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WHITE FERNS VERSUS PAKISTAN - HAGLEY OVAL, CHRISTCHURCH
RESULT: NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 1 WICKET
New Zealand got off to the best start with Muneeba Ali out first ball with Lea Tahuhu grabbing the wicket.
Sidra Amin was joined by Bismah Maroof and they put on 15 runs for the second wicket before Hannah Rowe joined in on the wickets, Amin out for 12.
The White Ferns were then able to restrict Pakistan to 27 runs in the first 10 overs before Molly Penfold grabbed Maroof for seven and Sophie Devine then had Aliya Riaz also out for seven in the next over to leave Pakistan at 35/4.
Natalia Parvaiz and new captain, Fatima Sana then put on a solid 90 run stand for the fifth wicket. The 50 runs between them took 86 balls with Parvaiz contributing 25 and Sana 19.
The pair kept pushing on together and adding more runs to the scoreboard and just as they were looking like they were going to put on a massive game breaking partnership, Penfold provided the breakthrough for the White Ferns with Parvaiz being trapped LBW for 39 from 73.
Najiha Alvi made her way to the middle and formed a solid 65 run stand with Sana.
The 50 runs being made in 63 balls.
Fran Jonas then grabbed two wickets in the 47th over with Alvi gone for 32 and Umme Hani falling for a golden duck.
Pakistan really attacked in the last three overs with Sana the 48th going for 10 runs, 49th going for 12 runs and the 50th going for 7 runs.
Pakistan finished on 220/10 from their 50 overs with Sana top scoring on 90* (104) and Parvaiz’s 39 being the next highest score. Devine finished with 3/25 from her six overs whilst Jonas and Penfold took wickets each.
New Zealand’s innings got off to a rocky start with Amelia Kerr falling in the first over, following her promotion to opener as Bezuidenhout had injured herself in the field.
Sophie Devine then fell in the third over for 6 and the White Ferns soon found themselves 13/2.
Suzie Bates’ and Maddy Green put on a massive 132 run stand for the third wicket to drag New Zealand out of a hole and possibly into a winnable position.
The 50 run stand was made in 84 balls with Bates making 27* and Green making 23*.
Bates was the first to bring up a fifty with it coming from 65 balls and then a few runs later, the 100 run stand was also made.
One ball following this, Green had her 6th ODI fifty with it coming from 65 balls.
Bates fell in the 32nd over, starting a flow of the White Ferns losing wickets. She departed for a well made 74, with Ghulma Fatima getting the wicket.
Green then went a couple of overs later for 83, Fatima getting the second wicket.
Izzy Gaze didn’t last long at the crease, contributing six runs and Hannah Rowe could only manage one run, Fatima getting her third and fourth wickets.
Bezuidenhout and Lea Tahuhu added 15 runs for the eighth wicket, but Bezuidenhout then was out caught and bowled for 3, the White Ferns now in serious trouble at 198/8.
Penfold and Tahuhu added 10 runs in the following 3.4 overs, but Nashra Sundhu found the breakthrough to leave the Kiwis at 208/9.
Tahuhu and Jonas then saw their side home with a three to tie up the game before a wide brought the game to an end.
New Zealand ended with a 1 wicket win and therefore taking the series 2-0 with a game to play.
Green top scored with 83 while Bates made 74.
Fatima top four wickets for Pakistan while Sana got two.
White Ferns XI: Bernie Bezuidenhout (WK), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr ©, Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer, Izzy Gaze (WK), Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Molly Penfold, Fran Jonas
Pakistan XI: Muneeba Ali, Sidra Amin, Bismah Maroof, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Parvaiz, Fatima Sana ©, Najiha Alvi (WK), Umme Hani, Nashra Sundhu, Sadia Iqbal, Ghulam Fatima
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