City :Hamilton
Stadium :Christchurch
Date :30TH DECEMBER 2010
Time: 11:00 PKT
I hope Pakistan have warmed up now ![]()
Rock :jhanda: - :hbk:
:cheer: Sannan Ahmad and Pakistan Rock :hbk:
:cheer: :yahoo: Hats off for Ahmed Shahaza, Razzaq and Sannan :hat:
**103-run win for Pakistan, that’s the biggest margin of victory in a T20 between two Test sides **
Post-match presentation:
Taylor: “Pakistan batted very well and put up a competitive score, and when your top four batters get out for ducks it was very difficult. The total was chase-able but they bowled very well, Razzaq and Afridi were outstanding. Every team around the world has a fast bowler, Milne is young and has learnt a lot this week. Bit disappointing to lose the momentum we had built up.”
Afridi: “At least on my way home, I will be happy. It will be a good journey. The openers gave a great start, R**azzaq is the match-winner, in the past several games, when we thought we wouldn’t win he has won it for us. :hat: **This is the talent of Pakistan, we have to build a good unit for the World Cup. I know we lost the series, but this win will help us in the Tests also.”
**Razzaq is the Man of the Match **:d6c: : “I love the tracks in New Zealand and Australia. It was disappointing to lose the series, but everyone played well today in our side to win the match.”
UPDATES:
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the third and final T20 between New Zealand and Pakistan in Christchurch. Pakistan will bat first.
Afridi: “Pitch is good. Looks pretty much dry. It’s dead grass on the pitch. We’ll try to put a good total.** Abdur Rehman and Tanvir Ahmed are playing in place of Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul. I’m not opening, will bat around No 5 or 6.” **
Taylor: “Dean Brownlie and Adam Milne get another opportunity. Does not look like a track for two spinners, unfortunate for Woodcock to miss out. This ground is similar to Eden Park with the angles.”
New Zealand team JD Ryder, MJ Guptill, DG Brownlie, LRPL Taylor*, SB Styris, JEC Franklin, PD McGlashan†, NL McCullum, KD Mills, TG Southee, AF Milne
Pakistan team Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal†, Shahid Afridi*, Asad Shafiq, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman