New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard NZ vs PAK, Final, New Zealand and South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025, National Stadium, Karachi
45.3: Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Phillips, WIDE! That will do it! New Zealand win by 5 wickets and clinch the Tri-Series remaining unbeaten. Faheem Ashraf goes way too short and over off, Glenn Phillips leaves it alone and remains unbeaten throughout the series.
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45.2: Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, on middle, Glenn Phillips looks to punch it through the off side but gets an inside edge to square leg region. The batters scamper a couple of runs. The fielder throws the ball back to the keeper who whips the bails off but Glenn Phillips dives to make it in. The third umpire is summoned to check and he confirms just that. Scores level now!
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45.1: Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! New Zealand inch closer! Faheem Ashraf goes short and on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips is late to pull and gets a top edge but it goes to the right of deep fine leg for a boundary. Just 3 more runs needed now.
End of over 45
NZ236/5
NZ Batting G Phillips 14(15) M Bracewell 2(3)
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44.6: Shaheen Afridi to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips helps it on its way to fine leg for one.
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44.5: Shaheen Afridi to Michael Bracewell, Digs it short and on off, Michael Bracewell neatly pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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44.4: Shaheen Afridi to Glenn Phillips, Hard length, into the pads, Glenn Phillips clips it to deep square leg for a single.
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44.3: Shaheen Afridi to Michael Bracewell, Short one again, on off, Michael Bracewell pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.
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44.2: Shaheen Afridi to Michael Bracewell, Short and on middle, Michael Bracewell ducks under it.
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44.1: Shaheen Afridi to Tom Latham, OUT! CAUGHT! The luck finally runs out for Tom Latham! Shaheen Afridi finally gets his first wicket. Comes back into the attack and bangs it into the deck, on a back of a length, angling it into the batter. Tom Latham reads the length early and looks to pull it but is hurried a bit. The ball takes a top edge and goes high in front of deep backward square leg. Abrar Ahmed charges towards the ball and takes a solid catch sliding in front to his right.
End of over 44
NZ232/4
NZ Batting G Phillips 12(13) T Latham 56(63)
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43.6: Abrar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Drops the length short and on off, Phillips cuts it to point. New Zealand just need 11 more runs now.
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43.5: Abrar Ahmed to Glenn Phillips, Looped up a bit, on off, Glenn Phillips blocks.
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43.4: Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham, Full and on the pads, Tom Latham clips it to square leg for one.
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43.3: Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham, Around middle and off, on a fuller length, Tom Latham mistimes his reverse sweep to short third.
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43.3: Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham, WIDE! Sprayed full and down leg.
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43.2: Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham, FOUR! Easy as it gets! Tossed up, on off, Tom Latham reverse sweeps it and beats short third to his right.
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43.1: Abrar Ahmed to Tom Latham, FIFTY FOR LATHAM! What a time to get amongst the runs. Although he had his fair share of luck, he made sure he kept going. Superb knock! This is full and on leg, Latham tickles it past short fine leg for a couple of runs.
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49.3: Will O’Rourke to Naseem Shah, OUT! TAKEN! Will O’Rourke wraps things up with a four-fer! He goes fuller and on middle. Naseem Shah backs away and lofts it with a straight bat over the bowler's head. It looks like it is going over but Michael Bracewell from long on moves backwards and sideways to his left in and plucks it out of thin air. Pakistan have been bowled out for 242!
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49.2: Will O’Rourke to Abrar Ahmed, Short of a length and on middle, Abrar Ahmed swats it to long on for a single.
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49.1: Will O’Rourke to Faheem Ashraf, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Will O’Rourke gets his third! He serves this full and on middle, takes pace off. Faheem Ashraf looks to go big down the ground but fails to get the timing right as the ball hits him high on the bat. It flies in the air over mid on where Mitch Santner backtracks and takes a good catch. Finally, the Kiwis hold on to one here. Pakistan are 241/9 now! Can they reach the 250 mark here?
End of over 49
PAK241/8
PAK Batting N Shah 19(16) F Ashraf 22(20)
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48.6: Nathan Smith to Naseem Shah, FOUR! Flayed! Short of a length, on off, Naseem Shah hops high and slices it off the outer half of the bat and over short third for a boundary. Crucial runs this!
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48.5: Nathan Smith to Faheem Ashraf, Touch fuller and on middle, Faheem Ashraf lofts it on the bounce to long on for one.
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48.4: Nathan Smith to Faheem Ashraf, DROPPED AGAIN! Would you believe it? Glenn Phillips has put down a catch. Bangs this one short and on middle, slower too. Faheem Ashraf goes through his pull early and mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket. Phillips runs to his right and tries to grab it with both hands. It goes through and then hits his thigh and pops up. He tries to take it while lying down but fails to do so. Two runs taken. Ashraf is living a charmed life here!
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48.3: Nathan Smith to Naseem Shah, On a length and on middle, Naseem Shah flicks it to deep square leg for a run.
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48.2: Nathan Smith to Faheem Ashraf, Back of a length and well outside off, Faheem Ashraf reaches for it and toe-ends it towards long off for a single.
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48.1: Nathan Smith to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR! Fine shot! Short of a length and outside off. Faheem Ashraf frees his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary. Good start to the over for Pakistan!
End of over 48
PAK228/8
PAK Batting F Ashraf 14(16) N Shah 14(14)
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47.6: Will O’Rourke to Faheem Ashraf, Hits the length hard and on middle, angling in, Faheem Ashraf tries to pull but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken.
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47.6: Will O’Rourke to Faheem Ashraf, On a length but down the leg, Faheem Ashraf misses his flick. Wided.
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47.5: Will O’Rourke to Faheem Ashraf, DROPPED AND FOUR! A rare sight! Will O’Rourke bangs this one into the pitch and around leg. Faheem Ashraf swivels and hooks but straight towards fine leg. Jacob Duffy tries to reverse cup it but takes it a bit casually. It pops up and rolls to the fence for a bodunary.
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47.4: Will O’Rourke to Naseem Shah, Hard length and around off, Naseem Shah runs it down to third man again for another run.
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47.3: Will O’Rourke to Faheem Ashraf, Good length and on off, Faheem Ashraf steers it to point for a run.
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47.2: Will O’Rourke to Naseem Shah, Short of a length and around off, Naseem Shah guides it to third man for a single.
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47.1: Will O’Rourke to Naseem Shah, Back of a length and on off, Naseem Shah dabs it to point.
45.3: Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Phillips, WIDE! That will do it! New Zealand win by 5 wickets and clinch the Tri-Series remaining unbeaten. Faheem Ashraf goes way too short and over off, Glenn Phillips leaves it alone and remains unbeaten throughout the series.