New Zealand 137 for 5 (Seifert 45, Allen 38, Rauf 2-20) Beat Pakistan 135 for 9 (Agha 46, Sodhi 2-17, Duffy 2-20, Sears 2-23) by five WICKETS
The powerful PowerPlay performances in New Zealand with Ball and Bat comfortably sent Pakistan in the second T20I in Dunedin to give the hosts a 2-0 advantage in the five-game series.
Sodhi complements NZ’s new effort
After New Zealand’s substitute captain, Michael Bracewell, he chose to play, Duffy’s ascending delivery caused the operator Hasan Nawaz to stagnate at the point back in the first on himself. Sears then fired an aggressive Mohammad Haris for 11 when he cut the bowling player to third place.
Agha, the captain of Pakistan, then countered to give the visitors the entries some impulse, but the introduction of Bracewell of Sodhi paralyzed them. Irfan Khan’s advantage outside Sodhi saw him hide at the point back, and two balls later, Khushdil was walking back after being caught in front of the stumps on the doll plaque.
“The boys playing in the wind threw themselves particularly well,” Bracewell said after the game. “I think that when the Wickt has been under covered for a day or so and offers an additional rebound, our bowling players used the surface well. We were quite happy with the score in the part -time.”
