Pakistan beat New Zealand by 16 runs in Amir's comeback game

15th January ,Auckland(Cricketnmore)। Half-centuries from Colin Munro and  Kane Williamson went in vain as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 16 runs in the opening T20I. Visitors lead three match series 1-0.  Shahid Afridi was awarded Man of the Match for his allround performance ( 23 runs from 8 balls, took 2/26 and 3 catches on the field).

Toss : New Zealand won the toss and elect to bowl first.

Venue: Eden Park, Auckland

                                            Full Scorecard : New Zealand vs Pakistan

Pakistan Innings : 171/ 8 in 20 Overs  ( Mohammad Hafeez 61,  Umar Akmal 24,   Adam Milne 4/37,  Mitchell Santner 2/14)

New Zealand Innings :   155/10 in 20 Overs ( Kane Williamson 70, Colin Munro 56, Wahab Riaz 3/34, Shahid Afridi 2/26,  Umar Gul 2/38)

MoM :  Shahid Afridi

Series Result : Pakistan 1-0 up in series.

Teams:

New Zealand: M Guptill, K Williamson*, C Munro, C Anderson, G Elliott, L Ronchi (wk), M Santner, T Astle, A Milne, M Henry, T Boult

Pakistan:  A Shehzad, M Hafeez, S Maqsood, S Malik, U Akmal, S Afridi*, S Ahmed (wk), I Wasim, W Riaz, U Gul, M Amir