Ferguson wraps it up with a pinpoint middle-stump yorker. Afridi swings and misses. Ferguson hits his target and the celebrations begin in the NZ camp
New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Abu Dhabi, PAK v NZ, Nov 07 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
10.50pm That is that. Boult is all smiles. In his first match of the tour, new-dad Boult became the third New Zealander - after Morrison and Bond - to bag a hat-trick in ODI cricket. Sarfraz and Imad then lent some resistance with fifties each but the rising asking rate was too much to overcome in the end. Goodbye and good night for now
Trent Boult, Man of the Match: Nice to be back out there and get the win for the boys. I think the new ball is a key part of the game and we know what early wicket can do to chasing totals. The hat-trick ball I was just trying to make him play and to slide one onto the pads is a great feeling. I've had a bit of a light winter but the summer pretty much starts here. Hopefully, it will be enjoyable. I was just hoping you would ask me what I enjoyed more. The six (laughs).
slower legcutter outside off, Ali goes after it. He gets more height as opposed to distance. Holes out to Boult at the edge of the boundary. Taken at long-on
really full on off, forward and pressed to cover
De Grandhomme throws himself to his right from backward point and catches this with both hands. Top work from him. Full-toss on middle, ramped away. It seemed to travel towards the boundary... until de Grandhomme swooped in. This chase is all but over for Pakistan
low full-toss on off, squeezed to mid-off
full-toss on middle, spliced in front of long-on, and Imad gets to his fifty. Pakistan need him to find a higher gear
full on middle, uses his feet and drives past the bowler for two
yorker outside off, jammed to long-off
yorker, reverse-swings in at leg stump, dug out through midwicket
backs away and slices it just in front of KW at cover
Ali backs away leg side, Boult slips in an offcutter and beats him emphatically
wide yorker, opens the face and guides to the left of sweeper cover
fullish on middle, backs away and slices it over the off-side infield
Waqar: "Can Imad remind us the heroics of Boom Boom Afridi ? Fingers crossed!"
full on middle, hoicked to deep midwicket off the inside half
UZ: "If only Anwar Ali was in instead of Hasan Ali. Nobody could bowl much worse than Hasan did today, and we all know how good Anwar is with the bat in these conditions."
full-toss speared outside off, Hasan Ali swings down the wrong line
off the pad and rolls to the leg side
bouncer, flies over the head, wide
Imad shuffles across off, the bowler follows him, he misses the scoop
full and wide outside off, Ali skies it. It kisses the stars and drops down in front of long-on
very full on off, 141ks, defended back off the back foot
just short of a good length and outside off, Ali has a crack at it and does not make contact