21/03Result
3rd T20I (N), Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Mar 21 2025
Pakistan won by 9 wkts (24b rem)
Player of the Match
Hasan NawazPakistan
21/03Result
3rd T20I (N), Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Mar 21 2025
Pakistan won by 9 wkts (24b rem)
Player of the Match
Hasan NawazPakistan

New Zealand kept attacking despite losing wickets regularly and the approach paid off as they have posted an imposing total on the board; thanks largely to the swashbuckling Mark Chapman, who smashed 94 off 44 and was brilliant to watch. Pakistan offered opportunities with many loose deliveries and New Zealand didn't let them go to waste. It's a high-scoring venue so Pakistan will back themselves to take the game deep and play their shots. The reply is coming up soon, stay tuned

19.5
W
Abbas Afridi to Duffy, OUT, Keeps peppering him with slower ones; length and follows him as he shimmies down leg, launched into the air and taken by the fielder at long-on, as easy as you like. Pakistan team are in a huddle and Salman is galvanizing the troops

JA Duffy c Irfan Khan b Abbas Afridi 2 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Matloob: "Shaheen is excellent swing bowler, but time and again he has proven that he is not a death bowler. Pakistan need find one to bowl at death with Haris. "

19.4
1lb
Abbas Afridi to Sears, 1 leg bye, Slower length ball on the pads, can't connect as the ball trickles away towards the keeper

Ashish: "Afridi has quickly become a modern Pakistani bowler who's generally unpredictable but errs more than being brilliant! Rauf is way too underrated in this comparison and Pak definitely need to look beyond SSA in the bowling department while they overhaul!"

19.3
1
Abbas Afridi to Duffy, 1 run, Goes full and attacks the stumps, he has hit that with ferocity and might have brushed Abbas wrist and ricocheted to long-off
19.2
1
Abbas Afridi to Sears, 1 run, Another slower one on the pads, heled to fine leg for a run; doing his job, adding valuable runs and frustrating Pakistan. he can bat
19.1
1lb
Abbas Afridi to Duffy, 1 leg bye, Puzzling slower one on a fuller-length jagging into his toes, somehow deflects it away to Abbas who sprints forward and has a shy at striker's end

Abbas will bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 200/9 | RR: 10.52

  • Ben Sears6 (2b)
  • Jacob Duffy1 (1b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-29-3
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-36-2
18.6
4
Haris Rauf to Sears, FOUR, Short and zagged in a touch, gave too much width, he gets an under-edge and it beats Abbas, runs away to the boundary. Ruins his over. 200 is up on the board!
18.5
2
Haris Rauf to Sears, 2 runs, Good-ish length, slanting into the pads, nudged away to deep midwicket, hustles and bustles for a couple
18.4
W
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, OUT, Oh that's a tracer bullet plugging away on a nagging off-stump line, throws the kitchen sink, trying to tonk it over the leg side and ends up feathering it to the keeper. Haris continues to impress, bowling with some serious pace and with good control

IS Sodhi c †Mohammad Haris b Haris Rauf 10 (21m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100

18.3
1
Haris Rauf to Duffy, 1 run, Hard length, no room to loosen up, forced to mid-off and takes a dicey single, throw at non-striker's end and Duffy just about makes it home
18.2
W
Haris Rauf to Bracewell, OUT, Pace-off and targets the middle, he is early through his pull and ends up chopping it on. Fabulously, and smartly, bowled at the death and gets his second wicket. Gets New Zealand's captain. Gun bowling

MG Bracewell b Haris Rauf 31 (26m 18b 3x4 2x6) SR: 172.22

18.1
1
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 1 run, Over the wicket, shortish and angled into middle, worked away to long leg

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | NZ: 192/7 | RR: 10.66

  • Michael Bracewell31 (17b)
  • Ish Sodhi9 (8b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-36-2
  • Haris Rauf3-0-21-1
17.6
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bracewell, FOUR, Coruscating strokeplay continues; Shaheen throwing all the good work down the drain, pace off length ball outside off, he loads up and cracks it over midwicket for a four
17.6
1w
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bracewell, 1 wide, Tries a yorker but ends up angling it outside leg-stump
17.5
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bracewell, FOUR, Over the wicket, scudding through the deck, bit short and comes back in a shade from outside off, gives himself room and slugs it away to long-off, Abbas misfield and spills a boundary
17.5
1w
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bracewell, 1 wide, Over the wicket, yorker gone awry, outside leg, Haris dives to his right and saves a few runs
17.4
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Sodhi, 1 run, Around, shortish and away from his levers, reaches out and bunts it away to mid-off for a quick single
17.3
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Sodhi, FOUR, Around, goes full on middle, pristine inside-out driver over leaping Salman a mid-off for a four. That's a stupendous shot! This will rile up Shaheen
17.2
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bracewell, 1 run, Spears in a yorker from over the wicket and angles it in at fifth stump line outside off, dug out to long-on
17.1
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Sodhi, 1 run, Around the wicket, yorker outside off stump, guided away to deep third

Shaheen Shah

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs | NZ: 175/7 | RR: 10.29

  • Ish Sodhi3 (5b)
  • Michael Bracewell22 (14b)
  • Haris Rauf3-0-21-1
  • Shadab Khan4-0-33-1
16.6
1
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 1 run, 135 kph. Slightly short and angled into middle, remains deep in the crease and works it away into the leg side, excellent over
16.5
1
Haris Rauf to Bracewell, 1 run, Pace off back of a length ball outside off, opens the face and scythes it along the carpet to deep point for a run
16.4
0
Haris Rauf to Bracewell, no run, Pace off shortish ball straightening at middle, blocked off the backfoot. Do you think New Zealand have enough on the board already?
16.3
1
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 1 run, Shortish and just outside off, expertly runs it down to deep third for a run

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