Lahore | Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 88 runs in the first match of the five match T20 series. Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan scored 182 runs in 19.5 overs. Fakhar Zaman 47 and Saim Ayub 47 played good inning for Pakistan. Matt Henry took 3 for 32, Adam Milne and Ben Lister took 2-2 wickets. Chasing a target of 182 runs, New Zealand’s batting disintegrated in front of Pakistan’s deadly bowling and the whole team was reduced to just 94 runs. From Pakistan, Harish Rauf took 4 wickets for 18 runs. Mark Chapman played an inning of 34 runs for New Zealand. Harish Rauf was given man of the match for his brilliant bowling.
Brief Scores:
Pakistan: 10/182 over 19.5, Fakhar Zaman 47, Saim Ayub 47, Matt Henry 3/32, Ben Lister 2/30, Adam Milne 2/51
New Zealand: 10/94 over 15.3, Mark Chapman 34, Harish Rauf 4/18, Imad Wasim 2/2