QADDAFI STADIUM: New Zealand has beaten Pakistan by 78 runs in the 1st match of the Tri-Nation ODI series played here on Saturday (8th Jan, 2024).
Chasing the 331 target set by New Zealand Cricket Team , Fakhar Zaman, with seven fours and four sixes, scored 84-runs off 69 balls. Babar Azam, who made ten runs, was sent back to the pavilion by Michael Bracewell in the tenth over. Tayyab Tahir’s bat yielded thirty while Khushdil Shah made fifteen runs:
Fakhar Zaman lbw b Phillips 84
Babar Azam c Phillips b Bracewell 10
Kamran Ghulam c Young b Santner 18
Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Santner 3
Salman Agha c Mitchell b Bracewell 40
Tayyab Tahir c Bracewell b Henry 30
Khushdil Shah st Latham b Santner 15
Shaheen Shah Afridi c sub (NG Smith) b Henry 10
Naseem Shah c Latham b Henry 13
Abrar Ahmed not out 23
Haris Rauf absent hurt
Extras (W-6) 6
Total (all out, 47.5 overs) 252
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Babar), 2-103 (Kamran), 3-117 (Rizwan), 4-119 (Fakhar), 5-172 (Tayyab), 6-205 (Khushdil), 7-205 (Salman), 8-222 (Shaheen), 9-252 (Naseem)
Bowling: Henry 9.5-0-53-3 (1w), O’Rourke 6-0-46-0 (2w), Bracewell 10-0-41-2, Sears 6-0-39-0 (1w), Santner 10-2-41-3 (2w), Phillips 3-0-18-1, Ravindra 3-0-14-0.
Kiwis landed here Wednesday (4th Feb, 2025) to participate in the 3-nation ODI series scheduled to commence from 8th February. After their Saturday clash in the Walled City of Lahore the Proteas will be playing the second match in the Port City of Karachi on Monday (10th February, 2025). Following the 4 match series, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa will play in the Champions Trophy that will will begin on 19th Feb, 2025.
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Kiwis Scoreboard:
W. Young c Rizwan b Shaheen 4
R. Ravindra c & b Abrar 25
K. Williamson c Rizwan b Shaheen 58
D. Mitchell c Khushdil b Abrar 81
T. Latham c Kamran b Haris 0
G. Phillips not out 106
M. Bracewell c sub (Saud Shakeel) b Shaheen 31
M. Santner not out 8
Extras (B-4, LB-7, NB-1, W-5)17
Total (for six wickets, 50 overs)330
Did not bat: M. Henry, B. Sears, W. O’Rourke
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Young), 2-39 (Ravindra), 3-134 (Williamson), 4-135 (Latham), 5-200 (Mitchell), 6-254 (Bracewell).
Bowling: Shaheen 10-0-88-3 (2w), Naseem 10-0-70-0 (1w, 1nb), Abrar 10-0-41-2 (1w), Haris 6.2-0-23-1, Khushdil 9-0-66-0 (1w), Salman 4.4-0-31-0.
Result: New Zealand won by 78 runs
Man of the March: Glenn Phillips (New Zealand).
Squads:
Green Shirts: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Kiwis: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke.
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