Pakistani T20 fights to win his 11th consecutive series after defeating Kiwis

Dubai: Pakistan has lived up to its reputation as the world's best team, Twenty20, with a six-yard victory over New Zealand in Dubai on Friday to win the two-game series 2-0. .

Mohammad Hafeez (Shoaib Malik (ten) added 34 quick tries to help Pakistan push the 154-point target to 19.4 points at the Dubai stadium, pocketing his eleventh straight series and his eighth consecutive match T20.

Corey Anderson and Colin Munro raised New Zealand to 153-7, scoring 44 each after Kane Williamson won the shot and chose to hit on a slow pace field.

Pakistan won the first match by two points in a Wednesday, last coming to Abu Dhabi

Hafeez, who hit Adam Milne for the win, and Malik have collected the 50 points needed to qualify. two-sixths of the leg, Ish Sodhi at the 17th goal to bring the target to 23 in the last three overruns

Hafeez hit two points and a limit in his 21-ball heats.

Since Sarfraz. Ahmed became captain in September 2016, Pakistan defeated England (1-0), West Indies (3-0 and 3-1), World Cup XI (2-1), Sri Lanka (3-0 ) and New Zealand. (2-1), West Indies (3-0), Scotland (2-0) and Australia (3-0).

They also won three series against Zimbabwe and Australia this year.

Babar Azam (40), Asif Ali (38) and Fakhar Zaman (24) also scored useful points.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed described the victory as a team effort.

"It's about the effort of the players," Sarfraz said. "We have a good balance, with Hasan Ali at age 10. We know we can get 150-160 so if we start well and if we do not leave too many bullets in the middle, we have it." Hafeez and Malik experience "

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson paid tribute to Pakistan.

"The merit has been recognized by Pakistan.They have a clear game model that they have performed here in the UAE," Williamson said. "I thought the first half was on our clinical side, I got a good score on the board, it's a game where the margins are very small."

New Zealand had once again derailed in the middle.

Munro, who has the best strike rate of 163 among current Twenty20 players, allowed his opponent Imad Wasim to score six points in the first ball of the match, while New Zealand reached the 50 without loss in just 5.3 more points.

But, as in the first game, their sleeves dropped. Once apart, Glenn Phillips (five) and Munro moved to seventh, while Pakistani bowlers, led by leader Shaheen Shah Afridi, reduced the number of goals scored.

Munro scored four limits and two six of the 28 balls before being eliminated. Hafeez lost his evil shot behind the stumps of Sarfraz who claimed to have been injured by the drummer.

Colin de Grandhomme (four) and Ross Taylor (three) succumbed to Williamson (37) and Anderson 42 for the fifth wicket. [19659002] Anderson hoisted Hasan Ali for two borders and a 6-for-17 to help New Zealand add 52 points in the last five overruns.

Shaheen finished with brilliant numbers ranging from 3 to 20 in his four overtaking.

The third and last match will take place in Dubai on Sunday.

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