Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th T20I Highlights: Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi Help PAK Beat NZ To Draw Series

PAK vs NZ 5th T20I Highlights: Skipper Babar Azam hit a solid half century while spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed four wickets as Pakistan overcame New Zealand by nine runs in the fifth and final T20I in Lahore on Saturday. Azam's 44-ball 69 and Fakhar Zaman's 33-ball 43 took Pakistan to 178 for 5 in their 20 overs before Shaheen claimed 4 for 30 to restrict New Zealand to 169 in 19.2 overs, squaring the series at 2-2. But Pakistan's win only came in the final over with 12 needed as Josh Clarkson 38 not out threatened to pull off a heist, but two run outs in Mohammad Amir's over sealed the home win much to the delight of a full house at Gaddafi Stadium. (Scorecard)

Right then that's it from the Final game of the 5-match T20I series between New Zealand and Pakistan. Both the captains share the trophy. After the opening game being washed out the two sides share a couple of victories each as the series draws level at 2-2. Cricketing action continues to come our way thick and fast and all you need to do is just stay updated to our side and we will keep on bringing more action to all. Until then cheers and goodbye!!

Babar Azam says he used the bowlers according to the game situation as the pitch was helping the seamers early on and the spinners later. Adda that he opted for Saim in the powerplay with the ball as he did the same in PSL and Imad is an experienced lad who could bowl anywhere. Mentions that the new ball was coming nicely but it gripped a hit as the ball got old. Adds that 10-20 run more could've been better as they were short of what they targeted. Closes by saying they have lots of positives from this series and they have mixed and matched a mot of combinations and this would help them going ahead.

Michael