Wellington: New Zealand won the toss and placed Pakistan to bat first in the final T20I of the five -match series played at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Wednesday.
During the first few overs of the first innings, Pakistan was 43–4 against New Zealand, Dafi gave Hasan Nawaz the first success by rejecting three balls for a green shirt without any runs, which had a great hold by Neesham.
After this, Mohammad Haris 11 (17) and Omai Yusuf 7 (11) of the top order were rejected in the fifth over. During the seventh over, Osman Khan 7 (7) was also taken down.
Today’s match is a dead rubber as the hosts have already gained a 3–1 lead, which is rooting men in Green for only 105 in the fourth T20I in Mount Maunaganui on Sunday.
Kiwi won a massive victory as the visitors failed to pursue a target of 221, a very important achievement to survive in the series, and was excluded for just 105 in the 17th over.
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Pakistan: Mohammad Haris (W), Hasan Nawaz, Omair bin Yusuf, Salman Aga (C), Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Jahanand Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufian Mukim, Mohammad Ali.
New Zealand: Tim SEFERT, Finn Alan, Mark Chapman, Derryl Michel, Jimmy Neesham, Mich He (WK), Michael Bracewell (C), Ish Sodi, Jacob Dafi, Ben Sears, Will O’Rorke.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
