Pak vs NZ highlights: Green Team Clinches Victory to Level the Series

Pakistan team has clinched victory against New Zealand in the fifth T20 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Here are the Pak vs NZ highlights of the game.

This Victory helped the home side to equal the series by 2-2, the first game of the series was called off due to rain.

In the persist of 179 runs, New Zealand opener Tom Blundellgot hunted by Shaheen Afridi in the first over. The 24-year-old shattered the stumps of Tom Blundell and took his 50th wicket in the first over of a T20 innings. Shaheen is the first bowler to do this in this format. Behind him is India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has 43 wickets.


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Tim Seifert and Michael Bracewell built an important partnership of 76 runs. Usama Mir showed some magic and sent back the danger men Seifert on 52 runs. Usama also gets an important wicket from Chapman who helped New Zealand to become victorious in a recent game.

After this, no batsman from the New Zealand side managed to stay on the field for a charge. Pakistan blowing was at its peak today. Shaheen Shah Afridi set a new record in this T20 and takes 4 wickets. Usama Mir with two wickets and Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim took one wicket.

Pakistan on batting first gets a sudden setback, and Saim Ayub goes back to the pavilion by scoring only one run. Skipper Babar Azam single-handedly managed to give a great start to the team. Babar builds a partnership with Usman Khan, but in the 9th over Usman also gets out by scoring 31 runs.

After Usman Khan, The star batsman Fakhar took charge and provided a boost to the home side along with Babar Azam. In the 15th over Skipper was out on 69 runs.

After Captain, Iftikhar Ahmed out by scoring 6 runs, Fakhar also took stepdwon in the final over.

However, Pakistan successfully managed to level the series by 2-2.


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