Pakistan team in Dunedin for second T20I against New Zealand tomorrow

Published: 11:37 AM, 17 Mar, 2025
Pakistan team in Dunedin for second T20I against New Zealand tomorrow
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Pakistan cricket team, which suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the first T20 International (T20I) of the five-match series on Sunday, reached Dunedin from Christchurch on Monday for the second T20I, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.  

The players will take a rest today. The second T20 between the two teams will be played tomorrow. 

The match will start at 2:15 local time. 

On Sunday, New Zealand comprehensively beat Pakistan by nine wickets to go one up in the 5-match T20 International (T20I) series at Christchurch.  

Earlier, Pakistan were all out for 91, their record-low score on New Zealand soil. 

New Zealand scored the required runs in 10.1 overs at the loss of just one wicket. 

The tourists began the five-match series in disastrous fashion, reduced to 11-4 at the end of the fifth over after towering paceman Kyle Jamieson ran amok with the new ball.

Jamieson claimed three of the first four wickets to finish with 3-8 off four overs.

New ball partner Jacob Duffy returned later in the innings to sweep up the tail and, like Jamieson, claimed career-best T20 figures of 4-14 off 3.4 overs.

Pakistan never recovered from their top-order collapse after being sent in on a Hagley Oval pitch offering early life, with only three players reaching double figures.

Newly-installed captain Salman Agha scored 18 and put on 46 for the fifth wicket with top-scorer Khushdil Shah, who struck three sixes in his 32 off 30 balls.

Jahandad Khan scored 17 at a run-a-ball before the innings ended with eight balls still to be bowled.

Pakistan's previous lowest T20 score in New Zealand was 101 all out in a 95-run loss in Wellington in 2016.

As many as three Pakistani players made their debut in today's match.

Kiwis did not look in any trouble while chasing the target. Tim Seifert was the only player to depart. He made 44 runs off 29 balls. While Finn Allen and Tim Robinson scored 29 and 18 runs, respectively.

Reporter: Wasim Ahmad

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