NZ vs PAK Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! THAT'S IT! Pakistan pull off a big chase with ease and stay alive in the series! On a back of a length, outside off, Hasan waits on the back foot and just glides it with an open bat face to the left of short third for a boundary to take his side over the line. Handshakes and smiles all around in the Pakistan camp as they canter home!

HUNDRED FOR HASAN! Maiden T20I ton for the 22-year-old and it could not have come at a better time for him and Pakistan. Sliding onto the pads, on a short of a length, Nawaz gets inside the line and swats it to the left of deep fine leg for a boundary. Nawaz gets a hug from his skipper and everyone in the Pakistani dugout is up on their feet. Just 2 more needed for Pakistan.

Wide! Jamieson bangs in a slower bumper, around off, Hasan shapes up to play the upper cut but decides against it in the end. It sails over his head for a wide.

On a hard length, on middle and leg, Salman gets on his toes and drops it down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Miscued but safe! Pace taken off, on a short of a length, on off, Nawaz swings a bit too hard and loses his shape. The ball gets sliced across but it clears extra cover. They cross.

Low full toss, on off, Hasan goes deep in the crease and drills it to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

FIFTY FOR AGHA! An entertaining knock from the Pakistani skipper and ever since he arrived, he has kept the momentum going! On a back of a length, on middle, Agha nudges it through square leg for a single.

SIX! Clever, very clever! Dug in short by Ben, around off, Hasan arches back and waits for the ball to arrive. Uses the pace of the ball as he ramps it over the keeper for six more. Hasan moves to 94.

SIX! Flayed away! Banged into the deck but width offered on off, Hasan throws his hands at it. The ball flies over deep backward point for a flat six.

Big swing and a miss! On a nagging length, around off, Hasan swings for the hills as he backs away but connects with thin air.

On a good length, on off, Agha looks to play at it but gets a bit rushed. Ekes out an inside edge that rolls away on the leg side for one.

FOUR LEG BYES! Too straight, too full, on the pads, Agha swings to help it away but misses. The ball goes off the pads and beats short fine leg for a boundary.

Good stop! Sears gets the yorker in, on off, Nawaz squeezes it out towards backward point where Tim Seifert dives to his right and makes the stop.

Dragged length, around off and middle, Nawaz pushes it to long on for a single to end the over. Pakistan need just 30 runs now off the last six overs.

SWING AND MISS! Tossed it up and well outside off, Hasan Nawaz goes on his knee and looks to swing it down the ground but misses.

Short and around off and middle, Salman Agha pushes it to long on for a single. He wants to have another but is sent back by his partner. The 100-run partnership comes up between the two as well!

FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries for the Pakistani skipper! Sodhi keeps the line and length similar, short and outside off, Salman Agha slices it again and beats the diving backward point fielder to his right for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Salman! Sodhi drops it short and well outside off, Salman Agha goes back and cuts it to the right of backward point for another boundary.

FOUR! PURE TIMING! Sodhi drags his length after seeing the batter coming down the track, Salman Agha adjusts it in the end and just chips it aerially down the ground over the bowler's head. The ball goes into the ropes between long on and long off.

On a good length, touch outside off, Salman Agha cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

SIX! STREAKY BUT SALMAN WON'T MIND IT! Short of a length, into the body of the batter, around middle, Salman Agha swivels and looks to pull it. He gets a top edge only which goes over deep fine leg for a biggie.

A yorker around off, with pace this time, Salman Agha jams it out back to the bowler to his right who picks it up on his follow-through and makes a throw at the batter's end but misses.

Hard length and around off, Salman Agha nudges it with soft hands towards long on and picks up two runs.

FOUR! STREAKY! Slightly fuller than the previous one and into the line of the stumps, Salman Agha makes room a bit and looks to slog it across to the leg side. He gets a thick inside edge that goes through between his legs and for a boundary at deep fine leg.

SIX! TOP SHOT! An off-cutter by Jacob Duffy, on a good length and outside off, Salman Agha swings and thumps it over cover for a biggie.

Hard length and outside off, with pace off, Hasan Nawaz comes down the track and swings at it and gets it through the toe end of the bat. The ball goes over extra cover and the batters take a couple of runs.

FOUR! INNOVATIVE! A bouncer by Jamieson and around middle, Hasan Nawaz waits for it and opens the face of the bat to use the pace of the ball. He guides it over the keeper for a boundary.

Leg bye! Slower again, on the pads, on a good length, Salman Agha looks to tickle it but misses and gets hit on the pad. He runs off for a leg bye as the ball rolls away towards square leg.

BEATEN! Bangs in short of a length, touch outside off, Salman Agha looks to cut it off late but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length, with pace off, moves away after pitching, Salman Agha looks to turn it to the leg side but checks his shot in the end and drops it down towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! PICKED IT UP! A bit slower, on a length and on the pads, easy for Salman Agha as he moves across and flicks it wide of deep fine leg for a boundary.

