-Vinay Kumar
In the second match of the ongoing T20I Tri-Series 2022 between New Zealand, Bangladesh and Pakistan, today Pakistan defeated New Zealand. This is Pakistan’s second consecutive win in this tri-series. Earlier on Friday, Pakistan had defeated Bangladesh. In today’s match, New Zealand won the toss and took the bat first, but captain Kane Williamson’s bet failed.
Babar Azam’s brilliant batting
Pakistan captain Babar Azam played a match winning innings against New Zealand today. He scored 79 runs in just 53 balls with the help of 11 fours and remained not out.
New Zealand had given a target of 148 runs
New Zealand elected to bat after winning the toss and scored 147 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. Team opener Finn Allen was run for just 13 runs. Captain Kane Williamson shared a 61-run partnership with Devon Conway. But, Conway got the way on 36 runs. After that New Zealand’s team could only score 147 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets.
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Pakistan win by 6 wickets
Chasing the target of 148 runs for victory, Pakistan’s start in the field was also bad. Opener Mohammad Rizwan, who played an unbeaten innings of 78 runs against Bangladesh, fell victim to Tim Southee’s delivery after scoring 4 runs in 12 balls. After him, Shan Masood said goodbye to zero. Shadab Khan, who came to bat at number four, played a partnership of more than fifty runs with captain Babar Azam and confirmed Pakistan’s victory. Pakistan won the match by achieving the target at the loss of 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare.