Defeated in the fifth ODI; Pakistan returned to the third position after being number 1 for 2 days.

 

 

Defeated in the fifth ODI; Pakistan returned to the third position after being number 1 for 2 days.

…..Report, Asghar Ali Mubarak… ..

After the defeat in the fifth and final ODI of the series against New Zealand, the Pakistan team fell to the third position in the ICC ODI rankings after two days at the number one position.

 

After defeating New Zealand in the fourth match of the 5-match series, Pakistan became number one in the ICC ODI rankings for the first time.

However, Pakistan had to win the final match of the series on Sunday to maintain their first position.

After the 47-run defeat by New Zealand in the last match of the ODI series, Pakistan has moved from the first to the third position in the ICC rankings.
Pakistan got the first position on May 5, but unfortunately Pakistan could only stay at the number for 2 days. In the latest ICC rankings, Australia is first, India is second and Pakistan is third.

It should be remembered that New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 47 runs in the last ODI of the 5-match series, but the green shirts won the series 1-4. In the last match of the series, in pursuit of New Zealand’s target of 300 runs, the Pakistan team scored 252 runs, Iftikhar Ahmed 94 and Salman Ali Aghan scored 57 runs.

With the defeat in the last ODI, Pakistan lost the number one position and fell to the third position. In the last ODI, New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and invited Babar Azam to bowl.

The Kiwis were bowled out for 299 in the 50th over, with Will Young scoring 87 and captain Tom Latham scoring 59.

Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Wasim Jr. and Haris Rauf were part of the Pakistan squad for the last ODI.

Newland’s team included captain Tom Latham, Will Young, Tom Blundell, Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Mark Chapman, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ash Sodhi and Matt Henry. In the last ODI of the series, New Zealand won the toss and opened the batting, then on a total score of 32, Tom Blundell scored 15 runs and became the victim of Mohammad Wasim.

After the fall of one wicket, a partnership of 51 runs was formed between Will Young and Henry Nicholls, but then Nichols also returned to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs, after which captain Tom Latham and Young took the team’s score to 157 runs, but then Will Young 87. After scoring runs, he was caught out on Shadab’s ball.

Captain Tom Latham also got going with an innings of 59 runs, besides Mark Chapman scored 43 runs, McConkey 26 runs and Ravindra 28 runs.

The entire New Zealand team was bowled out for 299 runs in 49.3 overs. On behalf of Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets, Shadab and Osama Mir took 2, 2 wickets while Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim took one wicket each.
In pursuit of New Zealand’s target of 300 runs, Pakistan did not start well, Shaan Masood and captain Babar Azam returned to the pavilion at a total score of 30, Shaan left the team with 7 runs and Babar one.

After that, Muhammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman got out after scoring 9 runs, after 4 wickets fell, Agha Salman and Iftikhar Ahmed batted brilliantly and both of them scored half-centuries to give Pakistan hope of victory.

However, then Agha Salman got out after scoring 57 runs and after that Pakistan’s wickets continued to fall on one side and on the other side Iftikhar Ahmed started playing aggressive shots but he too could not give the team success.

The entire Pakistan team was bowled out for 252 runs in the 47th over, Iftikhar Ahmed remained unbeaten with 94 runs off 72 balls.

Henry Shipley and Rachin Ravindra took 3 and 3 wickets respectively for New Zealand.

It should be noted that Pakistan had a decisive lead of 4-0 in the 5-match series. After the defeat in the last ODI, Pakistan won the series 1-4. Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman received the player of the series award.