12/05Result
2nd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Dec 5 2014
New Zealand won by 17 runs
Player of the Match
Anton DevcichNew Zealand
12/05Result
2nd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Dec 5 2014
New Zealand won by 17 runs
Player of the Match
Anton DevcichNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 144/8 | RR: 7.20

  • Kyle Mills6 (3b)
  • James Neesham7 (4b)
  • Sohail Tanvir4-0-30-1
  • Umar Gul4-0-24-2

9.25 pm Pakistan are taking their time to share high-fives on the field. Shahid Afridi said at the start of the series that his side was always "blessed" with bowling resources and they proved it tonight. It was a slowish pitch and their seamers were able to use that to their advantage and secure some mis-hits. Umar Gul returned from injury with a couple of wickets, Sohail Tanvir was brilliant in the final overs and their spinners were nearly unhittable, led by Afridi himself. New Zealand though have scratched their way to a total that they could rally behind. 145 might not be the easiest target to chase here, but Pakistan are firm favourites, you would think

Idrees: "48 dot balls in the innings for New Zealand. just too much in a T20 game. "

faheem: "difficult action of sohail tanvir creating problems for the batsman"

19.6
4
Sohail Tanvir to Mills, FOUR, goes short and Mills has finished the innings off on a high with a pull to the square leg boundary. Think the slower bouncer went wrong there and Tanvir has a wry smile.

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Long time coming

4

Years since New Zealand last beat Pakistan in a T20I - last instance was in Hamilton in December 2010.

A First

1

Number of times that Anton Devcich has opened the bowling in international cricket; this is the first.

Slow

2

Instances of New Zealand making a 150+ score in 11 T20Is against Pakistan

Specialist

20

Number of left handers that Mohammad Hafeez has dismissed in T20Is - only Saeed Ajmal has dismissed more (24)

One-way traffic

3

New Zealand have won only three of the 10 T20s they have played against Pakistan

Welcome back

2

Years since Daniel Vettori last played a T20 for New Zealand, <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533288.html" target="_blank">against England</a> during the 2012 World T20