In T20Is, Tim Southee, the experienced pacer from New Zealand, ended up being the very first bowler to attain the 150-wicket limit on Friday. At Eden Park in Auckland, Southee achieved this accomplishment in the opening Twenty20 International match versus Pakistan, ending up with a four-over spell tally of 4/25. In the quickest format of cricket, he completed with 150 wickets, making history as the very first bowler in Men’s T20Is to achieve the task.
Throughout a match versus Pakistan, Abbas Afridi ended up being Southee’s 150th victim in T20Is. After Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga the New Zealand fast was the 3rd to get to 100 T20I wickets. (‘Only Effective As Opener,’ Babar Azam Trolled Even After Scoring Fifty Against New Zealand)
Southee, who made his T20I launching in 2008, presently has 746 global wickets, consisting of over 350 in the Test format of the video game. The seamer remained in excellent kind at Eden Park, getting rid of Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abbas Afridi and Haris Rauf from Pakistan’s chase of 227.
Medical efficiencies from Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Southee assisted New Zealand sign up an extensive 46-run triumph versus Pakistan in the very first T20I of the five-match series here at Eden Park on Friday. (NZ Vs PAK 1st T20I: Finn Allen Hits Shaheen Afridi For 24 Runs In An Over As Pacer Records Most Expensive Over In T20Is)
New Zealand collected a substantial overall on the board, driven by fifties from Daryl Mitchell and captain Kane Williamson. For a brief while, Pakistan appeared to be on track in their run chase, however they quickly lost momentum and failed by 46 runs. (With ANI inputs)