New Zealand closed the second day of the first Test at 15-0 in reply to Pakistan's huge first innings total of 566-3 declared in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Catch all the highlights of the match here:
New Zealand closed the day at 15-0 with Brendon McCullum on nine and Tom Latham on five not out as the tourists still trail by 551 runs.
Pakistan's batsmen enjoyed another run-feast with Younis Khan scoring 100 not out for his 28th century -- fourth in five innings -- while Misbah-ul Haq hit an unbeaten 102 for his third in as many innings.
Opener Ahmed Shehzad made a career best 176 while Azhar Ali scored 87.
Corey Anderson finished with 2-68 for New Zealand while Ish Sodhi took 1-162.
Live Score - Pakistan vs New Zealand updates
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Pakistan will be slightly disappointed with their fielding, a few dropped catches, two of Latham which could otherwise have been a different story. The big news is that PAKISTAN WILL BAT AGAIN. Remember, no Ahmed Shehzad for the rest of the match or series. 7 overs left in the day. Can the Kiwis snap a wicket or two? Stay tuned for the reply.
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The Kiwis got off to a poor start but Latham and Anderson held things up for some time and later, Watling fought hard. But nothing else in between. The bowling was excellent again, with this time Rahat Ali taking a 4-fer while Babar took 3.
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A scorecard not dissimilar to the one we saw from Australia over the two-Test series. A century, coupled with two 40s. That sums up the batting effort.
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87.3WZulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
OUT! Yup. Watling can keep on walking. Hawk Eye confirms that it is indeed stone dead. The arm ball, outside off, Watling gets down for the sweep and is hit right in front. Dead plumb. A 304-run lead for Pakistan in the end.
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Watling has been adjudged LBW. He has gone for the review. That looks stone dead.
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87.20Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Full and outside off, Watling lunges to defend but gets an outside edge which is well stopped by slip.
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87.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
What a ball! Pitched up on middle, Watling stays back to defend but the ball spins and bounces past the outside edge, squaring him up! Dream delivery from Babar. Watling will be happy not to have edged that.
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TRENT BOULT is the last man in. Can he hang around at least for the day? Watling has a long chat with him. 10 overs still left in the day.
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86.6WYasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
OUT! Chops it on! Leggie gets leggie! This one was more of a slider, pitched on off, coming in, Sodhi looked to play this through the off side but was beaten by the ball coming in. The cherry took the inside edge and hit the leg stump. A disappointed Sodhi walks back, but he played a good knock in a useful stand. New Zealand need 105 more to avoid the follow-on.
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86.50Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
A little bit of flight on this one, Sodhi went back when perhaps he may have been forward, looks to defend but inside edges it onto his boot.
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86.40Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Beautifully floated on middle, but not much flight, Ish comes forward to defend, gets a bat-pad but there is no silly point.
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86.30Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Tossed up again, this time on leg stump, Sodhi defends.
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86.21Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Tossed up on middle and off, Watling leans and pushes it wide of mid off for a single.
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86.10Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
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YASIR SHAH is back on. 11 overs left in the day.
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85.60Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Landed outside off, Sodhi pushes but misses.
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85.50Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Full and down the leg side, Sodhi misses his flick. Sarfraz fumbles.
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85.40Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
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85.34Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
FOUR! Tell you what, Sodhi is batting beautifully. In Bengali, 'Ish' usually describes the shyness of expression but there is no shyness in the way this Ish is playing. A short ball, Sodhi goes back and cuts it through the covers for a boundary! This stand is into the 40s now! 106 more needed to avoid the follow-on.
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85.21Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
A touch short outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
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85.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Flighted outside off, left alone.
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"Looking at this deck, I wouldn't be looking to enforce the follow-on", says Danny Morrison on air. His point is regarding the fact that there are three Test matches in this series and Pakistan have a long calendar till the end of the 2015 World Cup. They need to take care of their bowlers. Hmmm...
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84.64Imran Khan to Ish Sodhi
FOUR! That is another lovely shot! Fractionally short outside off, Sodhi pushes this behind point and gets a boundary! Sodhi into the 20s now.
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84.50Imran Khan to Ish Sodhi
Full and outside off, pushed defensively towards covers.
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84.40Imran Khan to Ish Sodhi
A bouncer on middle, Ish ducks.
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84.30Imran Khan to Ish Sodhi
Back of a length outside off, Sodhi defends it watchfully.
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84.20Imran Khan to Ish Sodhi
Slips this down the leg side, Sodhi walks across, lifts his left leg and shoulders arms.
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84.11Imran Khan to BJ Watling
On a good length outside off, Watling pushes it towards covers for a single. This is the second time in the last two overs that Watling is taking a single off the first ball. Trust is growing in Sodhi.
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83.60Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Outside off, not interested in playing that one.
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83.54Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
FOUR! Third time lucky for Sodhi. This was well tossed up outside off, Sodhi got underneath it and swung with all his might over mid on. A bounce and into the fence went the ball. That takes this stand into the 30s now with the follow-on target going below 120. 250 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!
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83.40Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Full and straight, well defended.
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83.30Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
There is that INSIDE EDGE, Sodhi lunges to defend but gets a thick inside edge which does not carry to short leg.
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83.20Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Flighted outside off, Sodhi goes for the massive slog but misses.
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83.11Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
A short ball outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
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82.60Imran Khan to Ish Sodhi
A lovely ball to end the over, fuller in length outside off, Sodhi is early into the defense and nearly gets a leading edge which goes just wide of the bowler.
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82.51Imran Khan to BJ Watling
Now this is poor cricket from Pakistan. With 2 balls left and Watling on strike, the field should have come up but no, the players stood where they were and all Watling had to do was to tap this indipper towards mid on for a single.
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Rahat is warming up, so this could be a change of ends for him.
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82.40Imran Khan to BJ Watling
A bouncer, but a wayward one, down the leg side, easily ducked under by the batsman.
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82.30Imran Khan to BJ Watling
On a good length outside off, Bradley comes forward and pushes it towards covers.
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82.20Imran Khan to BJ Watling
Fullish and outside off, Watling pushes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge which lands short of second slip.
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82.10Imran Khan to BJ Watling
On a good length outside off, watchfully defended.
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IMRAN KHAN is brought back into the attack.
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81.60Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Tossed up wide outside off, spinning away, left alone.
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81.50Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
A tad ambitious, tossed up outside off, Sodhi goes for the almighty heave but misses.
