NZ beat Pakistan to go 2-0 up in 5-match T20I series

New Zealand has defeated Pakistan in second T20I by 21 runs at Seddon Park, Hamilton, to go 2-0 up in the five-match series. 

Chasting 195-run target, Pakistan's start was not good as the Green Shirts lost Saim Ayub and Rizwan for only 10 runs on the board.

Babar Azam scored his consectuive fifty against NZ after he was dimissed at 66 runs by Sears.

Fakhar Zaman was the other top scorer, who scored 50 runs after facing 25 balls. No Pakistani player other than Babar, Fakhar and Shaheen Shah Afridi reached double figures in hte match against Kiwis. 

After being asked to bat first, New Zealand set a competitive 195-run target for Pakistan in the second T20I played at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

Finn Allen was the home side’s best performer with the bat as the 24-year-old thrashed the Pakistani bowlers to all parts of the ground. The right-hander played a rapid innings of 74 runs on just 41 balls, courtesy of seven fours and five sixes.

Thanks to Allen’s brilliant start, the home side looked all set to score a big total but things started to fall apart as soon as he was removed by Usama Mir’s googly in the 13th over.

The home side was 137-2 in 13 overs when Allen walked back to the pavilion, but after his departure, they only managed to score 57 runs in the remaining seven overs.

Pakistani bowlers made an excellent comeback in the match and managed to restrict the in-form Kiwis to 194 runs, a total they can chase down.