New Zealand Beat Pakistan by 5 Wickets: New Zealand maintains his dominance in the T20 series against Pakistan and took a 2–0 lead in the five-match series by winning an easy win by 5 wickets in the second match played at the University Oval. After the rain was called to bat in a 15 -over match, Pakistan scored 135/9 runs thanks to 46 runs off 28 balls of captain Salman Ali Aga, including four fours and three sixes. Shadab Khan (26) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (22 not out) were other important runs for the team who came on a tour. Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Dafi and James Neesham took two wickets each for the hosts.
In response, the opening pair Tim CIFT (45) and Finn Alan (38) shared a faster partnership of 66 runs for the first wicket, leading to New Zealand to achieve the target by losing five wickets in 13.1 overs. For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took two wickets for 20 runs in three overs. After acting captain Michael Bracewell decided to bowl first, Dafi dismissed opener Hasan Nawaz in the first over itself. Ben Sears soon achieved another important success, dismissing the aggressive Mohammad Haris for 11 runs.
When Captain Aga tried to retaliate, he played some great strokes to rebuild the innings, but Sodhi interrupted Pakistan’s progress as the spinner first dismissed Irfan Khan and then two balls later Khushdil Shah was out. Agha’s innings of 46 runs in 28 balls tried to bring Pakistan to a competitive score, but the guest team started struggling with Sier’s dismissal in the tenth over. Pakistan scored 135/9 thanks to the brilliant innings of Shadab (26 runs off 14 balls) and Afridi (22 off 14 balls).
Chasing a target of 136 runs, New Zealand openers started chasing the target by hitting three big sixes off Mohammad Ali in the second over of Allen without losing time. In the third over, CIFT also attacked and demolished Afridi by hitting four sixes between the extra cover and deep square leg. By the end of the third over, New Zealand had hit seven sixes.
CIFT scored 45 runs off 22 balls, but in the fifth over, he played Mohammad Ali’s slow ball at mid-on. Alan continued his aggression by hitting two consecutive sixes off Jahanadad Khan in the seventh over and was out on the next ball. After scoring 38 runs off 16 balls, he ensured that Black Caps were firmly under control over the score of 88/2 in seven overs and he needed only 48 runs off the same balls.
Then, Mark Chapman was dismissed cheaply off Khushdil Shah in the next over, after which Rauf took important wickets of Deril Mitchell and Neesham. However, Mitchell He scored an unbeaten 21 off 16 balls and Bracewell ensured New Zealand’s victory with a four.
New Zealand 137/5 (Tim Cifart 45, Fin Alan 38; Haris Rauf 2-20) in 13.1 overs defeated Pakistan by five wickets in 15 overs by five wickets.
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