Canada vs Pakistan, 22nd Match, Group A at New York, T20 World Cup, Jun 11 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

There it is - Pakistan finally get the job done... Slower ball worked out to that profitable midwicket region to huge cheers from the stands. Babar Azam's side are finally up and running after two defeats, winning this one by seven wickets.

Short, over the shoulder of Usman Khan who decides not to hook. Wided

Full, larruped into the off side... and caught! Fakhar takes his turn to finish this one off, but ends up scything the ball high rather than far, taken excellently by subfielder Bajwa running back to cover from point

Rizwan charges a length ball outside off, tries to pull it away for a boundary to win the game there and then, but ends up clothing into square leg

Moves wide of the crease, tucked to the leg side... and they end up nabbing three! The fielder running in forgets to collect and has to go back. That's 52 from as many deliveries for Rizwan, who salutes the crowd. It's the slowest fifty by a Pakistan men's batter in all T20 internationals...

Fuller, wide, slapped out to deep cover to bring up the Pakistan 100. Just three fours and two sixes... but they're winning I suppose

Short, this one bouncing up as expected, pulled across the like to deep square leg

Full, across the left-hander who slices this one-handed out to deep point

Swing and a miss! Fakhar tries to boom one into the leg side but you can't trust the bounce off a length on here, and this one goes under the bat

Full, pushed out to mid on

Slider, Rizwan reaches out and pats this through the off side

Another googly, on a length, Fakhar plays late and dabs a single into cover

Looped outside off again, tip and run to the covers has the Canadian ring fielders scampering in vain

Loopy googly outside off, played off the pitch to third, who is up in the circle

Pushes into midwicket - first run hard, likewise the second, as Fakhar commits early to coming back

Excellent shot! Because it wasn't a particularly well-constructed lead-up to the shot. Rizwan skipped down, wasn't to the pitch of the ball, but lets his hands and wrists go, lifting gorgeously over extra cover for six!

Wide of the crease, full, worked down to mid on

Starts outside off to the leftie, pushed into the covers to get off the mark

Gone! Babar falls to the delivery that nips away on the fourth stump line - the same one he's had trouble with throughout this knock. Tries to just guide down to third but can't get the right connection. Babar is furious and smashes his bat on the ground in disgust!

Ouchie! Babar smacks the ball into his front knee after running down and trying to pull a short ball away. Shake it off skipper...

Full bunger, punched down to mid off again, who manages to take pace off the ball with a strong right arm from a dive, allowing long on to tidy up

Another shot on the move, but no great timing as mid off intercepts and chucks to the keeper's end prevent the single