Napier me khele gaye pehle ODI me New Zealand ne Pakistan ke saamne 345 runs ka tough target Rakha. Isme sabse bada yogdaan raha Mark Chapman ke Career – best 132 runs ka aur debutant Muhammad Abbas ke sirf 26 balls me banaaye gaye tezi bhare 52 runs ka.
Pakistan ne shandar shuruaat ki bowling me, jisme Naseem Shah ne will Young ka edge nikal diya aur Adif Javed ne Nick Kell ko clean bowled karne ke baad Henry Nicholls ko bouncer par out kar diya. 50/3 par pahuchne ke baad New Zealand musibat me dikh rahi thi, lekin waha se Chapman aur Daryl Mitchell ne 198 runs ki badi partnership jod di. Mitchell ne 84 balls par 76 runs banakar Chapmanka accha saath diya.
Chapman ne 63 balls me apna fifty complete kiya, likin uske baad sirf 31 sur balls me century jod di. Jab Pakistanko laga ki wo wapas match me aa sakti hai, tabhi Irfan khan ne dono set batsmenko ek ke baad ek out kar diya. Lekin phir Muhammad Abbas ne aakhri overs me dhamal macha diya. Left hander Abbas ne sirf 26 balls par 3 chhake aur 3 chauke lagakar New Zealand ka score 340 ke paar pahucha diya.
Pakistan ke liye sabse badi dikkat unka koi bhi specialist spinner na hona raha. Middle overs me Salman Agha aur Irfan Khan ne milkar 10 overs me 118 runs de diye, jo Pakistan ke liye mehnga sabit hua. Saath hi, Pakistan ne 43 extra runs bh diye, jo unki takleef aur badha gaye. Ab Pakistan ko jeetne ke liye 345 runs ka bada Lakshya ana hoga.
Brief Scores: New Zeland 344/9 in 50 overs (Mark Chapman 132, Daryl Mitchell 76, Muhammad Abas 52, Irfan Khan 3-51) vs Pakistan
