Debutant Jacob Duffy had a night to remember as New Zealand beat Pakistan in f🍸irst of the three-match series at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday, taking 4 for 33 to guide his side to a🍸 five-wicket win.
After opting to bat first, Pakistan lost their five wickets for just 39 runs. However, stand-in skipper Shadab Khan (42) and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf (31) stood tall and⭕ en🔜sured that the hosts put on a competitive total of 153/9 in their stipulated overs.
For the Black Caps, Tim Seifert (57 off 43) and Mark Chapman (34 off 20) were the key men with the bat as they chased down 154 with seven balls to spare.
The second T20I will be played at the Se🍰ddon ൲Park in Hamilton on Sunday (December 20).
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Pakistan struggling with the bounce of . What a sta꧅rওt from !
— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz)
4️⃣ overs
3️⃣3️⃣ runs
4️⃣ wicketsA Player of the Ma🔥tch on debut for Jacob Duffy 🙌
— ICC (@ICC)
AM I seeing double?!
Saღntner SIX to win a T20I fo𝓰r the second time this season!
GREAT WORK boys, that's a five wicket win to get us started 👏🏽
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
Who else?! Your Player of the Match – Jacob Duffy 👏🏽
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
with a nice fighting skippers knock. Some top😼 class bowlers in thi🐎s side 2/3 early ones and she’s is all on
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage)
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Jacob Duffy & Tim Seifert were the difference in the end. Strong performance from New Zealand. Picked up right where they left off against the West Indies. Pakistan offered an admirable recovery, pushing them all the way…but ultimately had too tall a task to overcome.
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz)
Decent fight from Pak,that start costing them the game in the end but if♌ they can get runs at the top in this seri🅷es,it’ll be a good one. Haris Rauf a 🌟
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
NZ won but a good match looking at thꦉe early collapse of Pakistan, Haris was superb again with the ball
— WAZIR🇵🇰 (@156kph)
Really I enjoy the batting of Shadab and Faheem but NZ🐈 play very well so they deser🃏ve
— Hassan Johri 💙 (@hassanjohri123)
1st-T20I:
"New Zealand Won By 5 Wickets"
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PAK 153-9 (20 Ovs)
NZ 156-5 (18.5 Ovs)
Seifert 57
Chapman 34
Rauf: 3/29
Shaheen: 2/27— GM Abbasi (@GMF48)
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