Pakistan Vs New Zealand 3rd T20i 21 April 2024

3rd T20I • Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium • Rawalpindi

Pakistan

178/4 (20)

New Zealand

179/3 (18.2)

NZ won by 7 wickets

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Date & Time

21 Apr, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Match

3rd T20I,

New Zealand tour of Pakistan

Umpires

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

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

Pitch Report

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Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

140Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

119.19Avg SR

2nd Innings

142Avg Runs

3Avg Wkts

147.61Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

PAK

4- 6

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Pakistan

New Zealand

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Mohammad Rizwan

PAK . WK

45 Runs

2 Matches

Mark Chapman

NZ . BAT

19 Runs

2 Matches

Irfan Khan

PAK . BAT

18 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Shaheen Afridi

PAK . BOWL

4 Wkts

2 Matches

Abrar Ahmed

PAK . BOWL

2 Wkts

2 Matches

Mohammad Amir

PAK . BOWL

2 Wkts

2 Matches

Player of the Match Mark Chapman

87(42)

PAK

Info

Pakistan

178/4 (20)

Batters

Saim Ayub

145.45

c Neesham b Sodhi

Babar Azam

127.59

c Duffy b Bracewell

Mohammad Rizwan

104.76

Retired hurt

Usman Khan

71.43

c Duffy b Sodhi

Irfan Khan

150.00

Not out

Shadab Khan

205.00

c Chapman b Duffy

Iftikhar Ahmed

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 3, W: 4)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.9)

178/4

Did not Bat

Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed

Bowlers

EXT

Zakary Foulkes

9.75

Jacob Duffy

9.75

Michael Bracewell

10.00

William O’Rourke

8.25

Ish Sodhi

6.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Saim Ayub

c Neesham b Sodhi

1-55

6.2

Babar Azam

c Duffy b Bracewell

2-84

10.1

Usman Khan

c Duffy b Sodhi

3-104

12.5

Shadab Khan

c Chapman b Duffy

4-166

18.3

New Zealand

179/3 (18.2)

Batters

Tim Robinson

147.37

b Shah

Tim Seifert

131.25

b Afridi

Dean Foxcroft

106.90

c & b Afridi

Mark Chapman

207.14

Not out

Jimmy Neesham

120.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(18.2 Ov, RR: 9.76)

179/3

Did not Bat

Michael Bracewell, Cole McConchie, Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William O’Rourke

Bowlers

EXT

Shaheen Afridi

3.2

11.10

Naseem Shah

14.67

Abrar Ahmed

7.75

Abbas Afridi

9.00

Shadab Khan

8.00

Iftikhar Ahmed

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tim Seifert

b Afridi

1-42

4.5

Tim Robinson

b Shah

2-53

5.5

Dean Foxcroft

c & b Afridi

3-170

17.1

Match Info

Date & Time

21 Apr, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Match

3rd T20I,

New Zealand tour of Pakistan

Umpires

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

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

6 4 6 4 1 2

Over 16

Runs: 23

1 4 2 1 1 1

Over 17

Runs: 10

1wd 1wd W 2 0 0 0 4

Over 18

Runs: 8

2 1

Over 19

Runs: 3

All Overs

Player of the Match Mark Chapman

87(42)

Commentary

That is it from the action here, hope you enjoyed the coverage of this T20 match between New Zeland and Pakistan, The series now stands at 1-1 with nothing to choose between the two teams. The action will move to Lahore for the next two games. Hope to see you soon, make sure you keep following Sportskeeda for all the cricketing action from around the globe. From here, this is Sourabh and Pradeep taking your leave. Good night!

Michael Bracewell (New Zeland captain) - Really happy with the way the guys put the learnings of the last night today. Was particularly impressed with the way the two debutants way tonight, It is tough to play in front of a packed stadium but they put up in a good position, The way that Ish (Sodhi) bowled really well and pulled it back for us, he has been doing that for us so well. We were happy chasing 179. The partnership between Chapman and Foxcroft was amazing, also the openers. Chapman has been quite good for us here for a while.

Babar Azam (Pakistan captain): (About middle order slowing down after losing wickets) No, it didn't, we caught up well but we were short 10 or 15 runs, Rizwan's injury was a set back and the new batter coming in, it wasn't easy to get going immediately but 180 or 190 was par score, we didn't bat well, yes.(On Shadab's promotion) Depends on the situation, it demanded for Shadab to come in and he accelerated well today, he plays his natural game and he executes the plans given to him and he showed what he was asked to do. (On dropped catches) We started well in the first six overs, Chapman is a brilliant batter and if you drop catch of him, he will make us pay. We need to work on the mistakes.

