NZ vs PAK 2nd ODI Highlights for Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2025
New Zealand started off the Pakistan tour of New Zealand, with a dominating win over Pakistan in the 5-match T20i series. They made sure to continue their domination by winning the first match of the 3-match ODI series, with Pakistan trying to get back on winning terms. Let’s have a look at NZ vs PAK 2nd ODI Highlights for Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2025.
Mitchell Hay leads the way for NZ
The match at Bay Oval started off with Pakistan winning the toss and opting to bowl first against the dominant New Zealand side. New Zealand started off with a decent and strong start, their opening pair Nick Kelly and Rhys Mariu accounted for 54 runs in 6 overs. After Kelly was dismissed in the 6th over, no player managed to stay on the pitch long enough to put on a high score, until Muhammad Abbas and Mitchell Hay were on the pitch. Muhammad Abbas played 66 balls and managed to score 41 runs and hit 3 fours in the process.
Mitchell Hay was the key player in New Zealand’s route to putting up a strong target for Pakistan. Mitchell score 99* in just 78 balls and hit 7 fours and 7 sixes in his stint. Although he was just 1 run shy of his century, his score managed to put up a strong total of 292/8 for Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Losing Streak Continues
Pakistan started off on the wrong foot, as their top-order was dismissed for a low set of runs. Pakistan was 9/3 in just 5 overs of time, Faheem Ashraf was the only player in the squad to score a good amount of runs for Pakistan. He played 80 balls and ended up scoring 73 runs, and hit 6 fours and 3 sixes.
New Zealand’s bowling attack was a significant force in dismantling Pakistan, Ben Sears led the bowling attack with stats of of 5/59 runs in his 9.2 overs bowled. The bowling performances by New Zealand bundled up Pakistan for 208 runs in 41 overs. New Zealand lead the ODI series 2-0, with Pakistan hoping to get a consolation win in the final ODI match of the series.
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