No result - due to rain
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Rain has had the final say here. Such a disappointment for everyone at Pindi who have waited and braved the rain to watch some cricket. Just 2 balls of action possible and the rain came again to put paid to any hopes of even a 5-over game. Babar and co. shake hands with the umpires and the New Zealand players. On that note we sign off from here too. We will be back on Saturday (20th April) at the same venue for the 2nd game. Hopefully there's no rain then. See you there and for more cricketing action hop tabs to catch up. Till next time, sleep tight and be well. Good night.
22:21 Local Time, 17:21 GMT, 22:51 IST: Uh-oh. It's raining again. And they are shaking hands. That's it - the game is done. A no-result. We were past the cut-off time of 22:10 for a 5-over game and since that's the case - we can't have anymore play. So a damp end to proceedings.
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Robinson, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Peach. Typical Shaheen Afridi delivery. Late inswinger on the stumps, decks back from a back of a length and beats the heave of Tim Robinson, hits top of middle-stump. Shaheen Afridi does his trademark celebration. Tim Robinson b Shaheen Afridi 0(2)
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Robinson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Out goes the slip.
Shaheen Afridi to Tim Robinson, leg byes, 2 runs, swing for Shaheen Afridi but down leg, Tim Robinson flicks and misses, off the pad and past the diving Rizwan to his left, Abrar chases and keeps it to two
Tim Robinson and Seifert are at the crease. Tim Robinson is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
Out walk the players. Chapman is padded up. Expect lot of batting changes now. Shaheen Shah has the ball and has a wide slip in. Babar setting the field. The countdown is done.
Revised playing conditions: Powerplay of 2 overs (1-2). Two bowlers can bowl a max of 2 overs each.
22:08 Local Time, 17:08 GMT, 22:38 IST: Right then, this match has been reduced to a 5-overs-a-side each contest. The live action should start soon..
21:50 Local Time, 16:50 GMT, 22:20 IST: Good news. Covers coming off... Think we are in for a rain truncated clash! Check out this space for further updates..
21:25 Local Time, 16:25 GMT, 21:55 IST: The cut-off time for a 5-over-a-side game is 22:10 local time. Can see a Super Sopper out on the field at the moment. Let's hope we have some better news soon..
21:00 Local Time, 16:00 GMT, 21:30 IST: The drizzle has gotten lighter and can see the umpires having a stroll on the outfield. No other activity though. Our wait continues..
20:30 Local Time, 15:30 GMT, 21:00 IST: Proper rain now. Can see huge drops in front of the floodlights. Things don't look promising at the moment. Let's keep our fingers crossed, hope that it stops raining and we have some action soon...
20:00 Local Time, 15:00 GMT, 20:30 IST: The players are out in the middle and we are ready for live action.. Tim Robinson to open the innings along with Tim Seifert.. Oh hang on, the drizzle is back just before Afridi was about to bowl the first ball. The covers are coming on .. We'll have to wait for some more time I guess. More covers coming on..
The players are out in the middle and we are ready for live action.. Tim Robinson to open the innings along with Tim Seifert.
We have made a few changes in our Fantasy Handbook, do check them out.. For now the players are out in the middle for their respective national anthems..
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Tim Robinson, Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell(c), Josh Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Ben Lister
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed