Pakistan vs New Zealand Scorecard, 3rd T20I, New Zealand vs Pakistan 2025
Result · Mar 21 2025, Fri - 11:45 AM (IST)
NEW ZEALAND204
PAKISTAN207/1
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
CRR:12.94
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | Pakistan in New Zealand 2025 |
| Date: | Mar 21 2025, Fri - 11:45 AM (IST) |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| City: | Auckland |
| Venue: | Eden Park |
| Toss: | Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| New Zealand Playing XI: | Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitch Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears |
| Pakistan Playing XI: | Muhammad Haris (wk), Hassan Nawaz, Salman Ali Agha (c), Irfan Khan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed |
- New Zealand have won four of their last five men’s T20Is against Pakistan (L1), including each of their last two; the Black Caps have bowled first on the day in three of their four wins in that span.
- New Zealand have won six of their last seven men’s T20Is against Pakistan in New Zealand (L1), including each of their last two; it’s as many as they won across their 13 such fixtures in the format prior to that span (W6 L7).
- Pakistan have lost their last five men’s T20Is, batting first on the day in four of those five defeats; a sixth consecutive defeat in this match would equal their longest losing run in the history of the format (L6 – October 2023 to January 2024, May to November in 2019 and September to December in 2010).
- This is set to be the 29th men’s T20I at Eden Park in Auckland; there have been four tied matches at the ground – the most at a single venue in the history of the format and one of only two grounds to have seen more than two instances (3 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium).
- 80% of Pakistan’s batters dismissed in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2024 have been by a fielder taking a catch, eight percentage points more than any other Test playing country in that time; only India (167) have taken more wickets via this method than New Zealand (130) during this period.
- New Zealand have a catch success rate of 69% during the powerplay (29/42) in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2024, the lowest of any Test playing country in that time; the Black Caps’ 13 dropped catches during this period is the most of any team and they’re one of three sides to have dropped 10+ attempts (also India – 12, Zimbabwe – 10).
- Shadab Khan (84) is one away from equaling Saeed Ajmal (85) and Umar Gul (85) for the second most wickets away from home for Pakistan in men’s T20I history (Shahid Afridi – 95); although, he’s recorded only three wickets across his last 10 such fixtures.
- James Neesham (949) is 51 away from becoming the 12th player to score 1,000 runs for New Zealand in men’s T20Is; his T20I batting average at Eden Park (83) is the third best of any Black Caps player at a single venue in New Zealand (min. 4 innings) in the history of the format (Kane Williamson – 111 at Seddon Park and Devon Conway – 110.7 at Hagley Oval).
- Finn Allen has scored 23% of New Zealand’s runs when he’s played in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2024, the second-best rate of any player (min. 4 innings) for a Test playing country in that time (Tilak Varma – 24% for India).
- Ish Sodhi (121) is one away from equaling Martin Guptill (122) for the second most appearances for New Zealand in men’s T20I history (Tim Southee – 126); he’s taken exactly two wickets in each of his last two T20I innings, the last time he logged multiple wickets in more consecutive innings in the format was a three-match span against England in September 2023 (7 wickets in total).