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Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16

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Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16
 
  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

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ODIs T20Is
 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

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1st T20I

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15 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
171/8 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
155 (20 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 61 (47)
Adam Milne 4/37 (4 overs)
Kane Williamson 70 (60)
Wahab Riaz 3/34 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 16 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Phil Jones (NZ) and Derek Walker (NZ)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak)
  • 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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17 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
168/7 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
171/0 (17.4 overs)
Umar Akmal 56* (27)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2/23 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Derek Walker (NZ)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)

3rd T20I

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22 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
196/5 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
101 (16.1 overs)
Corey Anderson 82* (42)
Wahab Riaz 2/43 (4 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 41 (36)
Grant Elliott 3/7 (2 overs)
New Zealand won by 95 runs
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Derek Walker (NZ)
Player of the match: Corey Anderson (NZ)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

ODI series

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1st ODI

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25 January
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
280/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
210 (46 overs)
Henry Nicholls 82 (111)
Mohammad Amir 3/28 (8.1 overs)
Babar Azam 62 (76)
Trent Boult 4/40 (9 overs)
New Zealand won by 70 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Derek Walker (NZ)
Player of the match: Henry Nicholls (NZ)
  • 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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28 January
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
  • 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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31 January
11:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
290 (47.3 overs)
v
 New Zealand
265/7 (42.4 overs)
Babar Azam 83 (77)
Adam Milne 3/49 (9.3 overs)
Kane Williamson 84 (86)
Azhar Ali 2/37 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)
  • 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

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  1. ^ "ODI cricket returns to Basin Reserve". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Munro, Watling return to ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b Farooq, Umar (1 January 2016). "Mohammad Amir back in Pakistan limited-overs squads". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Astle called up for Pakistan T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Mitchell McClenaghan to have eye surgery after being hit by ball". BBC Sport. BBC News. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Bracewell replaces McClenaghan for remaining Pakistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan win Amir's comeback game". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Guptill, Williamson smash Pakistan with record stand". ESPNcricinfo. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. ^ "The highest T20I chase without a wicket lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. ^ "One Day International Matches Played on Basin Reserve, Wellington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Washout without a ball bowled at McLean Park". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Corey Anderson the fastest to 50 ODI sixes". ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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