PAK vs CAN Match 22 Commentary

DONE AND DUSTED! PAKISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND FINALLY GET THOSE TWO CRUCIAL POINTS ON THE BOARD. Angles it into the pads, on a fuller length, Usman Khan flicks it through widish mid-wicket for a brace and finishes off things positively for Pakistan. Also, quite interestingly, this is the highest run chase at this venue. Pakistan with this win have just saved themselves from a huge embarrassment and also their hopes that were swinging on a knife's edge.

WIDE! Banged short in length, down leg, Usman Khan leaves. Wide called.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Just a consolation wicket for Canada! Jeremy Gordon bowls it outside off on a shade fuller length, Fakhar Zaman goes for a big slash over covers but slices it up in the air. The ball spoons over backward point where the substitute fielder, Dilpreet Bajwa in the deep backtracks and takes an excellent grab.

Over the wicket, slower one outside off, Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track, swings wildly at it, but inside edges it towards deep square leg for a single.

Fuller in length, on the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan gets ahead and tucks it with the wrists through mid-wicket and hustles for the third, and gets home in time. Excellent running. Also, Rizwan completes his 50. A hard-earned one but an effective one. Just 4 needed off the last 18 balls.

Slants it across off from over the wicket, on a length and outside off, Fakhar Zaman slashes it on the up towards deep extra cover for a single. 100 up for Pakistan!

Short in length, on the top of off, Rizwan pulls it along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.

Into the single digit now. Fuller in length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman loses the grip of his one hand and shovels it out with one hand towards deep backward point for a single. 9 needed off 21.

On a fuller length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman goes to swipe it across but misses out on the connection.

Fires in on a fuller length, on the pads, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it firmly through the right of the bowler for a single.

Tossed up leg-spinner outside off, and fuller in length, Mohammad Rizwan drives it through cover-point along the ground for a single to end the over. 11 needed now off 24 balls remaining.

Leg-break, outside off on a length, Fakhar Zaman goes deep inside the crease and knocks it in front of covers for another quick single.

Over the wicket, slower, fuller and on off, Mohammad Rizwan lunges forward and gently drives it in front of covers for a quick single.

Pushed through fuller and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan eases it to the off side on the front foot.

At the stumps, on a length, Mohammad Rizwan rocks back and works this one towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.

SIX! Rizwan shows an intent of hurry now! Junaid Siddiqui lands this one on off, and turns it away from a fuller length, Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track staying leg side of the ball, and lofts it inside out over deep extra cover for a maximum.

One more to end a successful over for Dilon Heyliger and Canada. Length ball, slanting it in from middle, Mohammad Rizwan leans on and pushes it away wide of mid on for a single. 22 needed now off 30 balls.

Good length around the top of off stump, Fakhar Zaman gets on the front foot and taps it away in front of covers for an easy single.

OUT! TAKEN! Beautiful take from Shreyas Movva behind the stumps again and Babar Azam gets nicked off whilst trying to be too cheeky. Just back of a length and angling in from a tight line around the off stump. Babar goes on the back foot and looks to run the ball fine and pretty late but ends up getting it off the face of the bat and down to the right of the keeper who springs across and pouches it brilliantly.

Back of a length and over the stumps, Babar Azam goes hard at this one as well but ends up misucing the ball completely and ends up hitting himself on the body with the bat.

Great fielding! A low full toss, angled in on middle and leg, Babar Azam backs away and smashes the ball to the right of mid off where Pargat Singh dives and gets a big hand on it. The ball rolls away for a couple of runs.

Banged into the deck and around off, Babar Azam steps out and looks to muscle it back over the bowler's head but mistimes it badly on the bounce to mid off. No single there either.

Quicker and flatter around off, punched away from the crease but Rizwan can't get it through the off side.

Tossed up a bit and drifted into the pads, Mohammad Rizwan comes down the track and heaves it off the inner half of the bat wide of deep mid-wicket. The substitute fielder, Dilpreet Bajwa gets across and dives in to save the boundary. A couple of runs are taken.

Bowled full and outside off stump, Babar Azam comes forward and stylishly drives it away but straight to deep cover for just one more.

Flatter and angled in at the pads, Mohammad Rizwan stays back and works it past square leg for a single.

Srops the length short and balls it at the batter, Mohammad Rizwan steps out and jams the ball down in front of covers.

Fuller in length, speared in on leg stump, Babar Azam comes down the pitch and drives it away through extra cover for one.

Full and on off stump, Babar Azam drives it on the up straight to mid off and takes off for the single. A direct hit could have been tight.

FOUR! Uppish but gets it in the gap! Kaleem Sana sees the batter advancing and shortens the length a bit and angles it well across the off stump. Babar Azam manages to reach it and ends up slicing it behind the man at backward point for a boundary.

A bit of yes and no and Babar Azam not happy with Mohammad Rizwan there. Slightly back of a length on middle and leg, Babar miscues the shot just to the leg side and wants the single but Rizwan sends him back.

Good length on the pads, tucked away neatly down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Bowled full and straight, right in the blockhole, Babar Azam backs away but has to adjust and just gets his bat down in time to keep the ball out.

