Pakistan Vs New Zealand 2nd T20i 15 April 2023

2nd T20I • Gaddafi Stadium • Lahore

Pakistan

192/4 (20)

New Zealand

154/7 (20)

PAK won by 38 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Babar Azam

101(58)

Player of the Series Fakhar Zaman

PAK

Info

Pakistan

192/4 (20)

Batters

Mohammad Rizwan

147.06

c D Mitchell b M Henry

Babar Azam

(C)

101

174.14

Not out

Fakhar Zaman

0.00

b M Henry

Saim Ayub

0.00

c J Neesham b R Ravindra

Imad Wasim

40.00

c T Latham b J Neesham

Iftikhar Ahmed

173.68

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.6)

192/4

Did not Bat

Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Bowlers

EXT

Matt Henry

7.25

Henry Shipley

13.00

10.25

12.00

5.50

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Mohammad Rizwan

c D Mitchell b M Henry

1-99

10.4

Fakhar Zaman

b M Henry

2-99

10.5

Saim Ayub

c J Neesham b R Ravindra

3-102

11.5

Imad Wasim

c T Latham b J Neesham

4-105

12.5

New Zealand

154/7 (20)

Batters

Tom Latham

(C)

95.00

lbw b S Khan

Chad Bowes

108.33

b I Wasim

Will Young

75.00

c S Khan b H Rauf

Mark Chapman

162.50

Not out

Daryl Mitchell

128.57

c S Khan b H Rauf

Jimmy Neesham

50.00

c S Afridi b H Rauf

Rachin Ravindra

83.33

c F Zaman b H Rauf

Cole McConchie

133.33

b Z Khan

Henry Shipley *

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.7)

154/7

Did not Bat

Matt Henry, Ben Lister

Bowlers

EXT

6.25

6.33

7.50

6.75

9.00

11.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tom Latham

lbw b S Khan

1-44

6.2

Chad Bowes

b I Wasim

2-52

7.5

Will Young

c S Khan b H Rauf

3-85

11.4

Daryl Mitchell

c S Khan b H Rauf

4-108

14.1

Jimmy Neesham

c S Afridi b H Rauf

5-112

14.6

Rachin Ravindra

c F Zaman b H Rauf

6-131

17.2

Cole McConchie

b Z Khan

7-147

19.4

Match Info

Date & Time

15 Apr, 09:30 PM IST

Venue

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Match

2nd T20I,

New Zealand tour of Pakistan

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Ali Naqvi (Pakistan)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bat

Player of the Match Babar Azam

101(58)

Player of the Series Fakhar Zaman

Commentary

That’s all that we’ve got from our end tonight as Pakistan see out a dominant victory in the second T20I of this 5-match series. 2-0 they lead. I hope you’ve enjoyed our coverage just as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing it to you. On behalf of my friend and colleague, Pratyush Rohra, and myself, Habil Ahmed, thank you!

Do join us on Monday for more thrilling T20I cricket. But if that is too much of a wait, we’ve got all the action from the Fairbreak International final games, Day 1 of the Sri Lanka-Ireland Test and the IPL double header right here on Sportskeeda. Stay tuned for all the updates. Also, stay safe!

Tom Latham: We were there and thereabouts for some periods. We did well around the 13th over, giving 30 runs and taking 4 wickets but we didn't quite finish it off. The way Babar played was excellent. You always want to stick to your blueprint and put in the performances. The bowlers have been trying hard. It's one of those things that is not far away. We have to get the plans right and execute them. We were a lot better today than we were last night. We didn't get off to the best of starts but they bowled well. We weren't able to build those partnerships in the middle either. Someone like Mark Chapman played beautifully today. If we had someone else also put their hands up, it could have been different. We aren't that far away, even if it says that on the scoreboard. It's a game of fine margins and can be fickle. Hopefully, we can get things right and some momentum by getting a win under our belt.

