- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 Sears strikes with the first ball! This is some poor shot selection from Haris. Short of a length ball wide outside off, hangs back inside the crease and throws his bat at it, thick outside edge and finds the third man fielder near the ropes, straightforward catch for Duffy 19/20.4 Nawaz departs for a duck! Hard line and length ball on the off stump with a bit of an extra bounce, wild swing of the bat from Nawaz, tried to clear the on-side in-field, miscued the heave and outside edged to backward point, Chapman moves back a few yards and completes the catch. 1/19.2 Salman has holed out! Short pitched ball pitching outside off, change of pace, drags it with full swing of the bat, misjudged the length of the ball and skies it high to deep mid wicket region, Chapman comes around and gobbles it 76/56.4 Soft Dismissal! Non-turner quicker delivery, 94 kph, skids on, pitching on the off stump, clears the front leg and attempts to swing it over the on-side circle, finds the top edge and lobs it straight to short third man 50/36.6 Massive appeal but the umpire shakes his head! Wrong-un delivery flighted outside the off stump, beaten by the turn, plays off the front foot and looses his balance as he failed to connect, tries to hit it across the line, the ball passed close to the outside edge. Bracewell opts to review. Ultraedge confirmed a thin spike as the ball passes the bat, excellent review from the New Zealand skipper. Sodhi bags his second wicket! 52/411.5 Short pitched ball width on offer outside off, clears the front leg and tried to swivel pull it over the cow corner region, the length wasn't there for Shadab, mistimed the shot and hits it towards long on, Mitchell makes no mistake 110/612.6 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 114/812.2 Another swing of the bat, another wicket down! Length ball angling away from the batter outside off, plays it across the line and miscued the shot towards extra cover, good catch by Foulkes moving to his right side 111/714.6 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. 135/9Extras5 (lb 3, w 2)TOTAL135/9 (15 Overs, RR: 9)Did not bat: Mohammad AliFall of wickets: 1-1 (Hasan Nawaz, 0.4 ov), 2-19 (Mohammad Haris, 3.1 ov), 3-50 (Irfan Khan, 6.4 ov), 4-52 (Khushdil Shah, 6.6 ov), 5-76 (Salman Agha, 9.2 ov), 6-110 (Shadab Khan, 11.5 ov), 7-111 (Jahandad Khan, 12.2 ov), 8-114 (Abdul Samad, 12.6 ov), 9-135 (Haris Rauf, 14.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Duffy 3 0 20 2 6.66 10 2 1 1 0 ZGF Foulkes 3 0 32 0 10.66 5 6 0 0 0 BV Sears 3 0 23 2 7.66 11 0 3 0 0 JDS Neesham 3 0 26 2 8.66 9 1 2 1 0 IS Sodhi 2 0 17 2 8.5 5 1 1 0 0 MG Bracewell 1 0 14 0 14 1 1 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 Slower delivery does the trick! Back of the hand delivery on a good length attacking the stumps, Seifert attempts to whip it away over the in-field, this time misjudged the pace of the ball and the length, lobs it with the leading edge to mid-on 66/16.5 A tad fuller length on the stumps, angling in, pace on delivery, Allen plays the slog shot, huge gap between bat-pad and hits the thigh pad in front of the stumps, loud appeal and given! Allen opts to review. Allen began to head towards the dressing room even before the large screen displayed the ultra edge. There was no bat involved, two reds, and the ball clipped the top of the stumps; the umpire's call and review were retained. 87/27.4 Khushdil strikes! Short of length ball with the arm on middle-leg, stands tall and drags it down towards square leg area, failed to connect it well and did not get enough elevation, finds Jahandad near the boundary ropes 91/312.5 This time Shadab managed to grab an outstanding low catch! Change of pace on the stumps, Mitchell clears the front leg and waits for it, tried to poke it past the cover fielder for a single, miscued the shot and lobs it to the left of Shadab, who dived full stretched and held to it 132/58.3 Samad takes a brilliant catch! Short pitched ball on the stumps, Neesham stands tall inside the crease and plays the pull shot firmly, hits it flat and fine of deep backward square leg, Samad advances to his left side, predicts the ball's path, and catches it with both hands, diving and making no mistakes. 97/4Extras8 (lb 3, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL137/5 (13.1 Overs, RR: 10.4)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Tim Seifert, 4.4 ov), 2-87 (Finn Allen, 6.5 ov), 3-91 (Mark Chapman, 7.4 ov), 4-97 (James Neesham, 8.3 ov), 5-132 (Daryl Mitchell, 12.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 3 1 31 0 10.33 9 0 4 0 0 Mohammad Ali 2 0 34 1 17 6 2 4 1 1 Khushdil Shah 3 0 16 1 5.33 6 1 0 1 0 Haris Rauf 3 0 20 2 6.66 10 2 1 1 0 Jahandad Khan 1.1 0 23 1 19.71 1 2 2 0 0 Shadab Khan 1 0 10 0 10 0 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.15 start, First Session 14.15-15.45, Interval 15.45-16.05, Second Session 16.05-17.35
Match days
18 March 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Rain: Pakistan - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Pakistan - 0/0
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 5.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- Match reduced to 15 overs due to rain
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 2
- Over 6.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Khushdil Shah (Upheld)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 62/4 in 8.0 overs (Agha Salman 33, Shadab Khan 3)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 2
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 135/9 in 15.0 overs (Shaheen Shah Afridi 22)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 5.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 0.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - TL Seifert (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (TL Seifert 31, FH Allen 19, Ex 0)
- Over 6.5: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - FH Allen (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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He also agreed that Pakistan cricket has been on a decline but is confident of bouncing back
Allen, Seifert and bowlers combine to hand NZ 2-0 lead after rain-shortened contest
Salman Agha's 46 led Pakistan to 135 in 15-over game, before the NZ openers killed the chase off
New Zealand look for 2-0 as 'high-risk' Pakistan's search for rewards continues
New Zealand are unlikely to tinker with their combination yet in what is a five-match series