This is bowled on a fuller length and around off stump, Mohammad Rizwan gets halfway forward and toe-ends the drive to the right of mid off for a single.

Looks to fire it into the legs, Mohammad Rizwan leans ahead and gets it off the inside half of the bat to short fine leg. They pick up a quick single.

A bit quicker and on a dragged length, turning away from off stump, Babar Azam rocks back and plays the cut well in front of square on the off side for another single.

Floated up on the leg stump line, Mohammad Rizwan gets the front leg out of the way and flicks it through square leg for a single.

Quicker and flatter now on off and middle, Mohammad Rizwan looks to make room and cut but gets an inside edge onto the front pad.

Slower through the air and floated up a bit full on middle and turning away, Mohammad Rizwan watchfully blocks it out.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Babar Azam skips down the pitch and drills it on the full towards long on for a single.

A fifth single in a row to end the over. Banged in short over middle, Babar Azam swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.

Good length in and around the off stump, Mohammad Rizwan lets the ball come on and runs it down to third man for another single.

Just short of a good length and outside off, Babar Azam steps out and frees bhids arms before slashing the ball away to sweeper cover for just one more.

On a good length and angling in from around middle, Mohammad Rizwan flicks it away behind the square leg region and turns the strike over.

Pitched up full and on off stump, Babar Azam drives it with a straight bat and just back past the stumps at the other end for a single.

Nicely bowled! Dilon Heyliger starts the new spell with a hard-length delivery, bowling it in the channel around off, getting it to nip away a bit. Babar Azam is late to get out of the shot but in enough time to not nick the ball.

Pushed through, full in length, just around off, Babar Azam drills it down to long off with the spin for a single. Halfway of the chase done, Pakistan are 59/1. Need 48 more runs to win off 60 deliveries.

Drops it on a length, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it off the back foot past point for a single.

Fuller in length, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan plants his front leg ahead and drives it inside out through widish mid on for a couple of more runs. Excellent running.

Slower again, but turning away on a fuller length, Babar Azam strides ahead, and drives past covers for one.

Slower googly, angling on off, Babar Azam slashes it towards covers.

SIX! Babar gets into the act now! Tossed up, full and outside off, Babar Azam dances down the track and launches it downtown for a maximum.

FOUR! Swept and swept well enough! Saad Bin Zafar drops it too full and on the leg stump, Mohammad Rizwan reads the length well and sweeps it beating the square leg fielder for a boundary.

Quicker through the air, on off and on a length, Rizwan goes back and punches it to the off side.

Very full in length, angling on the leg stump line, Babar Azam comes down the track and shovels it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Around off, full in length, Mohammad Rizwan drives it inside out past covers for one.

Pushed through even fuller on the middle, Mohammad Rizwan strides ahead and knocks it down to mid on.

Around the wicket, full and on middle, Babar Azam skips down to the track and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

A flipper angling on off, on a length, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it solidly towards covers.

Aims the stumps, on a fuller length, Babar Azam lunges ahead and flicks it towards widish mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Drifts it way down leg, Babar Azam sits for a sweep and misses. Wided.

Quicker and flatter, on a fuller length, slightly around off, Mohammad Rizwan lunges ahead and clips it to mid-wicket for one.

Too full on off, Babar Azam shovels it off the inside half of the willow towards mid on for a single.

Slides it on the middle on a length, Mohammad Rizwan presents full face of the bat and drives it through mid off for a single.

Junaid starts from over the wicket, pushes through on a fuller length, around off, Babar Azam tucks it across the line towards mid-wicket and strolls for a single.

Full and quick, on the leg stump line, Babar Azam flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

Very full, and on the middle and leg, Babar Azam leans onto the ball and eases it off with soft hands towards deep square leg for couple of runs. Good running this by the two.

Slower through the air, this time full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan stays leg side of the ball and drives it inside out towards cover-point for one.

Slower and on the middle, on a length, Babar Azam is quick to rock back and tucks it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed through too full and on the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan clips it towards square leg and fetches a quick single.

Attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Mohammad Rizwan strides forward and defends it solidly underneath his eyes.

WIDE! False start from the skipper. Down leg, on a fuller length. Mohammad Rizwan misses to sweep it away. Wide given.

On the back of a length, around off, Mohammad Rizwan watches closely and hops back and guides it towards short third for a single. End of the mandatory Powerplay. Pakistan crawling on 28/1.

Short and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track and wildly goes for a pull shot but he hits it off the bottom end of the bat. He hits it so hard that the toe-end of the bat gets broken.

On a length, angling on the stumps, Rizwan knocks it back to the bowler.

Back of a length, around off, Mohammad Rizwan waits and runs it towards deep third for a brace.

FOUR! What a shot! This time Rizwan gets the timing correct! Short in length again, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan stands upright and fetches it from outside off before pulling it crisply through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Gordon continues, bangs it short and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan hangs back and slashes it powerfully but finds the cover fielder.

