New Zealand vs Pakistan
Pakistan tour of New Zealand - 2024/25 · McLean Park, Napier · 29 March 2025
New Zealand won by 73 runs
New Zealand won by 73 runs. MS Chapman top-scored with 132 for New Zealand. NG Smith took 4/60.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- McLean Park, Napier
- Date
- 29 March 2025
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 73 runs
- Player of the match
- MS Chapman
- Debuts
- NF Kelly (New Zealand), MA Abbas (New Zealand), Usman Khan (Pakistan), Akif Javed (Pakistan), Mohammad Ali (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- CM Brown and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. NF Kelly, MA Abbas, Usman Khan, Akif Javed and Mohammad Ali played their first ODIs.
New Zealand batted first and made 344 for 9. MS Chapman top-scored with 132 off 110 balls, and DJ Mitchell made 76. Irfan Khan took 3 for 51 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 199-run stand for the fourth wicket between DJ Mitchell and MS Chapman, 58% of the total.
Chasing 345, Pakistan made 271 all out. Babar Azam top-scored with 78 off 83 balls, and Agha Salman made 58. NG Smith took 4 for 60 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the fourth wicket between Babar Azam and Agha Salman. From 249 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 22 runs, to 271 for 10.
New Zealand won by 73 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 344 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA Young | c Agha Salman b Naseem Shah | 1 | 11 |
| NF Kelly | b Akif Javed | 15 | 28 |
| HM Nicholls | c Babar Azam b Akif Javed | 11 | 25 |
| MS Chapman | c Tayyab Tahir b Irfan Khan | 132 | 110 |
| DJ Mitchell | c Mohammad Rizwan b Irfan Khan | 76 | 84 |
| MA Abbas | c Babar Azam b Mohammad Ali | 52 | 26 |
| MG Bracewell | c Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf | 9 | 7 |
| MJ Hay | c Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf | 0 | 2 |
| NG Smith | c Mohammad Wasim b Irfan Khan | 2 | 3 |
| JA Duffy | not out | 3 | 4 |
Did not bat: W O'Rourke
Extras 43 · Total 344 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 10 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Akif Javed | 10 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| Mohammad Ali | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Haris Rauf | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Agha Salman | 5 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Irfan Khan | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (WA Young, 2 ov), 2-33 (NF Kelly, 8 ov), 3-50 (HM Nicholls, 12 ov), 4-249 (DJ Mitchell, 41 ov), 5-280 (MS Chapman, 43 ov), 6-299 (MG Bracewell, 45 ov), 7-299 (MJ Hay, 45 ov), 8-306 (NG Smith, 46 ov), 9-344 (MA Abbas, 49 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | WA Young (1) and NF Kelly (4) | 8 |
| second | NF Kelly (11) and HM Nicholls (3) | 25 |
| third | HM Nicholls (8) and MS Chapman (7) | 17 |
| fourth | DJ Mitchell (76) and MS Chapman (100) | 199 |
| fifth | MS Chapman (25) and MA Abbas (4) | 31 |
| sixth | MG Bracewell (9) and MA Abbas (9) | 19 |
| seventh | MJ Hay (0) and MA Abbas (0) | 0 |
| eighth | NG Smith (2) and MA Abbas (5) | 7 |
| ninth | MA Abbas (34) and JA Duffy (3) | 38 |
PAKISTAN: 271 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | c DJ Mitchell b MG Bracewell | 36 | 49 |
| Usman Khan | c JA Duffy b NG Smith | 39 | 33 |
| Babar Azam | c DJ Mitchell b W O'Rourke | 78 | 83 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | c MJ Hay b MA Abbas | 30 | 34 |
| Agha Salman | c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy | 58 | 48 |
| Tayyab Tahir | run out (JA Duffy) | 1 | 3 |
| Irfan Khan | b JA Duffy | 0 | 1 |
| Naseem Shah | c MG Bracewell b NG Smith | 0 | 6 |
| Haris Rauf | c HM Nicholls b NG Smith | 1 | 3 |
| Akif Javed | c W O'Rourke b NG Smith | 1 | 3 |
| Mohammad Ali | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 27 · Total 271 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W O'Rourke | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| JA Duffy | 9 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| NG Smith | 8.1 | 1 | 60 | 4 |
| MG Bracewell | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| MA Abbas | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-83 (Usman Khan, 12 ov), 2-88 (Abdullah Shafique, 15 ov), 3-164 (Mohammad Rizwan, 28 ov), 4-249 (Babar Azam, 38 ov), 5-253 (Tayyab Tahir, 39 ov), 6-253 (Irfan Khan, 39 ov), 7-267 (Naseem Shah, 42 ov), 8-269 (Haris Rauf, 42 ov), 9-271 (Agha Salman, 43 ov), 10-271 (Akif Javed, 44 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Usman Khan (39) and Abdullah Shafique (34) | 83 |
| second | Abdullah Shafique (2) and Babar Azam (2) | 5 |
| third | Mohammad Rizwan (30) and Babar Azam (43) | 76 |
| fourth | Babar Azam (33) and Agha Salman (44) | 85 |
| fifth | Tayyab Tahir (1) and Agha Salman (2) | 4 |
| sixth | Irfan Khan (0) and Agha Salman (0) | 0 |
| seventh | Naseem Shah (0) and Agha Salman (10) | 14 |
| eighth | Haris Rauf (1) and Agha Salman (1) | 2 |
| ninth | Agha Salman (1) and Akif Javed (1) | 2 |
| tenth | Akif Javed (0) and Mohammad Ali (0) | 0 |
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