Babar Azam (107) and Usama Mir (4 for 43) major performers for Green Shirts

Sports Bulletin Report

KARACHI:-Hosts Pakistan stunned New Zealand by 102 runs in the penultimate fixture of the 5-match One Day Internationals series here at National Cricket Stadium on Friday. Blackcaps bundled out on 232 runs in 43.4 overs while chasing a massive target of 335 runs in 50 overs.

Earlier, Tom Latham won the toss and decided to field first. Skipper Babar Azam (107 runs, 117 balls, 4x10, 6x0) and Agha Salman (58 runs, 46 balls, 4x4, 6x2) helped Pakistan to put a huge total on the board. Shaheen Shah Afridi played aggressive innings of 23 runs in just 7 balls. He hit three big sixes.

Summarized Scorecard:

Venue: National Cricket Stadium Karachi

Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first

Man of the Match: Babar Azam (Pakistan) 

Pakistan (Batting): 334 for 6 in 50 overs

Babar Azam (107 runs, 117 balls, 4x10, 6x0), Agha Salman (58 runs, 46 balls, 4x4, 6x2), Shan Masood (44 runs, 56 balls, 4x7, 6x0), Iftikhar Ahmed (28 runs, 22 balls, 4x5, 6x0), Shaheen Shah Afridi (23 runs not out, 7 balls, 4x1, 6x3), Mohammad Haris (17 runs, 8 balls, 4x1, 6x1)

New Zealand (Bowling):

Matt Hanry (3 for 65), Ish Sodhi (1 for 53), Ben Lister (1 for 57)

New Zealand (Batting): Target 335 in 50 overs

Tom Latham (60 runs, 75 balls, 4x5, 6x0), Mark Chapman (46 runs, 33 balls, 4x4, 6x3), Daryl Mitchell (34 runs, 48 balls, 4x1, 6x0), Tom Blundell (23 runs, 29 balls, 4x4, 6x0)

Pakistan (Bowling):

Usama Mir (4 for 43), Mohammad Wasim (3 for 40), Haris Rauf (2 for 37), Shaheen Shah Afridi (1 for 34)

Pakistan (Playing XIs):

Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman, Mohammad Haris , Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad, Shan Masood, Mohammad  Wasim Junior   

Reserves:

Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Sohail, Ishanullah Khan, Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq    

New Zealand (Playing XIs):

Tom Latham (Captain), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Tom Blundell (Wicketkeeper), Ben Lister, Blair Tickner, James Neesham     

Reserves:

Chad Bowes, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Henry Nicholls

Schedule of Upcoming matches:

May 7, 2023: 5th ODI at National Stadium Karachi