New Zealand vs South Africa, Tri-series, Final: Live Score and Updates from Harare
18:46 IST:Mitchell Santner brings himself into the attack.
18:45 IST:5.6: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, Pace off on back of a length, on the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one. South Africa are 46/0 at the end of the Powerplay.
18:44 IST:5.5: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! BANG! Back of a length, just outside off. Reeza Hendricks picks it early and crunches the pull over deep square leg for a massive hit.
18:44 IST:5.4: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Back of a length, angling across the batter. Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to pull but this comes off the cue end toward mid-off for a streaky single.
18:43 IST:5.3: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, LEG BYE! Fuller than a length, on the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks looks to hack it across the line but misses. It comes off the pad toward cover point for a leg bye.
18:42 IST:5.2: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Slower ball on the full, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius shuffles across and drags this toward mid-on for one.
18:42 IST:5.1: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Overpitched, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it very hard, back at Henry who gets his foot in the way and makes the stop.
18:41 IST:4.6: Adam Milne to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lands it on a length, on the middle and leg. Lhuan-dre Pretorius turns it round the corner for a single.
18:40 IST:4.5: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, Pace off on a length, on off. Reeza Hendricks punches this to mid-off for one.
18:39 IST:4.4: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, Keeps it on a length, around the fifth stump. Reeza Hendricks presses forward and knocks it to short cover.
18:39 IST:4.3: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, On a length, angling into the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks looks to tuck but gets the inside edge onto the pad.
18:38 IST:4.2: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, Skiddy length ball, around off. Reeza Hendricks defends it back to the bowler.
18:38 IST:4.1: Adam Milne to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short of a good length, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius dabs it through cover point region and takes one.
18:36 IST:3.6: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! What a shot! Much fuller and on middle, in the slot as well, Reeza Hendricks is not going to miss out on that and tonks it away elegantly over the long on fence for a biggie.
18:36 IST:3.6: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, Tries to follow the batter, serves it full but down the leg side, Reeza Hendricks fails to glance it away. Wided.
18:35 IST:3.5: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fuller and on off, shaping in, Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls behind the stumps. A single taken.
18:35 IST:3.4: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Pitched up and on middle, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it towards mid on.
18:34 IST:3.3: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Streaky! Short of a length and on middle, Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to pull it away but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.
18:33 IST:3.2: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Another slower delivery, full and on off, keeps very low, Lhuan-dre Pretorius swings but it goes well under his bat.
18:33 IST:3.1: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Slower one, back of a length and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to heave it away a bit too hard but misses.
18:32 IST:2.6: Zakary Foulkes to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! BANG! Much better! Fuller in length and just around off, Reeza Hendricks presents the full face of the bat and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie.
18:31 IST:2.5: Zakary Foulkes to Reeza Hendricks, Swing and a miss! Pitched up and on off, shapes in a bit, Reeza Hendricks has a wild swing at it but fails to connect. Yet to get off the mark.
18:30 IST:2.4: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, On a length and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stays back and looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a single.
18:30 IST:2.4: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short of a length and outside off again, shaping away, Lhuan-dre Pretorius swings but misses. Another wide.
18:30 IST:2.4: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Hits the length hard but way outside off, angling further away, Lhuan-dre Pretorius goes down and winds up for the heave but leaves it alone. Wided.
18:29 IST:2.3: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full again and on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it hard but straight to mid on. He is disappointed he failed to put it away.
18:28 IST:2.2: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Zakary Foulkes comes 'over the wicket, full and on the pads, Lhuan-dre Pretorius picks it up nicely and whips it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.
18:27 IST:2.1: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Good length and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius steps across and pats it down the pitch. Too many dot balls already.
18:26 IST:1.6: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, BEAUTY! Short of a good length, shapes away and beats Reeza Hendricks all ends up on the defence.
18:26 IST:1.5: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, Good length delivery on the off-stump line. Reeza Hendricks hangs back and dabs it towards point.
18:25 IST:1.4: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, Fuller length delivery on the off-stump line. Reeza Hendricks defends it towards mid-off.
18:25 IST:1.3: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, On a length, around off. Reeza Hendricks defends it into covers.
18:24 IST:1.2: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Pitched full, on middle. Lhuan-dre Pretorius bunts it toward mid-on for one.
18:24 IST:1.1: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Duffy starts with an excellent delivery. Yorker down the leg stump line, Pretorius gets surprised, he tries to clip it on the leg side but gets it on the back shoe and loses his balance and falls. Appeal from the bowler but it was turned down.
18:23 IST:Jacob Duffy will share the attack.
18:22 IST:0.6: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, Peach! Short of a good length, moves away a touch, and beats the outside edge of Reeza Hendricks.
18:22 IST:0.5: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, On a hard length, on off. Punched toward mid-off for one.
18:21 IST:0.4: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Back of a length, angling across. Lhuan-dre Pretorius mistimes the slap into covers.
18:21 IST:0.3: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full, swings back into the middle. Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks it toward deep square leg for a couple.
18:20 IST:0.2: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full-length delivery, moves away, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to drive, gets the outside edge along the ground to short third.
18:19 IST:0.1: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! On a length, on off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets across and punches it through mid-wicket region for a cracking boundary to get off the mark.
18:19 IST:Welcome back. The players and the umpires are back in the middle. Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Reeza Hendricks to open the innings for South Africa. It will be Matt Henry with the ball for New Zealand. Here we go!
18:17 IST:…THE RUN CHASE…
18:17 IST:Right then, South Africa needs 181 to chase this down and claim the Tri-Series Trophy. Can they do it, or will New Zealand come hard with the ball and defend this score to get their hands on the title? We shall find out soon. Join us in a bit for the second essay.
18:16 IST:Lungi Ngidi is up for a chat. He says that the main thing when New Zealand were attacking was to try and keep things simple. Adds that anything pitched up was going for runs, so he changed his length and attacked the stumps to be more effective. Says that he would have taken 180, especially after the start that New Zealand got. Ends by saying that he is fine and there are no issues.
18:15 IST:South Africa did not have the best of starts with the ball, but they did well to come back strong after the halfway mark in the game. Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets while Senuran Muthusamy, Kwena Maphaka, and Nandre Burger took one each. South Africa have not been at their best so far with the bat but will need to play well if they are to chase 181 and claim their hands on the trophy.
18:11 IST:A solid batting effort from the Black Caps takes them to an impressive score of 180/5 from the 20 overs. Having been asked to bat first, New Zealand got off to a flying start with Tim Seifert and Devon Conway adding 75 for the opening wicket. Conway and Rachin Ravindra carried on after the dismissal of Tim Seifert, but the wickets of Conway and Ravindra slowed down the momentum and made it hard for New Zealand to find the boundaries. Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell tried hard but had to settle for 180, which at one stage looked like crossing 200.
18:08 IST:19.6: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, A couple to end the innings! Pitched full, at the stumps. Daryl Mitchell lifts it toward the wide long-on region for two runs. New Zealand finish with 180/5.
18:07 IST:19.5: Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Santner, Full and at the stumps. Mitchell Santner drives it past the bowler, down the ground, and settles for one.
18:07 IST:19.4: Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Santner, High full toss on the middle and leg. Mitchell Santner hacks it toward deep square leg for a couple.
18:06 IST:19.4: Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Santner, WIDE! Full, angling down the leg. Mitchell Santner flicks and misses. Wided.
18:05 IST:19.3: Kwena Maphaka to Michael Bracewell, OUT! EXCELLENT CATCH! Kwena Maphaka gets Bracewell. Full and well outside off. Michael Bracewell tries to get underneath and loft over the infield but it comes off the cue end and to the right of extra cover where George Linde takes a sharp catch. New Zealand are five down.
18:06 IST:Mitchell Santner walks in next.
18:04 IST:19.3: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, TWO WIDES! On a length and angling down the leg. Daryl Mitchell pulls and misses. A half stop by Lhuan-dre Pretorius allows the batter to sneak the extra run with the along with the wide.
18:03 IST:19.2: Kwena Maphaka to Michael Bracewell, A length ball outside off. Michael Bracewell mishits it to long-on for one.
18:03 IST:19.1: Kwena Maphaka to Michael Bracewell, Short of a length well outside the off. Bracewell shuffles across the line and miscues the pull towards deep backward square leg for a couple.
18:03 IST:Kwena Maphaka (3-0-24-0) to bowl the final over. South Africa have been excellent in the past few overs. New Zealand will look to breach 185.
18:01 IST:18.6: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Very full on middle. Michael Bracewell drives it hard, and Nandre Burger tries to stop it on his follow-through but parries it towards mid-off. A single taken.
18:01 IST:18.5: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Low full toss on the middle. Michael Bracewell flicks this toward the deep mid-wicket region, and a fumble in the deep allows the double.
18:00 IST:18.4: Nandre Burger to Daryl Mitchell, Slower and shorter outside off. Daryl Mitchell reaches for it and cuts it to deep cover point for one.
17:59 IST:18.3: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Full, at the stumps. Michael Bracewell digs it out and bunts it to long-on for one.
17:59 IST:18.2: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Low full toss angled down the leg. Michael Bracewell flicks and misses. Brushes the pad on the way to the keeper.
17:58 IST:18.1: Nandre Burger to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker, on the middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell jams it toward deep mid-on for one.
17:57 IST:17.6: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, Michael Bracewell misses out on a freebie! Full toss outside off. Michael Bracewell swings and misses.
17:57 IST:17.5: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, Yorker on off. Michael Bracewell squeezes it through covers and scampers for the double.
17:56 IST:17.4: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Low full-toss near the off. The batter shuffles across the line and gets the splice of the bat while trying to intent a ramp. He runs for a single.
17:55 IST:17.3: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker length ball, follows the batter, outside leg stump. Daryl Mitchell makes space and works it toward deep square leg for a couple.
17:55 IST:17.2: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, Full, sliding down the leg. Michael Bracewell moves across and tries to scoop but gets it off the toe end to the right of the keeper for a single.
17:54 IST:17.1: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! CLEVER BATTING! Low full toss, around off. Michael Bracewell moves across and helps it toward fine leg for a cheeky boundary.
17:52 IST:16.6: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Pitched full, on off. Michael Bracewell eases this to long-on for one.
17:53 IST:Michael Bracewell walks in at 6.
17:52 IST:16.5: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Nandre Burger gets the big fish! Another low full toss on the middle stump line. Rachin Ravindra hacks it high toward the deep mid-wicket region. Fails to get the elevation or the distance and is caught near the ropes by Dewald Brevis. The umpires want to check for a No Ball here. The front foot looks alright, but the back foot is very close to the return crease. After a few replays, the third umpire deems it is a fair delivery. A fine knock from Ravindra ends now as he walks back for 47. New Zealand are four down.
17:50 IST:16.4: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! FINDS THE GAP! Slower and shorter on off. Rachin Ravindra pulls it toward deep square leg and beats the fielders coming toward it for a cracking shot.
17:49 IST:16.3: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, Low full toss on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra flicks this toward fine leg for a couple.
17:48 IST:16.2: Nandre Burger to Daryl Mitchell, Another full toss, around off. Daryl Mitchell swings hard but miscues it on the bounce to deep cover for a single.
17:47 IST:16.1: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, Low full toss on middle. Rachin Ravindra hits it to long-on for one.
17:46 IST:15.6: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Full-length delivery around off. Rachin Ravindra drives it hard to deep extra cover for one.
17:45 IST:15.6: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, WIDE! Pitched full, outside the tramline. Rachin Ravindra lets it go. Wide signaled.
17:45 IST:15.5: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, LEG BYE! Yorker length ball outside the leg stump. Daryl Mitchell makes room, and the bowler follows him. Mitchell misses the flick and it comes off the pad toward square leg for a leg bye.
17:44 IST:15.4: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Low full toss outside off. Rachin Ravindra looks to drive and gets the outside edge to deep third for a single.
17:43 IST:15.3: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Full again, around off. Drilled to mid-off for just a single.
17:43 IST:15.2: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! CHEEKY AND EFFECTIVE! Full-length delivery, around off. Daryl Mitchell sits back and scoops it over the man at short third for a clever boundary.
17:42 IST:15.1: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker, on the leg stump line. Daryl Mitchell looks to work through the on-side but misses and wears on the pad.
17:40 IST:14.6: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, on off. Daryl Mitchell hits this to long-on for a single. New Zealand are 135/3 with five overs to go.
17:39 IST:14.5: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a good length, on middle. Rachin Ravindra works it through square leg for a single.
17:39 IST:14.4: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, Banged in short, on off. Daryl Mitchell miscues the pull toward deep mid-wicket and takes one. Lands on the bounce to the fielder.
17:38 IST:14.3: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length again, on the middle and leg. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17:38 IST:14.3: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, WIDE! Back of a length, slanting down the leg. Rachin Ravindra plays and misses. Wided.
17:37 IST:14.2: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, Slower and shorter outside off. Daryl Mitchell slaps it to deep point for one.
17:36 IST:14.1: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, angled in on off. Rachin Ravindra makes room and dabs it down to deep third for one.
17:35 IST:13.6: Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, Pace off, back of a length around off. Daryl Mitchell hops and dabs it toward the backward point. End of a fine spell from Lungi Ngidi.
17:35 IST:13.6: Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, WIDE! On a length and well outside off. Daryl Mitchell looks to cut but misses. Wide signaled by the umpire.
17:34 IST:Daryl Mitchell walks in next.
17:34 IST:13.5: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, CHAPMAN HOLES OUT! SHARP CATCH IN THE DEEP! Another slower ball on the full, on the middle and leg. Mark Chapman advances down the pitch and miscues it high toward the deep mid-wicket region. Rubin Hermann there keeps his eye on the ball and takes it nicely above his head, close to the ropes. The poor run of form continues for Chapman. New Zealand lose their third.
