न्यूज़ीलैंड vs पाकिस्तान, फाइनल, हैग्ली ओवल, क्राइस्टचर्च, 14 October 2022 - कमेंट्री

Tight single! On a length, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed cuts it towards backward point and scampers across to the other end. Trent Boult there collects the ball and has a shy at the striker's end but he misses. 3 needed off 5 now! 

Blair Tickner goes 'round the wicket now, he bowls a short ball, around his thigh pad. Mohammad Nawaz pulls it gently towards the fielder at deep square leg for a single. 

SIX! KABOOM! Iftikhar Ahmed finishes things off in style! A length ball, around middle and leg. Iftikhar Ahmed whips it over the leaping fielder at deep square leg for a biggie! Pakistan win by 5 wickets and seal the tri-nation series!

A slower ball, full in length, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed taps it towards the diving fielder at extra cover. Two taken!

Full, around middle, a pace-off delivery. Iftikhar Ahmed knocks it towards long on for a single.

Takes the pace of this one as well, he serves it outside off and on a length, Mohammad Nawaz pushes it towards deep cover for a run.

This is sensible cricket from Pakistan! On a length again, outside off, slower ball. Iftikhar Ahmed stays in his crease, opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a brace. 

Swing and a miss! A precious dot for the Kiwis! Slower ball, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed fails to connect his cut shot. 

A good-length delivery, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed rocks back and dabs it towards cover. A single. 4 needed off 6 balls now.

A length ball, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed cuts it through point and rotates the strike. 

Leg bye! A slower one, full ball, darting it on the pads. Mohammad Nawaz misses his flick and gets hit on his pad. The ball rolls away towards square leg and the batters cross ends. 

Wide! Takes the pace off this one as well, serves it full and wide of off. Iftikhar Ahmed leaves it alone. Wide called!

Angling in, a fuller ball, around middle and leg. Iftikhar Ahmed flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. 

Two more! These doubles are frustrating the Kiwis! Another slower ball, full and outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed pushes it wide of long off for a brace. 

EDGED AND FOUR! A fuller ball, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed leans in to drive this one but the ball goes off the outside edge just away from the diving keeper. It rolls away towards third man for a boundary. Pakistan requires less than a run-a-ball now. 

Full and around off. Iftikhar Ahmed drives it towards long off and takes a single. He retains the strike. 11 needed off 12 balls. 

OUT! TAKEN! Blair Tickner strikes now! Pakistan are losing momentum here! New Zealand are back once again and the game is in balance now. A fullish delivery, outside off. Asif Ali looks to go over the top but he miscues his shot. He finds Trent Boult at long on who takes an easy catch. 

Outside off, pitched-up delivery. Iftikhar Ahmed pushes it towards cover for a single. 

Change of angle now! Blair Tickner goes 'round the wicket, he serves a length ball, around middle and off. Mohammad Nawaz makes room and dabs it towards backward point. A dot now!

Blair Tickner drops it short now, around middle. Mohammad Nawaz pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Another short ball, around middle. Iftikhar Ahmed miscues his pull towards deep mid-wicket for another run.

SIX! Mohammad Nawaz puts this one away! A six off the last ball ruins a top-over from Blair Tickner! He bangs it short again, outside off. Mohammad Nawaz pulls it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a biggie! 23 needed more off 18 balls. 

FOUR! A perfect start to the over for Pakistan! A length ball, outside off, slower one as well. Haider Ali stays in his crease and slashes it past point for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two!

FOUR! In the gap again! Outside off, shortish ball. Haider Ali shuffles across and pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary. 

Well bowled! Wide of off, a yorker now. Haider Ali fails to dig this one out.

Swing and a miss! Outside off again, takes the pace off again, a length ball. Haider Ali walks across and looks to heave this one across the line but he misses. 

OUT! TAKEN! Tim Southee breaks this stand! There is another twist in this game. Haider Ali departs after a solid knock. A length ball, outside off, slower one again. Haider Ali once again shuffles across and pulls this one firmly. But he finds the fielder at square leg. Michael Bracewell there takes a lovely catch. 34 needed off 25 balls!

Wide! Wide of off, angling away, fuller ball. Asif Ali fails to put this one away. Wide called!

Very full again, outside off. Asif Ali drives it towards cover for a single. 

Shorter in length and outside off. Ali cuts it to deep point for a couple.

FOUR! Nicely played! Tad shorter and on off. Ali makes room and cuts it past backward point for a boundary.

SIX! This youngman is turning it on! Tossed up on middle. Ali dances down the track this time and slams it over cow corner for a maximum.

Loopy delivery on middle. Ali nudges it towards the leg side for a single.

