IND-U19 vs PAK-U19 Super 6 - Match 12 Live Commentary - Bulawayo (01 February 2026)

On a length, on off, knocked straight back at the bowler. 

Plays from the crease and works this fractionally full ball to long on for a single.

WIDE! Turns almost square from middle, down leg. Abdul misses to flick. Abhigyan Kundu with a sharp grab to his left.

Flat and pushed through on leg, Subhan drives it to mid on. 

Drags the length back, outside off, Subhan backs away and slaps it to the left of long off for a run.

A yorker from Ayush, on middle, Ahsan shovels it back to the bowler.

Flat and full, on the pads. Ahsan eases it back to the bowler.

Short and outside off, Huzaifa plays it late and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. 

Much fuller, on off, Ali drives it along the floor to long off for a single. 

Off break, pushed through, on off. Huzaifa works it down to long on for one more.

Nicely looped up, full and around off, Hasan Baloch eases it to point. 

BEATEN! A sharp off break, full and outside off, gripping and turning away. Ali Hasan Baloch is sucked on the front foot to push it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge. The keeper collects the ball and whips the bails off but Ali's back leg is safely grounded inside the crease.

OUT! TOP EDGE, GONE! It is all falling apart for Pakistan now. A good length ball, nicely tossed up on off stump, turning away. Baloch drops to one knee to sweep but only manages a big top edge, that spoons behind to short fine leg and Deepesh settles under it to take a simple catch. Ali Hasan Baloch departs for 3 (20) and Pakistan are 172/6, needing 81 more. 

A round arm ball, on off, Khan slaps it to cover.

Into the blockhole, Khan drives it back to Ayush.

OUT! LBW! Mhatre gets his second wicket. A fullish ball on middle. Usman gets down to play the sweep, but it drifts past the inside edge and thuds into his pads. A huge appeal and up goes the finger. Usman with a quizzical look at the umpire, but little can he do to challenge it. Looks like he got an inside edge but will have to walk back.

Outside off and full, driven to point.

On a length, on off, Ahsan punches it to cover.

Short and outside off, Ahsan places it wide of cover for a single. 

Fuller, outside off, Usman Khan hits it across the line to long on for a single. 

Fuller, outside off, Ali Hasan Baloch guides it to point. 

Full-length delivery, just outside off, Ali Hasan Baloch taps it to point 

Fuller, outside off, Ali Hasan Baloch attempts to reverse sweep it but misses the connection. 

Short, just outside off, Ali Hasan Baloch drives it to left of point. 

Full, around off, Ali Hasan Baloch pushes it to right of the bowler. 

Full, on off, Usman Khan works it to short mid-wicket. 

Flat and much fuller, just behind the yorker length, outside off, Usman Khan flicks it across the line to wide long on for a single. 

Fuller, on middle, Ali Hasan Baloch tucks it to square leg. 

Short, on off, Ali Hasan Baloch nudges it from his back foot to short mid-wicket. 

Short, on off, Ali Hasan Baloch slaps at it but finds the fielder in short cover.

Quicker and fuller, outside off, Ali Hasan Baloch makes a leave at it. 

Fuller, outside off, Ali Hasan Baloch lunges to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Full, around off, Ali Hasan Baloch punches it to cover for one. 

Tossed up, on middle, Usman Khan nudges it to short mid-wicket. 

Tossed up, fuller, on the stumps. Usman Khan drives it to long on for a single. 

BEATEN! A touch fuller, on off, spinning it away. Ali Hasan Baloch presses forward to defend it to his front, but the ball gets some bounce and turn off the deck and evades the outside edge of the batter. 

Full, on off, Ali Hasan Baloch pushes it to cover. 

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Ayush Mhatre brings himself into the attack and makes an impact on the very first ball. This is a touch fuller, pitching just outside off and turning away from the left-hander. Ahmed Hussain lunges forward to block it, but the ball grips and just kisses the outside edge to get into the gloves of Abhigyan Kundu standing behind the stumps. Pakistan are 159 for 4 now. 

Full on off, Ali Hasan Baloch defends it to cover. 

Full, on leg, Ali Hasan Baloch clips it to mid-wicket. 

Short, outside off Baloch pushes it to right of cover for a single. 

Fuller, on off, Usman Khan defends it to the off side. 

FOUR! SHOT! Flat and fuller, on middle. Usman Khan gets down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for the boundary. 

