Pakistan thrashed New Zealand in 1st T20I of the five-match collection to take a 1-0 lead on Friday in Lahore. Haris Rauf’s four-wicket haul overshadowed hattrick effort from New Zealand’s Matt Henry as hosts registered a 88-run over Black Caps. Rauf, the chief architect of Pakistan’s win, was named because the Player of the Match. Earlier, after Pakistan received the toss and opted to bat first, Henry dimissed Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi to choose a hattrick. Pakistan have been bowled out for 182 in 19.5 overs with Fakhar Azam and Saim Ayub top-scoring with 47 every.Â
Rauf ran by means of the NZ batting lineup as guests by no means regarded comfy within the chase proper from the beginning. Mark Chapman was the highest scorer for Kiwis as he made 34 off 27 balls. This is a five-match collection and Black Caps could be aiming a robust comeback within the 2nd T20I which is to be performed immediately (April 15) at Lahore.Â
Express tempo from @HarisRauf14 to disturb the timber! _#PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/bBnm7OHutP
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 14, 2023
Henry joins an elite listing
Matt Henry picked up a hat-trick unfold throughout two overs within the first T20I towards Pakistan in Lahore to affix an elite group of New Zealand bowlers. Henry had derailed Pakistan`s innings within the thirteenth over with the wickets of Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed off back-to-back deliveries. Shadab was caught out by Latham off the penultimate ball of the over and Itikhar fell the subsequent ball, edging once more to the wicketkeeper. Henry returned within the nineteenth over to dismiss Shaheen Afridi off the primary ball, caught brilliantly close to the ropes by Daryl Mitchell off the primary ball within the over.Henry completed with 3/32, his career-best determine in T20Is and in addition turned simply the fourth New Zealand bowler to take a hat-trick in males`s T20Is.
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Shaheen Afridi __A hat-trick for Matt Henry within the first T20I on the GSL. #PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/h6bZP6O1hM
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 14, 2023
Jacob Oram was the primary to take action when he took a hat-trick in 2009 towards Sri Lanka. The all-rounder then turned simply the second participant to report a hat-trick in males`s T20Is. Tim Southee joined him on the listing subsequent yr towards Pakistan.For 12 years since then, there have been no New Zealand bowlers on the listing till Michael Bracewell took a hat-trick towards Ireland final yr.Henry now joins the three gamers on the listing after his spell in Lahore.Pakistan have been bowled out for 182 batting first with Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub making 47 apiece.Â
With inputs from ANI