Pakistan wins the tri-nation T20 series by defeating New Zealand by 5 wickets. The green shirts achieve the target of 164 runs in the last over.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam lead the effort to win the final match.
The middle order also sates the fans’ complaints today. The first loss to the national team in the fifth over was the wicket of Babar Azam for 29 runs.
He scores 15 runs and catch out by Bracewell. The third batsman Shaun Masood can not do anything special and dismisses for 19 runs.
Bracewell in the 11th over takes his wicket. Mohammad Rizwan dismisses in the 12th over by Ash Sodhi. He lbw for 34 runs.
The aggressive batsman Haider Ali dismisses by Tim Southee in the 16th over.
In the next over, Asif Ali scores 1 run and catch by the Kiwi fielder.
Muhammad Nawaz of Pakistan remains not out with 38 runs and Iftikhar Ahmed 25 runs. Muhammad Nawaz is adjudge player of the match for his excellent all-round performance.
He also takes a wicket in the match. After finishing the match, Muhammad Nawaz says that I bat in the middle order in domestic cricket as well.
New Zealand’s Michael Braswell was awarded the man of the series award.
Earlier in the final match, Naseem Shah from Pakistan shows the way to the pavilion to the Cavaliers batsman Finn Allen in the first over.
In the fifth over of the match, Haris Roof bowls David Conoy who scores 14 runs.
After which Muhammad Nawaz takes the third wicket of New Zealand on a total score of 97.
He gets Glenn Phillips catch out on the boundary line for 29 runs.
Pakistan spin bowler Shadab Khan breaks the innings of New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson for 59 runs.
Fast bowler Naseem Shah takes Chapman’s wicket for 158 in the 19th over.
The Kiwi batter dismisses for 25 runs. After which, on the very next ball, wicket keeper Muhammad Rizwan ran out Jimmy Neesham for 17 runs.
Fast bowler Haris Rauf takes the wicket of Ash Sodhi in the last over of the innings.
New Zealand scores 163 runs for 7 wickets in the 20 overs.
In the final of the tri-nation cricket tournament plays in Christchurch, Pakistan wins the toss and decids to bowl first against New Zealand.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson returns to the team while fast bowler Haris Rauf joins the national team in place of Muhammad Hasnain.
Babar Azam, vice-captain Shadab Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Muhammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah were part of the playing XI for the final match.
It should note that Pakistan and New Zealand wins three matches each in the tournament and both teams have won one match and lost one against each other.