16/03Result
1st T20I, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 16 2025
New Zealand won by 9 wkts (59b rem)
Player of the Match
Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand
16/03Result
1st T20I, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 16 2025
New Zealand won by 9 wkts (59b rem)
Player of the Match
Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand

That was a disappointing performance with the bat from Pakistan as the newbies couldn't weather the storm from the quicks in the powerplay and found the conditions extremely tough, tottering at 11/4 at the end of the fifth over. There was a bit of recovery from Salman Agha and Khushdil Shah but they got out after getting decent starts. New Zealand were clinical in their execution with the ball, nailing their lines and lengths and feasted on bowling-conducive conditions. The hosts will look to chase it down quickly and the only chance Pakistan has of making it an interesting contest is by taking quick wickets in clusters and make early inroads

Lowest T20I score for Pakistan in New Zealand

91/10 vs NZ, Today 101/10 vs NZ, Wellington 2016 105/10 vs NZ, Wellington 2018

18.4
W
Duffy to Abrar Ahmed, OUT, Again steps leg-side and tries an ambitious inside-out smack, on this fuller delivery, over cover but finds that man again Michael Bracewell at mid-off who takes the easiest of catches with both hands as Pakistan collapse on 91! Stellar work from New Zealand; the decision to bowl first proved to be the right one

Abrar Ahmed c Bracewell b Duffy 2 (10m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

18.3
0
Duffy to Abrar Ahmed, no run, Steps away into the leg side and he follows him; tries to cut it hard and only flails at thin air
18.3
1w
Duffy to Abrar Ahmed, 1 wide, Bouncer dug in and it's growing on him, tries to play an upper-cut and the effort goes in vain
18.2
1
Duffy to Mohammad Ali, 1 run, One slip in place. Over the wicket, short delivery on a tight off-stump line, hops and keeps it down into the covers; quick single

Hassan Shah: "The new-look Pakistan team is facing challenging conditions, but they should remain calm and not panic. It's crucial that the batters assess the conditions first before making their moves. In this match, they've made things harder for themselves by not evaluating the pitch initially and instead going after the bowlers without caution."

18.1
W
Duffy to Shaheen Shah Afridi, OUT, What a terrific catch from Hay; sprinting back and tracked the ball from the bat, into the air and then made sure he doesn't spill it, wonderful tumbling catch as Shaheen tries to tonk it over midwicket and gets a top-edge, cleared front leg for a slog and got flummoxed by the cunning slower one

Shaheen Shah Afridi c †Hay b Duffy 1 (13m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.5

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 89/8 | RR: 4.94

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi1 (7b)
  • Abrar Ahmed2 (2b)
  • Zakary Foulkes3-0-11-1
  • Kyle Jamieson4-1-8-3
17.6
1
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Well wide of the crease, slackens the pace and lands it on a shorter length, keeping it on middle, nuzzled square of midwicket
17.5
0
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Change of angle, snorter of a bouncer with some width, swing and a miss. Excellent variation
17.4
1
Foulkes to Abrar Ahmed, 1 run, Arrows it in from over the wicket again and hits a shorter length, follows him as he wanders down leg, batter manages to scythe it behind backward point
17.3
1lb
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 leg bye, pace-off length ball nipping into the pads, misses it, tries to sneak a leg-bye, non-striker was almost halfway down, direct hit would have been curtains
17.2
1
Foulkes to Abrar Ahmed, 1 run, Over the wicket, flips it on a shorter length just outside off, shuffles across his stumps and drags it across the line to the leg side, Foulkes hunts it down and has a shy at the stumps at non-striker's end
17.1
W
Foulkes to Jahandad Khan, OUT, Takes the pace off and hits the deck hard, ball stops in the surface and bounces steeply, plays a nothing shot in the end, Michael Bracewell backtracks at long-off and takes a cool and calm catch in front of his head. Everything New Zealand touch turns to gold

Jahandad Khan c Bracewell b Foulkes 17 (17m 17b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | PAK: 85/7 | RR: 5.00

  • Jahandad Khan17 (16b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi0 (4b)
  • Kyle Jamieson4-1-8-3
  • Ish Sodhi4-0-27-2
16.6
1
Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, 1 run, Shortish on middle, pulled away, looking a bit ungainly, to mid-on. Stupendous spell comes to an end; brilliant day at the office, returns 3/8
16.5
2
Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, 2 runs, Darts in a back of a length delivery with a hint of movement outside off, nurdles it past diving fielder at point
16.4
0
Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, no run, Thumped hard into the surface and it's stumps-to-stumps line, tries to muscle it into the leg side and gets beaten on the inside edge, steep bounce
16.3
0
Jamieson to Jahandad Khan, no run, Another short thunderbolt in the channel, away from him as he tries to stand and deliver
16.2
1lb
Jamieson to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 leg bye, Nasty throat ball on middle, tries to get his bonce away from the line while attempting to pull, ball flutters away behind square past the keeper

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