NZ vs PAK Live Cricket Score

0.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Haseebullah Khan departs for a duck on his debut! Southee shortens the length as he sees Haseebullah Khan charging down the pitch and the batters it cramped for room. He goes for the pull and gets an inside edge that lobs off the pad and goes to Glenn Phillips at point, who pouches it with ease. Tim Southee draws first blood and Pakistan are one down for none! 0/1

14.1 OUT! In the air and gone! Mohammad Rizwan holes out in the deep. Henry returns into the attack and bowls it on a length and on off. Rizwan gets across and looks to pull this over the boundary. He does not get the elevation and hits it straight to the fielder positioned at the deep mid-wicket region. Half of the team is now back in the hut for Pakistan. 91/5

9.5 OUT! HOLES OUT! Babar Azam's struggling knock comes to an end! Bowls a fuller wrong'un on the middle and off-stump line. Babar Azam gets low and slogs it aerially to the deep mid-wicket region. He looks to clear the boundary but does not get the desired connection and Glenn Phillips at the boundary, makes no mistake. Babar Azam departs for an unlucky 13 and Pakistan are two down! 53/2

13 OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and gone! Off-cutter from Southee on a fuller length and around off. Fakhar Zaman gets under it and looks to clear the long off boundary but unfortunately gets it off the toe end of the blade and Lockie Ferguson comes running in from the boundary to complete a simple catch. Fakhar Zaman breezy knock comes to an end as Pakistan lose their third! 88/3

14 OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal for Nawaz! Sodhi persists on the wrong'un and lands it full and just outside off. Nawaz gets low and plays across the turn. He gets a top edge that lobs toward Southee at short third who pouches a simple catch. Pakistan lose their fourth and are in some trouble. 91/4

16.3 OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Lockie Ferguson strikes now! He serves this full and around off, Iftikhar Ahmed stays in his crease and tries to smack it over mid off, but fails to get under the ball and does not get the elevation. As a result, it goes flat and in the air towards mid off where Will Young moves to his left and takes a good catch tumbling to the ground. Iftikhar stands in disbelief but will have to walk back now. Pakistan six down now! 104/6

19.3 OUT! TAKEN! A fantastic catch in the deep! Lockie Ferguson gets his second wicket now. He pitches this one up, on middle, Sahibzada Farhan clears his front leg to slog it away, but his bat turns in his hand and he mistimes his shot in the air towards deep mid-wicket, Glenn Phillips charges forward and puts in a full-length dive to take a stunning catch. This is Phillips at his best! 130/8

18.2 OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Matt Henry lands this one on a good length and outside off, Shaheen Afridi once again moves across to heave it to the leg side, but he is very late into his shot as the ball flies off the top edge towards sweeper covers where Rachin Ravindra runs forward and pouches it safely. Pakistan are in danger of getting bowled out here. 114/7

5 OUT! TAKEN! This is a spectacular catch to get rid of the big fish, Finn Allen. Zaman Khan goes fuller and on middle, Finn Allen stays back and tries to lift it over mid on, but fails to get under the ball and mistimes it in the air towards mid on, Haseebullah Khan runs forward and lunges to take it with both hands just above the ground. The umpire wants to make sure and sends it upstairs where after a few replays, the third umpire deems that the fingers are underneath the ball. A big wicket for Pakistan! 30/2

1.4 OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Nawaz gets the breakthrough! Not a happy return to the side for Rachin Ravindra as he walks back cheaply. This is tossed up, full and around off, Rachin Ravindra looks to loft it over extra covers, but loses his shape completely and ends up slicing it in the air towards short third man where Zaman Khan takes a dolly. New Zealand lose their first wicket! 12/1

12.5 OUT! LBW! Iftikhar Ahmed gets his man! Credit goes to him for convincing Shaheen Afridi to go for the review as this turns out be an excellent one for them. This is flatter, full and on off, angling in, Tim Seifert goes down and tries to reverse-sweep it, but misses and gets hit on the pads. The impact looks outside to the naked eye, but UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates three reds. New Zealand loses half their side now and in deep trouble. 64/5

9.3 OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Nawaz strikes again! This game just got more interesting and is poised on a knife edge here. Nawaz flights this one up, full and around middle, Will Young goes down across to sweep it away, but the extra bounce takes the top edge of his bat and the ball flies in the air towards deep square leg where Iftikhar Ahmed settles under it and takes a fine catch. New Zealand three down now! 53/3

10.1 OUT! RUN OUT! A huge mix-up in the middle and that costs the Kiwis dearly here. Iftikhar Ahmed starts with a floated delivery, full and on off, Mark Chapman steers it towards point, Tim Seifert sets off for the run but Chapman is caught ball-watching and starts very late, Zaman Khan picks up and throws it to the bowler where Iftikhar Ahmed collects and breaks the stumps with Chapman well short. He knows that an starts walking back even before the replays confirm it. New Zealand in a spot of bother now! 54/4

17.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Shaheen Afridi gets the big wicket of Glenn Phillips and surely the New Zealand hopes are buried now. Bowls it short and around off. Glenn Phillips goes for it and pulls it to the cow corner region. Abbas Afridi runs around at the boundary, puts in the slide, and hangs onto a terrific catch. New Zealand lose their ninth as Glenn Phillips makes the long walk back. 92/9

13.4 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Usama Mir strikes now! Pakistan are well and truly on top now. This is flighted, full and on off, Mitchell Santner tries to drive it on the up, but the turn in makes him mistime his shot, he actually hits it twice with the bat as the ball flies to the bowler where Mir takes a good catch. The crowd goes silent here as the skipper goes back now. 69/6

14.1 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Iftikhar Ahmed gets another one! This has been an incredible spell of bowling from him and Pakistan are nearing a rare win in the series. This is short and around off, Matt Henry moves back to swat it away, but does so uppishly and straight back to the bowler, where Iftikhar Ahmed gets both his hands up in time to grab it safely. Pakistan three wickets away from the win now! 70/7

14.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Iftikhar Ahmed has three now! New Zealand are falling like nine pins here. This is tossed up nicely. full and on middle, Ish Sodhi goes down to slog-sweep it away toward the longer boundary but mistimes it badly in the air, Fakhar Zaman at deep square leg covers a lot of ground to his left and takes a brilliant catch. Pakistan now a couple of wickets away from the victory. 72/8

17.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Shaheen Afridi seals the deal in style and Pakistan wins by 42 runs. Afridi bowls a pinpoint yorker at the base of the middle stump as Ferguson backs away for the slog and he misses completely as the ball rattles into the stumps. Pakistan avoids the whitewash and Shaheen Afridi gets his first win as the skipper of the T20 side. 92/10