Highlights, Pakistan vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup 2021 Full Cricket Score: Pakistan win by five wickets

Pakistan have won each of their last 13 T20Is that they have played in UAE.#NZvsPAK #T20WorldCup

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 26, 2021

That's EXACTLY the innings Asif Ali was selected to play. Gotta love it when a plan comes together #PAKvNZ #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/svNBQ3zkB8

— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) October 26, 2021

Pakistan's three golden boys set up the win on Sunday: Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen. Tonight it was three of the players who split opinion the most: Rauf, Asif Ali and Malik. Surely now favourites for the T20 World Cup?

— Matt Roller (@mroller98) October 26, 2021

Pakistan win by 5 wickets. Ali drives it through extra cover to hit the winning runs. 2 wins in 2 matches for Pakistan.

Malik goes for a heave but gets an inside edge to the leg side for a single off the first ball of the penultimate over. Asif Ali is again attended to by the physio after he’s hit on the helmet in the last over. There is a long break. Ali then looks to flick one but misses. DOT ball. Boult then drops it short, Ali hammers the pull over deeep mid-wicket to hit the hammer blow. With just 2 needed off 9, Ali drives one through covers for a couple to win it for Pakistan as the crowd goes wild.

After 18 overs,Pakistan 126/5 ( Shoaib Malik 25 , Asif Ali 19)

A brilliant last couple of overs for Pakistan. They have turned the match around. Asif Ali has made an instant impact. He belts a couple of sixes off Southee slower balls. Southee though bounces back well to bowl four dot balls to end the over. He hits the helmet as well and there is a review lost as well. 

Malik then takes over from Ali and cracks one through backward point for a four. After a quick two he smashes one over the sightscreen for a six. Three runs off the last three balls make it 15 off the over. 28 runs off the last two overs. 9 needed off 12 balls.

After 16 overs,Pakistan 98/5 ( Shoaib Malik 11 , Asif Ali 5)

Boult is back on. After just one run off the first three balls, Wasim smashes one over extra cover. But Boult hits back hard trapping Wasim LBW the next ball. Asif Ali starts off in style guiding one past backward point for a four. 9 runs and a wicket off the Boult over.

Sodhi bowls the next over. He gives away just two singles off the first four balls but then Malik charges and whacks one to long on for a powerful four. He goes for a slog sweep off the next ball but misses. They run through for a leg bye. Pakistan need 44 off 30 balls.

After 14 overs,Pakistan 82/4 ( Shoaib Malik 5 , Imad Wasim 7)

A couple of decent overs for New Zealand. Neesham has bowled well and given away 18 from 3. He gives away just 5 off his third over. Sodhi concedes just 7 from his 3rd over. He’s been excellent with figures of 3-0-22-2. Pakistan need 53 from 36 balls.

This is just unreal catch…Catches win matches.. could be the turning point of this game ? What say guys ? Interesting game #NZvsPAK @ICC @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/L4VVHmmV5X

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 26, 2021

After 12 overs,Pakistan 70/4 ( Shoaib Malik 1 , Imad Wasim 1)

The Kiwis have pegged Pakistan back in the last few overs. Two wickets in the last three overs. Hafeez starts off with a six and Pakistan take 11 from the Neesham over. But then Santner bowls a tight over, builds the pressure with five singles from first five balls which prompts Hafeez to go for the big one. But Conway at long off plucks off a brilliant catch. 5 runs and a wicket off the Santner over. Rizwan then gets a four off Sodhi hammering one over mid-wicket but Sodhi strikes back to trap him LBW. 23 runs and two wickets in the last three overs.

I know that Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are both good batsmen. But the guy who has an incredible record against New Zealand in this team is Mohammad Hafeez. He's the dangerman.

— Michael Wagener (@Mykuhl) October 26, 2021

After 9 overs,Pakistan 47/2 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 24 , )

NZ have pegged Pakistan back in the last couple of overs.

Neesham starts off well giving away just three runs in the over. There were a couple of plays and misses from Zaman. 

Ish Sodhi is then brought into the attack, he bowls a couple of dots but then Zaman has had it enough, he gets down and hammers one over deep mid-wicket for a six. After a couple of singles, Sodhi has his man as he traps him LBW. 8 runs and a wicket off the Sodhi over.

After 7 overs,Pakistan 36/1 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 23 , Fakhar Zaman 2)

NZ get the big wicket of Babar and have bowled well in the last three overs.

Boult bowls the fifth over, gives away a FOUR off the first balla s Rizwan guides it wide of poing for four but then Boult bounces back well and gives away just two singles off the last four balls. 6 runs off the Boult over.