Mark Chapman is the Player of the Match for his scintillating knock of 87(42)*! Here's what he has to say: It's always nice to come here, thankfully we could level the series, 1-1 today. We knew, they have a great attack and this score is generally chaseable, but bowlers stuck to their task and was outstanding to see that. Yesterday, it was slower and we lost wickets in heap, any day, if you have 100 partnership, you give yourself a good chance to win and Foxcroft is relatively new, to bat and put up 100 runs partnership was pleasing. The way Seifert and Robinson set it up, gave us the platform for us to come in and we knew Pakistan's death bowling and it worked out for us.

MATCH SUMMARY

New Zeland won by 7 wickets with 10 balls to spare

Mark Chapman 87*(42) | Ish Sodhi 2/25(4)
Shadab Khan 41(20) | Rajbir Singh 2/27(3)

Just 24 hours ago, New Zeland were blown away for 90 in what was a dismal batting performance and come the next match they have got home to a canter in a run chase of 179, what a difference 24 hours can make.. They have also leveled the 5-match series at 1-1

At no point did it look like Pakistan would make a match out of it, such was the clinic displayed by the Kiwi batters. It started right from the top with both the Tim's getting off too brisk starts. But then it was a mammoth 117-run partnership for the third wicket which sealed the deal for New Zeland.

Chapman was in sublime touch and he almost played around with the bowlers on his way to an unbeaten 87* with a whopping strike rate, Foxcroft played a perfect second fiddle and enjoyed the view from the best seat in the house.

It was not the day for Pakistan bowlers who lacked control and discipline with the ball. Apart from a couple of searing yorkers, there was not a lot to write home for them.

Earlier in the piece, Pakistan had a mixed sort of an effort with the bat where they got to a middling score of 178 on the back of crucial knocks from Shadab Khan and Irfan Niazi.

A whole lot of credit needs to be given to the New Zeland bowlers, specially Ish Sodhi, who did not allow the batters to go big.

18.2 Shaheen Afridi to Mark Chapman, THAT IS THAT! New Zealand square the series, 1-1. What an innings from Mark Chapman as they thump Pakistan by 7 wickets. Length delivery on the off-stump, Chapman looks to play across, but takes the outside edge to third-man for one to seal the game.

18.1 Shaheen Afridi to Mark Chapman, nails the yorker, follows the batter as Chapman was backing away, digs it out down to long-on and they sprint back for a couple. Scores are level!

Shaheen Shah Afridi [3.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

Neesham hits it in the gap to get off the mark with a boundary too and the writing is on the wall for them Just 3 needed for them off 2 overs!

overs

176 /3 score

1wd

runs

Jimmy Neesham *

6 (5)

Mark Chapman

84 (40)

Abbas Afridi

2 /27

17.6 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to James Neesham, FOUR! The boundary that almost the seals the game for New Zealand. Short and angling down the leg-side, Neesham swivels and pulled it firmly to deep backward square-leg, runs away to find the ropes.

17.5 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to James Neesham, now a yorker, wide of off-stump. Neesham reaches and can't squeeze that one away, another dot.

17.4 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to James Neesham, OH! That kept low. Back of a length on the fourth stump, Neesham has a swipe across the line and misses.

17.3 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to James Neesham, back of a length, angled in on the off-stump. Neesham right behind it and defends it back to the bowler.

17.2 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to James Neesham, back of a length on the fifth stump, Neesham waits and punches it through covers, they come back for an easy couple.

Jimmy Neesham, LHB, comes to the crease

A consolatory wicket for Abbas Afridi, Foxcroft goes but he has played a prefect second fiddle for Chapman

17.1 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to Dean Foxcroft, OUT! UP IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Extra pace and Foxcroft gets hurried. Short delivery, Foxcroft went for the pull and top edged it straight up. Abbas runs across into the off-side and pouches it safely.

Dean Foxcroft c&b Abbas Afridi 31 (29b, 1x4, 1x6).

Runs required down to double digits now

17.1 Mohammad Abbas Afridi to Dean Foxcroft, WIDE! Goes wayward again, full toss and sprays it down the leg-side again for another wide.