Pakistan vs Canada Match Stats

This is bowled on a fuller length and around off stump, Mohammad Rizwan gets halfway forward and toe-ends the drive to the right of mid off for a single.

Bowled full and straight, right in the blockhole, Babar Azam backs away but has to adjust and just gets his bat down in time to keep the ball out.

Good length on the pads, tucked away neatly down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

A bit of yes and no and Babar Azam not happy with Mohammad Rizwan there. Slightly back of a length on middle and leg, Babar miscues the shot just to the leg side and wants the single but Rizwan sends him back.

FOUR! Uppish but gets it in the gap! Kaleem Sana sees the batter advancing and shortens the length a bit and angles it well across the off stump. Babar Azam manages to reach it and ends up slicing it behind the man at backward point for a boundary.

Full and on off stump, Babar Azam drives it on the up straight to mid off and takes off for the single. A direct hit could have been tight.

Fuller in length, speared in on leg stump, Babar Azam comes down the pitch and drives it away through extra cover for one.

Srops the length short and balls it at the batter, Mohammad Rizwan steps out and jams the ball down in front of covers.

Flatter and angled in at the pads, Mohammad Rizwan stays back and works it past square leg for a single.

Bowled full and outside off stump, Babar Azam comes forward and stylishly drives it away but straight to deep cover for just one more.

Tossed up a bit and drifted into the pads, Mohammad Rizwan comes down the track and heaves it off the inner half of the bat wide of deep mid-wicket. The substitute fielder, Dilpreet Bajwa gets across and dives in to save the boundary. A couple of runs are taken.

Quicker and flatter around off, punched away from the crease but Rizwan can't get it through the off side.

Banged into the deck and around off, Babar Azam steps out and looks to muscle it back over the bowler's head but mistimes it badly on the bounce to mid off. No single there either.

Great fielding! A low full toss, angled in on middle and leg, Babar Azam backs away and smashes the ball to the right of mid off where Pargat Singh dives and gets a big hand on it. The ball rolls away for a couple of runs.

Back of a length and over the stumps, Babar Azam goes hard at this one as well but ends up misucing the ball completely and ends up hitting himself on the body with the bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Beautiful take from Shreyas Movva behind the stumps again and Babar Azam gets nicked off whilst trying to be too cheeky. Just back of a length and angling in from a tight line around the off stump. Babar goes on the back foot and looks to run the ball fine and pretty late but ends up getting it off the face of the bat and down to the right of the keeper who springs across and pouches it brilliantly.

Good length around the top of off stump, Fakhar Zaman gets on the front foot and taps it away in front of covers for an easy single.

One more to end a successful over for Dilon Heyliger and Canada. Length ball, slanting it in from middle, Mohammad Rizwan leans on and pushes it away wide of mid on for a single. 22 needed now off 30 balls.

SIX! Rizwan shows an intent of hurry now! Junaid Siddiqui lands this one on off, and turns it away from a fuller length, Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track staying leg side of the ball, and lofts it inside out over deep extra cover for a maximum.

At the stumps, on a length, Mohammad Rizwan rocks back and works this one towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Pushed through fuller and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan eases it to the off side on the front foot.

Over the wicket, slower, fuller and on off, Mohammad Rizwan lunges forward and gently drives it in front of covers for a quick single.

Leg-break, outside off on a length, Fakhar Zaman goes deep inside the crease and knocks it in front of covers for another quick single.

Tossed up leg-spinner outside off, and fuller in length, Mohammad Rizwan drives it through cover-point along the ground for a single to end the over. 11 needed now off 24 balls remaining.

Fires in on a fuller length, on the pads, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it firmly through the right of the bowler for a single.

On a fuller length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman goes to swipe it across but misses out on the connection.

Into the single digit now. Fuller in length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman loses the grip of his one hand and shovels it out with one hand towards deep backward point for a single. 9 needed off 21.

Short in length, on the top of off, Rizwan pulls it along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.

Slants it across off from over the wicket, on a length and outside off, Fakhar Zaman slashes it on the up towards deep extra cover for a single. 100 up for Pakistan!

Fuller in length, on the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan gets ahead and tucks it with the wrists through mid-wicket and hustles for the third, and gets home in time. Excellent running. Also, Rizwan completes his 50. A hard-earned one but an effective one. Just 4 needed off the last 18 balls.

Over the wicket, slower one outside off, Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track, swings wildly at it, but inside edges it towards deep square leg for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Just a consolation wicket for Canada! Jeremy Gordon bowls it outside off on a shade fuller length, Fakhar Zaman goes for a big slash over covers but slices it up in the air. The ball spoons over backward point where the substitute fielder, Dilpreet Bajwa in the deep backtracks and takes an excellent grab. 

WIDE! Banged short in length, down leg, Usman Khan leaves. Wide called.

DONE AND DUSTED! PAKISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND FINALLY GET THOSE TWO CRUCIAL POINTS ON THE BOARD. Angles it into the pads, on a fuller length, Usman Khan flicks it through widish mid-wicket for a brace and finishes off things positively for Pakistan. Also, quite interestingly, this is the highest run chase at this venue. Pakistan with this win have just saved themselves from a huge embarrassment and also their hopes that were swinging on a knife's edge.