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81.42Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
A tad short on middle, Sodhi goes back and works it through mid-wicket. Two runs taken.
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81.30Zulfiqar Babar to Ish Sodhi
Lunges to defend but gets a thick inside edge.
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81.23Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
A short ball outside off, Watling goes back and punches it through the covers. Yasir Shah just about stops it inside the ropes. Three runs taken.
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81.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Landed outside off, nicely defended.
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80.60Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Full and outside off, well defended.
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80.50Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Full and outside off, watchfully blocked out.
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80.40Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it.
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80.30Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
On a good length outside off, swinging in, Sodhi shoulders arms.
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80.21 lbRahat Ali to BJ Watling
Good length delivery down the leg side, Watling misses his tuck and the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. A leg bye taken.
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80.10Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
Good length ball, well defended.
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The second new ball is due.
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79.61Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fullish and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
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79.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
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79.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Full and outside off, well blocked out.
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79.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Lunges to defend but gets a thick inside edge.
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79.24Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
FOUR! Down the leg side, Watling flicks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary! 129 more needed to avoid the follow-on now.
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79.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Full and outside off, Watling lunges to defend.
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ZULFIQAR BABAR into the attack now.
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78.60Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Full and outside off again, left alone.
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78.50Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Good length ball outside off, Sodhi watches it go to the keeper.
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78.40Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Full and angled across, Sodhi looks to flick but misses it. Sarfraz dives to his left and takes it.
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78.41 nbRahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
No ball! Overstepped! Full and angled in from round the wicket, Sodhi decides to leave it.
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78.30Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
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78.21Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
Short ball on middle, Watling pulls it to fine leg for a single.
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78.10Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
Fuller outside off, Watling chooses to leave it.
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77.61Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Flat on the pads, Watling plays it to mid-wicket for a single.
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77.50Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Tossed up on middle and leg, Watling flicks it to mid on.
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77.40Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Full and around off, Watling defends it off the front foot.
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77.31Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Sodhi opens the face of his bat and guides it towards third man for a single.
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77.21Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Short outside off, Watling cuts it to deep point for a single.
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77.10Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Floghted ball pitching on middle and straighting up, Watling looks to defend but gets hit on the pads.
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DRINKS BREAK.
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76.64Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
FOUR! Edged away! Full and wide outside off, Sodhi reaches out and slices it behind point for a boundary!
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76.50Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Full and just outside off, left alone.
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76.40Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Landed outside off, not played at.
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76.30Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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76.20Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Full and down the leg side, worked straight to square leg.
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76.10Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
On a good length outside off, angling away, shouldered arms to.
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75.61Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Down the leg side, Sodhi leans and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
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75.50Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Fullish on middle, flicked towards square leg.
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75.40Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Quicker one on middle, well blocked out.
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75.30Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Oohhh... tossing this one up on middle, Sodhi comes forward to defend and gets a leading edge which does not carry to the bowler.
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75.20Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
Better, full and straight, well defended.
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75.14Yasir Shah to Ish Sodhi
FOUR! That is a poor ball to a tail-ender, a short ball outside off, Sodhi goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary.
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Some message comes in from the dressing room for Misbah. Might be about the follow-on. How tired are the bowlers?
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74.61Rahat Ali to Ish Sodhi
Trying too much, a length ball on the pads, flicked towards square leg for a single.
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ISH SODHI walks in at number 10, replacing Southee.
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74.5WRahat Ali to Tim Southee
OUT! Caught this time! Almost a carbon copy of the previous ball, hats off to Rahat for persisting with his line and length, it is full and outside off, once again, Southee goes hard on the drive and gets a thick outside edge. This time Sarfraz hangs on to it. 148 more needed to avoid the follow-on.
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74.40Rahat Ali to Tim Southee
EDGED! DROPPED! Straight in, straight out. Full and outside off, setting him up, Southee looks to drive flat-footed but only succeeds in edging it behind. Sarfraz going to his right, fluffs it.
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74.30Rahat Ali to Tim Southee
Outside off, left alone.
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74.20Rahat Ali to Tim Southee
Outside off, driven straight to the man at cover.
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74.10Rahat Ali to Tim Southee
Full on middle, driven through mid on.
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73.60Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Outside off, played straight to point.
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TIM SOUTHEE walks in next at number 9, replacing Craig.
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73.5WYasir Shah to BJ Watling
OUT! Horrible mix-up! Craig is a goner! New Zealand folding up now. A short ball outside off, Craig punches it towards point. The batsmen take a couple and then turn for the third. But then suddenly, Watling feels that the third is not on and sends Craig back. Watling himself has to dive inside his crease as Rahat throws it to the keeper. A smart Sarfraz Ali does not take the bails at his end as he sees Watling dive in but realizing that Craig is almost within handshaking distance, throws it to the bowler who takes the bails off! Oh dear... another 148 more to avoid the follow-on!
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Run out appeal now! Craig is in trouble here!
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73.41Yasir Shah to Mark Craig
Full outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
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73.30Yasir Shah to Mark Craig
Full outside off, driven straight to mid off.
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73.20Yasir Shah to Mark Craig
Full and outside off, well blocked out.
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73.11Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Defended off the back foot by the batsman. They pick up a single.
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72.60Rahat Ali to Mark Craig
Full and down the leg side, Craig misses his flick and the keeper dives to his right and stops it.
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72.50Rahat Ali to Mark Craig
On a good length outside off, punched off the back foot.
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MARK CRAIG walks in at number 8, replacing Latham.
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72.4WRahat Ali to Tom Latham
OUT! Umpire's call! Latham has to go! What a ball. Rahat slips in an inswinger, tailing down, almost a yorker, the centurion looks to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. Rahat appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Latham takes the review and replays show that the ball would be clipping leg stump, which means that Latham has to go. A fine, fine innings from the youngster. Gave some fight. Can the lower order hang around for some time?
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Latham has been given out LBW! He reviews it immediately...
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72.30Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Outside off, well blocked out.
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72.20Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
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72.10Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
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71.60Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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71.54Yasir Shah to BJ Watling
FOUR! Short and outside off, Watling cuts it through point for a boundary!
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71.41Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Comes forward and pushes it to mid on for a quick single.
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71.30Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.
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71.20Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Full on middle, sweeps straight to square leg.
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71.10Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Full on middle, flicked towards mid-wicket.
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YASIR SHAH is back on.
