After successful their first-ever T20I match in opposition to New Zealand women, the Pakistan women’s facet created extra historical past on Tuesday. The Nida Dar-led Pakistan workforce registered its first-ever series win over Sophie Devine’s New Zealand because it defeated the white ferns within the second T20I on Tuesday. The Women in Green have additionally registered their first away series win in T20Is since 2018.
Nida Dar’s Pakistan achieved the series win once they defeated New Zealand within the second T20I by 10 runs at University Oval, Dunedin. The guests scored 137 runs whereas batting first with Aliya Riaz powering them. In the defence, Fatima Sana starred with the ball as she picked up three wickets to derail New Zealand’s probabilities of a win. For her cameo down the order, Aliya Riaz has received the Player of the Match. The Pakistan workforce has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead and nonetheless have one recreation to go.
This was Pakistan’s first series win over New Zealand. Before this series, that they had by no means crushed the white-ferns within the T20 format. The Women in Green have crushed New Zealand solely in a single ODI match which got here in 2017. Also, that is Pakistan’s first T20I series win away from dwelling since 2018 once they defeated Bangladesh. Since then, they’ve contested in eight T20I bilateral series away from dwelling and have come out victorious on the eighth try.
In the primary match, the Women in Green defeated the white ferns by 7 wickets as they chased down 128 on the identical venue the place they performed the second T20I. The third T20I of the series shall be performed on December 9 at John Davies Oval, Queenstown.Â
Pakistan Women’s Playing XI:
Muneeba Ali, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Nida Dar (c), Bismah Maroof, Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Diana Baig, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
New Zealand Women’s Playing XI:
Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Molly Penfold, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas
