New Delhi, March 29 -- Muhammad Abbas broke India's Krunal Pandya's world record to play a crucial role in New Zealand's 73-run win over Pakistan in the first ODI at the McLean Park in Napier on Saturday. Notably, Muhammad Abbas is the first-ever Pakistan-born player to play for New Zealand in international cricket.

Batting first, New Zealand rode on a 199-run stand between Mark Chapman (132) and Daryl Mitchell (76) to post 344/9 in 50 overs. Playing his first international match, Muhammad Abbas came after the fall of Daryl Mitchell's wicket and reached his fifty in just 24 balls, thereby surpassing India's Krunal Pandya, who had scored a fifty in 26 balls on his ODI debut in 2021. In reply, Pakistan were all out for 271.

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