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New Zealand beat Pakistan by 4 runs

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 4 runs

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Daily Bangla Times: New Zealand held their nerves to beat Pakistan by four runs in the third T20I match of the five-match series at Gaddafi Stadium on Monday.Pakistan needed 15 runs in the last over bowled by James Neesham with Iftikhar at the batting end.

He hit Neesham for a six on the first ball and then smashed a four on the third delivery to bring the equation down to five runs in three overs.In a bid to finish the game, Iftikhar tried to send Neesham’s fourth delivery out of the ground but ended up giving a simple catch to Daryl Mitchell.

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. They put up 163-5 in their 20 overs with captain Tom Latham scoring a half-century. The hosts, chasing 164 to win, made 159 in their 20 overs. Iftikhar Ahmed was the highest scorer with 60 off 24 balls. He hit 3 boundaries and 6 sixes.

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