A huge shout for caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. The keeper and the bowler seem convinced and eventually, Saad Bin Zafar does review it. Fuller delivery on middle and leg and angling down, Babar Azam gets across the stumps to clip it away but misses and the ball goes off the pads into the hands of the keeper. UltraEdge shows that the ball missed the inside edge and did go off the pads before Shreyas Movva collected it. The LBW is also checked next and Ball Tracking shows the wickets as missing and Babar Azam gets away with one.

Back of a length and keeping it on a tight line around off stump, Babar Azam hops on the back foot and punches it away to mid off.

There's that uneven bounce again. A gentle-paced delivery, slightly back of a length and around off. Babar Azam looks to stand tall and block but is beaten past the inside edge.

Pitched up around off stump, Babar Azam gets on the front foot and plays it with a straight bat back to the bowler.

WIDE! Banged in quite short and down the leg side for a wide.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dilon Heyliger strikes in his first over and Saim Ayub has to walk back. On a good length and around off stump, getting it to nip back in just a bit and it stays low as well. Ayub clears the front leg and looks to heave it across the line but gets in no position to do so. The ball takes the inside edge and goes low to the keeper who had already started moving to the left. Shreyas Movva adjusts well and takes a fine catch behind the stumps. Canada have their first breakthrough.

Nagging length outside the off stump, Mohammad Rizwan waits back and just opens the bat face at the last moment before guiding it down to third man for a single.

Short of a length banged in over middle and angled in, Mohammad Rizwan looks to pick it up and slog it away but gets it off the gloves on the leg side. After a bit of yes and no, they do get the single.

DROPPED! Oh, that would have been a stellar catch but Navneet Dhaliwal has put it down. Short ball right around the rib cage, Saim Ayub gets inside the line, lifts one leg and looks to pull it over fine leg but mistimes the shot just over short fine leg. Dhaliwal there backtracks and is early to jump and makes a meal of the catch, ending up parrying it with the left hand. The batters get a single

Banged in on a hard length and attacking the top of off stump, Saim Ayub solidly blocks it off the front foot to cover-point.

On a good length on the pads, tucked away neatly and just behind square leg for a single.

Fuller in length and speared in at middle and leg, Mohammad Rizwan manages to get his hands out in front and pushes it down to mid on.

Bowled back of a length and angled outside off, Mohammad Rizwan stands tall and slaps the ball in front of the point region for a couple of runs. The outfield is quite slow as well.

Fuller in length and angled into the pads, Saim Ayub keeps his shape and picks it up over the mid-wicket. Good-looking shot but not timed yet again and this time they do get a couple of runs.

Short and wide outside off, there to be hit, Saim Ayub throws his hand at it but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Back of a length and in the channel outside off, Mohammad Rizwan looks to cut it hard but ends up getting an under edge that bounces over the keeper's head and goes to third man. They get a single.

Up and over the top of the man at mid on! Pitched up delivery on the stumps, Saim Ayub lofts it with a straight bat but doesn't time it all that well, enough to clear mid on and again, just the single. That should have been a brace.

Hard length around the top of off and middle, Saim Ayub lets the ball come on and plays it down with soft hands to backward point.

Pitched up quite full and wide outside off, Mohammad Rizwan leans on and drives it well wide of mid off. Saad Bin Zafar does well to chase it down quickly and it will only be a single.

A tad fuller and angled into the pads this time, Mohammad Rizwan manages to jam the ball down in front of mid on and scampers across for a single.

On a good length but pushed wider of the off stump and angling away, Mohammad Rizwan opts to leave this one. Five dots to begin with from Jeremy Gordon, impressive.

Just back of a length around off, Mohammad Rizwan stays back and just tentatively caresses it towards covers.

Bowled quicker and fuller outside off, slinging away as well but this one stays low and Rizwan is beaten once again.

Such a well-directed delivery that. Not that quick but Jeremy Gordon uses his height by digging it in around off stump, getting the ball to move away and bounce extra. Mohammad Rizwan is taken aback but does well to sway away from the line of the ball.

Starts with that slingy action, hitting the deck hard and around off, getting it to move away, Mohammad Rizwan is caught on the back foot and is beaten past the outside edge.

A dot to end the first over of the chase and Pakistan get 8 runs off it. Just short of a good length and outside off, moving away and bouncing extra too. Saim Ayub goes after it but is well beaten.

Oh, that looked so good off the bat! Good length in the channel, Saim Ayub gets a big stride in and punches it with the full face of the bat between point and covers for a couple of runs.

Back of a length and on a tight line around off, jagging back as well, Saim Ayub looks to play it off the back foot but almost ends up chopping it back onto the stumps.

Very full, in the blockhole and trying to slant it in from middle, Saim Ayub with a flick shot but he plays a bit around it and gets a big inside edge onto the pads.

FIVE WIDES! Oh, that's wayward from Kaleem Sana. Looking for the magical outswinger from leg stump but justn spills it well down the leg side, the ball keeps angling down and runs away into the fine leg fence.

Good-looking shot but doesn't fine the gap. Pitched up quite full and outside off stump, Saim Ayub gets on the front foot and drives it away just behind point but the fielder there does well.

Off the mark right away! Starts from over the stumps and bowls it on a hard length around middle and leg. Mohammad Rizwan tentatively pushes at it and gets it off the inner half of the bat behind square leg for a single.