New Zealand vs Pakistan 3rd T20: A five-match T20 series is being played between New Zealand and Pakistan. New Zealand performed brilliantly in the third match of the series. Batting first, it gave Pakistan a target of 205 runs to win. During this, Mark Chapman played a brilliant innings. He scored 94 runs. However, Chapman missed out on scoring a century. Bowling for Pakistan, Haris Rauf took three wickets.
New Zealand team
After losing the toss and batting first, the New Zealand team performed brilliantly. Its start was bad. But Chapman changed the situation. Chapman came to bat at number three. During this, he faced 44 balls and scored 94 runs. Chapman’s innings included 11 fours and 4 sixes. Tim Seifert played a short but explosive innings. He scored 19 runs in 9 balls. Seifert hit 2 sixes and 1 four.
Mohammad Abbas Afridi takes the last wicket to fall as New Zealand are bowled out for 204
Pakistan chase to begin shortly
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Captain Bracewell played an innings of 31 runs
For New Zealand, Finn Allen came to open with Seifert. But he could not do anything special. Allen got out on zero. Daryl Mitchell scored 17 runs facing 11 balls. He hit a four and a six. Neesham scored 3 runs. Mitchell Hay was out after scoring 9 runs. Captain Michael Bracewell played an innings of 31 runs. He faced 18 balls and hit 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Harris took 3 wickets for Pakistan
Haris Rauf bowled brilliantly for Pakistan. He took 4 wickets for just 29 runs in 4 overs. Shaheen Afridi took 2 wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs. Abrar Ahmed took 2 wickets for 43 runs in 3 overs. Abbas Afridi took 2 wickets for 24 runs in 2.5 overs. Shadab Khan got a success.