Rahul Tiwari
khelja|18-03-2025
The Pakistan team (NZ vs Pak) suffered an embarrassing defeat in the second match of the five -match T20 series played with New Zealand on Tuesday. On March 18, there was a clash between the two teams at the University Oval in Dannadin. After winning the toss, New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell invited Pakistan to bat first, after which the team managed to score 135 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, New Zealand (NZ vs Pak) won by 5 wickets by scoring 137 runs in 13.1 overs.
The Pakistan team (NZ vs pak), who came to bat first after losing the toss, failed to perform well once again. Apart from Captain Aga Salman, no batsman was seen with a big innings. Facing 28 balls, he scored 46 runs with the help of four fours and three sixes. No other player could touch the 30 -run mark. Pakistan kept losing its wickets at intervals after opener Hasan Nawaz was out of the first over.
Mohammed Haris, Abdul Samad and Irfan Khan scored 11 runs.Shadab Khan scored an innings of 26 runs, while fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi made a significant contribution in bringing Pakistan's score to 135 by playing 22 runs in 14 balls. Haris Rauf was dismissed by one run and Khushdil Shah for two runs. Jahanadad Khan failed to open an account. The bowlers of New Zealand (NZ vs Pak) put pressure on Pakistani batsmen by performing brilliantly. Jacob Dafi, Ben Sears, Jimmy Nashim and Ish Sodhi took two wickets each.
Jackie Fox and Michael Bracewell had to return empty -handed.The New Zealand team (NZ vs pak) had a good start to achieve the given target. Tim Sifart and Finn Alan laid a 66 -run partnership for the first wicket and laid the foundation for the victory. In 4.4 overs, Mohammad Ali sent Tim Sifart (45) back to Pauelian and gave Pakistan a big success. However, in the meantime he broke as a call on Shaheen Shah Afridi. He fiercely raised the Pakistani bowler by hitting four sixes in the third over. In this over, Tim Sifart scored 28 runs.
After this, Finn Alan also lost his wicket on a personal score of 38 runs. Mark Chapman was able to score 1 run and Jimmy Neesham 5 runs. Daril Mitchell scored 14 runs on the bat. While the process of falling wickets of the Kiwi team at one end was going on, on the other hand Mitchell He took the front and made an unbeaten innings of 21 runs to the threshold of victory. With this, New Zealand (NZ vs Pak) took a 2–0 lead in the series.