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Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights, Tri-Series Final: New Zealand produced a dominant performance, riding on fifties from Mitchell and Latham to defeat Pakistan by five wickets in the final.
- 10:14 PM IST, Feb 14A dominant performance from Kiwis
- 10:06 PM IST, Feb 14NZ WIN THE TRI-SERIES!
- 9:58 PM IST, Feb 14WICKET!
- 9:55 PM IST, Feb 14Fifty for Latham!
- 9:36 PM IST, Feb 14Glenn Phillips joins Latham
- 9:34 PM IST, Feb 14WICKET!
- 9:32 PM IST, Feb 1450 for Mitchell!
- 9:16 PM IST, Feb 14Mitchell, Latham keep NZ firm in chase
- 8:25 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! No fifty for Conway
- 8:01 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! It's Williamson!
- 6:50 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! Naseem Shah gets the early breakthrough for Pakistan
- 6:40 PM IST, Feb 14Time for the New Zealand chase
- 6:31 PM IST, Feb 14The surface is a little two-paced, says Michael Bracewell
- 6:16 PM IST, Feb 14Pakistan 242 all out in 49.3 overs
- 6:13 PM IST, Feb 14GONE! O'Rourke gets 3
- 5:37 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! Tahir's brief surge ends
- 5:17 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! Salman falls now
- 4:53 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! Rizwan goes and the partnership is broken at last
- 4:21 PM IST, Feb 14Halfway through innings, Rizwan-Salman picking up the pace now
- 3:34 PM IST, Feb 14GONE! BABAR FALLS OUT OF NOWHERE!
- 3:16 PM IST, Feb 14GONE! Bracewell strikes in his first over, Shakeel goes
- 3:07 PM IST, Feb 14FOUR! Babar gets to 6000 ODI runs
- 2:56 PM IST, Feb 14OUT! Fakhar finds the fielder to perfection
- 2:37 PM IST, Feb 14Here we go then!
- 2:32 PM IST, Feb 14Seconds ticking down now…
- 2:23 PM IST, Feb 14Pitch report...
- 2:14 PM IST, Feb 14Two changes for New Zealand
- 2:04 PM IST, Feb 14Rizwan wins toss, Pakistan bat first
- 1:51 PM IST, Feb 14New Zealand's clinical road to the final
- 1:41 PM IST, Feb 14Pakistan XI
- 1:29 PM IST, Feb 14New Zealand full squad
- 1:15 PM IST, Feb 14Hello and welcome!
Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights, Tri-Series Final: Naseem Shah and Salman Ali Agha turned up the pressure on New Zealand after a stropng stand between Kane Williamson and Devon Conway. However, New Zealand have edged ahead again with a missed DRS and a dropped catch from Pakistan helping their cause. Williamson and Conway then managed to survive a spell of hostile pace bowling by Naseem and Shaheen Afridi. Ominously for Pakistan, both batters started looking rather settled after the 10th over. However, Salman Ali Agha gave Pakistan an opening by dismissing Williamson on 34, thus ending a 71-run stand between him and Conway. Pakistan were all out for just 242 runs. They lost wickets whenever they seemed to start building a strong partnership throughout the match. Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha were threatening to put up yet another big stand, but Will O'Rourke dismissed the Pakistan captain before he could accelerate. Pakistan had earlier lost their top three in the first 15 overs. The pair had put up a record partnership in the previous match. Babar Azam was looking as good as ever but ended up spooning the ball back to the bowler Nathan Smith in the 12th over to fall completely against the run of play. Babar had upped the ante after Pakistan lost an early wicket and became the joint-fastest to 6000 ODI runs.
Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights, Tri-Series Final: Tom Latham and Daryl Mitchell set the tone with fluent fifties as New Zealand stormed to a clinical five-wicket win in the final, further strengthening their Champions Trophy preparations. The Kiwis looked in complete control, with their batting firing and their bowlers maintaining relentless pressure. Their pace attack remains lethal, the spinners have been effective, and the batting unit appears well-settled, making them a serious force heading into the marquee tournament. The side chased down the 243-run target in 45.2 overs....Read More
Salman Ali Agha gave Pakistan an opening by dismissing a ominous looking Kane Williamson to end his partnership with Devon Conway on 71 runs. Pakistan got an early wicket through Naseem Shah but Williamson and Conway then saw off a hostile spell for fast bowling from him and Shaheen Afridi before taking control. Pakistan were defending only a target of 242 and so the partnership between Williamson and Conway put a big dent on their chances of winning the final. Mitchell Santner recorded figures of 2/20 in his 10 overs and led the way in stifling Pakistan for runs. Will O'Rourke, meanwhile, took two wickets in the last over to complete his four-wicket haul and Pakistan were thus all out for just 242 runs.
