According to the details, New Zealand achieved the target of 154 runs given by Pakistan at a loss of five wickets in the last over. For New Zealand, Tim Seifert played an important role in the victory of the team by playing a brilliant innings of 57 runs. Mark Champion (34) and Glenn Phillips (23) stood out.

For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took three wickets for 29 runs. Shaheen Shah also sent two players to the pavilion.

Earlier in the first match of the T20 series being played at Eden Park in Auckland, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, which did not prove to be beneficial. The national cricket team could not get out of the quarantine net in New Zealand, Kiwis bowlers said. Experienced batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Abdullah Shafiq were out without scoring a run. Haider Ali 3, Khushdal Shah 16, Mohammad Rizwan 17, T20 captain Shadab Khan resisted the Kiwis bowlers. While playing a brilliant innings of 42 runs, his innings included three sixes and two fours, Emad Wasim improved the team’s total by playing an innings of 19 runs in difficult times. * All-rounder Fahim in the last overs of Pakistan batting. Ashraf played an excellent innings of 31 runs and improved the team’s total on the scoreboard. The all-rounder’s innings also included three high sixes.

The Kiwis bowlers bowled brilliantly in the match, Duffy, who made his debut for New Zealand, proved to be a nightmare for Pakistan, who bowled out four Pakistani batsmans.

Talking after the match, T20 captain Shadab Khan said that the loss of wickets early in the match was a loss, trying to learn from the mistakes in the series will try to come back.

The second match of the series is at Hamilton