Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025: New Zealand vs Pakistan Match Preview, Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025

3rd T20I • Eden Park • Auckland

New Zealand

204 (19.5)

Pakistan

207/1 (16)

PAK won by 9 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Date & Time

21 Mar, 11:45 AM IST

Venue

Eden Park, Auckland

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

3rd T20I,

Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Sam Nogajski (Australia), Shaun Haig (New Zealand), Chris Brown (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

168Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

149.65Avg SR

2nd Innings

148Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

145.22Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

7- 3

PAK

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

New Zealand

Pakistan

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Tim Seifert

NZ . WK

89 Runs

2 Matches

Finn Allen

NZ . BAT

67 Runs

2 Matches

Agha Salman

PAK . ALL

64 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Jacob Duffy

NZ . BOWL

6 Wkts

2 Matches

Ish Sodhi

NZ . BOWL

4 Wkts

2 Matches

Kyle Jamieson

NZ . BOWL

3 Wkts

1 Match

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

T Seifert

J Duffy

Expert Team 2

A Salman

F Allen

Venue Details

Eden Park, Auckland

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

168Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

149.65Avg SR

2nd Innings

148Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

145.22Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

0%Bat First Bowl First100%

Team Batting First

100%Wins Losses0%

Recent Matches on venue

1st T20I • Jan 12 • Pakistan tour of New Zealand

NZ 226/8 (20)

PAK 180/10 (18)

NZ won by 46 runs

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

New Zealand

Pakistan

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

7- 3

PAK

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

129

Average Score

127

211/7

Highest Score

206/5

41/1

Lowest Score

61/0

Player of the Match Hasan Nawaz

105(45)

PAK

Info

New Zealand

204/10 (19.5)

Batters

Tim Seifert

211.11

c Salman b Rauf

Finn Allen

0.00

c Rauf b Afridi

Mark Chapman

213.64

c Khan b Afridi

Daryl Mitchell

154.55

c Rauf b Khan

Jimmy Neesham

42.86

lbw b Afridi

Mitchell Hay

(C)

112.50

b Ahmed

Michael Bracewell

172.22

b Rauf

Kyle Jamieson

0.00

b Ahmed

Ish Sodhi

100.00

c Haris b Rauf

Jacob Duffy

50.00

c Irfan Khan b Afridi

Ben Sears

175.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(19.5 Ov, RR: 10.29)

204/10

Bowlers

EXT

9.00

14.33

7.25

2.5

8.47

Shadab Khan

8.25

Khushdil Shah

18.00

Agha Salman

13.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

c Rauf b Afridi

1-3

0.5

Tim Seifert

c Salman b Rauf

2-43

4.1

Daryl Mitchell

c Rauf b Khan

3-98

9.1

Jimmy Neesham

lbw b Afridi

4-135

11.5

Mark Chapman

c Khan b Afridi

5-141

12.5

Mitchell Hay

b Ahmed

6-164

14.5

Kyle Jamieson

b Ahmed

7-164

14.6

Michael Bracewell

b Rauf

8-193

18.2

Ish Sodhi

c Haris b Rauf

9-194

18.4

Jacob Duffy

c Irfan Khan b Afridi

10-204

19.5

Pakistan

207/1 (16)

Batters

Mohammad Haris

205.00

c Mitchell Hay b Duffy

Hasan Nawaz

105

233.33

Not out

Agha Salman *

(C)

164.52

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(16 Ov, RR: 12.94)

207/1

Did not Bat

Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf

Bowlers

EXT

13.50

12.33

12.75

11.50

14.00

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Mohammad Haris

c Mitchell Hay b Duffy

1-74

5.5

Match Info

Date & Time

21 Mar, 11:45 AM IST

Venue

Eden Park, Auckland

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

3rd T20I,

Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Sam Nogajski (Australia), Shaun Haig (New Zealand), Chris Brown (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

6 4 2 0 6 1

Over 13

Runs: 19

4 4 4 1 0 1

Over 14

Runs: 14

1 4lb 1 0 6 6

Over 15

Runs: 18

1 2 1 1 1wd 4 4

Over 16

Runs: 14

All Overs

Player of the Match Hasan Nawaz

105(45)

Commentary

10:38 PM local time (03:08 PM IST): What an incredible run chase from Pakistan. They have kept the series alive. We will now move to Mount Maunganui for the 4th match of the series on Sunday. With the series in line, both teams will look to come out all guns blazing yet again. Meanwhile the 18th edition of the IPL will commence tomorrow with KKR squaring off against RCB. Do join us then and for the latest sporting news in Sportskeeda. Up until then, this is myself (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) signing off also on behalf of my fellow commentator and good mate Bidipto Datta.

