NZ vs PAK Ball by Ball Commentary

Back of a length and outside off, slower again, Babar Azam cuts it straight to point.

A slower delivery, on a length and on off, Fakhar Zaman taps it wide of point for a single. 200 up for Pakistan!

Daryl Mitchell begins with a bouncer around off, Fakhar Zaman sways away from it.

Another short delivery, outside off, Fakhar Zaman this time cuts it past point for one. 20 runs off the over!

Pushed through quicker, short and outside off, Fakhar Zaman cuts it straight to point.

SIX! Back-to-back sixes! Ish Sodhi gives this one some air again, full, and on off, Fakhar Zaman once again goes down on one knee and drags it from there to deposit over the wide long on fence for an even bigger maximum.

SIX! Up, up and away! Ish Sodhi flights this one up, full and on middle, Fakhar Zaman goes down and has to reach for it a bit but still smacks it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Goes short and on middle, Babar Azam pulls it towards mid-wicket where a fumble allows the single.

SIX! Babar Azam clears the fence now! This is tossed up, full and around middle, Babar Azam stays there and throws the kitchen sink at it to tonk it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Pitches this one up, on middle, Babar Azam tucks it in front of mid on and scampers across for one.

Trent Boult serves a low full toss, outside off, Babar Azam uses his feet and tries to drill it hard but fails to connect. This was there to be put away.

On a length and around leg, Fakhar Zaman clips it through square leg for a run.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Trent Boult serves this full and on the pads, Fakhar Zaman creates a bit of room by clearing his back leg and flicks it with nice timing through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Full again and around middle, Babar Azam nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and on middle, angling in, Babar Azam knocks it straight to mid on.

Gives this one some air as well, on middle, Babar Azam works it through mid-wicket for one more.

Looped up, full and on off, Fakhar Zaman eases it towards long off for one.

Flatter, short and outside off, turning further away, Fakhar Zaman leaves it alone. Wided.

A bit short and on middle, Babar Azam moves back and flicks it through square leg for a single.

Floated, full and on middle, Babar Azam tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Two in two! This is tossed up, full and around off, Babar Azam leans on nicely onto his drive and creams it through covers beautifully for a boundary.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR BABAR! A good supporting knock from him but he will also need to change gears now. Ish Sodhi lands this short and down the leg side, Babar Azam moves back and punishes it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Trent Boult bowls a good yorker now, on middle, angling in, Fakhar Zaman jams it out towards mid on. Good start from the Kiwis after the rain delay.

On a length and on off, Fakhar Zaman taps it to the off side and calls for the run but is sent back as Boult is quick to gather it up.

Trent Boult starts with a back-of-a-length delivery after the break, on off, Fakhar Zaman dabs it towards point.

A low full toss, on off, Fakhar Zaman miscues his drive off the toe-end towards short mid-wicket.

Trent Boult bangs in a sharp bouncer now, on middle, Fakhar Zaman looks to pull it away but misses.

Back of a length and around off, Babar Azam dabs it wide of the diving point fielder for a single.

Darts this one full, on middle, Babar Azam drives it towards long on for one.

Good fielding in the deep! This is full toss, on off, Fakhar Zaman uses his feet and drills it wide of long off where Trent Boult runs to his left and dives to make an excellent stop. He saves three as the batters only take one run.

FOUR! Nicely played! This is tossed up, full and around middle, Fakhar Zaman goes down on one knee and nails his sweep towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Floated, short and around off, Fakhar Zaman bunts it down towards point.

Short again, on middle, Babar Azam moves back and punches it towards long on for a single.

Flatter, short and on middle, Babar Azam pats it wide of short covers.

Angles it into the pads, a bit short, Babar Azam nudges it wide of backward square leg for a single.

Floated up, outside off, Fakhar Zaman drives it square on the off side and takes a single.

Slows it up this time, full and outside off, Babar Azam opens the face of his bat to dab it wide of backward point for a run.

FOUR! Short and punished! A drag down over middle, Babar Azam rocks on the back foot in a flash and hammers the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

HUNDRED FOR FAKHAR ZAMAN! Fastest hundred by a Pakistani batter in World Cups! What a game to achieve this feat. Mitchell Santner drops it short this time, slower and around off, Fakhar Zaman waits for the ball to arrive and pushes it with an open bat face in front of point for a single. He sprints to the other end and removes his helmet to soak in the applause.

