Pakistan finally won to survive in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, with an impressive victory of 9-cicat in the third game on Friday.
Opener Hasan Nawaz hit a record-breaking girl in the centenary, helping the hosts to crush by nine wickets.
After scoring a duck in each of the two early games-the first innings of his international career ‘-Nawaz rebound with a surprising 105 not out in Auckland as tourists ran up to 207–1 in response to New Zealand’s 204.
The 23 -year -old tonnes came off 44 balls, the fastest by any Pakistan player in T20 International.
It was ensured that his team reached the target with four full overs in a spectacular inverted form after heavy losses in Christchurch and Dunedin.
Nawaz placed his early failures behind him, with a sparkling knock that had shots around the wicket, including a series of adventurous ramp shots.
The right hand hand raised the boundaries of the short Eden Park with 10 fours and seven sixes, winning the 16th over with consecutive fours from Kyle Jaimison.
The first of those shots took Nawaz 100, five balls against South Africa in 2021 compared to the previous Pakistan’s record-holder-Babar Azam.
Fellow opener Mohammad Haris scored 20 runs, while Captain Salman Aga was scoring 51 runs for 31 runs.
Earlier, New Zealand was well seen when Mark Chapman hit Rapid 94 before he was rejected in his finals.
Chapman was dominated by New Zealand after batting, with 11 fours and four sixes, he faced just 44 balls.
The batsmen from the rest of the house struggled to separate from Captain Michael Bracewell’s 31.
Experienced Seamar Haris Rauf bowled Bracewell and finished Pakistan’s 3–29 with the best figures.
The game is in Mount Monggui on four Sundays, out of the five -match series.
