Pakistan vs New Zealand 2020 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Dec 26 2020, Sat - 03:30 AM (IST)

1st Test, - Bay Oval

NEW ZEALAND

431, 180/5 decl

PAKISTAN

239, 271

New Zealand won by 101 runs

CRR:2.19

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154.6

OUT! Caught. Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, by Khan. Wagner goes for the wild slog but mistimes it as the ball skies up in the air and taken at mid-wicket by Shan Masood. That brings up the end of the first innings. New Zealand manages to score 431 on the board. Kane Williamson top-scored with 129. For Pakistan Shaheen Afridi picked up four wickets, and Yasir Shah picked up three wickets. Do join us for the second innings in another 10 minutes.
154.5

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Abbas.
154.4

Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to mid off for 1 run.
154.3

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
154.2

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs.
154.1

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
153.6

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Half volley, to leg backing away working, to mid on for 1 run, shy attempt by Shah, fielded by Rizwan.
153.5

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Slower length ball, down leg side backing away Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
153.4

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Back of a length, down leg side backing away pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
153.3

Shaheen Afridi to Neil Wagner. Full toss, off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shah.
153.2

Shaheen Afridi to Neil Wagner. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
153.1

Shaheen Afridi to Neil Wagner. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
152.6

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
152.5

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Shah.
152.4

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Shah.
152.3

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump down the track working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ali.
152.2

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Afridi.
152.1

Yasir Shah to Trent Boult. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Alam.
151.6

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Slower length ball, to leg backing away pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
151.5

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Full toss, down leg side backing away pushing, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Ashraf.
151.4

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
151.3

Shaheen Afridi to Trent Boult. Full toss, to leg on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
151.2

OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to BJ Watling. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to gully, by Shah. What a catch! Watling tries to uppercut this one but does not get the bounce he wants thus, the ball goes to gully where Yasir Shah dives to his left and takes a good catch. BJ Watling departs for 73.
151.1

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to BJ Watling. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
150.6

Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
150.5

Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Shah.
150.4

APPEAL! Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Sohail, appeal made for L.B.W.
150.3

Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ali.
150.2

Yasir Shah to Neil Wagner. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.
150.1

Yasir Shah to BJ Watling. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ali.

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102.2

OUT! Caught. Kyle Jamieson to Faheem Ashraf. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Watling. Edged and taken! Faheem tries to push but gets an outside edge. The ball carries to the keeper who takes a regulation catch behind the stumps. That's Stumps on Day 3. In the end, Pakistan managed to score 229 and most importantly avoided the follow-on. Faheem Ashraf top-scored with 91 and was well supported by Rizwan with 71. For New Zealand, Kyle Jamieson picked up three wickets. Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Neil Wagner picked up two wickets each. Do join us tomorrow for the action-packed Day 4. Until then cheers and good night.
102.1

FOUR! Kyle Jamieson to Faheem Ashraf. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
শেষ Over 102

Over 102. no runs. Bowler: Neil Wagner. Pakistan: 239/4 (rr 2.34)
101.6

Neil Wagner to Naseem Shah. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
101.5

Neil Wagner to Naseem Shah. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
101.4

Neil Wagner to Naseem Shah. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
101.3

OUT! Caught. Neil Wagner to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to short leg, by Latham. Another one bites the dust! Shaheen Afridi tries to defend but mistimes it to the fielder at short-leg. Lathem takes a good catch. Wagner gets his second wicket.
101.2

Neil Wagner to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
101.1

Neil Wagner to Faheem Ashraf. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Southee.
শেষ Over 101

Over 101. no runs. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. Pakistan: 239/4 (rr 2.37)
100.6

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Full toss, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
100.5

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
100.4

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, hit body to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Southee.
100.3

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jamieson.
100.2

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
100.1

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, middle stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
শেষ Over 100

Over 100. no runs. Bowler: Neil Wagner. Pakistan: 239/4 (rr 2.39)
99.6

Neil Wagner to Faheem Ashraf. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Blundell.
99.5

FOUR! Neil Wagner to Faheem Ashraf. Slower ball full toss, off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Smashed away! Faheem Ashraf pulls the ball to the vacant deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. That brings up his highest Test score.
99.4

Neil Wagner to Faheem Ashraf. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Southee.
99.3

Neil Wagner to Faheem Ashraf. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
99.2

Neil Wagner to Faheem Ashraf. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
99.1

Neil Wagner to Shaheen Afridi. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
শেষ Over 99

Over 99. 1 run. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. Pakistan: 239/4 (rr 2.41)
98.6

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Santner.
98.5

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jamieson.
98.4

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
98.3

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
98.2

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jamieson.
98.1

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
শেষ Over 98

Over 98. 6 runs. Bowler: Neil Wagner. Pakistan: 238/4 (rr 2.43)
97.6

Mitchell Santner to Faheem Ashraf. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Santner.
97.5

Mitchell Santner to Faheem Ashraf. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
97.4

Mitchell Santner to Faheem Ashraf. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
97.3

Mitchell Santner to Faheem Ashraf. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

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45.3

FOUR! Naseem Shah to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. New Zealand has declared their innings after put up a 373 target for the visitors. Blundell top scored with 64 and was well supported by Latham with 53. For Pakistan, Naseem Shah picked up three wickets. Do join us for the run chase in another 10 minutes.
45.2