SIX! Monstrous hit! Slower through the air, turning in, on middle and leg, Fakhar Zaman puts the dancing shoes on and coverts it into a full delivery. He heaves it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Slower and fuller in length, on middle, Fakhar Zaman helps it away to fine leg and takes a single to keep strike.

Another off-pace delivery, closer to off, on a length, Babar Azam waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it towards backward point. A yes-no situation between the two batters but they eventually decide to cross for the single.

This is bowled on a length, outside off, Babar Azam drives it on the up but can't get it past extra cover.

Honing in, on a length, on middle and leg, Babar Azam shuffles a bit to clip it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Much straighter this time, back of a length, over middle, Fakhar Zaman taps it gently in front of cover for a single.

SIX! Fakhar Zaman continues his onslaught! Starts his new spell by taking pace off, on a length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman reaches out and frees his arms to hit this one flat and over wide long off for a maximum.

Looped up, full and outside off, there to be hit for Babar Azam who drills it hard and straight to extra cover. An exceptional over from Mitchell Santner, just two runs off it.

Mitchell Santner hurls this one quicker, on the pads, Fakhar Zaman advances and works it through square leg to get off strike.

Quicker this time, turning into the pads, Fakhar Zaman helps this one with the turn to short fine leg. Three dots on the trot!

Much slower than the previous delivery, full and turning in, on middle, tempts Fakhar Zaman for a big shot but he opts to clip it to square leg.

Sees the batter advance and cleverly fires it in, on middle and leg Fakhar Zaman gets cramped for room and can only nudge it to mid-wicket.

Slower through the air, short and on middle, Babar Azam hops back and eases it through mid on for a single.

Fuller and around off, pushed away to extra cover for a rare dot.

FOUR! Fakhar Zaman is just toying with the field! This is bowled short, just outside off, Fakhar Zaman allows the ball to come to him and cuts it late to beat backward point. He also manages to beat the man in the deep for four more runs.

FOUR! Fakhar Zaman is showing is range here! Keeps it outside off, full in length, Fakhar Zaman opens himself up a bit and drills it past extra cover for a boundary.

SIX! Picked the bones out of that! Glenn Phillips slows it up but the length is full, Fakhar Zaman fetches it from outside and reaches out to slog sweep it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fired in, on the pads, Babar Azam tucks this one with ease to deep square leg and turns the strike over.

Bowls it from wide of the crease, full and on the pads, clipped straight to mid-wicket.

Loops it up, full and outside off, Babar Azam gets a good stride in and drives it through covers for a single.

Around off, short in length, Fakhar Zaman opens the bat face and eases it wide of point for a run.

Changes his length by bowling it short, Fakhar Zaman pats it in front of point but the fielder there swoops in quickly and prevents the sinlgle.

Flatter trajectory, on middle, Babar Azam close his wrists to knock this one past the non-striker for a single.

Turning away, full and outside off, Babar Azam lets the ball turn and drives it towards cover.

Serves a googly, short and on off, Fakhar Zaman reads it well and drops it in front of cover for a single.

Fractionally short, outside off, Fakhar Zaman crouches and cuts it late towards backward point where Rachin Ravindra tumbles to his left to keep it to just a single. 100-run stand comes up between these two batters!

Compensates by bowling it short, outside off, cut hard but straight to backward point.

SIX! Same region, same result! A bit quicker by Glenn Phillips, flatter, on middle, Fakhar Zaman charges down the track again and thumps it hard and flat towards the long on fence for yet another maximum.

SIX! BOOM! Straight as an arrow! Glenn Phillips offers flights, full and on middle, Fakhar Zaman shimmies down the track and holds his shape to smoke it over the sight screen for a biggie.

Full and turning in, on middle and leg, Babar Azam presses forward and plays it along the ground to long on for one more run.

Short and turning away, outside off, Fakhar Zaman extends his arms and pushes it wide of point for a single.

Fuller this time, outside off, Fakhar Zaman drives it wide of mid off and collects a single.

Much straighter this time, short and on off, Fakhar Zaman hangs back and blocks it on the off side.

Errs in line and length as he drops it short and wide outside off, Fakhar Zaman employs the cut again and gets it towards deep point. The fielder in the deep slides to his right and keeps it to two.

FOUR! Cut away with ease and that will be another FIFTY for Fakhar Zaman! Back-to-back fifties for the southpaw and he would want to convert this one into a big score. Offers width outside off does Ish Sodhi, short in length, Fakhar Zaman plays it late and chops it wide of backward point for a boundary.

The length is shortened down, on middle, Babar Azam knocks it through mid on for a single.

