New Zealand vs Pakistan Highlights, 1st ODI, 29 March, 2025
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / McLean Park

344/9 (50 ov)

271/10 (44.1 ov)
New Zealand won by 73 runs
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Player of the match
Mark Chapman,
New Zealand

Player of the Series
Ben Sears,
New Zealand
Jacob Duffy to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khan elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jacob Duffy to Usman Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Usman Khan goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
William O'Rourke to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
William O'Rourke to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Usman Khan elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Smith to Usman Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Usman Khan goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Six, Six !! What a delivery! outswinger lands right on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers drive sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Smith to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Usman Khan hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
William O'Rourke to Usman Khan, 1 run, William O'Rourke delivers fast ball at full length, Usman Khan hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by Michael Bracewell standing at the long off, limits Usman Khan to just 1 run. Dropped catch
William O'Rourke to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps. Usman Khan hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
William O'Rourke to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Usman Khan c JA Duffy b N Smith 39 (33) Nathan Smith to Usman Khan, no run, c JA Duffy b N Smith, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Usman Khan hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jacob Duffy, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Usman Khan.
Abdullah Shafique c D Mitchell b MG Bracewell 36 (49) Michael Bracewell to Abdullah Shafique, no run, c D Mitchell b MG Bracewell, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards deep cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Daryl Mitchell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Abdullah Shafique.
Muhammad Abbas to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Babar Azam hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Muhammad Abbas to Mohammad Rizwan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease and tries sloge sweep, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Babar Azam hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jacob Duffy to Mohammad Rizwan, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump. Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Bracewell to Mohammad Rizwan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sweep sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball, on the off stump, Babar Azam goes forward, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Mohammad Rizwan c Mitchell Hay b Muhammad Abbas 30 (34) Muhammad Abbas to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, c Mitchell Hay b Muhammad Abbas, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting uppercut towards slip, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Mitchell Hay, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Mohammad Rizwan.
Muhammad Abbas to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Babar Azam goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Muhammad Abbas to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Agha Salman goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Agha Salman goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! slower ball, full length, on the stumps. Agha Salman goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the stumps, Babar Azam elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Agha Salman goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Nathan Smith to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Azam goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Nathan Smith to Babar Azam, Six, Six !! bouncer is delivered on the off stump, back of length, Babar Azam goes back, displays great skill by powering pull to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Babar Azam goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Babar Azam c D Mitchell b WO Rourke 78 (83) William O'Rourke to Babar Azam, no run, c D Mitchell b WO Rourke, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Babar Azam goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Daryl Mitchell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Babar Azam.
Tayyab Tahir runout (JA Duffy) 1 (3) Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, runout (JA Duffy), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Agha Salman goes forward, hits defensive shot to short mid wicket and took off for a risky single, but Jacob Duffy was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Tayyab Tahir was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Irfan Khan b JA Duffy 0 (1) Jacob Duffy to Irfan Khan, no run, b JA Duffy, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Irfan Khan tries to be aggressive, goes forward, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Agha Salman goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Agha Salman goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naseem Shah c MG Bracewell b N Smith 0 (6) Nathan Smith to Naseem Shah, no run, c MG Bracewell b N Smith, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Naseem Shah goes forward to take the gamble with drive towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Michael Bracewell. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Haris Rauf c H Nicholls b N Smith 1 (3) Nathan Smith to Haris Rauf, no run, c H Nicholls b N Smith, Caught out!! bouncer short length on the off stump, Haris Rauf goes back to take the gamble with pull towards short mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Henry Nicholls. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Agha Salman c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy 58 (48) Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Agha Salman goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Michael Bracewell, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Agha Salman is out.
Akif Javed c WO Rourke b N Smith 1 (3) Nathan Smith to Akif Javed, no run, c WO Rourke b N Smith, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Akif Javed hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards William O'Rourke, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Akif Javed.
Jacob Duffy to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khan elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jacob Duffy to Usman Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Usman Khan goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
William O'Rourke to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
William O'Rourke to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Usman Khan elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Smith to Usman Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Usman Khan goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jacob Duffy to Abdullah Shafique, Six, Six !! What a delivery! outswinger lands right on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers drive sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Smith to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Usman Khan hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
William O'Rourke to Usman Khan, 1 run, William O'Rourke delivers fast ball at full length, Usman Khan hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by Michael Bracewell standing at the long off, limits Usman Khan to just 1 run. Dropped catch
William O'Rourke to Usman Khan, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps. Usman Khan hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
William O'Rourke to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump. Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Usman Khan c JA Duffy b N Smith 39 (33) Nathan Smith to Usman Khan, no run, c JA Duffy b N Smith, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Usman Khan hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jacob Duffy, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Usman Khan.
Abdullah Shafique c D Mitchell b MG Bracewell 36 (49) Michael Bracewell to Abdullah Shafique, no run, c D Mitchell b MG Bracewell, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards deep cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Daryl Mitchell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Abdullah Shafique.
Muhammad Abbas to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Babar Azam hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Muhammad Abbas to Mohammad Rizwan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease and tries sloge sweep, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Babar Azam hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jacob Duffy to Mohammad Rizwan, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump. Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Bracewell to Mohammad Rizwan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sweep sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball, on the off stump, Babar Azam goes forward, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Mohammad Rizwan c Mitchell Hay b Muhammad Abbas 30 (34) Muhammad Abbas to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, c Mitchell Hay b Muhammad Abbas, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting uppercut towards slip, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Mitchell Hay, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Mohammad Rizwan.
Muhammad Abbas to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Babar Azam goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Muhammad Abbas to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Agha Salman goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Agha Salman goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! slower ball, full length, on the stumps. Agha Salman goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the stumps, Babar Azam elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Agha Salman goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Smith to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Nathan Smith to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Azam goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Nathan Smith to Babar Azam, Six, Six !! bouncer is delivered on the off stump, back of length, Babar Azam goes back, displays great skill by powering pull to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!
Michael Bracewell to Babar Azam, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Babar Azam goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Babar Azam c D Mitchell b WO Rourke 78 (83) William O'Rourke to Babar Azam, no run, c D Mitchell b WO Rourke, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Babar Azam goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Daryl Mitchell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Babar Azam.
Tayyab Tahir runout (JA Duffy) 1 (3) Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, runout (JA Duffy), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Agha Salman goes forward, hits defensive shot to short mid wicket and took off for a risky single, but Jacob Duffy was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Tayyab Tahir was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Irfan Khan b JA Duffy 0 (1) Jacob Duffy to Irfan Khan, no run, b JA Duffy, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Irfan Khan tries to be aggressive, goes forward, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Agha Salman goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Agha Salman goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naseem Shah c MG Bracewell b N Smith 0 (6) Nathan Smith to Naseem Shah, no run, c MG Bracewell b N Smith, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Naseem Shah goes forward to take the gamble with drive towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Michael Bracewell. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Haris Rauf c H Nicholls b N Smith 1 (3) Nathan Smith to Haris Rauf, no run, c H Nicholls b N Smith, Caught out!! bouncer short length on the off stump, Haris Rauf goes back to take the gamble with pull towards short mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Henry Nicholls. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Agha Salman c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy 58 (48) Jacob Duffy to Agha Salman, no run, c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Agha Salman goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Michael Bracewell, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Agha Salman is out.
Akif Javed c WO Rourke b N Smith 1 (3) Nathan Smith to Akif Javed, no run, c WO Rourke b N Smith, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Akif Javed hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards William O'Rourke, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Akif Javed.