17:32 IST:13.4: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, LEG BYE! Slower bumper, on off. Rachin Ravindra is early into the pull shot and gets a blow on the helmet. A mandatory concussion check for Ravindra, and he is fine. The ball rolls into the on-side and they take a leg bye.
17:30 IST:13.3: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Short of a length and angling down the leg. Rachin Ravindra helps it to fine leg for a boundary.
17:30 IST:13.2: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, Pitched full, on off. Mark Chapman strokes it back to the bowler, who gets a boot on the way and ricochets it toward mid-wicket for a single.
17:29 IST:13.1: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Slower ball on a length, on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra shimmies down and mistimes the hack toward deep mid-wicket for one.
17:28 IST:12.6: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, Shortish and outside off. Rachin Ravindra slaps this to long-off for one.
17:27 IST:12.5: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, SIX MORE! UP AND OVER! Floated full, on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra sits on his knee and slogs it hard, clears the man at deep square leg for a thumping hit.
17:27 IST:12.4: Senuran Muthusamy to Mark Chapman, Too full, on the leg. Mark Chapman sweeps this to deep backward square leg for a single.
17:26 IST:12.3: Senuran Muthusamy to Mark Chapman, Flighted full, on the midlde. Mark Chapman turns it to short mid-wicket.
17:26 IST:12.2: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, Flatter and quicker outside off. Rachin Ravindra cuts this to deep cover point for one.
17:25 IST:12.1: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! CLUBBED! Tossed up full, on middle. Rachin Ravindra shimmies down, gets to the pitch of the ball, and smokes it over the cow corner fence for half a dozen.
17:24 IST:11.6: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a good length on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
17:23 IST:11.5: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, On a length, on middle. Mark Chapman knocks it toward wide mid-on for one.
17:23 IST:11.4: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Slower ball on the full, on the middle and leg. Ravindra clips it toward square leg and takes one.
17:22 IST:11.3: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, LEG BYE! Back of a length on the hip. Tucked off the pad into the leg side for a leg bye.
17:22 IST:Mark Chapman walks in at 4.
17:21 IST:11.2: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, OUT! TOP EDGE AND GONE! Lungi Ngidi removes the well-set Conway! Back-of-a-length delivery, around the left shoulder. Devon Conway looks to hook it over fine leg but gets the top edge off some extra bounce and miscues toward short fine leg, where Nandre Burger takes a simple catch. New Zealand lose their second.
17:19 IST:11.1: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Ravindra flicks this to deep square leg for one.
17:18 IST:10.6: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, FOUR! GETS THE PROPER CONNECTION NOW! Good length delivery on the middle. Devon Conway moves across and ramps it over the keeper for a clever boundary. 100 up for New Zealand!
17:18 IST:10.5: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, OUCH! Pitched full, outside off. Devon Conway moves across to the scoop but gets it off the cue end onto the side of the helmet, rolls toward the short third region. A part of the helmet comes off, and the physio is out in the middle to get the concussion check done. He looks fine, though, and will continue.
17:16 IST:10.4: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, FOUR! SUPERB TIMING! Fuller than a good length, on the middle. Devon Conway shimmies down and steers it through the backward point region for a nicely played boundary.
17:15 IST:10.3: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, around off. Rachin Ravindra dabs it down to deep third for a single.
17:15 IST:10.2: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! LOVELY SHOT! Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra flicks it wristily toward the wide of long on region for a cracking boundary.
17:14 IST:10.1: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, In the air and lands safe! Full and outside off. Rachin Ravindra goes hard for the drive but ends up slicing aerially toward the deep backward point region for a couple.
17:14 IST:Nandre Burger (1-0-11-0) is back into the attack.
17:13 IST:9.6: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Another fuller one, on leg, Rachin Ravindra fails to work it away as the ball goes off his pads towards mid-wicket. A leg bye taken.
17:12 IST:9.5: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Rachin Ravindra misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
17:11 IST:9.4: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Easy pickings! Back of a length but angling down the leg side, there to be put away. Rachin Ravindra does not miss out and just helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
17:11 IST:9.3: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Change of pace, on a length and on off, Devon Conway runs it down to third man for another run.
17:10 IST:9.2: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Full again and on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.
17:09 IST:9.1: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Fuller and on off, Devon Conway drives it to mid off for a single.
17:09 IST:8.6: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Another shorter one, on off, Devon Conway punches it to sweeper covers for one.
17:08 IST:8.5: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, Short and around off, Rachin Ravindra steers it through point for a run.
17:10 IST:Rachin Ravindra walks out to bat at number 3.
17:07 IST:8.4: Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert, OUT! ABSOLUTE STUNNER! South Africa is known for their fielding and the skipper has produced something special here to get the breakthrough for his side. Senuran Muthusamy flights it up, full and outside off, Tim Seifert uses his feet to loft it over covers, but has to reach out for it a bit and loses his bottom hand. Ends up hitting it much flatter, and Rassie van der Dussen at short covers leaps up to his left and takes a brilliant catch with both hands. Seifert goes for 30 off 28, and New Zealand are 75/1!
17:05 IST:8.3: Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert, Close! Flatter, short and around off, Tim Seifert looks to cut it away but gets a bottom edge that just goes past the off pole.
17:05 IST:8.2: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Floated, full and around off, Devon Conway drills it towards sweeper covers for a single.
17:04 IST:8.1: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, SIX! Going, going, gone! Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, Devon Conway skips down the track to get closer to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
17:02 IST:7.6: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on leg, Devon Conway clips it through square leg for one more. 13 runs off the over!
17:02 IST:7.5: Corbin Bosch to Tim Seifert, Fuller and on off, Tim Seifert pushes it towards covers for one.
17:01 IST:7.4: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, On a length and on leg, Devon Conway pats it towards mid on for a single.
17:01 IST:7.3: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, FOUR! Fantastic shot! Short of a length and outside off again, Devon Conway gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.
17:00 IST:7.2: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway uses his feet and punches it wide of deep point for a brace. This is now the highest opening stand in this Tri Series.
17:00 IST:7.1: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary! Fuller and well outside off, Devon Conway accepts the width on offer and lifts it beautfully over extra covers for a boundary.
17:00 IST:Corbin Bosch replaces Kwena Maphaka
16:58 IST:6.6: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Short and on leg, Devon Conway nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
16:58 IST:6.5: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Stumping chance...missed! Slows it up, full and on middle and leg, turns away, Devon Conway backs away to tuck it but gets beaten on the flight. He loses his balance too, but Lhuan-dre Pretorius fails to collect it cleanly and the chance goes begging.
16:58 IST:6.4: Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert, Tossed up, full and on off, Tim Seifert scythes it to long off for one.
16:57 IST:6.3: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Flighted, full and on leg, Devon Conway drills it to long on for a single.
16:56 IST:6.2: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Floated, short and on middle and off, Devon Conway moves back and stabs it to short covers.
16:56 IST:6.1: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Fires in a yorker, on off, Devon Conway digs it out to the off side.
16:56 IST:Senuran Muthusamy comes into the attack now.
16:55 IST:5.6: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on middle, Devon Conway knocks it towards mid on. New Zealand are 52 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay!
16:54 IST:5.5: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Hard length and around off, Tim Seifert drags it towards mid on and sets off for the run. The fielder fails to pick it up cleanly or else there could have been a chance of a run out.
16:54 IST:5.4: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Bangs in a bouncer, on middle and leg, Tim Seifert looks to hook it away but fails to connect.
16:53 IST:5.3: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Back of a length and on off, Devon Conway waits for it and steers it wide of short third. Lungi Ngidi moves to his right and dives to make a great stop. saves three for his team. Also, 50 up for New Zealand!
16:53 IST:5.2: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Short of a length and outside off, Tim Seifert cuts it to deep poiint for a single.
16:52 IST:5.1: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, SIX! That is some shot! Fuller one and around off, Tim Seifert gets across early to get inside the line of the ball. He plays the no-look scoop as the ball sails over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
16:51 IST:4.6: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Quicker, full and on leg, Tim Seifert knocks it towards mid on and scampers across for one.
16:50 IST:4.5: George Linde to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! This is another short delivery, on middle, Tim Seifert picks up the length early, moves back and swats it right over the bowler's head for another boundary.
16:50 IST:4.4: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Flatter, short and on off, Tim Seifert stabs it out towards short covers.
16:49 IST:4.3: George Linde to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Nicely played! Drags his length back and around off, Tim Seifert uses the depth of the crease to back away and slaps it over extra covers for a boundary.
16:49 IST:4.2: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Fires one full and on leg, Tim Seifert looks to go for the lofted shot but gets an inside edge towards square leg.
16:48 IST:4.1: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Floated, full and around off, Tim Seifert heaves it towards mid-wicket.
16:48 IST:Time for some spin now as George Linde comes into the attack.
16:47 IST:3.6: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Devon Conway misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.
16:46 IST:3.5: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, FOUR! Gets it away! Short again and outside off, Devon Conway slashes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge. The fielder at short third thinks he is in the game but this flies well over him for a boundary.
16:46 IST:3.4: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, In the air..safe! Slower one, full and on off, Tim Seifert goes after it but loses his bottom hand and mistimes it in the air. The fielder at deep point runs forward but the ball lands just in front of him. They cross.
16:45 IST:3.3: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Excellent bowling! Short of a length and on middle, takes off viciously. Tim Seifert looks to cut but gets beaten all ends up.
16:44 IST:3.2: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway cuts it through point for a run.
16:44 IST:3.1: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Fuller and outside off, Tim Seifert opens the face of his bat and squeezes it out to deep point for a single.
16:43 IST:2.6: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, FOUR! Up and over! Goes a bit too full and outside off, slower too, Devon Conway gets the chance to free his arms and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary.
16:42 IST:2.5: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Takes pace off again, pitched up and on middle, Tim Seifert uses his feet and drags it wide of mid on for another run.
16:42 IST:2.4: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Extra bounce! Lungi Ngidi bangs this one into the pitch and puts in the extra effort on this one, around off, takes off a bit. Tim Seifert slashes at it but gets beaten by the bounce.
16:41 IST:2.3: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, A slower one now, full and on off, Tim Seifert goes through the drive early and gets it from the toe-end of the bat towards short mid-wicket.
16:40 IST:2.2: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, Lungi Ngidi sees the batter back away and lands this on a hard length, on middle, angling in. Devon Conway looks to go over covers but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pads as the ball rolls to the off side. They cross.
16:39 IST:2.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Fuller and angling into the pads, Tim Seifert clips it through square leg for a single.
16:38 IST:1.6: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Hits the length hard, on off, Tim Seifert rides the bounce and pats it wide of mid off for one. 11 runs off the over!
16:38 IST:1.6: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Nandre Burger is struggling with his line a bit here! He goes on a length but down the leg side again, Tim Seifert fails to glance it away. Third wide of the over.
16:37 IST:1.5: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Full again and on off, Tim Seifert pushes it towards covers.
16:37 IST:1.4: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, Overpitched and on off, Devon Conway drills it to sweeper covers for another run.
16:36 IST:1.3: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, Beaten! Goes fuller and around off, shaping away, Devon Conway gets drawn forward into the drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.
16:35 IST:1.2: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Hard length and outside off, Tim Seifert guides it off the outer half of the bat through point for a run.
16:35 IST:1.2: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Touch slower and full but down the leg, Tim Seifert misses his flick. Wided.
16:34 IST:1.1: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway uses his feet and punches it through cover-point for a single.
16:34 IST:1.1: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, FIVE WIDES! Not the ideal start! Nandre Burger loses his line completely and begins with a hard-length delivery, but way down the leg side. It moves further in. Devon Conway is nowhere near the ball and the keeper also had no chance of stopping that as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
16:36 IST:Nandre Burger to share the attack.
16:33 IST:0.6: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, FOUR! First one of the final! Just short of a length and outside off, Tim Seifert gets on top of the bounce and punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary. 8 runs off the first over!
16:32 IST:0.5: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, Good length and on midlde, angling in, Devon Conway looks to play at it but misses and gets hit on the back pad as the ball rolls towards point. Another leg bye taken.
16:31 IST:0.4: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Back of a length and angling into the body of the batter, Tim Seifert fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards short fine. There is a bit of hesitation but the batters take the leg bye.
16:30 IST:0.3: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Hits the length hard, on off, nips back in, Tim Seifert covers the line of the ball and blocks it out.
16:30 IST:0.2: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on off, Devon Conway drives it towards mid off for a run and gets off the mark.
16:29 IST:0.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Lungi Ngidi starts with a fuller delivery, on off, Tim Seifert pushes it towards covers for a single. New Zealand are underway in the final!
16:30 IST:Done with the pre-match formalities! We can see the South African players in a huddle before they spread out to take their respective field positions. Tim Seifert and Devon Conway are the two openers for New Zealand. Lungi Ngidi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
16:24 IST:The teams and match officials have lined up for the national anthems. We start with the anthem of New Zealand, followed by that of South Africa. Live action is coming shortly.
16:20 IST:George Linde is up for a chat. He says that so far, he has batted well in the series and is happy to chip in with the ball and feels confident. Shares that they always find a way to come out better when under pressure. Closes by sharing that they have got the best team for the condition and is looking for to the final.
16:17 IST:Pitch Report - Ed Rainsford is at the pitchside. He says that this particular pitch has had ten days of rest, and it looks like a good one, the cracks are evident as they had to manage the water content. Adds that it looks like a belter, has a mosaic look to it, and there's some live grass too, which should aid true bounce and allow the ball to come nicely onto the bat. Closes by sharing that it is a belter of a track and tailor-made for a high-quality final.
16:15 IST:Mitchell Santner, the skipper of New Zealand, says that it looks like a good track, and they have to see what it does with the new ball and take it from there. Adds that it looks like one of the best wickets in the tournament. Shares that they have played well and but today is the final and they have to bank on the experiences of playing on this kind of pitch. Closes by adding that they have four changes with Tim Robinson, Bevon Jacobs, Ish Sodhi, and Will O'Rourke missing out.