On a length, around off, Usman Khan punches it to long off for a single. 

Full, on off, Ahmed Hussain defends it on his front foot. 

Full, on middle, Ahmed Hussain blocks it back to the bowler. 

Fuller, just outside off, Ahmed Hussain rocks back and punches it back to the bowler. 

A sigh of relief for Usman! A flighted delivery outside off, it's pushed to the off side. This is for a tight single to the right of cover. Malhotra does brilliantly, scooping it up one-handed and throwing it to the keeper, who whips the stumps. Initially, it looked close, but the replays show the wicketkeeper’s gloves had begun dislodging the bails just as Khan was out of his ground. The next frame shows him back in, and the third umpire decides there isn’t conclusive evidence that the bail was completely removed while he was out of the crease. He’s deemed NOT OUT.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Fuller, around the pads of the batter. Usman Khan rolls his wrists and glances towards the left of the short fine leg fielder for four runs.

Full and straight on middle, Khan plays with a straight bat and drives it to long on for a single. 

Short of a length, outside off, Farhan square-cuts it away to deep point for a single.

Bangs it short and slow on leg, Usman Khan fends it to the square leg region for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! That's the end of the Pakistani skipper and Ambrish lets out an aggressive celebration. He bowls a back-of-a-length delivery just outside the off stump. Yousaf goes for a big hoick over long on but fails to get the height and a good connection. Khilan is perfectly positioned at the long on region and takes a tidy catch. Farhan Yousaf departs on a steady 38 (39) and Pakistan are 151/3.

Full and on the stumps, Ahmed drives it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

A slower short ball from Ambrish, on the bodyline. Usman Khan waits for it and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Flat and quick, around off. A watchful front foot defence from Farhan.

Very full on middle, pushed gently to catching mid-wicket.

Full on the stumps, Farhan drives it to the left of the straightish mid-wicket for a single. 

FIFTY FOR USMAN KHAN! A steady knock from him so far. He hasn't taken any sort of risk. He gets to his milestone by clipping this length ball through widish square leg for a single.

Around off, on a length, punched off the back foot to long off for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Usman laces it through mid on for a single.

Slips in a full toss, outside off, slapped off the front foot to cover-point.

SIX! Struck beautifully! A real slot ball, begging to be hit, on off, Farhan Yousaf stretches forward and tonks it straight down the ground for a huge six. The 50-run partnership comes up between Farhan and Usman.

Into the blockhole, around off, carved away through covers for one.

Drops it full, on middle, Usman gets on the front foot and clips it to mid-wicket. 

Tossed up, on the stumps, Usman sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. Moves to 49, does Khan. 

Another full toss, on leg, Farhan drills it down to long on for a run.

Full and flat, on middle, Farhan flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Short, outside off, Farhan hangs back and taps it to backward point. 

Too full, on off, Farhan smashes it back to the bowler. Kanishk bends low to his right and collects the ball nonchalantly on his follow-through.

Just outside off, on a shorter length, Farhan punches it to long off and rotates the strike.

Drag-downer, outside off, punched off the back foot to mid off. 

Pushed through, full and on middle, Khan clips it to mid on.

Full, flat, on leg, drilled down to long on for a single.

BEAUTY! Turn and bounce for Patel. Lands it around off, on a length. The ball viciously grips in with extra bounce and cuts Usman in half. The ball beats his inside edge, brushes off the back thigh pad and rolls past the keeper. They get two leg byes.

Full, on middle, swept away to deep square leg for a single.

A touch short, on middle, Farhan backs away and eases it back to the bowler.

Nice and full, outside off, Farhan leans on and drives it inside out through cover for a single.

Uses the wider angle, does Patel. Slides across the batter, on a length, wide outside off. Khan covers the stumps, tries to block it straight but outside-edges it to short third.

Full, on off, Farhan Yousaf fends it to the off side. 

A touch shorter, just outside off, Farhan Yousaf pushes it to cover.

SIX! That's the first biggie of the inning! Chouhan tosses it up, fuller, on middle, with some flight. Farhan Yousaf strides forward and hoists it downtown for half a dozen. 

Short, on middle, Farhan Yousaf nudges it to short mid-wicket. 

