He was on fire in the previous match. He took 2 wickets with 13 runs. However, Mohammad Amir was dropped from the XI in the third match. He was left out and Abbas Afridi was taken to the eleven. As a result, Pakistan lost this match to New Zealand by 7 wickets.
Pakistan lost the toss and elected to bat first at the Rawalpindi International Cricket Stadium. No batsman could make a big score. However, Pakistan collected 178 runs by losing 4 wickets based on three-four mediocre scores. Coming down to reply, the Kiwis reached the target with 10 balls in hand, relying on Mark Chapman’s swashbuckling batting.
Saim Ayyub and Babar Azam made a partnership of 55 runs after losing the toss. Saim Ayyub got out with 32 runs off 22 balls. Babar Azam scored 37 runs off 29 balls. Mohammad Rizwan scored 22 runs off 21 balls. He left the field injured. Not playing for the UAE, Usman Khan, who was named in Pakistan, was dismissed for 5 runs.
Irfan Khan scored an unbeaten 30 off 20 balls. Shadab Khan was out for 41 runs off 20 balls. Pakistan collected 178 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, New Zealand started losing wickets at regular intervals from the start. Tim Robinson was out for 28 runs, Tim Seifert for 21 runs, Dean Foxcroft for 31 runs.
Mark Chapman and James Neesham then finished the game. Neesham scored 6 runs. Mark Chapman scored 87 runs off 42 balls. He had 9 boundaries and 4 sixes in his bat.
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