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5th T20I, Sky Stadium, Wellington , Mar 26, 2025
New Zealand New Zealand
131/2 (10.0/20)
Pakistan Pakistan
128/9 (20.0/20)
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    James Neesham
    5/22(4)
  • Player of the Series
    Tim Seifert
Right then, that will be it from the T20Is where New Zealand takes the series by a 4-1 margin. We hope you enjoyed the coverage. The action now shifts to the three-match ODI series. The first game will be played on March 28th at McLean Park in Napier. That game will start at 10.00 pm GMT. But as you know, you can always join early for all the build-up. Until then, take care, and cheers!
Michael Bracewell, the skipper of New Zealand, is thrilled with his team's performance, particularly the bowling unit, which has been outstanding throughout the series. Michael Bracewell reckons that the team has rotated players and given squad members a chance to shine, all while securing a series win is a big positive for them. He's also impressed with how the team bounced back after their defeat in the third game, showing great resilience and determination.
Salman Agha, Pakistan's skipper, graciously conceded that New Zealand outplayed them, giving credit to the Kiwis for their impressive performance. Despite the loss, Agha highlighted the positives, noting that players like Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Haris showed promising batting skills in the game they won, while Sufiyan Muqeem impressed in this contest. Agha also expressed optimism about the upcoming ODI series, emphasizing that the ODI team is more experienced and a different entity altogether. He's hopeful that this difference will translate to a better outcome for Pakistan in the ODI series.
Tim Seifert, the Player of the Series, shares his thoughts. He says that his approach was to play aggressively, and he's thrilled that it paid off. Tim acknowledged that he got a bit lucky early on, with a few shots flying off the bat, setting the tone for his innings. Looking ahead, Tim mentioned that he's looking forward to taking a well-deserved break, spending quality time with his family for a couple of weeks, before returning to cricket duties.
James Neesham, the Player of the Match, shares his thoughts. He credits the top-order bowlers for making his job easier, allowing him to capitalize on the pressure they built. James emphasized his focus on performing well whenever given the opportunity, and he's eager to continue doing so. He also praised the Kiwi's batting unit, who have been in superb form throughout the series, making for an entertaining watch
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Earlier in the game, Pakistan scored 128 in 20 overs, driven by Skipper Salman's half-century. Shadab also contributed significantly, but the rest of Pakistan's batting lineup struggled. New Zealand's bowling attack was led by James Neesham, who took five wickets. Jacob Duffy claimed two, while Ben Sears and Ish Sodhi took one wicket each.
Chasing a modest total, New Zealand got off to a flying start, scoring 92 runs in the Powerplay. Tim Seifert, in scintillating form throughout the series, led the charge with an aggressive 97. Finn Allen provided solid support as well. Pakistan's bowlers struggled to contain the Kiwis' onslaught, with Sufiyan Muqeem being the only bright spot, claiming two wickets and bowling economically. With the pitch favorable for the batters, the total of 128 posted by Pakistan never looked to trouble the home side and they have breezed past this in the blink of an eye.
The Kiwis secured a convincing victory over Pakistan, winning by 8 wickets and 10 overs to spare. This win has ended the 5-match T20I series in favor of New Zealand, with a dominant 4-1 scoreline.
End Of The Over 10 : 131/2
26 Runs
  • 69.1
  • 19.2
  • 19.3
  • 69.4
  • 69.5
  • 69.6
T. Seifert
97 (38)
D. Mitchell
2 (4)
S. Khan
2-0-33-0
9.6
6
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! TIM SEIFERT FINISHES IT IN FINE FASHION! Floated full, outside off. Tim Seifert gets low and smokes it over the wide long-off fence for another maximum to get the job done. He ends with an unbeaten 97 off just 38 balls. New Zealand win by 8 wickets with 10 overs to spare and take the series 4-1.
9.5
6
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX MORE! INCREDIBLE STRIKING! Floated up outside off. Tim Seifert clears the front leg and slog sweeps high over wide long-on for a third maximum in the over.
9.4
6
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
DROPPED AND SIX! Shadab Khan bowls it slower through the air, and much wide outside off. Tim Seifert reaches for it and lofts it toward the long-off region. Haris Rauf fails to judge it and the ball bursts through his hands and palms it over the ropes for a maximum.
9.3
1
Shadab Khan To Daryl Mitchell
Floated full, around off. Daryl Mitchell heaves it off the inner half through mid-wicket region for a single.
9.2
1
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
Quicker length ball, outside off. Tim Seifert flat-bats this toward long-off for just a single.
9.1
6
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! LAUNCHED! Tossed up full, on off. Tim Seifert gets low and powers it flat over the cow corner fence for a biggie. He is a hurry to finish this.