Babar Azam is the Player of the Match. Here is what the Pakistan captain has to say: Very happy to perform in this match. The wicket had something for the fast bowlers so Rizwan and I did well to stay together. After that, we built good partnerships. I'm set in the middle at the end, so yeah. Ifti and I did well to score runs in the last five overs. It's a concern. Back-to-back wickets hurt any team. We recovered from it nicely but we've spoken about it in the dressing room. We can't lose wickets in quick succession. Our bowling lineup is outstanding. We've got some young bowlers and some experienced bowlers.

Pakistan beat New Zealand by 38 runs!

Babar Azam 101*(58) | Matt Henry 2/29
Mark Chapman 65*(40) | Haris Rauf 4/27

Clinical performance with bat and ball from the hosts in the end. Two games in and a 2-0 lead in the bag. Two wins in consecutive days as well. They have dominated the game and deserve the win in the end.

Pakistan dominated this game from ball one and never really let control of the game get away from them, apart from a brief spell in the middle overs where they faced a mini-collapse and saw themselves four down in no time.

The Kiwis, in spite of some initial promise, were never really in the chase with the required rate only seeming steeper as the game went on. Mark Chapman played the role of the lone warrior in the game, scoring a fighting unbeaten 66 as the Pakistanis comfortably closed out the win in the end.

If the hosts’ hero with the bat was skipper Babar Azam, pacer Haris Rauf was not too far behind with the ball. 4 wickets (mostly) in the middle overs broke the back of the Kiwi chase and put his team in pole position to come away with the win and the 2-0 lead in the series.

It is Babar’s century that most people will remember from this game though. A brilliantly put together unbeaten 100, the captain’s knock put the game almost out of reach before the chase even began. That said, the likes of Rizwan and Iftikar with the bat, and the entire bowling attack played just as important a role in seeing the home side over the line.

The action continues at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday as the hosts look to achieve an unassailable 3-0 lead. Whether it happens remains to be seen.

Tame end to what could have been a really fun chase in the end. Pakistan win by 38 runs.

overs

154 /7 score

runs

Mark Chapman *

66 (40)

Henry Shipley

1 (1)

Zaman Khan

1 /30

19.6 Zaman Khan to Mark Chapman, SIX! Dug in short and outside the off-stump. Chapman hangs back and upper cuts it to clear the deep point boundary. Not like that maximum matters in the grand scheme of things. Pakistan win by 38 runs and take a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series!

19.5 Zaman Khan to Henry Shipley, pitched up on the middle stump line. Shipley stays deep in his crease and drills this down to long-on

Henry Shipley, RHB, is the new man in.

Zaman Khan gets his man with a slower yorker in the end, as he indicates with his celebration.

19.4 Zaman Khan to Cole McConchie, BOWLED HIM! The perfect slower yorker dipping on the right-hander and McConchie didn't know much about it until he heard the sound of timber. He backed away for the swipe across the line, only connecting with fresh air and giving Zaman his first wicket in this contest.

Cole McConchie b Zaman Khan 12(9b,2x4)

19.3 Zaman Khan to Cole McConchie, AH! Digs it in short and follows McConchie as he backed away. Only another loose waft on the late cut, no run

19.2 Zaman Khan to Mark Chapman, slower one full and wide outside off. Chapman bunts it down to long-off

19.1 Zaman Khan to Mark Chapman, wide yorker outside the off-stump. Chapman shuffled across for an attempted run but couldn't execute, no run

Zaman Khan [3-0-22-0] will finish up the proceedings.

New Zealand need 47 runs off 6 balls. Safe to suggest that Pakistan are winning now, I suppose?

overs

146 /6 score

runs

Cole McConchie *

12 (7)

Mark Chapman

59 (37)

Shaheen Afridi

0 /26

18.6 Shaheen Afridi to Cole McConchie, full and angled into the right-hander. McConchie takes the aerial route and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a tap and return

18.5 Shaheen Afridi to Mark Chapman, angled in from the good length to follow Chapman. He fends it into the off-side to pinch a run

18.4 Shaheen Afridi to Cole McConchie, full in the channel outside off. McConchie backs away to shovel out a drive to deep point