Neesham's 97 rallies NZ to 237

June 26, 2019 19:51

NZ 237-6 (50 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard

Neesham pulls a short ball from Riaz through midwicket placing it perfectly in the gap for a four.

Riaz tries the slower ball as he ends up bowling a full toss which catches Neesham by surprise as he taps it back to the bowler and then takes one.

De Grandhomme is then run out as he runs a slower ball to thirdman and looks to steal the second run. But Amir collects the ball cleanly and sends back a flat throw back to wicketkeeper Sarfaraz to catch de Grandhomme short.

De Grandhomme is run out after a good innings of 64 from 71 balls as he put on 131 runs for the sixth wicket with Neesham to bring New Zealand back on track.

Amir bowls a good yorker as Neesham can only defend before he takes a single to mid-off from the next ball.

Amir drifts on the pads as Santner clips it behind square for two runs and then takes a single to fine leg.

Amir has gone for runs today, finishing with one for 67 in his 10 overs.

Riaz to bowl the final over. Santner picks a single off the first ball before Neesham pulls the next to deep midwicket and comes back for the second.

Riaz bowls a yorker as Neesham can only dig it back to the bowler. He then gets two runs off the next as Imam concedes the extra run off a poor throw.

Riaz then bowls a wide before Neesham gets it off the toe end as he looks to loft it down the ground and gets two runs. He gets the last middle perfectly off the middle, pull it over midwicket for a six to end the innings on a high.

Neesham finishes unbeaten on 97 to rally New Zealand to a competitive 237 for six in their 50 overs.

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