129.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Voges, FOUR, butchered down the ground. Seems like a window has been given to Voges to complete his ton. Nothing wrong with the delivery whatseover, on a good length just outside off, Voges hammers it with a cross-bat wide of mid-on who could do nothing to stop despite a dive
126.3 -
Craig to Voges, FOUR, third time lucky for Voges! Finally he gets the reverse sweep behind the man at backward point. Was there to be played as the ball was delivered on a sweeping length and he times it crisply
121.3 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, a gift. Low full toss on the pads, flicked away disdainfully through mid-wicket
121.1 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, 150 up for Usman Khawaja! Not the most convincing way to get there but he'll take it. Hint of late curl away from the left-hander after being angled in on a length on off, Khawaja closes the bat face too early in looking to work it through the on-side and the leading edge threads the slip cordon and gully
120.5 -
Craig to Voges, FOUR, Watling goes up in appeal for a paddled sweep that has come right off the middle. Sums up New Zealand's plight. It was teased up on a length outside off, Voges gets across on one knee and helps it fine
118.3 -
Craig to Khawaja, FOUR, brings up the 100-run stand with a flairy slog-sweep over mid-wicket. The ball was drifting in on the stumps and could have been a problem had he missed but he read the length so well to put it away
118.0 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, and here we go again. Short with ample width, Khawaja back cuts it through the slips and gully for an easy boundary
117.0 -
Craig to Voges, FOUR, this has been the problem - the inconsistencies in length. Drops it short once more and Voges delightfully hammers the pull through square leg
114.3 -
Craig to Voges, FOUR, he gets the desired result on this occasion. Short and outside off, Voges goes on the back foot and cuts it past backward point for a boundary
112.1 -
Craig to Khawaja, FOUR, that's been smashed! Khawaja kneels down and slogs this flighted delivery over the bowler's head, no need to run for those
109.4 -
Neesham to Voges, FOUR, just not good enough. The variance in length is too alarming. Now too short, Voges belts the pull wide of mid-on
108.5 -
Craig to Voges, FOUR, loopy delivery which lands too full wide of off, drilled to the cover fence
108.3 -
Craig to Voges, FOUR, drops it short yet again and punished. Voges rocks back and pulls fiercely behind square
100.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Khawaja, FOUR, oh there is no margin for error at all. Drift slightly on the pads and this lad will pick you away. On a length in line with leg stump, Khawaja whips it very fine, finer than perhaps even he would have intended
98.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Voges, FOUR, for once he has erred in length and has been crashed behind point. Short with ample width on offer, Voges stands tall and slaps it hard
98.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Voges, FOUR, again a batsman gets squared up by the late movement. Bracewell can count himself unlucky. The thick outside edge rolls away piercing the slip cordon and gully. Back of a length delivery angled in on off before nipping away, Voges' bat comes down at an angle as he looks to defend and is done in
95.2 -
Boult to Voges, FOUR, McCullum hurtles across the turf, puts in the dive attempting to flick the ball back but misses it altogether. Crisp forward push from Voges, nothing more. Boult goes full searching for the movement on off and that's the gamble you have to take
92.4 -
Southee to Smith, FOUR, oh gorgeous! One of the best sights in our sport. And tell you what, that was no half-volley either. Fraction fuller than a good length with some away shape in the channel outside off, Smith covers for the movement and drives it on the up down the ground. Mid-off is too wide
87.0 -
Doug Bracewell to Smith, FOUR, Smith is also looking in fabulous touch. Looks like he wants to take his number one Test ranking back from Root, who hasn't had a good last Test match in UAE. Well, this was full on the stumps, Smith comes forward, offers the full face of the bat and drives it to the left of mid-on, who had no chance of stopping that. Crashes into the fence in no time
85.1 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, maiden Test ton for Khawaja! A lot of eyes were on him before this match even started and well, he has not disappointed his fans one bit. Looks a little emotional as he takes his helmet off, leaps high and punches the air in delight. He then looks skywards and Smith hugs him, says a few words of praise. Big achievement this for him. Coming to the ball, it was short and down the leg-side, Khawaja swivels across and pulls it very fine, beats the man at long leg to his left
84.3 -
Southee to Smith, FOUR, those wrists come in use once again. You are making a mistake if you drift onto Smith's pads, he flicks it through square leg and it races away to the fence
83.5 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, lovely shot! Khawaja has been very impressive today. Fuller length delivery swinging away just outside off, Khawaja offers the full face of the bat and drives it past the non-striker, mid-on didn't even try to chase it down. The timing was sublime