Starts off with a tossed-up delivery, on middle, Babar Azam drives it down the wicket where Ish Sodhi sticks out his left hand and makes a good low stop.

Goes wide of the crease and drags this one down, on middle, Babar Azam punches it down to long on and keeps the strike with a single.

Turning into the pads, full in length, flicked to square leg by Babar Azam.

Fires it in, full and on middle, Fakhar Zaman uses his feet again but he swings a bit too hard this time. He loses his shape and drags this one wide of mid-wicket for a single.

The length is pulled back a bit, around off, Fakhar Zaman gets on the front foot and smothers the ball down the wicket.

Flighted delivery, in the slot, on off, Fakhar Zaman steps out of the crease and ends up yorking himself. He still manages to heave this one wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Pushes it through, full and on middle, Babar Azam clips it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Slower through the air, on off, Babar Azam eases this one down to long off and takes a single.

Drops it short again, on middle, there to be pulled away but Babar Azam is content with tapping this one to mid-wicket.

Angles this one in, short and on middle, tucked to the right of the bowler.

Hangs it back, on off and middle, Babar Azam looks to push this one off the front foot but checks his shot and defends it on the off side.

Slows it up, short and on middle, Fakhar Zaman waits and drops it with soft hands in front of backward point. Calls Babar Azam for a quick single and he responds in agreement.

Floats it up from a high arm, around off, Babar Azam gets forward and dabs it wide of point for a single.

Excellent! A maiden from Glenn Phillips! Gives the ball air and bowls it fullish in length, on off and middle, Fakhar Zaman pushes it back to the bowler.

Keeps it straight, around off, kept out on the off side by Fakhar Zaman.

Flatter and quicker through the air, full and on off, Fakhar Zaman pushes tentatively and almost ends up chipping it back to the bowler. Four dots on the trot!

Darted in, full and slower, on off, Fakhar Zaman blocks it off the front foot down the wicket.

Loops it up, flatter, outside off, Fakhar Zaman looks to force it through the off side but mishits it back to the bowler.

Tosses it up, full and turning away, on off, Fakhar Zaman prods forward to defend but the ball spins to catch the outer half of his bat.

Fires this one full and on middle, angling in, Babar Azam stays back and defends it well onto the pitch.

Short again and around off, Babar Azam punches it straight to extra covers.

A bit short and around leg, Fakhar Zaman nudges it towards short fine leg for one.

SIX! Fakhar Zaman is dealing in boundaries here! This is floated and around middle, Fakhar Zaman skips down the track to tonk it over the long on fence for yet another biggie.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Babar Azam clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker, short and on outside off, Babar Azam cuts it straight to short third man.

A slower one now, on a length and on middle, Fakhar Zaman blocks it down the pitch.

SIX! Just over! This is full again from Tim Southee, on middle, Fakhar Zaman goes down and looks to slog it away but hits it with the toe-end of the bat, However, he manages to generate enough power to send it just over the leaping deep square fielder for a biggie.

FOUR! Fine shot! Tim Southee continues with his leg stump line, full as well, Fakhar Zaman stays in his crease and uses his wrists really well to whip it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Back of a length and on middle, Babar Azam stays back and nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length and around off, Babar Azam pushes it towards short covers.

Fuller one and on middle, Babar Azam flicks it nicely but straight to short mid-wicket.

Shortish and around off, Babar Azam moves back and punches it towards long off for one. That brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters.

Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, angling in, Babar Azam stays back and blocks it out.

SIX! BOOM! Babar Azam sends this one into the crowd! Mitchell Santner drags his length back and around middle, Babar Azam picks up the length early, goes back and smashses it into the second tier over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Flatter, full and around leg, Fakhar Zaman clips it towards backward square leg for a single.

Short again, on middle, Fakhar Zaman nudges it towards short mid-wicket.

Mitchell Santner starts with a floated delivery, short and on leg, angling in, Fakhar Zaman looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! No luck about this one! Pure class! Trent Boult bowls this back of a length and around off, Babar Azam gets on top of the bounce and punches it sweety through covers for another boundary. Trent Boult is proving to be expensive here!

EDGED AND FOUR! Trent Boult lands this on a hard length and on off, shaping away, Babar Azam looks to play at it but gets an outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary.

This is on a good length and on middle, Babar Azam stays back and blocks it back to the bowler.

Goes fuller and on leg, angling in, Fakhar Zaman backs away and jams it out towards square leg for a single.

Tries the bouncer but bowls this down the leg side, Fakhar Zaman leaves it alone. Wided.

