Great come back by Pakistani Team by Wining 2nd T20 against New Zealand

Great come back by Pakistani Team by Wining 2nd T20 against New Zealand 

The tourists finally found form with both bat and ball to level the three-match T20 series after a humiliating losing streak that included a 5-0 ODI series whitewash.

They set an imposing target of 202 after winning the toss and electing to bat, with half centuries for Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman.

In response, New Zealand's top order crumbled to 64-6 under a combination of tight bowling and commitment in the field from Pakistan.

Openers Fakhar and Ahmed Shehzad laid the platform with a partnership of 94 - Fakhar belting three sixes off Mitchell Santner's first over, bringing up his maiden T20 half century soon after off 26 balls.

Seth Rance finally broke through in the ninth over, deceiving Ahmed with a slower ball that carried straight to Colin de Grandhomme on the boundary.

Fakhar fell in the next over but Sarfraz Ahmed (41no off 24 balls) and Babar kept the scoreboard ticking over, taking Pakistan to 137 for two with five overs remaining. Babar brought up his 50 and took the team past 200 with a four off the final ball of the innings.

Pakistan's bowling attack capitalised on the good work from their batsmen by dislodging New Zealand's top order cheaply.

Faheem Ashraf ended with 3-22 while Shadab Khan and Mohammad Amir each took two wickets.

Colin Munro was trapped lbw for one then, captain Kane Williamson made a rare golden duck before Tom Bruce was run out thanks to some sharp fielding from Haris Sohail.

The home team's hopes faded when Shadab Khan took the prized scalp of Martin Guptill for 26, leaving the Black Caps teetering at 52 for four and needing more than 11 runs an over.

Ben Wheeler and Santner combined for a 54-run partnership but the early-innings damage meant the target was beyond them.

Source: skysports.com