End Of The Over 9 : 105/2
2 Runs
  • 08.1
  • W 8.2
  • 18.3
  • 18.4
  • 08.5
  • 08.6
D. Mitchell
1 (3)
T. Seifert
72 (33)
S. Muqeem
2-0-6-2
8.6
0
Sufiyan Muqeem To Daryl Mitchell
Flatter length ball, on off. Daryl Mitchell gets behind the line and defends from the crease.
8.5
0
Sufiyan Muqeem To Daryl Mitchell
Tossed up on the middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell nudges into the leg side where the bowler runs across and stops it himself.
8.4
1
Sufiyan Muqeem To Tim Seifert
Flatter googly, around off. Dabbed to short third for one.
8.3
1
Sufiyan Muqeem To Daryl Mitchell
Tossed up on the middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell eases it past the bowler and down to long-on for one.
Daryl Mitchell walks in at number 4.
8.2
W
Sufiyan Muqeem To Mark Chapman OUT!
OUT! STUMPED! Sufiyan Muqeem gets his man! Delivers it full and quick, on the leg stump line. Mark Chapman looks to jam it but the ball comes off his pad and goes toward the keeper. Mohammad Haris behind the stumps is quick to take off the bails as Mark Chapman loses his balance and his foot is out of the crease. Sufiyan Muqeem has his second wicket as Chapman departs early.
8.1
0
Sufiyan Muqeem To Mark Chapman
Bowls it full and quick on the middle and leg stump line. Mark Chapman gets low for the swipe but the ball skids through and hits him in front. An appeal from Pakistan and up goes the finger. Mark Chapman has gone upstairs for the review. The ball tracking shows that the impact is outside the line and Chapman survives.
End Of The Over 8 : 103/1
7 Runs
  • 17.1
  • 17.2
  • 07.3
  • 17.4
  • 07.5
  • 47.6
T. Seifert
71 (32)
M. Chapman
3 (5)
S. Khan
1-0-7-0
7.6
4
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
FOUR! PUMPED! Dropped short, outside off. Tim Seifert gets on top of the bounce and slaps it toward deep extra cover region. One bounce and over the ropes.
7.5
0
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
Flatter leg break, outside off. Tim Seifert cuts it to the point fielder.
7.4
1
Shadab Khan To Mark Chapman
Tossed up on off. Mark Chapman eases this through covers for a single.
7.3
0
Shadab Khan To Mark Chapman
DROPPED! Shortish leg break, on the middle and leg stump line. Mark Chapman goes back and pulls it straight to the throat of Usman Khan at the deep square leg region. He shells down the simple chance. Mark Chapman gets a lifeline.
7.2
1
Shadab Khan To Tim Seifert
Banged in short and quick on off. Tim Seifert swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.1
1
Shadab Khan To Mark Chapman
Flatter leg break, on the middle and leg. Mark Chapman backs away and chips it past the left of the bowler for a single.
End Of The Over 7 : 96/1
4 Runs
  • 16.1
  • W 6.2
  • 06.3
  • 16.4
  • 26.5
  • 06.6
T. Seifert
66 (29)
M. Chapman
1 (2)
S. Muqeem
1-0-4-1
6.6
0
Sufiyan Muqeem To Tim Seifert
Pushed through quicker, and flatter, on off. Tim Seifert plays across the line and gets the inside edge onto the pad.  A tidy over from Sufiyan Muqeem.
6.5
2
Sufiyan Muqeem To Tim Seifert
Wrong'un, slower through the air, outside off. Tim Seifert goes back and pulls it toward wide of long-on for a couple. A misfield in the deep allows the second run.
6.4
1
Sufiyan Muqeem To Mark Chapman
Touch short and quick outside off. Mark Chapman cuts this to deep point for a single to get off the mark.
6.3
0
Sufiyan Muqeem To Mark Chapman
Flatter leg break, around off. Mark Chapman cuts it to backward point.
Mark Chapman walks in next at number 3.
6.2
W
Sufiyan Muqeem To Finn Allen OUT!
OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sufiyan Muqeem gets the breakthrough! Bowls it flat and quick on the off-stump line. Finn Allen looks to pull this over the leg side but the ball skids through and hits the top of the off-stump. A breezy cameo from Finn Allen comes to an end.
6.1
1
Sufiyan Muqeem To Tim Seifert
Tossed up full, on off. Tim Seifert slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Time for some spin. Sufiyan Muqeem comes into the attack.
