In their second Twenty20 international match against Pakistan in Hamilton, New Zealand scored 194-8 behind a brilliant 74 from Finn Allen in just 41 balls. The home team was asked to bat first at Seddon Park, and opener Allen hit seven fours as well as five sixes, but when he was removed in the 13th over, the innings lost its shape.
Following a crushing 46-run loss in the first game of the five-match series in Auckland on Friday, the green shirts must post a total of 195 to level the series at 1-1. At one point in the innings, New Zealand was up 111 to 1, but Kane Williamson’s forced retirement due to injury shortly after presented a serious blow.
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The team announced that the seasoned captain would not be participating in the game after he injured his hamstring while finishing a run. With his trademark big hitting style, Allen continued to attack until leg-spinner Usama Mir bowled him for a googly. The remaining batsmen for New Zealand failed miserably, with pace fast bowler Haris Rauf emerging as the most successful in the last overs, finishing at 3-38.
After missing the first game due to a positive Covid-19 test, Mitchell Santner scored a stunning 25 runs in the last quarter of the game. The only alteration made by New Zealand from the Auckland correspond to be the addition of Santner in place of seamer Matt Henry; Pakistan is fielding the same lineup.
Pakistan’s starting lineup:
Babar, Muhammad Rizwan, and Saim Ayub
Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam, Fakhar Zaman,
Shaheen Afridi (C), Azam Khan (WK), and Haris
Usama Mir, Rauf, Aamir Jamal, and Abbas Afridi
Matches that are left.
2nd T20 at Hamilton’s Seddon Park on January 14, 2024
3rd T20, January 17, 2024, University Oval, Dunedin
4th T20, January 19, 2024, at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval
5th T20 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, January 21, 2024
Pakistan vs. New Zealand: The Men in Green wins the toss and chooses to bowl against the Black Caps in the second Twenty20 International.
The Men in Green reveal their starting lineup, which remains unchanged from their opening 46-run defeat. In Sunday’s second Twenty20 International match between Pakistan and New Zealand, held at Seddon Park, Hamilton, captain Shaheen Shah Afridi chose to bowl first after gaining the toss. The Men in Green declared their starting lineup from the opening game, which they dropped by 46 runs, to be unchanged.
Conversely, after a last-minute injury kept Matt Henry out of the first Twenty20 international, the Black Caps brought on Mitchell Santner to replace Henry. 1-0 is the home team’s advantage in the five-match Twenty20 International series.
“I hope Abbas [Afridi] keeps up his good work; his debut was encouraging. After winning the toss, Shaheen declared, “We have the opportunity to enhance more in fielding. This wicket looks fine, the ground measurement is decent, and I believe this match will be good, heading with an unaltered team.”
The left-arm off-spinner Santner’s inclusion was confirmed by Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand. “I felt the bowlers did a good job of carrying out their plans in the first half. We restart and return to our surroundings, which include new locations and altered circumstances. Matt Henry is replaced by Mitchell Santner, according to Williamson.
The Green Shirts’ dismal start to the five-game series continued on Friday when they lost to the Kiwis in an uneven match played in Auckland. The Green Shirts lost their chase and were unable to turn a strong start, which was given by Saim Ayub’s outstanding knock, as the left-handed batsman scored 27 off just 8 runs.
The Men in Green’s underperformers with the bat were Azam Khan (10 off 9), Iftikhar Ahmed (24 off 17), and Fakhar Zaman (15 off 10). Babar Azam, the former captain, led the losing team in scoring with 57 runs off just 35 balls, but his efforts fell short of the enormous mark the Black Caps set.
Tim Southee claimed three wickets, Adam Milne as well as Ben Sears each claimed two, and Southee finished his 150th T20I wicket. Daryl Mitchell as well as Kane Williamson, on the other hand, were New Zealand’s two best batsmen, scoring 57 and 61 runs, respectively.
Babar Azam gave Williamson a life at the age of eleven when he dropped him. The captain of New Zealand made the most of the opportunity and finished with an incredible half-century.
Despite not having a particularly high strike rate (135.71), the 33-year-old did manage to clear space for players such as Mitchell (61 off 27) and Finn Allen (35 off 15), who both have scorching bats and score runs at strike rates of 255 and 233, respectively.
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Pakistan: Usama Mir, Aamer Jamal, Azam Khan (wk), Shaheen Afridi (c), Babar Azam, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ahmad Rizwan, Saim Ayub.
Among New Zealand’s players are: Tim Southee, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Ben Sears, Devon Conway (wk), Ish Sodhi, Kane Williamson (c), Adam Milne, and daryl Mitchell.
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