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New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025 Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Date & Time: Apr 05, 11:00 AM LOCAL

Abdullah Shafique 33(56)

16.2
W
Ben Sears to Shafique, out Caught by Jacob Duffy!! The short ball ploy works! Ben Sears breaks the partnership. Dug in short by Sears, Shafique gets inside the line and swivels to hook. Doesn't bother to keep it down, the timing isn't spot-on and he hits it straight down fine leg's throat where Duffy doesn't err. Shafique c Jacob Duffy b Ben Sears 33(56) [4s-3]
15.6
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, 2 runs, worked in front of square on the leg-side for a couple of runs
15.5
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, no run, 96kph, turns this flat offie to midwicket
15.3
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, 1 run, 86.9kph, jogs down the pitch does Shafique to knock this flighted offie down to long-on
15.1
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, 1 run, 97.5kph, flat ball on a length and down leg, swept to fine leg
14.6
Ben Sears to Shafique, 1 run, similar length, tapped to the right of backward point on this occasion for a single
14.5
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, 139.7kph, short of length, Shafique opens the bat-face and guides it to the left of backward point who is quick to move across and stop it
14.3
Ben Sears to Shafique, 1 run, 139.4kph, slightly shorter and straighter, tucked through square leg
14.2
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, length ball, poked to backward point
13.5
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, 1 run, gets down early and sweeps this length ball to fine leg
12.5
Ben Sears to Shafique, 1 run, 135,1kph, in-slanting back of a length ball, Shafique looks to tap it into the off-side and gets an inside edge that eludes the leg-stump
12.3
Ben Sears to Shafique, 1 run, 136.7kph, wider line, steered to third man
12.2
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, short of length, punched to backward point
12.1
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, back of a length, patted to cover-point
11.6
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, 1 run, flat ball on leg, flicked away to deep midwicket
11.1
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, 1 run, Shafique gets forward to drive, he's slightly early into his shot and chips it to the right of the non-striker. Bracewell dives to his right but the ball is out of his reach
10.4
Ben Sears to Shafique, 1 run, 137.2kph, short ball, Shafique pulls and it hits him high on the bat. Fortunately for him, it doesn't go straight to midwicket or mid-on. The latter moves back and to his right to keep the batters down to one
9.6
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, no run, on the pads, nudged to mid-wicket with a closed bat face
9.5
Michael Bracewell to Shafique, no run, slower through the air on off, Shafique knocks it into the off-side
8.6
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, Shafique pats it into the off-side with soft hands
8.5
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, pitched up by the bowler as Shafique drives it to mid-on off the front foot
8.4
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, looks to punch this on the rise, doesn't middle it though
8.3
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, on a length outside off, shapes back in and beats Shafique on the inside edge
8.2
Ben Sears to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, Shafique defends it
8.2
Ben Sears to Shafique, wide, short and wide outside off, left alone by the batsman
7.6
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, back of a length around off, Shafique defends it within from the crease
7.5
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, width on offer, Shafique slashes at it, gets beaten due to the extra bounce
7.4
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, steered to backward point
7.3
4
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, FOUR, lovely drive. Pitched up by the bowler as Shafique drills it past the non-striker with impeccable timing, that's a boundary for the opener
7.2
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, length delivery around off, eased to cover-point by the batsman
7.1
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped to the leg-side by Shafique
6.6
William ORourke to Shafique, 1 run, full and straight on middle, Shafique looks to flick it away, gets an inside edge on to the pads, a single taken
6.6
William ORourke to Shafique, wide, wayward delivery down the leg-side, it's a wide ball
6.5
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, Shafique rides the bounce and knocks it to cover
6.4
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, on a length outside off, Shafique looks to defend, gets beaten
6.4
William ORourke to Shafique, wide, short ball down the leg-side, Shafique goes for a pull and misses
6.3
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, Shafique pats it in front of point with soft hands
6.2
4
William ORourke to Shafique, FOUR, flicked away! Drifting on the pads and Shafique flicks it away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Was in the air for a bit and away to the boundary quickly. A steady partnership building between the two batters
6.1
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, Shafique rides the bounce and pats it into the off-side
4.6
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, back of a length around off, steered to point by Shafique
4.5
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, outside off, left alone
4.4
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, short of a length around off, Shafique attempts a cut, doesn't middle it
4.3
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, banged in short by the bowler, Shafique steers ito backward point
3.6
4
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, FOUR, pitched up the bowler as Shafique drives it uppishly, past the bowler for four runs. That's the first boundary of the run chase
3.5
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, skids along the deck from a good length, Shafique gets hit on the thigh pad
3.4
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, banged in short by Jacob Duffy as the ball sails over the batsman's head
3.3
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, short of a length on middle and leg, clipped into the leg-side
3.2
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, short of a length outside off, shaping away from the batsman, Shafique looks to punch it away, gets beaten on the outside edge
3.1
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
2.5
William ORourke to Shafique, 3 runs, on the shorter side outside off, Shafique carves it over the infield at cover-point as the fielder in the deep stops it with a dive to his right
2.5
William ORourke to Shafique, wide, sprays this down the leg-side as the keeper gathers it with a dive
2.4
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, some extra carry as Shafique plays inside the line
1.6
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, length delivery just outside off, Shafique stands tall and knocks it into the off-side
1.5
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, that's a peach of a delivery, on a length around off, shaping away from the batsman who gets squared up and beaten on the outside edge
1.4
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, 2 runs, back of a length on leg, Shafique clips it through backward square leg for two runs
1.3
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, very full ball at the stumps, clipped to mid-on by the batsman
1.2
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, nudged in front of mid-wicket by Shafique
1.1
Jacob Duffy to Shafique, no run, short of a length outside off, shaping away from the batsman, left alone
0.2
William ORourke to Shafique, 1 run, short ball outside off, Shafique guides it to third man for a single. Was in the air for a while, but fell short of the fielder charging in from the deep
0.1
William ORourke to Shafique, no run, short of a length outside off, some extra carry as Shafique shoulders arms
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