The world of cricket is full of rivalries and controversies. But even after all of this all cricket playing nations love the sport of cricket and gave their 100% to nurture the sport over time. There is always something in cricket that can excite you. And we have brought a very interesting and underrated rivalry of all time in cricket history, “New Zealand Vs Pakistan”. And we have picked some latest updates from this matchup. First of all, short results: New Zealand national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard of T20i series. You’ll also get updates about their upcoming series and a few insights of their history.
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Of Last T20i Series
In 2024, month of April New Zealand was on the tour of Pakistan to play a series of 5 T20i matches. In the recent T20i series which was in New Zealand in the same year. New Zealand defeated Pakistan 4-1. So, this was the golden chance for Pakistan to take revenge on New Zealand at home. Here we have mentioned short results as New Zealand National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard of T20i Series.
| 1st of 5 T20i matches (T20i series April 2024) | |
| New Zealand | 2/1 (0.2/5 overs) |
| Pakistan | |
Match abandoned due to rain
| 2nd of 5 T20i matches (T20i series April 2024) | |
| New Zealand | 90/10 (18.1 overs) |
| Pakistan | 92/3 (12.1 overs) |
Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets and 47 balls left
| 3rd of 5 T20i matches (T20i series April 2024) | |
| Pakistan | 178/4 (20 overs) |
| New Zealand | 179/3 (18.2 overs) |
New Zealand won the match by 7 wickets and 10 balls left
| 4th of 5 T20i matches (T20i series April 2024) | |
| New Zealand | 178/7 (20 overs) |
| Pakistan | 174/8 (20 overs) |
New Zealand won the match by 4 runs
| 5th of 5 T20i matches (T20i series April 2024) | |
| Pakistan | 178/5 (20 overs) |
| New Zealand | 169/10 (19.2 overs) |
Pakistan won the match by 9 runs
Series Summary
The first match of the series at Rawalpindi Stadium washed out due to rain. But in the second match Pakistan got their first lead over the series by winning the match. New Made a good comeback by winning 2 consecutive matches of the series. The third and fourth match of the series was the thrillers. But Pakistan managed to win the last match and tied the series with New Zealand. Even after saving the series, it was upsetting for Pakistan that they failed to win the series at home.
Key Players
These players have been phenomenal through the series and contributed to the win of their teams.
- Shaheen Afridi
- Babar Azam
- Abbas Afridi
- Fakhar Zaman
- Mark Chapman
- Dean Foxcroft
- Tim Robinson
- Will O’Rourke
- Michael Bracewell
- Ish Sodhi
History Of New Zealand National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
The First time New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in the month of November of 1955. They played a test series of 3 matches against Pakistan. ‘Harry Cave’ was leading New Zealand in this series. From Pakistan as their first captain ‘Abdul Hafeez Kardar’ was leading the side. Pakistan won the series by 2-0.
Head To Head New Zealand Vs Pakistan
Both teams have been playing against each other from Mid 19th century. We have seen lots of interesting matches and series between New Zealand and Pakistan. These matches gave their fans some unforgettable moments. Which they relive when they see them again on the ground. Here are the stats of all matches played between both teams, including all three formats.
ODI
| New Zealand | Vs | Pakistan |
| 116 | Matches Played | 116 |
| 51 | Won | 61 |
| 61 | Lost | 51 |
| 1 | Drawn | 1 |
| 3 | No Results | 3 |
T20i
| New Zealand | Vs | Pakistan |
| 44 | Matches Played | 44 |
| 19 | Won | 23 |
| 23 | Lost | 19 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 2 | No Results | 2 |
Test
| New Zealand | Vs | Pakistan |
| 62 | Matches Played | 62 |
| 14 | Won | 25 |
| 25 | Lost | 14 |
| 23 | Drawn | 23 |
| 0 | No Results | 0 |
Upcoming Series (Pakistan Tour Of New Zealand)
Pakistan is going on the tour of New Zealand in March of 2025 to play a T20i series and a ODI series. They’ll play 5 T20i matches and 3 ODI matches through the both series. We have mentioned the matches venue, date, and time.
Expectations
As we have mentioned in the upper section, the last bilateral series was a tie. And New Zealand have won the first T20i series from Pakistan in the same year. Now, Pakistani fans expect their team to win the series in the home of New Zealand. And whereas, New Zealand wants to continue their lead on Pakistan. So, it will be worthy enough to watch the matches from this series.
Conclusion
If we go with stats, Pakistan is way ahead of New Zealand in numbers of winning matches in all three formats. And this is the legacy built by the legendary players of Pakistan in the old era of cricket. But, if we go with recent ‘New Zealand national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecards’. New Zealand have completely dominated whether it’s ODI or T20i. And these all facts make their upcoming Series more interesting and exciting to watch.
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