In T20Is, Tim Southee, the seasoned pacer from New Zealand, grew to become the primary bowler to realize the 150-wicket threshold on Friday. At Eden Park in Auckland, Southee completed this feat within the opening Twenty20 International match in opposition to Pakistan, ending with a four-over spell tally of 4/25. In the shortest format of cricket, he completed with 150 wickets, making historical past as the primary bowler in Men’s T20Is to perform the feat.
During a match in opposition to Pakistan, Abbas Afridi grew to become Southee’s one hundred and fiftieth sufferer in T20Is. After Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga the New Zealand fast was the third to get to 100 T20I wickets. (‘Only Effective As Opener,’ Babar Azam Trolled Even After Scoring Fifty Against New Zealand)
 374 wickets in Tests.
 221 wickets in ODIs.
 151 wickets in T20I.Tim Southee is an final legend in Modern Era.  pic.twitter.com/7Uleq9PrnC
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Southee, who made his T20I debut in 2008, at present has 746 worldwide wickets, together with over 350 within the Test format of the sport. The seamer was in good type at Eden Park, eradicating Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abbas Afridi and Haris Rauf from Pakistan’s chase of 227.
Clinical performances from Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Southee helped New Zealand register a complete 46-run victory in opposition to Pakistan within the first T20I of the five-match collection right here at Eden Park on Friday. (NZ Vs PAK 1st T20I: Finn Allen Hits Shaheen Afridi For 24 Runs In An Over As Pacer Records Most Expensive Over In T20Is)
New Zealand amassed an enormous complete on the board, pushed by fifties from Daryl Mitchell and captain Kane Williamson. For a short time, Pakistan gave the impression to be on observe of their run chase, however they quickly misplaced momentum and fell brief by 46 runs. (With ANI inputs)