Short, outside off, Farhan Yousaf looks to slap it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Short, on middle, Farhan Yousaf flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 

Fuller, on off, Usman Khan sweeps it across to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Fuller, on middle and leg, Farhan Yousaf hangs back and defends it down. 

Short, outside off, turning it away. Farhan Yousaf looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

FOUR! Oh, that has been muscled away! A bit shorter, on off, turning away from the right-hander. Farhan Yousaf quickly opens his stance and pulls it across the line to the left of the short mid-wicket fielder for four runs. 

TWO WIDES! A touch fuller, outside off. The ball grips and turns away wide outside off, beyond the tramline. Kundu fails to gather it and they cross. 

Short, outside off, Usman Khan pushes it back to the bowler. 

Full, on middle, Usman Khan flicks it to mid-wicket. 

Quicker and shorter, just outside off, Usman Khan looks to defend it but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball bounces over the stumps. 

Full, on middle, Usman Khan works it to short mid-wicket. 

Tossed up, on off, Usman Khan drives it to long on for a single. 

Short, around off, Farhan Yousaf bunts it back to the bowler. 

A tad fuller, on off, Farhan Yousaf eases it to long on for a single. 

Fuller, just outside off, Usman Khan leans on the delivery and drives it to long off. Another single. The batters are rotating the strike as much as they can but Pakistan need a flurry of boundaries if they want to stay alive. 

Good-length delivery, on middle, angling in, Farhan Yousaf tucks it to square leg and gets across for a single. 

Fuller, angling outside off, Usman Khan drives it crisply toward the left of the mid off fielder. It's the skipper, Ayush Mhatre, who runs across the turf and restricts them to a single. 

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller, just outside off. Farhan Yousaf plants his front foot towards the delivery and uses his bottom hand to punch it over the left of the wide mid off fielder for four runs. A boundary after ages for Pakistan. 

Full, on off, Farhan Yousaf drives it to extra cover. 

FOUR! More runs for Pakistan! D. Deepesh bends his back to offer a bouncer, on off. Farhan Yousaf rides the bumper and pulls it down through mid-wicket to get four more runs. 

Full, on off, Farhan Yousaf eases it to cover. A positive over for Pakistan as they got 10 runs from it.

Fuller, around the pads, Usman Khan pushes it back to the bowler. 

Fuller, on leg, Usman Khan paddle sweeps it toward deep fine leg. The fielder in the deep sprints to his left and flicks the ball just before it touches the boundary ropes. Two runs taken by the batters. 100 up for Pakistan!

Quicker and fuller, on leg, turning towards the middle stump. Usman Khan defends it down. 

Full, on middle, Usman Khan flicks it to right of the deep backward square leg fielder and gets a brace. 

Kanishk Chouhan bowls fuller, on middle, Usman Khan works it to mid-wicket. 

Full, around off, Usman Khan leans on the delivery and pushes it to cover. 

WIDE! A bit too straight down leg, Yousaf tries to flick the full ball away, but misses. Wide called.

Speared onto the pads, Farhan flicks this on the full to widish square leg for a run.

Full and on off, Usman tries to loft it but gets a thick leading edge to deep third for a single.

A crisp front foot drive on this full ball, but straight to the fielder at point. 

A yorker that tails back in, Yousaf flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Another attempted yorker, outside off, Usman drills it down the ground. Ayush Mhatre gets across swiftly from mid on and dives to cut the ball off. Just a single.

Nips back in from a length, outside off, Farhan Yousaf attempts to drive on the up, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball bounces back to the keeper.

Too full, on leg, flicked to short mid-wicket. 

An animated appeal for LBW, but not given. In-angler full and on leg, Usman Khan goes for the sweep shot, but plays all around it and is rapped on the front pad. Maybe doing a bit too much to slide down the leg stump.

Short and on middle, sharp turn. Usman watchfully blocks it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on the leg stump, Usman whips it straight to short mid-wicket. 

Flat, full, quick. Pushed off the inner half of the bat to short mid-wicket. 

Short, on off, pulled off the back foot to mid-wicket. A MAIDEN FROM KANISHK!

A quicker one, full and on off, Khan drives it along the ground to deep cover for two runs. 

Hard length, outside off, Khan stands tall and slaps it past covers for a single.

Thumped on a length, on middle. It lands and stays low and nips back in. Yousaf negotiates well and tucks it with soft hands to short mid-wicket. 

Very full, outside off, Farhan carves it through the cover and point gap for a single.

