New Zealand’s gamers pose for picture with trophy after successful the tri-series last towards Pakistan, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 14, 2025.
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Tempo bowler Will O’Rourke claimed 4 wickets whereas Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to clinch the tri-nations collection last on Friday (February 14, 2025).
O’Rourke’s 4-43 helped the vacationers dismiss Pakistan for 242 in 49.3 overs earlier than Mitchell’s 58-ball 57 anchored the chase because the Black Caps completed on 243-5 in 45.2 overs at Karachi’s Nationwide stadium.
The victory provides the New Zealanders a well timed increase forward of the Champions Trophy opener towards the identical opponents at this venue on Wednesday.
New Zealand misplaced opener Will Younger in pacer Naseem Shah’s first over for 5 earlier than Devon Conway (48) and Kane Williamson (34) steadied the chase with a second wicket stand of 71.
Williamson misplaced his wicket whereas charging down the wicket towards spinner Salman Agha whereas Naseem returned for his second spell to dismiss Conway.
At 108-3 the vacationers’ chase wobbled however Mitchell discovered an in a position ally in Latham (56) as the 2 added 87 for the fourth wicket.
When Mitchell fell caught and bowled off spinner Abrar Ahmed the vacationers wanted simply 48 runs which Latham and Glenn Phillips (20 not out) decreased to 10.
Mitchell hit six boundaries in his knock whereas Latham’s 64-ball innings featured 5 fours.
Naseem was the choose of an in any other case ineffective Pakistan bowling assault with 2-43 off eight overs.
“It is nice to win tonight,” stated New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner.
“Different guys stepping up at different times is good but it means nothing till we play that first game at the Champions Trophy.”
Dropping captain Mohammad Rizwan gave credit score to New Zealand’s bowlers.
– ‘Lost our way’ -
“We were looking at a target of 280 plus but their bowlers put a squeeze on us,” stated Rizwan.
“We ended up 15 runs short as my wicket was crucial and we lost our way.”
Earlier, spinners Santner (2-20) and Michael Bracewell (2-38) backed up O’Rourke to make sure Pakistan didn’t publish an enormous complete.
Rizwan top-scored with a 76-ball 46, whereas Salman Agha hit 45 off 65 balls as sluggish and variable bounce on the Nationwide stadium pitch proved powerful for batting.
Pakistan misplaced opener Fakhar Zaman to O’Rourke within the fourth over for 10 after which Saud Shakeel for eight.
Babar Azam regarded good for his 29 runs, hitting 4 boundaries and a six, and reached 6,000 runs scored in one-day internationals when he was on 10.
He was enjoying his 123rd innings, the joint quickest to succeed in the 6,000-run milestone with South African Hashim Amla.
Azam fell to a miscued shot off Nathan Smith, leaving Pakistan struggling at 54-3.
Rizwan and Agha, who shared a match-winning 260-run partnership towards South Africa on Wednesday, then revived the innings with an 88-run stand.
Rizwan hit 4 boundaries and a six however he and Agha fell inside 19 runs of one another to finish any hope of a difficult complete.
Tayyab Tahir hit a 33-ball 38, additionally with 4 boundaries and a six, whereas Faheem Ashraf (22) and Naseem (19) added 39 invaluable runs to get Pakistan previous 240.
Printed – February 14, 2025 03:15 pm IST
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