Haris Rauf celebrates the wicket of Martin Guptill© AFP
New Zealand lost four wickets against Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. Haris Rauf removed Martin Guptill, who looked sharp during the opening exchanges, before Imad Wasim got the better of Daryl Mitchell. Mohammad Hafeez then gave his marching orders to Jimmy Neesham. Earlier, Pakistan had won the toss in Sharjah and decided to bowl first. Babar Azam & Co are confident after a 10-wicket win over arch-rivals India on Sunday and are expected to continue their winning start in the tournament against the Kane Williamson-led side. The Blackcaps, on the other hand, will be aiming to start their Super 12 campaign on a high, having lost both their warm-up matches against Australia and England respectively. (live scorecard)
T20 World Cup: Pakistan vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Scores & Updates from Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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20:48 (IST)
two runs!
New Zealand is in dire need of a boundary. Another clean over from Hasan Ali. Just 7 runs from that 16th over.
New Zealand: 107/4 (16) Conway: 24*; Philips: 8*
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20:44 (IST)
round one!
Phillips tries to hoist it over midwicket, but it is a swing and miss. That’s 100 more for NZ with that single. There are 31 deliveries left.
New Zealand: 100/4 (14.5)
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20:39 (IST)
round one!
This is a good over from Hasan Ali. Just 5 runs away from it and an unfortunate dismissal from Kane Williamson.
New Zealand: 96/4 (14.1)
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20:33 (IST)
run out!
Williamson is gone. Hasan Ali hits the stumps, tries to get the batsman back but replays show he is short. Kiwi captain departs.
Kane Williamson run out to Hasan Ali 25 (26)New Zealand: 90/4
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20:31 (IST)
Four! Make it three!
It’s three in a row for Conway. Easy selection for the batsman.
New Zealand: 90/3 (13) Williamson: 25*; Conway: 17*
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20:30 (IST)
Four!
Conway sweeps Shadab to the leg side and Asif Ali blows it up. It’s dirtier than that.
New Zealand: 82/3 (12.4)
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20:25 (IST)
Four!
After surviving an lbw appeal, Williamson clubbed it for a boundary at fine leg.
New Zealand: 68/3
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20:18 (IST)
No race!
Hafeez starts his spell in a special way. Took a wicket and was run out in that 10th over of New Zealand’s innings.
New Zealand: 60/3 (10 overs)
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20:13 (IST)
Outside!
Another one bites the dust! Neesham left. Mohammad Hafeez took a wicket on the very first ball of his spell. This time Fakhar Zaman took another brilliant catch at midwicket.
J Neeshamc F Zaman b M Hafeez 1 (2)
New Zealand: 56/3 (9.1)
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20:08 (IST)
Outside!
Daryl Mitchell is gone. Fakhar Zaman takes a simple catch at long off. Imad Wasim found his man. New Zealand now 2 down.
D Mitchell c F Zaman b I Wasim 27 (20)
New Zealand: 54/2
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20:00 (IST)
Four Runs!
That’s vintage Williamson. He looks to short fine leg for a four off Rauf.
New Zealand: 42/1 (6 overs)
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19:56 (IST)
Outside!
Big success! Haris Rauf coined Guptill. What is delivery?
Guptill b H Rauf 17 (20)
New Zealand: 36/1
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19:52 (IST)
Four! No ball! Free Hits!
It’s hit hard. Guptill scored four runs at backward point. This is poor bowling by Hasan Ali.
New Zealand: 35/0 (4.5)
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19:49 (IST)
Big six!
Daryl Mitchell takes the air route. Not the start Hasan Ali expected. It’s a huge hit.
New Zealand: 27/0 (Mitchell: 16*; Guptill 11*)
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19:47 (IST)
Limit!
Guptill crosses it from the margin, but it is poor fielding from a Pakistani player.
New Zealand: 21/0
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19:43 (IST)
Four! what a shot!
Daryl Mitchell take the bow! Shaheen cuts it short and wide and the Kiwi batsman makes the most of it. He drops it between cover and mid-off for a cracking boundary.
New Zealand: 15/0 (2.5)
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19:39 (IST)
Four Runs!
First boundary of the innings, and it comes off Martin Guptill’s bat. 7 runs from that over from Imad Wasim.
New Zealand: 7/0 (2 overs)
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19:37 (IST)
round one!
First run on the board for the Kiwis. Daryl Mitchell hits a punch for a single.
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19:35 (IST)
Girl finished!
Shaheen Afridi starts with a maiden over. The players of Pakistan made a big appeal to take the catch on the last ball. The umpire nods his head. not reviewed.
New Zealand: 0/0 (1 over)
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19:31 (IST)
We are going and running!
Shaheen Afridi starts with a dot ball. Guptill tried to run it straight but the bowlers caught his hand.
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19:30 (IST)
No caste discrimination!
New Zealand players take a knee before the start.
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19:11 (IST)
Here is the playing XI!
Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi.
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19:04 (IST)
Pakistan won the toss!
Babar Azam decided to bowl first.
Can Pakistani bowlers repeat from Sunday?
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19:02 (IST)
Big loss for New Zealand!
Lockie Ferguson is out of the World Cup. The player’s calf is broken. Adam Milne has been included in the team in his place.
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18:11 (IST)
Stats Update!
Babar Azam & Co have won 3 out of the last 5 T2OIs against New Zealand. Pakistan leads the all-time head-to-head statistics against New Zealand in the shortest format of the game.
Matches Played: 24
Pakistan: 14 wins
New Zealand: 10 wins
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17:58 (IST)
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