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70.60Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
Full and outside off, watchfully blocked.
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70.50Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
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70.44Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
FOUR! Pulled away! Short of a length ball, Watling rocks to the back foot and pulls this one through the square leg region for ma boundary.
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70.30Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
Fuller around off, Watling defends it off the front foot.
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70.20Rahat Ali to BJ Watling
Length ball, Watling pushes it to the point region.
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70.11Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. He wants the second but the man at the striker's end turns it down.
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TOM LATHAM now becomes the youngest Kiwi player since Bruce Edgar to score a Test century!
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69.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Goes back and blocks it from his crease.
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69.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
The batsman defends it from within the crease.
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69.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Lunges out to defend but gets a thick inside edge.
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69.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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69.21Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Full on middle, pushed through mid on again, this time for a single.
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MAIDEN TEST TON for Latham!
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69.14Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
FOUR! Awesome! Full on middle, Latham comes forward and eases it through mid on for a boundary! He takes his helmet off and holds his arms aloft, what an achievement. A maiden century, that too, an away one. Excellent to see the Pakistani players clap, that is true sportsmanship. Well played, son!
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68.61Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Full on middle, flicked away for a single.
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68.50Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Played to the point region by the batsman.
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68.51 nbImran Khan to Tom Latham
NO BALL. Oversteps and bowls a length ball, Latham defends.
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68.44Imran Khan to Tom Latham
FOUR! A fine shot! A long hop outside off, Latham pulls it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary!
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68.30Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Full and down the leg side, Latham looks to flick but misses. Huge appeal for a caught behind but the umpire says not out. Replay shows the ball hit his pads.
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68.22 lbImran Khan to Tom Latham
This is on middle and leg, Latham gets across to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. The ball goes off his pads past the keeper and the batsmen return for the second.
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68.10Imran Khan to Tom Latham
On a good length outside off, Latham defends off the back foot.
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Some issue with the ball, the umpires are checking it. It seems fine after some mini-operation.
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67.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Outside off, Watling pushes but misses.
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67.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fullish in length, nicely blocked out.
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67.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
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67.32Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
A short ball outside off, punched through the covers for a couple.
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67.21Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Full and down the leg side, swept through square leg for a single.
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67.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
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66.60Imran Khan to BJ Watling
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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66.50Imran Khan to BJ Watling
The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.
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66.40Imran Khan to BJ Watling
Full and outside off, pushed straight to the man at cover.
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66.31Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Short and down the leg side, nudged towards fine leg for a single.
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66.20Imran Khan to Tom Latham
On middle and off, watchfully blocked out.
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66.10Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
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65.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Goes back and works it towards square leg.
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65.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.
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65.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
More loop outside off, well blocked out.
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65.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Goes back and punches it towards cover.
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65.20Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Landed outside off, Tom defends.
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65.11Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Flighted wide outside off, Latham reaches out and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single. That has been a profitable shot for him.
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Babar to bowl from the other end.
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64.60Imran Khan to BJ Watling
Full and outside off, swinging in, Watling defends.
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64.51Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Full on middle, Tom pushes it back to the bowler who sticks out his left foot and deflects it wide of mid on who was going to his right and now has to stop and change direction. A single taken.
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64.40Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Excellent yorker on off, Latham spots it well and defends.
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64.30Imran Khan to Tom Latham
On a good length on middle, pushed back to the bowler.
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64.20Imran Khan to Tom Latham
A full toss, swinging in, flicked straight to mid on.
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64.10Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Full and outside off, well defended.
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We're back for the final session of play. After missing out for most of session 2, we finally get to see a bit of Imran Khan. Let us see if we can get some reverse swing. Latham to face.
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DAY THREE, FINAL SESSION...
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105 RUNS, 2 WICKETS - SESSION PAKISTAN! Well, the pair of Anderson and Latham did well for the Kiwis with a good stand. They scored runs at will as well. The pressure started to go and just then Pakistan struck with Rahat getting through Anderson. Latham though carried on his good work and has held fort for them. Neesham was stumped off Hafeez but Watling has given good support to Latham since then. The work is not over and the Kiwis will wish to get the most out of this stand. Do join us in a while for the last session of play.
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63.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on middle, worked through the on side. That's TEA, Day 3!
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63.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Full on off, pushed towards covers.
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63.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Flatter on off, Watling comes forward and defends off his crease.
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63.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Floated outside off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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63.20Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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63.11Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, driven to mid off for a single.
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62.61Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Floated outside off, Latham sweeps it in the air through long leg region for a single.
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62.52Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, edged through the third man region for a couple of runs. This is his highest Test score, beating his previous best of 83 vs WI!
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62.40Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
On off, Latham stands tall and defends it.
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62.30Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Shorter on off, tucked through the on side.
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62.22Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham drives it sweelty past mid off for a couple.
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62.10Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Floated outside off, Latham stands tall and defends it.
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Yasir Shah back on for a spell.
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61.61Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham comes forward to defend but gets an edge through the on side.
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61.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, punched to covers by Latham.
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61.42Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham sweeps it through the long leg region for a couple.
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61.32Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fullish outside off, Latham sweeps it through mid-wicket for a couple.
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61.21Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Flatter on the pads, worked through the on side for a single.
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61.13Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, swept hard through mid-wicket for a triple.
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60.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Landed on middle, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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60.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Full on off, Watling defends it back down the wicket.
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60.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling drives it back to the bowler.
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60.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Watling works it through the on side.
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60.24Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
FOUR! Fuller outside off, Watling drives it through the point region for a boundary. Yasir gives chase, tries to pull it but fails to do so.
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60.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Watling turns it through the on side.
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59.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
An easy leave for Latham.
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59.51Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Full on off, Watling sweeps it to long leg for a single.
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59.40Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Fires it on the stumps, kept out by Watling.
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59.30Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Flatter on middle, Watling covers the stumps and looks to work ti through the on side but does not connect well. That was close and had he missed it, he would have been plumb.
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59.21Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham drives it through covers for a single.
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59.11Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Shorter on middle, worked through the on side for a single.
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58.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Full on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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58.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Outside off, Latham looks to sweep it but misses. Mild appeal turned down.
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58.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Flatter on middle, flicked to mid-wicket.
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58.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Cuts this one through the off side but not in the gap.
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58.20Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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58.11Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Flatter on middle, nudged through mid-wicket for a single.
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57.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham comes forward and dead bats it.
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57.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Another solid defense from Latham.
