Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 88 runs in the first T20I after a one-sided encounter. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first.
In pursuit of Pakistan’s target of 183 runs, the Kiwi team collapsed for 94 runs in just 16 overs.
In the match played in Lahore, captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat.
Pakistan had a disappointing start to the innings.Mohammad Rizwan was out for 8 and captain Babar Azam scored 9 runs.
After that, Fakhar Zaman and Saeem Ayub played a responsible innings and established a partnership of 79 runs, but at a total score of 109, Saeem Ayub was run out by scoring 47 runs.After that, Shadab 5 and Iftikhar was catch out for no runs
Imad Wasim scored 16, Shaheen one, Faheem Ashraf scored 22 runs and returned to the pavilion.
The entire Pakistan team was bowled out for 182 runs before one ball of the last over.
The Kiwi batsmen could not resist the Pakistani bowling and the entire team collapsed for 94 runs in the 16th over, thus losing by 88 runs.