In the third T20 match of Pakistan vs New Zealand, New Zealand scored 224 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. It will be very difficult for Pakistan to meet the target that the New Zealand team has given today to Pakistan which was really outstanding. We have seen the last two T20 matches Pakistan team lost badly against New Zealand and it is doubtful whether they will probably win today's match as well. However today New Zealand team batsman Finn Allen managed to score a huge century by collecting 137 off 62 balls. In order to win today's match, the New Zealand team must perform well in bowling and put Pakistan under a lot of pressure and if Pakistan cannot hold today's match, then it is not possible to win in any way. Right now Pakistan team is going to bat and if they can hold on till the end then the match can reach the target of victory, today's match is very important for Pakistan to win.
New Zealand won the third and the most important T20 match as now they have won the series with this 3rd consecutive win. New Zealand made 224 runs and this target was enough for them.
Opener Finn Allen scored 137 runs in only 62 balls and this was remarkable innings by him. Although Zaman khan bowled him but by that time he had made enough runs for this team and they were the vitals runs that made New Zealand win this match.
Once again Babar Azam batted well from the Pakistan team but he was able to make 58 runs, not even close to Finn Allen. Pakistan team needed support from other batsmen too but once again the rest of the batting line up was a complete disappointment.
New Zealand's batsmen played well. And they took full advantage of the batting friendly pitch. New Zealand batsmen scored high in all three matches. Especially Finn Allen has batted well in every match. In the first match he scored 35 runs off 14 balls. Allen collected 74 runs from 41 balls in the second match and 137 runs from 62 balls in the third match.
Performance of Pakistani batsmen is erratic as usual. There is no batsman in the team who can consistently perform well in every match. However, Babar Azam has batted decently in all three matches. If Mohammad Rizwan could have scored big along with Babar Azam then maybe Pakistan would have won.
Experienced bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rouf scored a lot of runs today. Afridi conceded 44 runs in his 4 overs and Haris Rouf took two wickets, but he conceded 60 runs in 4 overs. Haris Rouf gaved an average of 15 runs per over.