naseem
81.2
Boult to Shaheen Afridi, out Caught by Henry Nicholls!! He got away with a couple of edges earlier, but this is the new ball. Much harder. It flies through and carries comfortably. What also helps is the length which is right up from Boult and invites the drive. The ball then swings away to take the edge. Nicholls makes it look easy at gully moving to his right. Shaheen Afridi c Henry Nicholls b Boult 4(21)
81.1
Boult to Shaheen Afridi, no run, good length ball on off, defended from the crease
65.6
Boult to Gohar, no run, stays behind the line nicely and defends it out into the off-side
65.5
Boult to Gohar, FOUR, too straight and nudged away fine for a four. Was too full, but down leg for the batter to put it away fine. Back-to-back fours for Gohar
65.4
Boult to Gohar, FOUR, squeezed away for a four! That was a fuller delivery, Gohar went for the drive and almost opened the face of the bat on impact to get it through the cordon for a four. First runs in Tests for the young man
65.3
Boult to Gohar, no run, plays it with soft hands and runs it down off the outer half of the bat to find the man in the slip cordon stopping it to his left
65.2
Boult to Gohar, no run, a little straighter this time from Boult and Gohar defends it back into the deck
65.1
Boult to Gohar, no run, fuller delivery, angling away, Gohar throws his bat at it and misses it
63.6
Boult to Gohar, no run, back of a length delivery and has been tucked away on to the on-side
63.5
Boult to Gohar, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Gohar gets his willow out of the harm's way
63.4
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, length delivery at the sticks and was on-driven back past the bowler for a single as the man at mid-on put in the dive to cut it off
63.3
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, gets his bat down and pushes the ball out into the off-side
63.2
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, very stable in his defence as he met the length ball off the full face of the bat
63.1
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, solidly behind the line of the delivery and blocked out into the off-side
61.6
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, looks to jab at it outside off and gets beaten as the ball left him again
61.5
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, that was a wonderful delivery as it nibbled away to force the batter to play at it. Faheem Ashraf
61.4
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, fuller delivery aand has been driven back to the bowler
61.3
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, nice shape, nibbling away, Faheem Ashraf looks to push at it and gets beaten
61.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, 1 run, pulls the short ball down and gets it to deep square leg for a single
61.1
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, tunnels away outside off, left alone as that angled away to the keeper
59.6
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, defends it back to the bowler
59.5
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, short delivery, Faheem Ashraf gets on to the back foot and pulls it down wide of deep square for a brace
59.4
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, driven into the covers for a brace as that was pitched up
59.3
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, serpent away and has been left alone
59.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, 1 run, short ball, chopped out behind square for a single. Was done pretty well
59.1
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, fuller delivery and has been pushed back to the bowler
57.6
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, poor shot from Azhar Ali as he tried one on the up off a fuller delivery nipping away. There was some lift on the ball and the keeper takes it close to his chest after Azhar Ali was beaten on the outer-edge
57.5
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, angled across, outside off, left alone
57.4
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, fuller delivery and has been driven on the up to find the man at cover. That was hit firmly but the fielder did well to stop that
57.3
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, angles it across the batter and Azhar Ali shoulders arms to let it go
57.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, squares up, defends it out into the off-side
57.1
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, spills it well wide outside off and has been left alone
55.6
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, well outside off stump, left alone
55.5
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, full and outside off stump, Ali looks to drive through cover, gets it on the inner half of the bat and it rolls to mid-off
55.4
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, watchfully flicks this inswinger to short mid-wcket
55.3
Boult to Azhar Ali, FOUR, back to the inswinger again, legsidish, Ali tickles it fine to fine leg and gets into the 90s
55.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, pushes this across the right-hander, Ali ignores
55.1
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, oh almost through. Full and swinging back in. Ali looks to drive, gets lucky with the edge as the pad saves him
53.6
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, nice outswinger, Ashraf plays inside the line and leaves
53.5
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, inside edge onto pad this time and it holds the line from good length
53.4
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, outside edge and it runs away past gully. Played with soft hands there as he failed to cover the line of this away-swinger
53.3
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Ashraf looks to pull and misses
53.2
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, tentative feet on this full outswinger, Ashraf taps it to point
53.1
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, short of length delivery, Ashraf blocks to off
51.6
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, shortish delivery, Ashraf mistimes the pull, was too close to the body
51.5
Boult to Azhar Ali, 1 run, on the leg stump, Azhar Ali glances it to fine leg
51.4
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, length delivery, Ashraf pushes it to cover
51.3
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, driven down the ground again with a really straight bat. Boult overpitching looking for swing and being punished. Pakistan have got to 200 in the 52nd over on a grassy wicket. Well done!
