On Friday, New Zealand pacer Tim Southee overtook compatriot and great all-rounder Daniel Vettori to become his country’s all-time leading wicket-taker in international cricket. Southee’s accomplishment allowed him to pass Vettori as New Zealand’s all-time highest wicket-taker.
During the third One-Day International that was played between New Zealand and Pakistan in Karachi, the experienced pacer broke this record.
Southee had an outstanding performance during the match, finishing with three wickets and fifty-six runs conceded in ten overs with an economy rate of 5.6. The batsmen Agha Salman (45), Mohammed Nawaz (8), and Usama Mir (2) all fell victim to his bowling (6).
Southee has played in 351 international matches and has taken 697 wickets while averaging 29.38 runs per match and having an economy rate of 4.00.
His best bowling figures are a seven and a thirty-three.
Tim Southee has played in 90 tests and has taken 353 wickets while averaging 29.10 runs per match and having an economy rate of 2.99. Seventy-four pins in seven games is his greatest bowling series.
Tim Southee has taken 210 wickets in 154 one-day international matches, with a wickets-per-game average of 33.46 and an economy rate of 36.9. His best bowling figures are a seven and a thirty-three.
He also has 134 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals, which he has taken in 107 appearances with an average of 23.72 and an economy rate of 8.16. In the quickest format, he has the best bowling stats, which are 5/18.
In his international career, Vettori has taken 696 wickets. Following these two players in the all-time wickets list are Richard Hadlee (589 wickets), Trent Boult (578 wickets), and Chris Cairns (419).
Within the context of international cricket, Southee holds the 15th-highest overall wicket-taking total. The five best bowlers in the history of international cricket are as follows: Muttiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka (1,347 wickets), Shane Warne of Australia (1,001 wickets), James Anderson of England (962 wickets), Anil Kumble of India (956 wickets), and Glenn McGrath of Australia (956 wickets) (949 wickets).
The series has been won by New Zealand with a score of 2-1. Since 1969, this is their first series victory in Pakistan, and it is the first time any team has ever won a white ball series in Pakistan.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. In their 50 overs, they scored 280 runs and 9 wickets, giving them a total score of 280/9. The helpful contributions of Fakhar Zaman’s century (101 runs off 122 balls), Mohammed Rizwan’s fifty (77), and Salman’s entertaining knock of 45 contributed to Pakistan’s success.
Southee finished the day as the best bowler for the New Zealand team, having taken 3/56. In addition to the one wicket apiece that Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi took, Lockie Ferguson was responsible for taking two wickets.
When they were chasing 281, top order batsman Devon Conway (52) and Williamson (53), who was captaining the team, each scored fifty runs to keep New Zealand in the hunt. However, the visitors constantly dropped wickets and were eventually reduced to 205/6. Phillips then turned things around for New Zealand by smacking an undefeated 63 off 42 balls with four boundaries and four sixes to earn a victory for his team. His score included four sixes and four boundaries.
The best bowlers for Pakistan were Mohammed Wasim (2/35) and Salman (2/42), who both had two wickets each. Both Mohammed Nawaz and Usmana Mir were successful in claiming a scalp.
As a result of his match-winning fifty, Phillips was awarded the title of “Man of the Match.”
The quick scores are as follows: Pakistan scored 280/9 and lost to New Zealand, which scored 281/8 in 48.1 overs (Glenn Phillips 63*, Kane Williamson 53, Mohammed Wasim 2/35). Fakhar Zaman scored 101 and Mohammed Rizwan scored 77. Tim Southee took 3/56 for Pakistan.
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