CHANCE? Yes, but a tough one. These either stick or they just don't. Full ball, on the stumps, Usman chips it off the toe end to the right of the bowler. Deepesh sticks out his right hand to pluck the ball, but it pops out of his hand.

Pulls the length back by a yard or so, on middle and leg, Usman flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Short, on middle and leg, Usman tucks it to the bowler's left. 

Full and on middle, swept to backward square leg.

Flat and full, on middle and leg, Usman advances down the track and works it to long on for a single. 

Sharp turn into the batter, on a length, Zahoor hangs deep in the crease and nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Grips in from middle, on a fractionally fuller length. Zahoor tries the sweep shot, but gets a bit of a top edge to the keeper's left. 

OUT! BOWLED! Kanishk Chouhan with an important breakthrough for his side. Breaks the 65-run partnership. A fuller, flatter delivery on the stumps. Zahoor gets down on one knee and goes for a paddle sweep but misses completely. The ball strikes his pads before rolling onto the stumps. Kanishk keeps appealing for LBW, and realises sooner that it has dragged back onto the sticks. Hamza Zahoor departs for a well-made 42 off 49.

WIDE! Far outside off, beyond the tramline. Usman tries to fetch that with a sweep shot, but misses.

Pushed into the batter, on a length, Usman dances down the track and then tries to punch it away, but gets into a bit of a tangle and fends it on the bounce to the bowler. 

Short and outside off, dragged off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Outstanding shot! Pushed fuller, outside off, Hamza Zahoor drags his hands ahead and sweeps it all along the floor to deep square leg for four runs. 

An in-drifter on a length, down leg. Hamza tries to slog it away, but gets a thick inside edge to short fine leg. 

Full, around off, Zahoor shimmies ahead and drives it to cover. 

Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, eased back to the bowler.

Short, outside off, turning in, Hamza Zahoor rocks back and punches it back to the bowler from his back foot. 

Full, on off, Zahoor drives it to short cover. 

A touch fuller, just outside off, Hamza Zahoor rocks back and bunts it back to Chouhan. 

Fuller, around off, Hamza Zahoor sweeps across the line to left of the short fine leg fielder for a single. 

Arm ball now, fuller, on middle and angling it down the leg side. Usman Khan lunges forward to push it back to the bowler but it gets past the inside edge and he wears it on the front pad. Stiffled appeal from India, but turned down immediately. 

Full, on middle, Usman pushes it back to the bowler. Chouhan fumbles a bit and allows the batter to take a single. 

Short and angling outside off, Usman Khan goes deep into the crease and covers the stump, but lets it travel to the keeper. 

Fuller, outside off, Usman Khan looks for the reverse sweep, but fails to get anything from the willow. 

FOUR! That's easy pickings for Usman Khan! Tossed up, low full toss, around the pads of the batter. Usman Khan crouches a bit and sweeps it with some flair through backward square leg for four runs. 

Short and outside off, Usman Khan looks to slap it but misses. 

Short, on middle, Usman Khan blocks it to his front. 

Short, outside off, Usman Khan mistimes his pull shot and hits it straight to the bowler. 

Fuller, just outside off, Hamza Zahoor lunges to drive it through cover, but the ball beats the outside edge. Good start from Kanishk Chouhan!

Fuller, just outside off, turning in, Zahoor nudges it to short mid-wicket. 

Short, outside off, Hamza Zahoor cuts it gently to point. 

TWO BYES! Fuller, turning down the leg side. Hamza Zahoor shuffles across the stumps and looks to sweep it late, but fails to find the connection. Kundu, behind the stumps, fails gather the ball and it rolls to deep fine leg. 

Full, on middle, Hamza Zahoor tucks it to square leg for one. 

Fullish, on off, Usman Khan drives it to long on for another single. 

Tossed up, fuller, just outside off, angling in, Hamza Zahoor sits down on one knee to sweep it to deep square leg but misses and it thumps on the front pad. Appeal goes round for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. 

FOUR! He connects this time, and connects pretty well! Fuller, on off, Hamza Zahoor sweeps it toward the right of the deep square leg fielder. He sprints to his right and dives away, but fails to stop the boundary. 

Full, on leg, Hamza Zahoor flicks it to square leg. 

Full, down the leg side, Hamza Zahoor paddle sweeps it to short fine leg. 

