PAK vs NZ Head to Head Records in T20Is- 5th T20I, New Zealand Tour of Pakistan 2024

Pakistan and New Zealand are set to battle with each other in the 5th and final T20I of the ongoing series. PAK vs NZ 5th T20I will be played on Saturday, April 27 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. 

PAK vs NZ 5th T20I will conclude New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2024. New Zealand leads the series 2-1 after four games. The visitors lost the second game by a massive margin of 7 wickets. 

Later, the Kiwis won the 3rd match by 7 wickets, chasing down 179 target. In the previous PAK vs NZ 4th T20I, Michael Bracewell & Co. stunned the hosts by 4 runs against a 179 target. 

Earlier, the 1st clash was washed out due to rain and ended with no result. Babar Azam leads Pakistan while Michael Bracewell leads New Zealand in Pakistan vs New Zealand series. 

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PAK vs NZ Head to Head Records in T20Is- 5th T20I, New Zealand Tour of Pakistan 2024

PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

If we look at PAK vs NZ head-to-head records in T20Is, both teams have faced each other in 41 T20Is. Pakistan has a slight edge by winning 22 games. New Zealand has won 19 matches. 2 games observed no result. 

PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Recent 5 Encounters

If we glance at the last five encounters between both sides, both are equal. Pakistan and New Zealand have both won 2 games each. One match ended with no result. 

Notably, the opening game between both sides in New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2024 was washed out due to rain after the first over itself. Pakistan won the 2nd T20I while New Zealand won the previous two games. 

Pakistan defeated New Zealand in the 5th T20I during the previous campaign. Hence, out of the last five matches, 4 took place in Pakistan while one was played in New Zealand. 

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PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Key moments and stand-out performances

In the ongoing PAK vs NZ T20I series, Shaheen Afridi picked a 3-wicket haul in the 2nd game. Mohammad Rizwan slammed unbeaten 45-run runs in the same game. 

In the 3rd T20I, Shadab Khan scored 41 runs, another stand-out performance. Mark Chapman smacked brilliant 87 runs to drive Kiwis to victory in the same encounter. 

Tim Robinson (51) smacked a half-century in the 4th T20I while William O'Rourke picked a 3-wicket haul for just 27 runs in his 4-over spell. For Pakistan, pacer Abbas Afridi hunted 3 wickets while Fakhar Zaman stormed 61 runs. 

PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns 

In the ongoing series, New Zealand has a young squad. However, they have still dominated the home team led by Babar Azam. However, both teams have observed nail-biting games. 

New Zealand has surpassed Pakistan in head-to-head clashes on the latter's soil. New Zealand has won 4 games and lost 3 in Pakistan. Two games ended with no result. 

Interestingly, Pakistan has a much more powerful squad than Kiwis in the series. However, they have failed with their teamwork. At Gaddafi Stadium, the hosts and visitors have both won 2 games each out of 4. 

Conclusion

If we talk about the shortest format, Pakistan and New Zealand have been almost equal in head-to-head encounters. While Pakistan has won more games in the overall tally (22), Kiwis have won more games in Pakistan (4).