Naseem Shah, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, cramped for room this time around, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Williamson
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, back of a length around middle and leg,
Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Two slips in place for Kane Williamson
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to Will Young, out Caught by Rizwan!! Edged and taken! Will Young c Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 4(4) [4s-1]
Shaheen Afridi to Will Young, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Now they have a second slip in place..
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Will Young, FOUR, first boundary of the match! Full length delivery outside off,
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to Will Young, no run,
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to Will Young, no run, on a length around off, Will Young plays it nicely, steering it towards point
Will Young and Ravindra are at the crease. Will Young is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
Right then, the formalities are done are we are ready for live action.. The two umpires make their way out in the middle and the players now follow them..
Time for the national anthems..
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Ben Sears, William ORourke
Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Khushdil Shah, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat
Pitch: The average score is around 292, looks like a belter. The wicket is not as firm,
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat