Pakistan Vs New Zealand 3rd T20i 16 April 2023

3rd T20I • Gaddafi Stadium • Lahore

New Zealand

163/5 (20)

Pakistan

159 (20)

NZ won by 4 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Player of the Match Tom Latham

64(49)

Player of the Series Fakhar Zaman

PAK

Info

New Zealand

163/5 (20)

Batters

Tom Latham

(C)

130.61

c Rizwan b Rauf

Chad Bowes

77.78

b Afridi

Will Young

113.33

c Zaman b Khan

Daryl Mitchell

126.92

c Zaman b Afridi

Mark Chapman

177.78

Not out

Jimmy Neesham

166.67

c Zaman b Rauf

Rachin Ravindra

133.33

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.15)

163/5

Did not Bat

Adam Milne, Ben Lister, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry

Bowlers

EXT

8.25

7.50

6.00

7.75

8.50

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Chad Bowes

b Afridi

1-20

2.6

Will Young

c Zaman b Khan

2-56

8.3

Daryl Mitchell

c Zaman b Afridi

3-121

15.4

Tom Latham

c Rizwan b Rauf

4-128

16.4

Jimmy Neesham

c Zaman b Rauf

5-149

18.4

Pakistan

159/10 (20)

Batters

Mohammad Rizwan

60.00

runout (Bowes)

Babar Azam

(C)

16.67

c Ravindra b Milne

Fakhar Zaman

77.27

st Latham b Ravindra

Saim Ayub

100.00

c Latham b Neesham

Shadab Khan

84.21

c Chapman b Milne

Imad Wasim

60.00

c Neesham b Ravindra

Shaheen Afridi

100.00

lbw b Sodhi

Iftikhar Ahmed

250.00

c Mitchell b Neesham

Faheem Ashraf

192.86

c Mitchell b Henry

Naseem Shah

0.00

Not out

Haris Rauf

0.00

c Bowes b Neesham

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 7, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.95)

159/10

Bowlers

EXT

6.75

9.25

5.50

3.67

9.50

9.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Babar Azam

c Ravindra b Milne

1-6

1.5

Mohammad Rizwan

runout (Bowes)

2-17

3.4

Saim Ayub

c Latham b Neesham

3-39

7.1

Fakhar Zaman

st Latham b Ravindra

4-45

8.3

Imad Wasim

c Neesham b Ravindra

5-55

10.2

Shaheen Afridi

lbw b Sodhi

6-64

11.5

Shadab Khan

c Chapman b Milne

7-88

14.1

Faheem Ashraf

c Mitchell b Henry

8-149

18.3

Iftikhar Ahmed

c Mitchell b Neesham

9-159

19.4

Haris Rauf

c Bowes b Neesham

10-159

19.6

Match Info

Date & Time

17 Apr, 09:30 PM IST

Venue

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Match

3rd T20I,

New Zealand tour of Pakistan

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Faisal Afridi (Pakistan), Aleem Dar (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Ali Naqvi (Pakistan)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bat

4 1 1 2 1 1

Over 17

Runs: 10

6 4 6 1 0 6

Over 18

Runs: 23

1 1wd 6 W 0 0 0

Over 19

Runs: 8

6 0 4 W 0 W

Over 20

Runs: 10

All Overs

Player of the Match Tom Latham

64(49)

Player of the Series Fakhar Zaman

Commentary

Another wonderful game of cricket and it is New Zealand who keep their hopes alive in the series. Pakistan could have pocketed the series but Iftikhar couldn't get one more over the line. It was a good all-round effort from New Zealand to eventually come out triumphant. Like always, it was a pleasure bringing all the live updates from this game. Up until the next time, this is myself (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) signing off on behalf of my fellow commentators Karthik Raj and Rajarshi Das. Goodnight, ta-ta!!

Tom Latham (New Zealand captain and Player of the Match): Yeah it was nice to get on the board. It was a great game of cricket. The confidence these guys will get from this game is big. I thought it wasn't as good a wicket as the previous two games. The way we bowled in the powerplay was outstanding, put them on the back foot with those three wickets but a T20 game is never over until it is over. Iftikhar then played a great knock and almost got them over the line. The adjustments were made in the powerplay, to get them three four down was a great start. Ish Sodhi and Rachin again picked up some important wickets and Neesh at the end, he held his nerves and got across the line. Yeah, it was nice to contribute, you have to make the most of the powerplay on these sorts of surfaces. Manages to pace this innings nicely, the guys coming in late also made some useful contributions. I guess we pride ourselves on fielding Catches and run-outs are very important, it's nice when those catches and run-outs pays off.

Babar Azam (Pakistan captain): Disappointed with the batting, we didn't utilise the Powerplay overs. After myself and Rizwan got out, there was another wicket quickly. We try to be flexible with the batting order. Iftikhar played an outstanding knock. Numbers don't matter. Heat of the moment, try to send the best batter for a particular situation. We have bowled well in the previous matches too. Be it seniors or youngsters, everyone is executing the plan well

Time for the Post-match Presentation!

