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New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025 Venue: McLean Park, Napier Date & Time: Mar 29, 11:00 AM LOCAL

Salman Agha 58(48)

43.4
W
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, out Caught by Michael Bracewell!! Superb catch diving forward! That should be the game for New Zealand as Salman departs. Full outside off, he looks to launch it down the ground but it's a total mishit. The ball dies on Bracewell at mid-off but he dives full stretch and gets his fingers under it. The third umpire has been called upon to double check but there's no issue at all. Salman Agha c Michael Bracewell b Jacob Duffy 58(48) [4s-5 6s-2]
43.1
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, 1 run, sliced in the air and it falls between two fielders! Slower short ball, Salman makes room and slashes hard. He fails to get on top of the bounce though. Goes in the air and the fielders at point and deep point don't really charge for the catch as it bounces between though
42.4
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, 1 run, the substitute fielder has dropped an absolute dolly. That could've been the game for New Zealand. Slower length ball on middle and leg, Salman shuffles across and sweeps it in the air. It's straight down the throat of fine leg where Ashok makes a meal of it
42.1
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, 1 run, slower ball following Salman as he backs away. He glances it down to fine leg
41.5
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, slower off-cutter, Salman dabs it wide of backward point
41.5
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, wide, way too short and sails over the head of Salman who doesn't even need to bend
41.4
4
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, FOUR, really well played. Short of length outside off, he shuffles across, plays late and dabs it quite fine to beat third man
41.3
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, no run, short of length on middle, Salman backs away to cut but it doesn't bounce as much as he expects and sneaks under the bat. It goes on the second bounce to the keeper. Duffy might've taken a bit of pace off it
41.2
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length on off, he shuffles across to work it through the on-side but is hit on the thigh
41.1
F
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, FOUR, cracking shot from Salman to bring up his fifty! Back of a length on middle, he makes room, goes hard and slaps it over extra cover. Absolutely nailed that one
40.3
William ORourke to Salman Agha, leg byes, 1 run, slower ball straying down leg, Salman looks to flick it away but wears it on the pad again
40.2
William ORourke to Salman Agha, leg byes, 2 runs, back of a length delivery straying down leg, Salman looks to clip it away but wears it on the thigh pad
40.1
William ORourke to Salman Agha, no run, good bouncer on middle and leg, Salman shuffles across to pull but misses
39.4
W
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, out Tayyab Tahir Run Out!! Tahir is in trouble. Back of a length on off, defended gently into the pitch and they charge for the single. But Duffy has the headstart in his followthrough. He gets to the ball, picks it up and underarms it into the stumps before Tahir can make it. Poor cricket from Pakistan as they lose wickets in consecutive overs. Tayyab Tahir run out (Jacob Duffy) 1(3)
39.3
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, no run, dug in short, Salman lets it go and sways out of the way
39.2
Jacob Duffy to Salman Agha, 2 runs, Salman is extremely lucky to escape! Short of length at the body, he looks to pull but gets a top-edge. It balloons up in front of the keeper who charges forward but fails to get to it
38.3
William ORourke to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of length on off, Salman taps it in front of backward point for a quick single
38.1
William ORourke to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of length delivery following Salman as he backs away. He manages to dab it to third man
37.4
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, very full from Bracewell, jammed behind square on the off-side for a single
37.3
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, no run, slower and drifting onto the pads, Agha flicks and finds short fine
37.1
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven down to long-on for a single
36.3
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, leg byes, 1 run, slower short ball at the pads, Agha was looking to flick and missed, off the pad and rolled wide of the keeper
36.2
4
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Agha, pitched up by Smith - Agha leans across, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and then slices the drive over cover, almost went all the way, bouncing in front of the ropes
36.1
6
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, SIX, smashed, Salman Agha is keeping his team in with a shout, a leg-stump half-volley, Agha gets inside the line and then let the wrists take over, flicks it high and over square leg, short boundary, but this would've cleared most boundaries, don't think he got it off the middle of the bat as well
