Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2022-23 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi Date & Time: Jan 02-Jan 06, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Agha Salman 3-75(26 ov)
128.6
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, FOUR, the partnership is now 103* - Salman gives this one more air, Henry gets forward and drills the drive back over the bowler's head, no need to run for those
128.5
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, Salman drags the length back, punched off the back-foot to cover
128.4
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, Salman tosses one just outside off,defended back at the bowler
128.3
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, slower and on off, pushed towards cover
128.2
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, a little shimmy down the pitch, Henry lunges forward and is beatem struck on the pad, but he's way forward and the LBW appeal is negated
128.1
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, FOUR, lovely, tad too full from Salman, Henry gets forward and hammers the drive back past the non-striker, Imam gets across, makes a half-stop, but can't prevent the ball from rolling onto the ropes
126.6
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, appeal for LBW, but this wasn't straightening enough - was the slider and it kept going past Ajaz's forward prod, striking him in front of leg-stump
126.5
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed off the back-foot to cover
126.4
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, 1 run, Henry shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the ball and eases it down to long-on for a single
126.3
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, flighted delivery at the stumps, pushed back at the bowler
126.2
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, Henry comes down the pitch, gets beaten in the air and is struck on the pad
126.1
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, flighted delivery on off, Henry makes room and punches it to cover
124.6
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, short outside off, cut towards cover point and that will be Lunch.
124.5
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, 2 runs, flighted, easily chipped over short cover in the gap for a couple of runs
124.4
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, short and wide, Ajaz misses out on a cut
124.3
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, flighted outside off, no shot offered
124.2
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, full outside off, spinning away. left alone
124.1
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, 1 run, flighted on off, backfoot punched to sweeper cover
122.6
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, 1 run, very full on off, driven to the left of mid-off for a single
122.5
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, quicker towards the pads, Henry with a thick inside edge to short fine
122.4
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, fuller and spinning onto the pads, beating the defence. Too much spin again...
122.3
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, flater delivery, punched to extra cover
122.2
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, quicker and crashes into the pads. A half appeal from Agha Salman, but sliding down leg
122.1
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, tossed up on off, Henry strides closer to defend
120.6
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, quicker onto the pads, Ajaz misses the glance as the ball lobs off his pads towards silly point
120.5
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, flighted up, defended
120.4
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, extra bounce outside off,
120.3
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, dropped shorter on off, backfoot punched to extra cover
120.2
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, turn and bounce to leave Ajaz on his defence. Something to keep the bowlers interested!
120.1
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, no run, flighted delivery, defended
118.6
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, no run, tossed onto middle, blocked back to the bowler
118.5
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, 1 run, tossed up, driving to the left of mid-on for a single
118.4
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, 1 run, short on off, Henry gets closer to cut it to deep backward point. That's his 3rd Test fifty, well played!
118.3
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, FOUR, short outside off, cut very hard through sweeper cover for a boundary. Henry one short of 50 now
118.2
Agha Salman to Ajaz Patel, 1 run, short and wide, punched to the right of long-off
118.1
Agha Salman to Matt Henry, leg byes, 1 run, tossed onto middle, Henry dances down for a big slog, ends up deflecting it towards backward point off his pads
89.6
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, Salman tosses one well outside off - defended back and that'll be stumps on Day 1
89.5
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, tossed up just outside off, Sodhi goes back on the defensive push
89.4
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Sodhi leans across and pushes it to the off-side
89.3
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, very full and just outside off, squeezed to the off-side
89.2
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, slower and on middle, Sodhi lunges well forward on the block
89.1
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, tossed up on middle, Sodhi gets his bat in front of the pad as he defended
82.6
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, very full from Salman, blocked to the on-side
82.5
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, tad too flat from Salman, eased down to long-on for a single
82.4
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, Blundell comes down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and pushes it back at the bowler
82.3
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, byes, 1 run, spin for Salman, but it's spins down leg and Sarfaraz can't stop it cleanly, lets a bye through
82.2
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, flighted delivery on off - Sodhi uses his reach and blocks
82.1
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, no run, tossed up on off, blocked back at the bowler
80.6
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, bounce for Salman, but it's down leg and it's worked behind square on the on-side for a single
80.5
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, slower and well outside off - Blundell presses forward in defence
80.4
