PAK vs NZ / Pakistan's shameful defeat in NZ, Kiwi team won in just 61 balls

PAK vs NZ: The New Zealand tour started very badly for the Pakistan cricket team. In the first T20 match played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, the host team kept Pakistan under complete pressure and registered a spectacular victory. In the first match of this five-match T20 series, the performance of the Pakistani team was disappointing, where neither their batsmen could stay nor the bowlers could make an impact.

Pakistan team disintegrated in the first innings

After losing the toss, the condition of the Pakistani team, which came out to bat first, was poor from the beginning. New Zealand's fast bowlers did not give the opposition batsmen a chance to recover on any front. Both Pakistan's openers returned to the pavilion without opening the account, which put pressure on the team from the beginning.

The process of wickets falling continued and the whole team was all out for 91 runs in just 18.4 overs. This was Pakistan's lowest score in New Zealand. Khushdil Shah scored the highest 32 runs, while Jahandad Khan played an innings of 17 runs.

Among the New Zealand bowlers, Jacob Duffy bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets. At the same time, Kyle Jamieson took 3 wickets for just 8 runs. Apart from this, Ish Sodhi and Zachary Foulkes also took wickets and did not give any chance to the Pakistani batsmen to survive.

New Zealand's explosive victory in 61 balls

Chasing the small target of 92 runs, the New Zealand team batted very aggressively. They achieved the target in just 10.1 overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert played a blistering innings of 44 runs off 29 balls, which included 7 fours and 1 six. Apart from him, Finn Allen scored 29 runs off 17 balls and remained unbeaten. Tim Robinson also gave the team an easy win by adding 18 runs off 15 balls.

Abrar Ahmed took the only wicket from Pakistan, but this match was no less than a nightmare for the rest of the bowlers.

Lead for New Zealand, crisis for Pakistan

With this big win, New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. This defeat is a big setback for Pakistan, as this defeat not only shows the weakness of their batting order, but also exposes the failure of their bowling. Pakistan will have to make big changes in their strategy in the upcoming matches, otherwise this series can also slip out of their hands.