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New Zealand vs Pakistan Scorecard, 1st T20I, Pakistan vs New Zealand 2018
Result · Oct 31 2018, Wed - 09:30 PM (IST)
PAKISTAN148/6
NEW ZEALAND146/6
Pakistan won by 2 runs
CRR:7.3
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | New Zealand tour to Pakistan (UAE) 2018 |
| Date: | Oct 31 2018, Wed - 09:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| City: | Abu Dhabi |
| Venue: | Sheikh Zayed Stadium |
| Toss: | Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Pakistan Playing XI: | Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (c) (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi |
| New Zealand Playing XI: | Glenn Phillips, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Tim Seifert (wk), Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ajaz Patel |
- Pakistan and New Zealand are facing off in a bilateral T20I series for the second time this calendar year; Pakistan recorded a 2-1 series victory against the Black Caps in New Zealand in January 2018.
- Pakistan and New Zealand have been involved in five previous bilateral T20I series; the overall record is evenly split with Pakistan winning two series to New Zealand’s two (one drawn series).
- Pakistan come into this contest having won each of their last nine T20I series (includes tri-series); their last such defeat came at the hands of New Zealand in January 2016.
- New Zealand have tasted defeat in back-to-back matches versus Pakistan, having previously enjoyed a four-game winning streak against them.
- New Zealand are taking on Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi for the first time in this format; they have lost three of their four previous United Arab Emirates encounters with the men in green however (W1).
- Pakistan have registered four wins on the bounce at this venue in Abu Dhabi coming into this contest with New Zealand; Sarfraz Ahmed’s men recently recording a comprehensive 66-run win over Australia there (24 October 2018).
- Pakistan have registered 14 wins in their last 15 T20I fixtures; the sole loss coming to Australia in July 2018.
- New Zealand have suffered six defeats in seven ahead of this meeting with Pakistan (W1); they have failed to win any of their last four T20I series on the road (D3 L1).
- Pakistan’s Babar Azam has recorded half-centuries in four of his last five T20I knocks; the one innings which saw him fall short was still worth 45 runs.
- Kane Williamson has been dismissed in single figures for New Zealand in six of his last seven T20I innings; he did post 72 off 46 balls in that one knock when he did reach double digits however.