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New Zealand advanced to the three-game T20 series against Pakistan. New Zealand won the first T20 match by 5 wickets.
Fast pitcher Jacob Duffy, who made his debut in this game, played a major role in the Kiwis’ victory. Took 4 windows. Pakistan failed to score more than 153 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. New Zealand hit the target with 5 balls to spare after losing 5 wickets.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to hit. They lost 4 wickets for just 20 races. Duffy took 3 windows. In his first over, Abdullah Shafiq (0) returned. In their second over, Mohammad Rizwan (18) and Mohammad Hafeez (0) returned the last two balls in a row. Haider Ali’s wicket (0) was picked up by Scott Kugelin on the first ball of the next over.
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Shadab Khan (42) and Fahim Ashraf (31) fought for Pakistan. No one else had a hot streak. In addition to the Duffy 4 lots in New Zealand, Kugelin has 3 lots and Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner have 1 bay window each.
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Team Seifert beat New Zealand to chase the race. He scored 58 on 43 balls. It has 6 fours and 1 six in its entrances. Among the Pakistani bowlers, Harris Rauf took 3 wickets and Shaheen Afridi took 2 wickets.
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