Tayyab Tahir tried giving Pakistan a much-needed surge late in the innings after Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha both fell just as the innings was heading into the last 10 overs. However, he was dismissed by Jacob Duffy in the 42nd over. Rizwan and Salman steadied the ship once again for Pakistan after they lost a flurry of early wickets, but unlike in the previous match, they were never able to take charge of the proceedings.
Babar Azam was looking good in the early exchanges but spooned the ball back to Nathan Smith in the 12th over completely against the run of play. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan is out in the middle in just the ninth over of the match with Michael Bracewell dismissing Saud Shakeel in his very first over of the match. At the other end though, Babar was looking quite good and he became the joint-fastest to 6000 ODI runs.
Rizwan earlier won the toss and chose to bat first against New Zealand in the Tri-Series Final in Karachi. New Zealand have been flawless going into this Tri-Series final but Pakistan come into it on the back of a ridiculous high. Captain Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha put up a ridiculous fourth wicket stand of 260 runs off just 229 balls to help Pakistan chase a target of 353 down with one full over to spare.
Pakistan had never successfully chased down a target as high as that, and yet, they did so with six wickets in hand. South Africa had scored 352/4 and seemed set for a big win when they picked a couple of quick wickets after Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman's fiery opening stand. Rizwan and Agha first weathered the storm and then sent the South Africans to all parts of the stadium. Agha fell on 134 off 103 with Pakistan having all but won the match and the stand ended on 260 off 229 balls. Rizwan finished unbeaten on 122 off 128 balls.
New Zealand's big stars have all performed at some stage or the other in the two games they have played thus far. Importantly for them, former captain Kane Williamson has looked in good touch, scoring a half-century in the first match against Pakistan and then a masterful 133 not out in the second against South Africa. Williamson had not played any ODIs since New Zealand's last 2023 World Cup match against India but there seemed to be no rust at all for the batting great to deal with.
Apart from Williamson, the likes of captain Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips and Matt Henry have all got some important runs and wickets in their kitties. England and Ausralia are the other non-Asian countries participating in the Champions Trophy and playing an ODI series in a subcontinental nation before. While those two, especially England, have struggled to adapt, New Zealand seem to have taken to the conditions in Lahore like duck to water. It will be interesting to see if they do the same in Karachi.
For the PCB, this is a dress rehearsal for the tournament opener which will also be played between these two sides at this very stadium. The country is suffering instability on a number of fronts and the government is looking at the succesfull hosting of the Champions Trophy to help steady the boat somewhat. "The return of global cricket is not just about hosting matches," said cricket board chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who doubles as Pakistan's interior minister and security chief. "It is about restoring pride, igniting national passion and giving back to the millions who have stood by Pakistan cricket."
The Champions Trophy will be the first major tournament to be held in Pakistan since 1996 and will feature the home side and teams from New Zealand, England, Australia, Afghanistan, South Africa, Bangladesh and India. All have agreed to play in Pakistan except India, which will play its matches in Dubai, including its encounter with Pakistan, the latest in a storied rivalry.
According to Reuters, police in Lahore, Karachi and the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have deployed over 20,000 troops, including snipers on rooftops along key routes. Hotels where players will stay, stadiums and airports will be heavily guarded as will the roads connecting these locations. The match today acts as the final chance for a ironing out any flaws in the whole setup before the start of the main event.
