2024-01-21 09:47:00
Cricket
This is the first time in Pakistan’s T20 history; Despite losing on the soil of New Zealand, Pakistan held their heads high
Pakistan win the final match of the five-match T20I series between Pakistan and New Zealand. Pakistan won by 42 runs.
Pakistan are coming off a long eight-match winning streak in internationals. . It was also the first win since Shaheen Afridi took over as Pakistan’s captain.
With just 135 to defend, Pakistan’s bowlers rallied to bag a much-needed win!
They prevent a second consecutive whitewash away from home; New Zealand take the series 4-1 ???? #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/umfE3hc1DC
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 21, 2024
Chasing the target of 134 runs set by Pakistan, New Zealand were bowled out for 92 runs. After this stunning victory, a historic achievement came for the Pakistan cricket team. This is the smallest score successfully defended by a team in New Zealand in T20 Internationals. 134 runs is the smallest total defended in a T20 match in New Zealand.
Pakistan made a small total a winning one in Christchurch ✊#NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/AdIWKWSXJe
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 21, 2024
The previous lowest total defended in New Zealand was in 2021. The lowest total defended by Australia that day was 156 runs.
This is the second time New Zealand have been bowled out for less than 100 runs in the T20 format. Before this, Kiwis were eliminated against Pakistan in 2010. The Black Caps were all out for 80 runs that day.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the match at Hagley Oval. Batting first, Pakistan scored 134 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan scored 38 runs in 38 balls and Fakhar Zaman scored 33 runs in 16 balls.
Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henty took two wickets each as Kiwis bowled well as Pakistan were limited to 134 runs.
A T20I series victory to start 2024 ???? #NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/zZb1EpL4l7
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) January 21, 2024
In reply, New Zealand were bowled out for 92 runs in 17.2 overs. In the Pakistan bowling line, Iftikhar Ahmed took three wickets and Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Afridi took two wickets each, but the Black Caps batting was broken.
Only Glenn Phillips and Finn Allen managed to score more than 20 in the New Zealand batting line-up.
Meanwhile, the Kiwis had already won the series by winning all four matches of the five-match series.
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