End Of The Over 6 : 92/0
25 Runs
  • 65.1
  • 45.2
  • 65.3
  • 25.4
  • 65.5
  • 15.6
T. Seifert
63 (26)
F. Allen
27 (11)
J. Khan
2-0-43-0
5.6
1
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
Slower bumper, on the middle. Tim Seifert is early into the shot and miscues the pull in front of deep square leg fielder for a single. 25 runs coming off the over.
5.5
6
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! THIRD SIX OF THE OVER! Back of a length delivery on the middle stump line. Tim Seifert picks the length and smokes it over deep square leg fence, into the stands for another maximum. This is now the highest powerplay score by New Zealand.
5.4
2
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Tim Seifert heaves it off the inner half of the blade toward deep backward square leg. Abdul Samad puts the dive in the deep and saves a couple.
5.3
6
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! FIFTY FOR TIM SEIFERT! The carnage continues. Back of a length delivery on off. Tim Seifert makes room and slaps it over deep cover boundary for half a dozen.
5.2
4
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
FOUR! BANG! Short of a length delivery around off. Tim Seifert picks the length and smacks it toward the deep mid-wicket region. One bounce and into the boundary. Tim Seifert is in no mood to stop tonight.
5.1
6
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! Jahandad Khan is greeted back with a biggie! Slower ball on a length, on the middle. Tim Seifert picks the change of pace and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for an 83m hit.
End Of The Over 5 : 67/0
9 Runs
  • 44.1
  • 04.2
  • 04.3
  • 04.4
  • 14.5
  • 44.6
F. Allen
27 (11)
T. Seifert
38 (20)
H. Rauf
2-0-22-0
4.6
4
Haris Rauf To Finn Allen
FOUR! On a length wide outside off, Finn Allen looks to slog this towards leg but gets an outside edge and the ball has gone past the keeper's right for four.
4.5
1
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
Good length into the body, Tim Seifert tucks this to mid on and takes one.
4.4
0
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
Bumper, around off. Tim Seifert leaves it all alone. This has been a good over, SO FAR.
4.3
0
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
Good length on off, Tim Seifert blocks it out. A rare sight watching Tim Seifert block one.
4.2
0
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
Short-pitched, around off, Tim Seifert smashes this to extra cover for no run.
4.1
4
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
FOUR! Innovative from Tim Seifert. On a length wide outside off, Tim Seifert shuffles across and ramps this over short fine leg for a boundary to begin the 5th over.
End Of The Over 4 : 58/0
13 Runs
  • 03.1
  • 43.2
  • 13.3
  • 43.4
  • 43.5
  • 03.6
F. Allen
23 (10)
T. Seifert
33 (15)
M. Ali
2-0-27-0
3.6
0
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
Good length on top of middle, Finn Allen defends this out.
3.5
4
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
FOUR! A bit better in terms of timing from Allen but still not the most convincing stroke. PItched-up around off, Finn Allen lofts this over cover for four more. The bat tilts in his hands again but he gets enough behind it to take it away to the fence.
3.4
4
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
FOUR! On a length around off, Finn Allen gets right behind the line of it and lofts this over cover for a boundary. Finn Allen did not time this well enough but still manages to find the fence.
3.3
1
Mohammad Ali To Tim Seifert
On a length arond leg, Tim Seifert flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.
3.2
4
Mohammad Ali To Tim Seifert
FOUR! A poor fielding effort from the fielder at third man region and this has raced to the fence for four. On a length wide of off, Tim Seifert swings and gets a top edge past third man fro four.
3.1
0
Mohammad Ali To Tim Seifert
WOW! Proper Pakistan stuff these 3.1 overs have been. Shades of brilliance sandwiched in between some really poor bowling. Good length, on off, shaping a fraction away after pitching. Tim Seifert had no answers to it as he gets beaten on the outside.
Slight halt in play as Haris Rauf is being assisted by the medical staff to something concerning his right foot.
End Of The Over 3 : 45/0
13 Runs
  • 12.1
  • 12.2
  • 42.3
  • 62.4
  • 02.5
  • 12.6
T. Seifert
28 (12)
F. Allen
15 (7)
H. Rauf
1-0-13-0
2.6
1
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
On a length around off, Tim Seifert drives this to cover and takes one.
2.5
0
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
A proper fast bowler's response. Bumper, shaping into the batter. Tim Seifert manages to somehow get away from this. This was fast and right at the badge on the helmet but Tim Seifert does well to escape from it.
2.4
6
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
SIX! OH DEAR ME! This has gone deep into the crowd for a huge six. On a length, in the slot, Tim Seifert clears his front leg and slogs this right out of the middle of his bat and this has comfortably cleared the fence for a huge six.
