Pakistan vs New Zealand second T20I match scheduled to play on 20th December. As the three-match T20I series resumes on 18th December, The Men in Green suffer a huge blow despite both sides being underpowered.
The first T20I had not been lucky enough for the Men in Green. The hosts declared a comfortable win by five wickets over them despite both sides being underpowered.
Pakistan’s batting line-up at the top-order looked inconsistent as the opening batsmen struggled. It could have been a one-sided battle but the skipper Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf played their role for the country adding 42 off 32 and 31 off 18 respectively.
However, the Men in Green were a bit sound in the bowling depart as Haris Rauf grabbed 3 wickets along with Shaheen getting 2 showing that the pitch was supportive for the pacers.
New Zealand, who comfortably chased the target, showed their potent in all departs. The bowlers were economical and Kuggeleijn, Duffy shared 7 wickets, 4 and 3 respectively. The batsmen from top to the lower-order were also useful.
Notably, Pakistan will be struggling under pressure as Williamson, Southee, and Boult coming back to the game.
Pitch report:
Batting friendly, the first team should look to score 180 for the chasing team
Weather:
22C with sunshine, cloud intervals, 10% rain chances
Match prediction:
New Zealand to win
Last encounter:
NZ won by 5 wickets.
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score, PAK vs NZ 2nd T20, 20th Dec 2020
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and opt to bat
PAK | 163/6 (20 OVERS) |
NZ | 164/1 (19.2 OVERS) |
TEAM SQUADS |
Pakistan T20I Squad: Shadab Khan (c), Abdullah Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Wahab Riaz
New Zealand T20I Squad: Kane Williamson (C), Trent Boult, Todd Astle, Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryll Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Tim Seifert (WK)