New Zealand vs Pakistan, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 2025 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi Date & Time: Feb 14, 02:00 PM LOCAL

Kane Williamson 34(49)

17.2
W
Salman Agha to Williamson, out Bowled!! Totally out of the blue from Williamson and he goes. A rush of blood from him, he gives the charge and is not to the pitch of the ball, Salman Agha cleverly drags the length back, the ball spins past the big hit and hits middle and leg. Just the wicket Pakistan needed. They were looking flat and this wicket should bring them back into the game. Williamson b Salman Agha 34(49) [4s-3 6s-1]
16.3
Khushdil to Williamson, 1 run, again wide of the crease and bowled full on middle, Williamson gets forward to drive to long-off
16.2
Khushdil to Williamson, no run, goes wide of the crease and full just outside off, Williamson gets forward to drive to cover
15.6
Salman Agha to Williamson, no run, good length and no spin on middle, punched and mid-wicket gets across and cuts it off with a dive to his left
15.5
Salman Agha to Williamson, no run, Pakistan lose the review. Good call by umpire Ahsan Raza. It is the overspinner, nice seam presentation as it came out, pitches and it's short for Williamson to go back and pull, he misses, rapped on the pads, impact in line but turning down leg
15.4
Salman Agha to Williamson, no run, good length and no spin on middle, punched to the straight mid-wicket fielder
14.4
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, 1 run, too full outside off, Williamson gets forward to ease the drive to long-off
14.3
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, tossed up full on off, a solid and neat forward defence
14.2
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, 2 runs, slower and outside off, dabbed to short third man and a poor throw, even poor backing up from Abrar Ahmed and mid-wicket and one turns into two. Khushdil the man with the throw, not sure Rizwan will be happy
14.1
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, good length outside off, Williamson punches it back to Abrar Ahmed
13.4
Salman Agha to Williamson, 1 run, fullish on middle, Williamson gets forward to drive to long-on
13.3
4
Salman Agha to Williamson, FOUR, Williamson knows mid-off is up and he comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball to loft over that man, so easy
13.2
Salman Agha to Williamson, no run, good length and just outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot to punch it back
12.6
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, good length on middle, Williamson tucks it to mid-wicket
12.5
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, tossed up full on off, Williamson gets forward to defend to cover
12.4
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, good length on off, hint of turn away, Williamson goes on the back foot to punch it back to Abrar Ahmed
12.2
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, 1 run, good length on middle, Williamson goes on the back foot to tuck to deep mid-wicket
12.1
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, short outside off, cut straight to the fielder at point
11.2
Salman Agha to Williamson, 1 run, slower good length outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and punches it to long-on
10.5
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, 1 run, full on middle, Williamson gets forward to push to long-on
10.2
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, 1 run, full outside off, no spin, Williamson gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
10.1
Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, slower and tossed up outside off, on a length, Williamson gets forward to defend to cover
9.6
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, 1 run, quicker bouncer on the stumps, Williamson goes on the back foot and mistimes the pull as he is rushed, wide of mid-wicket for one
9.5
4
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, FOUR, this time he gets hold of the pull and smashes it to the deep square-leg fence. On a short of length on off, Williamson goes on the back foot and pulls down
9.5
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, wide, short down leg, Williamson ducks and lets it go, called a wide
9.4
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, 2 runs, short outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and pulls over mid-wicket, does not get hold of it, still gets a couple
8.6
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, no run, short of length on middle, turned to mid-wicket
8.5
6
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, SIX, so easy from Williamson. This is a short of length delivery and angling into the right-hander, on the body, Williamson plays the pick-up pull and sends the ball soaring over the deep backward square-leg fielder's head
8.4
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, no run, good stop by Khushdil at cover-point. He dives to his left and saves four. Williamson gives the charge to a length delivery and smokes it hard and it was four all the way
7.6
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, back of a length on middle, Williamson defends to short mid-wicket and then shadow-practices the pull
7.5
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, good line and length bowling, Williamson seemed to be a tad surprised that it jumped a little at him from a good length, adjusts and defends it back, takes the bottom-hand off to soften the impact
7.4
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, full on middle and leg, Williamson pushes off the front foot to mid-on
7.3
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, short of length and bang on off, neat back foot block from Williamson
7.2
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, full outside off, Williamson gets forward and pushes with a full face to cover
6.6
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, no run, short and wide, Williamson mistimes the cut to cover-point
6.4
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williamson dabs it from the crease to the left of backward point
6.3
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williamson punches to mid-off
6.2
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, no run, back of a length around off, Williamson tucks it to midwicket
6.1
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, no run, full and wide outside off, gentle loosener, left alone
5.4
Naseem Shah to Williamson, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off, Williamson looks to pull and drags it to long leg
5.3
Naseem Shah to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, left alone
5.2
4
Naseem Shah to Williamson, FOUR, oh this is sublime from Williamson! Fuller than a length outside off, shaping away, he reaches out and opens the face through the point region. It races away through the gap right off the middle of his bat
5.1
Naseem Shah to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off, Williamson tries punching it through the covers but it nips away past the edge
2.6
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, full on off, Williamson gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to defend to mid-off
2.5
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, good length and tight on middle, Williamson gets right behind the line to defend
2.4
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, no run, full and hunting the front pad, on off, Williamson though gets forward to drive nicely to mid-on
2.1
Shaheen Afridi to Williamson, 1 run, good length just outside off, Williamson angles the steer to deep backward point, was always in control
1.5
Naseem Shah to Williamson, 1 run, short of length outside off, Williamson punches nicely to deep backward point and gets off the mark
1.4
Naseem Shah to Williamson, no run, full outswinger outside off, similar to the first ball of the over, Williamson watchfully lets it go
1.3
Naseem Shah to Williamson, no run, short of length on off, Williamson gets right behind the line to defend, solidly behind that
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