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PAK vs NZ: Pakistan’s crushing defeat, captain Salman Agha’s excuses raise eyebrows!

 Pakistan was thoroughly defeated in the first T20 match against New Zealand. Pakistan team was left with only 91 runs while batting first. New Zealand achieved the target for 1 wicket in 10.1 overs in response. 

Nishika Jha
Last Updated : Sunday, 16 March 2025
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 Pakistan was thoroughly defeated in the first T20 match against New Zealand. Pakistan team was left with only 91 runs while batting first. New Zealand achieved the target for 1 wicket in 10.1 overs in response. Therefore, Pakistan, which was being captained by Salman Ali Agha, was defeated with a massive 9 wicket margin. But after this defeat, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha gave his reaction. "It's very difficult, we haven't played good cricket but we will do well in Dunedin," Salman Ali Agha said. 

What did Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha state? 

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha commented that the New Zealand bowlers bowled in a tight manner. Now our whole concentration is on the second T20 match. "Three players in our team played for the first time, but as they play, they will learn and develop. It is not a simple task to play New Zealand new ball, but we have good bowlers in our team, we will play good in the next matches. Now the second match of this T20 series will be played on Tuesday.".

Pakistan thrashed New Zealand comprehensively

Suppose Pakistan's team, who batted first, were dismissed on 91 runs. For Pakistan, Khushdil Shah scored 32 runs from 30 balls. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha scored 18 runs. In fact, Pakistan's 8 batsmen failed to cross the tenth digit. For New Zealand, Jacob Duffy took 4 wickets. Kylie Jamieson scored 3 successes. Ish Sodhi dismissed 2 batsmen. In response, meanwhile, New Zealand scored the target in 10.1 overs. Tim Seifert scored the highest score of 44 runs for New Zealand.