Southee starts off well with the wicket of Babar. It’s a HUGE wicket for NZ. That slower one which Babar doesn’t pick. He misses his heave and gets castled. Fakhar then swings and misses one in that over. There are just two singles in that over along with the wicket of Babar.

Santner start off the 7th over with a dot. But hen then drags one down the leg side, Rizwan sweeps it fine for a FOUR! Santner then corrects his lines and gives away just two singles off the last four balls. 6 runs off the Santner over. 14 runs and a wicket off the last three.

Tim Southee becomes the third bowler to take 100-plus wickets in T20Is after Shakib Al Hasan and Lasith Malinga.#NZvsPAK #T20WorldCup2021

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 26, 2021

From 13 overs onwards, Pak’s pacers bowled all 7 overs:

Haris Rauf: 3/16 in 3 overs
Hassan Ali: 0/11 in 2 overs
Shaheen Afridi: 1/13 in 2 overs

Doesn’t get better than that in T20s. Absolutely World Class.

— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) October 26, 2021

After 4 overs,Pakistan 22/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 12 , Babar Azam (C) 8)

Pakistan slowly upping the ante

Boult doesn’t start the over well. Darts the first short which is pulled away for a four. A dot later, he drifts one down the leg side and amid the appeal for a caught behind, the umpire calls it a WIDE! Boult then follows up with four dot balls to finish off the over. The last one was slightly back of length, Rizwan missed his pull and got hit on the box. 5 runs off the Boult over.

Southee then starts the over well with just a single off the first three balls. But then he drops one short and Rizwan pulls it powerfully to fine leg for a four. Another couple of pulls follow, one for a couple and one for a single. 8 runs off the Southee over.

After 2 overs,Pakistan 9/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 3 , Babar Azam (C) 5)

A decent start from the Kiwis.

After a couple of tight deliveries which yield just a single. Santner delivers one a touch wide, Babar latches on to it and lofts it over extra cover for four. The next three deliveries yield three more singles. 7 runs off it.

Southee then bowls a tight over and gives away just two runs. The first two balls were dots and then he bowled a WIDE down the leg side. The next one is pulled powerfully but just for a single. The next two balls are again dots.

Pakistan’s bowling has been exceptional

— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) October 26, 2021

After 20 overs,New Zealand 134/8 ( Ish Sodhi 2 , )

Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 134/8. Haris cleans up Santner off the final ball of the innings. He finishes with figures of 4/22. Rauf ends it well for Pakistan. After a single off the first ball, Babar Azam drops Santner and they get two. A bye followed and a single too. Santner then thumped one through point for a four. But Rauf ended it well cleaning up Santner off the final ball to restrict NZ to 134/8.

After 19 overs,New Zealand 125/7 ( Mitchell Santner 0 , Ish Sodhi 0)

Pakistan have been brilliant in the last few overs.

Brilliant from Rauf. He’s hit the deck hard, bowled those hard lengths and varied his pace well. He got the wickets of Conway and Phillips in the 18th over and gave away just 3 runs.

Shaheen bowled the penultimate over, the first was a dot the next one was very full on the pads, Seifert missed his flick. An LBW appeal was turned down. Pakistan opted for a review but the impact was outside leg. After a leg bye, Seifert got across and scooped one wide of the short fine leg fielder. Shaheen though bounced back the next ball and removed Seifert with a slower ball. Just 6 runs and a wicket off the Shaheen over. 9 runs and 3 wickets ott the last two.

After 17 overs,New Zealand 116/4 ( Devon Conway 27 , Glenn Phillips 13)

NZ finally get a four after four overs.

Hasan Ali didn’t have the best time in his first two overs, going for 19. But here he gets his lengths right and varies them well. Gives away five singles and a two for 7 runs off it.

Shaheen is brought back into the attack. He bowls a couple of yorkers and gives away just five runs off the first five balls. It was turning out to be a good over but then he bowls the last one into the slot and Phillips smashes it down the ground for a four.

Pakistan's bowlers are excellent at giving their batsmen just the kind of target they are most comfortable chasing. A 140-150 chase suits their style perfectly

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 26, 2021

After 15 overs,New Zealand 100/4 ( Devon Conway 21 , Glenn Phillips 4)

New Zealand had upped the scoring in the last two overs but Pakistan have again pulled it back well. Hasan Ali runs out Williamson off the first ball of the 14th over with a brilliant fielding effort. He bowls a NO BALL in that over as well but it doesn’t cost them much as the Free Hit goes for just a single. Just 5 runs off the Hasan Ali over.

Rauf is then brought back to bowl. He mixes his pace well and with the pitch being slow, the batsmen find it difficult to connect it off the middle. Phillips goes for a pull but misses as he is early into the shot. Rauf too gives away just five. 10 off the last two overs as NZ’s 100 comes up.