Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2020-21, 3-match T20I series, First T20I
Friday, Dec 18, 2020, Eden Park, Auckland
There it is!!! New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner hits the winning runs as they chased down 153 to win the first T20I by 5 wickets in hand and 7 balls to spare in their innings.
A half-century from Tim Siefert (57 off 43) helped New Zealand get closer to the target. They need 43 from the last 5 overs with 6 wickets in hand to win this match.
Debutant Jacob Duffy has been brilliant with the ball as he bagged 4 wickets in his 4 overs conceding 33 runs. Incidentally, these are the best bowling figures for a NZ debutant in a T20I match. Another pacer Scott Kuggeleijn bagged 3 wickets. Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner bagged a wicket each.
Innings Break !! Pakistan managed to crawl their way to 153/9 in 20 overs after losing wickets in a flurry at the beginning! Captain Shadab Khan (42 off 32) and Faheem Ashraf (31 off 18) starred with the bat for the visitors. Considering the small boundaries at the Eden Park, this would be an easy chase for the home team!
100 up for Pakistan. Only four remaining though in their innings and only 4 wickets left! Captain Shadab Khan (38* off 28) and Faheem Ashraf (6* off 9) are at the crease. Pakistan are 100/6 after 16 overs.
WICKET !! WICKET !! Scott Kuggeleijn comes back to break the sixth wicket stand. The 40-run partnership is broken. Imad Wasim departs for 19. Pakistan are 79/6 after 13.4 overs.
SCORE UPDATE:
Half of the first innings is done and dusted. Pakistan scored 48 runs while losing 5 wickets. All-rounders Shadab Khan (9* off 13) and Imad Wasim (2* off 2) are at the crease. NZ debutant Jacob Duffy bagged 3 wickets while Scott Kuggeleijn and Ish Sodhi shared a wicket each.
WICKET !! WICKET !! Pakistan lose their fifth wicket. Ish Sodhi strikes. Khushdil Shah departs for 16 runs off 20 balls. Pakistan are 39/5 after 8.2 overs.
WICKET !! WICKET !! Another one bites the dust. Scott Kuggeleijn strikes this time who picked up his first wicket in this match. Haider Ali departs for 3. Pakistan are 20/4 after 4.1 overs.
WICKET !! WICKET!! Pakistan lose their third wicket. Pakistan in-form batsman Mohamamd Hafeez bagged a Golden Duck. Jacob Duffy on a hat-trick here. Pakistan are 20/3 after 4 overs.
WICKET !! WICKET!! Pakistan lose their second wicket. Second wicket for the debutant Jacob Duffy. Mohammad Rizwan (17 off 17) departs. Pakistan are 20/2 after 3.5 overs.
WICKET !! WICKET!! Pakistan lose their first wicket. Abdullah Shafique departs for a 2-ball Duck. NZ debutant Jacob Duffy strikes in his very first over of T20I career. Pakistan are 8/1 after 1.4 overs.
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Here is the playing XI of both the sides.
New Zealand Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Mark Chapman, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner
Pakistan Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan (c), Khushdil Shah, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Welcome to our live coverage of the first T20I of the 3-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand. Both New Zealand and Pakistan are playing this game without their regular captains Kane Williamson (paternity leave) and Babar Azam (injury) respectively. In their absence, Mitchell Santner (NZ) and Shadab Khan (Pak) are leading their respective sides.
Squads:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Doug Bracewell, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Blair Tickner
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abdullah Shafique, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed
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