Short and around off, Salman punches it to long on off the back foot for a single.

Similar length, but on the pads, Salman Agha comes down the track and looks to swipe it across to the leg side. He misses and gets hit on the front pad.

Dragged length, around off and middle, Nawaz nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! SWEPT AWAY! Nagging length, around off, Hasan Nawaz goes a bit low and fetches out to sweep it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

In the air... but it lands safely! Tossed it up, around off, Salman Agha goes on his knee and sweeps it. He gets a top edge as the ball goes high in the air towards deep square leg but falls down ahead of the incoming fielder and the batters run for a single.

Drags his length after seeing batter coming down the track, around off, Salman Agha chips it back to the bowler.

Short of a length, around off, Salman guides it to deep third man for a single.

Back of a length, touch outside off, Salman cuts it but straight to backward point.

DROPPED! A good bouncer by Ben Sears and around the right shoulder of the batter, Hasan Nawaz swivels and looks to hook it. He gets a top edge as the ball comes faster than he expected. The ball goes towards deep fine leg where Ish Sodhi spills an easy chance. The batters run for a single.

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Hard length, around middle, Hasan Nawaz clears out his front leg and thumps it down the ground over mid on for a boundary.

SIX! LUCKY FOR HASAN! Sears bangs it a short of a length, into the body of the batter, Hasan Nawaz lifts his front leg up and looks to pull it from the back foot. He mistimes it as he gets hurried by the pace and gets a top edge that sails over the keeper behind the wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! HELPED ON ITS WAY! Good length on the pads, easy for Hasan Nawaz as he hops up a bit and flicks it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Salman slices it but straight to backward point.

Short of a length, around off, Hasan Nawaz puls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Hasan Nawaz completes his maiden fifty in just 26 balls! Neesham bowls it in the slot, full around middle, Hasan Nawaz clears his front leg and thumps it down the ground for a biggie to complete his milestone. He has set up this chase in favour of Pakistan here.

WIDE! Back of a length and well outside off, with pace off, Hasan Nawaz misses the cut. Called a wide.

BEATEN AGAIN! Fuller and wide outside off, keeps it away from the batter's arc, Hasan Nawaz makes too much room and tries to extend his arms to reach out but misses.

BEATEN! Goes fuller and well outside off, Hasan Nawaz goes a bit low to drive it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On a good length and outside off, Salman slices it towards deep point for a single. 100 comes up for Pakistan.

Ends with a good bouncer, into the body of the batter, Salman Agha ducks under it.

Back of a length, around off, Salman guides it to deep third for a single.

EDGED AND FOUR! Sears bowls it on a hard length again and touch outside off, Salman Agha throws his hands at it and looks to punch it to the off side. He gets a thick outside edge that goes to the right of the keeper for a boundary behind the wicket.

Hard length, on the pads, Nawaz clips it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! STREAKY! Sears hits the deck hard and on a good length, on the fourth stump, Hasan Nawaz clears out his front leg and looks to slog it across to the leg side. He generates a top edge that flies to the right of the deep third man fielder for a boundary.

BEATEN! Back of a length and touch outside off, gets it to move away a bit, Hasan Nawaz looks to guide it to third man but gets beaten by the pace.

A bit quicker and flatter, into the stumps, Hasan taps it down towards extra cover and runs off for a quick single.

FOUR! DEFT TOUCH! Too short and wide outside off, Hasan Nawaz moves across to reach out and opens the face of the bat to use the pace of the ball. He guides it in the gap between backward point and short third man for a boundary.

Dragged length, around off, Salman pushes it towards deep backward point for a single.

Slows it up, on a nagging length and outside off, Hasan Nawaz cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

SIX! CRACKING SHOT! Floated it up, right in the slot, just outside off, Hasan Nawaz goes on his knee and slogs it over long on for a biggie.

Tossed it up from over the wicket, Salman Agha comes forward to drive it to long off for a single.

On the back of a length, slightly around off. Salman Agha works it down to deep third for a single. New Zealand end their Powerplay on a strong note - 75/1.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! CAUGHT BEHIND! Duffy runs in hard and bends his back, bowls it short and on top of the stumps. Mohammad Haris swivels to pull, but is cramped up a bit for room. He does go through the shot, but ends up top edging it over the keeper's head. Mitchell Hay settles under it as the ball swirls and descends. Hay locks his eyes on the ball, and takes a fine catch. Finally, New Zealand get their first wicket as Mohammad Haris departs on 41 (20). Pakistan are 74/1, needing 131 runs to win in 14.1 overs.

Angling on the pads, on a good length, clipped fine to short fine leg.

FOUR! Threads the gap neatly! Back of a length, around off, Mohammad Haris rises with the bounce and places it beautifully between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Skids through off the deck, on a good length, at the pads, Mohammad Haris misses to tuck it across and is pinged on the thigh pad.

