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Pakistan team was able to save its credibility.(Pakistan)

New Delhi: Host New Zealand lost by 42 runs in the last T20 match of the five-match T20 International series. In the last match of the T20 series played in Christchurch on Sunday, Pakistan team defeated New Zealand by 42 runs and the Kiwi team’s intention of wiping out the team led by Shaheen Afridi was shattered. By winning this match, Pakistan  (Pakistan) team was able to save its credibility.
This match was low scoring, but Pakistani bowlers bowled brilliantly and led the team to victory. Batting first in the match, Pakistan team had scored 134 runs. In response, the New Zealand team collapsed for only 92 runs.
Actually, in the fifth T20 match played between Pakistan vs New Zealand, after winning the toss, Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi decided to bat first. Made a total of three changes in the playing-11. Sai Ayub, Haris Rauf and Wasim Junior were shown the way out.

Hasibullah, Abbas Afridi and Usama Mir got their place. Batting first in the match, Pakistan team scored 134 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. No batsman of the team could cross the 40-run mark. Mohammad Rizwan played an inning of 38 runs. At the same time, from New Zealand side, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi and Lockie Ferguson got 2 wickets each.
After this, New Zealand, which set out to chase 135 runs, also had a bad start. No batsman of the team could touch the 30 run mark. 6 batsmen could not reach double figures. Pakistan’s bowlers performed amazingly. Iftikhar Ahmed wreaked havoc with the ball and took 3 wickets. Whereas captain Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz got 2-2 successes.

In this way, the Kiwi team collapsed after scoring 92 runs in the fifth T20 and Pakistan won the match by 42 runs. Even though the Kiwi team lost in the fifth T20, the Kiwi team won the first four matches and won the series 4-1.