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72/1
RRR under 8 for the first time now
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What makes people think Latif can bat
He averages only 4.85 in T20Is 
(domestic record is okish)
Khalid Latif | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
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He is a power house. Just a badluck player like Mansour akhtar
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3 runs in the last over....
End of over 8 (3 runs) Pakistan 79/1 (102 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 9.87, RRR: 8.50)
Ahmed Shehzad 22 (18b 3x4 0x6)
Khalid Latif 3 (5b 0x4 0x6)
IS Sodhi 1-0-3-0
GD Elliott 1-0-10-0
7.6
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, skiddy delivery, flat outside off. Shehzad backs away for a cut but the skid takes the ball past the edge. Tight lines
7.5
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, googly, no spin again. Flatter on off, chopped back to the keeper
Abeer: "Pakistan look a totally different team today. Sensible batting, one batsman attacking while the other backs him up. Even us Pakistanis don't understand where they buck up so much confidence from!"
7.4
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, tossed up, straight on with the arm. pushed back. No spin
7.3
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs, awful delivery, a rank long-hop on off, emphatically pulled into the gap at midwicket for a couple.
7.2
Sodhi to Khalid Latif, 1 run
7.1
Sodhi to Khalid Latif, no run, slow on off, solidly blocked
Have not seen one ball spin today, like it has in NZ's previous two games. Could be interesting to see how Sodhi and Santner operate. The cutters aren't cutting either. Here is Sodhi
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Cud not hold pressure n gone again. This is his main weakness latif gone
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and he is gone....
8.2
Santner to Khalid Latif, OUT
Khalid Latif c Elliott b Santner 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.85
8.1
Santner to Khalid Latif, no run, flat and full on off, pushed back to the bowler. Good pressure being created
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Latif did not even live up to his record, scored just 3 runs :D
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Umar Akmal is the key player now
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4 runs 1 wicket from last over...
End of over 9 (4 runs) Pakistan 83/2 (98 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 9.22, RRR: 8.90)
Ahmed Shehzad 24 (21b 3x4 0x6)
Umar Akmal 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)
MJ Santner 2-0-19-1
IS Sodhi 1-0-3-0
8.6
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, another of those variations. Not sure what it is but it seems to be coming into the right-hander. Nurdled to fine leg
8.5
Santner to Umar Akmal, 1 run, good use of the feet, gets to the pitch and works to long-on
8.4
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, a variation, may have been bowled from deeper in the hand. Slow on middle and worked to midwicket
8.4
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide, short but down leg, wide
8.3
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, flat but straight, the cut finds point. Three dot balls.
8.2
Santner to Khalid Latif, OUT, and taken. Latif has fallen to the pressure more than anything. Santner drags his length shorter, anticipating the big slog from Latif. Latif shimmies down but fails to get anywhere close to the pitch, lofted straight down the throat of Elliott at long-on. Fantastic comeback.
Khalid Latif c Elliott b Santner 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.85
8.1
Santner to Khalid Latif, no run, flat and full on off, pushed back to the bowler. Good pressure being created
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Pak 89/2 the halfway...keep rotating the strikes with some boundaries... :D
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boundaries have dried up since the departure of Sharjeel
at least keep rotating the strike
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..............and they are back to the test cricket....
0.4
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
10.3
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, flat and straight, skids on. Cut to point
10.2
Santner to Umar Akmal, 1 run, a tad too short, allowing Alkmal ample time to get back deep in his crease and flick to deep midwicket
10.1
Santner to Umar Akmal, no run, beauty, first signs of turn. Slowed up outside off, Akmal is beaten by some ripping turn
Last five overs have yielded just 31 runs
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91/2 in 11
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2 runs from the over....
End of over 11 (2 runs) Pakistan 91/2 (90 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 8.27, RRR: 10.00)
Umar Akmal 6 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Ahmed Shehzad 27 (27b 3x4 0x6)
MJ Santner 3-0-21-1
GD Elliott 2-0-16-0
10.6
Santner to Umar Akmal, no run, another tight over. Pressure being transferred. Shortish outside off, cut down to point. Another dot ball
10.5
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, Shehzad runs down the pitch but Santner fires it in on leg, played away to cover
10.4
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, some turn again, Shehzad struggling. Flat outside off, a hint of turn. Shehzad finds third man
10.3
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, flat and straight, skids on. Cut to point
10.2
Santner to Umar Akmal, 1 run, a tad too short, allowing Alkmal ample time to get back deep in his crease and flick to deep midwicket
10.1
Santner to Umar Akmal, no run, beauty, first signs of turn. Slowed up outside off, Akmal is beaten by some ripping turn
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Last five overs have yielded just 31 runs
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Afridi needs to come in next
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way these two are batting may cause us game.
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5 runs from this over.....required run rate over 10
End of over 12 (5 runs) Pakistan 96/2 (85 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 10.62)
Umar Akmal 8 (10b 0x4 0x6)
Ahmed Shehzad 30 (30b 3x4 0x6)
IS Sodhi 2-0-8-0
MJ Santner 3-0-21-1
11.6
Sodhi to Umar Akmal, no run, dot to finish. Just five of the over. Short and wide, Akmal misses a cut.
11.5
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, well bowled, sees the batsman coming and drags his length down. Shehzad goes after it but mows to midwicket
11.4
Sodhi to Umar Akmal, 1 run, another single, that's all. Shortish and wide, chopped towards point for one
11.3
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, shortish outside off, a mis-timed pull to midwicket
11.2
Sodhi to Umar Akmal, 1 run, quick single. Tight bowling, flat on off, not much flight or turn. Patted to cover
Ammar Ahmed: "I reckon Pakistan will switch the match around , with some superb batting.... "
11.1
Sodhi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, steps down the track to tap a flat delivery to point. Just the one
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Lol@shahzad
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12.2
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT
Ahmed Shehzad c Guptill b Santner 30 (32b 3x4 0x6) SR: 93.75
Faras: "Same problem with Pakistan, whether you get a good start or bad start they will find ways not to rotate strike. Since the start of 8th over they have played 12 dot balls."
12.1
Santner to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, flat on off, Shehzad comes down again but the length is short, inside-edged
RRR 10.40 now, reaching boundary-an-over territory