New Zealand vs Pakistan PAK in NZ, 5 T20Is, 2025, Full Score Card

OUT! RUN OUT! James Neesham bowls another wide yorker, on off, Shaheen Afridi jams it out towards sweeper covers and turns around for the second. Michael Bracewell is quick to pick up the ball and throw it at the bowler's end on the bounce. James Neesham collects it and breaks the stumps with Rauf well short of his crease. Pakistan finishes on 135/9!

A low full toss, outside off, Shaheen Afridi drills it towards deep point for a couple of runs. Can Afridi finish the innings on a high?

Gets the wide yorker right this time, outside off, angling away, Shaheen Afridi fails to dig it out.

SIX! BANG! He connects this time alright! Pitched up and around off again, in the slot this tie. Shaheen Afridi clears his front leg away and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. That ball seems to have been lost. Oh..wait! Someone in the crowd has found it and throws it over on the field. We are good to go!

A slower one, full again and around off, Shaheen Afridi goes through his slog sweep early and misses again.

Goes fuller again but a bit too outside off, angling further away, Shaheen Afridi fails to reach out for it. Wided.

A dot to start the last over! Fuller one and on off, angling away, Shaheen Afridi looks to slog it across the line but misses.

Full and on the pads, Shaheen Afridi clips it through square leg for one and keeps the strike.

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Pitched up and on middle, angling in. Shaheen Afridi clears his front leg away and heaves it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Smacked away! Zakary Foulkes goes a bit fuller this time, on middle and off. Shaheen Afridi backs away and smashes it through extra covers for a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Zakary Foulkes bangs this one hard into the pitch, outside off. Shaheen Afridi swings wildly across the line but only connects with thin air.

Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Haris Rauf gets cramped up and tucks it to the leg side for a run.

Short of a length and outside off, Shaheen Afridi throws his bat at it and slices it on the bounce to third man for a single.

Haris Rauf walks in at number 9.

OUT! TAKEN! James Neesham gets two wickets in the over! Good-length delivery on off. Abdul Samad looks to clear the infield, but it comes high off the bat and lobs up toward the mid-off region. Daryl Mitchell there, takes a simple catch. Pakistan are eight down now.

Hard-length delivery outside off. Shaheen Afridi slaps this to deep cover for a single.

Pace-off delivery, on a length, just outside off. Shaheen Afridi swings and misses.

Back of a length delivery, around off. Shaheen Afridi gets on top of the bounce and steers it to deep backward point for a brace.

Shaheen Afridi comes in at number 9.

OUT! TAKEN! James Neesham gets among the wickets! Slower ball on a length, around off. Jahandad Khan clears the front leg and looks to swing hard at it. It comes off the cue end and slices it toward the extra cover region. Zakary Foulkes runs around and takes a good catch. Pakistan are crumbling now.

On a length, around off. Abdul Samad taps into the off-side for a single.

Good length delivery at the stumps. Jahandad Khan defends from the crease.

Jahandad Khan walks in at number 8.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Back-of-a-length delivery, into the pitch. Shadab Khan looks to clear the ropes but it comes off the cue end of the blade. Gets the height but not the distance and is taken near the long-on boundary by Daryl Mitchell. A handy knock from Shadab Khan comes to an end. Pakistan slides further.

Abdul Samad looks in some pain. The physio comes in for the treatment. The magic spray comes out and Abdul Samad looks to good to go now.

LEG BYE! Pace-off, back of a length, around the right shoulder. Abdul Samad is early into the pull shot, comes off the body and lobs toward the gully region for a leg bye.

Back of a length outside off. Shadab Khan cuts it uppishly to deep backward point for one.

FOUR! Streaky but Shadab Khan will take it! Hard-length delivery, angled into the middle. Shadab Khan looks to swing it across the line but gets the outside edge that flies past the keeper and runs down to deep third for four runs.

WIDE! Slower bumper, wide outside off. Shadab Khan thinks about slapping it but lets it go at the last moment. Wide signaled by the umpire.

SIX! CRUNCHED! Pitched full, outside off. Shadab Khan picks it early and thrashes it over the extra cover fence for a flat six.

Tossed up on off. Abdul Samad slog-sweeps it toward deep square leg for a couple.

SIX! UP AND OVER! Full and wide outside off. Abdul Samad slices it high over cover where he times it well enough for it to clear the rope for six.

Low full toss on off. Shadab Khan clips it toward deep mid-wicket and calls for the second. James Neesham in the deep, collects it quickly and throws it at the bowler's end. Shadab Khan had left his crease for the second but puts the dive and gets back in time.

