Pakistan bounced back from their seven-wicket loss to bogey team New Zealand with a commanding victory at Eden Park to level the three-match Twenty20 international series. It was opener Fakhar who really flexed his muscles, though, having brought up his 50 in a 28-ball blast that featured three maximums. Pakistan shared the wickets around, Faheem Ashraf’s 3-22 proving the best figures. The bottom half of the New Zealand order scored more expeditiously, but Mitchell Santner’s 37 and Ben Wheeler’s 30 were not enough to apply any real pressure. Bay Oval will host the series decider on Sunday.

Source: Hindustan Times January 25, 2018 09:56 UTC