16:12 IST:Rassie van der Dussen, the skipper of South Africa, wins the toss and opts to bowl. He says that bowling first looks like a good option as the pitch is dry and the wicket won't change much. Adds that they are going with three quicks and two spinners. Shares that they haven't put in a complete performance and looks to play well through the 40 overs as the trophy is up for grabs.
16:09 IST:South Africa (Playing XI) - Reeza Hendricks, Lhuan-dre Pretorius(WK), Rassie van der Dussen(C), Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Corbin Bosch (in for Andile Simelane), Senuran Muthusamy, Nandre Burger (in for Gerald Coetzee), Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi (in for Nqabayomzi Peter).
16:07 IST:New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tim Seifert(WK), Devon Conway (in for Tim Robinson), Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell (in for Bevon Jacobs), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(C), Zakary Foulkes, Adam Milne (in for Ish Sodhi), Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy (in for Will O'Rourke).
16:03 IST:Toss Update - South Africa have won the toss and opted to BOWL.
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09:36 IST:That's all from this nail-biting game, where the Windies stay alive in the series and push it to a thrilling finale. There's barely any time to catch your breath, as the 3rd T20I between West Indies and Pakistan is just around the corner, less than 24 hours away, scheduled for 4th August, Monday, starting at 12 am GMT. Make sure to join us early for all the pre-match build-up and analysis. Until then, take care and goodbye! 09:34 IST:Shai Hope, the victorious skipper of West Indies, says that hats off to the bowlers for setting up the game, as the pitch was a bit challenging. Adds that they know they had limited time to overcome the struggles, but the guys worked hard in the nets to improve. Mentions that they are known for the big hits, but singles were needed in the middle as the pitch was not there for strokeplay. Ends by saying that hopefully, they can learn from this bat well and seal the series in the next game. 09:31 IST:Salman Agha, the captain of Pakistan, says that they did not bat well in the Powerplay and also did not finish well. Adds that they bowled and fielded well, and he is proud of his team. Mentions that defending such a low score, it was good to see the team put in a fight. Praises the spinners and reckons that they are ready for the Asia Cup, but there is always room for improvement. Ends by saying that the fans always support them around the worl,d and they are thankful to them. 09:29 IST:Jason Holder is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his all-round brilliance. He says that he just wanted to take his team over the line. Adds that it has been a tough couple of weeks for the team, and they needed this victory. Mentions that he told Shepherd they needed at least four sixes in the last three overs, but they only got three. However, they managed to find the gaps, which helped them, but also credited the Pakistan bowlers for keeping things tight. Says that the Australia series gave them a lot of positives. Tells that they managed to pick up wickets at all phases of the game, which was pleasing to watch. Further adds that he loves playing for his country, but also admits that consistency is needed and a lot of work is still left to do. Ends by saying that they tried to create a difference, and hopefully they will be able to do that. 09:23 IST:Presentation Time... 09:23 IST:Pakistan can take plenty of pride from their bowling performance, but they'll also feel the sting of disappointment after letting a winning position slip away. Their spinners were outstanding, sharing six wickets between them, with Mohammad Nawaz leading the charge. They had the Windies on the ropes, but a couple of costly overs from the pacers and some untimely extras swung the game out of their grasp. 09:21 IST:Earlier in the game, after opting to bat first, Pakistan struggled to find any rhythm and could only manage a modest total. None of their batters really settled in, with the lone bright spot being a 60-run stand between skipper Salman Agha and Hasan Nawaz that offered some hope in an otherwise underwhelming effort. Jason Holder stole the show with the ball, delivering a brilliant four-wicket haul and surpassing Dwayne Bravo to become the leading wicket-taker for West Indies in T20Is. Gudakesh Motie chipped in with two crucial strikes, while Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, and Roston Chase claimed one apiece to keep the visitors in check. 09:20 IST:West Indies found it tough to get going in the Powerplay, losing both openers early. Shai Hope and Roston Chase offered some resistance, but their inability to stitch a partnership and persistent struggles against spin kept the pressure on as wickets continued to tumble. Just when things looked bleak, a quickfire cameo from Gudakesh Motie reignited their hopes, though the job was far from done. Romario Shepherd landed a few hefty blows to bring the equation down, and in the end, Jason Holder held his nerve, sealing the win with a boundary off the final ball. 09:16 IST:Are you not entertained? A thrilling contest ends with the West Indies snapping their long T20I losing streak and setting up a series decider. While there were several valuable contributions, Jason Holder stood head and shoulders above the rest, making an impact first with the ball and then finishing things off with the bat. Spare a thought for Pakistan though, they fought tooth and nail to stretch this game to the very end despite having so little to defend. 09:08 IST:19.6: Shaheen Afridi to Jason Holder, FOUR! HOLDER DOES IT FOR THE WINDIES! Who else? He has been the man for them in this game and fittingly hits the winning runs. Shaheen Afridi goes fuller and on middle, angling in without protection in the deep. Jason Holder steps inside the line of the ball and heaves it between square leg and mid-wicket for a boundary. He roars in delight, and the Windies players come running towards him. WEST INDIES WIN BY 2 WICKETS! 09:07 IST:19.6: Shaheen Afridi to Jason Holder, We still play on! Super Over back in the equation again! Shaheen Afridi goes for the wide yorker but serves this way outside off. Jason Holder did move across early, but this is still a wide. Good call from the umpire, but Afridi is not happy with it. 3 needed in 1 ball now. Holder has another chance to be a hero. 09:07 IST:19.5: Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, Another good yorker, on off, Shamar Joseph digs it out towards long off for one. 4 needed in the last ball. Can Jason Holder be the hero for the Windies? 09:05 IST:19.4: Shaheen Afridi to Jason Holder, Low full toss, outside off, Jason Holder slices it on the bounce to deep point for another run. 09:05 IST:19.3: Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, Fuller and around off, Shamar Joseph heaves it wide of long on for a run. 09:06 IST:Shamar Joseph comes out to the middle now. 09:03 IST:19.2: Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, OUT! LBW! A huge moment in the game! Shaheen Afridi gets a wicket at a crucial time for Pakistan. He gets the yorker right, on middle, angling in a bit. Romario Shepherd is a bit late to get his bat down to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a huge shout for LBW, and the finger goes up. Shepherd is not happy, but the Windies have no reviews left. He goes back after a nice little cameo. Windies still need 7 runs in 4 balls. 09:02 IST:19.1: Shaheen Afridi to Jason Holder, In the blockhole, on off, Jason Holder jams it out towards long off for a single. 7 needed in 5 now! 09:03 IST:Shaheen Afridi to bowl the last over. Can he defend 7 runs here? All three results stil possible here. 09:01 IST:18.6: Hasan Ali to Romario Shepherd, Good end to the over with two dots! Hard length and around off, keeps very low, Romario Shepherd swings all over it as the ball rolls to the keeper. 8 needed in the last over. 09:00 IST:18.5: Hasan Ali to Romario Shepherd, Brave bowling! A well-directed bouncer, on off, Romario Shepherd looks to pull it away but misses. He is down on the ground and may have pulled a muscle trying to play that shot. 09:00 IST:18.4: Hasan Ali to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! A boundary now! The equation comes down to 8 off 8! Pitched up and outside off, Romario Shepherd moves across to get closer to the ball. He extends his arms and slices it hard. The fielder at deep point runs to his left but the ball bounces and skids past him for four runs. 08:59 IST:18.3: Hasan Ali to Romario Shepherd, SIX! THUMPED! That's the power of this man! Hasan Ali bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Shepherd reads it early and waits for it. Stands tall and swats it over the long on fence for a biggie. 14 needed in 9 now! 08:58 IST:18.2: Hasan Ali to Jason Holder, Swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, takes pace off, Jason Holder goes through his slog early and misses. Mohammad Haris, the keeper, fails to collect it cleanly and allows a bye. 08:58 IST:18.1: Hasan Ali to Jason Holder, Pitched up and on off, Jason Holder connects well and drives it through covers but the sweeper covers mops it up. Two taken. 08:57 IST:18.1: Hasan Ali to Romario Shepherd, Fuller one and around off, Romario Shepherd drills it away towards sweeper covers for a single. Huge problem for Pakistan as Ali has overstepped here. No Ball and Free Hi up next. 08:56 IST:18.1: Hasan Ali to Romario Shepherd, Tries the wide yorker, but goes a bit too outside off, Romario Shepherd leaves it alone. Wided. 08:57 IST:Hasan Ali (3-0-34-0) to bowl the penultimate over. 08:55 IST:17.6: Shaheen Afridi to Jason Holder, SIX! Clean strike! Just misses the yorker and serves this in the slot, on middle, angling in. Jason Holder opens his stance, picks it up and whips it away powerfully over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. 24 needed in the last two. Can Holder do it with the bat as well? 08:54 IST:17.5: Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Romario Shepherd misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye taken. 08:53 IST:17.4: Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, A brilliant wide yorker, outside off, Romario Shepherd fails to dig it out this time. 09:09 IST:17.3: Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Gets it away this time! Tries the wide yorker, outside off, Romario Shepherd throws his bat at it. Gets an outside edge that flies over short third for a much-needed boundary. 08:52 IST:17.2: Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Misses out there! Another full toss, outside off, there to be put away. Romario Shepherd tries to hit it a bit too hard and misses. 08:52 IST:17.1: Shaheen Afridi to Jason Holder, A full toss around off, Jason Holder carves it to deep point for a single. 08:52 IST:16.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, Slows it up, full and on middle, Romario Shepherd blocks it out. 08:53 IST:Romario Shepherd walks out to bat now. 08:52 IST:16.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Sufiyan Muqeem joins the party now! He bowls the flipper, quick and short, outside off, skids through and stays low. Keacy Carty backs away to cut, but loses his shape a bit. Gets a thin bottom behind where Mohammad Haris takes a sharp low catch. Windies are six down now! 08:48 IST:16.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, A googly, full and on off, Keacy Carty looks to push at it but misses. 08:48 IST:16.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Jason Holder, Gets away with it! Quicker, full and around off, Jason Holder drills it to long on for one. 08:48 IST:16.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Jason Holder, Floated, full and on off, Jason Holder blocks it out. Muqeem has overstepped here. It is called a No Ball. Free Hit up next... 08:47 IST:16.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Jason Holder, A bit shout for LBW, but turned down! Flighted, full and on middle and leg, Jason Holder looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Salman Agha takes the review but Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside leg. Review lost! 08:45 IST:16.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, OUT! RUN OUT! Another twist in the tale! Sufiyan Muqeem fires this one full and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie looks to slog it across the line but gets an inside edge onto his boot as the ball stays on the pitch. Motie has no idea where the ball is and steps outside to take the run. Mohammad Haris, the keeper, shows good athleticism to move forward, collect the ball, and throw it back to break the stumps all in one motion. Motie tried to get back, but the replays show that his bat is on the line and not inside it. He goes back for a quick-fire, 28 off 20. Windies still need 38 in 23 balls! 08:44 IST:Jason Holder is the next man in. 08:42 IST:16.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Flatter, short but way outside off, Gudakesh Motie leaves it alone. Wided. 08:42 IST:15.6: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie drills it to long on for one. 16 runs off the over. 39 needed in 24 now! 08:42 IST:15.5: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, SIX! BOOM! Gudakesh Motie is playing a blinder here! Pitched up and around off, Motie gets under it but has to drag it a bit. He once again connects sweetly and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen more. 08:42 IST:15.4: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, BUZZERS! Fuller and on off, Gudakesh Motie bunts it out towards extra covers and sets off for the run. The fielder puts in an underarm throw at the bowler's end but misses as the ball rolls to the deep. The batters get an extra run. 08:39 IST:15.3: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, Good comeback! Nails the yorker, on off, Gudakesh Motie fails to gets his bat down in time and misses. 08:38 IST:15.2: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, SIX! That is outta here! Hasan Ali bangs this into the pitch, on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Gudakesh Motie gets on top of it and hammers it from the middle of the bat over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. It has gone out of the ground. 102 METERS! 08:38 IST:15.2: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, A slower one, full but down the leg side, Gudakesh Motie fails to glance it away. Wided. 08:37 IST:15.1: Hasan Ali to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length and around off, Gudakesh Motie stabs it out towards extra covers. 08:37 IST:Just 1 more over of spin remains now. West Indies have to be a bit calculative, because the asking rate is still well within reach here. Also, Hasan Ali comes back into the attack now. 08:35 IST:14.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Shortish and on middle, Gudakesh Motie heaves it to deep square leg for one. 08:35 IST:14.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Finally, a boundary after 51 balls! Darts this one full and around off, Gudakesh Motie throws the kitchen sink at it and carves it through extra covers for four runs. Windies need a few more of these. 08:35 IST:14.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Flighted, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie winds up for the big slog sweep but cue-ends it back to the bowler. 