{"id":27223,"date":"2025-04-05T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=27223"},"modified":"2025-04-05T15:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:16:49","slug":"new-zealand-whitewash-pakistan-in-odi-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=27223","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand whitewash Pakistan in ODI series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1743866078003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1743866078003.jpg 720w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1743866078003-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Blackcaps celebrate their series win during the 3rd ODI cricket match between the Blackcaps and Pakistan at Bay Oval, Tauranga. 5 April 2025, \u00a9 Copyright image by Marty Melville \/ www.photosport.nz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MOUNT MAUNGANUI &#8211; New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 43 runs in the third and final One Day International, sealing a 3-0 whitewash in the three-match ODI series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match, played at Mount Maunganui, was delayed due to a wet outfield caused by pre-match rain. As a result, the ODI was reduced to 42 overs per side. Pakistan made one change to their lineup, bringing in Naseem Shah in place of Haris Rauf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Batting first, New Zealand scored 264 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 42 overs. Captain Michael Bracewell played a quickfire knock of 58 off 40 balls. Earlier, the Kiwis lost their first wicket for just 13 runs, with Nik Kelly dismissed for 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rhys Mariu scored a steady 58, while Daryl Mitchell made 43 and Henry Nicholls contributed 31. Tim Seifert added 26 runs, with minor contributions from other players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Pakistan, Akif Javed took 4 wickets, Naseem Shah grabbed 2, while Faheem Ashraf and Sufiyan Muqeem took one wicket each.<br>Pakistan Innings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chasing 265, Pakistan was bowled out for 221 in 40 overs. The opening stand put on 73 runs before Abdullah Shafique was dismissed for 33. Imam-ul-Haq was forced to retire hurt after being struck on the jaw by a throw. His replacement, Usman Khan, scored just 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Babar Azam top-scored with a composed 50 off 58 balls. Mohammad Rizwan scored 37, Tayyab Tahir 33, and Naseem Shah added 17 runs. The rest of the batting lineup collapsed quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOUNT MAUNGANUI &#8211; New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 43 runs in the third and final One Day International, sealing a 3-0 whitewash in the three-match ODI series. The match, played&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":27224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[125,229,88],"class_list":["post-27223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","category-sports","tag-icc-international","tag-new-zealand-cricket-team","tag-pakistan-cricket-board-pcb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27225,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27223\/revisions\/27225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}