{ "id": "121709", "author": "26", "cnmid": null, "title": "Fakhar Zaman Stars As Pakistan Beat New Zealand By Five Wickets In 1st ODI", "lang": "en", "series": "552", "cup_year": "2023", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Pakistan vs New Zealand First ODI Report And Scorecard - Opener Fakhar Zaman hit a splendid century to anchor Pakistan's five-wicket win against New Zealand in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi on Thursday.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Opener Fakhar Zaman hit a splendid century to anchor Pakistan's five-wicket win against New Zealand in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi on Thursday. SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The left-hander smashed 13 boundaries and a six in his 117 made off 114 balls for his ninth ODI hundred as Pakistan chased down a target of 289 in 48.3 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The victory gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

All-rounder Daryl Mitchell also made a century, scoring a brilliant 115-ball 113 while opener Will Young hit 86 to guide New Zealand to a challenging total of 288-7 in their 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was Zaman who carried the day for the home team, bringing Pakistan within 34 runs of victory before being finally caught off a miscued shot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Imam-ul-Haq (60 off 65 balls) and Zaman put on 124 for the first wicket by the 22nd over, negating New Zealand's attack on a flat Pindi stadium pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Once Haq, who hit five boundaries and a six in his 15th ODI fifty, was removed leg-before by spinner Ish Sodhi, Pakistan were carried further towards the target by a 90-run stand between Zaman and skipper Babar Azam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Azam fell one short of a half-century when he edged pacer Adam Milne behind the stumps to Tom Latham. He hit three fours and a six off 46 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pakistan stuttered when Shan Masood fell for a miserable 12-ball one and Agha Salman for seven but Mohammad Rizwan ensured the opportunity was not wasted by hitting the winning boundary during his 34-ball 42 not out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The victory was Pakistan's 500th in 949 ODIs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"This was a team effort, we wanted to start well," said Azam. "The credit belongs to the fast bowlers for the way we restricted them in the end and then Fakhar played a solid match-winning knock."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand skipper Latham rued his team's inability to get an early breakthrough.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think the score we got was about par," said Latham. "Daryl played a superb innings but we couldn't make inroads when Pakistan batted."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier, Mitchell smashed his highest ODI score to anchor New Zealand's innings after they were sent in to bat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mitchell, who hit 11 fours and a six, added 102 for the second wicket with opener Young who played an attractive 78-ball knock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"DarylMitchell finally holed out to deep mid-wicket off fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in the 47th over, improving on his previous best of 100 not out against Bangladesh in 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Young hit eight boundaries and two sixes before being caught off spinner Shadab Khan at long-off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mitchell, dropped on 23 by Salman off his own bowling, then boosted New Zealand's innings with a solid stand of 72 with Latham (20).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But against some tight bowling, the visitors managed just 66 in the last ten overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mark Chapman, who starred for New Zealand in the preceding five-match Twenty20 series which ended 2-2, was bowled by pacer Haris Rauf after scoring 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

For Pakistan, Naseem Shah had figures of 2-29, Shaheen 2-63 and Rauf 2-65.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: <\/b> IPL 2023 Points Table<\/a><\/p>

The remaining matches are in Rawalpindi on Saturday and in Karachi on May 3, 5 and 7.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PAK-NZ-1st-ODI-Fakhar-Zaman.jpg", "alt_img": "Pakistan vs New Zealand First ODI Report", "alt_title": "New Zealand tour Of Pakistan 2023", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Pakistan vs New Zealand First ODI Report And Scorecard", "seo_desc": "Pakistan vs New Zealand First ODI Report And Scorecard - Opener Fakhar Zaman hit a splendid century to anchor Pakistan's five-wicket win against New Zealand in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi on Thursday.", "seo_keywords": "Daryl Mitchell, Fakhar Zaman, Pakistan vs New Zealand", "tag": null, "tagging": "Daryl Mitchell,Fakhar Zaman,Pakistan vs New Zealand,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "pakistan-vs-new-zealand-first-odi-report-and-scorecard", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "2805", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-04-28 07:04:47", "updated": "2023-04-28 07:04:47", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st ODI Scorecard, Fakhar Zaman, Daryl Mitchell", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2023-04-28 07:04:47", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/pakistan-vs-new-zealand-first-odi-report-and-scorecard-121709" }