{"id":47717,"date":"2024-01-14T08:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T08:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pakistan-chasing-195-to-win-second-t20-against-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T08:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T08:51:05","slug":"pakistan-chasing-195-to-win-second-t20-against-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-chasing-195-to-win-second-t20-against-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan chasing 195 to win second T20 against New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Finn Allen blasted 74 off 41 balls as New Zealand posted 194-8 in the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Opener Allen struck seven fours and five sixes for the home side after they were asked to bat at Seddon Park, although the innings lost shape when he was dismissed in the 13th over.<\/p>\n
Pakistan will need to score 195 to square the five-match series 1-1 after a resounding 46-run defeat in the opening game in Auckland on Friday.<\/p>\n
New Zealand were 111 for one at the midway point but suffered a major setback soon afterwards when Kane Williamson was forced to retire hurt for 26.<\/p>\n
The veteran captain strained his hamstring while completing a run and the team said he would take no further part in the match.<\/p>\n
Allen powered on in trademark big-hitting fashion before being bowled by a googly from leg-spinner Usama Mir.<\/p>\n
New Zealand\u2019s remaining batters struggled, with pace bowler Haris Rauf particularly adept over the closing overs, finishing with 3-38.<\/p>\n
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi repeated his decision to send in the Black Caps after winning the toss, having done so in the opening match of the five-game series that the hosts won<\/a> by 46 runs in Auckland on Friday.<\/p>\n