New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I at Auckland, NZ vs PAK, Mar 21 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

And how fitting, the young centurion gets his team over the line with a deft touch down to deep third and Pakistan have made a resounding comeback in this series! Pakistan have absolutely outclassed New Zealand and rocked back in the series with a clinical win thanks to Nawaz who has scored a majestic hundred and entertained the crowd royally!

Oh, he has done it! Nawaz has struck his maiden T20I century in only his third T20I! That too after getting out on naught in his first two outings. He has been absolutely outstanding tonight. A brave, counter-attacking, nimble-footed, stunning century!

Pace-off shorter delivery floating wide of off, wide signaled. Nawaz is getting tips from his captain. Oh, what an occasion it would be if he gets to his hundred

Short of a length on middle, flicked off his hips square of midwicket for a single

Loses his shape while trying to butcher it downtown, gets a thick leading edge and it just evades cover and deep cover, Salman tells him to calm down

Continues along his merry way, overpitched delivery outside off, carved away to deep extra cover for a couple. This series has come alive

Over the wicket, short of a length around the line off, rolls his wrists and plays a calm and under-controlled pull to deep backward square and brings up a fluent fifty

Oh my goodness! Nawaz, this is head-spinning batting! He has got answer to everything! Shorter length on off, gets low and periscopes it over the keeper's head for a six. This is sensational batting! What a dramatic turnaround

Kerplunk! This boy got guts! Unbelievable bat speed, got a wee bit of width and was onto it in a jiffy, shortish, smacks it on the up over backward point for six

Pace is up. Short of a length, plugging away in the corridor, he isn't afraid at all and tries to slammed down the track, away from the line, no connection

Faster, nails the fourth stump line on this occasion and he gets an inside-edge onto the leg side, scurries through a run

Past the keeper for four! Shorter and too straight, hits him on the pads and has got enough legs to reach the rope, wrong line

Over the wicket, rams the yorker outside off, opens the face and steers it to backward point, brilliant tumbling save but cannot prevent a single

Legbreak on middle, clears front leg and pushes it along the ground to long-on

That's beautifully bowled, not afraid to toss it up, fuller and spinning away, he wanted to slug that out of Eden Park

On the backfoot, allows it to straighten and punches it down to long-on for a single. 100 partnership between these two

Tosses up a legbreak and it's a bit short with too much width, he is toying with Sodhi now, beats the man at backward point and is feasting on spin, so comfortable, impeccable timing and placement

Shorter legbreak on leg, he was moving to his right and Sodhi followed, that is a ferocious cut and beats deep backward point, amazing wrist-work

Over the wicket, shorter legbreak on middle, springs down the track and dinks it downtown, bisects long-on and long-off

Full-bunger outside off, cashes it in with a cut and the man at deep backward point cuts it off