Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2020-21: NZ won the T20 series by 2-1 after losing the 3rd and final T20 by 4 wickets. Now I will share the details of each T20 match in my way.
1st T20 (New Zealand Vs Pakistan)
Game Date: 18th Dec 2020
Details: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the 1st T20 against New Zealand. Pakistan scored 153/9 in their 20 overs after batting first. Shadab Khan scored 42 runs of 32 balls and Faheem Ashraf scored 31 runs of 18 balls. For New Zealand debutant Jacob Duffy picks 4 wickets for 33 runs in his 4 overs quota.
From 20/4 to 153/9 📈
Handy knocks from Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf help Pakistan post a fighting total.
Can they defend it?#NZvPAK, 1st T20I 👉 https://t.co/sBocSjjO8S pic.twitter.com/fyNYqKXApD
— ICC (@ICC) December 18, 2020
New Zealand chased down the target successfully by scoring 156/5 in 18.5 overs. Tim Seifert scored 57 runs 43 balls and Mark Chapman scored 34 in 20 balls. For Pakistan Haris Rauf picks 3 wickets for 29 runs in his 4 overs quota.
A fifty from Tim Seifert and useful knocks from the middle-order batsmen guide New Zealand to a five-wicket win in the first T20I 🎉 #NZvPAK SCORECARD 👉 https://t.co/sBocSjjO8S pic.twitter.com/AQAAtZqe4I
— ICC (@ICC) December 18, 2020
PAK: 153/9 in 20 overs
NZ: 156/5 in 20 overs
Result: New Zealand won the 1st T20 by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Jacob Duffy
4️⃣ overs
3️⃣3️⃣ runs
4️⃣ wicketsA Player of the Match on debut for Jacob Duffy 🙌 #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/9pRhki3oez
— ICC (@ICC) December 18, 2020
2nd T20 (New Zealand Vs Pakistan)
Game Date: 20th Dec 2020
Details: Pakistan captain Shadab Khan won the toss and elected to bat first in the 2nd T20 game as well against New Zealand. No change in their playing XI.
New Zealand Team made four changes for the game and included Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, and Trent Boult in place of injured Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Blair Tickner and Jacob Duffy. In 1st T20 Mitchell Santner was captain in absence of Williamson who was on paternity leave.
Pakistan scores 163/6 in their 20 overs. Mohammad Hafeez scored 99* runs of 57 balls and Mohammad Rizwan scored 22 runs of 20 balls. For New Zealand Tim Southee picks 4 wickets for 21 runs in his 4 overs quota.
Mohammad Hafeez slams the highest T20I score of his career — 9️⃣9️⃣* off 57 balls 😱
🇵🇰 Pakistan finish on 163/6 👌
Can they defend the total to level the series? #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/EGj67joagi
— ICC (@ICC) December 20, 2020
New Zealand Chased down the target successfully in 19.2 overs by scoring 164/1. Tim Seifert scored 84* runs 63 balls and Kane Williamson scored 57* in 42 balls. For Pakistan Faheem Ashraf picks 1 wicket for 19 runs in 3.2 overs
Victory for New Zealand 🎉
An unbeaten 129-run stand between Tim Seifert and Kane Williamson helps them win the second T20I by 9️⃣ wickets.
They have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the #NZvPAK series!
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/zNO2cxvs94 pic.twitter.com/xY11HiWSmj
— ICC (@ICC) December 20, 2020
PAK: 163/6 in 20 overs
NZ: 164/1 in 19.2 overs
Result: New Zealand won 2nd T20 by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Tim Southee
4️⃣/2️⃣1️⃣ and Player of the Match in the second T20I 🔥
🇳🇿 Tim Southee continues to fly at the highest level…
2️⃣9️⃣2️⃣ internationals
5️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ wickets
1️⃣5️⃣ five-fors and a ten-wicket haulWHAT A GUY 😍 pic.twitter.com/tmhhQLFvrw
— ICC (@ICC) December 20, 2020
3rd T20 (New Zealand Vs Pakistan)
Game Date: 22th December 2020
Details: Pakistan captain Shadab Khan again won the toss and elected to field first in the 3rd and final T20 game against New Zealand. Pakistan made three changes in their playing squad and included Mohammad Hasnain, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed in place of Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz and Abdullah Shafique.
New Zealand scored 173/7 in their 20 overs after batting first. Devon Conway scored 63 of 45 and Tim Seifert scored 35 of 20 balls. For Pakistan Faheem Ashraf picks 3 for 20 runs in his 4 overs quota.
Devon Conway's fifty and useful runs from Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips have powered New Zealand to 173/7 in the third T20I 🏏 💥
Can Pakistan chase this down?#NZvPAK 👉 https://t.co/lJ5tEoWZJA pic.twitter.com/MPricHGMjA
— ICC (@ICC) December 22, 2020
Pakistan chased down the target by scoring 177/6 in 19.4 overs but lost the series by 1-2. Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 runs 59 balls and Mohammad Hafeez scored 41 in 29 balls. For New Zealand Kuggeleijn and Southee picks 2 wickets each.
A six and a win 🔥 🔥 🔥
Iftikhar Ahmed pulls a short ball from Kyle Jamieson for a six and Pakistan seal a tense four-wicket win!
How good was that run-chase? pic.twitter.com/SZ6ycJNfjf
— ICC (@ICC) December 22, 2020
NZ: 173/7 in 20 overs
PAK: 177/6 in 19.4 overs
Result: Pakistan won the 3rd T20 by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rizwan
Man of the Series: Tim Seifert
Series Result: 2-1
🏏 176 runs
🅰️ 88 average
💥 139.68 strike-rateNew Zealand's Tim Seifert finishes the #NZvPAK T20Is as the highest run-scorer and is named the Player of the Series 👏 pic.twitter.com/hS9hQVg6fV
— ICC (@ICC) December 22, 2020
Stats:
– Mohammad Hafeez needs 13 runs to overtake Shoaib Malik‘s tally (2335) and become Paksitan’s leading T20I run-getter.
– Mohammad Hafeez is now top scorer of T20 this year after surpassing KL Rahul.
That’s all from this T20’s series and hope you all will like this information. For more updates visit my page on Facebook Durgesh Tiwary’s View and website Cricket Movie Website