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PAKISTAN 153/9 (20 OVERS)
- Faheem Ashraf31 (18)
- Shadab Khan42 (32)
- Scott Kuggeleijn3/27 (4)
- Jacob Duffy4/33 (4)
NEW ZEALAND 156/5 (18.5 OVERS)
- Mark Chapman34 (20)
- Tim Seifert57 (43)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi2/27 (4)
- Haris Rauf3/29 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Danyal Rasool
Well, that's about it from the first T20I. Thanks so much for joining us, and we look forward to having you back on Sunday. Take care!
"Great performance from the lads. Started out brilliantly with the ball," Santner says. "When guys come in and step up like Jacob did today, it's great. It looked like a tough surface and our bowlers gave an excellent account of themselves. The energy in the field was outstanding. We'll take the momentum into Hamilton with some of our big players coming back. We're looking forward to the World Cup in India and want to give guys opportunities. We'll make at least four changes next game and let's see how we go."
In the start, we lost too many wickets. If you lose the Powerplay in T20s, it gets very difficult to come back," Shadab says. "We have youngsters in the top order and they will learn quickly. The wicket was a bot two-paced and bouncy and it took some time for our batsman to adjust. We looked a bit rusty today and in the next game, we're determined to do better."
Jacob Duffy is Player of the Match for his four wickets. "It was very daunting at Eden Park. The lads have been awesome and made me feel comfortable above and beyond," Duffy says.
Right, so Pakistan did well to post 153 after that horror start, but this is the sort of pitch you'd want to put 200 on the board for. 20 for 4 doesn't give you much room for error, and neither do New Zealand. Pak may take positive but this is a clinical, ruthless win for New Zealand. And they have their best players coming back for the second game
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