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57.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham comes forward and defends it.
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57.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fullish on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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57.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fullish outside off, driven to covers.
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57.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, played through the wicket.
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56.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling pushes it back to the bowler.
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56.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fullish outside off, Watling comes forward and pushes it to covers.
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56.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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56.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Floated outside off, Watling looks to drive it through but misses. That was well bowled.
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56.20Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling comes forward and pushes it to covers.
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56.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on the pads, Watling taps it to the on side.
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55.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Floated on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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55.54Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
FOUR! Top shot! Fuller on off, Latham just leans forward and clips it through wide mid on region for a boundary.
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55.41Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Flatter outside off, worked through square leg for a single.
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55.31Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Works this one through long leg for a single.
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55.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fullish on off, Latham defends it.
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55.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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54.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Watling comes forward and pushes it towards the off side.
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54.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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54.42Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Flatter on the pads, nudged away to the on side for a couple.
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54.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Too full on off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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54.20Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Watling comes forward and defends it.
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54.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on middle, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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53.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham comes forward and defends it.
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53.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, left alone by Latham coming forward.
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53.42Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Darted on the pads, nudged through long leg for a couple.
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53.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fullish on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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53.21Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Flatter on middle, Watling goes back and works it through the on side for a single.
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53.11Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, punched through covers for a single.
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52.60Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Floated outside off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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52.50Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Watling presses forward and pushes it towards the off side.
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52.40Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on off, Watling comes forward and defends it.
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52.30Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Flatter outside off, left alone by Watling.
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52.20Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller on middle, Watling gets an edge towards the on side.
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52.10Zulfiqar Babar to BJ Watling
Fuller outside off, left alone.
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51.61Mohammad Hafeez to BJ Watling
Fuller outside off, Watling gets an edge through the off side for a single.
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BJ Watling is the new man in.
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51.5WMohammad Hafeez to James Neesham
OUT! NEESHAM IS STUMPED! Floated outside off, Neesham comes down the wicket and looks to hit it over mid on but misses it by a long time. The keeper does the rest and Neesham is way short of the crease. Hafeez's success against lefties continues.
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51.40Mohammad Hafeez to James Neesham
Fuller on middle, turned to the on side.
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51.31Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Shorter on off, punched through covers for a single.
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51.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Flatter down the leg side, Latham looks to sweep but misses. The keeper collects and appeals for his own fun may be.
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51.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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Hafeez back into the attack.
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50.60Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Neesham works it through the on side off his crease.
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50.50Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Neesham gets in line and defends it.
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50.40Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Fuller on off, Neesham defends it.
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50.30Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Fuller outside off, Neesham comes forward and pushes it towards the off side.
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50.20Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Too full outside off, pushed into covers by Neesham.
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50.10Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Floated on off, Neesham gets an edge through the off side.
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49.60Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Flatter on off, worked through the on side by Neesham.
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49.51Yasir Shah to James Neesham
Guides this one through third man region for a single.
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49.44Yasir Shah to James Neesham
FOUR! BEAUTIFUL! Fuller outside off, Neesham comes forward and drives it through covers for a boundary.
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49.31Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Shorter on middle, Latham works it through mid-wicket for a single.
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49.21Yasir Shah to James Neesham
Fuller outside off, driven through mid off for a run.
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49.11Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Short on off, tucked through mid-wicket for a single.
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DRINKS!
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48.61Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, punched through off side for a single.
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48.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Too full on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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48.41Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Turns it through the on side for a run.
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48.32Zulfiqar Babar to James Neesham
Neesham drives this one through the third man region for an edge for a couple.
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48.21Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, swept through the on side for a single.
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48.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham keeps this one out.
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Zulfiqar Babar brought back on for a spell.
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47.60Yasir Shah to James Neesham
Floated outside off, Neesham looks to defend but is beaten all ends up. Sarfraz tries to get along with the appeal but his first reactions sealed it.
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47.51Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Shortish on middle, Latham goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
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47.40Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Floated on off, Latham turns it towards mid-wicket.
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47.30Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Full on off, Latham drives it sweetly through mid off but not in the gap.
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47.20Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Flatter on the pads, worked through the on side.
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47.10Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Latham comes forward and defends it.
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46.60Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Fuller outside off, pushed towards mid off.
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46.61 nbRahat Ali to James Neesham
NO BALL! Shorter on middle, Neesham ducks under it. The umpire calls it no ball for overstepping.
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46.50Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Fuller outside off, Neesham comes forward and defends it.
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46.40Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Back of a length outside off, Neesham mistimes his punch off his back foot.
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46.30Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Short ball on the stumps, Neesham ducks under it.
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46.20Rahat Ali to James Neesham
On a length outside off, Neesham pushes it towards covers off his crease.
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46.10Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Good length on off, Neesham stands tall and defends it back down the wicket.
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45.60Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller on middle and leg, Latham plays it back to the bowler in a hurried manner.
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45.50Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fullish on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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45.40Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller on middle, played back to the bowler.
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45.31Yasir Shah to James Neesham
Darted on middle, Neesham works it through the on side for a single.
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45.20Yasir Shah to James Neesham
Fuller on off, Neesham comes forward and defends it.
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45.11Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham sweeps it to long leg for a single.
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44.60Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Length ball on the pads, Neesham works it through the on side. Another maiden for Rahat.
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44.50Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Shorter length delivery on middle and leg, Neesham ducks under it in time.
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44.40Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Back of a length outside off, Neesham defends it back down the wicket.
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44.30Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Shortish outside off, Neesham cracks it off the middle of the bat into the point fence for a boundary but only in his mind as he fails to put bat to ball.
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44.20Rahat Ali to James Neesham
On a length outside off, Neesham stands tall and pushes it towards the on side.
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44.10Rahat Ali to James Neesham
Fuller on off, comes in, Neesham defends it well.
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43.60Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Flatter on off, Latham stays back and defends it.
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43.50Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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43.41Yasir Shah to James Neesham
Fuller outside off, pushed through the off side off the edge for a single.
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43.31Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Flatter on the pads, tucked through the long leg region for a single.
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43.20Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
On off, nudged to the on side by Latham.
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43.10Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, worked away to the on side.
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Jimmy Neesham walks in to bat.
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42.6WRahat Ali to Corey Anderson
OUT! DRAGGED ON! Shorter outside off, Anderson looks to cut it through but ends up dragging it back onto his stumps. That ball did not come up as expected by Anderson. The bottom edge did the trick and Pakistan get a much needed breakthrough. That was too close to cut but Anderson went for his shot anyway. The change of bowling works for Pakistan!
