Pakistan’s captain, Mohammad Rizwan, offered his reflections after the defeat of 84 races of the team against New Zealand in the second hate of the series of three games in Seddon Park on Wednesday.
In the presentation after the game, Rizwan recognized the challenges his team faced, saying: “It is sore, but it is part of the game. We did not do well today. We did not use the swing effectively, and New Zealand played very well.”
“Later, Faheem and Naseem fought well for us. These are challenging conditions, but we cannot put excuses. We are professional Cricket players and we need to do something different,” he added.
He also praised the disciplined bologic attack of New Zealand.
“New Zealand bowling players were very disciplined; they launched the hard length. In recent months, we have lost key moments. Today, we do not work well with the ball or bat in the first 10 overs. Credit to Mitch there are also; the way he hit was incredible,” said Rizwan. “We don’t know much about the field in Tauranga, but we will have to adapt.”
Pursuing a challenging objective of 293, the search for Pakistan had a disastrous start when the higher order collapsed under the pressure of New Zealand bowling players.
Abdullah Shafique (1 of 11) was fired early by O’Rourke, followed by Imam-uhaq (3 of 12) and Babar Azam (1 of 3), who fell cheap to the precise bowling of Jacob Duffy.
With three rapid wickts, Pakistan’s position seemed precarious. Things got worse when Mohammad Rizwan (5 of 27) and Salman Agha (9, 15) also fell without significant contributions.
Tayyab Tahir (13 of 29) tried to stabilize the entries, but the relentless pressure of New Zealand prevented Pakistan from obtaining any impulse.
The all -terrain Faheem Ashraf showed a remarkable resistance, noting a brilliant half a century. However, while he continued losing partners, Mohammad Wasim Jr. (1 of 2) and Akif Javed (8 of 7) were fired by Ben Sears and Jacob Duffy, Pakistan found himself fighting 114-8 in 28.2 overs.
The situation took a more worrying turn when Haris Rauf suffered a brain shock after being beaten in the head, forcing him to leave the field.
Naseem Shah entered as their replacement, and the couple formed a crucial association of 50 races for the ninth wickt, carrying the score to 165-8 in 36 overs.
Despite his best efforts, Pakistan’s resistance came to an end when Ben Sears dismissed Faheem Ashraf (73 of 80), leaving the score in 174-9.
Despite a brave blow of Naseem Shah, who had reached his Odi Fifty maiden in just 41 balls, Pakistan’s tickets were wrapped by 208 in 41.2 overs, with Naseem fired by 51.
Previously in the party, New Zealand tickets had been anchored by solid associations. Rhys Mariu and Nick Kelly put 50 races before Pakistan bowling players began to make incursions.
Despite the regular fall of the WICKETS, Mitchell’s late margin has guided New Zealand to a competitive total of 292.
In the first one -day international game on March 29, Mark Chapman attacked a sublime century and Nathan Smith claimed four Wickts when the black caps rose to a 73 -racing victory over green shirts.
Before the in progress, New Zealand had secured a dominant 4-1 victory in the T20i series of five games against Pakistan.
