New Zealand beat Pakistan easily by 79 runs in the second ODI to level the series 1-1.
In the second one-day match, the Pakistani team managed to score 182 runs by performing poorly in pursuit of the target of 262 runs given by New Zealand.
In the second ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan.
Kiwi captain Kane Williamson won the toss in the second ODI being played at the National Stadium in Karachi.
The New Zealand openers failed to provide a good start and the first wicket fell for 2 runs when Naseem Shah had Finn Allen caught by Mohammad Nawaz.
Dion Conway and Kiwi captain Kane Williamson put on an excellent batting display for the second wicket and put on a partnership of 181 runs.
Williamson and Conway also completed their half-centuries during this period.
Opener Conway completed a 91-ball century while batting responsibly for New Zealand.
Naseem Shah gave Pakistan their second win when New Zealand reached 183 runs.
Naseem Shah took the second wicket to end Conway’s innings of 101 runs, Conway’s innings included 13 fours and a six.
Mohammad Nawaz did not give new batsman Daryl Mitchell much chance to play and was dismissed after scoring 5 runs from 7 balls.
New Zealand’s score reached 198 runs when Mohammad Nawaz got dangerous batsman Tom Latham lbw, he scored only 2 runs.
Kiwi captain Kane Williamson batted responsibly but could score 85 runs from 100 balls and Mohammad Nawaz blew his wickets.
Mohammad Nawaz also dismissed New Zealand’s sixth batsman in the 37th over of the innings, this time Glenn Phillips became his wicket for 3 runs.
The experienced all-rounder of Pakistan team took 4 wickets in his quota of 10 overs while bowling excellently.
During New Zealand’s batting at the National Stadium, a spectator entered the field, but the security personnel immediately controlled him and threw him out of the field.
Michael Bracewell was dismissed for 8 off spinner Osama Mir, at which time the Kiwis’ score was 220 runs.
Ash Sodhi supported Mitchell Santner for just 7 runs but he faced 22 balls, during which New Zealand’s score reached 238. Sodhi was dismissed by Haris Rauf.
Naseem Shah took his third wicket in the form of Tim Southee and did not even allow him to open the account.
Sentiner scored 37 runs to take the team to a decent total but got out in the last over trying to run fast between the wickets.
The entire New Zealand team was bowled out for 261 runs on the fifth ball of the last over.
New Zealand’s experienced fast bowler Tim Southee sounded the hour of danger for Pakistan by dismissing Fakhar Zaman for a wicket in the first over.
Imam-ul-Haq also looked troubled and was dismissed for 6 runs off 12 balls.
Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took a very cautious approach after losing two wickets and put on a partnership of 55 runs off 99 balls.
Mohammad Rizwan was the victim of Centenar on a total score of 64, he scored 28 runs from 50 balls with the help of 2 fours.
Haris Sohail also failed to live up to expectations and was dismissed for 86 after scoring only 10 runs off 21 balls.
Agha Salman supported the captain for a while by scoring 25 runs off 22 balls and was run out after bringing the score to 124 runs.
Mohammad Nawaz was bowled by Bracewell for 142, he scored only 3 runs.
Captain Babar Azam stood at one end and completed his half-century but no batsman could support him from the other end.
Osama Mir scored 12 runs off 9 balls with the help of a four and a six and returned to the pavilion after being caught by Tom Latham off the ball of Tim Southee.
Mohammad Wasim scored 10 runs off 13 balls, which included a four, but was run out by the combination of Williamson and Centener.
Babar Azam scored 79 runs off 114 balls with the help of 8 fours and a six. Wicketkeeper Latham blew the stumps off Ash Sodhi’s ball, at that time Pakistan’s score was 182 runs.
Earlier, in the first match of the series, Pakistan took a 0-1 lead by defeating New Zealand by 6 wickets thanks to the responsible performance of the batsmen after Naseem Shah’s brilliant bowling.
It should be remembered that before the ODI series, the Test series played between the two teams was drawn.
No changes have been made to the national team for the second ODI and the winning combination has been retained.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan, Haris Sohail, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Nawaz, Osama Mir, Muhammad Wasim, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.
One change has been made in the visitors, with Ash Sodhi replacing Henry Shipley, who made his career debut for New Zealand in the previous match.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Dion Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ash Sodhi, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson.
Earlier in the second match in Karachi, the New Zealand team was bowled out for 261 runs in the fiftieth over, Dion Conway scored 101 runs and Kane Williamson played an innings of 85 runs.
Mohammad Nawaz of Pakistan dismissed 4 players by giving 38 runs while Naseem Shah took 3 wickets, Haris Rauf and Osama Mir took one wicket each
