Pakistan’s losing streak continues
PAK vs NZ Match Report: New Zealand has defeated Pakistan in the second T20 match. Pakistan team led by Shaheen Afridi had to face defeat by 21 runs. Pakistan had a target of 195 runs to win. But Pakistan team was limited to 173 runs in 19.3 overs. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman played half-centuries for Pakistan, but could not lead the team to victory.
Babar Azam scored 66 runs on 43 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. While Fakhar Zaman scored 50 runs in 25 balls. This batsman hit 3 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. However, apart from this, the rest of Pakistan’s batsmen disappointed. For example, Shaheen Afridi’s team remained away from the target. At the same time, after this victory, host New Zealand is ahead 2-0 in the 5 T20 match series. New Zealand had defeated Pakistan by 46 runs in the first T20 match.
Talking about New Zealand bowlers, Adam Milne was the most successful bowler. Adam Milne dismissed 4 players for 33 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee got 2 successes each.
Earlier, Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi had decided to bowl after winning the toss. New Zealand, who came to bat first, scored 194 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Finn Allen scored the most runs for New Zealand. Finn Allen played an innings of 74 runs in 41 balls. He hit 7 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. Whereas, Haris Rauf took maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan. Abbas Afridi got 2 successes. Apart from this, Aamer Jamal and Usama Mir took 1-1 wicket.