New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st T20I at Abu Dhabi, 31 Oct, 2018

Toss: Pakistan, who chose to bat
Pakistan 148/6 (20)
New Zealand 146/6 (20)
Pakistan won by 2 runs
Man of the Match: Mohammad Hafeez
  • Tim Southee 5 * (2)
  • Ross Taylor 42 * (26)

Over 2.1 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, backs away in the crease and cuts it straight to the man at backward point.

Over 2.2 Adam Milne bowls a back of length delivery to Babar Azam, out Caught by Seifert!! Shortish and bit of an extra bounce and Azam went hard on the cut. Outside edge is produced and it has been gobbled up by Seifert. 

Over 2.3 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Asif Ali, no run, gets behind the line on the front foot and blocks it towards cover.

Over 2.4 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Asif Ali,1 run, goes on to the back foot and cuts it down to the third man and picks up a single.

Over 2.5 Adam Milne bangs it short onto the pitch to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 2.6 Adam Milne bowls a pitched up delivery to Sahibzada Farhan,1 run, gets forward and drives it past the bowler and keep the strike with a single.

Over 4.1 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Asif Ali, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulled away over mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.2 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Asif Ali,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and dabs it down to the third man and gets a single.

Over 4.3 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 4.4 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Mohammad Hafeez, Boundary! Gets on top of the  and flays it off the meat, little uppish but in the gap and gets a boundary,

Over 4.5 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, goes deep in the crease and slices it straight to the man at backward point.

Over 4.6 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez,1 run, gets uses the pace and steers it to third man for a single.

Over 11.1 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Asif Ali,1 run, gets forward and heaves it down to deep mid-wicket and picks up just a single.

Over 11.2 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Mohammad Hafeez, Boundary! Got on top of the bounce and groped his bat, the ball took the thick outside edge and flew to the third man fence.

Over 11.3 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, hops back and drops it with soft hands to point.

Over 11.4 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, out Caught by Southee!! Hafeez threw his bat on the cut and hit in the air to point. Southee shows stunning reflexes and flings to his left to snatch a beauty.

Over 11.5 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Sarfraz Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and guides it away down to the third man with an open face bat and gets a single.

Over 11.6 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Asif Ali, no run, goes on to the back foot and tries to cut hard but gets beaten.

Over 18.1 Adam Milne bowls a pitched up delivery to Faheem Ashraf,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to short fine leg.

Over 18.2 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Imad Wasim,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and dabs it to backward point and gets a single.

Over 18.3 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Faheem Ashraf, no run, goes deep in the crease and tries to play the cut shot but gets beaten.

Over 18.4 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 18.4 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 18.5 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Faheem Ashraf, no run, gets forward and goes through the pull way too early but no contact with the bat.

Over 18.6 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Faheem Ashraf, Six!! Rocks back in the crease and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket and the ball went all the way into the stands.