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42.50Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Back of a length outside off, left alone by Anderson raising his arms.
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42.44Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
FOUR! SHOT! Shorter outside off, Anderson does not miss out and pulls it through the long leg region for a boundary.
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42.30Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Fuller on off, Anderson plays it back to the bowler.
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42.20Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
On a length outside off, left alone by the batsman.
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42.14Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
FOUR! Edged! Good length outside off, Anderson feels for it and gets an edge through the vacant third slip region for a boundary. First runs off the bat off Rahat!
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Rahat Ali is brought back on. Time for some reverse swing?
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41.64Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
FOUR! Poor ball! Shorter outside off, Latham ges across and pummels it through the long leg region for a boundary. That is his 10th boundary!
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41.50Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fullish on off, Latham comes forwad and defends it.
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41.40Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
OUCH! Fuller outside off, Latham gets across and sweeps it hard. The ball thuds into the pads of Azhar Ali at forward short leg. That must have hurt and he goes away to have a bit of fresh air.
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41.30Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham keeps it out.
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41.21Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Plays this one towards the off side for a single.
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41.14Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
FOUR! Punched! Shorter outside off, punched into covers for a boundary by Anderson.
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40.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Loopy on off, Latham gets an outside edge but all along the ground towards first slip.
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40.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Outside off, played back to the bowler.
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40.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham comes forward and defends this one back down the wicket.
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40.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fullish on the stumps, kept out by Latham.
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40.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham defends it coming forward.
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4th Test fifty for Tom Latham!
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40.14Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
FOUR! FIFTY! Shorter outside off, Latham goes back and pummels it through mid-wicket for a boundary. That is also fifty for him but he knows he needs to carry on.
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39.60Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Floated on off, comes in, Anderson plays it back to the bowler.
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39.50Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
NOT OUT! Anderson lives along! Floated on middle, Anderson looks to sweep it but misses. The players appeal while the silly point fielder goes for the catch. He collects the ball and appeals. Misbah goes for the review. The replays shows it pitched outside leg and there was no bat involved there as well so the decision stays. Pakistan have lost both their reviews now.
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Pakistan review as Anderson is given not out.
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39.40Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Flatter outside off, Anderson comes forward and pushes it to covers.
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39.30Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Fuller on off, Anderson plays it back to the bowler.
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39.20Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Flatter outside off, Anderson charges down the wicket and drops it towards the off side.
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39.11Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Too full outside off, swept through mid-wicket for a single.
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38.60Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Tossed up on middle, Anderson comes forward and defends it.
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38.54Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
FOUR! Shot Corey! Fuller outside off, Anderson gets under it and spanks it over mid on for a boundary. Anderson is taking up the mantle here.
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38.40Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Shorter on off, Anderson goes back and tucks it to the on side.
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38.34Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
FOUR! The broom is out from Anderson! Fuller on middle, Anderson gets down to it and sweeps it away through the square leg region for another boundary.
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38.20Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Anderson gets across and turns it towards the on side.
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38.10Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Fullish on off, Anderson comes forward and defends it.
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37.60Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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37.50Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, comes in, Latham is surprised by the turn and just fends it towards the on side off the edge of the bat.
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37.41Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Shorter outside off, punched through wide mid off for a single. 100 up for New Zealand!
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37.32Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Full outside off, Anderson edges his prod through long leg for a couple.
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37.20Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Floated outside off, Anderson looks to work it through the on side but misses. The players appeal but the umpire says no since the impact was outside off.
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50-run stand up!
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37.14Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
FOUR! Shot! Fuller outside off, Anderson gets down and sweeps it hard through the backward square leg region for a boundary. He is uping the ante.
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36.64Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
FOUR! Shot Sir! Tossed up on off, Latham just pushes it down the ground. The timing is too good and he gets a boundary to long on.
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36.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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36.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Flatter down the leg side, drifts in, Latham fails to clip it.
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36.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Action replay of the previous delivery.
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36.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Another solid defense from Latham coming forward.
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36.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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35.60Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Bowls the googly on off, Anderson keeps it out.
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35.54Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
FOUR! Shot! Fuller on the pads, Anderson sweeps it hard through the deep backward square leg region for a boundary. Nobody moved. Babar did not even move an inch to save that one. Something's troubling him it seems.
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35.42Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Full on off, Anderson comes down and swings it over mid-wicket. Latham is limping and so was the fielder Babar at deep mid-wicket.
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35.30Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Anderson sweeps one towards the on side.
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35.20Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Landed outside off, turns in sharply, Anderson fails to clip it. They do not take any run.
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35.10Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Bowled on middle, Anderson plays it back to the bowler.
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Yasir Shah to bowl from the other end.
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34.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Floated on off, Latham comes forward and blocks it.
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34.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Flatter on off, Latham defends it with the outer half of the bat.
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34.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Too full outside off, driven towards covers by Latham.
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34.31Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Turns it through the on side for a single.
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34.21Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Shorter outside off, cut to covers for a single.
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34.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Floated on off, Latham defends it towards the on side.
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We're back for the second session of play. Tom Latham and Corey Anderson are the two batsmen for New Zealand. Pakistan start the session with Mohammed Hafeez.
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DAY THREE, SECOND SESSION...
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A very good session for Pakistan, just what they wanted! They were hoping for some early wickets and their bowlers served them with three in the morning session. New Zealand are in trouble here and need to find someone who can stay out there for long. Latham survived the early session and is playing the spinners well. However, he was dropped twice, once on 5 and next on 32. Pakistan will hope for more wickets in the second session while the visitors will be looking for a partnership here. Join us in a while for the afternoon session.
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33.60Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. THAT'S LUNCH ON DAY 3!
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33.50Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. The ball balloons in the air and falls wide of the slip fielder.
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33.40Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Anderson gets struck on the pads while trying to defend. Appeal for a leg before but the umpire gives it not out.
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33.30Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Anderson defends it off the front foot and into the ground.
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33.20Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
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33.10Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Tossed up outside off and turning in sharply, Anderson looks to defend it off the front foot but gets hit on the pads. The ball loops in the air and first slip takes the catch. They appeal for everything and the umpire gives it not out for everything.
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Last over before lunch!
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32.64Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
FOUR! Short outside off, Latham cuts it solidly through the point region for a boundary.
