New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2024

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New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2024
  Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  Pakistan New Zealand
Dates 18 – 27 April 2024
Captains Babar Azam Michael Bracewell
Twenty20 International series
Results 5-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs Babar Azam (125) Mark Chapman (126)
Most wickets Shaheen Afridi (8) William O'Rourke (4)
Player of the series Shaheen Afridi (Pak)

The New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in April 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The series formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3] The first three T20Is of the series took place in Rawalpindi and the entourage moved to Lahore for the remaining two T20Is. [4]

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Azhar Mahmood as Pakistan's head coach for the series. [5]

Squads

Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [7]

On 9 April 2024, the PCB announced the 17-member squad for the series. [8] Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Sahibzada Farhan, and Salman Ali Agha were all named as reserves. [9]

On 12 April 2024, New Zealand's Finn Allen and Adam Milne were ruled out of the series due to their respective injuries, [10] with Tom Blundell and Zak Foulkes were named as their replacements. [11]

On 20 April 2024, Pakistan's Azam Khan was ruled out of series due to an injury, [12] with Haseebullah Khan moved to main squad. [13]

On 24 April 2024, both Mohammad Rizwan and Irfan Khan were ruled out of the Pakistan's squad for last two T20Is. [14]

T20I series

1st T20I

18 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
2/1 (0.2 overs)
v
Tim Robinson 0 (2)
Shaheen Afridi 1/0 (0.2 overs)
No result
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

2nd T20I

20 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
90 (19.1 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
92/3 (12.1 overs)
Mark Chapman 19 (16)
Shaheen Afridi 3/13 (3.1 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 45* (34)
Ben Lister 1/10 (2 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)

3rd T20I

21 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
178/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
179/3 (18.2 overs)
Shadab Khan 41 (20)
Ish Sodhi 2/25 (4 overs)
Mark Chapman 87* (42)
Abbas Afridi 2/27 (3 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Mark Chapman (NZ)

4th T20I

25 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
178/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
174/8 (20 overs)
Tim Robinson 51 (36)
Abbas Afridi 3/20 (3 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 61 (45)
William O’Rourke 3/27 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: William O’Rourke (NZ)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

5th T20I

27 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
169 (19.2 overs)
Babar Azam 69 (44)
James Neesham 1/13 (1 over)
Tim Seifert 52 (33)
Shaheen Afridi 4/30 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

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