4.6
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, cracked it first ball! It was short and wide from Boult, angling across the right-hander, Hafeez stayed back and flayed it over the fielder at point with a fierce cut shot
Pakistan 20/1 Mohammad Hafeez 4* (1b 1x4)
6.1
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, good length angling into the right-hander from around the wicket, Hafeez stays in his crease and defends
6.2
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, edged and just wide of the solitary slip, who dived full length to his right. Corey Anderson that was. The batsman pushed hard away from his body, with a slightly open face. think McCullum had only one slip because Boult is bowling around the wicket
6.3
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, a fuller ball, punched to mid on
6.4
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, nudged into the off side, Hafeez calls poorly from the striker's end and Babar has to hurry back, he's lucky the throw did not hit
6.5
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, steered off the back foot to short third man
6.6
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 no ball, a high full toss, the batsman is surprised a touch and defends on the off side, a free hit coming up
6.6
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, that's in the stands beyond long on, the length was too full - Boult missing the yorker - and Hafeez gets under it and lofts powerfully back past the bowler. Cleared his front foot and swung hard.
Pakistan 35/2 Mohammad Hafeez 14* (8b 2x4 1x6)
7.4
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, good length and on middle and off, 141 kph, Hafeez gets behind the line and defends
7.5
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, short ball, it hurries on to Hafeez who manages to swivel and pull through square leg
7.6
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, good length on off once again, Hafeez gets on the front foot and defends
Pakistan 39/2 Mohammad Hafeez 16* (11b 2x4 1x6)
8.2
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, the ball jags back into the right-hander, cramping Hafeez for room in his crease and rushing the batsman, Hafeez gets hit on the thigh as he tries to defend
8.3
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, this time Hafeez swivels in time to hit the ball with the incoming angle behind square, not timed well though
Pakistan 41/2 Mohammad Hafeez 17* (13b 2x4 1x6)
9.1
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, played with soft hands close on the off side for a single
Pakistan 50/2 Mohammad Hafeez 18* (14b 2x4 1x6)
10.4
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, shot! The ball was full on off and middle, Hafeez got on to the front foot and drove with a perfectly straight bat, splitting the gap between the stumps and the non-striker
10.5
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, shot again! anderson drags his length back and bowls too short, Hafeez swivels on the front foot and pulls to the backward square leg boundary
10.6
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, reverts to a good length outside off, Hafeez moves forward and shoulder arms
Pakistan 66/2 Mohammad Hafeez 26* (17b 4x4 1x6)
11.4
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, he tried to pull a short ball but top edged it in the air, Ronchi runs forward and to his left, towards the leg slip region, but can;'t get to it in time
11.5
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, left alone outside off stump
11.6
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, short ball once again, the batsman swivels and pulls to deep square leg
Pakistan 73/2 Mohammad Hafeez 28* (20b 4x4 1x6)
12.2
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, tucked off the pads towards square leg
12.3
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, shot! Those short straight boundaries are cleared easily even though the bat turned in his hand and he ended up slicing it. The batsman charged the bowler and lofted through the line, clearing the long off fielder
12.4
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, pushed to long on for a single
12.6
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, shorter length and the batsman pulls to deep square leg
Pakistan 84/2 Mohammad Hafeez 37* (24b 4x4 2x6)
13.2
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, fiery, right in the blockhole, dug out on the off side
13.3
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, good length and straight at 145 kph, gets behind the line and blocks it
13.4
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, so athletic from Mlilne! Leaps to his right in his follow through to field the ball and throws back towards the batsman, he misses the stumps through
13.5
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, tucked off the hips through square leg for a single
Pakistan 86/2 Mohammad Hafeez 38* (28b 4x4 2x6)
14.2
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, short of a length again, the batsman is able to go back in his crease and pull to deep midwicket
14.3
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, played off the pads towards square leg
14.4
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, stays in his crease and pushes the good length ball to long on
Pakistan 91/2 Mohammad Hafeez 41* (31b 4x4 2x6)
16.1
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, great improvisation from Hafeez, the line was down leg side so the batsman went across his crease, got down low and paddled it to the fine leg boundary
16.2
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, turned off the pads towards long leg for a single
Pakistan 105/2 Mohammad Hafeez 46* (33b 5x4 2x6)
17.1
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, good length and straight at 145 kph, the batsman gets behind the line and blocks
17.2
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the front foot on the off side
17.3
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, full and straight from Milne, Hafeez gets on the front foot and blocks
17.4
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, tucked off the hips through square leg for a single
Pakistan 106/2 Mohammad Hafeez 47* (37b 5x4 2x6)
18.1
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the front foot
18.2
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, played towards midwicket
18.3
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, charges down the pitch and lofts the ball powerfully over long on, that's a long long way back in the stands and he brings up his 50 off 40 balls, superb innings
18.4
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, cut off the back foot but can't beat backward point
18.5
Elliott to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, pushed down the ground for a single to long on
Pakistan 113/2 Mohammad Hafeez 54* (42b 5x4 3x6)
19.1
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, 143 kph, good length around off stump, defended on the front foot
19.2
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, a full ball on a straight line, defended on the off side
19.3
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, short ball and he's nailed that, pulling it hard and far over the long deep midwicket boundary
19.4
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, mis-times the pull this time to midwicket
19.5
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, played off the back foot towards point
Pakistan 120/2 Mohammad Hafeez 61* (47b 5x4 4x6)
20.1
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 wide, strays down leg side, that's a wide
20.1
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, steps out of his crease and swings hard, he isn't to the pitch of the ball but on these short straight boundaries that does not matter too much
20.2
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, turned off the pads through square leg
20.4
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, steps out and tees off again, Babar this time, charging the spinner and slamming him over long off
Pakistan 135/2 Mohammad Hafeez 69* (50b 5x4 5x6)
21.1
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, played from the crease towards point
21.2
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, short of a length outside off, cut off the back foot towards deep point
21.4
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, played off the back foot to point
21.5
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, short of a length outside off stump, cut off the back foot towards third man
21.6
Anderson to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, short ball, the batsman swivels and pulls towards deep square
Pakistan 150/2 Mohammad Hafeez 73* (55b 5x4 5x6)
22.1
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, strays wide down leg side, the batsman sweeps and gets a tickle on it past the keeper, the fielder runs to his right from fine leg and dives to save the four - Henry that was
22.2
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, steps out and outside leg stump to play the ball towards cover
22.3
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, gets down on one knee and sweeps to deep square leg
22.5
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, played off the back foot in front of point
22.6
Santner to Mohammad Hafeez, OUT, the slog sweep and he has holed out to deep backward square leg! Santner pitched outside leg stump, Hafeez got down on one knee and swung hard, top edging it straight to Milne on the boundary!
Mohammad Hafeez c Milne b Santner 76 (60b 5x4 5x6) SR: 126.66
Pakistan 154/3 Mohammad Hafeez 76 (60b 5x4 5x6)
Pak V Naz Hafeez Batting
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