35.6
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, tad too full from Bracewell, driven down to long-on for a single
35.1
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, dropped in front of point for a quick single
35.1
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, wide, flatter and quicker from Bracewell, but he slides it down leg and is called as a wide
34.6
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of a length and at the stumps, nudged past square leg for a single
34.5
4
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, FOUR, lovely, tad too full from Smith - Agha stays deep in the crease, converts it into a half-volley and then drills the drive wide of cover, was in the air and in the gap as well
34.5
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, wide, banged in short and angling down leg, Agha watches it go through to the keeper, called as a wide
34.4
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off - Agha waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then runs it fine past the keeper, needed a diving stop from Duffy to prevent the boundary
34.3
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, no run, tad fuller and at the stumps, driven straight to the fielder at mid-on
34.2
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, 2 runs, Smith shortens the length outside off, chopped behind square on the off-side and Agha's back for the second
34.1
6
Nathan Smith to Salman Agha, SIX, a massive top-edge, plenty of height and just about enough distance to clear long leg - Adithya Ashok ran back and then jumped, but he can only wath it sail over his head, banged in short and Agha swivelled across on the front-foot pull
33.6
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, an ugly hack and Agha is lucky to get away, came down the pitch, was undone by the dip and still went for the ugly slog, gets a thin inside edge and the ball rolls past the keeper off his thigh-pad
33.4
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, Bracewell tosses one well outside off - Agha was shaping for the drive, went with hard hands and drags a thick inside edge, behind square on the on-side
33.3
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, no run, slower and just outside off, hint of spin back into the right-hander, Agha leans across on the nudge and is struck on the pad
33.2
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, no run, Bracewell tosses one quicker and down leg, Agha shuffled across on the lap and missed, would've slid down leg with the angle
32.6
4
Muhammad Abbas to Salman Agha, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Abbas - Agha backs away, opens up the off-side and then finds the gap wide of cover with a drive
31.6
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, no run, Bracewell tosses one on middle and leg, Agha backs away and pushes it back to the bowler
31.5
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, no run, tossed up on middle, Salman Agha went back and was looking to work it very square on the on-side, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge dropped at his feet
31.3
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 1 run, Bracewell tosses one on off, worked down to long-on for a single
31.2
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, no run, Bracewell drifts one just outside off - Agha was looking to work it square on the on-side, closed the face of the bat and the edge rolled back at the bowler
31.2
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, wide, turn for Bracewell, but it starts from middle and slides down leg, another wide added to the total
31.2
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, wide, Bracewell slides one well down leg as Agha backed away, called as a wide
31.1
Michael Bracewell to Salman Agha, 2 wides, tossed up and sliding down leg, past Agha's flick, Mitchell Hay can't stop it cleanly and allows an additional bye
30.4
Muhammad Abbas to Salman Agha, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Agha looks to drive and skews a thick inside edge, behind square on the on-side
30.3
Muhammad Abbas to Salman Agha, 2 runs, uppish and safe, looked like a cracking shot, but there was more height than distance, a slower cutter and Agha was shaping for the straight loft, came off the inner half, but has enough to clear mid-on
30.2
Muhammad Abbas to Salman Agha, no run, Abbas goes short as Agha gave the charge, a swing and a miss as the ball climbs past Agha's pull
30.1
Muhammad Abbas to Salman Agha, no run, banged in short and angling across the right-hander, Agha drops hisa gloves and sways away from the line
29.4
William ORourke to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of length outside off, dabbed down to third man
29.2
William ORourke to Salman Agha, 1 run, nasty short ball angled into the body, hits Salman on the glove as he looks to pull and rolls wide of the keeper
29.1
William ORourke to Salman Agha, no run, short of length on middle, Salman shuffles across and defends into the on-side
28.6
Muhammad Abbas to Salman Agha, 1 run, back of a length delivery across off, steered to third man
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