Good comeback from Boult! He nails the yorker this time, on middle, Fakhar Zaman manages to get his bat down in time to dig it out onto the pitch.

SIX! Fakhar Zaman is targeting Trent Boult here! This is full and around middle, in the slot as well, Fakhar Zaman clears his front leg away and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Pitches this one up, on middle, Babar Azam drills it down the ground where Tim Southee goes down quickly to stop it.

Tim Southee follows the batter and serves this full, on leg, Fakhar Zaman tries to back away but gets cramped as he looks to work it away and the ball goes off his pads towards backward square leg. A leg bye is taken.

Touch fuller and on leg, angling in, Babar Azam works it off the inside half of the bat onto his pads as the ball rolls towards mid-wicket. They cross.

Back of a length and around off, Babar Azam punches it towards cover-point.

Length again, on off, Fakhar Zaman taps it in front of short covers for quick single.

On a length and around leg, Fakhar Zaman tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Babar Azam connects this time alright! Trent Boult once again bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Babar Azam gets into a good position early and hammers it towards the vacant deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, Babar Azam mistimes his pull shot over mid-wicket as the fielder from mid on chases after it and slides to stop it. Two runs taken.

On a length and on off, Babar Azam pats it back to the bowler where Trent Boult collects and has a shy at the batter's end which hits Babar on the pads and rolls to the keeper.

Back of a length and on off, Fakhar Zaman drops it in front of point for a quick single.

SIX! BANG! Fakhar Zaman goes big now! Trent Boult serves this full and drifting into the pads, Fakhar Zaman picks it up from there and absolutely whips it way over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Powered away! Trent Boult bowls this on a good length and around middle, Fakhar Zaman picks up the length early and swats it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Fullish delivery, on middle, Babar Azam knocks it straight to mid on.

Length again, on leg, slower too, Fakhar Zaman clips it through backward square leg for a run.

Pulls his length back a bit, on leg, Fakhar Zaman looks to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards wide of first slip.

Pitched up and around middle, Babar Azam works it wide of mid on for a single and gets off the mark.

Full again, on off, shaping away, Babar Azam drives it straight to short covers.

Fuller one and around off, Babar Azam gently blocks it towards short covers.

This is on a hard length and around middle, Fakhar Zaman looks to heave it away but misses and gets hit high on the body.

Trent Boult bangs in a sharp bouncer now, Fakhar Zaman gets a bit hurried and misses his pull shot.

A bit fuller and on off, Fakhar Zaman blocks it back to the bowler.

On a length and on off, Fakhar Zaman knocks it towards mid on.

FOUR! Nice shot! Trent Boult lands this short of a length and outside off, Fakhar Zaman stands tall and crunches it past the diving point fielder for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, Fakhar Zaman leaves it alone.

OUT! TAKEN! Broken thumb? What broken thumb? Kane Williamson takes one of the catches of the tournament here. Tim Southee bowls this one fuller as well around off, Abdullah Shafique presents the full face of the bat and looks to loft it away but the ball hits high on the bat and flies in the air wide of mid off here Kane Williamson runs backwards to his left and into the sun, but dives brilliantly to take the catch. Pakistan lose an early wicket!

Touch fuller this time, on off, Abdullah Shafique taps it down towards point.

Tim Southee lands this on a hard length and outside off, shaping away sharply, Abdullah Shafique lets it go to the keeper.

Length again and on leg too, Fakhar Zaman nudges it through mid-wicket for a single and gets off the mark.

This is on a good length and around leg, Fakhar Zaman looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.

Tim Southee begins with a fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in, Fakhar Zaman clips it towards short mid-wicket.

Goes fuller and around leg, Abdullah Shafique turns it to the leg side. Five runs off the first over then.

Short of a length and well outside off, Abdullah Shafique throws his bat at it but fails to reach it. It is called a wide.

BEATEN! Trent Boult lands this on a hard length and around off, shaping away, Abdullah Shafique has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Right in the blockhole, on off, Abdullah Shafique digs it out off the bottom edge towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! Abdullah Shafique and Pakistan are underway in style! Trent Boult pitches this one up again, drifting into the pads, Abdullah Shafique uses his wrists and closes the face of the bat to flick it past mid-wicket for a boundary.

Touch fuller this time, on middle, shaping in again, Abdullah Shafique tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

Trent Boult starts with a good-length delivery, on middle, shaping in, Abdullah Shafique works it off the inner half of the bat to square leg.