31/10Result

1st T20I (N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 31 2018

PakistanPakistanPAK
148/6
New ZealandNew ZealandNZ
146/6 (20 ov)

Pakistan won by 2 runs

Player of the Match

Mohammad HafeezPakistan

31/10Result

1st T20I (N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 31 2018

PakistanPakistanPAK
148/6
New ZealandNew ZealandNZ
146/6 (20 ov)

Pakistan won by 2 runs

Player of the Match

Mohammad HafeezPakistan

Match Coverage

Hafeez, Hasan star in thrilling Pakistan win
Imad Wasim's 10 runs off the last two deliveries prove costly for visitors, but New Zealand give Pakistan a tough fight in series opener
Pakistan's T20I juggernaut awaits New Zealand's challenge
Sarfraz Ahmed and his men are chasing an 11th successive series win, but New Zealand have a squad that has done the rounds in T20 leagues and would fancy causing an upset

New Zealand INNINGS		R	B
C Munro	caught	58	42
GD Phillips	bowled	12	15
KS Williamson	caught	11	16
C de Grandhomme	run out	6	6
LRPL Taylor	not out	42	26
CJ Anderson	caught	9	12
TL Seifert	bowled	0	1
TG Southee	not out	5	2
AF Milne
IS Sodhi
AY Patel
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 1)
TOTAL	146 (6 wkts; 20 ovs)

Pakistan BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Imad Wasim	4.0	0	26	1	6.50
Faheem Ashraf	2.0	0	15	0	7.50
Hasan Ali	4.0	0	35	3	8.75
Mohammad Hafeez	3.0	0	13	0	4.33
Shadab Khan	4.0	0	26	1	6.50
Shaheen Shah Afridi	3.0	0	29	0	9.66	(1w)

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	50	C Munro	GD Phillips
2nd	29	C Munro	KS Williamson
3rd	5	C de Grandhomme	KS Williamson
4th	5	LRPL Taylor	C de Grandhomme
5th	34	LRPL Taylor	CJ Anderson
6th	9	LRPL Taylor	TL Seifert
7th	14	LRPL Taylor	TG Southee