51.2
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, gets his bat right behind the line and blocks
51.1
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Ashraf defends
37.6
Boult to Rizwan, no run, quite wide outside off as Boult pushes another one with the angle, Rizwan doesn't bother chasing
37.5
Boult to Rizwan, no run, slants it away now, back of a length outside off, Rizwan leaves
37.4
Boult to Azhar Ali, 3 runs, nicely clipped off the pads through square leg, playing with the swing
37.3
Boult to Rizwan, 1 run, the surprise short ball after continuously testing him with the inswingers. Rizwan is late on the pull. He gets a thick top-edge that loops over the fielder at square leg. Gets away with it
37.2
Boult to Rizwan, no run, inswinger on off, played down the pitch by Rizwan
37.1
Boult to Rizwan, no run, length ball swinging in on middle, Rizwan gets a thick inside edge to square leg. Rhythm's good from Boult now
35.6
Boult to Rizwan, no run, he's got some swing going. Full outside off, curves in and goes past the inside edge as Rizwan plays away from the body
35.5
Boult to Rizwan, no run, left alone outside off
35.4
Boult to Rizwan, no run, back of a length, curls in on Rizwan who gets a thick inside-edge on it
35.3
Boult to Rizwan, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
35.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, 1 run, stbas that out into the covers to steal a single
35.1
Boult to Rizwan, 1 run, angling in, turns it away to wide of mid-on for a single
33.6
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, swings in late towards off. Azhar probably doesn't anticipate that as he shoulders arms but it's still a safe enough leave
33.5
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, presses forward and defends the length ball to mid-off
33.4
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, length ball on middle, gently pushed to mid-on
33.3
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, good length outside off, left alone
33.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, another leave to a delivery on a driving length outside off. Rizwan would've gone after these
33.1
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, full outside off, has the faintest bit of swing back in, left alone
31.6
Boult to Rizwan, 1 run, clips it off the hip behind square
31.5
Boult to Azhar Ali, 1 run, back of a length on middle, works it wide of mid-on for a quick single
31.4
Boult to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, on the fuller side across off, Azhar is tentatively forward to it. Manages to guide it past gully with an open face
31.3
Boult to Rizwan, 1 run, back of a length, Rizwan clips it through square leg
31.2
Boult to Rizwan, no run, NZ go up in appeal for caught behind. This nips in a touch from Boult and cuts Rizwan in half. Was there an edge? Williamson has reviewed the decision with a couple of seconds left. Nah, nothing there. Missed it by some way. Back of a length, holds its line and bounces over the top of off
31.1
Boult to Rizwan, no run, back of a length delivery across off, blocked to point
29.6
Boult to Rizwan, no run, has to really settle down. Throwing his bat at everything right now. Full ball that's angling well away outside off, Rizwan goes after it and is beaten on the edge
29.5
Boult to Rizwan, no run, full at the stumps, pushes to mid-on
29.4
Boult to Rizwan, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off, Rizwan cuts through backward point. Continues to pepper the boundaries
29.3
Boult to Rizwan, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
29.2
Boult to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle, Rizwan still hanging back in the crease in defence
29.1
Boult to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on off, Rizwan defends from the crease
27.6
Boult to Rizwan, no run, beaten. Beauty from Boult to finish an expensive over. Good length ball across off, leaves Rizwan with the angle and leaves him flat-footed in the crease. Just past the edge
27.5
Boult to Rizwan, 2 runs, driven through the covers. Full outside off, Rizwan continues with his postive intent. Doesn't have the legs to go all the way though
27.4
Boult to Rizwan, leg byes, FOUR, runs absolutely flowing after lunch. Leg byes this time as Boult strays in on leg. Rizwan misses on the flick but Pakistan have four as it runs away fine
27.3
Boult to Rizwan, FOUR, this one's lucky. THe edge flies over the head of gully as Rizwan is reaching out in front of the body looking to drive. Just got drawn into the angle
27.2
Boult to Rizwan, FOUR, he's off to a bit of a flier. Now cashes in on the slight bit of width and slaps it through backward point. Nicely on top of the bounce of this short of length delivery
27.1
