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Final • Hagley Oval • Christchurch

New Zealand

163/7 (20)

Pakistan

168/5 (19.3)

PAK won by 5 wickets

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Expert Team 1

D Conway

M Rizwan

Expert Team 2

M Rizwan

M Wasim

Venue Details

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

1st Innings

161Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

145Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

Fantasy Tips Exclusive

Mohammad Rizwan is the best batting option for your fantasy team. He has scored a total of 167 runs at an average of 55.66 with a strike rate of 123.7 so far in this series, Mohammad Rizwan undoubtedly is the best choice for Captaincy in this fantasy cricket.

Mohammad Nawaz is in excellent form, he has picked up 5 wickets so far in this series and he can add valuable fantasy points from his batting skills as well.

Mohammad Wasim (7W) and Tim Southee (7W) are the top bowlers' picks, both of them are in exceptional form and will play an important role in this game.

H2H Stats, Last time when both the teams faced each other New Zealand won the game by 9 Wickets.

Hot Picks: D Conway, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz

Risky Picks: Shahnawaz Dahani, Naseem Shah

Stay away: Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jimmy Neesham

Grand League Captain Picks: Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Michael Bracewell

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

New Zealand

Pakistan

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

3- 7

PAK

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

150

Average Score

172

208/5

Highest Score

221/3

125/9

Lowest Score

130/7

Player of the Match Mohammad Nawaz

38(22)

1/33

NZ s

PAK s

Info

New Zealand s

163/7 (20)

Batters

Finn Allen

200.00

c M Nawaz b N Shah

Devon Conway

82.35

b H Rauf

Kane Williamson

(C)

155.26

c SM Khan b S Khan

Glenn Phillips

131.82

c SM Khan b M Nawaz

Mark Chapman

131.58

c B Azam b N Shah

Jimmy Neesham

170.00

runout (M Rizwan)

Michael Bracewell

25.00

Not out

Ish Sodhi

66.67

c M Rizwan b H Rauf

Tim Southee

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 2, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.15)

163/7

Did not Bat

Trent Boult, Blair Tickner

Bowlers

EXT

9.50

5.50

9.25

7.50

8.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

c M Nawaz b N Shah

1-12

0.6

Devon Conway

b H Rauf

2-47

5.2

Glenn Phillips

c SM Khan b M Nawaz

3-97

11.3

Kane Williamson

c SM Khan b S Khan

4-134

15.5

Mark Chapman

c B Azam b N Shah

5-158

18.4

Jimmy Neesham

runout (M Rizwan)

6-158

18.5

Ish Sodhi

c M Rizwan b H Rauf

7-161

19.4

Pakistan s

168/5 (19.3)

Batters

Mohammad Rizwan

117.24

lbw b I Sodhi

Babar Azam

(C)

107.14

c K Williamson b MG Bracewell

Shan Masood

90.48

c F Allen b MG Bracewell

Mohammad Nawaz

172.73

Not out

Haider Ali

206.67

c M Chapman b T Southee

Asif Ali

50.00

c T Boult b BM Tickner

Iftikhar Ahmed *

178.57

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(19.3 Ov, RR: 8.62)

168/5

Did not Bat

Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

Bowlers

EXT

8.25

7.00

3.50

3.3

9.43

Ish Sodhi

14.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Babar Azam

c K Williamson b MG Bracewell

1-29

4.2

Shan Masood

c F Allen b MG Bracewell

2-64

10.1

Mohammad Rizwan

lbw b I Sodhi

3-74

11.3

Haider Ali

c M Chapman b T Southee

4-130

15.5

Asif Ali

c T Boult b BM Tickner

5-132

16.1

Match Info

Date & Time

14 Oct, 07:30 AM IST

Venue

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Match

Final,

New Zealand T20 Tri-Series

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Alex Wharf (England) , Shaun Haig (New Zealand) , Wayne Knights (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

Player of the Match Mohammad Nawaz

38(22)

1/33

Commentary

That's it from the Final match of this tri-series. There are a lot of games being covered today, stay tuned at Sportskeeda. This is the commentary duo of Sooryanarayanan and Divyansh, signing off!

Babar Azam (Pakistani Captain): Yea definitely, the way the team played especially the batters. Our bowlers did well in the death overs and then the batters did what they had to do to win the game, in the start and then the finish from them. The wicket was similar in both the innings and it was good to bat on. Yes we are happy with the win and confident going to the World Cup.

Kane Williamson (New Zealand Captain): Yea, they are a strong side and credit to them. It was frustrating not to get over the line. You always want 20 more, but i think it was a competitive, and credit to the Pakistani middle over for the finish they had. No one is to blame in particular, every bowler bowled to their plans and any 6-10 balls can change the game.