08:34 IST:14.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Floated, full and no off, Keacy Carty pushes it through covers for a run. 08:33 IST:14.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Quicker, short and on off, angling away, Keacy Carty looks to cut but gets late and misses. 08:33 IST:14.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Flatter short and around off, Gudakesh Motie steers it off the outer half of the bat towards short third for a single. 08:32 IST:13.6: Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Tossed up, full and around off, Keacy Carty drives it through covers for a brace. 08:32 IST:Keacy Carty comes out to the middle now. 08:30 IST:13.5: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, OUT! TAKEN! West Indies are crumbling under pressure here! The asking rate is going up and Roston Chase holes out trying to up the ante here. Saim Ayub bowls the carrom ball, full and on middle and leg. Chase looks to go big down the ground but gets no timing or power on the shot. It flies in the air towards long on where Hasan Nawaz runs to his right and pouches it safely. West Indies lose half their side now! 08:29 IST:13.4: Saim Ayub to Gudakesh Motie, Short again and around off, Gudakesh Motie punches it through extra covers for one. 08:29 IST:13.4: Saim Ayub to Gudakesh Motie, Fires one full but down the leg side, Gudakesh Motie goes down to sweep but misses. Wided. 08:28 IST:13.3: Saim Ayub to Gudakesh Motie, Sees the batter advance and drags his length back, on middle, Gudakesh Motie tucks to the left of the bowler and sets off for the run. But he is sent back and there is a bit of a mix-up as well. Ayub picks up and throws it at the batter's end, but Motie makes his ground. Pressure building! 08:28 IST:13.2: Saim Ayub to Gudakesh Motie, Goes short and on middle, Gudakesh Motie punches it to cover-point. 08:27 IST:13.1: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Floated, full and on leg, Roston Chase lofts it towards long on for a single. 08:26 IST:12.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Flighted, full and on off, Gudakesh Motie drives it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs. West Indies needs 67 runs in 42 balls now! 08:26 IST:12.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Drops it short and on leg, Roston Chase misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards short third. A leg bye is taken. 08:25 IST:12.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Make that four now! Flighted, full and on leg, Roston Chase goes down to slog sweep it but misses and gets hit on the pads. 08:25 IST:12.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Floated, full and on middle, Roston Chase only manages to knock it back to the bowler. Three dots in a row! 08:24 IST:12.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, A googly, quicker and short around off, Roston Chase moves back to punch but misses. 08:24 IST:12.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Swing and a miss! Flatter, full and on off, angling away, Roston Chase looks to go big down the ground but fails to connect. 08:23 IST:11.6: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Dragged back, on off, Roston Chase punches it to long off for one. 9 runs off the over without much risk. West Indies needs more of this. 08:23 IST:11.5: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Flighted, full and on off, Roston Chase backs away to go over covers but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket. The batters turn around for the second run as the throw comes in at the bowler's end. A direct hit, and Motie would have been in trouble. 08:22 IST:11.4: Saim Ayub to Gudakesh Motie, A bit short and on leg, Gudakesh Motie chips it towards long on for one. 08:22 IST:11.3: Saim Ayub to Gudakesh Motie, Slows it up, full and on off, turns away, Gudakesh Motie tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run easily. 08:21 IST:11.2: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Floated, full and outside off, Roston Chase reaches out and forces it down to long off for a single. 08:20 IST:11.1: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Flatter, full and on leg, Roston Chase clips it away towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. 08:19 IST:10.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Roston Chase, Short and on middle, Roston Chase nudges it through mid-wicket for one more. Mohammad Nawaz finishes his spell with incredible figures of 3-0-14-3. 08:19 IST:10.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Gudakesh Motie, Flighted, full and around off, Gudakesh Motie drags it to long on for one. 08:18 IST:10.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Gudakesh Motie, Fires one full and outside off, Gudakesh Motie throws his bat at it but misses. 08:18 IST:10.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Gudakesh Motie, Floated, full and on off, Gudakesh Motie knocks it back to the bowler. 08:19 IST:Gudakesh Motie walks out to bat now. 08:17 IST:10.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mohammad Nawaz has three now! Once again, we see a wicket fall right after the drinks break. This is a big one as the Windies' skipper goes back to the hut now. This is the arm ball, full and on middle, angling in. Shai Hope goes inside out to loft it over covers and plays for the turn. But as this goes with the arm, it takes the inside half of his bat and lobs straight back towards the bowler. Nawaz shows good reflexes on his follow-through to take a sharp catch moving to his right. Pakistan on top now! 08:16 IST:10.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Roston Chase, Tossed up, full and around off, Roston Chase drills it towards long off for a single. 08:15 IST:DRINKS! Pakistan have kept the runs in check, and their spinners are bowling in tandem, effectively keeping the pressure on the batters. They have plenty of options as well and will look to keep bowling tight lines and make the batters take the risks. However, the good thing for West Indies is that the two players who play spin the best are out there. So, a lot will depend on this stand between Shai Hope and Roston Chase. The game is poised nicely, and it is all about who will blink first here. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. 08:14 IST:9.6: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Tossed up, full and around off, Roston Chase lifts it, but not with much timing. The ball flies, and there is a shout for 'Catch It'. However, the ball lands well in front of long off. They cross. 08:11 IST:9.5: Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Shorter in length and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it to deep point for one. 08:11 IST:9.4: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Flighted, full and on middle and leg, Roston Chase lofts it towards long on for another run. 50 up for West Indies! 08:10 IST:9.3: Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Floated, full and on leg, Shai Hope clips it through mid-wicket for a run. 08:10 IST:9.2: Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Bowls the carrom ball, short and on off, turns away, Shai Hope punches it towards extra covers where the fielder makes a good stop. 08:10 IST:9.1: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Flatter, short and on middle, Roston Chase heaves it away towards deep square leg for a single. 08:09 IST:8.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Tossed up, full and on the pads, Shai Hope tucks it to the leg side. Pakistani spinners are pulling things back nicely here. 08:08 IST:8.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Drags his length back, on off, Shai Hope backs away and punches it to cover-point. 08:08 IST:8.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Flatter, shortish and on off, Shai Hope stabs it out towards short covers. 08:07 IST:8.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Flighted, full and on off, Shai Hope backs away and looks to drive it away but gets an outside edge wide of short third for a brace. 08:07 IST:8.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Roston Chase, Floated, full and on off, Roston Chase eases it to long off for a single. 08:07 IST:8.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Roston Chase, Goes short and around off, Roston Chase moves back and punches it wide of sweeper covers. Shaheen Afridi runs to his left and dives to make a good stop. Two taken. 08:05 IST:7.6: Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Flighted, full and on middle, Shai Hope blocks it out. 08:05 IST:7.5: Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Another short delivery, on off, Shai Hope stabs it out to short covers. 08:04 IST:7.4: Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Shortish and on middle, Roston Chase chips it over mid-wicket for a single. 08:06 IST:Roston Chase is the next man in. 08:03 IST:7.3: Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! LBW! The pressure built from the spinners finally pays off for Pakistan! Saim Ayub gets a big wicket here, and the visitors are making a game out of this one. Flighted delivery, full and on middle, angles in but then grips and turns away a shy bit. Sherfane Rutherford gets stuck in his crease and tries to play but misses as the ball goes past the outside edge to hit him on the back pad. There is a big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Rutherford takes the review but more in hope. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Rutherford's struggles against spin continue, as this is the 8th time in his last 9 innings, he has been dismissed to spin. West Indies are three down now! 08:01 IST:7.2: Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Floated, short and on off, turns away, Sherfane Rutherford moves back to punch it away but gets an outside edge as the ball rolls towards short third. 08:01 IST:7.1: Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sherfane Rutherford knocks it back to the bowler. 08:00 IST:Spin from both ends as Saim Ayub has been introduced into the attack. 07:59 IST:6.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, A googly now, shortish and on middle, turns away, Shai Hope looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge along the ground to the left of the bowler. 07:59 IST:6.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Sherfane Rutherford, Flighted, full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford eases it to long off for one. 07:58 IST:6.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Goes short again, on middle, Shai Hope moves back and flicks it through square leg for a run. 07:58 IST:6.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Sherfane Rutherford, Floated, full and on middle, Sherfane Rutherford tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. 07:58 IST:6.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Sherfane Rutherford, Flatter, short and around off, Sherfane Rutherford bunts it out on the off side. 07:57 IST:6.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and well outside off, Sherfane Rutherford gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary. 07:58 IST:More spin as Sufiyan Muqeem comes into the attack now. 07:56 IST:5.6: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, Pitched up and on middle, Shai Hope drills it towards mid off. West Indies are 34/2 at the end of the Powerplay! 07:55 IST:5.5: Hasan Ali to Sherfane Rutherford, Uppish but safe! Hits the length hard, on middle, angling in, Sherfane Rutherford gets a bit cramped up and mistimes his flick in the air. However, it lands safely in the vacant square leg region. They cross. 07:55 IST:5.5: Hasan Ali to Sherfane Rutherford, Bangs in a bouncer, but a bit too high, Sherfane Rutherford ducks under it. Wided. 07:54 IST:5.4: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, Short of a length and around off, Shai Hope punches it through extra covers for a run. 07:53 IST:5.3: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, On a length and on off, Shai Hope blocks it out. 07:53 IST:5.2: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, Back of a length and on middle, nips back in, Shai Hope keeps it out on the pitch. 07:56 IST:Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, and Naseem Shah are all present in the crowd for this game. They are all part of the Pakistan ODI squad for the series that will follow this one. 07:52 IST:5.1: Hasan Ali to Sherfane Rutherford, Fuller one and on middle, angling in, Sherfane Rutherford looks to drive but gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. 07:52 IST:4.6: Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Nice fielding! Touch fuller but angling into the pads, Shai Hope glances it away wide of short fine as the ball races away. Sufiyan Muqeem gives a good chase and dives to pull the ball back inside in time. Keeps it down to two runs. 07:50 IST:4.5: Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Good-length delivery, on middle, Shai Hope hops up and blocks it back towards the bowler. 07:49 IST:4.4: Shaheen Afridi to Sherfane Rutherford, On a length and on off, Sherfane Rutherford guides it towards point for a run. 07:49 IST:4.3: Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Pitched up and on middle, Shai Hope knocks it towards mid on for a quick single. 07:48 IST:4.2: Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Hard length and on off, Shai Hope stays back and pats it towards mid off. 07:48 IST:4.1: Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Fuller one and on leg, Shai Hope tucks it to short mid-wicket. 07:46 IST:3.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Sherfane Rutherford, Flighted, full and on middle, Sherfane Rutherford blocks it down the pitch. 07:47 IST:Sherfane Rutherford comes out to the middle now. 07:45 IST:3.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Jewel Andrew, OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Nawaz gets his man this time and has two in two overs! He pushes this through quicker, shortish and around off. Jewel Andrew rocks back to pull it away, but this is not that short for the shot. The ball also comes a bit quicker than he expects. He ends up slicing it in the air towards short third, where Shaheen Afridi runs back and takes a good catch. Windies lose both their openers now! 07:43 IST:3.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Jewel Andrew, JUST SHORT! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Jewel Andrew looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge towards the bowler. Mohammad Nawaz, on his follow-through, dives to his left and grabs it but signals that it has bounced on the ground. However, the keeper, Mohammad Haris, asks the umpires to check anyway. The replay shows that it is not a catch. 07:43 IST:3.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Floated, full and on off, Shai Hope eases it towards long off for a single. 07:42 IST:3.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Flatter, short and on middle, Shai Hope has not much room to work with and stabs it to short covers. 07:42 IST:3.