SIX! Now, Mohammad Nawaz gets into the act! A fullish delivery on middle. Nawaz kneels and nails the slog-sweep over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

SIX! Another one over the fence! 25 from the over. Sodhi bowls it touch shorter on off. Nawaz hangs back and powers it over long off for a maximum. What a shot! Game on, folks!

On the shorter side, on off. Nawaz pushes it to point for a single.

Dot! Back of a length and outside off. Ali tries to cut it but mistimes it.

Shortish length and outside off. Ali slices it aerially towards deep backward point for a couple.

Lovely knuckle ball, on a length and outside off from 'round the wicket. Ali makes room and msitimes his drive towards covers for a single.

Bangs it short and outside off. Nawaz makes room and tries to cut it but misses. This has been a brilliant over from Boult, can he finish it off well now?

Yes, he does! Pure class from Boult! Nails a yorker on middle and leg. Nawaz makes room but only manages to dig it out back to the bowler. 67 needed now from 36 balls!

Back of a length, on off. Nawaz heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! Nawaz finds a boundary now! Back of a length, on off. Nawaz stays back and slams it over the bowler's head for a one bounce boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Tickner keeps it tad short, on off. Nawaz makes room and tries to heave it towards the leg side. The balll goes off the inside edge, past stumps and the diving keeper for a boundary.

Shortish length and outside off. Nawaz throws his bat at it but misses.

Sharp bouncer on middle. Nawaz tries to pull it but gets hit on his helmet instead. The ball deflects towards short third man and a leg bye is taken.

Dot to end! 71 needed now from 42 balls! Back of a length and around off. Ali dabs it towards backward point.

Tosses this up on middle. Nawaz drives it straight down the ground for a single.

FOUR! Rizwan finds a much-needed boundary! Shorter in length on middle. Rizwan rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

OUT! LBW! That's a big blow to Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan departs! Sodhi with a timely wicket here and Pakistan are in trouble now. This is a googly that pitches on off and turns back in. Rizwan goes for a big slog-sweep but misses. The ball hits him on the back leg. Sodhi makes a loud and confident appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Rizwan though reviews immediately. However, the UltraEdge shows no bat and the Ball Tracking instead shows three reds. Rizwan has to walk back!

On middle and leg. Ali clips it behind square on the leg side for a single.

A flatter one again on off. Nawaz sweeps it to square leg for a single.

SIX! Haider Ali is on the charge here! Tossed up, on middle. Ali dances down the track and launches it straight down the ground for a maximum.

OUT! Michael Bracewell has done it again! Just when Pakistan started to get some momentum, Bracewell strikes. He tosses this up as he comes 'round the wicket. Masood goes for a big drive but ends up slicing it aerially straight towards backward point. Finn Allen there takes an easy catch and Masood walks back disappointed.

Pushes it bit quicker on off. Nawaz tries to push it towards the off side by advancing down the track but mistimes it.

Touch shorter, on off. Nawaz punches it to covers and takes a quick single.

Outside off and flatter. Rizwan gets across and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fullish delivery, outside off. Nawaz drives it to sweeper cover for a couple.

Shorter in length and outside off. Nawaz cuts it to backward point for a single.

Tossed up, full, around middle. Mohammad Rizwan lifts this one towards the fielder at long off for a single. 

FOUR! Nicely done! A fuller ball, around middle. Shan Masood gets down on his knee and reverse-sweeps it firmly past point for a cracking boundary. Pakistan need more of these!

FOUR! This will release some pressure! Much-needed boundaries for Pakistan! Loopy ball, a googly now, around middle. Shan Masood gets down and slog-sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for another four.

Swing and a miss! A quicker one, outside off. Shan Masood once again goes for the reverse-sweep but this time he misses. 

Short ball, a wrong'un, around middle and leg. Shan Masood tucks it towards mid-wicket. They come back for the second run. There is a flat throw at the keeper's end, but Shan Masood makes his ground. 

Fullish ball, around middle and off. Shan Masood knocks it towards deep cover for a single. 

Outside off, a shortish ball, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards cover for a single. 

A fuller one from 'round the wicket, loopy ball. Shan Masood dances down the track and knocks it to deep cover for a single. 

Back of a length, around middle. Mohammad Rizwan pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Outside off, spinning away, short one. Shan Masood looks to push this over cover but the ball goes off the under edge back onto the deck.

Full and outside off. Shan Masood strokes it down to long off for a single. 

Drifitng in, around middle and leg. Mohammad Rizwan works it away towards deep square leg. A single taken!

Ish Sodhi begins with a fuller one, tossed up, around middle. Shan Masood drills down the ground. Mohammad Rizwan does well to get away from that one. A single is taken as the ball rolls towards long off. 