APPEAL! Naseem Shah to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan, appeal made for Caught.
45.1

Naseem Shah to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
শেষ Over 45

Over 45. 1 run. Bowler: Tim Southee. Pakistan: 89/4 (rr 1.98)
44.6

APPEAL! Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan, appeal made for Caught.
44.5

Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
44.4

Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, padded to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Alam.
44.3

Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
44.2

Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Santner. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Shah.
44.1

Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
শেষ Over 44

Over 44. 4 runs. Bowler: Trent Boult. Pakistan: 88/4 (rr 2.00)
43.6

OUT! Run Out (Sub). Naseem Shah to BJ Watling. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, for 1 run, by Rizwan. Watling glances it towards the leg side for a run. He completes it and goes for the second and the substitute fielder Imran collects the ball and throws it towards Striker's end stumps. Rizwan collects the ball and dislodges the bails and umpire goes upstairs to check, and the replay shows that he was well short of the crease. The third umpire signals out on the giant screen.
43.5

Naseem Shah to BJ Watling. Full toss, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shah.
43.4

FOUR! Naseem Shah to BJ Watling. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
43.3

OUT! Caught. Naseem Shah to Henry Nicholls. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, by Abbas. Another one bites the dust! Nicholls goes for the big shot again but mistimes it. The ball goes straight to Abbas's hands at fine leg who takes a good catch. Nicholls departs for 11.
43.3

No ball Naseem Shah to Henry Nicholls. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
43.2

FOUR! Naseem Shah to Henry Nicholls. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
43.1

FOUR! Naseem Shah to Henry Nicholls. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
শেষ Over 43

Over 43. 1 run. Bowler: Tim Southee. Pakistan: 84/4 (rr 1.95)
42.6

APPEAL! Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan, appeal made for Caught.
42.5

Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
42.4

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
42.3

Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Sohail.
42.2

Shaheen Afridi to Ross Taylor. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Alam.
42.1

Shaheen Afridi to Henry Nicholls. Full toss, to leg on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
শেষ Over 42

Over 42. 4 runs. Bowler: Trent Boult. Pakistan: 83/4 (rr 1.98)
41.6

OUT! Caught. Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, by Rizwan. In the air and gone! Williamson makes room and goes for the pull shot but gets a top edge as the ball goes up in the air and goes towards fine leg where Rizwan takes a good catch. Williamson departs for 21.
41.5

Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Shah.
41.4

Naseem Shah to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
41.3

Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Abbas.
41.2

Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
41.2

No ball Naseem Shah to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
41.1

Naseem Shah to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
শেষ Over 41

Over 41. no runs. Bowler: Tim Southee. Pakistan: 79/4 (rr 1.93)
40.6

Mohammad Abbas to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Abbas.

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123.3

নাসিম শাহ c and b Mitchell Santner 1 (24)

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Mitchell Santner to Naseem Shah. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed back to bowler, by Santner. Santner takes a sharp reflex catch! The crowd has found its voice and its flags. Naseem Shah chips it back to the bowler and Santner takes a sharp return catch off his bowling. New Zealand win by 101 runs and lead the two-match Test series 1-0. Pakistan fought hard till the end, but New Zealand played better cricket and deserved the win. Fawad Alam top scored with 102, well accompanied by Mohammad Rizwan with 60 but it still was not enough to chase down the target or bat the remaining five overs. For New Zealand, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Neil Wagner and Mitchell Santner picked up a couple of wickets each. Kane Williamson has been adjudged as the man of the match for his excellent performance with the bat. Join us for the second and final Test of the series on January 3 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
123.2

APPEAL! Mitchell Santner to Naseem Shah. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls, appeal made for L.B.W.
123.1

Mitchell Santner to Naseem Shah. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
শেষ Over 123

Over 123. 1 run. Bowler: Trent Boult. Pakistan: 271/9 (rr 2.20)
122.6

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
122.5

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
122.4

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
122.3

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
122.2

Trent Boult to Naseem Shah. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, hit pad to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Wagner.
122.1

Trent Boult to Naseem Shah. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
শেষ Over 122

Over 122. 1 run. Bowler: Tim Southee. Pakistan: 270/9 (rr 2.21)
121.6

Tim Southee to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
121.5

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.

121.4

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
121.3

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
121.2

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
121.1

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
শেষ Over 121

Over 121. no runs. Bowler: Trent Boult. Pakistan: 269/9 (rr 2.22)
120.6

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Latham. Four consecutive maidens as Pakistan's final two batters are showing utmost resilience. Pakistan needs to survive for seven more overs and the Kiwi's need that one final wicket. Who's going to win today? Will Pakistan bat till the end and make it a draw or will New Zealand pick up the last wicket?
120.5

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
120.4

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
120.3

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Jamieson.
120.2

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
120.1

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

শেষ Over 120

Over 120. no runs. Bowler: Tim Southee. Pakistan: 269/9 (rr 2.24)
119.6

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
119.5

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
119.4

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
119.3

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, bottom edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, mis-fielded by Watling, fielded by Taylor.
119.2

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
119.1

Tim Southee to Naseem Shah. Length ball, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
শেষ Over 119

Over 119. no runs. Bowler: Trent Boult. Pakistan: 269/9 (rr 2.26)
118.6

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Santner.
118.5

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Boult.
118.4

Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Boult.

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