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Express Tribune
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Pakistan T20I squad, led by new captain Salman Agha, lands in New Zealand
Pakistan's T20I squad, captained by Agha Salman, landed in New Zealand on Thursday ahead of the five-match series against Michael Bracewell's Blackcaps, beginning on March 16. The tour also includes three ODIs, concluding on April 5. Following their arrival, the team will rest before resuming training at 1 PM local time on Friday. The squad features promising debutants Abdul Samad and Hassan Nawaz, who received their first national call-ups. Meanwhile, New Zealand named a 15-member squad for the series, with Bracewell at the helm. The squad includes seven players from their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. Senior spinner Ish Sodhi and pacer Ben Sears return after missing the tournament due to injury. Kyle Jamieson and Will O'Rourke will be available for the first three T20Is, while leading wicket-taker Matt Henry will join for the final two. The last T20I series between the sides in April 2024 ended in a 2-2 draw after the opener in Rawalpindi was washed out. New Zealand's T20I squad: Michael Bracewell (captain), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zakary Foulkes (games 4 & 5), Mitchell Hay, Matt Henry (games 4 & 5), Kyle Jamieson (games 1-3), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Will O'Rourke (games 1-3), Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi. Pakistan's T20I squad: Agha Salman (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousaf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan. Pakistan's tour schedule: 16 Mar – 1st T20I, Christchurch 18 Mar – 2nd T20I, Dunedin 21 Mar – 3rd T20I, Auckland 23 Mar – 4th T20I, Mount Maunganui 26 Mar – 5th T20I, Wellington 29 Mar – 1st ODI, Napier 2 Apr – 2nd ODI, Hamilton 5 Apr – 3rd ODI, Mount Maunganui Pakistan T20 Squad arrived in Christchurch #PAKvNZ VC PCB — Sohail Imran (@sohailimrangeo) March 13, 2025
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Black Caps beat Pakistan for tri-nation series triumph
New Zealand have enjoyed the perfect dress rehearsal before their Champions Trophy date with Pakistan, beating the tournament hosts by five wickets in the tri-nation series final. Five days before the teams meet again in the Trophy opener, Pakistan were dismissed for 242 before New Zealand cruised to 5-243 in the 46th over on Friday. Fast bowler Will O'Rourke staked his claim to be in next Wednesday's match with his 4-43 while captain Mitchell Santner returned his most economical one-day international figures of 2-20. Tom Latham brings up his 50! 🎉 His 25th ODI fifty as he is leading New Zealand towards victory! 🏏Follow live: #PAKvNZ #PakistanCricket — Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) February 14, 2025 None of the Pakistan batters got a half-century while Daryl Mitchell (57) and Tom Latham (56) led New Zealand to a third successive win in the tournament, clinched by Pakistan's 16th wide. Left-hander Latham, who came into the final without a run in both games at Lahore, could have been dismissed for a third straight duck. But he was twice dropped and Pakistan didn't go for an lbw video referral when replays suggested leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed could have overturned the on-field umpire's decision. Latham stretched his luck when he successfully reviewed an on-field 'out' ruling for caught behind off Shaheen Shah Afridi. Latham and Mitchell put on 87 off 88 balls before both fell late in the run chase. Devon Conway (48) had earlier played another meaningful knock after being inserted as an opener while Rachin Ravindra was rested after a head knock in the field during the first game against Pakistan. Conway laid the foundation in a 71-run partnership with Kane Williamson (34), who missed out on his third successive half-century. Conway top-edged Naseem Shah (2-43), which brought Latham to the crease to join Mitchell. New Zealand perfectly read the tacky pitch after losing the coin toss, and pinned down Pakistan with pacers hitting tight lengths early and Santner drying out the runs in the middle overs. Babar Azam became the joint-fastest batter to reach 6000 ODI runs with Hashim Amla of South Africa, but perished soon after the achievement in his 123rd innings. O'Rourke struck in his second over when Fakhar Zaman (10) struggled to gauge the two-paced pitch and chipped an easy catch to square leg, and Saud Shakeel (8) was clean bowled by off-spinner Michael Bracewell in his first over inside the batting power play. Babar looked to shape up well for a big innings and struck cover-driven boundaries until he offered a tame return catch to Nathan Smith on 29. Babar threw down his bat in dismay. Captain Mohammad Rizwan (46) and Salman Ali Agha (45) tried to revive the innings with an 88-run stand but couldn't score at the pace they managed in the epic run chase against South Africa on Monday. O'Rourke clean bowled Rizwan with a scrambled seam in his return spell, and Salman reverse swept Bracewell to short third man where Jacob Duffy caught the ball over his shoulders. Tayyab Tahir (38 off 33 balls) tried to up the scoring rate before getting caught at mid-wicket, and Santner chipped in with two wickets in one over to finish with impressive figures. Allrounder Faheem Ashraf, playing his first ODI since 2023, was dropped twice before O'Rourke bagged him and finished Pakistan's below-par effort with the bat by claiming the last two wickets.
