Pakistan beaten by New Zealand in 2nd T 20 Match of Bilateral series played in 2016

Pakistan was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International series in New Zealand in 2016. This series was important as both teams were preparing for the T 20 World Cup to be played later in India in 2016. The 3rd and final T 20 International match was to be played on Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand on 22^nd Jan, 2016. Series is tied at by 1-1. And winner of this match will take the series.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this 3rd and final T 20 International match: S Malik, Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Gul, S Ahmed (wk), Wahab Riaz, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Amir, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Imad Wasim

And New Zealandn team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rd and final T 20 International match: Grant Elliott, Luke R (wk), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Trent B, Todd Astle, Corey Anderson, Matt Henry, Mitchell S

New Zealand started very well and played aggressively to set total of 196 runs in 20 over’s at the loss of 5 wickets and top score by Cory A  who made unbeaten 82 runs in 42 balls with 6 4’s and 4 sixes at the strike rate of 195 runs in 100 balls.

And M guptill who made 42 runs in 19 balls with 6 4’s and 2 six at the strike rate of 221 runs in 100 balls.

Pakistan was needed to score 196 runs in 20 over’s to won this 3rd and final T 20 International match and to win this series.

Pakistan batted very Poorly and was bowled out for only 101 runs in 16.1 over’s and top scored by S Ahmed who made unbeaten 41 runs in 36 balls with 5 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 114 runs in 100 balls and S malik who made 14 runs in 6 balls with 3 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 233 runs in 100 balls.

New Zealand won the match by 95 runs and series as 2-1.

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