The five-match T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand has ended with a great match. The Pakistan team visited New Zealand several days ago to play this T20 series. All the matches have already been played. Where the host New Zealand team took the series by winning all four of the first 4 matches. However, the visiting Pakistan team won the last match dramatically. In the last T20 match, the visitors beat the hosts by 42 runs!
The first T20 match between New Zealand and Pakistan was played on 12th January. In this match held at Eden Park in New Zealand, Pakistan decided to bowl to deliver. Batting at the invitation of Pakistan, New Zealand scored a massive 226 runs thanks to Kane Williamson and Mitchell. Pakistan's innings stopped at 180 runs chasing the mountain runs provided by New Zealand. As a result, the hosts advanced in the series by winning the first match by 46 runs.
The second match between the two teams took place at Seddon Park Stadium. Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and decided to bowl in this match. Although New Zealand could not complete 200 runs in this match, the team's innings stopped at 194 runs. In response, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman's extraordinary batting skills created a chance of victory, but in the end, the Pakistan team lost this match due to back-end batting failure. As a result, the New Zealand team took a 2-0 lead in the series after winning by 21 runs.
After the first two matches, the host New Zealand team won the third and fourth matches by dominating it. The team won the third match by a margin of 45 runs and the fourth match won the series by a wicket margin for the first time. As a result, the Black Caps confirmed the series win before the last match.
The visiting Pakistan team made a dramatic comeback in the last match after losing the first four matches. Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss in this match as well. But this time he chose batting instead of bowling. Batting first, the team was able to score 134 runs at the end of 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan played the highest innings of 38 runs for the team. But Fakhar Zaman played a very important innings of 33 runs from 16 balls. Many thought Pakistan couldn't win this match with only 134 runs. But the team's bowlers made the impossible possible!
In response to the 135 runs given by Pakistan, the hosts did not get off to a good start in batting. New Zealand kept losing wickets one after another due to the excellent bowling of the Pakistani bowlers. On this day, the team was all out for just 92 runs. As a result, the Pakistan team won for the first time in the five-match series. After losing the first four matches this victory is a blessing for Pakistan!
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