All-round Shahid Afridi stars in Pakistan win

Pakistan defeated New Zealand by smothering their dreaded batting torrent to win the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) by 16 keeps running at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday (January 15). 

Mohammad Amir, making his rebound, might have been the focal point of consideration, however it was Shahid Afridi's sharp captaincy and the parsimonious knocking down some pins by Imad Wasim that had the effect. 

With no warm up amusement to adjust, Pakistan were somewhat run modest at the top and tail of their innings yet oversaw 171-8.But, aside from a quickfire 46 off 27 by Colin Munro, and a resolved 70 by Kane Williamson, New Zealand had no response to the Pakistan assault and were hard and fast on the last bundle of their innings for 155. 

At the point when Munro was at the wrinkle New Zealand dashed to 89-1 in 10 overs, a marginally preferred run rate over Pakistan oversaw at the same stage.But his release began a sensational breakdown in which five wickets succumbed to 19 runs. Afridi rocked the bowling alley a two-wicket lady to complete with two for 26 to run with three gets while Imad Wasim took one for 18 off his four overs with nine of those runs coming in one over. 

Wahab Riaz took two wickets in the last over to complete with three for 34, and Amir denoted his arrival to universal cricket following a five-year boycott for spot-altering with one for 31. 

New Zealand stick a considerable measure of their scoring trusts on opener Martin Guptill, who cudgeled the Sri Lanka assault lately, yet he just confronted three balls before he was run out for two.New Zealand had rapidly lost tolerance with the tight Pakistan field settings and exact rocking the bowling alley and Williamson's energy for a snappy single in the second over cost Guptill his wicket. 

Williamson batted through until the last over however without having the capacity to manage the pace of the amusement and his 70 falling off 60 conveyances. 

Mohammad Hafeez set up the Pakistan innings with 61 off 47 however the genuine harm for Pakistan arrived in a brief cameo by man-of-the-match Afridi in which he belted 23 off eight deliveries.He especially misshaped Matt Henry's figures, clouting 20 keeps running off four balls. 

Umar Akmal's 24 off 14 and Imad's 18 off nine likewise supported Pakistan to an objective the eventually demonstrated a lot for New Zealand.Adam Milne was the best of the New Zealand bowlers with four for 37 while Mitchell Santner took two for 14. 

The second match in the three-match arrangement is in Hamilton on Sunday. source - cricbuzz