Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 179/7 (46 runs required, RR: 8.95)

  • Mohammad Wasim1 (3b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi16 (11b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-29-2
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-27-1

And that's a wrap from Dunedin. New Zealand were clinical today and Finn Allen made sure to cash in on his red-hot form. He left Pakistan in tatters with his blitzkrieg and Pakistan weren't consistent enough with their lines and lengths, and looked rusty. Once again, Pakistan batters found it tough to get on top of the bowlers, and many of their aerial shots went into the hands of fielders. We hope you've enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, on behalf of Thilak Ram

Finn Allen: Trying to have a solid foundation, solid base and kind of built from there...picking my moments when to go and picking bowlers. it's about playing the ball on merit. And then you get where it's supposed to go.

Mitchell Santner: Pakistan are a very good team and they've shown that when they've come here and wherever we play them. I think we have to talk about trying to do it for as long as he can and he did it for a long time today (on Finn Allen). It's nice to have (big) score on a small ground. But I guess the scoreboard pressure, (allows us to be) aggressive and then you know, try and get that run rate quite high.

Congratulations to New Zealand on the series win and commiserations to Pakistan who end up on the losing side. Tim Southee did a splendid job once again and was good in both his spells. Lockie Ferguson bowled a magnificent spell after being brought in the side for this game, and Mitchell Santner, who was wearing the captain's armband in the absence of Kane Williamson, took 1/26 and didn't allow Pakistan to get off the hook. The highlight of the day was Finn Allen's 137, which is the seventh-highest score in T20Is (check what other records he broke above). He simply killed the game with that spellbinding knock. Pakistan couldn't address their middle-order issues, and their bowling was abysmal as a unit. Lots of areas of concern, but they have two more games to get it right and carry some confidence because it's a World Cup year, and every game is an opportunity to make amends, weed out issues, get the jazba back in the team and identify their best 11 before the showpiece event

19.6
1
Southee to Mohammad Wasim, 1 run, That'll do nicely for New Zealand; they bag the series 3-0. Length ball fires it on middle, Wasim muscles it down to long on and jogs through a run. New Zealand win comprehensively by 45 runs.

Ali Sajjad: "In the three matches it is Pakistan bowling that has let them down. They should not be required to chase 200 targets. Not taking anything away from NZ's amazing batting effort but better bowling effort could have restricted them to lower scores."

Sairabhk: "Fin Allen has become the another scary Ghost for Pak after Warner."

Hussain : "So the problem is babar? What a joke, only consistent performer in the team. Babar does his job while rest failing time n again"

19.5
0
Southee to Mohammad Wasim, no run, Throws the kitchen sink at it, deceived him with the the slow shortish ball wide of off

Hasan : "I think Pakistan needs to go back to their previous batting order, Babar and Rizwan to open and fakhar at 3. Azam Khan needs to be replaced by Haris at 4. Shadab to return at 5. Iftikhar at 6. A somewhat reliable line up which worked for pakistan for the last couple of years"

19.4
1lb
Southee to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 leg bye, goes full outside, tries it to ramp it but only grabs fresh air, sneaks a bye

Ahmed Ghazi: "Pakistan needs to work on their batting and bowling strategy.Haris Rauf was expensive in all 3 games and Azam khan and Iftikhar needs to be replaced as they needed to score quick runs which was expected but failed to deliver."

19.3
2
Southee to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, Steps away to the off side and yanks his front foot out of the way, not a lot of oomph behind the shot, Mitchell at deep midwicket with a throw, Southee picks it up and throws at striker's end, direct hit would have been curtains

Nasir Hussain: "Pakistan at-least had a set opening pair and an established number 3 in form of Fakhar , now it is a mess from top to bottom under Hafeez and Shaheen."

19.2
1lb
Southee to Mohammad Wasim, 1 leg bye, Muffled appeal for an lbw, touch short and snaked it on middle, hit him a bit high as they sneak a bye

shaheen syeda: "Pak should try Haseeb instead of Iftikhar"

19.1
W
Southee to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT, Round the wicket, short of a length with pace off floating in the channel, tries to whack it through covers, nicked it through to the keeper, his cameo comes to an end, spot on change-up delivery

Mohammad Nawaz (3) c †Seifert b Southee 28 (23m 15b 2x4 2x6) SR: 186.66

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | PAK: 174/6 (51 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.15, RRR: 51.00)

  • Mohammad Nawaz28 (14b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi14 (9b)
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-27-1
  • Matt Henry4-0-51-1
18.6
1
Ferguson to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, slightly short and wide, absolutely woofs a square cut but not in the gap, man at sweeper collects it on one bounce
18.5
4
Ferguson to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, Length on the pads, shanks it away past backward square for a four, too little, too late?
18.4
1
Ferguson to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, inside edge rolls over to the right of keeper
18.3
0
Ferguson to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Thunderbolt on short of a length and he gets a lot of purchase, Shaheen moves his bonce away from line
18.2
0
Ferguson to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Back of a length, arcing across off, late attempt to cut
18.1
1
Ferguson to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, Full toss on middle and leg, steps away to the on side and cuts it to cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | PAK: 167/6 (58 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.27, RRR: 29.00)

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi13 (6b)
  • Mohammad Nawaz22 (11b)
  • Matt Henry4-0-51-1
  • Tim Southee3-0-26-1
17.6
6
Henry to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, That is a proper wallop! Clears his front leg and hoists it over deep square for a six, making good use of the short boundaries. Fraction short on middle, he belted it out of the screws
17.5
0
Henry to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Cleverly bowled! Slow ball on back of a length wide of off, wanders the the leg side in a bid to heave him over midwicket, premediated
17.4
4
Henry to Shaheen Shah Afridi, FOUR, Swings for the hills, gets a thick top edge and it runs away from deep fine leg for a four
17.3
1
Henry to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, Drags his length back, width on offer, rides the bounce and slaps it to sweeper cover
17.2
0
Henry to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, Effort ball on a hard length wide of off, tries to play an upper cut but it climbed insanely off the deck and hurried him
17.2
1w
Henry to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 wide, Short and wide of the tramline on off
17.1
6
Henry to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, Majestic six! Flexes his biceps and clobbers it over deep midwicket for a huge! Made room towards the leg side and deposited the back of a length ball angling into off into the grass banks

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | PAK: 149/6 (76 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 25.33)

  • Mohammad Nawaz15 (8b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi3 (3b)
  • Tim Southee3-0-26-1
  • Ish Sodhi4-0-38-1
16.6
1
Southee to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, Back of a length ball at an innocuous pace following him up, he steps to the on side and plays a back foot punch to cover
16.5
6
Southee to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, That's right in his hitting arc; shortens his length on middle and leg, delectable flick over backward square for a six, not a massive one but they all yield the same number of runs
16.4
1
Southee to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Length and angling across off, takes the aerial route hitting not where he intended originally, man at sweeper cuts it off
16.3
1
Southee to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, Pulls his length back, some room to free arms, slices it uppishly behind backward point for a run
16.2
4
Southee to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, Round the wicket, back of a length angling in at middle, carted away in the air to deep fine leg, Conway in the deep tried to flick it back inside the rope, he was in contact with the rope when the ball hits his thigh so it's a FOUR

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st23Mohammad RizwanSaim Ayub
2nd39Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
3rd33Babar AzamFakhar Zaman
4th20Babar AzamAzam Khan
5th6Babar AzamIftikhar Ahmed
6th13Babar AzamMohammad Nawaz (3)
7th40Mohammad Nawaz (3)Shaheen Shah Afridi
8th5Shaheen Shah AfridiMohammad Wasim (1)