New Zealand v Pakistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025

Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2nd T20I: New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, March 18, 2025
New Zealand
NZ
137/5 (13.1)
Pakistan
PAK
135/9 (15)
Finished
NZ won by 5 wickets
Pakistan InningPAK Inning135/9 (15 ov)
New Zealand InningNZ Inning137/5 (13.1 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward, tucks punch toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
0
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at square leg, who blocks the ball right away.
0
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward, tucks hook toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
0
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
0
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
End of over 1 (0 runs)
Tim Seifert 0 (6)
Finn Allen 0 (0)
New Zealand 0/0
Shaheen Afridi 1-1-0-0
6
1.1
Mohammad Ali to Finn Allen, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Finn Allen goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep point for a colossal Maximum!
0
1.2
Mohammad Ali to Finn Allen, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Finn Allen goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
6
1.3
Mohammad Ali to Finn Allen, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Finn Allen goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
0
1.4
Mohammad Ali to Finn Allen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
0
1.5
Mohammad Ali to Finn Allen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
6
1.6
Mohammad Ali to Finn Allen, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular ramp shot to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
End of over 2 (18 runs)
Finn Allen 18 (6)
Tim Seifert 0 (6)
New Zealand 18/0
Mohammad Ali 1-0-18-0
Shaheen Afridi 1-1-0-0
6
2.1
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
6
2.2
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
0
2.3
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert hangs in the crease, dabs it towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
2
2.4
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, 2 runs, Tim Seifert hangs in the crease to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 2 runs.
6
2.5
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
6
2.6
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Tim Seifert hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular hook to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
End of over 3 (26 runs)
Tim Seifert 26 (12)
Finn Allen 18 (6)
New Zealand 44/0
Shaheen Afridi 2-1-26-0
Mohammad Ali 1-0-18-0
1
3.1
Khushdil Shah to Finn Allen, 1 run, Finn Allen goes back to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
0
3.2
Khushdil Shah to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward and strives to hit reverse sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
4
3.3
Khushdil Shah to Tim Seifert, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes back, plays hook in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
0
3.4
Khushdil Shah to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, back of length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
3.5
Khushdil Shah to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
3.6
Khushdil Shah to Tim Seifert, 1 run, Tim Seifert goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 4 (6 runs)
Tim Seifert 31 (17)
Finn Allen 19 (7)
New Zealand 50/0
Khushdil Shah 1-0-6-0
Shaheen Afridi 2-1-26-0
6
4.1
Mohammad Ali to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long on for a colossal Maximum!
4
4.2
Mohammad Ali to Tim Seifert, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward, plays inside out shot, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1wd
4.3
Mohammad Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Tim Seifert no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
1nb
4.3
Mohammad Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tim Seifert goes forward, strikes it cleanly towards . Umpire calls it a no ball as it went above the waist height.
4
4.3
Mohammad Ali to Tim Seifert, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
w
4.4
Tim Seifert c S Afridi b M Ali 45 (22) Mohammad Ali to Tim Seifert, no run, c S Afridi b M Ali, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward to hit pull to deep mid wicket but it resulted in a catch taken by Shaheen Afridi. Tim Seifert is dismissed.
0
4.5
Mohammad Ali to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mark Chapman goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
4.6
Mohammad Ali to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes forward, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 5 (16 runs)
Mark Chapman 0 (2)
Finn Allen 19 (7)
New Zealand 66/1
Mohammad Ali 2-0-34-1
Khushdil Shah 1-0-6-0
1lb
5.1
Haris Rauf to Finn Allen, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward, swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
1lb
5.2
Haris Rauf to Mark Chapman, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mark Chapman goes forward, aims to slam push, but deflect off the pads, and batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.
0
5.3
Haris Rauf to Finn Allen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Finn Allen goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
5.4
Haris Rauf to Finn Allen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
1
5.5
Haris Rauf to Finn Allen, 1 run, Finn Allen goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.
0
5.6
Haris Rauf to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mark Chapman goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 6 (3 runs)
Mark Chapman 0 (4)
Finn Allen 20 (11)
New Zealand 69/1
Haris Rauf 1-0-1-0
Mohammad Ali 2-0-34-1
2
6.1
Jahandad Khan to Finn Allen, 2 runs, Finn Allen goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 2 runs.
4
6.2
Jahandad Khan to Finn Allen, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
6
6.3
Jahandad Khan to Finn Allen, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular hook to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
6
6.4
Jahandad Khan to Finn Allen, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Finn Allen hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
w
6.5
Finn Allen lbw b J Khan 38 (16) Jahandad Khan to Finn Allen, no run, lbw b J Khan, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Finn Allen goes forward, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Jahandad Khan, and Umpire gives it out ! Finn Allen has to depart.
