18/03Result
2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Mar 18 2025
New Zealand won by 5 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Tim SeifertNew Zealand
18/03Result
2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Mar 18 2025
New Zealand won by 5 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Tim SeifertNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
15 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 135/9 | RR: 9.00

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi22 (14b)
  • James Neesham3-0-26-2
  • Zakary Foulkes3-0-32-0

5 pm After an hour and twenty-five minutes of waiting, we were eventually able to start the game with 15 overs. Pakistan's batting difficulties persist early in the match. Nawaz departed for a duck after a reckless swing of the bat. The batters maintained their fearless attitude and approach, throwing their bats at anything and everything. Irfan and Salman were attempting to rebuild the innings, but Sodhi took two wickets in the seventh over, dismissed Irfan and Khushdil, and shifted the momentum of the game again. Salman batted excellently, scoring 46 runs off 28 balls, his career-best innings in T20I cricket. Shadab and Shaheen both had wonderful cameos later on. Duffy, Sears, Neesham, and Sodhi all bagged two wickets each. Pakistan may fall short by 10-15 runs on what appears to be a solid batting surface. The ground is small, and the weather is great right now. Let's see how New Zealand's batters handle the run chase after a brief break.

New Zealand need 136 runs to win the match

14.6
W
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, OUT, Widish fuller length ball outside off, slower delivery, bludgeons firmly with the toe end of the bat to widish long off, Bracewell makes a good pickup and throws the ball to the non-striker's end, and the batters dash for the second run. Neesham wraps up the run out by remaining calm, and Rauf is well short of his ground.

Haris Rauf run out 1 (11m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

14.5
2
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, Low full-toss width on offer around off, missed the yorker length, shovels it away to deep extra cover area for a couple of runs
14.4
0
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Excellent delivery! Pace on delivery in the block-hole outside off, Shaheen tries the same shot again and again, misjudged the length and failed to connect
14.3
6
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, Smokes it over mid wicket! Length ball cross-seamed delivery angling away from the batter outside off, clears the front leg and this time managed to strike it, full swing of the bat and dispatched it over the cow corner fences, and outside the stadium too!
14.2
0
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Change of pace delivery pitching on the fifth stump line, Shaheen tries the slog sweep again, failed to connect
14.2
1w
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 wide, Full and too wide, pace on delivery outside off, just outside the tram line, wide delivery called by the umpire
14.1
0
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Starts the over with a slower delivery, wild swing and a miss again, misses the off stump

Neesham to bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
14 | 11 Runs | PAK: 125/8 | RR: 8.92

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi13 (8b)
  • Haris Rauf1 (1b)
  • Zakary Foulkes3-0-32-0
  • James Neesham2-0-16-2
13.6
1
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Low full-toss on the stumps, forces it away to square leg for a single
13.5
4
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, FOUR, Back-to-back boundaries! Full and overpitched in the slot angling in back at the stumps, whips it away over mid wicket and finds the gap between the two sweeper fielders
13.4
4
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, FOUR, Battered through the covers! Half-volley delivery on the stumps, clears the front leg and bludgeons firmly, places it nicely through extra cover and mid-off for a boundary
13.3
0
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Length delivery outside off with extra bounce, failed to connect the square cut shot
13.2
1
Foulkes to Haris Rauf, 1 run, Short of a good length ball on the stumps, jabs it off the back foot to the on-side
13.1
1
Foulkes to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Hard line and length ball width on offer, slices it wide of deep third man, Sodhi comes around and gathers it

Foulkes from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
13 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 114/8 | RR: 8.76

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi3 (3b)
  • James Neesham2-0-16-2
  • Jacob Duffy3-0-20-2
12.6
W
Neesham to Abdul Samad, OUT, Samad chips it to mid-off! A tad fuller length on the off stump, slower delivery, opens the face of the bat and tries to play it over the ring fielder, mistimed the big shot and only managed to find Mitchell at the edge of the circle

Abdul Samad c Mitchell b Neesham 11 (19m 7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 157.14

12.5
1
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Short length ball on the fifth stump line, struck it aerially through the gap between backward point and extra cover for a single
12.4
0
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Brilliant slower delivery outside the off stump, wild swing and a miss, beaten by the lack of pace and bounce
12.3
2
Neesham to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, Back of the hand delivery on the fourth stump line, punches it square of the wicket through backward point

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New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st66TL SeifertFH Allen
2nd21MS ChapmanFH Allen
3rd4DJ MitchellMS Chapman
4th6JDS NeeshamDJ Mitchell
5th35DJ MitchellMJ Hay
6th5MG BracewellMJ Hay