Outside their cameos, and Mohammad Hafeez's 60 from 71 balls, New Zealand's bowling partnerships and restrictive fielding straitjacketed the visitors early. Trent Boult (one for 54) and Tim Southee (two for 57) were parsimonious early, restricting Pakistan to 39 for two after nine overs when Mitchell Santner was introduced. Pakistan, missing form opener Fakhar Zaman who was rested with a bruised right thigh, struggled against the pressure. He coaxed the edge from Babar with his second ball, after coming on in the 11th over. Santner finished with one for 34 from his 10 overs, including 41 dot balls; Astle took two for 50 from seven.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 09, 2018 02:15 UTC