Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16
Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16 | |||
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New Zealand | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 15 January 2016 – 31 January 2016 | ||
Captains | Kane Williamson(T20Is and 1st & 2nd ODIs) Brendon McCullum (3rd ODI) | Azhar Ali (ODIs) Shahid Afridi (T20Is) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Kane Williamson (94) | Babar Azam (145) | |
Most wickets | Trent Boult (6) | Mohammad Amir (5) | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Kane Williamson (175) | Umar Akmal (85) | |
Most wickets | Adam Milne (8) | Wahab Riaz (5) |
The Pakistani cricket team toured New Zealand in January 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches.[1] New Zealand won the T20I series 2–1 and the ODI series 2–0.
Squads
[edit]ODIs | T20Is | ||
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New Zealand[2] | Pakistan[3] | New Zealand[4] | Pakistan[3] |
BJ Watling joined New Zealand's squad for the 2nd and 3rd ODIs. Brendon McCullum joined the squad for the 3rd ODI. New Zealand's Mitchell McClenaghan suffered an eye injury during the first ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the series.[5] He was replaced by Doug Bracewell.[6]
T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Todd Astle (NZ) made his T20I debut.[7]
- Mohammad Amir made his return to international cricket after serving a five-year suspension for spot-fixing.[7]
2nd T20I
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Martin Guptill 87* (58) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill's unbeaten 171-run partnership is the highest ever partnership for any wicket in T20Is.[8]
- The score of 169 chased by New Zealand is the highest target chased successfully in T20Is without the loss of a wicket.[9]
3rd T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first ODI match held at the Basin Reserve since March 2005.[10]
2nd ODI
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- No toss.
- The match was abandoned without a ball bowled at 18:25 due to rain and a wet outfield.[11]
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during the New Zealand innings and the match was reduced to a 43 over game, with a target of 263.
- Umpire Nigel Llong stood in his 100th ODI match.
- Corey Anderson (NZ) became the fastest player to score 50 sixes in ODIs, achieving this in 33 innings.[12]
- This was the first time that two players (Luke Ronchi and Martin Guptill) took four catches each in one innings of an ODI match.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "ODI cricket returns to Basin Reserve". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Munro, Watling return to ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b Farooq, Umar (1 January 2016). "Mohammad Amir back in Pakistan limited-overs squads". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Astle called up for Pakistan T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Mitchell McClenaghan to have eye surgery after being hit by ball". BBC Sport. BBC News. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Bracewell replaces McClenaghan for remaining Pakistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Pakistan win Amir's comeback game". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Guptill, Williamson smash Pakistan with record stand". ESPNcricinfo. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "The highest T20I chase without a wicket lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "One Day International Matches Played on Basin Reserve, Wellington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Washout without a ball bowled at McLean Park". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Corey Anderson the fastest to 50 ODI sixes". ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.