Rizwan's 89 off 59 the centrepiece of Pakistan victory
New Zealand put up 173 on the board thanks to Conway's fifty, but it wasn't enough
22/12Result
3rd T20I (N), Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Napier, Dec 22 2020
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
177/6 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
22/12Result
3rd T20I (N), Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Napier, Dec 22 2020
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
177/6 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Mohammad Rizwan
89(59) 10x4 - 3x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 28 runs
- 3x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Faheem Ashraf
- O4
- M0
- R20
- W3
- Eco5.00
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
TG Southee
- O4
- M0
- R25
- W2
- Eco6.25
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
New Zealand won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
22 December 2020 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 173/7 (20 OVERS)
- Devon Conway63 (45)
- Tim Seifert35 (20)
- Faheem Ashraf3/20 (4)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi2/43 (4)
PAKISTAN 177/6 (19.4 OVERS)
- Mohammad Hafeez41 (29)
- Mohammad Rizwan89 (59)
- Tim Southee2/25 (4)
- Scott Kuggeleijn2/40 (4)
Scorer: Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Danyal Rasool
And that brings our coverage to the end. Great series win for NZ and excellent consolation win for Pakistan. Was good fun throughout, and played in fantastic spirits, as you might expect. In front of crowds, too. I'd forgotten what that was like. I'm signing off, watch out for Al's report. Take care.
"Pakistan played very well tonight," says a slightly subdued Williamson. "I thought our first innings total was a very good one, but Pakistan showed their class in the chase. No matter what total you have to chase, you have to bat well. They put up partnerships and we struggled to break them. At times it's just as simple as that.
"I'd like to thank Pakistan for coming over and making this series possible, and giving the Kiwis some cricket to watch over this period," says Williamson. Always knows what to say and hits the right notes, does Kane
"How Rizwan and Hafeez play shows the character of this time," Shadab says. "They stand up and deliver at crucial times. It's a good learning experience for me. We learned a lot. We made many mistakes in the field and we need to improve upon that. This will boost our Test team as well, so this win's great for that, too."
Tim Seifert is the Player of the Series . "The main thing is we got the series win but credit to Pakistan. They played very well tonight. In T20, you get a couple of wickets and it's game on. I thought our bowlers stuck to it nicely and unfortunate we couldn't get over the line."
Rizwan is, of course, the Player of the Match. "The last match of the series is very important to us because we need confidence for the Test series. It's an honour that I will be captain for that series. The management trusted me despite missing out in the first two games. They told me again and again that I will perform, and I am grateful to them. I love the Pakistan fans because they support us wherever we go."
Well, what a T20I this has been. Congratulations of course to New Zealand, for wrapping up the series; they have overall been the better side. And to Pakistan for a brilliant chase tonight that for long periods seemed unlikely.
19.4
6
Jamieson to Iftikhar Ahmed, SIX, Iftikhar seals it with a HUUUUGE six! that's it, and Pakistan finally get this done. It was in the slot and Iftikhar swing for the fences - and connected!. Pakistan win by four wickets, they finally get the job done. That'll do them the world of good after a difficult month in New Zealand, and maybe, maybe give them a shot in the arm before the Test series
19.3
0
Jamieson to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, short and wide, that cut shot needed to be a metre either side of backward point. Three off three now
19.2
W
Jamieson to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT, this has gone straight up, and Pakistan lose Rizwan!This game is still alive. Rizwan thought it was in the slot and he looked to deposit it over cow corner like he's done so often this innings, but it goes high up. A glorious knock comes to an end, and Pakistan still need three
Mohammad Rizwan c Conway b Jamieson 89 (103m 59b 10x4 3x6) SR: 150.84
19.1
1
Jamieson to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, full ball to start off. Carves it down to cover point for a single, gets Rizwan on strike
Jamieson to bowl the final over
END OF OVER:19 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 170/5 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.94, RRR: 4.00)
- Iftikhar Ahmed7 (4b)
- Mohammad Rizwan89 (58b)
- Tim Southee4-0-25-2
- Trent Boult4-0-43-0
18.6
1
Southee to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, short ball and Iftikhar keeps the strike. Sensible batting
jasnesh: "pakistan is the manchester united of cricket. every game is a jekyll and hyde performance. "
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