Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th T20I 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th T20I 2024 - New Zealand tour of Pakistan 5-match Twenty20 international series of the 5th T20I match played between New Zealand and Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore in 27th April 2024.

Shaheen Shah Afridi bagged a four-wicket haul © AFP/Getty Images

Babar Azam's classy half-century before Shahid Afridi's four-wicket haul and Usama Mir's two key wickets helped to Pakistan narrow 9-run victory over New Zealand, despite a Tim Seifert - Josh Clarkson's blitz and level the five-match series with 2-2 in a see-saw game of the fifth & final T20I.

Match Stats :

Pakistan's 9-run win was their third smallest victory by terms of runs against New Zealand in T20Is. Pakistan's 178 was their joint ninth highest score against Pakistan in T20 international and It is their sixth highest total at Lahore in T20Is. 73 : Babar Azam and Usman Khan set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for Pakistan against New Zealand in T20Is. 42 : Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman set up the seventh highest third-wicket partnership for Pakistan against New Zealand in T20Is. Shaheen Shah Afridi's 4 for 30 was his second best bowling performance for Pakistan in T20 international and the joint sixth best-bowling-figures by an Pakistan bowler against New Zealand in T20Is, jointly with Saeed Ajmal. New Zealand's 169 was their 12th highest score against Pakistan in T20 international and It is their second highest total at Lahore in T20Is after their 178 also against Pakistan earlier in this series' previous T20I. 76 : Tim Seifert and Michael Bracewell set up the fifth highest second-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Pakistan in T20Is. 31 : Josh Clarkson and Ben Sears set up the record ninth-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Pakistan in T20 international, previously held by the 20-run stand between Glenn Phillips and Tim Southee at Christchurch earlier in this year and the New Zealand's fifth highest ninth-wicket stand in T20Is.

Pakistan scored 178-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Babar Azam blasted a 69 off 44-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 156.81.

Fakhar Zaman cracked a 43 off 33-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 130.30, Usman Khan struck 31 off 24-balls included 3-fours & a six and Shadab Khan hit a unbeaten 15 off 5-balls contained one-six & a four with strike rate of 300.

New Zealand best bowler by James Neesham, William O’Rourke, Ish Sodhi, Zakary Foulkes and Ben Sears each took one-wickets.

 New Zealand scored 169 for all-out in 19.2 overs with top scorer by Tim Seifert  struck 52 off 33-balls including 7-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 157.57.

Josh Clarkson blasted a unbeaten 38 off 26-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 146.15, Michael Bracewell cracked a 23 off 21-balls included 2-fours & a six and James Neesham hit 16 off 8-balls contained three-fours with strike rate of 200.

Pakistan best bowler by Shaheen Shah Afridi 4-30, Usama Mir took 2-wickets and one for Imad Wasim - Shadab Khan.

Shaheen Shah Afridi named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to claimed a 4-wickets for 30-runs in 4-overs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi earned player of the series for claiming eight wickets in the five-match series.

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