MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Batting first, Green Shirts fired in unison to rattle up a challenging 181 for six against New Zealand in third and final of T20 International match on Sunday at Bay Oval here.
In a fashionable way, Fakhar Zaman scored 46 runs off 36 balls with five fours and one six.
Following his dismissal, Haris Sohail, skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and Umar Amin helped the team putting up a competitive 181 runs on board.
Sarfraz scored 29, while Haris and Umar Amin scored 20 and 21 respectively.
The Black Caps have dropped wicket-keeper Glenn Phillips and called in Tom Blunde to replace him for the T20 series decider.
Innings Break – Pakistan: 181/6 (20 ov). Live Updates: https://t.co/wUfwtUf3qV #NZVPAK pic.twitter.com/A8yV6J01ZV
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 28, 2018
Earlier in the second game, an excellent performance by Green Shirts led to their first victory, raising a chance to end the tour with a silverware.
For the first time on this tour, the Green Shirts were confident to clinch the series after leveling the three match series at 1-1 in the second T20 against Kiwis.
However, right-arm pacer Hasan Ali was unfit to play today due to a slight injury during practice sessions, announced Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hours before the deciding match.
Hasan Ali twisted his left ankle during training yesterday while playing football. After 24 hours of conservative management he did not make adequate progress to be cleared fit to play the final T20I against New Zealand by Pakistan Team Physiotherapist, Vib Singh. pic.twitter.com/xH2GOwv7Gq
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 28, 2018
Pakistan had notched their first victory of the tour over the New Zealand in the second T20 after crushing the Black Caps by 48 runs in Auckland.
Playing XI:
New Zealand: Kane Williamson(c), Martin Guptill, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Anaru Kitchen, Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tom Blunde (w).
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed(c), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Umar Amin, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Rumman Raees.
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January 28, 2018 at 12:26AM
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