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, FOUR! Lovely shot! Drags his length back a bit around off, Shai Hope moves back to get on top of the bounce and punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary. 07:41 IST:2.6: Hasan Ali to Jewel Andrew, That one keeps low! Bangs this into the pitch, on off, does not bounce at all. Jewel Andrew goes for the pull shot but gets nowhere near the ball. It goes under his bat and just past the off pole. 13 runs off Ali's first over! 07:40 IST:2.5: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, Back of a length and on off, Shai Hope dabs it down towards point for another run. 07:40 IST:2.4: Hasan Ali to Jewel Andrew, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Jewel Andrew clips it through square leg for a run. 07:39 IST:2.3: Hasan Ali to Jewel Andrew, SIX! BANG! His idol at the other end will be proud of this shot! Pitched up and on middle, in the slot as well. Jewel Andrew, just like Hope, shows the full face of the bat, gets underneath it, and tonks it straight as an arrow over the bowler's head for a biggie. 07:37 IST:2.2: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, On a length and on middle, Shai Hope nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single. 07:37 IST:2.1: Hasan Ali to Shai Hope, FOUR! Right from the textbook! Hasan Ali goes a bit too full and on middle and off. Shai Hope presents the full face of the bat, drives it right under his eyes. He times it gloriously through mid off and to the long off fence for a boundary. 07:37 IST:Just one over from Shaheen Afridi as Hasan Ali replaces him. 07:36 IST:1.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Jewel Andrew, Floated, full and on middle, Jewel Andrew backs away and swipes it but mistimes it towards mid on. Just one run and a wicket from the over. Excellent stuff! 07:35 IST:1.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Jewel Andrew, Arm ball, full and angling into leg, Jewel Andrew works it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine. 07:35 IST:1.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Flatter, full and on off, Shai Hope drills it to long off for a single and gets off the mark. 07:34 IST:1.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Flighted, full and on off, Shai Hope drives it towards short covers again. 07:34 IST:1.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Shai Hope, Shorter in length and on off, Shai Hope punches it to short covers. 07:34 IST:Shai Hope walks out to bat at number 3. 07:33 IST:1.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Alick Athanaze, OUT! LBW! Mohammad Nawaz strikes on his first delivery! Just the start, Pakistan wanted, defending a low score. Nawaz tosses it up nicely, full and on middle and off, turns in a bit. Alick Athanaze stays back in his crease and looks to push at it, but plays down the wrong line. The ball spins past the inside edge and hits him on the pads. Looks plumb. There is a big appeal for LBW, and the finger goes up. Athanze goes for the review. Ball Tracking confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows three reds. Not a fruitful return for Alick in the T20I side, and he takes a review with him as well. 07:31 IST:Spin from the other end as Mohammad Nawaz is ready to bowl now. 07:30 IST:0.6: Shaheen Afridi to Jewel Andrew, FOUR! Jewel Andrew making his intentions clear! Shaheen Afridi goes fuller and on off, angling away. Andrew backs away and swings hard across the line. The ball skittles off the outer half of the bat and goes over extra covers. Three fielders converge and chase after it, but the ball wins the race to the fence for the first boundary of the chase. 07:30 IST:0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Alick Athanaze, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Alick Athanaze opens the face of his bat and runs it down to third man for another run. 07:30 IST:0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Alick Athanaze, Continues with the fuller length, on off, Alick Athanaze drills it hard but the fielder at short covers makes a fine diving stop. Dot! 07:30 IST:0.3: Shaheen Afridi to Jewel Andrew, Pitched up and around off, Jewel Andrew pushes it towards covers where a fumble allows a run. 07:30 IST:0.2: Shaheen Afridi to Jewel Andrew, Goes fuller and on off, Jewel Andrew drives it firmly but straight to mid off. 07:30 IST:0.1: Shaheen Afridi to Alick Athanaze, West Indies gets underway in the chase! Shaheen Afridi starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Alick Athanaze steers it through backward point for a single. 07:26 IST:We are back for the chase! The players are already out in the middle now. Alick Athanaze and Jewel Andrew are the two openers for West Indies. Shaheen Afridi to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go... 07:24 IST:... THE RUN CHASE ... 07:23 IST:Right then! A must win game for West Indies and they have done half of the job. It should be an easy win for them but you never know which West Indies will step out. Can Pakistan make it difficult for them? Stay tuned to find out. 07:25 IST:Jason Holder, the man of the moment, is up for a quick chat. He says that it swings upfront, so he used it to his advantage. Adds that he got a couple of new ball wickets, which helpe,d and Akeal Hosein helped from the other end as well. Mentions that he wasn't trying to challenge the conditions and tried to stick to his strengths. Says that it was good to contribute upfront as well as at the death, as he has been working hard to improve his skills. Further adds that it has been a tough few weeks for the team, but they got the chance to celebrate in this game, so they made the most of it. Ends by saying that he is hoping they can celebrate even more by chasing the total down. 07:22 IST:Pakistan were struggling to get going and were looking for a big partnership. Salman Agha, the skipper, entered when Pakistan were under a lot of pressure. He played with intent and got able support from Hasan Nawaz at the other end. The duo added more than fifty, with Hasan Nawaz hitting Romario Shepherd for a hat-trick of sixes. It felt like the momentum was shifting but Pakistan lost both the set batters in the following overs and never recovered after that. 07:20 IST:Interestingly, both teams wanted to bat first today but only one made it count. West Indies got rid of Saim Ayub inside the Powerplay, eventually keeping them reeling inside the first six overs with three wickets fallen. West Indies continued to bowl well, keeping it tight and executing the plans but the one thing they rectified from the first game was their fielding effort. The good bowling was backed by some top fielding. West Indies in recent matches have allowed teams to get back in the game and almost let loose of the pressure today as well but Shai Hope with his brilliant captaincy, made sure not to make the same mistakes and with the bowling changes today got it done according to the plans. 07:15 IST:Excellent, excellent, excellent! Top, top stuff from West Indies as they have earned their strides in the first half of the game. Superb display of bowling led by Jason Holder, who ends with a four-fer but overall, the leading wicket taker for West Indies in T20Is. 07:15 IST:19.6: Shamar Joseph to Shaheen Afridi, DOT TO END! Excellent! Shamar Joseph bowls a yorker, just outside off. Shaheen Afridi looks to slog-sweep but misses. Pakistan end with 133/9. 07:13 IST:19.5: Shamar Joseph to Shaheen Afridi, A slower bumper on middle, Shaheen Afridi is taken by surprise as he looks to pull but misses. 07:13 IST:19.4: Shamar Joseph to Sufiyan Muqeem, Very full, a yorker on middle, Sufiyan Muqeem jams it out on the leg side for a sharp single. Can Shaheen Afridi hit one six? 07:12 IST:Sufiyan Muqeem is the lalst man in. 07:13 IST:19.3: Shamar Joseph to Hasan Ali, OUT! TAKEN! Nothing shot really! Hasan Ali shuffles way across to paddle it but Shamar Joseph serves it inside the line, on a good length. Ali swings and edges it behind to the keeper, Jewel Andrew who runs back and dives to take it. 07:11 IST:19.2: Shamar Joseph to Shaheen Afridi, Shamar Joseph nails the yorker, on middle, Afridi digs it out on the leg side for a quick single. 07:09 IST:19.1: Shamar Joseph to Shaheen Afridi, DOT TO BEGIN! Bowls a yorker from around the wicket, outside off. Afridi swings wildly and misses it. 07:09 IST:18.6: Jason Holder to Shaheen Afridi, Shorter and on middle, Afridi pulls it along the ground behind square leg for a single. Top stuff from Jason Holder as he ends with a four-fer. 07:08 IST:Shaheen Afridi to face the final delivery of the over. 07:09 IST:18.5: Jason Holder to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! GONE! The last known batter falls! Short of a length and around off, bounces a bit and takes the top edge as Mohammad Nawaz tries to pull, hits it to long on where Shamar Joseph takes a simple catch. 07:06 IST:18.4: Jason Holder to Hasan Ali, Jason Holder hits the fuller length and bowls on middle, Ali whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 07:06 IST:18.3: Jason Holder to Hasan Ali, Keeps it full and around off, Ali whacks it to deep mid-wicket, in the gap for a couple of runs. 07:06 IST:18.2: Jason Holder to Mohammad Nawaz, Leg bye! A low full toss slanting on the leg side. Mohammad Nawaz misses his clip and it rolls to short fine leg for a leg bye. 07:06 IST:18.1: Jason Holder to Hasan Ali, Leg bye! Angles in a full ball around off from around the wicket. Ali steps across the line to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Jason Holder puts in a stifled appeal but that was going down. 07:03 IST:17.6: Roston Chase to Hasan Ali, Too full and on middle, Ali drills it to long on for a single. 07:02 IST:17.5: Roston Chase to Hasan Ali, Roston Chase bowls in a similar way, well outside off. Ali swings across the line and top edges it over short third for a brace. 07:02 IST:17.5: Roston Chase to Hasan Ali, Wide! Again! Well outside off, fuller and Ali steps across and swings but misses. 07:02 IST:17.5: Roston Chase to Hasan Ali, Wide! Bowls way across the tramline. Ali lets it go. 07:01 IST:17.4: Roston Chase to Mohammad Nawaz, A juicy full toss on middle, punched down to the left of Chase who puts his body on the line and gives away just a run. 07:00 IST:17.3: Roston Chase to Mohammad Nawaz, DOT AGAIN! Short and outside off, angled away. Mohammad Nawaz cuts but to point. Frustrating stuff. 07:00 IST:17.2: Roston Chase to Mohammad Nawaz, Shorter and outside off, well wide. Mohammad Nawaz slashes but straight to point. 07:00 IST:17.1: Roston Chase to Hasan Ali, Roston Chase serves it on the fuller side on leg. Ali sweeps it off the inner half to short fine leg for a single. 06:59 IST:16.6: Gudakesh Motie to Hasan Ali, Too full and around off, Ali hits it wide of point for a single to end the over. Gudakesh Motie ends with two wickets in his final over. 06:58 IST:16.5: Gudakesh Motie to Hasan Ali, Nicely floats it on middle, played back to the bowler. 06:58 IST:16.4: Gudakesh Motie to Hasan Ali, Tossed up, around off, Ali drops it to cover. He wants a single but is sent back. 06:58 IST:Hasan Ali to face the hat-trick delivery. 06:57 IST:16.3: Gudakesh Motie to Faheem Ashraf, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent bowling change from Shai Hope as Gudakesh Motie repays him with two wickets. Motie floats it full and around off, Faheem Ashraf leans to work it away but instead hits it back to Motie who could have taken it with his eyes closed. 06:56 IST:Faheem Ashraf is the new man in. 06:56 IST:16.2: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, OUT! LBW! A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. West Indies review it. They are not much confident but are taking their chance against Agha. THREE REDS! Salman Agha goes. Another turning point in the game. Tossed up full and on middle, the ball hangs low off the deck. Agha looks to reverse hit but misses and gets hit on the pads. The low bounce helps Motie. 06:53 IST:16.1: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Salman Agha skips down and Motie serves it away outside off. Agha swings his blade and hits it over backward point for a couple of runs. 06:53 IST:Gudakesh Motie to bowl his final over. 06:52 IST:15.6: Jason Holder to Salman Agha, Jason Holder serves a low full toss on middle, clipped to square leg for a single. 06:52 IST:15.5: Jason Holder to Mohammad Nawaz, This is full and on middle, Mohammad Nawaz flicks it to square leg for a single. 06:50 IST:Mohammad Nawaz comes to the middle. 06:51 IST:15.4: Jason Holder to Hasan Nawaz, OUT! GONE! What a game Jason Holder is having! Big wicket at a crucial time. Jason Holder keeps bowling the straight yorker. Hasan Nawaz anticipated the line, he tries to flick but gets a leading edge back to Jason Holder who takes a dolly. Can West Indies pull things back? 06:48 IST:15.3: Jason Holder to Salman Agha, Hits well for a run! Keeps it full and dipping on middle, Agha steps across and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. 06:47 IST:15.2: Jason Holder to Hasan Nawaz, Fuller and dipping onto the batter, on middle, turned to square leg for a single. 06:46 IST:15.1: Jason Holder to Salman Agha, Jason Holder bowls a yorker from around the wicket on the leg side. Agha works it to long on for a single. 06:46 IST:14.6: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, SIX! Romario Shepherd pulls his length back and bowls into the surface, outside off. Hasan Nawaz slices his shot but gets enough power to deposit it over cover for a six. Momentum shifting over. 19 runs off it. 06:44 IST:14.5: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, SIX! Hasan Nawaz is nailing his shots! Game is shifting! Touch fuller and in the slot around off. Hasan Nawaz clears his front leg and powers it over long on for a biggie. These two have added more than 50 now. 06:43 IST:14.4: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, SIX! A six in this over as well! Romario Shepherd misses his yorker and bowls a full toss, outside off, Hasan Nawaz punches on the up and over long off, over Jason Holder for a six. 06:43 IST:14.3: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, DOT! Pushes it away from the batter, well outside off. Hasan Nawaz fails to dig it out. 06:43 IST:14.2: Romario Shepherd to Salman Agha, Romario Shepherd has bowled well so far! Follows Agha on the leg side with a fuller delivery. Agha mistimes it to square leg for a run. Given as a leg bye. 06:41 IST:14.1: Romario Shepherd to Salman Agha, Well bowled! Romario Shepherd nails his yorker, angles it on leg. Agha misses his flick and gets hit on the boots. Maybe an inside edge there. 06:41 IST:13.6: Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, SIX! 14 runs off the over. Shamar Joseph misses his yorker by a bit and bowls it on off. Hasan Nawaz with a high back lift nicely lofts it over long off for a biggie. Pakistan changing gears now. 06:39 IST:13.5: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, Too full and outside off, Agha knocks it wide of cover and rotates the strike. 06:39 IST:13.4: Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, Leg bye! Slides it full and on the pads. Hasan Nawaz misses his flick and it rolls to short fine leg for a leg bye. 06:38 IST:13.3: Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, Too full and on middle and leg. Hasan Nawaz heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Gudakesh Motie runs to his left, dives and flicks back in time to save a couple. 06:37 IST:13.2: Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, Touch fuller and around off, Hasan Nawaz does not time his punch well, finds cover. 