Karachi: New Zealand won the title of the Treation Series with a five -wicket wicket on Pakistan in the final at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Friday.
The Black Caps successfully chased the target of 243 with 28 balls, with a leading all -round performance led by Will overwick, Daryl Mitchell, and Tom Latham, with 28 balls successfully rescued.
Ourke’s four wickets Hole had earlier restricted Pakistan to 242/9, which set a arrangement for New Zealand. Despite a shaking launch, only five runs to the opener losing Young, the visitors recovered through a strong partnership.
Ken Williamson (34) and Devon Conneway (48) scored 71 runs for the second wicket, before Salman Ali Agha removed Williamson in the 18th over.
Mitchell (57) and Latham (56) again shared the 87 -run stand describing the match, which put New Zealand in a strong position. Latham was dismissed when only 11 runs were needed, but Glenn Philips’s unbeaten 20 ensured that the visitors reached the target in the 46th over.
Nasim Shah took two wickets for Pakistan, while Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Agha took one wicket in one wicket. Despite concrete effort with the ball, Pakistan could not stop New Zealand from winning and winning the series.
Despite a challenging start and constant pressure from the New Zealand bowlers, Pakistan managed to post 242 runs a total of 242 runs before bowled in 49.3 overs.
While choosing the first batting, Pakistan suffered early failures. The opening batsman Fakhr Zaman fell cheap in the fourth over, with Will Overwake sacked only 16 runs.
Despite this initial loss, Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam tried to strengthen the innings, and added 30 runs together. However, the two were immediately dismissed, and left Pakistan at 54/3 in 11.5 overs.
Shakeel scored 8 off 14 balls, while Azam scored 29 off 34 balls, including five boundaries and six. After his departure, Captain Mohammad Rizwan and all -rounder Salman Ali Agha anchored the innings, adding 88 runs.
Rizwan scored a top for Pakistan with 46 off 76 balls, including four boundaries and six. Agha scored 45 off 65 balls, hitting one four and one six.
The partnership was broken when Rizwan was dismissed in the 32nd over, followed by Agha’s departure only five overs, which left Pakistan at 161/5.
Middle -order batsman Taib Tahir provided some resistance with 38 off 33 balls, including five boundaries and six. Before they dismissed the two inside eight balls, they established a brief partnership with Khushil Shah.
All -rounder Fahim Ashraf and Talendar Naseem Shah scored valuable runs in the final overs. He added a 39 -run partnership for the ninth wicket, Ashraf scored 22 off 22 balls and Naseem scored 19 runs. Ashraf was dismissed in the first ball of the final over.
Will Overk was a standout bowler for New Zealand, taking four wickets for 43 runs in 9.3 overs. Michael Breswell and Mitchell Sentner also played a key role, and took two wickets.
