New Zealand vs Pakistan matches have been the center of attraction for the last few years. The reason behind it is that New Zealand have dominated and defeated Pakistan at their home. In the last T20I series Pakistan barely managed to tie the series with New Zealand. So this blog will take you to the moments of that last series decider match, through New Zealand national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard of 5th T20I match.
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard of 5th T20I Match
On 21 January of 2024, New Zealand played the 5th T20I match of the series against Pakistan at ‘Hagley Oval’. It was the must win match for Pakistan to tie the series. New Zealand was already in the lead by winning 2 matches of the series. And the deciding match was the thrilling one. Here is the New Zealand national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard of 5th T20I match.
Pakistan National Cricket Team
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Saim Ayub | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Babar Azam(c) | 69 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 156.82 |
| Usman Khan(wk) | 31 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 129.17 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 43 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 130.30 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Shadab Khan | 15* | 5 | 1 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Imaad Wasim | 4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Total- 178/5 (20 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Zakary Foulkes | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Will O’Rourke | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Ben Sears | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
| Michael Bracewell(c) | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Ish Sodhi | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| James Neesham | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
New Zealand National Cricket Team
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Tim Seifert(wk) | 52 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 157.58 |
| Tom Blundell | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Michael Bracewell(c) | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 109.52 |
| Mark Chapman | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Cole McConchie | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Neesham | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Josh Clarkson | 38* | 26 | 3 | 2 | 146.15 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ish Sodhi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ben Sears | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Will O’Rourke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total- 169/10 (19.2 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Shaheen Afridi | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| Saim Ayub | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Mohammad Amir | 3.2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 12.30 |
| Abbas Afridi | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Usama Mir | 4.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Shadab Khan | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Imad Wasim | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
Pakistan won the match by 9 runs
Match Summary
‘Michael Bracewell’ New Zealand’s skipper won the toss and decided to bowl first.
First Innings
Pakistan didn’t get a good start and lost their first wicket in the 2nd over of the game. But, Pakistani skipper ‘Babar Azam’ built a good partnership with ‘Usman Khan’. Both of them were playing with a good strike rate and setted base for the next batters. In the 9th over Usman got out on the ball of ‘Ish Sodhi’. With the help of Babar and Zaman’s Innings Pakistan was in a good situation in the match. In the last over Shadab gave a good finish to Pakistan’s Innings.
Second Innings
New Zealand had the same start as Pakistan and lost their first wicket in the first over. After Blundell got out, ‘Tim Seifert’ and ‘Micahel Bracewell’ built a good traffic. But, after Tim departed New Zealand lost the batter in bunches. And they lost wickets after regular intervals and got all out on the score of 169 runs.
Top Performers
Here we have mentioned top performer of the match from New Zealand national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard
- Babar Azam
- Fakahr Zaman
- Shaheen Afridi
- Tim Seifert
- Josh Clarkson
Series Summary: Short Results From New Zealand National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
New Zealand was on the tour of Pakistan for the month of April, 2024. They played a bilateral T20I series of 5 matches. For Pakistan it was the time for revenge as they lost the last series against ‘Kiwis’. But they failed to take their revenge and barely managed to tie the series. We have mentioned the short results from the New Zealand vs Pakistancricket team match series.
| 1st T20I match | |
| New Zealand | 2/1 (0.2/5 overs) |
| Pakistan | |
| Match abandoned due to rain | |
| 2nd T20I match | |
| New Zealand | 90/10 (18.1 overs) |
| Pakistan | 92/3 (12.1 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 7 wickets and 47 balls left | |
| 3rd T20I match | |
| Pakistan | 178/4 (20 overs) |
| New Zealand | 179/3 (18.2 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 7 wickets and 10 balls left | |
| 4th T20I match | |
| New Zealand | 178/7 (20 overs) |
| Pakistan | 174/8 (20 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 4 runs | |
Series Tied by 2-2
Upcoming Matches (New Zealand Vs Pakistan)
Again Pakistan is going on the tour of New Zealand in 2025 to play a T20I and ODI series. They are going to play 5 T20I matches and 3 ODI matches in this tour. We have mentioned all the matches with date and venue.
Summary
The New Zealand national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard suggests that New Zealand have completely dominated Pakistan even at their home. They have been very consistent against Pakistan and improved their record. As New Zealand is getting stronger year by year, It could be a signal for their first ICC World Cup. And the upcoming series which is going to start in March will be going to be exciting for the fans of both teams.
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