New Zealand's team pose for a group picture after their T20 series win over Pakistan at the end of the third T20 cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan at McLean Park in Napier on December 22, 2020. Pakistan reached New Zealand's target of 174 with two balls to spare, ending on 177 after Iftikhar Ahmed sealed the win with a six in the final over. "I never thought I'd be made the captain of Pakistan and I can't explain my happiness," he said after his man-of-the-match T20 performance. Rizwan said the T20 victory was an important morale booster ahead of the two-Test series against the Black Caps. New ZealandM. Guptill c Khan b Rauf 19T. Seifert b Ashraf 35K. Williamson b Ashraf 1D. Conway c Khan b Rauf 63G. Phillips c Haris b Afridi 31J. Neesham c Khan b Ashraf 2S. Kuggeleijn c Ahmed b Afridi 14T. Southee not out 6K. Jamieson not out 0Extras (lb1, nb1) 2Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 173Did not bat: Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 22, 2020 09:56 UTC