Match Recap: Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd T20:
Pakistan vs New Zealand Pakistan Thrashed New Zealand in the 2nd T20 with shining stars (Mohammed Rizwan), (Shaheen Shah Afridi) and (Mohammed Amir), (Shadab) and (Abrar).
Pakistan vs New Zealand Match Highlights:
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl.
(Tim Seifert) in the third over for Pakistan’s first wicket. (Mohammed Amir) after 4 years of comeback in international cricket, repeated the trick. He took pace off to trick (Tim Robinson), who ended up serving the ball to short cover off the toe-end of the bat. A duck on debut two days back. Just 4 in his second game.
(Dean Foxcroft) and (Mark Chapman) briefly reassured things down with a pulled six and a clipped four, correspondingly. But (Amir) prevented New Zealand from gaining any momentum when he had (Foxcroft) lofting to mid-off for 13. New Zealand ended the powerplay at 35 for 3, and never recovered from the early setbacks.
While (Abrar) had started with a flat line, he noticed (Iftikhar) slow it down toss it up, and follow the lead. (Chapman) found a fine leg with his tried sweep to start the ninth over.
Two balls later, (James Neesham) kept to come for a 73kph delivery to arrive, it almost didn’t, and when it did, (Neesham) fluctuated but found midwicket.
Not to be left behind, (Shadab) diverse his pace to go a lot quicker to (Michael Bracewell) to start the 12th over. (Bracewell) reverse swept, but the length wasn’t full enough. He found a short third, as 49 for 3 became 59 for 6.
Amid all that, what brought about giggles on the Pakistani faces was (Ish Sodhi’s) wicket. New Zealand and all over on 90 Runs.
(Shaheen Shah Afridi), who had started the party for Pakistan, finished with 3 for 13. Two wickets each went to the comeback man (Mohammad Amir), Debutant (Abrar Ahmed), and (Shadab Khan).
Rizwan takes Pakistan home
The important edge made its way into Pakistan’s innings as early as the second ball when (Saim Ayub), looking to turn (Ben Lister) off his hips, ended up sending a return catch. Both batters attacked (Ben Sears). (Rizwan) pulled and drove him for six and four respectively, and (Babar) flipped him for four too.
But (Babar) was stumped off (Bracewell) and (Rizwan) ticked away progressively at one end, even as he lost (Usman Khan). (Irfan Khan) joined (Rizwan), who pushed the ball around before ending the game with a slog sweep for four to deep midwicket.
With clinical bowling figures (Shaheen Shah Afridi) Grab Man of the Match.
Conclusion:
Pakistan is very happy with the unplayed New Zealand from bowling but Pakistan needs to improve on the top order, New Zealand’s young team needs lots of change in their batting.
The result gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, with the next game again in Rawalpindi on Sunday evening.
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