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Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025 5th T20I Full Commentary
Result · Mar 26 2025, Wed - 11:45 AM (IST)
5th T20I, - Sky Stadium
PAKISTAN128/9
NEW ZEALAND131/2
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
CRR:13.1
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Match
Jacob Duffy to Haris Rauf. Length ball, off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 3 runs, dropped catch by O'Rourke, fielded by Allen. That concludes the first innings, as Pakistan are restricted to a total of 128. Jacob Duffy took two early wickets as Pakistan struggled in the first half of the innings, with on 52 on the board when they lost their fifth wicket in the 11th over. Captain Salman Ali Agha led the recovery with a solid 51, supported by Shadab Khan, who made 28 in a partnership of 54. New Zealand's bowlers were exceptional throughout and once he removed Shadab, James Neesham shone late on, claiming a maiden five-wicket haul to prevent Pakistan gaining any late momentum. Can New Zealand's batters chase down the target with ease, or will Pakistan's bowlers put up a strong fight to defend their total? Let's find out. Join us shortly for the run chase.
Jacob Duffy to Haris Rauf. Slower ball full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
Jacob Duffy to Haris Rauf. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
Jacob Duffy to Haris Rauf. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
Jacob Duffy to Haris Rauf. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
Jacob Duffy to Haris Rauf. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chapman.
OUT! Caught. James Neesham to Sufiyan Muqeem. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Bracewell. Nine down for Pakistan.
James Neesham to Haris Rauf. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Allen.
James Neesham to Sufiyan Muqeem. Length ball, down leg side down the track driving, missed for 1 run, fielded by Hay.
OUT! Caught. James Neesham to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Chapman. James Neesham takes his fourth wicket.
James Neesham to Salman Ali Agha. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to point for no runs, fielded by Sears.
FOUR! James Neesham to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Ben Sears to Haris Rauf. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
Ben Sears to Salman Ali Agha. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
Ben Sears to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Steer, to short third man for no runs, fielded by O'Rourke.
Ben Sears to Salman Ali Agha. Yorker, down leg side backing away working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, fielded by Allen.
FOUR! Ben Sears to Salman Ali Agha. Half volley, to leg backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
FOUR! Ben Sears to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
James Neesham to Haris Rauf. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
James Neesham to Haris Rauf. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Hay.
OUT! Caught. James Neesham to Jahandad Khan. Length ball, down leg side down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by O'Rourke. Wickets are falling like a pack of cards.
James Neesham to Salman Ali Agha. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Duffy.
James Neesham to Jahandad Khan. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to silly point for 1 run, shy attempt by Neesham, fielded by Hay.
OUT! Caught. James Neesham to Shadab Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, outside edge, caught by Hay. Another one bites the dust.
Wide James Neesham to Shadab Khan. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to third man for 5 runs.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan. Leg spinner length ball, to leg backing away working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Duffy.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan. Googly length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Shadab Khan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Ish Sodhi to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
SIX! Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. An emphatic victory sealed in style! New Zealand have raced to victory chasing down the target in just 10 overs. Tim Seifert played a remarkable innings, striking 10 sixes in an unbeaten 97 off just 38 balls, as they made short work of the modest target of 128. Seifert launched his onslaught from the outset, as Pakistan's bowlers were unable to make the early breakthroughs. Sufiyan Muqeem briefly halted the charge, removing Finn Allen and Mark Chapman, but there was no stopping Seifert as New Zealand capped a 4-1 series victory. James Neesham was named Player of the Match for his 5 wicket haul earlier, whilst Tim Siefert took the Player of the Series award. Join us for the ODIs in a few days time.
SIX! Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
SIX! Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled over long off for 6 runs, dropped catch by Rauf.
Shadab Khan to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bin Yousuf.
Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rauf.
SIX! Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Daryl Mitchell. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Daryl Mitchell. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, shy attempt by Muqeem.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim Seifert. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, run save by Ali.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Daryl Mitchell. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Bin Yousuf.
OUT! Stumped. Sufiyan Muqeem to Mark Chapman. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, inside edge, by Haris. What a moment of brilliance from the keeper!
APPEAL! Sufiyan Muqeem to Mark Chapman. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Khan, appeal made for L.B.W. Good use of the review by Chapman.
FOUR! Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Shadab Khan to Mark Chapman. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Nawaz.
Shadab Khan to Mark Chapman. Leg spinner back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for no runs, dropped catch by Khan.
Shadab Khan to Tim Seifert. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bin Yousuf.
Shadab Khan to Mark Chapman. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim Seifert. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Haris.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim Seifert. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Bin Yousuf.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Mark Chapman. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Rauf.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Mark Chapman. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
OUT! Bowled. Sufiyan Muqeem to Finn Allen. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, missed. Sufiyan Muqeem gets his man.
Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim Seifert. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rauf.
Jahandad Khan to Tim Seifert. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Samad. At the end of the powerplay, New Zealand scored 92 runs without losing any wickets.
SIX! Jahandad Khan to Tim Seifert. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Jahandad Khan to Tim Seifert. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, run save by Samad.
SIX! Jahandad Khan to Tim Seifert. Back of a length, down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.
FOUR! Jahandad Khan to Tim Seifert. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
SIX! Jahandad Khan to Tim Seifert. Slower length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.