Landed fuller and on off, Hasan Nawaz swings and slices over the covers. Michael Bracewell from the inner ring gives it a chase. Slides to flick the ball inside the arena. Saves one run. Three taken.

Length, on the stumps, pulled across to the left of the mid-wicket region for a single.

SIX! The ball is just sailing over the fence! That was not a bad delivery at all! Bracewell drags the length, on off, Hasan Nawaz transfers the weight quickly on the back foot, and flat bats it over long off for a six.

Slower through the air, pushed around off, Mohammad Haris gets down on his knee and mistimes the sweep shot to the right of square leg for a single.

Good length, outside off, turning in, Hasan Nawaz hangs back and punches it to long on for one more.

Sliding into the pads, on a length, Mohammad Haris tickles it to short fine leg for one.

SIX! Michael Bracewell is greeted into the attack with a biggie! Landed right into the slot, on the off stump line, Mohammad Haris finds the ball in his arc, sits down on his knee and slogs it behind deep mid-wicket for a six.

SIX! What a shot! Shorter in length again from Kyle Jamieson, on the stumps, Hasan Nawaz backs away and this time, he connects just well enough to pull it behind deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.

Into the bodyline on a shorter length, Hasan Nawaz swings to pull, but misses.

Good work there by Daryl Mitchell! Back of a length, on the stumps, Hasan Nawaz weighs on the back foot and pulls over mid-wicket. The ball keeps dribbling to the fence, but it is a huge pocket in the deep and Daryl Mitchell swoops in with a slide and saves a couple of runs for his side.

FOUR! On the bounce, into the fence! Full and angling on off, Hasan Nawaz backs away and tonks it over the bowler. However, the connection is off the toe-end but the ball does clear mid off, and goes on the bounce for a boundary.

On the shorter side, angling on top of off, Hasan Nawaz leans on the back foot, and looks to loft it over the bowler but misses as he plays inside the line.

WIDE! Identical line and length, left alone. Wide given again.

WIDE! Way down leg on a length. Wide called.

Slower one, on the pads, good length, Mohammad Haris gets a bit across to work into the leg side, but inside edges it to the left of the keeper. Mitchell Hay dives to his left and stops the ball, but they cross for a single.

Swing and a miss! Touch full and around off, skidding through off the seam. Hasan Nawaz swings for the hills but connects thin air.

FOUR! Butchered! Back of a length, on top of off, Hasan Nawaz stays leg side of the ball, gets a bit forward and frees his arms. Times the ball to perfection and gets it past covers for a boundary.

Banged short on top of off, Mohammad Haris hops on the bounce and guides it to deep third. Ish Sodhi runs and dives across to his left to cut it off. A single taken. Good fielding effort there by Sodhi.

Length, on off, punched into the off side.

FOUR! Races away! On off, shaping away, full in length. Mohammad Haris gets in a bit of a tangle as he opens up his body and the ball takes a bit of an outside edge to run through the deep third region for a boundary. No chance for the fielder to cut it off to his left.

Back of a length, lifting off the deck, outside off, guided away to deep third for a single.

WIDE! A false start for Sears! Down leg, on a fullish length. Hasan Nawaz misses to flick. Wide called.

FOUR! Whipped away! Angling into the leg stump line, too full and straight. Mohammad Haris picks it up, uses his wrists and flicks it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Leading edge, falls safe! Full in length, on middle and leg. Haris closes his bat face a bit too early to play it across in the leg side. A leading edge is found and the ball lobs in front of the mid on region, lands safe.

Swing and a miss! Hard length, skidding off the deck, outside off, Mohammad Haris swings and misses as the ball passes above his angled bat.

FOUR! Uppish, but in the gap! Fuller in length, shaping away a shy bit, Mohammad Haris leans on it and slices it in the air, to the left of the point fielder for a boundary.

Full and on middle and leg, this is pushed to the left of mid on by Nawaz. A quick single taken.

A slip in place for Duffy! Good length, outside off, Mohammad Haris plays it late, opens the bat face, and the ball goes uppishly through the short third region for a single.

On the shorter side, outside off, Mohammad Haris rides the bounce and taps it towards deep third for a single to end the over. A positive start for Pakistan. 15/0.

SIX! Innovative, and effective! Pitched fuller in length again from Kyle, on the middle and leg stump line, Mohammad Haris shuffles across the stumps and just scoops it over the keeper's head for a six.

SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Into the arc, fuller and around off, Mohammad Haris gets on the front foot and lofts it over long off for a handsome six.

Angling on the pads, good length, Hasan Nawaz tucks it away to the widish short fine leg region. A little fumble there by the fielder allows the batters to cross for a single.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, Hasan Nawaz gets right behind it and blocks it off the back foot.

On the money! A well-attempted yorker from Jamieson, but Pakistan get underway! An inswinging yorker on middle, Mohammad Haris jams his bat down, just in time, and inside edges to the short fine leg region. A single taken.