4th December, Dubai: Pakistan won the first T20 by 7 wickets.
Quotes
Afridi - 'It is difficult to comeback in International cricket but it is a good challenge. I am trying hard with my skills and fitness. It was positive move for us to chase despite being weak in chasing as the dew was there. Being with the young boys is fun and hoping to give my experience. Sarfraz is batting like a dream. Our bowlers set up the win and full credit to them. The environment in the team is very good and hope we can continue the success.'
Sarfraz (Man of the Match) - 'I would like to thank God first of all. The form is going very good for me. The Shahid Bhai and Hafeez bhai had tremendous confidence in me allowing me to play my natural game. I like to play the sweep shot against the pacers though it is a risky shot. I try to rotate strike once I get a boundary unless it is a bad ball again. I am thankful to the support I am getting. Moin bhai deserves a lot of credit too.'
Williamson - 'We have to improve from today as we made a few basic mistakes. Lost too many wickets at the start and the bowlers couldn't find the right lengths. We were about 10-15 runs short in the end with the bat. They have a new side but with so much cricket, familiarity isn't a problem. There was a bit of dew but the fact is that they outplayed us. We need to put up a better show in the next game.'
Team news:
Pakistan: S Ahmed (Wkt) , A Zia , M Hafeez , U Akmal , H Sohail , S Afridi (Capt) , S Nasim , Anwar A , S Tanvir , R Hasan , M Irfan
New Zealand: K Williamson (Capt) , M Guptill , A Devcich , R Taylor , C Anderson , L Ronchi (Wkt) , J Neesham , N McCullum , A Milne , M Henry , M McClenaghan