NZ vs PAK Commentary, 16 March, 2025

Jacob Duffy to Abrar Ahmed, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the off stump, Abrar Ahmed hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

Jacob Duffy to Abrar Ahmed, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Abrar Ahmed's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.

Jacob Duffy to Mohammad Ali, 1 run, Mohammad Ali hangs in the crease to take inswinger of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

Zakary Foulkes to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, An accurately pitched slower ball on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards square leg for 1 run.

Zakary Foulkes to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, short length, on the stumps, and Shaheen Afridi hangs on and tries to hit uppercut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Zakary Foulkes to Abrar Ahmed, 1 run, Abrar Ahmed hangs in the crease to take bouncer of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.

Zakary Foulkes to Shaheen Afridi, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, ball strikes the pad, batter steals 1 runs off leg bye.

Zakary Foulkes to Abrar Ahmed, 1 run, Abrar Ahmed hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.

Kyle Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

Kyle Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, 2 runs, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep point for 2 runs.

Kyle Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

Kyle Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, and Jahandad Khan hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Kyle Jamieson to Shaheen Afridi, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease, swats pull, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.

Kyle Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

Ish Sodhi to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.

Ish Sodhi to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, 2 runs, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook sloge sweep, edged!! and the ball sails towards mid off for 2 runs. Dropped catch

Michael Bracewell to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Abdul Samad, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease to make a confident sloge sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Jahandad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Michael Bracewell to Abdul Samad, 1 run, An accurately pitched top spinner on the off stump, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum! Dropped catch!! ball tossed up in hands and fell across the fences and it is six

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

Ish Sodhi to Jahandad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! googly, fulltoss, on the stumps, Jahandad Khan hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

Ish Sodhi to Abdul Samad, 1 run, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

Jacob Duffy to Abdul Samad, 1 run, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

Jacob Duffy to Abdul Samad, 2 runs, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.

Jacob Duffy to Abdul Samad, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Abdul Samad's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.

Jacob Duffy to Abdul Samad, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

Jacob Duffy to Abdul Samad, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the point.

Jacob Duffy to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease to take googly of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Abdul Samad, 1 run, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Abdul Samad, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

Ish Sodhi to Abdul Samad, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the stumps, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

Ish Sodhi to Abdul Samad, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the point.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum!

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, An accurately pitched top spinner on the stumps, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Khushdil Shah, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman, 1 run, An accurately pitched top spinner on the off stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! googly, full length, on the off stump. Agha Salman hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

Ish Sodhi to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Khushdil Shah goes back to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.

Ish Sodhi to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the square leg.

Ish Sodhi to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards long on for 2 runs.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Khushdil Shah goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, and Khushdil Shah hangs on and tries to hit sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, 3 wide, Wide Ball !! arm ball, good length, That sails wide of the off stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and attempts flick shot but fails to connect. It gets past the keeper, and they snatch 3 runs, quick running between the wickets.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, top spinner, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut, towards the deep point for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, 1 run, An accurately pitched arm ball on the stumps, Agha Salman goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and strives to hit reverse sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, and Khushdil Shah hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an bouncer delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 2 runs.

Zakary Foulkes to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take outswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook cut, edged!! and the ball sails towards slip for 1 run. Dropped catch

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.

Michael Bracewell to Agha Salman, 1 run, top spinner, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run. Dropped catch

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

Michael Bracewell to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Zakary Foulkes to Agha Salman, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, and Agha Salman hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease and slash push towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards point, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

Zakary Foulkes to Khushdil Shah, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length on the off stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Khushdil Shah with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

Zakary Foulkes to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards short fine leg for 1 run.

Kyle Jamieson to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

Kyle Jamieson to Khushdil Shah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.

Kyle Jamieson to Shadab Khan, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

Kyle Jamieson to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease to take bouncer of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

Kyle Jamieson to Shadab Khan, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Agha Salman hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.

Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, 2 runs, Agha Salman goes forward to take outswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 2 runs.

Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Kyle Jamieson to Shadab Khan, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Kyle Jamieson sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

Kyle Jamieson to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

Kyle Jamieson to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

Kyle Jamieson to Shadab Khan, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

Kyle Jamieson to Irfan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Irfan Khan hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Jacob Duffy to Irfan Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Irfan Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep point for 1 run.

Jacob Duffy to Irfan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Irfan Khan hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

Jacob Duffy to Irfan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.

Jacob Duffy to Irfan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Irfan Khan hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Jacob Duffy to Hasan Nawaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Hasan Nawaz hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

Kyle Jamieson to Mohammad Haris, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Mohammad Haris hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Kyle Jamieson to Mohammad Haris, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Mohammad Haris goes back and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Kyle Jamieson to Mohammad Haris, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried cut but fails to get bat on it.

Kyle Jamieson to Mohammad Haris, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, and Mohammad Haris hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Kyle Jamieson to Mohammad Haris, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Haris hangs in the crease and strives to hit punch, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.