Tag PakvNZ-2010-11

Queenstown is relatively new cricketing venue in New Zealand that's been given international matches by blackcaps cricket in recently the the facility are yet to match the top standards. Today, we encountered a rain effected day and after several frustrating hours, umpires decided to call the match abandoned and move on in the series..

Despite gloomy weather, match looked like starting on time as toss happened when it was scheduled but 10 minutes before start of play we had drizzle come back to the venue after losing nearly an hour for wet outfield conditions, umpires had to reduce the match to 48 overs per side.

Pakistan openers came out and young Ahmed Shahzad took the center stage, cracking four fours and a six in his 16 ball stay, severly punishing James Franklin, collecting 25 runs and pushing visitors to 31 runs from only 4.2 overs when rain came back to haunt this game and umpires had to call the match abandoned.

Series no moves to Christchuch at AMI stadium in a day-night match on 29th January.

The scorecard :-

Pakistan innings (invited in to bat, 48 overs)
Batsman			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Mohammad Hafeez	not out		4	11	0	0
Ahmed Shehzad	not out		25	16	4	1
Younis Khan
Umar Akmal
Misbah-ul-Haq
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Abdul Razzaq
Sohail Tanvir
Umar Gul
Wahab Riaz
Extras (2)	byes=0, lbyes=0, wides=1, noballs=1

Total = 31 for no wicket lost in 4.2 overs.
Bowlers :-	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wickets	Extras
James Franklin	2	0	16	0	1 no ball
Tim Southee	2	0	10	0	1 wide
Jacob Oram	0.2	0	5	0

New Zealand playing XI = Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jamie How, Scott Styris, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee and Hamish Bennett.