83.1 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off, Khawaja could very well have left that alone, but he decides to open the face of the bat at the last moment, gets it to the left of backward point, three Kiwi fielders give chase but lose out to the ball
82.1 -
Southee to Smith, FOUR, short and wide, got the treatment it deserved. Smith rocks back and cuts it fiercely in the gap between backward point and gully, it was in the air for a little while but it rocketed away to the fence
78.5 -
Craig to Khawaja, FOUR, Craig drags it short and Khawaja quickly gets on the back foot, pulls it in front of square on the on-side,
77.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Smith, FOUR, for the umpteenth time, a short ball has been sent scurrying away to the fence. Completes 1000 runs in Tests in 2015. Short delivery on off, Smith swivels across and pulls it to the deep square leg fence
73.3 -
Craig to Khawaja, FOUR, good strike from Khawaja! He uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball, lifts it over the man at mid-on, no need to run for those
72.5 -
Boult to Smith, FOUR, poor from Boult! He is having a very poor day at the office. Short and outside off, Smith swivels across and drags it through the mid-wicket region for another boundary
72.4 -
Boult to Smith, FOUR, bit of width on offer and Smith latches onto it. He reaches out and cuts it in the gap between gully and backward point, who gives chase, puts in the dive near the rope but to no avail
71.0 -
Neesham to Smith, FOUR, you can't keep bowling short to every batsman that comes out to bat. New Zealand are not learning their lessons. This was short and well outside off, Smith fetches the pull from there and sends it to the deep mid-wicket fence for his first boundary
70.2 -
Neesham to Warner, FOUR, 100 of the partnership comes up with this boundary. Short of length delivery outside off, Warner stays back, opens the face of the bat late and guides it in the gap between slip and gully, races away to the fence
66.2 -
Neesham to Warner, FOUR, and again Warner's bat will be raised. Now for the 150! Neesham will think that he has been thoroughly wronged. A perfectly good delivery has been dispatched. That's Warner for you. Just a trifle fuller than a good length around the fifth stump line from round the wicket, Warner presses towards the ball and punches it through extra-cover
63.2 -
Williamson to Khawaja, FOUR, hops back, waits for the ball to arrive and back-cuts it nearly out of the keeper's glove. Guptill from backward point gives a hearty chase and puts in a head-first dive near the ropes but all in vain
57.2 -
Craig to Khawaja, FOUR, hasn't he looked good too? Scoring ever so freely. Drifting in nice and slow on the stumps, he sinks low and sweeps it behind square. Right off the meat
55.5 -
Craig to Warner, FOUR, poor stuff. Anyway Warner is thrashing good deliveries to the fence and you give him a long-hop. Not on. He jumps back in the crease and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence
55.3 -
Craig to Warner, FOUR, take that! This man never stops. Loopy delivery drifting in on middle, Warner reads length so early, is down on one knee and hammers the slog-sweep over mid-wicket
52.5 -
Williamson to Warner, FOUR, Tea is not far away but Warner won't miss out on a scoring opportunity. Williamson bowls a full toss outside off, Warner goes slightly across and drills it in the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on, races away to the fence
50.4 -
Southee to Warner, FOUR, such is the power of the man, even mistimed shots run away to the fence. On a good length and outside off, Warner reaches across and pushes at it, gets it more off the inside half of the bat than anything, the bowler can't stop it and the fielder from mid-on comes second in his chase
46.5 -
Southee to Khawaja, FOUR, Khawaja is also getting in the groove now. Half-volley just outside off from round the wicket, Khawaja comes forward and laces the drive to the left of mid-off, who dives chase but the ball beats him to the fence. The elegance of a left-hander also added to the beauty of the shot
42.5 -
Boult to Khawaja, FOUR, in the air and safe! Another one that's short outside off, Khawaja goes on the back foot and pulls it in the air to the left of short mid-wicket, who dives across but can't get a hand on it, the fielder gives chase but the ball trickles away to the fence
42.1 -
Boult to Warner, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off, Warner quickly moves across, gets into position and hacks the pull through the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on, no need to run for those
41.1 -
Craig to Khawaja, FOUR, cracked off the back foot! This is poor bowling from Craig, keeps bowling it short and keeps getting hit for a boundary. Now, Khawaja goes deep in the crease and cuts it through the cover region, runs away to the fence
39.1 -
Craig to Warner, FOUR, a very poor start to the new spell for Craig. Bowls a rank long hop outside off, Warner wouldn't miss out on it, he rocks back and pulls it to the wide long-on fence
37.2 -
Neesham to Burns, FOUR, filthy delivery gets what it deserved. Short and wide, Burns rolls his wrists to get on top of the bounce and cracks the cut square of the wicket
35.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Warner, FOUR, typical Warner riposte. Knew nothing about the previous delivery but has put it behind. This one is full in his half and it's crashed through extra-cover
