yes, he can! And he does it with an absolute corker! Length delivery that is angled into middle and off stump. On pitching, though, it nips away. Lister has no clue about it and misses the ball by a mile as it clatters into the stumps! Best T20I figures for Haris Rauf as well, and he, like the entire Pakistan bowling attack, have simply been too hot to handle tonight!
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st T20I at Lahore, PAK v NZ, Apr 14 2023 - Match Result
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1st T20I (N), Lahore, April 14, 2023, New Zealand tour of Pakistan
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Shashwat KumarScorecard summary
Pakistan • 182/10(19.5 overs)
47 (28)
3/32 (4)
47 (34)
2/30 (3.5)
New Zealand • 94/10(15.3 overs)
34 (27)
4/18 (3.3)
20 (24)
2/2 (1)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
12:43am Right. That will be that from us for tonight. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Vairavan and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo! Goodbye, goodnight and take care!
Babar Azam, Pakistan captain: (On playing 100 T20Is) I had never expected this. I still remember the journey of starting off here as a ball-boy on the side-lines, and to now be here, it is a huge honour. It was a team effort. Two wickets fell early but then Fakhar and Saim built the innings. The more you appreciate Saim, it is less. He is learning and dominating. Good luck to him for the future and I hope he can continue this. The pitch was assisting the bowlers so it was a good batting performance (to get that score). We had a complete bowling unit and the way Shaheen and Zaman started, Haris bowled and the way our spinners bowled was excellent. Always helps to have more bowling options.
Tom Latham, New Zealand captain: (How difficult was it to adapt) Our preparation was not ideal but we will not use that as an excuse. We did not quite adapt to the conditions early enough. We did well up top and in patches with the ball. On that surface, the score was slightly above-par. We did not build partnerships with the bat and once the rate went up, we had no choice but to go hard. (On Henry) He was fantastic. He was the only one who knew he got a hat-trick. Lot of guys have not been here and it is about taking the learnings from this game and adapt quickly tomorrow.
Haris Rauf, Player of the Match: It was important to put up this performance because I was playing after long for Pakistan. On this pitch, I tried to bowl stump-to-stump. If you start well, like Shaheen and Zaman gave today, you gain a lot of confidence. Your role gets defined a lot more when you have such a good bowling attack. (On which of his wickets was the best) All my wickets were good (chuckles).
12:21am Well, that turned into a fairly one-sided contest in the end. At the half-way stage, it felt that New Zealand had a chance. But once they lost three wickets inside the powerplay, the writing was on the wall. None of their batters got going and with Pakistan's pacers firing on all cylinders, they never really established a foothold in the game.
That said, the longish nature of this T20I series will give the Kiwis plenty of opportunities to turn things around. They will have to think of a riposte soon, though, with the next game slated for Saturday. They could put this down as a bad day at the office, while Pakistan can, conversely, look at this as a thoroughly professional display.
15.3
W
Haris Rauf to Lister, OUT
Ben Lister b Haris Rauf 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
Can Rauf clean Lister up here?
15.2
1
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 1 run
full delivery fired into the pads. Sodhi walks across and then plays all over it as the ball pings off his leg into the on side
15.1
2
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 2 runs
back of a length delivery on leg stump. Sodhi nudges it into the leg side and has enough time to canter back for the second
Rauf to bowl out
end of over 152 runs • 2 wickets
NZ: 91/9CRR: 6.06 • RRR: 18.40 • Need 92 from 30b
Ben Lister0 (2b)
Ish Sodhi0 (1b)
Imad Wasim 1-0-2-2
Haris Rauf 3-0-15-3
14.6
•
Imad Wasim to Lister, no run
tossed up on a full length outside off stump. Lister comes half forward and prods it into the off side
14.5
•
Imad Wasim to Lister, no run
no hat-trick for Imad! Fired into middle and leg stump. Lister comes forward and pushes it down the ground
Lister to face the hat-trick ball
14.4
W
Imad Wasim to Henry, OUT
and he has nicked it through to Rizwan first ball! Length and darted into middle and leg stump. Henry comes down the track and seems to get a feather through to Rizwan, who takes it superbly. The umpire raises his finger but Henry reviews because, well, why not! A clear spike as the ball is close to the bat, and Imad, all of a sudden, is on a hat-trick!
Matt Henry c †Mohammad Rizwan b Imad Wasim 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0
Hat-trick hero Henry is now out in the middle, hoping for some heroics with the bat
14.3
W
Imad Wasim to Milne, OUT
taken comfortably at deep mid wicket! Slowed up just a shade on middle and leg stump. Milne's eyes light up and he looks to smear it over deep mid wicket. He is not to the pitch of the ball, though, and ends up toe-ending it towards deep mid wicket Iftikhar gets under it and does the rest!
