00:00And it's the skipper who's got the ball. He's going to start things off for Pakistan.
00:05Slip and play. A new wicket-keeper for Pakistan.
00:10And away we go.
00:13Oh, there's some swing from an Ellen underway. New Zealand on the board.
00:20Izzat Khan has got the wicket-keeping gloves tonight for Pakistan.
00:28Mohamed Rizwan with the keeping gloves, which is most unusual.
00:32He's a talented, talented youngster.
00:36He's playing matches for Pakistan.
00:39He's given the responsibility of the gloves.
00:44Dangerous banter in that middle-42.
00:47He's going to have to get for him tonight.
00:53Conway is a little bit of a breakthrough back on this New Zealand side.
01:00Good hander.
01:03How much sweat here is early on from the skipper.
01:07It's in the air and out. First ball. Conway's gone.
01:12Shaheen Sharafridi, a skipper, strikes.
01:15And Pakistan make the first blow here at Eden Park.
01:20Wow, what a start for Pakistan.
01:23And a dangerous div in Conway. First ball.
01:27He has just chipped it up to the short cover.
01:31Short cover. Nice movement.
01:34Just braced that front knee. Hands out in front.
01:38An easy take. Beautiful shot there. Straight in.
01:42Easy catch. What a celebration.
01:45Great start for Pakistan. Not so much div in Conway.
01:49First ball is up. New Zealand 1-1.
02:02Oh, oh, oh.
02:08Oh, oh, oh.
02:23New Zealand captain out in the middle, Kane Williamson,
02:26he's in early. Very good average.
02:29He's got a stroke rate of 1.23, best of 95.
02:34He's out in the middle, a lot earlier than what he would have wanted.
02:37Just two balls have been bowled in this match.
02:40Shaheen Charafri in his strut.
02:52One of his favourite songs when he starts getting caught to be sucked off.
03:00It's interesting what it is to have Devin Conway dismissal.
03:05Just a bit handsy really.
03:07It was nothing, he just threw the hands in it.
03:11Down in front.
03:13Very soft, easy catch to cover.
03:19It's a perfect line early on for Devin Conway.
03:21He can brace that front knee.
03:23He doesn't necessarily get his weight transferred early.
03:27As yearnings goes, he gets better timing.
03:29It shows today for Shaheen Charafri.
03:37The other factor that the Brazilian fan has forgotten is the sun.
03:40Looking across the pitch, nights of shade,
03:43mountains of bright sunshine.
03:45So you just don't need your eyes to detect.
03:48Sometimes it can just take a little bit of time to get used to.
03:52It can take a little bit of time to get used to.
03:55Look at those colours.
03:57Cool shade across that surface, but...
04:00You can't really see it.
04:02Shaheen Charafri is in that shade.
04:04It's just a little bit of time session.
04:15That's what we're doing here.
04:17You can see it up in the air.
04:21This is a look back at the wicket.
04:23This is the length when he's really good at it.
04:25He's fully pushing it straight.
04:28Sorry, that was just the ball coming out of the line.
04:31But when he is bowling full here,
04:33at his best, when he's at 8m,
04:35back where the referee's coming,
04:37he makes the pace as if he's swinging the wicket.
04:41Swinging the wicket.
04:44Ball is swinging during warm-ups.
04:46Both sides have the ball hooping all over the place.
04:49Seen all that much so far.
04:55Can't find the gap at cover.
04:57It's a good first over for Pakistan.
04:59New Zealand are 1 for 1.
05:06It's going to be an intriguing series
05:08between these two sides.
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