WT20 LIVE: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 22 runs
NZ captain Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first
MOHALI (Web Desk) - New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 22 runs in the Group 2 match of the ICC World T20 2016 played at Mohali on Tuesday, reported Dunya News.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan, led by Shahid Afridi.
New Zealand openers started the first innings all guns blazing and that aggressive attitude was the highlight of their entire innings as the Kiwi batsmen did not missed a single opportunity to thrash the Pakistani bowlers. Martin Guptill scored 80 runs off 48 balls. Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Sami picked two wickets each for Pakistan. The Kiwis set a total of 181 for Pakistan after finishing their innings at 180/5.
The score of 181 runs proved to be too much for Pakistan as the Men in Green finished their innings at 158/5. After a promising start from Sharjeel Khan who scored 47 runs off 26 balls, rest of the batting line-up failed to deliver as the Kiwi spinners slowed things down to a great extent for Pakistan and they were unable to rotate strike between the wickets. Skipper Afridi was unable to perform yet again as he scored only 19 off 11 deliveries. Santner and Milne picked two wickets for the Kiwis as they comfortably beat Pakistan by 22 runs and made their way into the semi-finals.
No Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Hafeez in the Pakistani line-up for this match. Both players have been replaced by Khalid Latif and Imad Wasim.
Pakistan Innings
Overs 19.6: 2 runs. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 22 runs. Milne bowls another full toss and Sarfraz plays it towards leg side for a couple of runs. Pakistan finish their innings at 158/5
Overs 19.2: 1 run. Another full toss. Malik plays it towards off side. Pak 154/5
Overs 19.1: 1 run. Full toss from Milne. Sarfraz hits it towards midwicket for a run. Pak 153/5
Overs 18.2: 2 runs. Full toss from McClenaghan and Malik plays it towards square leg for a couple of runs. Pak 145/2
Overs 17.4: OUT! Full toss from Milne. Akmal skies it towards long-on where he is caught safely by Guptill. Pak 140/5
Overs 16.5: 1 run. Malik cuts this short one from McClenaghan and the ball bounces just in front of the fielder at deep backward point. Pak 135/4
Overs 15.1: OUT! Sodhi strikes! Big wicket for New Zealand as Afridi went after this one from the spinner and was caught brilliantly by Anderson near the cover boundary. Pak 123/4
Overs 14.5: FOUR! Afridi smacks this wide one from McClenaghan towards covers for four. Pak 122/3
Overs 14.4: 1 run. McClenaghan bowls it wide. Akmal places his bat at it and takes a single as the ball goes towards the off side. Pak 118/3
Overs 13.2: SIX! Short from Sodhi and Afridi smacks it towards square leg for a massive six. Pak 111/3
Overs 12.5: FOUR! Afridi goes through the covers and hits Santner for four. Pak 102/3
Overs 12.2: OUT! Shehzad departs! He went after this one from Santner and gets caught at midwicket by Guptill. Pak 96/3
Overs 11.6: No run. Wide one from Sodhi. Akmal tried to cut it but got nothing on it. Pak 96/2
Overs 10.6: No run. Shehzad plays towards the off-side but the fielder is quick to gather the ball. Pak 91/2. Run rate increasing.
Overs 9.6: 1 run. Akmal plays it towards long-on and grabs a single. Pak 89/2
Overs 8.2: OUT! Latif departs. He went after Santner and skied it towards long-on where Elliott caught him safely. Pak 79/2
Overs 7.6: No run. Shehzad attempted to cut this wide from the spinner but missed it. Good first over from Sodhi. Just three runs of it. Pak 79/1
Overs 6.1: FOUR! Slightly short from Elliott and Shehzad elegantly cuts it for four. Pak 70/1
Overs 5.3: OUT! He s gone! Milne picks the much needed wicket for the Kiwis. Sharjeel hit this one hard towards off side. It went in the air and was caught by the fielder at cover region. Pak 65/1
Overs 5.2: FOUR! Short and slow from Milne and Sharjeel smacks it towards midwicket for another boundary. Pak 65/0
Overs 4.6: FOUR! Shehzad slashes it, gets edged and it s another four! Pak 61/0
Overs 4.4: 4-Leg byes. Anderson fires this one into Sharjeel s pads and the the ball races towards the boundary rope after hitting them. Runs flowing for Pakistan here. They are 57/0
Overs 3.6: SIX! Right out of the middle of the bat! A huge six towards midwicket by Sharjeel. McClenaghan ends his first over with terrible figures. Pak 51/0
Overs 3.4: FOUR! Short one from the quickie and Sharjeel places it towards fine leg for a third consecutive four. Pak 45/0
Overs 3.3: FOUR! Sharjeel goes again and smacks this slightly short one from McClenaghan towards midwicket for another four. Pak 41/0
Overs 3.2: FOUR! Pulls McClenaghan towards midwicket for four! Sharjeel, you beauty. Pak 37/0
Overs 2.2: FOUR! Lofts the very next ball towards mid-wicket for another boundary! Sharjeel on fire. Pak 32/0
Overs 2.1: FOUR! Welcome to the crease, Milne! Short ball and Sharjeel plays it towards square leg for four. Pak 28/0
Overs 1.1: FOUR! Shehzad this time. Anderson angled it into his pads and Shehzad flicked it towards leg side for a boundary. Pak 19/0
