Pakistan cricket team won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be very effective. Batting first, the hosts posted 192 runs on the board for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Captain Babar also scored a stormy century. He scored an unbeaten 101 off 58 balls. His bat saw 11 fours and 3 sixes in this explosive innings. Apart from this, Mohammad Rizwan also scored a half-century. At the same time, Iftikhar Ahmed also scored 33 runs at a fast pace in the end. The most successful bowler from New Zealand was Matt Henry who took 2 wickets. James Neesham and Rachin Ravindra also got 1-1 success.
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Pakistan won by 38 runs
Chasing 193 runs, the New Zealand team could only manage 154 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs, due to which they lost the second T20 by 38 runs. Haris Rauf created panic by taking 4 wickets in the second consecutive match. At the same time, Imad Wasim, Zaman Khan and Shadab Khan also took 1-1 wickets. For the Kiwi team, Mark Chapman played a fighting inning of 65 runs which included 4 fours and 4 sky-high sixes. Bahrahal, after the match, Babar Azam was awarded the title of Player of the Match. In such a situation, now Pakistan has gone ahead 2-0 in the series by winning 2 consecutive matches.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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