Boult to Rizwan, FOUR, Southee with a full toss and now Boult with a half-volley at the start of a new spell. Rizwan collecting some nice, cushy runs. Drives handsomely through extra cover
9.6
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, full and asking to drive, but batsman doesn't take the bait, ignores
9.5
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Abid Ali covers the line and lets it pass
9.4
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, short of length delivery angling across, movement away and bounce taking it past the outside edge
9.3
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, full and outside off stump, Abid Ali leans forward and drives to mid-off, excellent save diving to the right by Henry
9.2
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, full and angling across, left alone
9.1
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, gets an inside edge onto pad as he tries to adjust late to this inswinging good length delivery
7.6
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, Abid Ali alert for the full delivery after the short ball, nicely defended
7.5
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, short and angling across, left alone
7.4
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, outside off stump, left alone
7.3
Boult to Abid Ali, FOUR, too straight, Ali flicks it through to deep mid-wicket
7.2
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, beaten! Abid Ali plays inside the line as he pushes at this swinging delivery and just escapes the edge
7.1
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, huge appeal for LBW, not given. Maybe pitched outside leg. Height could have been an issue too. No pitching well in line, but just clipping the top of the stumps. Inswing, Ali misses the flick, hit close to the knee-roll. New Zealand didn't bother thinking about the review. Good call from the ump
5.6
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, on the stumps, Abid Ali defends
5.5
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, oh big movement back in, but it's outside off stump. Ali does well to keep the bat inside the line as he let it go
5.4
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Abid Ali drives it back to the bowler
5.3
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, outside off stump, left alone
5.2
Boult to Azhar Ali, 1 run, pushes to mid-off for a quick single
5.1
Boult to Azhar Ali, no run, half shout for LBW, mainly from behind the sticks. Not out says the ump. Good length delivery on the stumps, Ali manages to get some wood on it. Oh actually height was the issue. Ali was squared up as he played for inswing and it went past the outside edge
3.6
Boult to Abid Ali, FOUR, Boult not very tight with his lines, another one slipping down leg, flicked away wide of square leg and that will make Abid Ali feel better
3.5
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Abid Ali covers the stumps and lets it go
3.4
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, slightly shorter and on the leg stump, Ali works it to square leg
3.3
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, Boult pushes this further away from the off stump, should be to get into Abid Ali's muscle memory to get his front foot right across the line and then bowl the big inswinger on the stumps. Batsman leaves this time
3.2
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, just outside off stump, Abid Ali gets a step across and lets it pass
3.1
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, beautiful inswinging full delivery and Abid Ali did well to meet the drive well too, played to mid-on. Abid Ali should be watchful of not playing that front foot too far across the line of the ball with Boult getting swing
1.6
Boult to Abid Ali, 3 runs, there's the one on the sticks but it's too straight, Ali flicks it wide of mid-on with the swing, Mitchell makes a sliding save to save a run. Pakistan are away
1.5
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, closer to off this time, but Ali is solid in defence
1.4
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, again gets a big stride across the off stump, looks like Boult is just testing him there with one outside off stump to set him up with one on the stumps
1.3
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, full and outside off stump, the driving length, Ali leaves but interestingly the front foot wasn't moving well. Wonder if Boult has noted that
1.2
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, ah there is the first real swinging delivery. Ali manages to get the bat down in time to play it towards square leg off the inner half of the bat, Boult getting it to shape back in that time
1.1
Boult to Abid Ali, no run, 126kph loosener outside off stump, not much of movement, Abid Ali lets it pass
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