06:36 IST:13.1: Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR! Much needed boundary! Shamar Joseph serves it full and around off, Hasan Nawaz powers it to the right of mid off, past the diving fielder for a boundary. Pakistan have to target someone. 06:35 IST:12.6: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, Hasan Nawaz whips away this full ball to mid-wicket for a single. 06:34 IST:12.5: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, Tad fuller and just outside off, Hasan Nawaz pushes it to cover. 06:34 IST:12.4: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, Bowls it full and on middle, Hasan Nawaz whips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 06:33 IST:12.3: Romario Shepherd to Hasan Nawaz, Touch fuller and skids off the surface on middle, Hasan Nawaz plays it back to the bowler. 06:33 IST:12.2: Romario Shepherd to Salman Agha, Romario Shepherd changes his line and goes for the yorker. Agha digs it out to mid on for a single. 06:33 IST:12.1: Romario Shepherd to Salman Agha, Hard length delivery, outside off from Romario Shepherd. Agha makes room to cut but mistimes it back to the bowler. 06:32 IST:11.6: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Drops it full and around off, Agha taps it to cover for a single. 06:30 IST:11.5: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Goes full and around off, Agha looks to push but inside edges it to square leg for a brace. 06:29 IST:11.4: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, FOUR! Similar to the previous delivery! To the left of the fielder this time! On the pads, Agha slog-sweeps it in front of square for four more. 06:29 IST:11.3: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, FOUR! Poor line and punished! Drifts it full and down leg. Agha steps across and sweeps it to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. 06:29 IST:11.2: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Quicker, straighter line and just outside off. Agha opens his bat face to dab it but misses. 06:28 IST:11.2: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Wide! Slides it full and down the leg side. Agha misses his flick. 06:28 IST:11.1: Gudakesh Motie to Hasan Nawaz, Fuller and tossed up on off, Hasan Nawaz drives it to long off for a single. 06:28 IST:10.6: Akeal Hosein to Salman Agha, Ends with a dot! Bowls it full and outside off, spins away. Salman Agha lets it go. Brilliant spell from Akeal Hosein. Ends with a wicket. 06:27 IST:10.5: Akeal Hosein to Salman Agha, In-drifter, quicker and on middle, Agha defends it on the off side. 06:27 IST:10.5: Akeal Hosein to Salman Agha, Wide! Probably the first extra of the game. Pushes it well over the tramline, Agha leaves it alone. 06:27 IST:10.4: Akeal Hosein to Salman Agha, A huge shout for LBW but just going down. Flatter and angling on leg. Agha rocks back and fails to flick, gets hit on the pads. The angle was taking it down. 06:24 IST:10.3: Akeal Hosein to Hasan Nawaz, In-angler, fuller and around off. Hasan Nawaz punches it to sweeper cover for a single. 06:24 IST:10.2: Akeal Hosein to Hasan Nawaz, Pushes it full and around off, attacking the stumps. Hasan Nawaz blocks. 06:23 IST:10.1: Akeal Hosein to Salman Agha, Fuller delivery on middle, Agha leans and turns it to mid-wicket for a single. 06:23 IST:9.6: Roston Chase to Hasan Nawaz, Slower in the air, full and around off, Hasan Nawaz blocks on the off side. 06:22 IST:9.5: Roston Chase to Hasan Nawaz, Into the surface, a bit short and on middle, Hasan Nawaz keeps it out on the leg side. 06:22 IST:9.4: Roston Chase to Hasan Nawaz, Bowls it flat and outside off, Hasan Nawaz punches it through covers for a couple more. 06:21 IST:9.3: Roston Chase to Hasan Nawaz, Tossed up on off, turns in. Hasan Nawaz flicks it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. 06:21 IST:9.2: Roston Chase to Hasan Nawaz, Floated full and on middle, Hasan Nawaz blocks. 06:25 IST:Drinks have been taken. A fantastic bowling display from West Indies in the first half so far. They have bowled really well and will be looking to keep it tight for the next 10 overs as well. Pakistan need a big partnership and the skipper, Agha will hope for some help from his middle-order. Also, Hasan Nawaz comes to the middle. 06:20 IST:9.1: Roston Chase to Fakhar Zaman, OUT! GONE! Just when Pakistan were trying to up the ante, they lose a wicket. Clever from Chase as he keeps it well outside off, knowing Fakhar Zaman was looking to go big. Zaman skips down and cue ends his dragged shot to long on where Romario Shepherd runs in and dives to take a brilliant catch. 06:19 IST:8.6: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, FOUR! Just what Pakistan were looking for. Floats it and slides it down leg. Agha paddles it fine past short fine leg and it rolls to the fence. 50 up for Pakistan. 18 runs off the over. 06:15 IST:8.5: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Floats it full and around off. Agha flicks it to mid-wicket where a misfield by the fielder, Sherfane Rutherford allows a couple of runs. 06:15 IST:8.4: Gudakesh Motie to Fakhar Zaman, Angling on middle, Fakhar Zaman drills it down to long on for a single. 06:15 IST:8.3: Gudakesh Motie to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! Pakistan has had enough! They are taking their chances. Fakhar Zaman skips down and Motie drifts it wide of off. Zaman throws his bat at it and hits it wide of long off for a boundary. 06:13 IST:8.2: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Flat and outside off, Agha punches it to cover for a single. 06:13 IST:8.1: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, SIX! Takes the risk and bags a boundary after a long time. Flighted full and on leg. Agha gets into the line and skips down, tonks it over long off for a biggie. 06:11 IST:7.6: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, Into the surface, short and following Agha on the leg side, played to third man for a run. 06:10 IST:7.5: Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, Not able to find the fence! Short-of-a-length delivery on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single. 06:10 IST:7.4: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, One more run as Agha taps it down to third man. 06:09 IST:7.3: Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, Shorter and on the hips. Fakhar Zaman pulls it fine but the fielder was stationed well at fine leg. Just a run. 06:08 IST:7.2: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, Hard-length delivery around off, Agha works it on the leg side for a quick single. 06:08 IST:7.1: Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, Short in length and on leg, Zaman pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 06:07 IST:6.6: Gudakesh Motie to Fakhar Zaman, A better throw could have had Fakhar Zaman in trouble! Outside off, Fakhar Zaman taps it to the right of point for a single. Roston Chase picks and throws it near the chest of the keeper. Agha was well in. 06:05 IST:6.5: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Salman Agha comes down and drops this length ball to short third man for a single. 06:05 IST:6.4: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Tossed up on middle, Salman Agha defends it out. 06:05 IST:6.3: Gudakesh Motie to Fakhar Zaman, Flatter delivery, outside off. Fakhar Zaman dabs it to the right of short third man for one. 06:04 IST:6.2: Gudakesh Motie to Salman Agha, Slants it very full and on the pads. Agha flicks it to square leg for a single. Should have risked for another run there. 06:04 IST:6.1: Gudakesh Motie to Fakhar Zaman, Gudakesh Motie for the first time with the ball in this series. Tossed up on middle, Fakhar Zaman nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 06:02 IST:5.6: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, Just a run of the over! Excellent! Length ball, outside off, guided to short third man. 06:01 IST:5.5: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, Another dot! Shamar Joseph bangs it a bit into the surface, around off and shoots up. Agha is surprised by the bounce and lets it go. 06:01 IST:5.4: Shamar Joseph to Salman Agha, Short in length and outside off. Agha looks to punch but bottom edges it back to the keeper. 06:00 IST:5.3: Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, Shamar Joseph now targets Fakhar Zaman's pads, this is full and Fakhar Zaman plays it to mid-wicket for one. 05:59 IST:5.2: Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, Shamar Joseph steams in and bowls the hard length delivery, around off, Fakhar Zaman mistimes it on the leg side. 05:59 IST:5.1: Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, This is full and outside off, Fakhar Zaman punches it to cover. 05:59 IST:Shamar Joseph to bowl now. 05:58 IST:4.6: Akeal Hosein to Fakhar Zaman, West Indies are bowling with a plan to Fakhar Zaman! Darts it on the pads, slower and it is worked to square leg for a single. 05:57 IST:4.5: Akeal Hosein to Salman Agha, Angling on the pads, Agha nudges it to deep square leg for a single. He is underway. 05:56 IST:The skipper, Salman Agha comes to the middle to face the music. 05:56 IST:4.4: Akeal Hosein to Mohammad Haris, OUT! GONE! West Indies are rolling! Akeal Hosein gets a wicket now! Pushes it full and around off, drifts in again. Mohammad Haris looks to heave but mistimes and hits it high in the air. Jason Holder from mid-wicket runs back and takes it over his shoulder. His long arms come into effect here. West Indies are so good on the field today. 05:56 IST:4.3: Akeal Hosein to Fakhar Zaman, Darts it on the pads. Zaman turns it to square leg for a single. 05:56 IST:4.2: Akeal Hosein to Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Haris makes a lot of room and Akeal Hosein gets it to drift in by a long way, on middle. Haris looks to cut but bottom edges it to fine leg for one. 05:53 IST:4.1: Akeal Hosein to Mohammad Haris, The in-angler, on a length and on middle. Mohammad Haris quickly defends under his eyes. 05:51 IST:3.6: Jason Holder to Mohammad Haris, Oh, almost had another wicket. Mohammad Haris steps across and Jason Holder targets his boots, on middle and Haris jams it out in time to square leg for one. 05:51 IST:3.5: Jason Holder to Mohammad Haris, Bowls the hard-length delivery, slanting on middle. Mohammad Haris wears it high on the pads and it rolls on the off side. 05:50 IST:3.4: Jason Holder to Mohammad Haris, Short of a length and outside off. Mohammad Haris cuts it aerially and over cover for a couple. 05:50 IST:Mohammad Haris is the new man in. 05:49 IST:3.3: Jason Holder to Sahibzada Farhan, OUT! TAKEN! Second wicket for Jason Holder and he is now the leading wicket-taker for West Indies in T20Is! The big man strikes again! Serves it in the channel, outside off, touch fuller. Sahibzada Farhan shuffles across and swings but slices it to cover. Romario Shepherd tracks back, keeps his eyes on the ball and tumbles back but holds onto it. 05:47 IST:3.2: Jason Holder to Fakhar Zaman, Cue ends his shot and bisects the fielder! The away-drifter, length and on middle, Fakhar Zaman makes room and hits it down the ground for a single. 05:47 IST:3.1: Jason Holder to Fakhar Zaman, Bowls a straight line fuller delivery on the pads. Fakhar Zaman swings across the line and misses to get hit on the pads. 05:45 IST:2.6: Akeal Hosein to Fakhar Zaman, Tossed up on middle, Fakhar Zaman flicks it to square leg and keeps the strike with a run. 05:45 IST:2.5: Akeal Hosein to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! Risky but effective! Tossed up, around off. Fakhar Zaman reverse hits it over the man at backward point for a boundary. Off the mark with a fine shot. 05:44 IST:2.4: Akeal Hosein to Fakhar Zaman, Slows up his fuller delivery and spins it onto the pads. Zaman tickles it to short fine leg. 05:43 IST:2.3: Akeal Hosein to Sahibzada Farhan, Slightly full and swinging on middle, Sahibzada Farhan heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 05:42 IST:2.2: Akeal Hosein to Sahibzada Farhan, This one holds its line, length ball on middle, Sahibzada Farhan blocks. 05:42 IST:2.1: Akeal Hosein to Sahibzada Farhan, Drifts in a fuller delivery on middle, played back to the bowler. 05:42 IST:Fakhar Zaman walks in next. 05:41 IST:1.6: Jason Holder to Saim Ayub, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! West Indies get the man of the match award winner from the last game quickly this time. Jason Holder tempts with an away swinger, well outside off. Saim Ayub chases as he flashes his blade but edges it to the keeper, Jewel Andrew, who makes no mistake. Fifty in the first game, just 7 runs in this one. 05:40 IST:1.5: Jason Holder to Saim Ayub, The one that swings away, fuller and swinging outside off. Saim Ayub looks to drive but is beaten. 05:39 IST:1.4: Jason Holder to Saim Ayub, FOUR! First boundary of the game comes in a streaky way! Good-length delivery, angles away outside off. Saim Ayub looks to cut but bottom edges it past the diving keeper and to fine leg. 05:38 IST:1.3: Jason Holder to Sahibzada Farhan, Shapes in a length ball on middle, Sahibzada Farhan tucks it to mid on. Straight to the fielder but runs well to buy a single. 05:38 IST:1.2: Jason Holder to Saim Ayub, Fuller-length delivery on middle and leg. Saim Ayub nudges it to square leg for a single. 05:37 IST:1.1: Jason Holder to Saim Ayub, Jason Holder serves it full and around off. Saim Ayub defends close to the man at point. 05:36 IST:Jason Holder to share the attack. 05:36 IST:0.6: Akeal Hosein to Sahibzada Farhan, Nice and tight from Hosein! Tosses it up full and drifting on middle, played back to Hosein. 05:35 IST:0.5: Akeal Hosein to Saim Ayub, Touch short and on middle, Saim Ayub goes back and knocks it to mid-wicket for a single. 05:35 IST:0.4: Akeal Hosein to Saim Ayub, Pace-off, fuller delivery on middle, Saim Ayub punches it to mid on. 05:34 IST:0.3: Akeal Hosein to Saim Ayub, Keeps it full and floats it around off. Saim Ayub looks to slog-sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Just going down. 05:34 IST:0.2: Akeal Hosein to Sahibzada Farhan, Typical Akeal Hosein delivery! The one that drifts in, fuller and around off, Sahibzada Farhan looks to punch but inside edges it to square leg for a single. 05:33 IST:0.1: Akeal Hosein to Saim Ayub, Tossed up full and around off. Saim Ayub turns it to long on for a single. Pakistan and Saim Ayub are underway. 05:31 IST:Time for action. Two umpires make their way to the middle. West Indies follow them to their respective positions. Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub to open for Pakistan. Akeal Hosein to bowl first... 05:17 IST:The captain of West Indies, Shai Hope says they would have batted first as well. Admits the biggest threat is to play the spin in these conditions. Hopes to turn things around and keep the series alive. Informs Alick Athanaze and Keacy Carty come in for Johnson Charles and Jediah Blades. 05:10 IST:Salman Agha, the skipper of Pakistan says they will bat first as it looks like a slow surface and they want to try a couple of things before the Asia Cup. Informs Hasan Ali comes in for Haris Rauf, who has been rested. 05:12 IST:West Indies (Playing XI) - Alick Athanaze (In for Johnson Charles), Jewel Andrew (WK), Shai Hope (C), Keacy Carty (In for Jediah Blades), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph. 05:12 IST:Pakistan (Playing XI) - Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (C), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali (In for Haris Rauf), Sufiyan Muqeem. 05:04 IST:TOSS - Pakistan have won the toss and will BAT.