Agha Salman to Ish Sodhi, 1 run, tossed up and sliding down leg, worked past square leg and Sodhi is off the mark with a single
80.3
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, too straight from Salman, the angle takes it down leg and it's swept behind square on the on-side for a single
80.2
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, Blundell comes down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and finds mid-wicket with the on-drive
80.1
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, tossed up on off, Blundell lunges forward in defence
78.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, out Caught by Sarfaraz !! Pushed through outside off, Nicholls was shaping for the cut and missed - Sarfaraz and Salman weren't interested, but Babar went up at slip and he reviews at the last instant. Ball is close to the bat and there's a small spike when the ball is right besides the bat, the onfield call is reversed, Babar & Co. are chuffed to bits and an unhappy Nicholls trudges back to the pavilion. A cracking review from the Pakistan captain, no one were really interested in this, dropped slightly short and Nicholls backed away on the cut. Looked so innocuous until that spike appeared on UltraEdge. A wicket out of nowhere with the second new ball just an over away. Nicholls c Sarfaraz b Agha Salman 26(56) [4s-3]
78.5
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, Salman drops one well down leg, worked behind square on the on-side for a single
78.4
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, Salman drops one short and on off, punched down to long-off for a single
78.3
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 2 runs, edged, loopy off-break on off, Nicholls was lunging forward in defence - gripped and turned from off, caught the edge and rolled wide of the lone slip
78.2
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, Blundell comes down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and drives it to long-on for a single
78.1
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, worked in front of mid-on for a single
76.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, nicely tossed up wide of off, defended to the off-side
76.5
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Nicholls leans across defensively
76.4
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, slower and on off, driven back at the bowler
76.3
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, Salman tosses one on off, Blundell comes down the pitch and eases it down to deep mid-on
76.2
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, turn for Salman, but it slips down leg and is left alone
76.1
Agha Salman to Blundell, FOUR, cracking shot, Blundell runs down the pitch, converts the ball into a half-volley and then drills the drive back past the non-striker for a boundary
74.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Nicholls lunges forward defensively
74.5
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, loopy delivery on off and middle, pushed in front of mid-on for a quick single
74.4
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, Blundell comes down the pitch, gets too close to the ball and jams it out to mid-on
74.3
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, tad too full from Salman, worked to the left of mid-wicket for a single
74.2
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, turned to the on-side
74.1
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, tossed up slower and spinning away from off, pushed off the back-foot to the off-side
72.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, full outside off, left alone
72.5
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, tossed up on off, Nicholls goes back to defend this
72.4
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, flighted onto off, Nicholls blocks
72.3
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, sliding onto leg stump, blocked to the leg side
72.2
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, quicker outside off, cut to backward point
72.1
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, flighted off spinner, Nicholls defends it into the pitch
70.6
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, flighted up on off, Blundell blunts it into the ground
70.5
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, tossed onto off, Blundell leans closer and blocks to short leg
70.4
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, too straight and Nicholls paddles it to short fine for a single
70.3
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, short on off, cut to the silly point fielder
70.2
Agha Salman to Blundell, 1 run, tossed up on the pads, Blundell pushes to mid-on and takes off. Could have been tight but Hasan Ali fumbles while trying to pick up for the throw
70.1
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, flighted on off, Blundell with an assured defence
68.6
Agha Salman to Blundell, no run, tossed up on middle stump, blocked to short leg
68.5
Agha Salman to Mitchell, out Bowled!! Knocked over!! Agha Salman was cleaned up through the gates by Ish Sodhi with a googly in the last Test. He now has his revenge against Sodhi's teammate Mitchell. Classic off-spinner's dismissal, flighted and goes through the tiny gap between bat and pad to push back the off pole. Agha Salman is happy, does a bit of a shimmy in celebration. Mitchell b Agha Salman 3(14)
68.4
Agha Salman to Mitchell, no run, tossed up on the boots, clipped to mid-wicket
68.3
Agha Salman to Mitchell, no run, pushed quicker onto the pads, blocked to short leg
68.2
Agha Salman to Mitchell, no run, extra bounce onto off, Mitchell leans closer and blocks
68.1
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, short and wide, cut square of the wicket for a single
66.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, flat on off, Nicholls plays a backfoot punch to deep extra cover
66.5
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, tossed up, Nicholls gets closer to block
66.4
Agha Salman to Mitchell, 1 run, short on middle, punched down the ground to long-on
66.3
Agha Salman to Mitchell, no run, flighted on off, Mitchell plays the reverse sweep to the point fielder
66.2
Agha Salman to Mitchell, no run, flat on off, Mitchell pushes it back to the bowler
66.1
Agha Salman to Mitchell, no run, tossed up on middle, defended to the leg side
64.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, short and wide, extra bounce and it goes over Nicholls' attempted cut
64.5
Agha Salman to Mitchell, 1 run, tossed up, Mitchell dances to the pitch and pushes to mid-on to get off the mark
64.4
Agha Salman to Nicholls, 1 run, flat delivery and straightening onto the pads, tucked past short leg
64.3
Agha Salman to Nicholls, FOUR, short and wide, a poor delivery from Salman and Nicholls cuts it square of the wicket. No need to run for those!
