Dubai: Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
New Zealand scored 153-7 with Corey Anderson (44 not out) and Colin Munro (44) after they won the toss and batted.
Pakistan overhauled the target for the loss of four wickets in 19.4 overs with Mohammad Hafeez (34 not out) hitting the winning boundary. Babar Azam scored 40 and Asif Ali made 38.
This is Pakistan´s 11th series win in succession.
Pakistan won the first match by two runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The third and final match is in Dubai on Sunday.
PAKISTAN 154/4 in 19.4 overs (NZ 153/7)
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Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs
Milne to Shoaib Malik, OUT, taken at deep midwicket!
Milne to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Pakistan need seven off six
End of over 19: Pakistan 147/3
Southee to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Southee to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Southee to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Southee to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Southee to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Southee to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide,
Southee to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide
Southee to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
End of over 18: Pakistan 140/3
Munro to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Munro to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Munro to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Munro to Shoaib Malik, SIX
Munro to Shoaib Malik, no run
Munro to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Pakistan need 23 off 18 now after that 17-run over
End of over 17: Pakistan 131/3
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Sodhi to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX
End of over 16: Pakistan 114/3
Munro to Asif Ali, OUT
Munro to Asif Ali, SIX
Munro to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run
Munro to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run
End of over 15: Pakistan 104/2
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, 1 run
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Sodhi to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, 1 run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, no run
Pakistan need 55 off 36 balls
End of over 14: Pakistan 99/2
Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run
unro to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Munro to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run
Munro to Asif Ali, no run
Munro to Asif Ali, no run
End of over 13: Pakistan 96/2
Southee to Babar Azam, OUT, taken at mid-off!
Southee to Babar Azam, no run
Southee to Asif Ali, 1 run, leg bye
Southee to Asif Ali, SIX
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run
Southee to Babar Azam, no run
End of over 12: Pakistan 88/1
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 wide
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
End of over 11: Pakistan 83/1
Sodhi to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Sodhi to Babar Azam, FOUR
Sodhi to Babar Azam, 1 wide,
Sodhi to Babar Azam, no run
Sodhi to Babar Azam, no run
Sodhi to Babar Azam, no run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, 1 run, dropped
End of over 10: Pakistan 75/1
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, no run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
End of over 9: Pakistan 70/1
Sodhi to Asif Ali, 1 run
Sodhi to Babar Azam, 1 run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, 1 run
Sodhi to Babar Azam, 1 run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, 1 run
Sodhi to Asif Ali, FOUR runs
End of over 8: Pakistan 61/1
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, no run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
End of over 7: Pakistan 57/1
Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run
Patel to Asif Ali, 1 run
Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run
Patel to Asif Ali, 1 run
Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run
Patel to Babar Azam, 1 wide
Patel to Asif Ali, 1 run
End of over 6: Pakistan 50/1
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Asif Ali, 1 leg by
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, no run
de Grandhomme to Babar Azam, FOUR
End of over 5: Pakistan 42/1
Milne to Babar Azam, 1 run
Milne to Asif Ali, 1 run
Milne to Fakhar Zaman, OUT
Milne to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Milne to Babar Azam, 1 run
Milne to Babar Azam, FOUR
End of over 4: Pakistan 35/0
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run
Southee to Babar Azam, no run
Southee to Babar Azam, no run
Southee to Babar Azam, no run
Southee to Babar Azam, no run
Southee to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
End of over 3: Pakistan 33/0
Milne to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, leg-stump yorker
Milne to Babar Azam, 1 run
Milne to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Milne to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Milne to Fakhar Zaman, SIX
Milne to Fakhar Zaman, no run
End of over 2: Pakistan 22/0
Southee to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Southee to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Southee to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Southee to Babar Azam, 1 run
Southee to Babar Azam, FOUR
Southee to Fakhar Zaman, 1 leg bye
End of over 1: Pakistan 11/0
Patel to Babar Azam, no run
Patel to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run
Patel to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Patel to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Patel to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Pakistan need 154 to win the match and series.
Colin Munro and Corey Anderson struck 44 runs each as New Zealand set Pakistan 154 to win in the second Twenty20 International at Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium in UAE on Friday.