2.3
4
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
FOUR! Good length down the leg, Tim Seifert flicks this fine and wide to the right of short fine for a boundary.
2.2
1
Haris Rauf To Finn Allen
Good length wide of off, Finn Allen pushes this to mid off and takes a quick single.
2.1
1
Haris Rauf To Tim Seifert
Good length around middle and leg, Tim Seifert tucks this to deep square for one.
Haris Rauf replaces Jahandad Khan.
End Of The Over 2 : 32/0
14 Runs
  • 41.1
  • 01.2
  • 01.3
  • 41.4
  • 01.5
  • 61.6
F. Allen
14 (6)
T. Seifert
16 (7)
M. Ali
1-0-14-0
1.6
6
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
SIX! A biggie to end the over and 14 comes off this one. Good length on the pads, Finn Allen swivels back and just flick this all the way, into the stands toward deep square for a huge six.
1.5
0
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
On a length around off, shaping away from the batter. Finn Allen looks to poke at it and gets beaten.
1.4
4
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
FOUR! Not that convincing from Allen but a boundary to him. Back of a length around off, Finn Allen runs down the track and swings at it. Gets a top edge and the ball has sailed over first slip for a boundary towards the third man region.
1.3
0
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
Good length around off, Finn Allen blocks it out on off for another dot.
1.2
0
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
A bit more traditional from Mohammad Ali as he lands one on that nagging length around off and takes it away looking to get an outside edge but Finn Allen keeps his bat closer to his body and manges to get beaten on the outside.
1.1
4
Mohammad Ali To Finn Allen
FOUR! Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Finn Allen pulls this over mid-wicket and the ball has raced away to the fence for four.
Mohammad Ali will bowl from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 18/0
18 Runs
  • 00.1
  • 1 NB 0.2
  • 00.2
  • 1 WD 0.3
  • 40.3
  • 60.4
  • 00.5
  • 60.6
T. Seifert
16 (7)
F. Allen
0 (0)
J. Khan
1-0-18-0
0.6
6
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! Ends the over with a biggie. Good length around off, Tim Seifert shuffles to his leg and lofts this over cover for a huge six. Tim Seifert looks in a hurry to wrap things up.
0.5
0
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
Away swinger this time, Tim Seifert swings at it but gets beaten on the outside.
0.4
6
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
SIX! Business as usual for Tim Seifert as he clears the fence for the first time in this game. Pitched-up on the pads, swinging it into the batter. Tim Seifert flicks this and deposits it into the stands towards deep square for six.
0.3
4
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
FOUR! That's the form Tim Seifert is carrying into the contest. Pitched-up around off, Tim Seifert settles well inside his crease, presents a full face of his bat and just punches this down the ground to long off for four.
0.3
wd
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
WIDE! Another extra and it is wide this time. On a length down the leg, Tim Seifert moves in and looks to ramp but misses. Wided
0.2
0
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
Jahandad Khan gets away with the free hit as he bowls a dot. Good length on the pads, swinging into the batter. Tim Seifert looks to clear the fence towards deep square but gets an inside edge onto his pads for no run.
0.2
nb
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
NO BALL! A good delivery, which was a dot initially, but the third umpire checks this and calls it a no ball. Free hit up next for Tim Seifert.
0.1
0
Jahandad Khan To Tim Seifert
WOAH! That is some start with the ball for Khan. Short-pitched, around the ribcage. Tim wasn't expecting it and barely managed to get away.
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Match Info
  • Venue Sky Stadium, Wellington
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • Result New Zealand beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match James Neesham
  • Player of the Series Tim Seifert
  • Umpire Shaun Haig (NZ), Wayne Knights (NZ) and Cory Black (AUS)
  • Referee Jeff Crowe (NZ)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Pakistan 128/9 in 20.0 overs
  • S Agha 2nd T20I fifty: 50 runs in 37 balls (6x4) (1x6)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 34 balls between S Agha (20) and S Khan (28)
  • Pakistan 101/5 in 16.0 overs
  • Drinks: Pakistan 52/4 in 10.0 overs
  • Pakistan 50/4 in 9.4 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Pakistan 27/3
  • Referral 1 (5.3 ovs): NZ against O Yousuf (Caught) Successful (NZ: 2, PAK: 2)
  • Referral 1 (8.1 ovs): M Chapman against PAK (LBW) Successful (NZ: 2, PAK: 2)
  • New Zealand 103/1 in 8.0 overs
  • T Seifert 10th T20I fifty: 54 runs in 23 balls (5x4) (5x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 22 balls between T Seifert (33) and F Allen (15)
  • New Zealand 50/0 in 3.3 overs
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