New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2024

International cricket tour

New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2024

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|  Pakistan|  New Zealand
Dates|  18 – 27 April 2024
Captains|  Babar Azam|  Michael Bracewell
Twenty20 International series
Results|  5-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs|  Babar Azam (125)|  Mark Chapman (126)
Most wickets|  Shaheen Afridi (8)|  William O'Rourke (4)
Player of the series|  Shaheen Afridi (Pak)

The New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in April 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The series formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[3] The first three T20Is of the series took place in Rawalpindi and the entourage moved to Lahore for the remaining two T20Is.[4]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Azhar Mahmood as Pakistan's head coach for the series.[5] See More on buzzer

## Squads

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Pakistan[6] |  New Zealand[7]

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* Babar Azam (c)
* Abbas Afridi
* Shaheen Afridi
* Abrar Ahmed
* Iftikhar Ahmed
* Mohammad Amir
* Saim Ayub
* ~~Azam Khan (wk)~~
* Haseebullah Khan (wk)
* Irfan Khan
* Shadab Khan
* Usman Khan
* Zaman Khan
* Usama Mir
* Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
* Naseem Shah
* Imad Wasim
* Fakhar Zaman

* Michael Bracewell (c)
* ~~Finn Allen~~
* Tom Blundell (wk)
* Mark Chapman
* Josh Clarkson
* Jacob Duffy
* Zak Foulkes
* Dean Foxcroft
* Ben Lister
* Cole McConchie
* ~~Adam Milne~~
* Jimmy Neesham
* Will O'Rourke
* Tim Robinson
* Ben Sears
* Tim Seifert (wk)
* Ish Sodhi

On 9 April 2024, the PCB announced the 17-member squad for the series.[8] Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Sahibzada Farhan, and Salman Ali Agha were all named as reserves.[9]

On 12 April 2024, New Zealand's Finn Allen and Adam Milne were ruled out of the series due to their respective injuries,[10] with Tom Blundell and Zak Foulkes were named as their replacements.[11]

On 20 April 2024, Pakistan's Azam Khan was ruled out of series due to an injury,[12] with Haseebullah Khan moved to main squad.[13]

On 24 April 2024, both Mohammad Rizwan and Irfan Khan were ruled out of the Pakistan's squad for last two T20Is.[14]

## T20I series

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### 1st T20I

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18 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

New Zealand
2/1 (0.2 overs)

Pakistan

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Tim Robinson 0 (2)
Shaheen Afridi 1/0 (0.2 overs)

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No result
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.
* Abrar Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Usman Khan (Pak) and Tim Robinson (NZ) all made their T20I debuts.
* Michael Bracewell captained New Zealand for the first time in T20Is.[15]

### 2nd T20I

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20 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

New Zealand
90 (19.1 overs)

Pakistan
92/3 (12.1 overs)

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Mark Chapman 19 (16)
Shaheen Afridi 3/13 (3.1 overs)

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Mohammad Rizwan 45* (34)
Ben Lister 1/10 (2 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)

* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) became the fastest player to score 3,000 runs in T20Is (79 innings), beating Virat Kohli (Ind) and Babar Azam (Pak) (81 innings each).[16]

### 3rd T20I

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21 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Pakistan
178/4 (20 overs)

New Zealand
179/3 (18.2 overs)

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Shadab Khan 41 (20)
Ish Sodhi 2/25 (4 overs)

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Mark Chapman 87* (42)
Abbas Afridi 2/27 (3 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Mark Chapman (NZ)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* Zak Foulkes and William O'Rourke (NZ) both made their T20I debuts.

### 4th T20I

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25 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

New Zealand
178/7 (20 overs)

Pakistan
174/8 (20 overs)

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Tim Robinson 51 (36)
Abbas Afridi 3/20 (3 overs)

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Fakhar Zaman 61 (45)
William O’Rourke 3/27 (4 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: William O’Rourke (NZ)

* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th T20I

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27 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Pakistan
178/5 (20 overs)

New Zealand
169 (19.2 overs)

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Babar Azam 69 (44)
James Neesham 1/13 (1 over)

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Tim Seifert 52 (33)
Shaheen Afridi 4/30 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 9 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

## References

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1. ^ "PCB announces schedule of New Zealand tour". Geo News. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. ^ "New Zealand tour to Pakistan announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
3. ^ "Schedule for New Zealand's T20I tour to Pakistan announced". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
4. ^ "Pakistan announce details of New Zealand series ahead of T20 World Cup". International cricket council. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
5. ^ "Azhar Mahmood named head coach for New Zealand T20s, squad to be announced today". Dawn. 9 April 2024.
6. ^ "Irfan and Usman earn maiden Pakistan selection". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
7. ^ "Michael Bracewell to lead New Zealand in Pakistan T20I series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
8. ^ "PCB announces 17-man squad for New Zealand T20I series". DAWN. 9 April 2024.
9. ^ "Two big returns as Pakistan announce squad for the T20I series against New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
10. ^ "Allen and Milne ruled out of Pakistan T20 Series | Blundell and Foulkes in". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
11. ^ "New Zealand pair called in for Pakistan T20I series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
12. ^ "Azam Khan ruled out of New Zealand T20Is". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
13. ^ "Haseebullah replaces Azam Khan in T20I squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
14. ^ "Update on Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Irfan Khan". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
15. ^ "New Zealand Star Set For Captaincy Debut In T20I Series Against Pakistan". Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
16. ^ "Mohammad Rizwan breaks Virat Kohli, Babar Azam's record". GeoSuper. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

## External links

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