Tosses it on a length, turning into the middle and leg. Shadab Khan looks to heave but it comes off the pad and rolls to the left of the keeper.

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Tad short, on off. Shadab Khan makes room and smashes it through covers for a cracking boundary.

Flatter and quicker at the stumps. Abdul Samad gets some bat on it and works it through backward square leg for one.

Back of a length, around off. Shadab Khan looks to pull but it comes off the cue end, rolls to the keeper.

SIX! SMOKED! Slower ball on the full, around off. Shadab Khan gets low, picks it early, and deposits it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Back of a length, outside off. Shadab Khan charges down the pitch, swings, and misses.

Fuller than a good length, on the middle and leg. Abdul Samad turns it off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.

Abdul Samad walks in at number 7.

HOLES OUT! BEN SEARS GETS THE PAKISTAN SKIPPER! Short-of-a-length delivery, around off. Salman Agha looks to muscle the pull but fails to get the desired connection. The ball goes toward the deep square leg region. Mark Chapman moves to his left and takes a sharp catch. Agha departs for a quick 46 off just 28, and Pakistan have lost half of their side now.

Short of a length, rising delivery, around off. Salman Agha looks to cut but misses.

Full and quick, just outside off. Bunted past the bowler for a single.

Wrong'un, on off. Salman Agha nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Short and wide outside off. Salman Agha plays it away from the body and cuts it toward deep backward point for an easy boundary.

SIX! WHACKED! Tad short, on the middle. Salman Agha advances and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket boundary. Sails comfortably over the ropes for a biggie.

Drifted on the pad. Shadab Khan half pulls it to long-leg for one.

Tossed up wrong'un, on the middle and leg. Shadab Khan comes forward and defends it.

Time for Drinks! Pakistan have lost four wickets but have scored at a fair clip today. Salman Agha is looking in good form and will be key for Pakistan to get toward a competitive score. New Zealand, meanwhile, have taken wickets regularly and will look to carry on in a similar manner.

On a length, outside off. Salman Agha flays and misses.

Back of a length, rising delivery, around off. Salman Agha plays and misses at it.

SIX! WHIPPED! Pace-off delivery, on a length, outside off. Salman Agha drags it from outside and smokes it high over deep square leg for half a dozen.

Good length ball, at the stumps. Shadab Khan tucks it toward mid-wicket for one.

On a length, wide outside off. Shadab Khan cuts it through covers for a couple.

Short of a good length, just outside off. Salman Agha runs it down to the right of the keeper for one.

Shadab Khan walks in at number 6.

OUT! TAKEN! Ish Sodhi gets his second! Sodhi bowls a fullish googly, just outside off. Khushdil Shah looks to play across the line but looks to have missed. The keeper, Mitchell Hay looks confident of the edge and appeals but the umpire is unmoved. Michael Bracewell has a word with the bowler and the keeper and takes the review. The replays and UltraEdge show a faint spike and the decision is overturned. Pakistan lose their fourth and are in some trouble now.

Leg break, on the middle and leg stump line. Khushdil Shah nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple to get off the mark.

Khushdil Shah walks in at number 5.

OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal for Irfan Khan. Ish Sodhi bowls a half-tracker, just outside off. Irfan Khan rocks back and looks to pull it hard over the leg side. Ends up getting the outside edge that flies toward short third. Ben Sears there, takes a simple catch and Pakistan are three down now.

LEG BYE! Tossed up googly, on off. Salman Agha comes forward for the defence but the ball comes off the pad and rolls to short third for a leg bye. Half an appeal but the umpire was unmoved.

Flatter on off. Salman Agha shimmies down and blocks it onto the pitch.

Tad short, on off. Irfan Khan nudges it through square leg for one.

Time for some spin. Ish Sodhi comes on now.

Short of a length, angled into the off-stump line. Salman Agha moves across for the pull but gets the top edge onto the helmet. The ball rolls to backward point. The physio comes for a mandatory concussion check. Salman Agha looks fine to carry on.

In the air but safe! Short ball, around the left shoulder. Salman Agha shuffles across for the pull but gets the top edge that flies down to fine leg region for a couple of streaky runs.

FOUR! PUT AWAY! On a length, wide outside off. Salman Agha cuts it over the backward point region and collects another boundary.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Slower ball on the full, outside off. Salman Agha moves across and goes through with the shot. Lofts it over the wide long-off fence for a biggie.

Back of a length, around off. Salman Agha swings and misses.

Goes short, just outside off. Salman Agha goes for the pull but fails to connect.

James Neesham gets the ball now.

