New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st Test at Abu Dhabi, 16 Nov, 2018

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat
New Zealand 153/10 (66.3)  &  249/10 (100.4)
Pakistan 227/10 (83.2)  &  171/10 (58.4)
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Man of the Match: Ajaz Patel
  • Mohammad Abbas 0 * (10)

Over 12.4 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, goes down on his knee and swept it along the ground to fine leg and gets off the mark with a couple.

Over 12.5 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets forward and drives it through extra cover and picks up another single.

Over 15.1 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Asad Shafiq, no run, gets forward and driven hard but straight to the man at extra cover.

Over 15.2 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Asad Shafiq, no run, gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler with soft hands. 

Over 15.3 Ish Sodhi bowls it flat in the air to Asad Shafiq, no run, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and dabs it towards backward point.

Over 15.4 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Asad Shafiq, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 16.1 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Asad Shafiq, 2 runs, goes back in the crease and works it away through square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 17.1 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets forward and defends it solidly down the pitch.

Over 17.2 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side and gets a single.

Over 17.5 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 17.6 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, gets reaches out for it and driven along the ground to deep extra cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 18.4 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets cover the off stump line and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 18.5 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets across the line on the back foot and works it away through square leg and gets a single.

Over 19.1 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets forward and driven along the ground to sweeper cover for one.

Over 19.4 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets forward and  push-driven in the direction of the spin. All along the carpet to deep cover

Over 19.6 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets forward and driven well but finds the fielder at cover.

Over 21.1 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground through cover and picks up a single.

Over 21.2 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Asad Shafiq, no run, comes on to the front foot and pushes it straight to the at cover.

Over 23.1 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets reaches out for it and driven straight to the man at cover-point.

Over 23.2 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets forward and happy to let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 23.3 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, goes on to the back foot and nudges it down the leg side.

Over 23.4 Ish Sodhi bowls it flat in the air to Azhar Ali, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler. 

Over 23.5 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, Boundary! Gets down on a knee and sweeps it hard behind square on the leg-side and gets a boundary.

Over 23.6 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, stays on the front foot and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 25.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, gets across the line and flicks it down to deep backward square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 25.2 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no run, gets cover the off stump line and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 25.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets forward and punches it along the ground to deep cover and picks up a single.

Over 25.6 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it behind square on the onside and picks up another single.

Over 26.1 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Azhar Ali,1 run, gets back in the crease and pushes it through point and picks up a single.

Over 26.4 Ajaz Patel bowls a quicker arm ball to Azhar Ali, no run, comes on to the front foot and let it go through to the keeper.

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