End of over 8 (3 runs) Pakistan 79/1 (102 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 9.87, RRR: 8.50)

Ahmed Shehzad22 (18b 3x4 0x6)
Khalid Latif3 (5b 0x4 0x6)
IS Sodhi1-0-3-0
GD Elliott1-0-10-0
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