New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I at Hamilton, NZ v PAK, Jan 14 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Back of a length off-cutter outside off, shuffles across his stumps and goes for a scoop, Ish Sodhi takes a superb catch even though he wasn't able to track it clearly but brilliant reflexes in the end which also brings an end to this match. New Zealand win by 21 runs. Pakistan look crestfallen after yet another spirited fight.

Short ball angled into leg stump, helps it on its way to deep fine and they walk for a run

Short of a length, swerving away outside off, tries to smack it across the line and not sure if he edged it. Well, the ball just kissed the outside edge and the third umpire is taking a look if Conway's fingers were under the ball, checking from different camera angles, there is doubt and looks like ball hit the ground before going in the gloves, Conway didn't like the decision

Scorching back of a length ball in the corridor, play and a miss

Out of the sweet spot. Flogs him for a straight six! There was a shade of Umar Gull in that straight bat loft over the bowler's head

Fuller on the pads, clipped away off his toes to deep square, plays it with the late inswing, calmly played, stunning spell from Milne

Edged and taken! Pacy cross-seam delivery in the channel, a massive yahoo across the line and nicks it through to the keeper, New Zealand closing on a victory

Takes an absolute worldie, that's smart bowling, took the pace off the ball and Shaheen takes the bait, tries to go big down the ground but finds Southee down the ground

Spanked with distain, that crack of the bat! Front leg out of the way and gives it all, clears cover and it races away to the fence

Effort ball on a length, kicking off the deck and holding its line wide of off, goes for the cut but can't connect

Drills it downtown and the fielder at long-on collects i one bonce, it wad Mitchell

Smoked it! Ridiculous shot, shimmies down leg and hits it using brute force in his wrists and just clears Milne at deep backward square, he is not going to die wondering

Good change-up delivery angling across off, totally outsmarts him

Smites it behind point on this short of a length ball and gets off the mark

Is that the match? Sears gets the big fish! Tries to bash it down the ground but mistimes it straight to Southee at mid-off and is slowly walking off, hard length on off, brilliant innings but would have felt sweeter had he got Pakistan to the doorstep of victory, another timely scalp for New Zealand

Touch fuller and outside off, powerfully cut behind point and he will keep the strike, Santner doesn't look too happy with his effort

lobbed up slower and wide of off, pulls it across the line towards the leg side

springs down the track to manufacture his own length and and biffs it using his long levers over deep midwicket for a six, that's more like, new captan joins old captain and they both party

ugly hoick across the line and lands safely in the peninsula between deep cover and deep extra cover, was short and wide

Oh, excellent bowling. Took the pace off the ball, very very slow through the air and spins away outside off, nearly dragged it back on stump, just evades the keeper

Cries of catch it but he has got a decent chunk and it goes all the way over long-on! Sinks on his knee and slog sweeps it masterfully into the aisles.