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NZ vs Pak 5th T20I: New Zealand Thrash Pakistan

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  New Zealand registered a dominating win in the fifth and final T20I match against Pakistan played at SKY Stadium, Wellington on 26 th March 2025. New Zealand captain Micheal Bracewell won the toss and decided to field first. The pitch had a lot of seam movement for the bowlers. Jacob Duffy got the breakthrough in his first over getting the wicket of Hasan Nawaz with a good catch by James Neesham at slips. Ben Sears troubled the Pakistani batters and eventually got rid of Mohammad Harris with a simple catch to Mitchell Hay. Duffy struck for the second time dismissing Omair Bin Yosuf. Pakistani batters struggled with the pace and bounce of the pitch. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan could only score 27 for 3. Ish Sodhi produced the magic with the wicket of Usman Khan with a simple catch to Daryl Mitchell to leave Pakistan in deep trouble. James Neesham dismissed Abdul Samad, keeping the visitors under immense pressure. Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha showed in...

Ind vs Eng 5th T20I: India Register Record Win

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  The Indian Cricket Team registered a record win in the fifth and final T20I match against England played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 2 nd February 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. Sanju Samson raced away to a quick start in the first over itself before Mark Wood dismissed Samson with a short delivery caught by Archer. Abhishek Sharma showed intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on England’s bowling. Abhishek smashed 18 runs against Archer in the 3 rd over including 2 sixes and 1 four. He continued his attacking style of play, hitting 16 runs against Wood. It was sublime hitting by the explosive left-handed batter smashing 25 including a quickfire 50 off 17 deliveries. Tilak Varma also showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, India raced away to 95 for 1. After the field restrictions, Abhishek Sharma continued to smash the England bowlers hitting big shots by not allowing t...

England versus Pakistan 5th T20I: Bowlers help Pakistan to a thrilling win

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 Thanks to a superb bowling effort, Pakistan edged past England in the 5 th T20I match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Wednesday. England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to field first. Mark Wood featured in the playing XI troubled Pakistan openers Babar and Mohammad Rizwan with bouncers. Wood eventually got rid of Babar Azam with a sharp bouncer with a simple catch to Duckett. Rizwan looked impressive with intent. Willey dismissed Shan Masood as Mark Wood did not make a mistake to drop the catch. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan made 43 for 2. Mark Wood troubled the Pakistan batters with pace dismissing Haider Ali with a return catch. Iftikhar Ahmed and Rizwan steadied the ship for hosts before Willey showed his class dismissing Iftikhar. Rizwan and Iftikhar added 30 runs for the 4 th wicket. Wood produced a superb yorker to dismiss Asif Ali to leave Pakistan in big trouble. Mohammad Nawaz and Shahbad Khan were involved in a run out leaving Pakis...

India versus South Africa 5th T20I: Trophy shared as fifth match ends in no-result

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 The fifth and deciding T20I match held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru ended in a no result due to a heavy downpour. South African stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and decided to field first. The match was reduced to 19 overs a side. It was an aggressive start by Ishan Kishan putting enough pressure on the South African bowlers. Soon after, Lungi Ngidi got rid of Kishan shattering the timber. Ruturaj Gaikwad was deceived by the slower ball by Ngidi caught by Pretorius at mid-on. With the scoreboard reading 28 for 2 in 3.3 overs, the rain arrived again once again. The match did not begin due to heavy rains as the umpires called off play. It was a disappointing day for the fans at Bengaluru who did not see a full match. It was an impressive performance by both teams as South Africa started the series with 2 wins in the first two matches. Chasing down 212 runs to win, David Miller and Dussen's heroics helped South Africa chase down massive target. After the firs...

India versus England 5th T20I: India seal the series with a resounding win

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  Thanks to a superb all-round performance, the Indian Cricket Team registered an emphatic win in the deciding T20I match against England played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Saturday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. Indian captain Virat Kohli came to open the crease along with Rohit Sharma. The Indian openers started cautiously before Rohit Sharma took the attack to England bowlers with elegant strokes. The Indian openers were severe on Mark Wood and put him under immense pressure. On the other hand, Virat Kohli gave most of the strike. At the end of the first six overs, India raced away to 60 for 0. After the field restrictions, Rohit continued his attacking approach and completed his fifty-off just 30 balls. Kohli looked decent also keeping the momentum going along with Rohit. The senior duo dominated the England bowlers. After smacking a six, Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Ben Stokes taking the inside edge onto the stumps for a w...

New Zealand versus Australia 5th T20I: New Zealand register an emphatic win to seal the series

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  New Zealand produced a dominating performance in the deciding T20I against Australia played at Westpac Stadium, Wellington on Sunday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as Trent Boult produced a beauty to dismiss Joshua Philippe. Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade took the attack to Kiwi’s bowlers with positive strokes. Both played according to the merit keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Australia made 47 for 1. After the field restrictions, the New Zealand captain bought in Mark Chapman and Ish Sodhi to give the hosts a wicket. Finch and Wade continued their intent laying a strong foundation for a massive total. Sodhi provided the breakthrough dismissing Finch with lovely catch by Santer. Finch and Wade added 66 runs for the 2 nd wicket. In the next over, Mark Chapman dismissed the dangerous Maxwell to put Australia on the backfoot. Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade trie...