- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 Pace-off does the trick! Off-cutter on a shorter length, angling into his body as he backs away; miscues the skier and is taken by the captain at long-on; regulation catch and Haris makes an impact straightaway; got the danger man out of the equation. Both openers are back in the hut 43/20.5 Bustling in, pitched up and gets it to swing back fair bit into his pads, he goes with the motions and casually whips it off his toes and Haris Rauf pulls off an absolute spellbinding catch at short fine, diving and reacting at the speed of light to see the back of Allen. That's what Pakistan was looking for; they have got the early strike. Allen walks away crestfallen and in utter disbelief. It was a one-handed gem from Haris 3/112.5 Oh boy; that'll hurt. The man in ominous touch departs with a soft dismissal. Slower one that climbs off the deck and he is unable to control his swing, taken by Shadab at short third. Nevertheless, it was a magnificent innings laced with some gorgeous shots and he really stamped his authority on the bowlers, did his job 141/59.1 Full and wide with barely any turn; he chases the wide one and throws his bat and gets the to-end. Haris Rauf at short third takes a simpler catch on this occasion and Pakistan get the much-needed breakthrough. Smartly bowled, Mitchell went with the flow and didn't want to slow down at all; not quite connected as we would have liked. Time for drinks 98/311.5 Trapped him lbw! That looked close; convincing appeal for an lbw and the umpire took some time before raising the dreaded finger. Good length, jags back in at middle and tenderizes the left pad, no real doubt and Neesham has to go! 135/414.5 Stumps shattered, what a sight for the bowler. Got the line right and the right pace. Through the gate, on a length and spins in, beating his ambitious mow down the ground and the zingers are alight, whooshes past the swinging blade. Abrar gets the last laugh 164/618.2 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 193/814.6 Slip in place. Abrar is hungry for wickets. Got the plan right. Probing line and length, Jamieson has no clue, chasing it outside off, not taking into account the turn and gets a thick inside edge that brings his demise. Pakistan have picked up wickets quickly and New Zealand find themselves in a bit of a bother but they have still got a pretty decent total 164/718.4 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 194/919.5 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 204/10Extras12 (b 4, lb 4, w 4)TOTAL204 all out (19.5 Overs, RR: 10.28)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Finn Allen, 0.5 ov), 2-43 (Tim Seifert, 4.1 ov), 3-98 (Daryl Mitchell, 9.1 ov), 4-135 (James Neesham, 11.5 ov), 5-141 (Mark Chapman, 12.5 ov), 6-164 (Mitchell Hay, 14.5 ov), 7-164 (Kyle Jamieson, 14.6 ov), 8-193 (Michael Bracewell, 18.2 ov), 9-194 (Ish Sodhi, 18.4 ov), 10-204 (Jacob Duffy, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 36 2 9 8 6 0 2 0 Abrar Ahmed 3 0 43 2 14.33 6 2 5 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 29 3 7.25 8 3 0 1 0 Abbas Afridi 2.5 0 24 2 8.47 7 2 1 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 33 1 8.25 9 4 1 0 0 Khushdil Shah 1 0 18 0 18 0 0 2 0 0 Agha Salman 1 0 13 0 13 2 1 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 Snorter of a bouncer on middle, he takes on the short ball and gets a fat top-edge that balloons up, Hay settles under and pouches it comfortably. That was a very well-directed short ball but a great effort from Haris who has got Pakistan off to a flier; gotta like the clarity with which he bats and his attacking ploy 74/1Extras10 (lb 5, w 5)TOTAL207/1 (16 Overs, RR: 12.93)Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Mohammad Haris, 5.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KA Jamieson 4 0 54 0 13.5 6 5 3 3 0 JA Duffy 3 0 37 1 12.33 6 4 2 0 0 BV Sears 4 0 51 0 12.75 7 6 3 1 0 MG Bracewell 2 0 23 0 11.5 2 1 2 0 0 IS Sodhi 2 0 28 0 14 1 4 1 0 0 JDS Neesham 1 0 9 0 9 3 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-22.35
Match days
21 March 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 2
- MS Chapman: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (MS Chapman 38, DJ Mitchell 17, Ex 0)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 98/3 in 9.1 overs (MS Chapman 60)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 2
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 8
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 204/10 in 19.5 overs (BV Sears 7)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 75 runs, 1 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (Mohammad Haris 29, Hasan Nawaz 19, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
- Hasan Nawaz: 50 off 26 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 124/1 in 10.0 overs (Hasan Nawaz 69, Agha Salman 10)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (Hasan Nawaz 39, Agha Salman 10, Ex 1)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 47 balls (Hasan Nawaz 50, Agha Salman 48, Ex 2)
- Agha Salman: 50 off 30 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 10
- Hasan Nawaz: 100 off 44 balls (9 x 4, 7 x 6)
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