Adam Milne c Iftikhar Ahmed b Imad Wasim 3 (5b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 60
14.2
2
Imad Wasim to Milne, 2 runs
full and at the stumps. Milne works it into the leg side and scampers back for a brace
14.1
•
Imad Wasim to Milne, no run
full and darted into leg stump. Milne swings and misses as the ball hits the pads. Going down leg, though
Imad gets a bowl now, as soon as two right-handers are at the crease
end of over 147 runs • 2 wickets
NZ: 89/7CRR: 6.35 • RRR: 15.66 • Need 94 from 36b
Ish Sodhi0 (1b)
Adam Milne1 (2b)
Haris Rauf 3-0-15-3
Faheem Ashraf 2-0-17-1
13.6
•
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, no run
very full delivery just outside off stump. Sodhi hangs back and prods it towards backward point
Sodhi joins Milne
13.5
W
Haris Rauf to Ravindra, OUT
cleans him up! Pace is pace, yaar! Full, straight, you-miss-I-hit stuff from Rauf! This one is angled into middle and off stump. Ravindra swings for the hills but loses his shape completely. He is also awfully late on the stroke as the ball thunders into the stumps!
Rachin Ravindra b Haris Rauf 2 (5b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 40
13.4
1
Haris Rauf to Milne, 1 run
back of a length delivery on off stump. Milne goes back and runs it down to third man to get off the mark
13.3
•
Haris Rauf to Milne, no run
searing yorker just outside off stump. Milne is late on the stroke and can't get his bat down in time. Luckily for him, it just sneaks past off stump!
Milne is the new batter at the crease
13.2
W
Haris Rauf to Neesham, OUT
straight to backward point! Rauf has his revenge! Very full delivery outside off stump. Neesham opens his bat face, uses the pace and gets a decent piece of it. The only problem, though, is that he has laced it straight to Masood at backward point! But hang on...the umpires think this might be a bump ball, and go upstairs. The soft signal is out, though! That came to Neesham on the full, and left his bat on the full, nestling into backward point's palms eventually!
James Neesham c sub (Shan Masood) b Haris Rauf 15 (8b 2x4 1x6 17m) SR: 187.5
13.1
6
Haris Rauf to Neesham, SIX runs
shot! Slower delivery that lands right in the slot outside off stump. Neesham picks it early, swings through the line and deposits it over long on!
Rauf to continue from around the wicket
end of over 136 runs
NZ: 82/5CRR: 6.30 • RRR: 14.42 • Need 101 from 42b
James Neesham9 (6b 2x4)
Rachin Ravindra2 (4b)
Faheem Ashraf 2-0-17-1
Shadab Khan 3-0-29-1
12.6
1
Faheem to Neesham, 1 run
back of a length delivery outside off stump. Neesham stands tall and tugs it towards deep mid wicket for one
12.5
•
Faheem to Neesham, no run
back of a length delivery just outside off stump that does not get up at all. Neesham has a hack at it and is bewildered as the ball goes well underneath his flailing blade
12.4
4
Faheem to Neesham, FOUR runs
slower delivery dug into the track on leg stump. Neesham has all the time in the world to wait for it and smash it past deep square leg for four!
12.3
1
Faheem to Ravindra, 1 run
full delivery angled across outside off stump. Ravindra shanks it towards mid off and collects a single
12.2
•
Faheem to Ravindra, no run
back of a length delivery just outside off stump. Ravindra scuffs it towards extra cover and sets off for the single. Neesham, though, is not interested, and sends him back
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
PAK
47 runs (28)
6 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
14 runs
1 four1 six
Control
64%
PAK
47 runs (34)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
13 runs
0 four1 six
Control
74%
Best performances - bowlers
PAK
O
3.3
M
0
R
18
W
4
ECO
5.14
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
2W | ||||
NZ
O
4
M
0
R
32
W
3
ECO
8
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W |
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
| Toss | Pakistan, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Pakistan led the 5-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20I no. 2045 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 21.00 start, First Session 21.00-22.30, Interval 22.30-22.50, Second Session 22.50-00.20 |
| Match days | 14 April 2023 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Language
English
Win Probability
PAK 100%
PAKNZ100%50%100%
Over 16 • NZ 94/10
Ben Lister b Haris Rauf 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
Pakistan won by 88 runsW
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