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18:46 IST:6.1: Mitchell Santner to Reeza Hendricks, Tossed up on off. Reeza Hendricks drives it to long-off for one. 18:46 IST:Mitchell Santner brings himself into the attack. 18:45 IST:5.6: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, Pace off on back of a length, on the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one. South Africa are 46/0 at the end of the Powerplay. 18:44 IST:5.5: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! BANG! Back of a length, just outside off. Reeza Hendricks picks it early and crunches the pull over deep square leg for a massive hit. 18:44 IST:5.4: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Back of a length, angling across the batter. Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to pull but this comes off the cue end toward mid-off for a streaky single. 18:43 IST:5.3: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, LEG BYE! Fuller than a length, on the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks looks to hack it across the line but misses. It comes off the pad toward cover point for a leg bye. 18:42 IST:5.2: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Slower ball on the full, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius shuffles across and drags this toward mid-on for one. 18:42 IST:5.1: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Overpitched, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it very hard, back at Henry who gets his foot in the way and makes the stop. 18:41 IST:4.6: Adam Milne to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lands it on a length, on the middle and leg. Lhuan-dre Pretorius turns it round the corner for a single. 18:40 IST:4.5: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, Pace off on a length, on off. Reeza Hendricks punches this to mid-off for one. 18:39 IST:4.4: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, Keeps it on a length, around the fifth stump. Reeza Hendricks presses forward and knocks it to short cover. 18:39 IST:4.3: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, On a length, angling into the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks looks to tuck but gets the inside edge onto the pad. 18:38 IST:4.2: Adam Milne to Reeza Hendricks, Skiddy length ball, around off. Reeza Hendricks defends it back to the bowler. 18:38 IST:4.1: Adam Milne to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short of a good length, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius dabs it through cover point region and takes one. 18:36 IST:3.6: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! What a shot! Much fuller and on middle, in the slot as well, Reeza Hendricks is not going to miss out on that and tonks it away elegantly over the long on fence for a biggie. 18:36 IST:3.6: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, Tries to follow the batter, serves it full but down the leg side, Reeza Hendricks fails to glance it away. Wided. 18:35 IST:3.5: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fuller and on off, shaping in, Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls behind the stumps. A single taken. 18:35 IST:3.4: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Pitched up and on middle, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it towards mid on. 18:34 IST:3.3: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Streaky! Short of a length and on middle, Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to pull it away but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. 18:33 IST:3.2: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Another slower delivery, full and on off, keeps very low, Lhuan-dre Pretorius swings but it goes well under his bat. 18:33 IST:3.1: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Slower one, back of a length and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to heave it away a bit too hard but misses. 18:32 IST:2.6: Zakary Foulkes to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! BANG! Much better! Fuller in length and just around off, Reeza Hendricks presents the full face of the bat and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie. 18:31 IST:2.5: Zakary Foulkes to Reeza Hendricks, Swing and a miss! Pitched up and on off, shapes in a bit, Reeza Hendricks has a wild swing at it but fails to connect. Yet to get off the mark. 18:30 IST:2.4: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, On a length and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stays back and looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a single. 18:30 IST:2.4: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short of a length and outside off again, shaping away, Lhuan-dre Pretorius swings but misses. Another wide. 18:30 IST:2.4: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Hits the length hard but way outside off, angling further away, Lhuan-dre Pretorius goes down and winds up for the heave but leaves it alone. Wided. 18:29 IST:2.3: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full again and on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it hard but straight to mid on. He is disappointed he failed to put it away. 18:28 IST:2.2: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Zakary Foulkes comes 'over the wicket, full and on the pads, Lhuan-dre Pretorius picks it up nicely and whips it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary. 18:27 IST:2.1: Zakary Foulkes to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Good length and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius steps across and pats it down the pitch. Too many dot balls already. 18:26 IST:1.6: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, BEAUTY! Short of a good length, shapes away and beats Reeza Hendricks all ends up on the defence. 18:26 IST:1.5: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, Good length delivery on the off-stump line. Reeza Hendricks hangs back and dabs it towards point. 18:25 IST:1.4: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, Fuller length delivery on the off-stump line. Reeza Hendricks defends it towards mid-off. 18:25 IST:1.3: Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks, On a length, around off. Reeza Hendricks defends it into covers. 18:24 IST:1.2: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Pitched full, on middle. Lhuan-dre Pretorius bunts it toward mid-on for one. 18:24 IST:1.1: Jacob Duffy to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Duffy starts with an excellent delivery. Yorker down the leg stump line, Pretorius gets surprised, he tries to clip it on the leg side but gets it on the back shoe and loses his balance and falls. Appeal from the bowler but it was turned down. 18:23 IST:Jacob Duffy will share the attack. 18:22 IST:0.6: Matt Henry to Reeza Hendricks, Peach! Short of a good length, moves away a touch, and beats the outside edge of Reeza Hendricks. 18:22 IST:0.5: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, On a hard length, on off. Punched toward mid-off for one. 18:21 IST:0.4: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Back of a length, angling across. Lhuan-dre Pretorius mistimes the slap into covers. 18:21 IST:0.3: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full, swings back into the middle. Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks it toward deep square leg for a couple. 18:20 IST:0.2: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full-length delivery, moves away, around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to drive, gets the outside edge along the ground to short third. 18:19 IST:0.1: Matt Henry to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! On a length, on off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets across and punches it through mid-wicket region for a cracking boundary to get off the mark. 18:19 IST:Welcome back. The players and the umpires are back in the middle. Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Reeza Hendricks to open the innings for South Africa. It will be Matt Henry with the ball for New Zealand. Here we go! 18:17 IST:…THE RUN CHASE… 18:17 IST:Right then, South Africa needs 181 to chase this down and claim the Tri-Series Trophy. Can they do it, or will New Zealand come hard with the ball and defend this score to get their hands on the title? We shall find out soon. Join us in a bit for the second essay. 18:16 IST:Lungi Ngidi is up for a chat. He says that the main thing when New Zealand were attacking was to try and keep things simple. Adds that anything pitched up was going for runs, so he changed his length and attacked the stumps to be more effective. Says that he would have taken 180, especially after the start that New Zealand got. Ends by saying that he is fine and there are no issues. 18:15 IST:South Africa did not have the best of starts with the ball, but they did well to come back strong after the halfway mark in the game. Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets while Senuran Muthusamy, Kwena Maphaka, and Nandre Burger took one each. South Africa have not been at their best so far with the bat but will need to play well if they are to chase 181 and claim their hands on the trophy. 18:11 IST:A solid batting effort from the Black Caps takes them to an impressive score of 180/5 from the 20 overs. Having been asked to bat first, New Zealand got off to a flying start with Tim Seifert and Devon Conway adding 75 for the opening wicket. Conway and Rachin Ravindra carried on after the dismissal of Tim Seifert, but the wickets of Conway and Ravindra slowed down the momentum and made it hard for New Zealand to find the boundaries. Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell tried hard but had to settle for 180, which at one stage looked like crossing 200. 18:08 IST:19.6: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, A couple to end the innings! Pitched full, at the stumps. Daryl Mitchell lifts it toward the wide long-on region for two runs. New Zealand finish with 180/5. 18:07 IST:19.5: Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Santner, Full and at the stumps. Mitchell Santner drives it past the bowler, down the ground, and settles for one. 18:07 IST:19.4: Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Santner, High full toss on the middle and leg. Mitchell Santner hacks it toward deep square leg for a couple. 18:06 IST:19.4: Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Santner, WIDE! Full, angling down the leg. Mitchell Santner flicks and misses. Wided. 18:05 IST:19.3: Kwena Maphaka to Michael Bracewell, OUT! EXCELLENT CATCH! Kwena Maphaka gets Bracewell. Full and well outside off. Michael Bracewell tries to get underneath and loft over the infield but it comes off the cue end and to the right of extra cover where George Linde takes a sharp catch. New Zealand are five down. 18:06 IST:Mitchell Santner walks in next. 18:04 IST:19.3: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, TWO WIDES! On a length and angling down the leg. Daryl Mitchell pulls and misses. A half stop by Lhuan-dre Pretorius allows the batter to sneak the extra run with the along with the wide. 18:03 IST:19.2: Kwena Maphaka to Michael Bracewell, A length ball outside off. Michael Bracewell mishits it to long-on for one. 18:03 IST:19.1: Kwena Maphaka to Michael Bracewell, Short of a length well outside the off. Bracewell shuffles across the line and miscues the pull towards deep backward square leg for a couple. 18:03 IST:Kwena Maphaka (3-0-24-0) to bowl the final over. South Africa have been excellent in the past few overs. New Zealand will look to breach 185. 18:01 IST:18.6: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Very full on middle. Michael Bracewell drives it hard, and Nandre Burger tries to stop it on his follow-through but parries it towards mid-off. A single taken. 18:01 IST:18.5: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Low full toss on the middle. Michael Bracewell flicks this toward the deep mid-wicket region, and a fumble in the deep allows the double. 18:00 IST:18.4: Nandre Burger to Daryl Mitchell, Slower and shorter outside off. Daryl Mitchell reaches for it and cuts it to deep cover point for one. 17:59 IST:18.3: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Full, at the stumps. Michael Bracewell digs it out and bunts it to long-on for one. 17:59 IST:18.2: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Low full toss angled down the leg. Michael Bracewell flicks and misses. Brushes the pad on the way to the keeper. 17:58 IST:18.1: Nandre Burger to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker, on the middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell jams it toward deep mid-on for one. 17:57 IST:17.6: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, Michael Bracewell misses out on a freebie! Full toss outside off. Michael Bracewell swings and misses. 17:57 IST:17.5: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, Yorker on off. Michael Bracewell squeezes it through covers and scampers for the double. 17:56 IST:17.4: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Low full-toss near the off. The batter shuffles across the line and gets the splice of the bat while trying to intent a ramp. He runs for a single. 17:55 IST:17.3: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker length ball, follows the batter, outside leg stump. Daryl Mitchell makes space and works it toward deep square leg for a couple. 17:55 IST:17.2: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, Full, sliding down the leg. Michael Bracewell moves across and tries to scoop but gets it off the toe end to the right of the keeper for a single. 17:54 IST:17.1: Corbin Bosch to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! CLEVER BATTING! Low full toss, around off. Michael Bracewell moves across and helps it toward fine leg for a cheeky boundary. 17:52 IST:16.6: Nandre Burger to Michael Bracewell, Pitched full, on off. Michael Bracewell eases this to long-on for one. 17:53 IST:Michael Bracewell walks in at 6. 17:52 IST:16.5: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Nandre Burger gets the big fish! Another low full toss on the middle stump line. Rachin Ravindra hacks it high toward the deep mid-wicket region. Fails to get the elevation or the distance and is caught near the ropes by Dewald Brevis. The umpires want to check for a No Ball here. The front foot looks alright, but the back foot is very close to the return crease. After a few replays, the third umpire deems it is a fair delivery. A fine knock from Ravindra ends now as he walks back for 47. New Zealand are four down. 17:50 IST:16.4: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! FINDS THE GAP! Slower and shorter on off. Rachin Ravindra pulls it toward deep square leg and beats the fielders coming toward it for a cracking shot. 17:49 IST:16.3: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, Low full toss on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra flicks this toward fine leg for a couple. 17:48 IST:16.2: Nandre Burger to Daryl Mitchell, Another full toss, around off. Daryl Mitchell swings hard but miscues it on the bounce to deep cover for a single. 17:47 IST:16.1: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, Low full toss on middle. Rachin Ravindra hits it to long-on for one. 17:46 IST:15.6: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Full-length delivery around off. Rachin Ravindra drives it hard to deep extra cover for one. 17:45 IST:15.6: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, WIDE! Pitched full, outside the tramline. Rachin Ravindra lets it go. Wide signaled. 17:45 IST:15.5: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, LEG BYE! Yorker length ball outside the leg stump. Daryl Mitchell makes room, and the bowler follows him. Mitchell misses the flick and it comes off the pad toward square leg for a leg bye. 17:44 IST:15.4: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Low full toss outside off. Rachin Ravindra looks to drive and gets the outside edge to deep third for a single. 17:43 IST:15.3: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Full again, around off. Drilled to mid-off for just a single. 17:43 IST:15.2: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! CHEEKY AND EFFECTIVE! Full-length delivery, around off. Daryl Mitchell sits back and scoops it over the man at short third for a clever boundary. 17:42 IST:15.1: Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker, on the leg stump line. Daryl Mitchell looks to work through the on-side but misses and wears on the pad. 17:40 IST:14.6: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, on off. Daryl Mitchell hits this to long-on for a single. New Zealand are 135/3 with five overs to go. 17:39 IST:14.5: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a good length, on middle. Rachin Ravindra works it through square leg for a single. 17:39 IST:14.4: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, Banged in short, on off. Daryl Mitchell miscues the pull toward deep mid-wicket and takes one. Lands on the bounce to the fielder. 17:38 IST:14.3: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length again, on the middle and leg. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. 17:38 IST:14.3: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, WIDE! Back of a length, slanting down the leg. Rachin Ravindra plays and misses. Wided. 17:37 IST:14.2: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, Slower and shorter outside off. Daryl Mitchell slaps it to deep point for one. 17:36 IST:14.1: Kwena Maphaka to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, angled in on off. Rachin Ravindra makes room and dabs it down to deep third for one. 17:35 IST:13.6: Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, Pace off, back of a length around off. Daryl Mitchell hops and dabs it toward the backward point. End of a fine spell from Lungi Ngidi. 17:35 IST:13.6: Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, WIDE! On a length and well outside off. Daryl Mitchell looks to cut but misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. 17:34 IST:Daryl Mitchell walks in next. 17:34 IST:13.5: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, CHAPMAN HOLES OUT! SHARP CATCH IN THE DEEP! Another slower ball on the full, on the middle and leg. Mark Chapman advances down the pitch and miscues it high toward the deep mid-wicket region. Rubin Hermann there keeps his eye on the ball and takes it nicely above his head, close to the ropes. The poor run of form continues for Chapman. New Zealand lose their third. 17:32 IST:13.4: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, LEG BYE! Slower bumper, on off. Rachin Ravindra is early into the pull shot and gets a blow on the helmet. A mandatory concussion check for Ravindra, and he is fine. The ball rolls into the on-side and they take a leg bye. 17:30 IST:13.3: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Short of a length and angling down the leg. Rachin Ravindra helps it to fine leg for a boundary. 17:30 IST:13.2: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, Pitched full, on off. Mark Chapman strokes it back to the bowler, who gets a boot on the way and ricochets it toward mid-wicket for a single. 