NZ V Pakistan (5 T20s and 3 ODIs) 16 March -5 April 2025

[Plugger35]

NZ finishing on 292, a good recovery with a 99 n.o. from Hay when it looked like they may have been bowled out for under 250.

That will be a challenging run chase for Pakistan.
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[Plugger35]

Not a good start for Pakistan, 2 wickets down for 7 runs off 4 overs.

Make that 3 for 9 off 6 overs.

 

[H00t]

Ball doing a fair bit but this is a crazy spell by O’Rourke. If only he didn’t bowl as many wides as he has.

1/7 off 5.3 6 of those runs have been wides though.

Could have been 1/1 off 5.3

 

[Plugger35]

Sears with 2 wickets in his first over, Pakistan in deep trouble now at 5 for 32.

 

[Plugger35]

I don't think they will win this but this partnership between Faheem and Naseem has added some respectability to Pakistan's total.

 

[Plugger35]

Pakistan all out for 208 with Sears taking 5 wickets and Naseem making a 50, NZ winning the series with one match left to go.

 

[NYRB]

Feel asleep during Pakistans chase but it doesnt seem like I missed much. Same old Pakistan- they just aren't consistent enough at this level.

 

[NYRB]

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Rhys Mariu, Nick Kelly, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert, Michael Bracewell(c), Muhammad Abbas, Mitchell Hay(w), Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, William ORourke

Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Akif Javed



Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field



Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field

It is going to be a 42 over contest now for the 3rd and final ODI

 

[NYRB]

Daryl Mitchell getting a wicket in 2025 for his national team, wasnt on my prediction list.

 

[Plugger35]

I didn't watch any of the match yesterday but not surprising to see that NZ had another comfortable win for a series clean sweep.

Not a great tour for Pakistan with just the one win from 8 matches and their teams looked closer to full strength than NZ's teams.

 

[NYRB]

I didn't watch any of the match yesterday but not surprising to see that NZ had another comfortable win for a series clean sweep.

Not a great tour for Pakistan with just the one win from 8 matches and their teams looked closer to full strength than NZ's teams.

Its not a good look for Pakistan losing to almost a 3rd string NZ team.

Questions need to be asked but it feels like those same questions have been lingering for a while now.

Alot of these Pakistan players now go back home to compete in their PSL T20 league.