FOUR! SMACKED! Short ball, angled into the middle and leg stump line. Irfan Khan backs away and swats it hard through mid-wicket. The ball has enough legs to beat the fielder and get to the ropes for four runs.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Irfan Khan plays a short-arm jab and flicks it just in front of the short mid-wicket fielder.

Short of a length, on the middle and leg. Salman Agha pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Foulkes goes full and just past the leg stump. Salman Agha backs away from the flick but the ball goes between his legs and through to the keeper.

Short of a length, angled down the leg. Salman Agha pulls it toward long-leg region for a couple.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Back of a length delivery, wide outside off. Salman Agha accepts the width and cuts it over the point fielder for a cracking boundary.

SIX! BOOM! Good length delivery, on the middle and leg stump line. Irfan Khan shimmies down the pitch and lofts it cleanly over the wide long-on fence for half a dozen. That was a classy hit.

Back of a length again, just outside off. Irfan Khan advances for the swat but it comes off the cue end and lands just in front of the short cover fielder. Daryl Mitchell there, has a shy at the bowler's end but Salman Agha gets back in the crease.

Back of a length delivery, outside off. Irfan Khan flays and misses at it.

Banged in short, around off. Irfan Khan thinks about the pull but sways out of the line and lets it go.

Short of a length, on the off-stump line. Irfan Khan gets behind the line and defends.

Irfan Khan walks in at number 4.

OUT! TAKEN! BEN SEARS STRIKES STRAIGHT AWAY! Short and wide outside off. Sears gets a steep bounce as Haris flays it high in the air to the deep third region. Jacob Duffy sets himself under it and takes a comfortable catch just inside the rope. Both the openers are gone now for Pakistan.

Ben Sears comes into the attack now.

LEG BYE! Hard-length delivery, angled into the middle. Mohammad Haris swings across the line and it comes off the thigh pad, rolls to deep third for a leg bye.

Low full toss on off. Salman Agha looks to drive but it comes off the inner half, past the bowler, and toward mid-on for one.

Back of a length, angled into the middle. Salman Agha blocks from the crease.

FOUR! OVER THE TOP! Good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line. Salman Agha shimmies down the pitch, makes room, and lifts it inside out over extra cover for a majestic boundary.

On a length, on off. Mohammad Haris taps into the off-side and takes a quick single.

Pitched full, just outside off. Mohammad Haris charges down for the drive but fails to make the contact. Misses the off-stump by a whisker.

In the air but lands safe! Good length delivery, just outside off. Mohammad Haris gets across to play the scoop but it comes off the inner half, gets the edge onto the pad, and lobs up to the left of the keeper. The batters cross for a risky single.

On a length, around off. Mohammad Haris swings and misses.

FOUR MORE! NICELY DONE! Short of a length, outside off. Mohammad Haris hangs back and guides it over the keeper, toward the deep third region for a clever boundary.

FOUR! MUSCLED! Fuller than a length, angled into the middle. Mohammad Haris swings hard and hoicks it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Lands it on a length, around off. Salman Agha runs it down to deep third for a single.

On a length, wide outside off. Salman Agha shuffles across and cuts this to backward point.

Zakary Foulkes will share the attack.

Fuller than a length nipping away, around off. Mohammad Haris flays and misses at this one. A tidy start from Jacob Duffy.

Good length delivery, just outside off. Dabbed down to deep third for a single.

Salman Agha walks in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jacob Duffy draws first blood. Lands it on a length, on off. Hasan Nawaz looks to heave it across the line but it comes off the cue end of the blade and flies off the edge toward the deep point region. Mark Chapman runs back, keeps his eye on the ball, and completes a fine catch. Hasan Nawaz trudges off for a duck twice in a row now. Pakistan are rocked early.

Short of a good length, on the middle and leg. Hasan Nawaz gets behind the line and defends from the crease.

Good-length delivery, attacking the stumps. Hasan Nawaz offers full face of the bat and blocks it forward.

Pakistan are away! Pitched full and angled into the middle and leg stump line. Mohammad Haris clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

We are done with the pre-match formalities. The players are making their way out to the middle. Mohammad Haris and Hasan Nawaz will open the batting for Pakistan. It will be Jacob Duffy with the ball in hand for New Zealand. Let's play...

The teams and match officials make their way to the ground for the National Anthems. We start with the anthem of Pakistan, followed by that of New Zealand. Live action is coming shortly.

Pitch Report - Grant Elliott and Frankie MacKay are at the pitchside. They share that the pitch has a nice covering of grass and will do a bit for the seamers. They add that there will be some sideways movement and a bit of bounce and that will skid on nicely. They mention that it will be a challenge for the spinners with short boundaries on either side.