Here are some pointers to Pakistan vs New Zealand, Tri-Series Final:
- Williamson fell on 34 off 49 balls, his partnership with Conway ending on 71 off 96 balls
- Williamson and Conway's stand crossed 50 in 73 balls
- Pakistan 242 all out in 49.3 overs
- Will O'Rourke finished with figures of 4/43
- Mitchell Santner returned figures of 2/20
- The partnership between Rizwan and Agha ended on 34 off 30 balls
- Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha's stand crossed 50 in 75 balls
- Pakistan lost three wickets in the first 15 overs
- Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and chose to bat
- Pakistan pulled off their highest succesfull run chase against South Africa to reach the final
- New Zealand recorded two dominant wins in Lahore
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: That's all from us!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: That's all from the coverage of the tri-series! This was the two sides' last match before the Champions Trophy, although they are likely to take part in a warm-up game before the tournament begins.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: A dominant performance from Kiwis
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: New Zealand once again proved their dominance with a commanding victory in the final, further solidifying their preparations for the Champions Trophy. Ticking yet another crucial box, the Kiwis looked sharp across all departments, with Tom Latham finding form at just the right time. Their squad appears well-rounded, boasting a formidable pace attack, reliable spinners, and a batting lineup that is firing on all cylinders.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: NZ WIN THE TRI-SERIES!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Phillips smashes a four and follows it up with a double against Faheem Ashraf, and with one run remaining to win, the bowler bowls a wide as New Zealand complete a commanding tri-series win! NZ were the only undefeated side coming into the final, and produced yet another dominant performance to register a convincing 5-wicket win, chasing down the 243-run target in 45.2 overs.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Michael Bracewell joins Phillips
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: The duo successfully negotiates the rest of Shaheen Afridi's over, picking up singles in each of the last four deliveries. NZ now need just 7 runs to win in 30 balls.
236/5 in 45 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: WICKET!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Wicket no.5 in NZ innings and it's Shaheen Afridi who dismisses Latham in his first delivery of the new spell. Is there enough time left for a final twist? The Kiwis are still pretty firm in this chase, and they are only 11 runs away.
232/5 in 44.1 overs. Target 243
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Fifty for Latham!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Tom Latham reaches his half-century on the first delivery of the 44th over, and Pakistan's body language suggests this game is done. Latham reaches his fifty with a double on the first ball against Abrar, and follows it up with a four.
232/4 in 44 overs. Target 243
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Twin boundaries from Latham!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Tom Latham smashes Abrar Ahmed for two boundaries in his ninth over of the innings. Abrar has proved expensive in this match and it is debatable whether it was the right call to bring him, with New Zealand closing in on the target. The Kiwis only need 22 runs off 8 overs to win now.
221/4 in 42 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 200 up for NZ
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: First boundary for Phillips as he smashes the delivery from Naseem Shah wide of mid-off. A confident shot from Phillips as New Zealand remain firm in chase.
208/4 in 41 overs. Target 243
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Glenn Phillips joins Latham
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Glenn Phillips is the new man in, as he joins Latham with Kiwis needing 48 more runs to win in 11 overs. Still NZ's game to lose, this one.
195/4 in 38 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: WICKET!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: What an eventful over that was. Abrar concedes three boundaries against Mitchell in the first five deliveries but dismisses the Kiwi batter on the final ball with a brilliant caught-and-bowled. Mitchell smashes the ball on the right foot but Abrar is quick to reach, stretching his right arm to pick a catch on the rebound. Is there a twist in the tale?
195/4 in 39 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 50 for Mitchell!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: What a way to bring his half-century! Mitchell takes on Abrar Ahmed, smashing a brilliant sweep shot towards midwicket. He follows it up with another four – a total of three fours in Abrar's 8th over.
195/3 in 38.5 oversx
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Easy rotation of strike
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Runs off every ball in Naseem's Shah seventh over, as he concedes 7. Daryl Mitchell is nearing his fifty, as New Zealand are now 62 runs away from winning the tri-series.
181/3 in 38 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Naseem Shah into the attack
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Last throw of dice from Rizwan? Naseem, who has picked two wickets in his first six overs, is brought into the attack as New Zealand cruise in the run-chase.
174/3 in 37 overs. Target 243
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Mitchell, Latham keep NZ firm in chase
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Latham finds boundaries at will against Shaheen Afridi as the ace pacer concedes 11 off the 34th over of the innings, and Mitchell, too, finds a four as Afridi continued in the 36th. The Kiwis are slowly but surely cruising towards the tri-series win in Karachi.
166/3 in 35.2 overs. Target 243
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: New Zealand need 98 to win off 102 balls
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Just two runs off Abrar in the 33rd, he is doing his job all right with regards to limiting the runs but Pakistan need wickets. Latham has had two gifts tonight in the form of the missed DRS and the dropped catch, something Pakistan could simply not afford to give considering the target they are defending.
Shaheen returns for his seventh over now.
