Delhi: New Zealand won by 8 wickets in the fifth T20 match played against Pakistan. In this match, Kiwi opener Tim Safurt batted stormy and hit 97* not unbeaten in just 38 balls. He completed a half -century in just 23 balls and wreaked havoc on the bowlers of the opposition team.
The New Zealand team scored 92 runs during the powerplay in this match, which is their biggest powerplay score so far in T20 International against Pakistan. Also, this is the fifth biggest score made by any team in Powerplay in T20 International history. In this format, the world record of scoring the most runs in the powerplay is Australia, which scored 113 runs against Scotland in 2024.
The highest powerplay score in T20 International for New Zealand
92/0 vs Pakistan, Wellington, 2025 *
86/2 vs West Indies, Mount Munganui, 2018
79/1 vs Pakistan, Mount Munganui, 2025
77/0 vs England, Hamilton, 2018
73/2 vs England, Manchester, 2015
73/1 vs England, Nottingham, 2023
The highest powerplay score against Pakistan in T20 International
92/0, New Zealand, Wellington, 2025 *
82/1, England, Lahore, 2025
79/1, New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 2025
78/0, England, The Oval, 2024
69/3, England, Nottingham, 2021
Tim SEFERT Stormy Show
Tim Safart hit 6 fours and 10 sixes in his brilliant innings. His strike rate was 255, which shocked the whole world. In this match, Pakistan batted first and scored only 128 for 9 wickets in 20 overs, which New Zealand easily achieved by losing 2 wickets in just 10 overs.
After this match, Tim Safart was awarded the Player of the Series and James Neesham was awarded the Player of the Match for taking 5 wickets. New Zealand won this T20 series 4–1. Now a 3 -match ODI series will be played between the two teams, which will start from March 29.
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