PAK vs NZ, 1st T20I: Pakistan hammer weakened New Zealand no matter Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan failures with bat
By India Today Sports Desk: Pakistan acquired right here up with a dominant win over New Zealand throughout the first of a 5-match T20I assortment in Lahore on Friday, April 14. On a day when better than 420 runs had been scored in an IPL match in Kolkata, the gathering opener in Lahore didn’t keep as a lot as expectations.
Pakistan rode on Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub’s blitz to place up 182 on the board sooner than their pacers, led by Haris Rauf, helped bundle out New Zealand for merely 94 in 15.3 overs.
PAK vs NZ, 1st T20I: Highlights
Captain Tom Latham, who’s major a second-string New Zealand facet throughout the absence of big names who’re plying their commerce in IPL 2023, managed 20 off 24 and Mark Chapman hit 34 off 27 nonetheless not one of many completely different New Zealand batters managed to go earlier 15.
New Zealand had been decreased to 29 for 3 after Pakistan pacers Haris, Shaheen Afridi and Zaman Khan ran by way of the top-order.
New Zealand on no account truly recovered from the early blows. Haris accomplished with figures of 4 for 17 in 3.3 overs whereas Imad Wasim picked up 2 wickets in an over.
FAKHAR, AYUB SHINE
Earlier throughout the day, Adam Milne rattled Pakistan, who obtained the toss and opted to bat. Babar Azam was out, bowled for 9 whereas Mohammad Rizwan was out LBW for 7.
However, Fakhar joined arms with 20-year-old Saim Ayub joined arms for a counter-attacking 79-run stand which acquired right here in merely 42 balls.
Fakhar hit 47 from 34 whereas Ayub hit 47 from 28 sooner than Imad Wasim and Faheem Ashraf threw their bat spherical finally overs.
New Zealand have not acquired rather a lot time to recuperate as a result of the 2nd T20I is perhaps carried out in Lahore on Saturday, April 16.
