15th January ,Auckland(Cricketnmore)। Half-centuries from Colin Munro and Kane Williamson went in vain as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 16 runs in the opening T20I. Visitors lead three match series 1-0. Shahid Afridi was awarded Man of the Match for his allround performance ( 23 runs from 8 balls, took 2/26 and 3 catches on the field).
Toss : New Zealand won the toss and elect to bowl first.
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Pakistan Innings : 171/ 8 in 20 Overs ( Mohammad Hafeez 61, Umar Akmal 24, Adam Milne 4/37, Mitchell Santner 2/14)
New Zealand Innings : 155/10 in 20 Overs ( Kane Williamson 70, Colin Munro 56, Wahab Riaz 3/34, Shahid Afridi 2/26, Umar Gul 2/38)
MoM : Shahid Afridi
Series Result : Pakistan 1-0 up in series.
Teams:
New Zealand: M Guptill, K Williamson*, C Munro, C Anderson, G Elliott, L Ronchi (wk), M Santner, T Astle, A Milne, M Henry, T Boult
Pakistan: A Shehzad, M Hafeez, S Maqsood, S Malik, U Akmal, S Afridi*, S Ahmed (wk), I Wasim, W Riaz, U Gul, M Amir