17:29 IST:13.1: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Slower ball on a length, on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra shimmies down and mistimes the hack toward deep mid-wicket for one. 17:28 IST:12.6: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, Shortish and outside off. Rachin Ravindra slaps this to long-off for one. 17:27 IST:12.5: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, SIX MORE! UP AND OVER! Floated full, on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra sits on his knee and slogs it hard, clears the man at deep square leg for a thumping hit. 17:27 IST:12.4: Senuran Muthusamy to Mark Chapman, Too full, on the leg. Mark Chapman sweeps this to deep backward square leg for a single. 17:26 IST:12.3: Senuran Muthusamy to Mark Chapman, Flighted full, on the midlde. Mark Chapman turns it to short mid-wicket. 17:26 IST:12.2: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, Flatter and quicker outside off. Rachin Ravindra cuts this to deep cover point for one. 17:25 IST:12.1: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! CLUBBED! Tossed up full, on middle. Rachin Ravindra shimmies down, gets to the pitch of the ball, and smokes it over the cow corner fence for half a dozen. 17:24 IST:11.6: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a good length on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. 17:23 IST:11.5: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, On a length, on middle. Mark Chapman knocks it toward wide mid-on for one. 17:23 IST:11.4: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Slower ball on the full, on the middle and leg. Ravindra clips it toward square leg and takes one. 17:22 IST:11.3: Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, LEG BYE! Back of a length on the hip. Tucked off the pad into the leg side for a leg bye. 17:22 IST:Mark Chapman walks in at 4. 17:21 IST:11.2: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, OUT! TOP EDGE AND GONE! Lungi Ngidi removes the well-set Conway! Back-of-a-length delivery, around the left shoulder. Devon Conway looks to hook it over fine leg but gets the top edge off some extra bounce and miscues toward short fine leg, where Nandre Burger takes a simple catch. New Zealand lose their second. 17:19 IST:11.1: Lungi Ngidi to Rachin Ravindra, Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Ravindra flicks this to deep square leg for one. 17:18 IST:10.6: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, FOUR! GETS THE PROPER CONNECTION NOW! Good length delivery on the middle. Devon Conway moves across and ramps it over the keeper for a clever boundary. 100 up for New Zealand! 17:18 IST:10.5: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, OUCH! Pitched full, outside off. Devon Conway moves across to the scoop but gets it off the cue end onto the side of the helmet, rolls toward the short third region. A part of the helmet comes off, and the physio is out in the middle to get the concussion check done. He looks fine, though, and will continue. 17:16 IST:10.4: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, FOUR! SUPERB TIMING! Fuller than a good length, on the middle. Devon Conway shimmies down and steers it through the backward point region for a nicely played boundary. 17:15 IST:10.3: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, around off. Rachin Ravindra dabs it down to deep third for a single. 17:15 IST:10.2: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! LOVELY SHOT! Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Rachin Ravindra flicks it wristily toward the wide of long on region for a cracking boundary. 17:14 IST:10.1: Nandre Burger to Rachin Ravindra, In the air and lands safe! Full and outside off. Rachin Ravindra goes hard for the drive but ends up slicing aerially toward the deep backward point region for a couple. 17:14 IST:Nandre Burger (1-0-11-0) is back into the attack. 17:13 IST:9.6: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Another fuller one, on leg, Rachin Ravindra fails to work it away as the ball goes off his pads towards mid-wicket. A leg bye taken. 17:12 IST:9.5: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Rachin Ravindra misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. 17:11 IST:9.4: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Easy pickings! Back of a length but angling down the leg side, there to be put away. Rachin Ravindra does not miss out and just helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 17:11 IST:9.3: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Change of pace, on a length and on off, Devon Conway runs it down to third man for another run. 17:10 IST:9.2: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Full again and on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. 17:09 IST:9.1: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Fuller and on off, Devon Conway drives it to mid off for a single. 17:09 IST:8.6: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Another shorter one, on off, Devon Conway punches it to sweeper covers for one. 17:08 IST:8.5: Senuran Muthusamy to Rachin Ravindra, Short and around off, Rachin Ravindra steers it through point for a run. 17:10 IST:Rachin Ravindra walks out to bat at number 3. 17:07 IST:8.4: Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert, OUT! ABSOLUTE STUNNER! South Africa is known for their fielding and the skipper has produced something special here to get the breakthrough for his side. Senuran Muthusamy flights it up, full and outside off, Tim Seifert uses his feet to loft it over covers, but has to reach out for it a bit and loses his bottom hand. Ends up hitting it much flatter, and Rassie van der Dussen at short covers leaps up to his left and takes a brilliant catch with both hands. Seifert goes for 30 off 28, and New Zealand are 75/1! 17:05 IST:8.3: Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert, Close! Flatter, short and around off, Tim Seifert looks to cut it away but gets a bottom edge that just goes past the off pole. 17:05 IST:8.2: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Floated, full and around off, Devon Conway drills it towards sweeper covers for a single. 17:04 IST:8.1: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, SIX! Going, going, gone! Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, Devon Conway skips down the track to get closer to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 17:02 IST:7.6: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on leg, Devon Conway clips it through square leg for one more. 13 runs off the over! 17:02 IST:7.5: Corbin Bosch to Tim Seifert, Fuller and on off, Tim Seifert pushes it towards covers for one. 17:01 IST:7.4: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, On a length and on leg, Devon Conway pats it towards mid on for a single. 17:01 IST:7.3: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, FOUR! Fantastic shot! Short of a length and outside off again, Devon Conway gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary. 17:00 IST:7.2: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway uses his feet and punches it wide of deep point for a brace. This is now the highest opening stand in this Tri Series. 17:00 IST:7.1: Corbin Bosch to Devon Conway, FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary! Fuller and well outside off, Devon Conway accepts the width on offer and lifts it beautfully over extra covers for a boundary. 17:00 IST:Corbin Bosch replaces Kwena Maphaka 16:58 IST:6.6: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Short and on leg, Devon Conway nudges it through mid-wicket for one. 16:58 IST:6.5: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Stumping Slows it up, full and on middle and leg, turns away, Devon Conway backs away to tuck it but gets beaten on the flight. He loses his balance too, but Lhuan-dre Pretorius fails to collect it cleanly and the chance goes begging. 16:58 IST:6.4: Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert, Tossed up, full and on off, Tim Seifert scythes it to long off for one. 16:57 IST:6.3: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Flighted, full and on leg, Devon Conway drills it to long on for a single. 16:56 IST:6.2: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Floated, short and on middle and off, Devon Conway moves back and stabs it to short covers. 16:56 IST:6.1: Senuran Muthusamy to Devon Conway, Fires in a yorker, on off, Devon Conway digs it out to the off side. 16:56 IST:Senuran Muthusamy comes into the attack now. 16:55 IST:5.6: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on middle, Devon Conway knocks it towards mid on. New Zealand are 52 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay! 16:54 IST:5.5: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Hard length and around off, Tim Seifert drags it towards mid on and sets off for the run. The fielder fails to pick it up cleanly or else there could have been a chance of a run out. 16:54 IST:5.4: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Bangs in a bouncer, on middle and leg, Tim Seifert looks to hook it away but fails to connect. 16:53 IST:5.3: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Back of a length and on off, Devon Conway waits for it and steers it wide of short third. Lungi Ngidi moves to his right and dives to make a great stop. saves three for his team. Also, 50 up for New Zealand! 16:53 IST:5.2: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Short of a length and outside off, Tim Seifert cuts it to deep poiint for a single. 16:52 IST:5.1: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, SIX! That is some shot! Fuller one and around off, Tim Seifert gets across early to get inside the line of the ball. He plays the no-look scoop as the ball sails over the fine leg fence for a biggie. 16:51 IST:4.6: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Quicker, full and on leg, Tim Seifert knocks it towards mid on and scampers across for one. 16:50 IST:4.5: George Linde to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! This is another short delivery, on middle, Tim Seifert picks up the length early, moves back and swats it right over the bowler's head for another boundary. 16:50 IST:4.4: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Flatter, short and on off, Tim Seifert stabs it out towards short covers. 16:49 IST:4.3: George Linde to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Nicely played! Drags his length back and around off, Tim Seifert uses the depth of the crease to back away and slaps it over extra covers for a boundary. 16:49 IST:4.2: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Fires one full and on leg, Tim Seifert looks to go for the lofted shot but gets an inside edge towards square leg. 16:48 IST:4.1: George Linde to Tim Seifert, Floated, full and around off, Tim Seifert heaves it towards mid-wicket. 16:48 IST:Time for some spin now as George Linde comes into the attack. 16:47 IST:3.6: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Devon Conway misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down. 16:46 IST:3.5: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, FOUR! Gets it away! Short again and outside off, Devon Conway slashes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge. The fielder at short third thinks he is in the game but this flies well over him for a boundary. 16:46 IST:3.4: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, In the Slower one, full and on off, Tim Seifert goes after it but loses his bottom hand and mistimes it in the air. The fielder at deep point runs forward but the ball lands just in front of him. They cross. 16:45 IST:3.3: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Excellent bowling! Short of a length and on middle, takes off viciously. Tim Seifert looks to cut but gets beaten all ends up. 16:44 IST:3.2: Kwena Maphaka to Devon Conway, Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway cuts it through point for a run. 16:44 IST:3.1: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Fuller and outside off, Tim Seifert opens the face of his bat and squeezes it out to deep point for a single. 16:43 IST:2.6: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, FOUR! Up and over! Goes a bit too full and outside off, slower too, Devon Conway gets the chance to free his arms and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary. 16:42 IST:2.5: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Takes pace off again, pitched up and on middle, Tim Seifert uses his feet and drags it wide of mid on for another run. 16:42 IST:2.4: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Extra bounce! Lungi Ngidi bangs this one into the pitch and puts in the extra effort on this one, around off, takes off a bit. Tim Seifert slashes at it but gets beaten by the bounce. 16:41 IST:2.3: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, A slower one now, full and on off, Tim Seifert goes through the drive early and gets it from the toe-end of the bat towards short mid-wicket. 16:40 IST:2.2: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, Lungi Ngidi sees the batter back away and lands this on a hard length, on middle, angling in. Devon Conway looks to go over covers but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pads as the ball rolls to the off side. They cross. 16:39 IST:2.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Fuller and angling into the pads, Tim Seifert clips it through square leg for a single. 16:38 IST:1.6: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Hits the length hard, on off, Tim Seifert rides the bounce and pats it wide of mid off for one. 11 runs off the over! 16:38 IST:1.6: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Nandre Burger is struggling with his line a bit here! He goes on a length but down the leg side again, Tim Seifert fails to glance it away. Third wide of the over. 16:37 IST:1.5: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Full again and on off, Tim Seifert pushes it towards covers. 16:37 IST:1.4: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, Overpitched and on off, Devon Conway drills it to sweeper covers for another run. 16:36 IST:1.3: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, Beaten! Goes fuller and around off, shaping away, Devon Conway gets drawn forward into the drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. 16:35 IST:1.2: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Hard length and outside off, Tim Seifert guides it off the outer half of the bat through point for a run. 16:35 IST:1.2: Nandre Burger to Tim Seifert, Touch slower and full but down the leg, Tim Seifert misses his flick. Wided. 16:34 IST:1.1: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway uses his feet and punches it through cover-point for a single. 16:34 IST:1.1: Nandre Burger to Devon Conway, FIVE WIDES! Not the ideal start! Nandre Burger loses his line completely and begins with a hard-length delivery, but way down the leg side. It moves further in. Devon Conway is nowhere near the ball and the keeper also had no chance of stopping that as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 16:36 IST:Nandre Burger to share the attack. 16:33 IST:0.6: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, FOUR! First one of the final! Just short of a length and outside off, Tim Seifert gets on top of the bounce and punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary. 8 runs off the first over! 16:32 IST:0.5: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, Good length and on midlde, angling in, Devon Conway looks to play at it but misses and gets hit on the back pad as the ball rolls towards point. Another leg bye taken. 16:31 IST:0.4: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Back of a length and angling into the body of the batter, Tim Seifert fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards short fine. There is a bit of hesitation but the batters take the leg bye. 16:30 IST:0.3: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Hits the length hard, on off, nips back in, Tim Seifert covers the line of the ball and blocks it out. 16:30 IST:0.2: Lungi Ngidi to Devon Conway, Pitched up and on off, Devon Conway drives it towards mid off for a run and gets off the mark. 16:29 IST:0.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Lungi Ngidi starts with a fuller delivery, on off, Tim Seifert pushes it towards covers for a single. New Zealand are underway in the final! 16:30 IST:Done with the pre-match formalities! We can see the South African players in a huddle before they spread out to take their respective field positions. Tim Seifert and Devon Conway are the two openers for New Zealand. Lungi Ngidi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... 16:24 IST:The teams and match officials have lined up for the national anthems. We start with the anthem of New Zealand, followed by that of South Africa. Live action is coming shortly. 16:20 IST:George Linde is up for a chat. He says that so far, he has batted well in the series and is happy to chip in with the ball and feels confident. Shares that they always find a way to come out better when under pressure. Closes by sharing that they have got the best team for the condition and is looking for to the final. 16:17 IST:Pitch Report - Ed Rainsford is at the pitchside. He says that this particular pitch has had ten days of rest, and it looks like a good one, the cracks are evident as they had to manage the water content. Adds that it looks like a belter, has a mosaic look to it, and there's some live grass too, which should aid true bounce and allow the ball to come nicely onto the bat. Closes by sharing that it is a belter of a track and tailor-made for a high-quality final. 16:15 IST:Mitchell Santner, the skipper of New Zealand, says that it looks like a good track, and they have to see what it does with the new ball and take it from there. Adds that it looks like one of the best wickets in the tournament. Shares that they have played well and but today is the final and they have to bank on the experiences of playing on this kind of pitch. Closes by adding that they have four changes with Tim Robinson, Bevon Jacobs, Ish Sodhi, and Will O'Rourke missing out. 16:12 IST:Rassie van der Dussen, the skipper of South Africa, wins the toss and opts to bowl. He says that bowling first looks like a good option as the pitch is dry and the wicket won't change much. Adds that they are going with three quicks and two spinners. Shares that they haven't put in a complete performance and looks to play well through the 40 overs as the trophy is up for grabs. 16:09 IST:South Africa (Playing XI) - Reeza Hendricks, Lhuan-dre Pretorius(WK), Rassie van der Dussen(C), Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Corbin Bosch (in for Andile Simelane), Senuran Muthusamy, Nandre Burger (in for Gerald Coetzee), Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi (in for Nqabayomzi Peter). 16:07 IST:New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tim Seifert(WK), Devon Conway (in for Tim Robinson), Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell (in for Bevon Jacobs), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(C), Zakary Foulkes, Adam Milne (in for Ish Sodhi), Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy (in for Will O'Rourke). 16:03 IST:Toss Update - South Africa have won the toss and opted to BOWL.
