Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2023–24

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Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand in 2023–24
  Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  New Zealand Pakistan
Dates 12 – 21 January 2024
Captains Kane Williamson [n 1] Shaheen Afridi
Twenty20 International series
Results New Zealand won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs Finn Allen (275) Babar Azam (213)
Most wickets Tim Southee (10) Shaheen Afridi (9)
Player of the series Finn Allen (NZ)

The Pakistan cricket team toured New Zealand in January 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [3] [4]

Contents

Squads

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [5] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [6]

Ben Sears was named in the New Zealand's squad for the first two T20Is, [7] with Lockie Ferguson replacing him for the last three T20Is. [8]

Mitchell Santner was named New Zealand's captain for the third T20I, [9] with Kane Williamson rested for that match to manage his workload. [10] Josh Clarkson was named as Williamson's replacement. [11] However, on 13 January 2024, Clarkson was ruled out with a shoulder injury and replaced by Will Young. [12] On 16 January 2024, Williamson was further ruled out of the last two T20Is due to a minor hamstring strain, [13] with Young replacing him in the New Zealand's squad for those matches. [14]

For the last T20I, Rachin Ravindra replaced Daryl Mitchell in the New Zealand's squad. [15]

On 9 January 2024, Mohammad Rizwan was appointed as vice-captain of Pakistan in T20Is. [16]

T20I series

1st T20I

12 January 2024
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
226/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
180 (17 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 61 (27)
Abbas Afridi 3/34 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 57 (35)
Tim Southee 4/25 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 46 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Shaun Haig (NZ)
Player of the match: Daryl Mitchell (NZ)

2nd T20I

14 January 2024
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
194/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
173 (19.3 overs)
Finn Allen 74 (41)
Haris Rauf 3/38 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 66 (43)
Adam Milne 4/33 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 21 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Wayne Knights (NZ)
Player of the match: Finn Allen (NZ)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

17 January 2024
13:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
224/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
179/7 (20 overs)
Finn Allen 137 (62)
Haris Rauf 2/60 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 58 (37)
Tim Southee 2/29 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 45 runs
University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Shaun Haig (NZ)
Player of the match: Finn Allen (NZ)

4th T20I

19 January 2024
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
158/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
159/3 (18.1 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 90* (63)
Matt Henry 2/22 (4 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 72* (44)
Shaheen Afridi 3/34 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Shaun Haig (NZ) and Wayne Knights (NZ)
Player of the match: Daryl Mitchell (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

5th T20I

21 January 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
134/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
92 (17.2 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 38 (38)
Tim Southee 2/19 (4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 26 (22)
Iftikhar Ahmed 3/24 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 42 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Wayne Knights (NZ)
Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Haseebullah Khan (Pak) made his T20I debut.
  • This was lowest total any team successfully defended in T20Is in New Zealand.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mitchell Santner captained New Zealand in the last three T20Is.

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