NZ clinch win over Pak, take 2-0 lead in T20I series
Dunedin, March 18 -- New Zealand registered a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second T20I at the University Oval here on Tuesday, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
In a rain-curtailed encounter reduced to 15 overs per side, Pakistan, after being put in to bat for the second successive time, managed to post 135 for nine. Captain Salman Ali Agha top-scored with a 28-ball 46, laced with four boundaries and three sixes. Shadab Khan (26 off 14 balls, 2x4s, 2x6s) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (22 not out off 14 balls, 2x4s, 1x6) also made crucial contributions.
New Zealand bowlers produced a disciplined effort, with Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, and James Neesham claiming two wickets each to restrict the visitors to a modest tot...
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