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32.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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32.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Short ball again, Latham looks to defend it off the back foot but gets hit on the pads.
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32.31Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Full and floated ball, Anderson looks to block it but gets an inside edge to square leg for a single. Appeal for a leg before from behind the stump, not out says the umpire.
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32.20Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Anderson shows full face of his bat and defends the ball straight back.
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32.10Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
Flat and quick, Anderson defends it off the back foot.
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31.60Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
On the pads, Latham flicks it to square leg.
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31.50Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Flighted ball, Latham plays it straight back.
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31.40Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Beaten! Tossed up outside off, Latham looks to defend it off the front foot but plays inside the line.
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31.30Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Full and floated on off, Latham gets his front leg out and defends it.
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31.24Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
FOUR! Short and outside off, Latham punches it through the cover region for a boundary.
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31.11Yasir Shah to Corey Anderson
Fuller outside off, Anderson sweeps it through the mid-wicket region for a single.
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Yasir Shah comes into the attack.
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30.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Full and floated around off, Anderson plays it to the off side.
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30.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Short and quick, Anderson rocks to the back foot and blocks it.
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30.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham gets in the line of the ball and defends it.
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30.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
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30.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham shows full face of his bat and defends the flighted ball.
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30.11Mohammad Hafeez to Corey Anderson
On the pads, Anderson works it to square leg for a single.
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29.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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29.51Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
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29.40Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Appeal for a leg before wicket turned down by the umpire. Short outside off, Anderson goes across to work it to the leg side but gets hit on the pads. Replay show the ball was missing leg.
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29.30Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Full and floated, Anderson blocks it off the front foot.
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29.20Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
The batsman works it down the leg side.
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29.10Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Tossed up delivery, Anderson defends it off the front foot.
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28.62Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham punches the ball through the point region for a couple of runs.
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28.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
The batsman defends it from within the crease.
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28.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
DROPPED! Tossed up around off, Anderson goes for the forward defence but gets an outside edge. Sarfraz drops the catch. The ball hits him and goes to gully region where Shafiq puts in a diving effort but cannot take it.
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28.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Short outside off, Latham cuts it to backward point for a single.
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28.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Latham shows full face of his bat and defends the flighted ball.
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28.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Short outside off, Latham looks to cut but gets a bottom edge.
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27.62Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Anderson pushes it through the point region for a couple.
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27.50Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Short outside off, Anderson plays it to point.
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27.40Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Pitched up around off, Anderson defends it off the front foot.
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27.30Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Full and floated on middle, Anderson blocks it.
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27.21Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short ball, Latham punches it through the cover region for a single.
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27.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Tossed up delivery, Latham defends it off the front foot.
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Babar comes back into the attack.
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26.60Imran Khan to Corey Anderson
Back of a length ball, Anderson defends it off the back foot and into the ground.
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26.54Imran Khan to Corey Anderson
FOUR! Powered away! Short ball and Anderson stays on back foot and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
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26.40Imran Khan to Corey Anderson
Good length ball angled in, Anderson shows full face of his bat and defends it.
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26.30Imran Khan to Corey Anderson
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
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26.20Imran Khan to Corey Anderson
Good length ball, Anderson blocks it off the back foot.
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26.10Imran Khan to Corey Anderson
Fuller around off, Anderson drives it to mid off.
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25.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Pitched up delivery, Latham defends it off the front foot.
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25.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
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25.42Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Pitched in short and the ball kept low, Latham comes across to block but gets an inside edge. The ball goes fine down the leg side for a couple.
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25.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Short ball around off, Latham defends it off the back foot.
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25.24Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
FOUR! Quicker one this time, Latham punches it through the point region for a boundary.
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25.10Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Flat and quick outside off, Latham goes to cut but misses it.
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Mohammad Hafeez comes into the attack.
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24.60Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Good length ball wide outside off this time. Easy leave for Anderson.
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24.50Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Short and wide down the leg side, the batsman leaves it alone.
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24.40Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Length ball, defended off the back foot by the batsman.
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24.30Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Short ball angled across, Anderson comes across to play it fine. The ball hits his gloves and Sarfraz dives to his right and takes the catch. He immediately signals that the ball did not carry and he caught it on the bounce. That's good sportsman spirit.
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24.20Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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24.10Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Fuller outside off, Anderson lets it go the keeper.
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23.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
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23.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short ball, Latham nudges it to the short fine leg fielder.
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23.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Flat and quick outside off, Latham defends it off the back foot.
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23.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Loopy ball on middle, Latham drives it to mid on.
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23.20Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham defends it off the back foot.
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23.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Floated around off, Latham plays it to mid on.
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22.60Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Short ball just outside off, Anderson gets beaten by the bounce and the pace.
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22.50Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Good length ball around off, Anderson defends it to the off side.
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22.40Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Length ball outside off, Anderson lets it go to the keeper.
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22.30Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Short of a length ball, Anderson defends it on his toes.
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22.20Rahat Ali to Corey Anderson
Fuller around off, Anderson blocks it off the front foot.
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22.14 lbRahat Ali to Corey Anderson
FOUR LEG BYES! Full and angled across, Anderson looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and goes fine down the leg side to the fence.
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21.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short on the leg stump line, Latham nudges it to short leg.
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21.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Tossed up on middle, Latham defends it off the front foot.
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21.43Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Full and floated, Anderson gets an outside edge past the slip region for three runs.
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21.30Zulfiqar Babar to Corey Anderson
Flat and quick outside off, Anderson works it to the leg side.
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Corey Anderson is the new man in.
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21.2WZulfiqar Babar to Ross Taylor
OUT! Edged and gone! Flighted outside off and turning away sharply. Taylor goes for the forward defend but gets an outside edge. Shafiq at gully dives forward and takes the catch. Taylor departs on a duck.
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21.10Zulfiqar Babar to Ross Taylor
Tossed up on middle, Taylor drives it to mid on.
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20.60Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
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20.50Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Good length ball outside off and shaping in a long way, Latham shoulders his arms and the ball hits his pads. They think for a review but does not take it. Replay shows the ball stuck him outside off.
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20.40Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
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20.30Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full ball driven towards the mid off region.
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20.20Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
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20.10Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Short outside off and left alone by Latham.
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Drinks break!
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19.60Zulfiqar Babar to Ross Taylor
Short ball around off, Taylor blocks it off the front foot.
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19.51Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Floated around off, Latham gets an inside edge through the leg slip region for a single.
