Pakistan likewise lost in the third T20 against New Zealand
New Zealand likewise crushed Pakistan in the third T20 match to take a definitive lead in the five-match series.
In the match played in Dunedin, New Zealand had provided Pakistan with an score of 225 races to win, in quest for which the Pakistan team could score 179 runs for 7 wickets in the designated 20 overs.
In the third T20 match, Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first.
In the interest of New Zealand, Finn Allen scored 137 runs off 62 balls with the assistance of 16 sixes and 5 fours while playing a agressive innings.
New Zealand batsmen scored Tim Siffert 31, Glenn Phillips 19, Daryl Mitchell 8, Dion Conway 7 and Mitchell Santner 4 runs.
For the benefit of Pakistan, Haris Rauf took 2 wickets, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan, Muhammad Nawaz and Muhammad Wasim took one wicket each.
Babar Azam scored the most runs for Pakistan team in pursuit for the of the target.
Babar Azam played an innings of 58 runs off 37 balls while Mohammad Rizwan 24, Mohammad Nawaz 28, Fakhar Zaman 19, Azam Khan 10, Saim Ayub 10 and Iftikhar Ahmed got out with one run.
New Zealand bowler Tim Southee took 2 wickets, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner and Debris Sodhi took one wicket each.
Three changes were made in the two groups today. Pakistan included Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim and Zaman Khan in the playing XI instead of Osama Mir, Amir Jamal and Abbas Afridi.
Other players in the Pakistan team included Mohammad Rizwan, Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
