Fiery spells from pacers Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson did not allow a new-look Pakistan led by Salman Agha to kickstart their new era with their fearless cricket as intended, and the visitors were crushed by nine wickets in the first T20I on Sunday.
Fiery spells from pacers Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson did not allow a new-look Pakistan led by Salman Agha to kickstart their new era with their fearless cricket as intended and the visitors were crushed by nine wickets in the first T20I on Sunday. The team featured three debutants, Hasan N
Now, with this win, Kiwis are 1-0 up in the five-match T20I series. After bundling Pakistan out for just 91 runs in 18.4 overs, NZ chased it down in just 10.1 overs with just one wicket lost.
Salman Agha, Pakistan's newly appointed T20I captain, has highlighted the necessity of enhancing their mindset and strategy and the importance of playing "fearless" and "high-risk cricket." For repeatedly questioning the strike rate in T-20 cricket, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are out alt
Premier batter Babar Azam and captain Mohammad Rizwan have been dropped from Pakistan's squad for the T20I series in New Zealand. With the skipper out of the fray, Salman Ali Agha has been named Pakistan's T20I captain, with Shadab Khan acting as his deputy.
It will be a clash for ages as 2017 Champions Trophy finalists India will be aiming to avenge their loss to Men in Green in that final at The Oval eight years back, while the defending champions will be fighting for survival after loss to New Zealand in the campaign opener.
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes Pakistan's next matches will shed more light on whether the "intent" of the defending champions is an issue or an "inherent ability."
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a subtle dig at Pakistan's premier batter, Babar Azam, for his slow-paced fifty against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener on Wednesday in Karachi.
This is NZ's fourth win against Pakistan in the CT, having never lost a match against the defending champions. Things are not looking good for Pakistan, as their next match against arch-rivals India will be a virtual knockout. The slow knocks of Saud Shakeel, skipper Mohammed Rizwan and Baba
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday stated that there is no resentment towards Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar after the latter awarded Mahadji Shinde Rashtra Gaurav Puraskar to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.