Shortish ball, around middle and off. Mohammad Rizwan knocks it towards long off for another run.

Fuller ball, around middle and leg. Shan Masood steps down the pitch and works it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

FOUR! In the gap! Much-needed boundary for Pakistan! A fuller ball, a leg-break, around middle and off. Mohammad Rizwan gets down on his knee and sweeps it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary. 

Shorter ball, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan cuts it towards the fielder at point.

A googly now, short again, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan cuts it through point for a single now.

Blair Tickner begins with a pitched-up delivery, around middle. Mohammad Rizwan looks to heave this one over mid-wicket but the ball goes off the inside edge towards square leg for a single.

Blair Tickner goes 'round the wicket now, he serves a shortish ball, around middle and leg. Shan Masood nudges it towards square leg and takes a single. 

Back to over the wicket for Rizwan! A fuller ball, around middle. Mohammad Rizwan flicks it aerially in the vacant mid-wicket region. Only a single. 

Angling in a fuller ball, darting it on the pads. Shan Masood flicks it towards square leg and takes a single. 

On a length, around middle and leg. Mohammad Rizwan flicks it towards the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Only a single. The throw was wide there was chance to sneak in another run here as well.

A fullish ball, angling in, around the leg pole. Shan Masood clips it towards deep square leg for a single. 

A length ball, around the off pole. Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards mid off and takes a quick single. 

Angling in, on a length, around middle and leg. Shan Masood tucks it towards square leg. No run there!

Serves another length delivery, around middle. Shan Masood pushes it towards mid on and takes a run.

Goes 'round the wicket to the right-hander now, a fuller ball, around middle, slower one as well. Mohammad Rizwan flicks it towards the fielder at mid-wicket.

Pitches it up again, around middle. Mohammad Rizwan heaves it towards the fielder at deep square leg for a single.

Back to over the wicket now for the left-hander! A length ball, around middle. Shan Masood nudges it towards mid-wicket. 

Touch shorter and on off. Rizwan pulls it right of mid on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Michael Bracewell strikes and breaks this opening stand. The Pakistan skipper departs. Bracewell tosses this up on off. Azam goes for a big slog-sweep but the turn and bounce in this delivery prouduces a top edge. The ball goes high up in the air towards square leg. Kane Williamson there settles under it, keeps his eye on the ball till the last moment and takes a fine catch.

A flatter delivery on off. Masood makes room and pushes it towards the off side.

Slower and fuller this time on off. Shan Masood blocks it off the front foot.

WIDE! Fires it down the leg side. Masood tries to clip it but misses.

Lovely delivery! Slower through the air and around off. Masood makes room and tries to push it towards the off side. He misses and the ball just misses the off pole.

Pushes it bit quicker on off. Masood punches it to covers.

Risky single! Back of a length, on middle. Rizwan nudges it towards the leg side and takes a quick single.

FOUR! Pacers are leaking runs here, Shorter in length, on off. Azam pulls it towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Angling into middle, a length ball. Azam clips it towards the leg side for a single.

On a length, on off. Rizwan blocks it from his crease.

Tad shorter and outside off. Rizwan mistimes his cut shot to covers.

Single to end the over! A fullish delivery, around off. Rizwan drives it to mid off for a single.

On the shorter side on off. Azam works it towards mid-wicket.

Bowls a bit fuller on off. Azam drives it off the inside half of his blade.

Uses his feet to this full delivery on middle and takes a single to square leg as he tucks it off his pads.

Tad shorter and flatter on off. Rizwan punches it towards long on for a single.

Touch shorter and on off. Azam punches it to mid off.

Another dot to end the over, just two from it. Bowls it on the middle stump line. Azam only manages to work it towards the leg side.

A fullish delivery, around off. Rizwan drives it right of mid off for a single.

Drags his length back a bit, on off. Azam blocks it from his crease.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! A full toss on off. Azam slogs it towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Azam defends it towards the off side.

Serves it fuller and on off. Azam drives it to mid off and takes a quick single.

FOUR! Frustration for Boult as he bowls another poor delivery! Back of a length, on leg. Rizwan is too good a player to miss out on that and pulls it towards the backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Starts off with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off. Rizwan punches it off the bottom of his blade to covers.

Beaten! Lands it on a good length and outside off. Rizwan tries to drive it but gets beaten on the inside edge.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Shorter in length on off. Rizwan pulls it firmly through the square leg region for a boundary.

Back of a length, on middle. Rizwan works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Southee is again tad shorter in his length, around off. Azam stands tall and punches it past mid off for a boundary. What a shot to get off the mark.

On the shorter side, on off. Azam fends it towards the off side. Southee has not started well here, bit too short in this first over.