On Friday, Pakistan suffered yet another defeat at home in their home series, which made for a memorable day for the cricket team. The team captained by Babar Azam was defeated by New Zealand in the third and final one-day international, giving the tourists a 2-1 advantage in the victory over the three-match series.
Additionally, New Zealand won their first series ever played in Pakistan with this victory. Despite getting off to an excellent start in their pursuit of 281, the away team’s score fell to 205/6.
However, it was Glenn Phillips who scored 64 runs without losing a wicket and led his team to victory with two wickets remaining in the game. Pakistan, which had already suffered defeats against Australia in one-day international series and England in twenty20 internationals and tests, has come under intense scrutiny for suffering yet another setback within their own territory.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt also voiced his dissatisfaction with the performance of the hosts and criticised bowler Haris Rauf for his lack of speed. Butt also criticised Rauf for his lack of speed.
“I am particularly dissatisfied with the bowling performance of Pakistan. What exactly were they up to? Ye speed kya bank me jama karaani hai? (Are you required to make a deposit in the bank with the speed?) Neither did you bowl bouncer nor did you bowl a yorker.
You were hit for a six and a midwicket by the hitter. The front square was your undoing. No Yankees, and no Bouncers, Please! Butt stated on his YouTube channel that at one point, he believed that Haris Rauf delivered ten slower balls throughout the course of his two overs.
“You are a true pacer. You bowl at a quick pace. Where is your running ability? Why didn’t you bowl a yorker? Even if you had the chance to hit a yorker, but didn’t, it’s not simple to hit a lower full throw for a six,” he continued.
As the play progressed, Glenn Phillips hammered an unbeaten half-century, and New Zealand went on to win by two wickets in the third and final one-day international match, which took place in Karachi on Friday. This victory ensured that New Zealand would win the series against Pakistan.
Phillips struck 63 runs off 42 balls, including four sixes and as many fours, to pull New Zealand back from a dangerous position of 181-5 as they were chasing a goal of 281 runs.
His performance overshadowed Fakhar Zaman’s 101, which contributed to Pakistan’s score of 280-9 after 50 overs.
Phillips came in to bat when New Zealand needed 100 runs from 87 balls, and he and Mitchell Santner, who scored 17, combined 64 runs for the seventh wicket in a match-turning stand. Santner also hit 17 runs.
Kane Williamson, who was serving as the team’s skipper, made a contribution of 53 runs, and Devon Conway struck an equally steady 52 runs before Ben Phillips completed the chase with 11 balls to spare.
Phillips reached his first fifty in an ODI off of just 28 balls, however the wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan was unable to hold a catch off of the spinner Usama Mir on the following delivery, which resulted in Phillips being out.
The victory maintained New Zealand’s position as the top team in the one-day rankings and gave them their first ODI series win in Pakistan after six attempts.
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