NZ 54-1published at 8.1 overs
Intent!
A big shot was coming and Daryl Mitchell toe-ends a six down the ground.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was interested for a while but it was well out of his reach in the end.
Summary
Pakistan with eight balls to spare
Asif 27* (12), Shoaib 27* (20)
Asif & Shoaib add 48 off 23 balls
Rizwan 33 (34); Sodhi 2-28
Conway takes stunning diving catch
NZ 134-8: Rauf 4-22; Conway 27 (24)
Mitchell 27 (20), Williamson 25 (26)
NZ's Ferguson out of T20 World Cup
Super 12s, Group 2, Sharjah
NZ 54-1published at 8.1 overs
NZ 48-1published at 8 overs
Mitchell 21, Williamson 8
The squeeze is on.
Just a well-run two and leg bye from Shadab Khan's first over means just six runs from the last two overs.
Pressure building.
Postpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Haris Rauf came on to find a breakthrough. He did that and now he is off.
Leggie Shadab Khan is on.
Postpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match SpecialNew Zealand are trying to feel their way into this tournament. It's evenly poised.
NZ 45-1published at 7 overs
Really good over from Imad Wasim with just three singles off it.
He's 0-16 from his three overs.
Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match SpecialThat last delivery was 92mph.
NZ 42-1published at 6 overs
Kane Williamson is up and running straight away with a single, before flicking the final ball of the over past short fine leg and away to the boundary.
Haris Rauf covers his face in disappointment. Does he think he's unlucky that hasn't been caught or is he angry at himself?
Powerplay over. Honours even.
Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is the new batter.
Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialGuptill was definitely limping as he went off. The physio went straight to him as he came up the stairs.
Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match SpecialThat was on the cards - quick, fast, and Guptill had no idea.
WICKETpublished at 5.2 overs
Guptill b Rauf 17 (NZ 36-1)
Bowled him!
Haris Rauf's first ball is a 93mph yorker that goes in between Martin Guptill's pads. Rauf follows him second ball again, as Guptill looks to back away to leg, and the back cannons off the back thigh pad onto the stumps.
Pakistan needed that breakthrough. New Zealand were starting to accelerate.
Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Double change for Pakistan with Haris Rauf replacing Imad Wasim.
Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialGuptill looks like he's seeing the ball really well.
NZ 39-0published at 5 overs
This is becoming a trend at the moment. Pakistan just can't get out of their overs.
After conceding that six first ball Hassan Ali had come back well with just three singles from four balls, but then he drops short and wide and Martin Guptill thumps the ball to the point boundary.
Oh, no. It is a no-ball too. A massive one.
The free hit is a good delivery though and Guptill can only work it for a single.
Postpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match SpecialNew Zealand, who have weathered the early storm, can enjoy a little bit of a respite and perhaps see that scoreboard moving.
NZ 27-0published at 4.1 overs
Welcome Hassan Ali!
The pace bowler replaces Shaheen Shah Afridi and Daryl Mitchell, opening for the first time in more than 100 T20 games, plants him over long-on.
Postpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match SpecialIt's an interesting pitch they're playing on. It's one of those that looks like a mirror.
NZ 21-0published at 4 overs
Argh! Babar Azam will be tearing his hair out. Again Imad Wasim bowls a tight over but Martin Guptill manages to pick up a boundary from the final ball of the over.
This time it was a misfield from Shoaib Malik too. Sloppy that really.
Postpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 26 October 2021
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End of X postNZ 15-0published at 3 overs
A dot ball to end the over.
Good start for Pakistan this.