New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I at Dubai, Dec 05 2014, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates

RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Dubai (DICS), December 05, 2014, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates
(18.5/20 ov, T:145) 127

New Zealand won by 17 runs

Player Of The Match
21 (20), 2/16 & 2 catches
anton-devcich
Player Of The Series
64 runs
luke-ronchi
New Zealand Innings
Pakistan Innings
Match Flow
Info
New Zealand  (20 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Mohammad Hafeez21202830105.00
b Shahid Afridi32314031103.22
lbw b Shahid Afridi023000.00
lbw b Raza Hasan713210053.84
c Anwar Ali b Umar Gul26222630118.18
c Ahmed Shehzad b Sohail Tanvir31192112163.15
not out 742010175.00
b Umar Gul033000.00
run out (Ahmed Shehzad/†Sarfaraz Ahmed)43500133.33
not out 63510200.00
Extras(w 10)10
TOTAL20 Ov (RR: 7.20, 86 Mins)144/8
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Anton Devcich, 6.6 ov), 2-50 (Dean Brownlie, 7.3 ov), 3-58 (Kane Williamson, 9.6 ov), 4-78 (Ross Taylor, 12.5 ov), 5-116 (Tom Latham, 16.4 ov), 6-127 (Luke Ronchi, 17.6 ov), 7-127 (Daniel Vettori, 18.3 ov), 8-136 (Nathan McCullum, 19.1 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
201306.5081110
403017.5073000
17.6 to L Ronchi, this should put a smile on Tanvir's face. He's forced a false shot from Ronchi, who has a short ball rise on him and take the splice of his bat while he was trying to pull. Shehzad is under a skier at long-on and takes it quite well. 127/6
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16.4 to TWM Latham, runs down and tries to belt a full and wide delivery over mid-off, but holes out to the man. Gul, returning from injury, is among the wickets as well. Got it off the bottom of the bat and there was no power into the shot. 116/5
18.3 to DL Vettori, moves across to the off side this time to try and whip the ball to fine leg and allows a clear line of sight to the stumps for Gul, who says thank you very much. 127/7
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12.5 to LRPL Taylor, sweep goes wrong and Hasan is overjoyed as he traps Taylor in front! It was fuller and quicker on middle, the batsman sought to hit across the line and pays for his mistake. 78/4
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6.6 to AP Devcich, timberrr! It's a quicker delivery, with barely any spin. Devicich was hoping for some as he backed away and went for a cut through the covers. The ball though skids on and strikes middle. Hafeez and left-handers, the story continues. 49/1
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7.3 to DG Brownlie, got him, says the star man! It was pushed through fuller on middle and leg and Brownlie was stuck in the crease while trying to play around it. There was a hint of doubt about the ball heading down leg, but the batsman did not help himself with his choice of shot. 50/2
9.6 to KS Williamson, through him, star man shines! Williamson has been very adept in picking his shots and which foot to play off of. But this time he is stuck in the crease and is beaten for pace as Afridi skittles through his defences. 58/3
Pakistan  (T: 145 runs from 20 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Devcich1320033.33
b Vettori3336551091.66
c & b Devcich981020112.50
c Latham b Henry3990033.33
c Brownlie b Neesham1921250190.47
b Neesham1014171071.42
c †Ronchi b Neesham28112313254.54
c Williamson b Mills2470050.00
c Devcich b Mills1161520183.33
c Taylor b Mills024000.00
not out 00300-
Extras(lb 7, nb 1, w 3)11
TOTAL18.5 Ov (RR: 6.74, 85 Mins)127
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 0.4 ov), 2-18 (Mohammad Hafeez, 2.3 ov), 3-24 (Haris Sohail, 4.4 ov), 4-64 (Saad Nasim, 11.4 ov), 5-74 (Ahmed Shehzad, 14.1 ov), 6-97 (Umar Akmal, 15.5 ov), 7-104 (Anwar Ali, 16.5 ov), 8-121 (Shahid Afridi, 17.6 ov), 9-122 (Umar Gul, 18.3 ov), 10-127 (Sohail Tanvir, 18.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
401624.0090000
0.4 to Sarfaraz Ahmed, this time the finger goes up! Maiden wicket for Devcich and Sarfraz fails. It was full and flat and beat Sarfraz for pace as he went for another sweep. Struck low enough on the pads, but with the angle in at the batsman, this seemed to hint at going down leg... Brownlie got a poor one in the NZ innings, and Sarfraz gets a worse one. HawkEye says it would have missed by a stump and a half!. 2/1
2.3 to Mohammad Hafeez, He's got another one! New Zealand are making a match out of this! Seemed an innocuous length ball on off stump, to which Hafeez got back to try and force through the off side. But it held on the pitch and with the batsman using hard hands, simply popped back into the hands of Devcich. 18/2
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4.4 to Haris Sohail, he was eyeing that leg side, he was getting anxious for quick runs and that pressure has got to him. Thinks he's got a length ball and tries to slog across the line. Only manages to get the toe of the bat and hand a simple catch to deep square leg. 24/3
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16.5 to Anwar Ali, lifts it straight up, and he's been caught by Williamson. What a stunner! Another slower ball has brought about a useful strike, but this was all the captain's doing. He raced back from mid-off, threw his hands over his head and safely held it with a reverse cup. 104/7
18.3 to Umar Gul, he's picked up a short of a length ball and launched it.... straight down the throat of deep midwicket. New Zealand are pulling off another stunning fighback in the UAE. 122/9
18.5 to Sohail Tanvir, that's shot straight up in the air, and it's that man Devcich who gets under it! New Zealand have levelled the series with a very cleverly executing bowling performance. It was back of a length and outside off to tempt a swat from Tanvir, and his bat face turns on impact to sky a catch to long-off. 127/10
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14.1 to Ahmed Shehzad, another strike, and that rising run-rate has contributed to Shehzad's downfall. Opted for a huge slog sweep to a delivery that was too full and was sliding on. Once he missed there was one place it was heading. 74/5
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11.4 to Saad Nasim, picks out cover! Another seemingly innocuous delivery on off stump, inviting the drive. Nasim went for it and was trying to lift the ball over the infield but only ends up offering a simple catch. 64/4
15.5 to Umar Akmal, middle stump has been knocked off it's perch! Fires in a fast, fuller delivery - a cross-seamer - that Akmal opted to run at and cream away through the covers. He misses and Neesham hits. 97/6
17.6 to Shahid Afridi, banged in short as Afridi goes for a pull and there is a nick! Afridi is bemused, actually he's confused. He can't believe he's out. But there was a feather edge. Brilliant short ball from Neesham as he gets it to skid off the deck and rise too far for Afridi to control his shot.. 121/8
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MATCH FLOW
  • New Zealand innings
  • Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 0 wicket)
  • New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
  • New Zealand: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 9
  • Innings Break: New Zealand - 144/8 in 20.0 overs (JDS Neesham 7, KD Mills 6)
  • Pakistan innings
  • Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 3 wickets)
  • Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 5
  • Pakistan: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 8
MATCH DETAILS
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
TossPakistan, elected to field first
Series
Season2014/15
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Series result2-match series drawn 1-1
Match numberT20I no. 412
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days5 December 2014 - night (20-over match)
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