Full, on middle, Hamza Zahoor sweeps it aerially, wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. 

Fuller again, on off. Zahoor crouches down once again to sweep it to deep square leg for an easy single. 

On a length, around off, Usman Khan pushes it to point for no runs. 

Short of a length, on middle, Usman Khan pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Short of a length from D. Deepesh, on middle and off. Usman Khan gets on his toes and pulls it hard through the square leg region for four runs. 

On a length, outside off, Usman Khan punches it through cover for a comfortable single. 

On a length, around off, Hamza Zahoor pushes it with soft hands to left of the cover fielder and sprints to get the single. 

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, wide outside off, Usman Khan looks to slap it through cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge with a large gap. 8 runs coming off the over!

Nice and full, on middle, Usman drives dead straight and the ball crashes into the stumps at the bowling end.

JUST OVER! Back of a length outside off, Usman punches off the back foot and gets it off the cue end. It pops over the leaping extra cover fielder and they scamper back for a couple. 50 up for Pakistan. 

Short of a good length, on top of off, Usman Khan places it in front of mid off for a quick single.

Fractionally full, outside off, zipping in. Zahoor commits on the front foot to drive it away, but gets a thick inside edge back to the bowler.

FOUR! That was a four the moment it left the bat! Halfway down the pitch, on middle. Hamza Zahoor gets the ball at a comfortable height and pulls it neatly over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Much fuller than the previous ball, outside off, Zahoor plays from the crease and taps it to the cover fielder. 

Deepesh starts off with a length ball, outside off, Usman covers the line and knocks it to cover.

FOUR! THWACK! A friendly half volley, around off, Usman Khan gets under the ball, clears the front leg to give himself some room and lofts it over mid on for a four. 

Pulls the length back, does Deepesh. Outside off, Usman rides the bounce and taps it to cover-point. 

BEAUTY! Hits the hard length, pushing it across. It lands and keeps nibbling away. Usman Khan flays at it, but plays inside the line and is beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker. 

Slams the deck hard, outside off, crisply punched to Vaibhav at cover. The ball seems to be following him. 

IN THE AIR... DROPPED! Aaron George is the guilty party. Deepesh bangs it into the pitch, short and outside off. Usman Khan tries to pull, but the ball gets big on him and ends up getting a top edge behind towards deep fine leg. Aaron George rushes in off the ropes, but seemingly, he is a bit slow to get off the blocks. Does not get into a comfortable position and the ball just bursts out of his palms and rolls around him. The batters take a single. 

A touch fuller, shaping away, outside off, Zahoor jumps out of the crease to whack it over cover, but gets an outside edge. The ball lobs on the bounce to deep third for a run. 

On a hard length, outside off, Khan drives off the front foot to pierce the gap, but the cover fielder is alert and dives to his left to cut it off. 

In-between length, around off, Khan lets the ball come and works it along the ground to mid off. 

A slight inward shape from a length, on off. Khan hangs back and hits it to the left of the bowler. So far, it has been a tidy over from Henil. 

Outside off, on a length, Usman prods forward and knifes it to cover. 

A full ball that nips away from middle, Khan slices it wide of Vaibhav at cover who chases it with a slide. Just a single. Full marks for commitment, looks fine now despite the slide. 

Back of a length, on the leg stump, Khan plays off the back foot, stabs it to the widish mid-wicket region for a single. 

Lasered into the batter, on a good length, Hamza Zahoor covers the line, opens the bat face and eases it out to cover.

Overpitched delivery with a late inward shape, Hamza Zahoor pushes at it with hard hands, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball shoots past backward square leg for a single. 

Hits the deck hard, outside off, Khan punches on the rise to cover. 

FOUR! CLUBBED! Geez, that has been struck with some venom. Width on offer, on a length, Usman Khan flat bats it and clubs it just over the non-striker for a boundary down the ground. By the time any fielder could move a single muscle, it races away to the ropes. 

FOUR! Now, with flair! Ambrish lands it into the slot, outside off, Usman gets under it and spanks it gun-barrel straight down the ground for a cracking boundary. 10 runs from the over. 

Nagging length, outside off, punched on the up to cover.

Pitched right up, full and outside off, Zahoor leans on and drives it straight to cover.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller in length, outside off, Hamza Zahoor gets a bit crouched, does not time it properly, but gets enough bat to loft it over the bowler's head for a boundary down the ground, bisecting long on and long off. 