Overs 0.6: FOUR! Third boundary of the over from Sharjeel. Hits Santner stright down the ground for another four! Dream start for Pakistan. Pak 15/0
Overs 0.5: FOUR! Slog-sweep from Sharjeel towards mid-wicket off Santner. Guptill almost had it but it got over the rope. Pak 11/0
Overs 0.1: FOUR! What a start! Sharjeel plays this one from Santner down the ground for a four on the very first ball. Pak 4/0
New Zealand Innings
Overs 19.6: 2 runs. Taylor plays it down the ground and picks two runs and that is the end of the innings. NZ finish at 180/5
Overs 19.5: FOUR! Taylor angles it towards third-man s area for a four. Amir is disappointed. NZ 178/5
Overs 19.1: SIX! Amir gets smacked towards mid-wicket by Taylor on the very first ball of the final over. NZ 170/5
Overs 18.6: OUT! Sami strikes again! This one was full and wide. Ronchi simply placed his bat at it and it flew towards the fielder at point. NZ 164/5
Overs 17.4: SIX! Ronchi takes on Irfan as he dances down the crease and lofts it towards covers for a big one. NZ 157/4
Overs 16.6: 1 run. Lower full toss from Amir and Taylor plays it towards covers for a run. NZ 146/4
Overs 16.1: FOUR! Taylor goes down on one knee and flicks this ball from Amir towards fine-leg for four. NZ 139/4
Overs 15.2: OUT! Gone! Skipper Afridi strikes next ball as Anderson lofted this one down the ground and gets caught at long-off. NZ 132/4
Overs 15.1: FOUR! Afridi bowled this one in the pads of Anderson who smacked it towards mid-wicket for four. NZ 132/3
Overs 14.3: OUT! Bowled him! Sami gets the all important breakthrough for Pakistan as he gets rid of Guptill via an inside-edge. Much needed wicket! NZ 127/3
Overs 14.1: FOUR! There s no stopping Guptill as he muscles this short one from Sami towards covers. NZ 127/2
Overs 13.4: FOUR! Short ball from Afridi and Guptill cuts it towards the off-side for another four! NZ 120/2
Overs 13.1: FOUR! First ball of the over from Afridi and Guptill sweeps it elegantly for four towards square leg. NZ 114/2
Overs 12.6: FOUR! Short ball from Irfan and Anderson smacks it right down the ground for a four. NZ 110/2
Overs 12.2: FOUR! Unlucky Irfan! Anderson nearly chopped this one on-to his stumps but he survives and the ball races past the keeper for four. NZ 104/2
Overs 11.6: 1 run. Anderson played this one from Wasim towards the leg-side and grabs a quick single to end a good over from the spinner. NZ 100/2
Overs 10.5: FOUR! Another sweep shot from Guptill and another boundary! Afridi deeply disappointed. NZ race to 91/2
Overs 10.3: FOUR! Guptill sweeps this one from Afridi and the ball races towards the mid-wicket boundary for four. Guptill moves to 55. NZ 87/2
Overs 9.6: 1 run. Played towards mid-wicket by Guptill off Imad s starightish delivery. Good over from the spinner as the first innings is half done. NZ 81/2
Overs 8.5: OUT! Afridi strikes in his first over! Munro lofted this one towards the covers as he tried a switch-hit where he picked Sharjeel Khan. The Kiwis lose their second man. NZ 75/2
Overs 8.2: FOUR! Munro edged Afridi s second ball but there was no slip in place. The batsman survives and gets a four. Afridi is displeased. NZ 73/1
Overs 7.4: FOUR! Widish ball from Irfan. Guptill slashed at it and the ball raced towards third-man s area for four. NZ 67/1
Overs 7.2: OUT! Finally a wicket for Pakistan! Williamson played this slower one from Irfan through the covers where Afridi catches it. NZ 62/1
Overs 6.4: 2 runs. Played towards the covers by Williamson and they pick two more runs. NZ move on to 59/0
Overs 5.5: FOUR! Short pitched ball from Sami and Guptill smacks it towards mid-wicket for another boundary. NZ 55/0
Overs 5.4: SIX! Straight hit down the ground from Guptill off Sami s good length ball. Brings up 50 for the Kiwis. NZ 51/0
Overs 4.6: SIX! And Guptill spoils Imad Wasim s first over s figures with this huge hit towards mid-wicket region for a big one! NZ 44/0
Overs 3.4: 4-Leg byes. Sami fires this one towards leg side. The ball touches Williamson s thigh pad and races for four. NZ 34/0
Overs 2.5: FOUR! Guptill slashes this very next ball from Amir. No slip and the ball races towards third-man s area for four more! NZ 27/0
Overs 2.4: FOUR! Short of length and Guptill goes back and cuts it powerfully for four towards off side. NZ 23/0
Overs 2.1: FOUR! Guptill lofts Amir s good length ball towards mid-wicket and its a four! NZ 18/0
Overs 1.5: FOUR! It s Williamson this time. Cuts this short of length ball from Irfan for a four. Kiwis reply back strongly after a quiet over from Amir. NZ 14/0
Overs 1.2: SIX! What a hit from Guptill! He actually went down the crease to play this length ball from the 7-foot Irfan and smacked him straight down the park for a huge six. NZ 7/0
Overs 0.5: 1 run. New Zealand and Guptill are off the mark. The batsman pushed this one from Amir towards the covers and grabbed a quick single. NZ 1/0
New Zealand Line-up
MJ Guptill
KS Williamson (c)
C Munro
CJ Anderson
LRPL Taylor
GD Elliott
MJ Santner
L Ronchi
AF Milne
MJ McClenaghan
IS Sodhi
Pakistan Line-up
Ahmed Shehzad
Sharjeel Khan
Khalid Latif
Umar Akmal
Shoaib Malik
Sarfraz Ahmed
Shahid Afridi (c)
Imad Wasim
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Irfan