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19.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.
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19.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Flat and quick outside off and turning in nicely, Latham comes across to block it but is struck on the pads. A leg before appeal which is turned down by the umpire.
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19.24Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
FOUR! Another boundary! Full and flighted, Latham sweeps it from outside off and fine down the leg side. The ball races away to the fence.
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19.14Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
FOUR! Beautiful looking shot! Tossed up on middle, Latham sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary.
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18.60Rahat Ali to Ross Taylor
The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
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18.50Rahat Ali to Ross Taylor
Length ball, Taylor blocks it off the back foot.
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18.40Rahat Ali to Ross Taylor
Fuller outside off, Taylor lets it go to the keeper.
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Ross Taylor is the new man in.
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18.3WRahat Ali to Kane Williamson
OUT! Unlucky Williamson! Yorker outside off, Williamson looks to dig it out and does it but the ball bounces and goes back to hit the leg stump. He tries to pull it back but was too late. This is a big wicket and the in-form Williamson has to depart.
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18.20Rahat Ali to Kane Williamson
A tad full, Williamson defends it off the front foot.
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18.10Rahat Ali to Kane Williamson
Full ball outside off, Williamson lets it go to the keeper.
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17.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Appeal for a leg before turned down by the umpire. Short outside off, Latham goes across to block it but is struck on the pads. The ball goes between his pads and just misses the stump.
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17.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
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17.42Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Flighted outside off and turning in, Latham looks to defend but gets an inside edge just wide of the short leg fielder.
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17.33Zulfiqar Babar to Kane Williamson
Tossed up delivery outside off, Williamson drives it through the cover region for three runs. Yasir Shah chases it well.
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Kane Williamson is the new man in.
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17.2WZulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
OUT! Yes it did carry! McCullum is a goner! Flighted outside off and turning away, McCullum looks to defend off the front foot but gets an outside edge. The ball goes to first slip were Younus Khan takes the catch. Replay shows the ball carried and he has taken a good low catch. Pakistan get the first break through.
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McCullum is caught at slip by Younus Khan but he is not sure whether the ball carried or not.
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17.10Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
Tossed up on middle, McCullum looks to flick but gets an outside edge to mid off.
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16.60Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Latham chooses to leave the full ball outside the off stump line.
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16.50Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full on middle, Latham drives it straight back.
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16.40Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham plays it to point.
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16.30Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Fuller around off, Latham plays it to mid on.
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16.20Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full and just outside off, Latham plays it back to the bowler.
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16.10Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full and angled across, Latham looks to work it fine down the leg side but the ball brushes his pads to the keeper.
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Rahat Ali into the attack.
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15.61Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham punches the short ball to mid on for a single.
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15.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short outside off, Latham lets it go.
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15.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short again, Latham works it to the leg side.
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15.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short and flat, Latham blocks it off the back foot.
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15.20Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Floated on middle, Latham defends it off the front foot.
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15.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Tossed up outside off, Latham blocks it to the off side.
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14.60Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Good length ball, McCullum comes in the line of the ball and defends it.
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14.50Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
McCullum drives the full ball straight down the ground. The mid off fielder dives and stops the ball.
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14.41Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Fullish on the pads, Latham flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
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14.30Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Good length ball angled across, Latham coses to leave it.
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14.20Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Length ball this time, Latham defends it showing full face of his bat.
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14.10Imran Khan to Tom Latham
Full on the off, Latham drives it straight back.
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13.62Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
McCullum comes down the pitch of the ball to defend but gets an outside edge through the cover region for a couple of runs.
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13.51Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Fuller on the pads, Latham flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
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13.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Loopy around off, Latham watchfully defends it.
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13.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Fuller outside off, Latham blocks it off the back foot.
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13.20Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Tossed up on middle, Latham defends it off the front foot.
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13.14Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
FOUR! Short on the leg stump line, Latham nudges it through the square leg region for a boundary. Poor effort in the deep there.
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12.60Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Length outside off, the batsman watches it go to the keeper.
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12.50Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Length ball just outside off, McCullum pushes it to the point fielder.
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12.40Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Fullish on the off, McCullum drives it to mid off.
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12.30Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Fuller around off this time, McCullum drives it straight back.
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12.20Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Banged in short by Khan, McCullum gets his body out of the line of the delivery.
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12.10Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Good length ball around off, McCullum defends it showing full face of his bat.
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11.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham shows full face of his bat and blocks the ball off the back foot.
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11.52Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short again, Latham works it through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.
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11.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short on the pads, Latham flicks it to mid-wicket.
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11.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Huge appeal for a leg before wicket, turned down by the umpire. Floated outside off and turning in, Latham goes for the sweep but gets struck on the pads. The impact was outside off.
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11.20Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short and turning in, Latham works it to the leg side.
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11.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
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10.60Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Fuller outside off, McCullum goes for the cover drive but gets an inside edge to square leg.
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10.50Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Good length ball on off and shaping in a bit, McCullum blocks it off the back foot.
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10.40Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
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10.30Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Length ball just outside off, McCullum defends it off the back foot.
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10.20Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
What a ball! Good length ball pitching outside off and coming in a long way. McCullum gets all squared up and the ball struck him on middle stump line. This time they don't take the review as the ball would have gone over the stumps.
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10.10Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Length ball on and around off, McCullum defends it off the front foot.
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9.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Short on middle, Latham defends it off the back foot.
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9.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
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9.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
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9.30Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
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9.20Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
DROPPED! Short outside off and turning in, Latham flicks it off the back foot and straight to short leg. The fielder gets hit on the chest and couldn't hold on to the catch.
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9.10Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham defends the flighted ball off the front foot.
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Zulfiqar Babar comes into the attack.
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8.64Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
FOUR! Over-pitched outside off, McCullum drives it through the cover region for a boundary.
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8.50Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
NOT OUT! Decision stays! Good length ball pitching outside off and seaming in, McCullum gets his front leg out to defend but gets struck on the pads. Huge appeal and the umpire gives it not out. Replay shows the ball struck him around off and stays with the umpire's call. The ball was going to hit middle anyways. McCullum survives.
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Review taken by Pakistan against McCullum.
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8.40Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Full and shaping in, McCullum strides forward and blocks it.
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8.32Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
On the pads, McCullum flicks it wide of the fine leg fielder for a couple of runs.
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8.20Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Fuller around off, McCullum drives it to mid on.
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8.10Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Full and angled in, McCullum drives it to mid on.