ZIPPER! Stays dramatically low, outside off, on a length, an in-angler. Zahoor is cut in half as he gets beaten all ends up on the inside edge, trying to crunch it away.

Nice and full, around off, shaping away. Zahoor strides ahead and taps it to short cover.

Slams it hard into the pitch, outside off, Zahoor stands tall, punches it away crisply, but finds protection at short cover. 

FOUR! Now that's a quality shot! Short and far outside off, Zahoor frees his arms and steers it past backward point for a boundary. Sixth boundary in the score of 27 for Pakistan. 

Closer to the stumps, on a length, jagging back in. Hamza stands tall and blocks.

EDGED, DROPPED! That just flew off the bat. A full delivery outside off, shaping away slightly. Zahoor does not quite get to the pitch as his weight stays back, and he throws his hands at the drive. A thick outside edge flies to the right of the keeper, who dives across, gets a glove to it, but cannot hold on and ends up parrying it behind. A life for Zahoor and they sneak through for a single.

Full and outside off, Khan works it to mid off. 

Ambrish switches over the stumps and lands it on a good length, angling across the batter. Usman throws his hands at an attempt for an expansive cover drive but is beaten on the outside edge. A loud appeal goes up from the Indian players, but the umpire remains unmoved.

 Another tempter! A fuller ball on the off stump that nips away. Usman looks to drive but is beaten all ends up. Another appeal for a catch behind follows, but once again, the umpire says no.

Bangs one into the pitch, outside off, Minhas rides the bounce and knocks it to short cover.

BEATEN! A whisker of a delivery from Henil. This is on a length, straightening off the deck after pitching, outside off. Minhas fiddles at it away from his body and the ball zips past his angled bat. 

FOUR! Crunched away! Henil errs in line and length, outside off, on a good length. Sameer Minhas gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square, threading the narrow gap between point and cover-point for a boundary.

OUT! LBW! HENIL PATEL STRIKES BIG. A big, big blow for Pakistan early doors. Patel lands it in thereabouts of the off pole, and it keeps low while nipping back in sharply. Sameer Minhas plays all over it as his bat comes down at an angle and is beaten by the lack of bounce. Gets pinged on the back pad. India go up in appeal as one and the finger is raised instantly. The in-form Sameer Minhas departs for just 9 (11) and Pakistan are 23/1, chasing 253.

On a good length, outside off, knocked into the cover region.

Full and around off, Khan strides forward and blocks it to the off side.

On a length, on leg, bunted away into the leg side.

Hard length, on middle, Sameer covers the line and blocks it out. 

Fuller, on middle, Sameer Minhas flicks it to deep square leg for one run. 

Hard length, on off, Zahoor watchfully blocks it off the back foot. 

A touch full, swinging in, Zahoor keeps it out. 

Full and on the stumps, Zahoor defends it back to the bowler. Just 1 from the over. 

FOUR! This is a placement, more than power! Back of a length, on middle and off. Hamza Zahoor rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket and times the shot perfectly to use the pace of the bowler against him. It races away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs. 

On a length, driven away to cover, but there is protection. 

FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length on the stumps. Zahoor stays rooted in his crease and rolls his wrists neatly, flicking it away to deep square leg for another boundary.

WIDE! Miles outside off, beyond the tramline. Zahoor tries to drive away from his body. Misses. 

FOUR! Edgy, and lucky! Back of a length, outside off, Zahoor flashes at it, gets a thick inside edge that bounces past the stumps and over the keeper for a boundary behind. 

Nagging length, around off, Zahoor stands tall and punches it to cover. 

Shapes away a shy bit, full and outside off, Zahoor pushes it to mid off. 

Full-length delivery, just outside off, Hamza Zahoor pushes it to cover. 

Uppish, but safe! On a good length, wide outside off, Hamza Zahoor cuts it late and a bit aerially but toward the left of the point fielder to take the single. Pakistan are underway!

FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Back of a length, outside off, Sameer Minhas slaps it through the gap between the cover and the point fielders for four runs. First boundary of the second inning. 

Full, around off, Sameer Minhas defends it to cover. 

Fires fuller again, onto the stumps, Sameer Minhas drives it to mid on. 

Full, outside off, Sameer Minhas pushes it to mid off. Five runs from the first over of the second inning!