Match 9: Pakistan Start Campaign With an Easy Win Over Kiwis

The most successful team of T20 World Cup, Pakistan started teheir campaign with an easy 13 run win over New Zealand. The Kiwis finally reached closer in the chase of 178 runs, but they never threatened to steal the match. Jamshed’s attacking 35-ball 56 runs was the difference between both the teams.

T20 WC 2012 Schedule and Results

Match Facts

Jamshed was declared Player of the Match.
Pakistan lead New Zealand 6-3 in 9 T20 matches.
76-run partnership between Hafeez and Jamshed is the best between both teams for 2nd wicket.
Jamshed scored his maiden T20 half-century.
Ajmal grabbed his 4th 4-wkt haul in T20, 14th such occasion for Pakistani bowlers in T20.

Pakistan innings (20 overs maximum)

Mohammad Hafeez b Franklin 43 runs 38 balls 2 4s 2 6s
Imran Nazir c & b Southee 25 runs 16 balls 5 4s
Nasir Jamshed c Nathan McCullum b Vettori 56 runs 35 balls 2 4s 4 6s
Kamran Akmal c Nicol b Oram 3 runs 3 balls
Umar Akmal c Nathan McCullum b Oram 23 runs 15 balls 3 4s 1 six
Shoaib Malik not out 9 runs 7 balls 1 four
Shahid Afridi c Williamson b Southee 12 runs 6 balls 2 4s
Extras (lb 2, w 4) 6
Total (20 overs) 177/6

Fall of wickets

1-47 (Imran Nazir, 5.4 ov), 2-123 (Mohammad Hafeez, 13.4 ov), 3-129 (Kamran Akmal, 14.4 ov), 4-134 (Nasir Jamshed, 15.4 ov), 5-159 (Umar Akmal, 18.4 ov), 6-177 (Shahid Afridi, 19.6 ov)

Bowling

Mills 4 ov 35/0
Vettori 4 ov 23/1
Southee 4 ov 31/2
Oram 4 ov 44/2
Nathan McCullum 2 ov 23/0
Milne 1 ov 12/0
Franklin 1 ov 7/1

New Zealand innings (target: 178 runs from 20 overs)

Nicol b Shahid Afridi 33 runs 28 balls 3 4s 1 six
Williamson run out 15 runs 13 balls 2 4s
Brendum McCullum b Umar Gul 32 runs 31 balls 4 4s 1 six
Vettori c Nasir Jamshed b Saeed Ajmal 18 runs 16 balls 1 four
Oram b Saeed Ajmal 11 runs 7 balls 2 4s
Ross Taylor run out 26 runs 11 balls 3 4s 1 six
Franklin c Nasir Jamshed b Sohail Tanvir 13 runs 6 balls 1 four 1 six
Nathan McCullum c Shoaib Malik b Saeed Ajmal 5 runs 4 balls 1 four
Southee c Umar Gul b Saeed Ajmal 1 run 3 balls
Mills not out 0
Milne not out 0
Extras (lb 5, w 5) 10
Total (20 overs) 164/9

Fall of wickets
1-53 (Nicol, 6.4 ov), 2-54 (Williamson, 7.2 ov), 3-102 (Vettori, 14.1 ov), 4-108 (BB McCullum, 15.1 ov), 5-122 (Oram, 16.2 ov), 6-143 (Franklin, 17.5 ov), 7-157 (Taylor, 18.4 ov), 8-160 (Southee, 19.3 ov), 9-164 (NL McCullum, 19.5 ov)

Bowling

Mohammad Hafeez 4 ov 15/0
Sohail Tanvir 3 ov 33/1
Umar Gul 4 ov 39/1
Yasir Arafat 1 ov 12/0
Shahid Afridi 4 ov 30/1
Saeed Ajmal 4 ov 30/4