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Imran Khan to bowl from the other end.
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7.60Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
Short outside off, Latham blocks it off the back foot.
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7.50Yasir Shah to Tom Latham
A low full toss outside off, Latham drives it and the ball hits the silly point fielder on the legs.
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7.41Yasir Shah to Brendon McCullum
On the pads, McCullum works it through the mid-wicket region for a single.
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7.30Yasir Shah to Brendon McCullum
McCullum comes down the track and plays it back to the bowler.
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7.20Yasir Shah to Brendon McCullum
Tossed up around off, McCullum drives it to short mid off.
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7.10Yasir Shah to Brendon McCullum
Full and flighted, McCullum drives it to the mid on region.
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The players are making their way to the middle. Brendon McCullum to take the strike and Yasir Shah to bowl the first over for the day.
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Hello and welcome to the third day of the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand. Pakistan are in a commanding position here after posting 566 runs in the first innings. New Zealand were ask to play 7 overs during the end play on day 2, they survived. If they hope to save this Test they will have to bat the whole day today and get their total close to Pakistan's total. Pakistan spinners will look to expose the opposition's batsmen by picking up quick wickets and hope to enforce the follow on.
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Day 3, Session 1....
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The Kiwi openers survived the short test this evening but will have a long day ahead tomorrow as the Pakistani bowlers will try to get all over the batting line-up. The pitch is turning a bit and is very dusty. Patience will be the key for the New Zealand batsmen to survive and go past the follow-on mark first. Join us for the coverage of day 3 tomorrow. Till then, cheers and goodbye!
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A wonderful day for Pakistan! Their days in Test cricket seem to be pretty bright these days. They batted excellently against Australia and have continued the great work against New Zealand by declaring on 566 losing just three wickets along the way. Today, Younus Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq scored brilliant centuries and the Kiwis were made to grind hard on the field, dropping two catches as well. The only bad news for Pakistan is that Shehzad may not be part of this Test anynmore after the nasty blow on his helmet, caused a minor fracture on his skull.
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6.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Tossed up on off, Latham stands tall and defends it back to the bowler. That's STUMPS, Day 2!
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6.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
CLOSE! Floated outside off, Latham comes forward to defend but gets hit on his back pad. The ball drops short of the first slip fielder. Mild appeal turned down.
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6.40Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Tossed up on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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6.31Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
Loopy on middle, McCullum comes down and works it through the on side off the edge. The ball almost carries to short leg. A single results.
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6.22Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
Shorter outside off, worked away through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.
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6.10Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
Floated outside off, McCullum comes forward and defends it.
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5.60Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Floated on off, Latham comes forward and pushes it towards the off side.
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5.50Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on middle, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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5.40Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Flatter outside off, left alone by Latham.
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5.30Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Fuller on off, Latham comes forward and defends it.
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5.20Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
Flatter down the leg side, Latham fails to sweep it away.
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5.14Mohammad Hafeez to Tom Latham
FOUR! Shot! Shorter outside off, cuts it through the point region for a boundary.
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Mohammad Hafeez comes into the attack.
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4.60Rahat Ali to Brendon McCullum
Good length delivery on off stump, defended straight back on to the pitch.
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4.50Rahat Ali to Brendon McCullum
Banged in short on off stump, McCullum sways away from the ball.
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4.40Rahat Ali to Brendon McCullum
Pitched up on middle, straightens a bit and McCullum nearly brought his front leg across. He gets his bat down quickly and pushes the ball back to Ali. That was a good ball, lucky that McCullum didn't get hit on his pads there.
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4.30Rahat Ali to Brendon McCullum
Length on middle, squares McCullum up as he looks to defend into the leg side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to point.
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4.20Rahat Ali to Brendon McCullum
Good stop by Yasir Shah at point! Fullish outside off, McCullum drives with an angled bat to the left of Shah at point and he dives to stop the ball.
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4.10Rahat Ali to Brendon McCullum
Length delivery pushed across McCullum and he doesn't get tempted to cut or punch.
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3.60Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Flatter outside off, Latham fails to put bat to ball.
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3.50Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Latham comes forward and defends it.
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3.41Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
Fuller on off, McCullum works it through mid-wicket for a single.
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3.30Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
An easy leave for McCullum.
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3.21Zulfiqar Babar to Tom Latham
Shorter on off, worked through square leg for a single.
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3.11Zulfiqar Babar to Brendon McCullum
Slanted on the pads, turned through the on side for a single.
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Zulfiqar Babar to bowl now.
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Ahmed Shehzad has a minor fracture on his skull. He is sitting out this game and will also miss the next Test. That is some sad news for the Pakistanis.
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2.60Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Good length delivery just outside off stump, left alone.
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2.50Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Fullish and just outside off stump, left alone by Latham.
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2.40Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full on middle, Latham shuffles to off stump to flick but gets an inside edge on to the pads.
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2.30Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Length delivery on off stump, Latham comes half forward and defends to cover.
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2.20Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Back of a length and outside off, Latham stands tall and punches to the off side.
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2.10Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Pitched up outside off stump, left alone by Latham.
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1.60Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Slants it on a length down the leg side, McCullum fails to clip it.
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1.50Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Fuller down the leg side, McCullum fails to clip it off his pads.
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1.40Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Good length outside off, left alone by McCullum raising his arms.
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1.30Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Good length outside off, left alone by McCullum raising his arms.
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1.24Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
FOUR! Sweet! Fuller on the pads, McCullum is not going to miss out and clips it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
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1.10Imran Khan to Brendon McCullum
Fuller length on middle, McCullum watches it come onto him and defends it.
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IMRAN KHAN to bowl from the other end.
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0.60Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Good length delivery around off stump, Latham goes back and across and defends.
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0.50Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Full and outside off stump, too far for Latham to play at the ball.
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0.40Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Pitched up outside off stump, Latham gets well forward and defends to point.
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0.30Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
That kept low, good thing for Latham that it was not straight. Back of a length and outside off, Latham sticks back to punch but the ball scoots under the blade to the keeper.
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0.20Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Fullish and just outside off, there is some shape away and Latham does well to leave this one alone.
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0.10Rahat Ali to Tom Latham
Back of a length and pushed well outside off, Latham shoulders arms once again.
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0.11 nbRahat Ali to Tom Latham
NO BALL! Rahat Ali starts with a no ball against Tom Latham. Full and swinging away outside off, left alone by Latham.