New Zealand vs Pakistan 33rd Match at Birmingham, 26 Jun, 2019

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat
New Zealand 237/6 (50)
Pakistan 241/4 (49.1)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Babar Azam
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed 5 * (3)
  • Babar Azam 101 * (127)

Over 3.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 3.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets across the line on the back foot and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Over 5.1 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets inside the line and neatly driven off the front foot but straight to mid-off.

Over 5.2 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, stays on the front foot and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 5.3 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, 2 runs, gets forward and wanted to heave it away. Gets it off the bottom part of the bat and the ball went up a long way. 

Over 5.4 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, 3 runs, gets on top of the bounce and crashes it through extra cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 5.6 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, gets back in the crease and punches it straight to the man at extra cover.

Over 7.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets back in the crease and cuts it straight to the man at cover.

Over 7.2 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 7.3 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, goes back in the crease and defends it down the leg side.

Over 7.4 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, leans into a good-looking cover drive. Santner fumbles at the shortish cover, but the cover-point fielder does a good job backing up. 

Over 7.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, stays back in his crease and pats it towards point.

Over 7.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and heaves of the inner part of the bat to deep square leg.

Over 8.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 8.2 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! A stride across bends his back leg and caresses it beautifully through the covers. The ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 8.3 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and tries to pokes at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 8.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 8.5 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Gets forward and plays another exquisite cover-drive beating the man inside the circle to his right. Reached the fence in a jiffy.

Over 8.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, stays on the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 9.4 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 9.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, stays on the front foot and punches it straight to the man at cover-point.

Over 9.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, comes across and tucks it wide of mid-on for a quick single.

Over 10.1 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets back in the crease and steers off the outside half to the third man.

Over 13.4Colin de Grandhomme bowls good length delivery to Babar Azam, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 13.5Colin de Grandhomme bowls short of length delivery to Babar Azam, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Two runs

Over 13.6Colin de Grandhomme bowls good length delivery to Babar Azam, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Two runs

Over 15.1 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, 2 runs, opens his bat-face at the very last moment and dabs it past the keeper (who is up to the sticks. Easy two

Over 15.2 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and clipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Over 16.1 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Gets waits for the ball to come close and then place it behind the already backward point.

Over 16.2 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets back in the crease and guides it away down to the third man.

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