Salman Agha, the skipper of Pakistan says that they are aware of putting in a good effort today. States that when you come to New Zealand, there will be extra bounce and they are ready for it. Adds that they have a talented squad and they are looking forward to this game. Ends by sharing that Haris Rauf comes in for Abrar Ahmed.

Michael Bracewell, the skipper of New Zealand says that they will bowl. Adds that they pitch has been under covers so there might be something for the bowlers early on. Shares that it was a perfect template in the last game and hopes to keep the winning momentum. Ends by mentioning the changes with Kyle Jamieson and Tim Robinson are not playing. In come Ben Sears and James Neesham.

New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham (in for Tim Robinson), Mitchell Hay (WK), Michael Bracewell (C), Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears (in for Kyle Jamieson).

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (C), Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Khushdil Shah, Jahandad Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf (in for Abrar Ahmed), Mohammad Ali.

Toss Update - New Zealand have won the toss and opted to BOWL.

UPDATE - Good news, folks! The toss will happen at 2.10 am GMT and the match will begin at 2.40 am GMT. It will be a 15-over-a side game. Let's hope that there are no more delays in this contest.

Shadab Khan is up for a chat. He says that the conditions are cold for them. Adds that the boundary dimensions are small so he needs to plan his bowling and further says that they have a young team who want to prove their skills and showcase their talent. Shares that they will assess the condition today and look to play better than the last game. Mentions that as a senior player, he needs to show the young players on how to play in these conditions as they need to adjust to the pace and bounce. States that he enjoyed working with Mike Hesson at the PSL as they won the championship and is looking forward to this year's competition. Ends by adding that he hopes to do well with the bat at the international level which will further boost his confidence.

UPDATE - (1.41 am GMT) - The rain has cleared up and the weather seems much better now. The umpires had a look at the conditions and we have another update that the next inspection will happen at 2.00 am GMT. Stay tuned. 

Here's some positive news from Dunedin. The rain has stopped, and the covers are off now. The super soppers are doing their work, while the umpires check the pitch. The next inspection is at 1.30 am GMT. Stick around for further updates. 

There was a bit of drizzle earlier in Dunedin but it has eased off and the covers are coming off. The teams have arrived and the players are starting to get through their warm-up drills. The Toss is delayed for now due to a wet outfield. Let's hope the weather clears up and we get a full contest today. 

On the other hand, New Zealand’s dominant performance in the opener saw them comfortably chase down the low target, thanks to solid contributions from Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, and Ish Sodhi with the ball, while Tim Seifert and Finn Allen added swift runs to seal the victory in just over 10 overs. Pakistan will be eager to bounce back and level the series, while New Zealand will be aiming to extend their winning streak to 2-0. So, who will emerge victorious today? We'll find out soon. Stay tuned for the toss and team news. 

The home side, led by the destructive performances of Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy, dismantled the Men in Green for a mere 91 runs. Only three batters managed to reach double digits, with Khushdil Shah top-scoring with 32, although he was unable to carry on. The bowlers were left with little to defend, and apart from Abrar Ahmed, who claimed Pakistan’s sole wicket, the rest of the attack failed to make an impact. Pakistan will likely consider making a few changes as they aim for a stronger showing in this crucial second game. 

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the second T20I in the five-match series between New Zealand and Pakistan, from the University Oval in Dunedin. In the opening match, Pakistan suffered a heavy defeat by 9 wickets, with nearly 10 overs to spare, and will be keen to come out with a much better effort today.

...MATCH DAY...

The T20I series between New Zealand and Pakistan shifts to Dunedin, where the University Oval will host the second match of the five-game contest. The hosts dominated the opening encounter with a commanding victory and will look to build on that momentum. Meanwhile, Pakistan, aiming for a fresh start in the format, had a forgettable outing, getting bowled out for just 91. Their batting inexperience showed as they went too hard too soon, failing to read the conditions and adapt. Four of their top six batters fell for single-digit scores, resulting in Pakistan’s fifth-lowest total in T20I history. With a relatively new-look batting lineup, the onus will be on skipper Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Haris to step up. New Zealand, on the other hand, were nearly flawless in the first T20I. The only blemish was a couple of dropped chances in the field, something they will look to improve. Kyle Jamieson made a dream return to the T20I setup, picking up three wickets, while the rest of the bowling unit chipped in effectively. Interestingly, the last T20I played at the University Oval was also between these two teams and turned out to be a high-scoring affair. With both Men's Super Smash games earlier this year at this venue also producing plenty of runs this season, expect another entertaining contest. Will Pakistan regroup and mount a strong comeback? Or will New Zealand tighten their grip on the series and extend their lead? We shall find out.