Pakistan achieved a hard-earned 26-run victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international (🏅ODI) match in Karachi, marking their first ODI series win against the team in 12 years.
Batting first, Pakistan posted 287-6 on the scoreboard in their stipulated 50 overs, with Imam-ul-Haq scoring 90 runs off 107 balls and Babar Azam adding 54 runs off 62 balls. Matt Henry was the best bowler for New Zealand, with 3/54.
In reply, New Zealand started strongly, with Tom Blundell and Will Young giving the team a confident opening stand of 83 runs in 15.3 overs. However, Pakistan finally broke through with Young’s run-out before Wasim dismissed Daryl Mitchell for 21. Blundell also got run-out after in an attempt to snatch the second run.
In the final overs, debutant Cole McConchie tried valiantly to pull🍸 off a victory for the Blackcaps, but he ran🅰 out of partners.
With this win🧸, Pakistan have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the fivꦡe-match series, having already won the first two games in Rawalpindi by comprehensive margins.
Brief scores: Pakista🤡n 287-6 in 50 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 90, Babar Azam 54; Matt Henry 3/54) beat New Zealand 261 all out in 49.1 overs (Tom Blundell 65, Cole McConchie 64 not ♛out; Naseem Shah 2/42) by 26 runs
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
And that’s another thumping win for us! 3-0 up. Great performances by all the boys, especially,▨ bhai, bhai, bhai and ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚAgha. We will make it 5-0 now. InshaAllah
— Muhammad Wasim Jr (@Wasim_Jnr)
CONGRATULATIONS Team Green on winning an ODI series against New Zealand 🇳🇿 After 12 Years👏🏼👏🏼 Great Match today Wonderful batting by Imam,Babar and Rizwan once again..followed By great bowling of Naseem ,Wasim jr and co.
Next Target No 1 ODI team🎯— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal)
Alhamdullilah for the win today. Enjoyed every moment of it!
All eyes are on the next game now…💪— Naseem Shah (@iNaseemShah)
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All class as thumps a six over long-off 💥 |
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Pakis൲tan taꦯkes 3-0 inaccessible lead in the five-match series:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Pakistan won the third ODI and the series.
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans)
Pakistan won the ODI series after 12 years under the captaincy of King Babar Azam, Congratulations 🇵🇰👏
— King Babar Azam Army (@kingbabararmy)
Series sealed ✅
Next mission: No. 1 Team In ODI RankingsBring it on! 🙌
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited)
. is player of ♌the match for his outstanding 9️⃣0️⃣ 🏆 |
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
It takes lot of GUTS and TALENT to take your team to No.1 Rank on the ICC rankings even after 💙many OPPONENT PLAYERS🀅 skip series against your team.
But King Babar h✨as led this team from front despite knowing that he has to play against B/C teams everytime. The greatest.
— Cric buddy (@kirikraja)
