Pakistani batting fails completely, losing by 84 runs against New Zealand in second ODI
Pakistani batting fails completely, losing by 84 runs against New Zealand in second ODI
……….(Asghar Ali Mubarak)…….
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 84 runs in the second ODI match of the series against Pakistan and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. In the second match of the series played in Hamilton,
New Zealand batted first and scored 292 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.
The openers gave the team a good start and put on a partnership of 54 runs in 6.2 overs, but Nick Kelly returned to the pavilion with the same score after scoring 31 runs. Rhees Mario scored 18, Henry Nicholls 22, Daryl Mitchell 18, Michael Bracewell 17 runs.
Mohammad Abbas performed the best performance in the second innings of his career, Mohammad Abbas batted responsibly and scored 41 runs when New Zealand were dismissed for 132 runs with 5 players.
Mitchell was the most prominent batsman for New Zealand, scoring an unbeaten 99 off 78 balls with the help of 7 fours and 7 sixes. For Pakistan, Sufyan Muqeem and Mohammad Wasim took 2 wickets each, while Haris Rauf,
Faheem Ashraf and Akif Javed took one wicket each. Pakistan’s start in chasing the target was very disappointing, with Pakistan’s opener Abdullah Shafiq scoring just one run off 11 balls, Babar Azam also returning to the pavilion after scoring 1 run, while Imam-ul-Haq’s courage was answered for just 3 runs.
Captain Mohammad Rizwan faced 27 balls and departed after scoring just 5 runs, while Salman Agha could score 9 runs. Other Pakistani players include Tayyab Tahir 13, Mohammad Wasim 1, Akif Javed 8 and Haris Rauf 3 and retired hurt. Naseem Shah, who was dropped from the Pakistan playing XI in the second ODI of the series against New Zealand, scored 50 runs in the batting.
In the match being played in Hamilton, fast bowler Haris Rauf came out to bat during Pakistan’s batting, but suffered a concussion after being hit by a bouncer and retired hurt.
Under the connection rules, Naseem Shah batted in place of fast bowler Haris Rauf and scored his first half-century against the Kiwis and played an innings of 51 runs, which included 4 fours and 4 sixes.
On the other hand, Naseem Shah, along with Faheem Ashraf, had established a partnership of 64 runs for the 9th wicket, but the team could not win the match. Faheem Ashraf scored the most runs for Pakistan with 73 runs, while Naseem Shah played an innings of 51 runs. For New Zealand, Ben Sears took 4, Jacob Duffy took 3, while Will Orr and Nathan Smith took one wicket each.
Earlier, Pakistan had made 4 changes in the playing XI, in which Usman Khan, Muhammad Ali, Irfan Khan Niazi and Naseem Shah were not part of the playing XI. New Zealand’s star batsman Mark Chapman was ruled out of the match due to injury.
New Zealand wicketkeeper Batsman Mitchell also created a sensation by scoring 99 not out in the second ODI match of the series against Pakistan. Mitchell played an unbeaten 99 runs off 78 balls with the help of 7 fours and 7 sixes. After this feat, he became the 16th cricketer in the world to score 99 not out in ODI cricket. Earlier,
Bruce Edgar played an unbeaten innings of 99 runs against India in 1981 for New Zealand, while Indy Flower (1999) and Swapnil Patel (2014) had achieved this feat among wicketkeepers.
It should be noted that the Pakistani team is facing serious difficulties in the second match of the series against New Zealand, while the Kiwi team has gained an unbeaten lead in the series with the victory in the match.