New Zealand won by 4 runs

New Zealand 163/5 in 20 overs

Tom Latham 64(49) | Daryl Mitchell 33(26)
Haris Rauf 2/31(4) | Shaheen Afridi 2/33(4)

Pakistan 159 all-out in 20 overs

Iftikhar Ahmed 60(24) | Faheem Ashraf 27(14)
James Neesham 3/38(4) | Rachin Ravindra 2/28(3)

What a game of cricket and it is New Zealand who keeps the series alive with a hard-fought victory. Pakistan was dead and buried when Iftikhar came out in the middle but just when everyone thought the game was done and dusted, Iftikhar turned it around with a blistering knock off 60 off 24 deliveries. He was just a hit away from taking Pakistan over the line but couldn't quite clear the long-on fielder. In the end, Neesham bagged the wicket of Haris Rauf to hand New Zealand a thrilling 4 run win.

At the halfway stage, Pakistan would have been relatively satisfied to chase 164 despite the pitch being a sluggish one. They needed to bat sensibly and put on a good opening stand. Babar and Rizwan tends to thrive whenever chasing this middling type of score but it wasn't for today. Both Babar and Rizwan was dismissed cheaply, putting Pakistan under early pressure.

Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub tried to resurrect the run chase but the slowness of the wicket didn't allow them to play their strokes freely. Matt Henry and Adam Milne bowled impressive opening spells and was supported brilliantly in the middle overs by the spin duo of Ish Sodhi and Rachin Ravindra. When Pakistan lost the 6th wicket in the form of Shaheen Afridi, it looked a foregone conclusion.

Iftikhar Ahmed started off with some lusty blows and didn't back down even after the wicket of Shadab Khan. In Faheem Ashraf, he found an able partner who also managed to hit a few out of the ground to make things interesting. Iftikhar smashed 6 sixes and 3 fours and none of the bowlers were spared during his blitzkrieg. With 5 required off 3 deliveries, Iftikhar was holed out at long-on and Haris couldn't put the finishing toucher

overs

159 /10 score

runs

Haris Rauf *

0 (2)

Naseem Shah

0 (3)

Jimmy Neesham

3 /38

19.6 James Neesham to Haris Rauf, RAUF HOLES OUT AND NZ WIN A THRILLER! Length delivery, Rauf moves across and looks to swing hard but he mis-hits it to deep mid-wicket. Bowes runs in and takes a fine catch as the Kiwi players break into celebrations! NZ sneak a four-run win to stay alive in this series!

Haris Rauf c Chad Bowes b James Neesham 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)

19.5 James Neesham to Haris Rauf, SWING AND A MISS! Back of a length outside-off, Rauf winds up for a big slog but he misses it. Just one ball left now, five needed!

Haris Rauf, RHB comes out to the crease.

The pendulum has swung again, just when it mattered the most, Iftikhar has holed out at long-on. Take nothing away from this knock though, he has certainly taken Pakistan within touching distance of the victory target. Stil 5 required off 2.

19.4 James Neesham to Iftikhar Ahmed, IN THE AIR AND OUT! DRAMA HERE! Full on middle, Iftikhar moves across and sits deep before looking to go big but he skies it to long-on. Mitchell comes in and takes a crucial catch under pressure. NZ need one wicket, PAK need 5 off two balls!

Iftikhar Ahmed c Daryl Mitchell b James Neesham 60 (24b, 3x4, 6x6)

Iftikhar is taking his over the line, this has been incredible hitting and Neesham can only afford a sheepish smile. He is striking at 260 at the moment and has already smashed 6 sixes. He will definitely back himself to finish it off with a six. Just 5 more required off 3 deliveries.

19.3 James Neesham to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR! CLASSY BATTING! Low full-toss bowled wide of off, Iftikhar moves across and drives it between extra-cover and long-off for a boundary. Pakistan need 5 off three balls now!

19.2 James Neesham to Iftikhar Ahmed, full outside-off and angling away, Iftikhar swings and misses it. Dot ball!

Jimmy Neesham was searching for the yorker and the angle allows him to just help it over the deep backward square leg fence. 9 required off 5.

19.1 James Neesham to Iftikhar Ahmed, MUSCLED! Length delivery, Iftikhar typically moves across and bludgeons it over deep square-leg for a maximum!

Faheem Ashraf had almost sealed the deal with a six over deep midwicket but his dismissal on the very next ball has made things very interesting. Naseem could have batted sensibly here and tried to give the strike back to Iftikhar. It's all down to him, 15 required of the final over.

overs

149 /8 score

1wd

runs

Naseem Shah *

0 (3)

Iftikhar Ahmed

50 (20)

Matt Henry

2 /27

18.6 Matt Henry to Naseem Shah, BEATEN AGAIN! Length delivery outside-off, Naseem tries to slog but he connects with thin air for the third time in a row. What a fantastic comeback from Henry!

Into the pitch from Matt Henry and Naseem couldn't put bat to ball. It will be a virtual free hit for Naseem Shah. Can he get a boundary or Henry will have the last laugh?