Imam out for 19; Pak lose 2nd wicket

June 26, 2019 21:25

Pak 56-2 (14 ovs) vs NZ 237-6 | Scorecard

Pacer Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack in place of Boult, who took one for 22 in five overs in his first spell.

Ferguson strikes in his first over with the wicket of Imam, who is brilliantly caught by Guptill for 19. The short ball kicked off quite viciously as Imam could only fend with his gloves as it popped on the off-side and Guptill came up with a dive forward and takes it inches of the ground.

Mohammad Hafeez survives a run out chance as he taps the ball on the leg side and sets off for a run before he is sent back and is lucky that the fielder misses the direct hit.

Hafeez then awkwardly keeps out the bouncer which comes in sharply and he then plays a loose poke away from his body and is beaten again.

Another cracking bouncer from Ferguson which comes in sharply as Hafeez is hit on the gloves as it goes through the vacant leg gully region for a single to fine leg.

Henry continues, bowling his sixth over on the trot. This time Hafeez bats watchfully playing out five dot balls in a row before he picks a single off the last ball.

Henry went for 11 in his first over, but since then has conceded 11 from the next five overs as New Zealand managed to keep things in check.

There is a slight holdup in play as the sightscreen issues crop up again, we already had a similar issue during the New Zealand but no action was taken during the change of innings.

Ferguson continues as Hafeez plays a full delivery off the backfoot and is beaten outside the off-stump. The next ball is short and this time Hafeez pulls it over square leg for a four to take Pakistan past the 50-run mark, in the 13th over.

Colin de Grandhomme comes into the attack in place of Henry. Hafeez turns the third ball on the leg side for a single before Azam plays a nice cover drive for two runs and then clips the last ball on the leg side for two more.

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