Toss – Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Result – Pakistan won by 138 runs
Teams
Pakistan: Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Younus Khan (C), Mohammad Yousuf, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (W), Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal
New Zealand: Aaron Redmond, Brendon McCullum (W), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (C), Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Ian Butler, Shane Bond
Pakistan Innings
- Pakistan lost 1st wicket in 1st over – 1-0 (Salman Butt, 0.4 ov)
- S Bond to S Butt, OUT! BOND STRIKES! Length delivery on the middle and seams away, Butt has edged it. Easy catch for McCullum behind the stumps. Pakistan have lost their first wicket.
- Pakistan lost 2nd wicket in 3rd over – 2-0 (Younis Khan, 2.1 ov)
- S Bond to Y Khan, OUT! GONE! Full length delivery outside off, Khan goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge to McCullum who takes a straight forward catch. Pakistan have lost their second wicket.
- Mandatory Power Play (1-10): PAK: 25/2
- Power Play 2 (bowling): Overs 10.1 – 15.0
- Drinks: Pakistan – 48/2 in 15.0 overs (Khalid Latif 21, Mohammad Yousuf 22)
- Bowling Power Play 2 : (11-15) PAK: 48/2 (23 runs 0 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (102 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (Khalid Latif 22, Mohammad Yousuf 26, Ex 5)
- Pakistan lost 3rd wicket in 17th over – 3-57 (Mohammad Yousuf, 16.6 ov)
- J Oram to M Yousuf, OUT! RUN OUT! DIRECT HIT! Yousuf softly pushes that in the covers and they take off for a risky single. A direct hit by Guptill sends Yousuf back to the pavillion. The Third Umpire signals Yousuf out.
- Pakistan lost 4th wicket in 24th over – 4-75 (Umar Akmal, 23.3 ov)
- D Vettori to U Akmal, OUT! BOWLED! Akmal has failed to make contact, getting himself bowled in the process. Pakistan have lost their fourth wicket.
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (177 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (Khalid Latif 15, Shahid Afridi 34, Ex 1)
- Khalid Latif: 50 off 93 balls (2 x 4)
- Shahid Afridi: 50 off 36 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 34.4 overs (212 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Pakistan – 150/4 in 35.0 overs (Khalid Latif 54, Shahid Afridi 51)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 90 balls (Khalid Latif 29, Shahid Afridi 70, Ex 2)
- Pakistan lost 5th wicket in 39th over – 5-176 (Shahid Afridi, 38.2 ov)
- J Oram to S Afridi, OUT! AFRIDI DEPARTS! Fuller outside off and Afridi plays a paddle down the leg side. That is easy pickings for Butler who makes no mistake. Pakistan have lost their fifth wicket.
- Pakistan lost 6th wicket in 39th over - 6-184 (Khalid Latif, 41.1 ov)
- D Vettori to K Latif, OUT! BOWLED! This delivery was angled in and crashed into the base of leg stump. Good bowling by the Kiwi skipper. Pakistan have lost their sixth wicket. Excellent knock by Latif.
- Power Play 3 (batting): Overs 42.1 – 47.0
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 43.1 overs (264 balls), Extras 7
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Kamran Akmal 32, Abdul Razzaq 12, Ex 8 )
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 47.3 overs (292 balls), Extras 15
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan lost 7th wicket in 49th over – 7-270 (Abdul Razzaq, 48.2 ov)
- Ian Butler to A Razzaq, OUT! HELD! Was in the slot and Razzaq went after it, gets a top edge on that one. It’s high in the air and taken by Styris after a fumble. Pakistan have lost their seventh wicket.
- Pakistan lost 8th wicket in 49th over - 8-271 (Umar Gul, 48.4 ov)
- Ian Butler to U Gul, OUT! RUN OUT! Defended off the back foot by Gul and they take off for a risky single. The fielder returned the ball towards the non-striker’s end where the fielder was waiting to run Gul out. Pakistan have lost their eighth wicket.
- Pakistan lost 9th wicket in 50th over – 9-277 (Mohammad Aamer, 49.1 ov)
- Innings Break: Pakistan – 287/9 in 50.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 67, Saeed Ajmal 0)
New Zealand Innings
- New Zealand lost 1st wicket in 8th over – 1-30 (BB McCullum, 7.4 ov)
- U Gul to B McCullum, OUT! PLAYED ON! Short delivery outside off, McCullum was looking to pull but has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. New Zealand have lost their first wicket.
- New Zealand lost 2nd wicket in 10th over - 2-34 (Guptill, 9.2 ov)
- U Gul to M Guptill, OUT! BOWLED! Length delivery outside off, Guptill was looking to defend that but has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. New Zealand have lost their second wicket.
- Power Play 2 (bowling): Overs 10.1 – 15.0
- New Zealand lost 3rd wicket in 11th over - 3-35 (Taylor, 10.2 ov)
- M Aamer to R Taylor, OUT! GONE! Back of the length delivery going away, Taylor has edged it. Easy catch for Akmal behind the stumps. New Zealand have lost their third wicket.
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (91 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: New Zealand – 50/3 in 15.0 overs (AJ Redmond 16, SB Styris 5)
- New Zealand lost 4th wicket in 16th over - 4-50 (Styris, 15.1 ov)
- A Razzaq to S Styris, OUT! A short delivery on middle and off. Styris rocked onto the backfoot and pulled that towards deep mid-wicket but it went straight to Farhat(sub).
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