64.2
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, quicker and too full, dug out back to the bowler
64.1
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, flighted, getting some turn and bounce. Nicholls prods forward and defends off his splice
62.6
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, tossed up at the stumps, defended back to the bowler
62.5
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, slightly flater on off, Nicholls blocks it out
62.4
Agha Salman to Nicholls, FOUR, flighted onto middle, Nicholls brings out the paddle and gets it behind square on the leg side where there are no fielders. Nice, positive way to get off the mark
62.3
Agha Salman to Nicholls, no run, pushed quicker onto off, stayed straight. Nicholls strides forward to block
62.2
Agha Salman to Conway, out Caught by Sarfaraz !! Wicket out of nowhere, but that delivery deserved it. Agha Salman was getting nothing off the pitch so far, but suddenly gets one to turn and bounce sharply away from the batter. Conway with a needless poke at in all fairness, gets an outside edge and Sarfaraz does the rest. The Pakistani camp is delighted, can they consolidate now? Conway c Sarfaraz b Agha Salman 122(191) [4s-16 6s-1]
62.1
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, tossed up fuller, Conway blocks
60.6
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, lobbed up off-spinner from Salman, Conway smothers it into the ground
60.5
Agha Salman to Williamson, 1 run, again quicker onto the pads, glanced past mid-wicket. 100 partnership up for these two
60.4
Agha Salman to Williamson, no run, pushed a bit quicker outside off, Williamson punches to covers off the backfoot
60.3
Agha Salman to Conway, 1 run, flighted nicely again, driven past extra cover now. He half stops it, and mid-off cuts it off
60.2
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, nicely tossed up, driven towards extra cover
60.1
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, flighted onto off, Conway defends
57.6
Agha Salman to Williamson, no run, tad too flat from Salman, punched down to mid-on
57.5
Agha Salman to Williamson, no run, Salman tosses one on the pads, Williamson leans across and turns it past FSL
57.4
Agha Salman to Conway, 1 run, slower and wider of off, driven down to long-off for a single
57.3
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, Salman drifts one around off, defended with a straight bat
57.2
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, slower and wider of off, Conway finds cover with the drive
57.1
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, tossed up on off, defended to the off-side
28.6
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Latham goes right back on the block
28.5
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, slower and wider of off, pushed towards cover-point
28.4
Agha Salman to Conway, 1 run, Salman tosses one just outside off, driven in front of mid-off for a quick single
28.3
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, Conway comes down the pitch, gets too close to the ball and inside halves the drive to mid-on
28.2
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Conway gets well forward in defence
28.1
Agha Salman to Latham, 1 run, loopy delivery from Salman, turns out to be a low full-toss and it's driven to mid-off for a single
26.6
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, tad too full from Salman, punched straight to the fielder at mid-on
26.5
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, very full and sliding into the left-hander, defended back at the bowler
26.4
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, loopy delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
26.3
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, tossed up just outside off Conway leans well forward in defence
26.2
Agha Salman to Latham, 1 run, the off-break from Salman, drifts in and there's a hint of spin away from off - Latham opens himself up and nudges it square on the off-side for a single
26.1
Agha Salman to Latham, FOUR, lovely, dropped short and wide by Salman - Latham rocks back and punches it in front of square on the off-side, races away to the ropes
24.6
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, very full and on off, defended back at the bowler
24.5
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, Salman tosses one just outside off, blocked back at the bowler
24.4
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, flighted delivery wide of off, cut straight to the fielder at backward point
24.3
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, slower and well outside off - Latham leans forward defensively
24.2
Agha Salman to Conway, 1 run, Salman tosses one on middle and leg, worked behind square on the on-side for a single
24.1
Agha Salman to Latham, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off, slapped to deep cover for a single, brings up another 100-run opening stand
22.6
Agha Salman to Latham, 1 run, dropped short and just outside off, punched square on the off-side for a single
22.5
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, nicely tossed up outside off - Latham gets well forward in defence
22.4
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, Salman tosses one just outside off, pushed back at the bowler
22.3
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, very full and at the stumps, blocked to the on-side
22.2
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, Salman tosses one just outside off, Latham gets well forward in defence
22.1
Agha Salman to Latham, 2 runs, Latham brings out the lap sweep, used the pace on the ball and places it behind square on the on-side, back for the second
20.6
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, Salman tosses one at the stumps, defended back at the bowler
20.5
Agha Salman to Latham, 2 runs, slower and sliding back into the left-hander, worked away behind square on the on-side for a couple of runs
20.4
Agha Salman to Conway, 1 run, tad too full from Salman, punched to the right of mid-off for a single
20.3
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, Salman drifts one around off - a half-forward stride as Conway defended
20.2
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, Salman tosses one just outside off, blocked to the off-side
20.1
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, tossed up around middle and off, defended to the on-side
18.6
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, slower and just outside off - Conway leans well forward in defence
18.5
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed to the off-side
18.4
Agha Salman to Conway, no run, that was close, flighted delivery outside off, had Conway playing away from his body as he defended, misses by a long way - there was a noise, but that was bat hitting pad
18.3
Agha Salman to Latham, 1 run, tossed up well wide of off, driven to the left of cover for a single
18.2
Agha Salman to Latham, FOUR, a horrible drag-down and Latham puts it away, dropped short by Salman, Latham has plenty of time as he rocked back and pummeled it over mid-wicket for a boundary
18.1
Agha Salman to Latham, no run, flighted delivery on off, Latham leans across and defends it to the off-side
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