End of over 20: NZ 151/7
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, 2 runs
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, 2 runs
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Southee, OUT
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, OUT
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, SIX
End of over 19: NZ 142/5
Hasan Ali to Anderson, 2 runs
Hasan Ali to Anderson, 2 runs
Hasan Ali to Anderson, SIX runs
Hasan Ali to Seifert, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Seifert, FOUR
Hasan Ali to Anderson, 1 run
End of over 18: NZ 126/5
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Williamson, OUT
End of over 17: NZ 125/4
Hasan Ali to Anderson, FOUR
Hasan Ali to Anderson, FOUR
Hasan Ali to Anderson, SIX
Hasan Ali to Anderson, no run, swings and misses
Hasan Ali to Williamson, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Anderson, 1 run
End of over 16: NZ 109/4
Shadab Khan to Anderson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Anderson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Anderson, no run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, FOUR
End of over 15: NZ 101/4
Faheem Ashraf to Anderson, FOUR
Faheem Ashraf to Anderson, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Anderson, FOUR
Faheem Ashraf to Anderson, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Williamson, 2 runs
End of over 14: NZ 90/4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Williamson, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Williamson, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Anderson, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Williamson, 1 run
End of over 13: NZ 85/4
Shadab Khan to Anderson, no run
Shadab Khan to Anderson, 1 wide
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run, OUT
Shadab Khan to Williamson, FOUR
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run
End of over 12: NZ 76/3
Imad Wasim to Taylor, no run
Imad Wasim to Taylor, no run
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Taylor, 1 leg bye
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Taylor, 1 run
End of over 11: NZ 72/3
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 2 runs
Shadab Khan to Taylor, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run
End of over 10: NZ 76/3
Imad Wasim to Taylor, no run
Imad Wasim to Taylor, no run
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Taylor, 1 leg bye
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Taylor, 1 run
End of over 9: NZ 72/3
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 2 runs
Shadab Khan to Taylor, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to de Grandhomme, 1 run
Imad Wasim to de Grandhomme, no run
End of over 8: NZ 62/2
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run
Shadab Khan to Williamson, 2 runs
Shadab Khan to Williamson, no run
Imad Wasim to de Grandhomme, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Williamson, 2 runs
End of over 7: NZ 56/2
Mohammad Hafeez to Munro, OUT
Mohammad Hafeez to Williamson, 1 run,
Mohammad Hafeez to Williamson, 2 runs,
Mohammad Hafeez to Munro, 1 run,
Mohammad Hafeez to Williamson, 1 run
Mohammad Hafeez to Munro, 1 leg bye,
End of over 6: NZ 50/1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Williamson, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phillips, OUT, first wicket falls. Phillips is on his way as Pakistan gets the first breakthrough.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phillips, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Munro, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Munro, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Munro, 2 runs
End of over 5: NZ 47/0
11 from the over
Hasan Ali to Munro, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Munro, FOUR
Hasan Ali to Phillips, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Munro, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Phillips, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Phillips, 1 run, no ball, FREE HIT
Hasan Ali to Phillips, 1 run, no ball, FREE HIT
Hasan Ali to Phillips, no run
End of over 4: NZ 36/0
Faheem to Munro, no run
Faheem to Phillips, no run
Faheem to Phillips, no run
Faheem to Munro, dropped, 1 run
Faheem to Munro, SIX, what an extraordinary shot by Munro. He's coming from CPL.
Faheem to Munro, no run
End of over 3: NZ 29/0
Hafeez to Munro, 1 run
Hafeez to Munro, FOUR, stand and deliver and that's an easy game.
Hafeez to Phillips, 1 run
Hafeez to Phillips, no run
Hafeez to Munro, 1 run
Hafeez to Munro, no run
End of over 2: NZ 22/0
Faheem Ashraf to Phillips, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Colin Munro, 1 run
Faheem Asharf to Colin Munro, no run, clever piece of bowling from Faheem.
Faheem Ashraf to Colin Munro, FOUR
Faheem Ashraf to Colin Munro, FOUR, what a great shot. One bounce and over the line for four.
Faheem Ashraf to Colin Munro, no run
Faheem Ashraf is going to start from the far end
End of over 1: NZ 13/0
Imad Wasim to Colin Munro, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Glenn Phillips, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Colin Munro, 1 run, in the air but a single taken
Imad Wasim to Glenn Phillips, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Colin Munro, 3 runs
Imad Wasim to Colin Munro, SIX, New Zealand off to a start with a miximuj.
Imad Wasim to open the bowling.
ABU DHABI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat in the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.
New Zealand kept the same XI that lost the first match by two runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday while Pakistan brought fit-again opener Fakhar Zaman in place of Sahibzada Farhan.
The third and final match is also in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Corey Anderson, Colin de Grandhomme, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (PAK) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
Tv umpire: Shozab Raza (PAK)
Match referee: Javagal Sriniath (IND)"Pakistan have made one change, bringing in Fakhar Alam for Farhan who sits out.
New Zealand, on the other hand, have fielded unchanged side for the must-win game.
DUBAI: Despite snatching a narrow two-run win in the first Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, Pakistan eye their 11th successive series win in the shortest format.
The second T20I is going to be played today at Dubai where another tough contest is likely to be seen between the two teams.
New Zealand gave a tough time to the top-ranked side of Pakistan despite the fact that they have combined after a seven-month hiatus from international cricket.
Pakistan are likely to include Fakhar Zaman in the side if he passes his fitness test ahead of the game. He missed the last two T20Is due to injury.
Pakistan (probables): Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain & wk), Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi
New Zealand are expected to be unchanged in today’s match which will be the must-win game for them.
New Zealand (probables): 1 Colin Munro, 2 Glenn Phillips (wk), 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 Corey Anderson, 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Tim Southee, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Ajaz Patel, 11 Adam Milne
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