Pakistan Vs New Zealand in UAE, 2009

Pakistan vs New Zealand, ODI

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Younus: We were worried about our batting earlier on. Good effort from Latif and then the all-rounders, they all were very fanastic. Afridi's innings put us in a good position and then the bowlers did the damage.

Vettori: It started well for us but we lost all that momentum at the later stages. We got to give a lot of credit to the way Pakistan managed their innings, we just didn't get it right (during the batting powerplay). We couldn't get the impetus into our innings. We couldnt get partnerships together. We know what the pitch is like so we have no excuses for the next few games.

Afridi: The guys played maturely, Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal played really well. Younus give me confidence, he told me to play a positive game. I enjoyed batting under pressure.

Shahid Afridi is the Man of the Match for his all-round effort

A comprehensive victory for Pakistan then, second biggest win for Pakistan over New Zealand. Kamran Akmal and Razzaq were instrumental in lifting Pakistan to a huge score which put the Kiwis under pressure. Gul and Aamer kept it tight first up and the Kiwis were never able to keep the asking rate in check. Redmond and Vettori did put up a decent partnership but once the spinners were introduced, New Zealand collapsed in quick time. Afridi was the star of the day with his all-round performance. Stay tuned for the presentation.

Ajmal to Southee, out Lbw!! That is the end of that! fired in the slider, caught Southee on the crease, crashes into the pad, plumb LBW as you will ever get, Rauf signals the decision to end the match, huge victory for the Pakistanis! Southee lbw b Ajmal 1(7)

39.1 Ajmal to Bond, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps and Bond drives it to long off

Saeed Ajmal [7.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

Younis Khan is laughing hysterically at that decision and he decides to give the ball to Ajmal, cheeky scenes out there!

Umar Akmal, comes into the attack as they take the batting PP

38.6 Afridi to Bond, leg byes, 1 run, drifted in on the middle and leg, Bond misses the tuck, off the pad to square leg

38.5 Afridi to Bond, no run, lovely bowling, delivery looped up outside off, Bond does not know much and is beaten

38.4 Afridi to Southee, 1 run, floated up and Southee drives it to long off

38.3 Afridi to Southee, no run, googly, came back in, left alone

38.2 Afridi to Southee, no run, quicker delivery outside off, Southee cuts and misses

38.1 Afridi to Bond, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Bond eases it to sweeper cover

37.6 Razzaq to Southee, no run, almost bowled him there! the slower delivery from Razzaq, Southee is fooled, somehow manages to dig it out at the last instant!

37.5 Razzaq to Southee, no run, in the channel outside off, Southee gets a thick outside edge, falls short of Latif at 1st slip!

37.4 Razzaq to Southee, no run, pitched up outside off, Southee drives it to mid off, straight to the fielder

37.3 Razzaq to Bond, 1 run, good length on the stumps, Bond inside edges it to mid wicket

Tim Southee, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Razzaq to Butler, out Butler Run Out!! Butler goes on the backfoot and pushes it to mid on, takes on Gul, who charges and fires in a direct hit, Butler is slow and is caught short by inches, terrific stuff from the Pakistanis!Butler run out (Gul) 4(7) [4s-1]

Gul fires in a direct hit and looks like Butler is gone

37.1 Razzaq to Bond, 1 run, turns it to square leg, easy single

36.6 Afridi to Butler, FOUR!!, Juicy full toss on the stumps, Butler flicks it to deep mid wicket, falls over, enough on it to reach the fence!

36.5 Afridi to Butler, no run, fraction short outside off, Butler cuts it to point

36.4 Afridi to Butler, no run, the googly again, Butler thrusts his pad and offers it, rolls of the pad, down the leg side

36.3 Afridi to Butler, no run, quicker and Butler defends it

36.2 Afridi to Butler, no run, Butler gets forward and takes it on the pad, hit outside off!

36.1 Afridi to Butler, no run, Wow! Ho Ho! Bruce Oxenford has made a big decision there! the googly from Afridi, drifts on the middle and leg, Butler goes on the backfoot and misses, rapped on the pads, huge shout, Hawk Eye says it was missing leg! very close, closeeeeeeeeee!

Afridi is on a hat-trick, can he do it?

35.6 Razzaq to Bond, no run, back of a length outside off, Bond hops back to push it on the off side, straight to the fielder

35.5 Razzaq to Bond, no run, good length outside off, tapped on the off side

35.4 Razzaq to Bond, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Bond flirted at that with no footwork, beaten!

Shane Bond, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Razzaq to Oram, out Bowled!! The Kiwis are falling like nine pins here! Pathetic footwork undid Oram there! pushed forward to drive, with an angled bat, thick inside edge back onto the stumps, Razzaq rejoices as a sullen looking Oram walks back! Oram b Razzaq 9(23) [4s-1]

35.2 Razzaq to Oram, no run, how did that miss the off stump? cuts back from off, nearly shaves the off stump as Oram fails to cover the line!

35.1 Razzaq to Oram, no run, back of a length outside off, chopped down to Akmal, completely mistimed!

Abdul Razzaq [7.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack

Ian Butler, right handed bat, comes to the crease