Agha Salman (Pakistan captain): I think it's an outstanding performance. The bowlers started really well. Chapman batted really well. We made a few changes and if you back the youngsters they will come good. It's a small boundary. I just said to them that 200 is a par score. It was heartening to see how Nawaz and Haris batted. I think the bowlers did really well as 200 was just a par score here. It was a do or die situation for us. Looking forward to the next game now.

Michael Bracewell (New Zealand captain): Well all I can say is that when the opposition bats like that, especially Hasan Nawaz, we can't really do much! But, we left a few runs out there in the first innings. That in T20 cricket is criminal. We needed 230 on the board today. We were at least 15 or 20 short. But credit where credit is due and they batted exceptionally!

Hasan Nawaz (Player of the Match, 105* off 45 balls): I was disappointed with how I got out in the first two games, but my captain and Shadab Khan backed me and said that I am a match-winner. It was in my mind that I had to score a run in international cricket, once that happened, I was relieved! Then I got into my game and got going. Thanks again to my captain and Shadab bhai!

10:25 PM local time (02:55 PM IST): Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with four overs to spare)

Hasan Nawaz 105*(45) | Haris Rauf 3/29(4)
Mark Chapman 94(44) | Jacob Duffy 1/37

Riding on a superlative century from Hasan Nawaz and fruitful knocks from Agha Salman and Mohammad Haris, Pakistan have chased down the target of 206 with four overs to spare. After their below par showings in the first two matches, not many would have given them a chance of chasing this down but it turned out to be one of the greatest run chases you will see in T20 cricket.

The New Zealand bowlers never found a way to counter the Pakistan batters. It was Mohammad Haris who started the carnage in the first over, smashing a couple of sixes to get the innings going. Hasan Nawaz played and missed a few before getting into his groove and started belting each and every New Zealand bowler.

Haris provided the start and shared a 75-run stand with Nawaz before his departure in the final over of the powerplay. Agha Salman was the next man in and he provided just the support Hasan needed at that stage. He took the New Zealand attack to the cleaners and kept smashing boundaries at will.

It was as if he was playing against school-level bowlers. The carnage never really stopped as the duo kept finding boundaries every over. Salman was not far behind and eventually remained unbeaten on 51 off 31 deliveries which included 6 fours and a couple of fours. It was Nawaz who eventually finished off the innings with a couple of boundaries to make the series 2-1 in New Zealand’s favour.

10:25 pm local time (2:55 pm IST): It is time for the post-match presentation!

10:18 PM local time (02:48 PM IST): This has to be one of the greatest run chase in T20 cricket. What a stunning effort from Hasan Nawaz, scoring a stunning century after securing two ducks in the first two matches. Take a bow young man. It was carnage right from the word go from Mohammad Haris and Nawaz and it was carried on by Agha Salman as Pakistan reached the target with as many as four overs to spare. It was a belter of a surface but credit where it's due. What an achievement from Pakistan and they have kept the five-match series alive. New Zealand now leads the series 2-1.

overs

207 /1 score

1wd

runs

Hasan Nawaz *

105 (45)

Agha Salman

51 (31)

Kyle Jamieson

0 /54

15.6 Kyle Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, PAKISTAN WIN AS IF IT WERE A PIECE OF CAKE! Back of a length around off-stump. Hasan arches back and late-cuts it to the left of short third man for a boundary!

Hasan Nawaz Scored 101 runs in 44 balls

15.5 Kyle Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR RUNS! HASAN NAWAZ IS A CENTURION IN T20IS! Short and slow on leg-stump. Pulled away off the back foot to the left of short fine-leg for a boundary! Soak in the applause young man! This is the fastest century in this format for Pakistan.

15.4 Kyle Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, short, slow and WIDE over the head of the batter. Hasan leaves it alone and keeps his composure!

15.4 Kyle Jamieson to Agha Salman, back of a length on off-stump. Knocked around to the short mid-wicket region off the back foot for a quick single!

15.3 Kyle Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, slow and on the good length around off. Sliced off the back foot over cover point for a single now.

15.2 Kyle Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, full and wide outside off-stump. Smoked along the turf off the front foot to the deep cover area for a brace.

Agha Salman Scored 50 runs in 30 balls

15.1 Kyle Jamieson to Agha Salman, over the wicket, short and slow around off-stump. A short-arm jab off the back foot to deep square-leg for a single. 50 for Salman!

Kyle Jamieson [3-0-40-0] is back into the attack.

A couple of stunning shots from Hasan Nawaz to end the over. A couple of massive sixes to end the over and Nawaz are just 6 runs short of a well deserved century. This has been a throughly entertaining run chase from Pakistan and they have done it in a canter.

overs

193 /1 score

4lb

runs

Hasan Nawaz *

94 (41)

Agha Salman

49 (29)

Ben Sears

0 /51