35.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Warner, FOUR, edged and wide of second slip. Was over the cordon anyway. This delivery rears up from a back of a length and startles Warner, he takes his bottom hand off while fending at it but the ball catches the left shoulder of the bat and balloons away
34.2 -
Boult to Burns, FOUR, now Burns is starting to take liberties. Fuller length delivery wide of off, he deliberately slices the drive behind point after a big stride forward
33.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Warner, FOUR, this is soul-shattering for the bowler. Just the sound it made off the willow will make you cringe in pain. Bangs it in short, Warner rocks back and pummels the pull over mid-wicket. Wow! Don't bowl short to this man
32.5 -
Boult to Burns, FOUR, pure timing, nothing else! On a back of a length outside off, Burns waits on the back foot and punches it right under his nose behind square on the off-side. Once it found the gap, was always four
31.4 -
Southee to Burns, leg byes, FOUR, just not able to build the pressure. Too loose too often. Straying on leg stump with a back of a length delivery, Burns fails to connect with his glance and the ball flies to the left of the diving keeper into the fence
31.2 -
Southee to Burns, FOUR, he has smashed that! Short delivery on the stumps, Burns transfers his weight on the back foot after his initial movement forward and plonks the pull behind square. Didn't bother to keep it along the ground either
28.5 -
Boult to Burns, FOUR, ordinary stuff from Boult. Attempts a bumper without much purpose and ends up fluffling in direction too. It's down the leg-side and Burns helps the pull very fine beating fine leg to the ropes
26.2 -
Boult to Warner, FOUR, the bowler lets out a grunt in frustration. Not much going their way. Hint of away-shape squared Warner up on his defence and took a thick outside edge. Went straight down though and pierced the gap between the slip cordon and gully to run away
23.5 -
Boult to Burns, FOUR, full toss just outside off, Burns doesn't miss out on the freebie, he places it to perfection as he opens the face of the bat and guides it in the gap between second slip and gully, who dives across to his left but the ball was far away from his reach
23.3 -
Boult to Burns, FOUR, short and angling away outside off, Burns goes on the back foot and pulls it past a leaping mid-wicket, he couldn't quite get the elevation he wanted but it's good enough to beat the man there, races away to the fence in a hurry
21.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Warner, FOUR, you bowl it short and Warner will latch onto it in a flash. He quickly transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls this short delivery through mid-wicket, races away to the fence in no time
19.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Warner, FOUR, edged and safe! Angled across off on a fuller length, Warner gets lured to go hard on the drive, gets a thick outside edge that flies away in the gap between gully and backward point, who gives chase but the ball beats him to the fence
17.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Burns, FOUR, in the air and safe! A bumper from Bracewell, Burns goes hard on the pull and gets a top-edge that balloons over the infield on the on-side but splits the two fielder in the deep - long leg and deep square leg, the fielder from long leg runs across to his left, puts in the dive near the rope, gets a hand on it as well but can't stop the ball from trickling away to the fence
16.5 -
Craig to Burns, FOUR, once again Burns steps out of the crease. Goes for the inside-out loft yet again and he gets the better off the bowler one more time, middles it to perfection and it bounces once before hitting the fence
16.2 -
Craig to Burns, FOUR, drilled! Burns uses his feet to get to the pitch of this tossed up delivery outside off, he goes hard on the drive and nails it in the gap between extra cover and mid-off
15.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Burns, FOUR, good shot from Burns! Brings up the 50 for Australia. On a back of a length and outside off, Burns stands tall and punches it in the gap between backward point and gully, no need to run for those
15.0 -
Craig to Warner, FOUR, Craig once again pays the price for bowling it down leg, Warner kneels down and sweeps it very fine, the ball hurries across the turf and crashes into the fence in no time. That came right off the meat
9.2 -
Boult to Warner, FOUR, crashed through extra cover, Warner is officially done with leaving outside off. Was a half-volley and he murders it off the front foot. In the air but screaming away
9.0 -
Southee to Warner, FOUR, woah, ominous signs! Wasn't a bad delivery at all unlike the previous boundary in this over. Just a tad full and angling away around the fourth stump line, driven on the up down the ground. No chance for mid-off who is too wide
8.4 -
Southee to Warner, FOUR, that famous crunch off the front foot through the covers. Leans towards the full pitched delivery outside off and packs a punch through the gap. The fielder gives chase. Don't ask me why
7.2 -
Boult to Warner, FOUR, streaky, streaky! The ball woofs past the outstretched left hand of a diving Williamson at gully. A back of a length delivery just outside off, Warner is cramped for room in his punch but he goes through with the shot. In the air and Warner survives
5.4 -
Boult to Burns, FOUR, that's how you do it. Nothing half-hearted about this one. Lunges forward to a delivery teased up outside off, makes a brilliant connection with the drive behind point and the ball skims away on this pristine turf