Michael Bracewell is the Player of the Series for his stellar bowling display. Hear from the man himself: Honor to win this award but disappointed to not take home the winner's cup today. It's something that I've practiced a lot now, particularly in the nets. I've had the chance to bowl in the Powerplay and it's something that I'm getting more comfortable with. A pretty daunting task bowling to Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam but it's something that I'm enjoying. It's a different role to what I play domestically and that's where I'm probably disappointed when I went out to hit a few boundaries in the last couple of overs. Pakistan's bowlers bowled brilliantly and I think that's where we lost the game today - the last two overs in both innings. But a lot of positives to take out. I feel very fortunate for the opportunities I've got. Just trying to learn as much as I can. Being able to play in different conditions all around the world is a privilege. I think I have a lot more skills now than I had say eight months ago.

Mohammad Nawaz is the Player of the Match for his all-round display. Here's what he has to say: I just backed myself when I went inside yesterday and today. I had belief in me and I was just backing myself to go with a clear mind. Batting in the middle-order in domestic cricket helped me a lot. It's just about executing the plan that the team gave me. Very happy to fulfill the expectations the team had of me. The way Haider Ali played, he gave us the momentum. When Ish Sodhi came from the other end I was thinking that I should go since the wind was blowing the other way. I had to go for it in the last two deliveries and that worked for us. We've been playing in Sri Lanka and then in Pakistan - it was quite hot there. Coming here it was quite cold but we had a good time here.

Match Summary:

Pakistan win by 5 wickets.

Pakistan: 168/5 (19.3)
Mohammad Nawaz 38* (22) | Mohammad Rizwan 34 (29)
Michael Bracewell 2/14 (4.0) | Tim Southee 1/33 (4.0)

An all-round performance from Pakistan, did well with the ball and finished well with the bat. New Zealand will be disappointed with their last 5-6 overs in both the innings. They will feel like they fell short about 10 runs in the first innings.

The match was theirs for the taking till the 14th over, as Pakistan needed 67 from 6 overs and their win looked unlikely from there. But then came in the last over of Ish Sodhi which went for 25, Nawaz and Haider turned the game on it's head in just one over.

They had a slow start and reached their hundred in the 15th over, Rizwan and Babar Azam started off well, until Bracewell came in the attack and stopped the runs and took a wicket. After Pakistan lost their captain, it was slow paced innings after that. They lost two wickets in quick succession which brought Nawaz and Haider to the strike, who then blasted their way to 30 runs each and brought Pakistan closer to victory. Nawaz stayed on till the end and made sure they got over the line.

The bowlers will be disappointed except Bracewell who bowled brilliantly and gave away just 14 runs. They were doing well in the middle overs and they just had to bowl 5 more good overs, but the Ish Sodhi over changed the game, Sodhi finished off with the figures of 1/58. Others was also expensive as they failed to restrict the duo of Haider and Nawaz.

19.3 Blair Tickner to Iftikhar Ahmed, SIX! FINISHES IT IN STYLE! Takes pace off on a length on middle stump as it angles in, Iftikhar gets inside the line of it and picks it up with a flick up and over deep square leg. The fielder is stationed a couple of yards inside the ropes before he moves back and leaps with an outstretched palm but the ball clears him into the advertising hoardings. What a contest we've witnessed at the Hagley Oval and in the end, Pakistan win this tri-series with a 5-wicket win!

19.2 Blair Tickner to Mohammad Nawaz, goes around the wicket and follows Nawaz with a back of a length delivery on leg stump. Pulled to deep backward square leg as he swivels and he picks up another single

19.1 Blair Tickner to Iftikhar Ahmed, back of a length delivery wide of off, takes pace off as Iftikhar chops his cut to backward point and makes a dash for the other end. Tight run but Nawaz makes it!

Blair Tickner, (3.0-0-25-1) is back into the attack.

Just one hit away for the win and its Tickner with the final over. 4 runs needed, 6 balls left. Iftikhar on strike.

overs

160 /5 score

runs

Mohammad Nawaz

37 (21)

Iftikhar Ahmed *

18 (12)

Tim Southee

1 /33

18.6 Tim Southee to Iftikhar Ahmed, slower length delivery outside off stump, Iftikhar opens the face and guides it to the right of short third man for a quick single. 4 needed off the last over!

18.5 Tim Southee to Iftikhar Ahmed, OH! Keeps low off a length as it wobbles away outside off stump, Iftikhar hangs deep looking to dab it late but it keeps low to skid through

18.4 Tim Southee to Iftikhar Ahmed, slower good length delivery outside off stump, Iftikhar dabs it late with an open face through the vacant point region as he hares back for the second. Just one big hit away now...

18.3 Tim Southee to Mohammad Nawaz, slower length delivery outside off stump, Nawaz hangs back and thumps it to cover for a single

18.2 Tim Southee to Iftikhar Ahmed, slower full length delivery at the stump, Iftikhar powers his drive to long and makes his way to the other end of the pitch

18.1 Tim Southee to Iftikhar Ahmed, slower length delivery outside off stump, Iftikhar punches it from his crease past the dive of cover who gets a hand to it. Phillips fires a throw from the deep but it's not the most accurate. Wouldn't have mattered anyway as Iftikhar makes it back

Tim Southee (3.0-0-26-1) is back into the attack.

A lucky boundary for Pakistan gets them to just a few away from victory. 12 runs from the over. 11 needed from 12 deliveries now. They can do it in singles now.