2024-04-22 22:51:27
Pakistan made a fighting capitalization on the scoreboard. They tried to win. But Mark Chapman messed up all the calculations. Once he got life, Kiwi Batter used it in a cruel way. The stormy innings brought the team a big win by 7 wickets. New Zealand returned to parity in the series.
Batting first in the third T20 of the series in Rawalpindi on Sunday (April 21), Pakistan scored 178 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Chapman’s unbeaten fifty lost 3 wickets and anchored New Zealand to victory before 10 balls.
After losing the toss, two openers, Saim Ayyub and Babar Azam, scored 54 runs in the power play. But no one could increase the innings. Sime returned with 32 runs off 22 balls. Babar scored 37 runs off 29 balls.
Mohammad Rizwan showed great signs in this match but could not play for long due to leg cramps. ODI style ended with his innings of 22 runs off 21 balls. Usman Khan could not drag the domestic league performance to the national team. After 5 runs in the first match, he scored 7 runs in this match.
Pakistan capitalized mainly on the fifth wicket partnership of Irfan Khan and Shadab Khan. The two added 62 runs off 34 balls. Shadab scored 41 runs off 20 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Irfan remains unbeaten on 30 runs from 20 balls.
Tim Robinson and Tim Seifert gave New Zealand a good start with the opening pair of 42 runs from 30 balls chasing the target. After Syfert got out with 21 runs off 16 balls, Robinson returned with 28 runs off 19 balls. Then came Chapman. But Nasim Shah gave him life.
Chapman lofted the ball in an attempt to sweep leg-spinner Shadab Khan. Nasim could not take the catch even after several attempts at square leg. Chapman became the hero of the match by playing a devastating innings of 87 runs from 42 balls after getting life for 16 runs. He made a partnership of 117 runs from 68 balls with Dean Foxcroft for the third wicket.
In the end, Chapman left the field with a victory after playing a devastating innings of 87 runs from 42 balls. He won the man of the match award due to his innings of 9 fours and 4 sixes. The fourth match of the series will be played in Lahore next Thursday.