New Zealand 145/3 in 33 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: And now Shaheen drops a catch off his own bowling
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: That was quite a straighforward catch there and Afridi has no one to blame but himself. He goes full fifth ball of the 32nd over to Mitchell, who misses his drive. The ball darts straight back to Afridi, just as it had off Babar Azam to Nathan Smith earlier today. Only difference being that while Smith held on, the ball deflected off Afridi's hands and on to the stumps. A brief check for run out at the non-striker's end produces nothing. Not looking good for Pakistan at all.
Mitchell on 25 off 38, Latham on 16 off 24
New Zealand 143/3 in 32 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Pakistan miss a DRS!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: They need to take every half chance that comes their way at the moment and so this could turn out to be a huge moment, unless Afridi manages to get Latham in the 32nd over for which he has been brought back into the attack now. Abrar's third ball struck Latham's pads as he fails to connect his sweep. Umpire shakes his head, Abrar implores Rizwan to take the review but the Pakistan captain vetoes. Latham ran a leg bye off that ball and then Mitchell hits the fifth ball flat and hard past deep midwicket for a four. Replays at the end of that over showed that the ball was pitching in line with the leg stump and it would've been three reds.
New Zealand need 103 to win off 114.
New Zealand 140/3 in 31 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Abrar Ahmed brought into attack
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: We can expect to see him a longer spell now, this is just his fourth over. He replaces Naseem, who had bowled his sixth. Salman has bowled his full 10 overs. He finishes with figures of 1/45.
New Zealand need 110 to win off the last 120 balls and so Pakistan still have a huge job in their hands.
New Zealand 133/3 in 30 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Anyone's game at the moment
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Tom Latham is the new man in and he is on eight off 11, Mitchell on 15 off 27. The return of the precocious Naseem has turned the heat on New Zealand and Agha is doing well to keep the pressure on at the other end. He just got done with his ninth over though.
New Zealand on 124/3 in 28 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: OUT! No fifty for Conway
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Naseem Shah returns into the attack and strikes straightaway, although this was coming as it had become a right struggle for Conway to get any kind of momentum here. Short and outside off for the second ball of the 25th, Conway pulls but gets a top edge, Abrar takes the catch at long leg. But a heart-in-mouth moment for the players and for the fans in the crowd, they had to abruptly pause their celebration when it was announced that the third umpire was checking for no-ball. It takes some time but finally, it is deemed as a legitimate delivery. Pakistan on the prowl here.
Conway c Abrar Ahmed b Naseem Shah 48 (74)
New Zealand 108/3 in 24.2 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: New Zealand cross 100
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Mitchell off strike first ball, Conway goes for the fourth ball, it takes an outside edge and goes past the wicketkeeper for four. A wide next ball and then two runs off the last. Conway on 48 off 73, Mitchell on nine off 15.
New Zealand 107/2 in 24 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 20 overs done...
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: This is getting quite interesting now. It has been 31 deliveries since New Zealand got a boundary. Daryl Mitchell is the new man in, he has scored four runs in eight balls. Conway at the other end on 33 off 56. No alarms for New Zealand yet though, it is all about rebuilding for them with the reassuring presence of Williamson no longer there in the middle.
New Zealand 85/2 in 20 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: OUT! It's Williamson!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Salman Agha with the big wicket! He slows down the second ball of the 18th, gets it to turn on Williamson. He is deceived in flight and the stumps are a mess. How about that for a breakthrough. Is this just what they needed to push through?
Williamson b Agha Salman 34 (49)
New Zealand 76/1 in 17.2 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Pakistan lose a review!
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Nothing going the hosts' way at the moment. Salman continues in the 16th over, Conway takes a single off the third ball. Big shout for LBW off the fifth that the umpire turns down but Rizwan takes the review. It kept a little low, Williamson had rocked back but the ball would be going down leg side. Williamson on 33 off 46 at the end of that over, Conway on 26 off 43.
New Zealand 72/1 in 16 overs, need 171 to win from 34 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: The Williamson-Conway stand crosses 50
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Well this is not going well at all for Pakistan. Salman Agha bowling spin from the other end. He returns in the 14th for his second and Conway runs a single off the first ball. Williamson then steps out for the third and tonks it down the ground to the boundary, it got there despite coming off the toe-end of the bat. Single next ball, Conway then sends the fifth ball which is quick and wide between point and short third man for another four. Conway on 20 off 38, Williamson on 30 off 39.
New Zealand 63/1 in 14 overs, need 180 to win off 36 overs