1
6.6
Jahandad Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 7 (19 runs)
Daryl Mitchell 1 (1)
Mark Chapman 0 (4)
New Zealand 88/2
Jahandad Khan 1-0-19-1
Haris Rauf 1-0-1-0
1
7.1
Khushdil Shah to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
7.2
Khushdil Shah to Mark Chapman, 1 run, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
7.3
Khushdil Shah to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
w
7.4
Mark Chapman c J Khan b Khushdil Shah 1 (6) Khushdil Shah to Mark Chapman, no run, c J Khan b Khushdil Shah, Caught out !! arm ball, back of length, on the stumps, Mark Chapman goes forward to hit hook to deep square leg but it resulted in a catch taken by Jahandad Khan. Mark Chapman is dismissed.
1
7.5
Khushdil Shah to Jimmy Neesham, 1 run, Jimmy Neesham goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1wd
7.6
Khushdil Shah to Daryl Mitchell, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! off break ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Daryl Mitchell with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
0
7.6
Khushdil Shah to Daryl Mitchell, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 8 (5 runs)
Daryl Mitchell 3 (4)
Jimmy Neesham 1 (1)
New Zealand 93/3
Khushdil Shah 2-0-11-1
Jahandad Khan 1-0-19-1
0
8.1
Haris Rauf to Jimmy Neesham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
4
8.2
Haris Rauf to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Jimmy Neesham goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
8.3
Jimmy Neesham c A Samad b H Rauf 5 (4) Haris Rauf to Jimmy Neesham, no run, c A Samad b H Rauf, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Abdul Samad. Leading to a soft dismissal.
1wd
8.4
Haris Rauf to Mitchell Hay, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Mitchell Hay with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
4
8.4
Haris Rauf to Mitchell Hay, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Mitchell Hay goes forward, it to the deep fine leg, races away and finds the boundary.
1
8.5
Haris Rauf to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
0
8.6
Haris Rauf to Daryl Mitchell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Daryl Mitchell goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
End of over 9 (10 runs)
Daryl Mitchell 3 (5)
Mitchell Hay 5 (2)
New Zealand 103/4
Haris Rauf 2-0-11-1
Khushdil Shah 2-0-11-1
1
9.1
Khushdil Shah to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
1
9.2
Khushdil Shah to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to take arm ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
9.3
Khushdil Shah to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
9.4
Khushdil Shah to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short fine leg for 1 run.
0
9.5
Khushdil Shah to Mitchell Hay, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Hay goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
1
9.6
Khushdil Shah to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 10 (5 runs)
Mitchell Hay 8 (6)
Daryl Mitchell 5 (7)
New Zealand 108/4
Khushdil Shah 3-0-16-1
Haris Rauf 2-0-11-1
0
10.1
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Hay, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Hay goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
10.2
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Hay, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Hay goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
1
10.3
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
10.4
Shaheen Afridi to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
10.5
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
2
10.6
Shaheen Afridi to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, Shaheen Afridi delivers fast ball at good length, Daryl Mitchell goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 2 runs. Overthrow and garnered a single run
End of over 11 (5 runs)
Daryl Mitchell 8 (9)
Mitchell Hay 10 (10)
New Zealand 113/4
Shaheen Afridi 3-1-31-0
Khushdil Shah 3-0-16-1
1
11.1
Shadab Khan to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1wd
11.2
Shadab Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Daryl Mitchell no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
4
11.2
Shadab Khan to Daryl Mitchell, Four, Four !! legbreak, back of length, on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
11.3
Shadab Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Shadab Khan delivers legbreak at full length, Daryl Mitchell goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
11.4
Shadab Khan to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
11.5
Shadab Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell goes back to take legbreak of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident hook that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
11.6
Shadab Khan to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 12 (10 runs)
Mitchell Hay 13 (13)
Daryl Mitchell 14 (12)
New Zealand 123/4
Shadab Khan 1-0-10-0
Shaheen Afridi 3-1-31-0
6
12.1
Haris Rauf to Mitchell Hay, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Mitchell Hay goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
1
12.2
Haris Rauf to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1lb
12.3
Haris Rauf to Daryl Mitchell, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Daryl Mitchell goes forward, swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
1
12.4
Haris Rauf to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, Mitchell Hay goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
w
12.5
Daryl Mitchell c S Khan b H Rauf 14 (14) Haris Rauf to Daryl Mitchell, no run, c S Khan b H Rauf, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards short mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Shadab Khan. Leading to a soft dismissal.
1
12.6
Haris Rauf to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, Michael Bracewell goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook sweep, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 13 (10 runs)
Michael Bracewell 1 (1)
Mitchell Hay 21 (16)
New Zealand 133/5
Haris Rauf 3-0-20-2
Shadab Khan 1-0-10-0
4
13.1
Jahandad Khan to Michael Bracewell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Michael Bracewell goes forward, plays hook in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.