The duo of Babar and Rizwan set another world record.
The opening duo of the national team, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, made the country famous by winning another world title. In the second T20 match against New Zealand's Khalif in Lahore, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar established another 50-plus partnership. This is the 19th fifty-plus partnership between Babar and Mohammad Rizwan overall, which is a record in T20 cricket. It should be remembered that Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 38 runs in the second T20 match of the 5-match series. In the second match of the T20 series played in Lahore, the New Zealand team scored 154 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. On behalf of New Zealand, Mark Chapman stood out with an unbeaten 64 runs.
Chad House 26, skipper Tom Latham 19, and Cole McConchy 12 run out.
On behalf of Pakistan, Haris Rauf took 4 wickets, while Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, and Zaman Khan took 1 and 1 wicket, respectively. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and batted first, scoring 192 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored the third century of his career in the T20 International. He scored 101 runs without being out. Iftikhar Ahmed returned to the pavilion not out after scoring 33 runs, while Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed after scoring 50 runs.
On behalf of New Zealand, Matt Henry took 2 wickets, while Ravi Richand and James Neesham got 1 and 1, respectively.