jumps out of the crease, and finds long-off! Sodhi gave the ball loop, and went fullish outside off. Rauf couldn't hold himself back, and went heaving almost blindly. The ball went up a long, long way, only to be pouched on the boundary. New Zealand level the series with this 79-run win
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI at Karachi, PAK v NZ, Jan 11 2023 - Match Result
So we head into the series decider on Friday, the 13th. It is locked at 1-1 for now, with the tour-concluding game in Karachi yet again. Today's was an up-and-down game, and Deiva Muthu's report captures it all. And until the third ODI, it is goodbye and goodnight from us! Thanks for your company.
Kane Williamson, the winning captain: "You never really know a 100% [on what to do after winning the toss]. We had Ish Sodhi, who has been bowling really well. Even though we had a good partnership, maybe 300 wasn't realistic... we got to a par total in the end. We knew it would be a tough chase. We knew we had to get little bit out of the surface, and the two seamers set the tone for us."
Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain: "We came back well with the bat. But when the spinners came on, it was turning sharply. Credit to them. Rizwan and I wanted to take deep, and then analyse from the 40th over onwards. When Agha came, we thought of moving on. Today the spinners were getting a lot more help. The pitch in Karachi is always better in the second innings, but played differently today."
Devon Conway is the Player of the Match for his 101 off 92 balls: "We certainly were targetting 300, especially after the partnership [with Williamson]. I've got to give a lot of credit to Kane. I felt under pressure, and he kept on saying 'If it's tough now, it's going to be tougher later'. Spinners landed in very good areas, and asked good questions."
Time for the presentations
The pitch turned and bounced a lot, and New Zealand ended up using four spinners, whose combined figures read 5 for 114 in 30 overs - a run rate of less than four an over. Conway hit 101, and Williamson got 85. But the Player of the Match could yet be Santner, who scored a vital 37 at the death, and restricted Pakistan. Hang around for the presentations though.
Tautoru: "This win in a see-sawing game has sent NZ back to the top of the table"
Mitchell Santner speaks after the win: "With the ball, we were a lot tighter. Our lines and lengths were good. It definitely spun more. Nawaz bowled exceptionally well. We were reasonably happy with the score. We needed wickets early, and we were able to break the partnership between Rizwan and Babar, which we couldn't do last game."
Matthew Vincent: "Never did I think for one minute NZ would win by 80 runs after blowing what looked like a certain 350 score and falling 100 runs short.... absolutely crazy"
10.04pm An ODI from the 1990s. A slow, sluggish pitch where run-scoring got difficult as the match wore on, and a total of 261 proved more than enough. There was a lot of questioning about Williamson's decision to bat first with dew expected in the second innings. But there is a reason why he is the captain: the dew never came, and the ball turned sharply throughout Pakistan's innings. It was a see-sawing game all right: a collapse of 9 for 78 from 183 for 1 for New Zealand, when 300 seemed well within grab. A slide and slip from 64 for 2 in the 20th over with two set batters in for Pakistan.
the googly now, turning in to end on middle and off from a good length. Tapped down
full and quick on off. Tucked to cover
Rauf walks in, while the crowd heads out
appeal for stumping, and Aleem Dar takes it upstairs. Babar lost his balance there, as Latham clipped the bails off. This looks very similar to how Sarfaraz was stumped during the Test series. Full ball around fifth stump, and going on straight. Babar missed his reverse sweep, as there is not bat or glove. His back foot was slightly in the air as he lost balance, with Latham whipping the bails off. The third umpire watches multiple replays from multiple angles. From what I get, his boot is just above in the air, and should be out. Yeah, given out, as Babar walks back for 79. Excellent glovework by Latham
much fuller and outside off, as he drives to deep backward point. Conway comes running and sliding to his left to keep that to two, kicking the ball back as he slid
what a shot! Swatted over wide long-off! Thrashes this short and wide ball outside off with a flat bat, sending it hammering along all the way
Qaddy: "Imagine Shadab"
dabs at this fullish ball on leg
swings through, but the ball is turning away off a full length on off. Beaten completely
full and straight, and he tucks to long-on
Naseem at No. 10, but at the non-striker's end for now
run-out at the bowler's end! It was always a risky run, and Wasim gave his wicket away. Short and turning away to end wide of off, as he slapped that to Williamson at cover. The New Zealand captain slid to his left and swooped on the ball, throwing at the bowler's end. Wasim was well deep in the crease when he hit the shot, so it was always going to be difficult to make the run
chops down at this shortish ball angled in, and going on with the arm on middle and off
turns away off a short length to end outside off. Hacked to deep point
90 off 54. When does Babar attack?
flicks this short ball outside off to deep midwicket again
clips this short ball on middle to deep midwicket
cuts at this short and wide ball for a single to deep point
pulled to deep midwicket, as the ball is short and turning away to end wide-ish of off
pretty full outside off, and whipped to deep midwicket
short outside off, and punched to long-on
Sodhi back
Mudassar: "Need an Abdul Razzaq here from Babar if Pakistan can somehow win from here"
on the bounce to long-on. Tosses it up full and wide of off, as he gets down to try and club that
short outside off, and hacked to point
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National Stadium, Karachi | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to bat first |
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Season | 2022/23 |
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Series result | 3-match series level 1-1 |
Match number | ODI no. 4502 |
Match days | 11 January 2023 - daynight (50-over match) |
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Points | New Zealand 10, Pakistan 0 |