New Zealand XI vs Pakistan Live Score and Commentary, Tour match, NZ vs PAK, 3 January, 2018

COMPLETED / Tour match / Saxton Oval

New Zealand XI

221/10 (47.1 ov)

Pakistan

341/9 (50 ov)

Pakistanis won by 120 runs

Recent

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
James Baker	6	11	0	0	54.54
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Shadab Khan	9.1	0	52	4	5.67
Faheem Ashraf	6	0	21	2	3.50

Pakistanis won by 120 runs

New Zealand XI vs Pakistanis, Live Cricket Commentary

0

42.6

Hasan Ali to Matt McEwan, no run,
End of over 43 (2 runs)
1. Matt McEwan 18 (22)
2. Aniket Parikh 18 (19)
3. Hasan Ali 8-0-23-1
4. Fakhar Zaman 1-0-9-0
5. New Zealand XI 198/7
0

43.1

Fakhar Zaman to Aniket Parikh, no run,
1

43.2

Fakhar Zaman to Aniket Parikh, 1 run,
1

43.3

Fakhar Zaman to Matt McEwan, 1 run,
w

43.4

Aniket Parikh c B Azam b F Zaman 19 (22) Fakhar Zaman to Aniket Parikh, no run, c B Azam b F Zaman,
0

43.5

Fakhar Zaman to Matt McEwan, no run,
4

43.6

Fakhar Zaman to Matt McEwan, Four,
End of over 44 (6 runs)
1. Matt McEwan 23 (25)
2. James Baker 0 (0)
3. Fakhar Zaman 2-0-15-1
4. Hasan Ali 8-0-23-1
5. New Zealand XI 204/8
0

44.1

Hasan Ali to James Baker, no run,
1

44.2

Hasan Ali to James Baker, 1 run,
4

44.3

Hasan Ali to Matt McEwan, Four,
1

44.4

Hasan Ali to Matt McEwan, 1 run,
0

44.5

Hasan Ali to James Baker, no run,
1

44.6

Hasan Ali to James Baker, 1 run,
End of over 45 (7 runs)
1. James Baker 2 (4)
2. Matt McEwan 28 (27)
3. Hasan Ali 9-0-30-1
4. Fakhar Zaman 2-0-15-1
5. New Zealand XI 211/8
0

45.1

Shadab Khan to James Baker, no run,
1

45.2

Shadab Khan to James Baker, 1 run,
w

45.3

Matt McEwan c B Azam b S Khan 28 (28) Shadab Khan to Matt McEwan, no run, c B Azam b S Khan,
0

45.4

Shadab Khan to James Baker, no run,
0

45.5

Shadab Khan to James Baker, no run,
2

45.6

Shadab Khan to James Baker, 2 runs,
End of over 46 (3 runs)
1. James Baker 5 (9)
2. Michael Rae 0 (0)
3. Shadab Khan 9-0-52-3
4. Hasan Ali 9-0-30-1
5. New Zealand XI 214/9
4

46.1

Faheem Ashraf to Michael Rae, Four,
0

46.2

Faheem Ashraf to Michael Rae, no run,
1

46.3

Faheem Ashraf to Michael Rae, 1 run,
0

46.4

Faheem Ashraf to James Baker, no run,
1

46.5

Faheem Ashraf to James Baker, 1 run,
1

46.6

Faheem Ashraf to Michael Rae, 1 run,
End of over 47 (7 runs)
1. Michael Rae 6 (4)
2. James Baker 6 (11)
3. Faheem Ashraf 6-0-21-2
4. Shadab Khan 9-0-52-3
5. New Zealand XI 221/9
w

47.1

Michael Rae c F Zaman b S Khan 6 (5) Shadab Khan to Michael Rae, no run, c F Zaman b S Khan,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 9 run (1.4 ov): James Baker: 3 (5), Michael Rae: 6 (5)
Last Bat: Michael Rae 6(5) - c F Zaman b S Khan Shadab Khan
Fall of Wickets: 40 - 1 Ben Beecroft, 49 - 2 Jack Boyle, 94 - 3 Bharat Popli, 124 - 4 Fraser Colson, 144 - 5 Michael Davidson, 152 - 6 Mark Craig, 163 - 7 Lauchie Johns, 200 - 8 Aniket Parikh, 212 - 9 Matt McEwan, 221 - 10 Michael Rae
Reviews Remaining: New Zealand XI - 0 of 0, Pakistan - 0 of 0
Toss: New Zealand XI elected to bowl