New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2024

New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2024
	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]

Squads

Pakistan[6]	New Zealand[7]
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

1st T20I

18 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

New Zealand  2/1 (0.2 overs)	v	Pakistan
Tim Robinson 0 (2) Shaheen Afridi 1/0 (0.2 overs)

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

20 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

New Zealand  90 (19.1 overs)	v	Pakistan 92/3 (12.1 overs)
Mark Chapman 19 (16) Shaheen Afridi 3/13 (3.1 overs)		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

21 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Pakistan  178/4 (20 overs)	v	New Zealand 179/3 (18.2 overs)
Shadab Khan 41 (20) Ish Sodhi 2/25 (4 overs)		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

25 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

New Zealand  178/7 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 174/8 (20 overs)
Tim Robinson 51 (36) Abbas Afridi 3/20 (3 overs)		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

27 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Pakistan  178/5 (20 overs)	v	New Zealand 169 (19.2 overs)
Babar Azam 69 (44) James Neesham 1/13 (1 over)		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

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

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo