New Zealand Beat Pakistan In Fifth T20I To Clinch Series 4-1

With Tim Siefert's unbeaten 50 and James Neesham's five-wicket haul, hosts New Zealand stormed to victory over Pakistan in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the Sky Stadium in Wellington on Wednesday.

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With this victory, the Blackcaps sealed the five-match series against the Men in Green with a scoreline of 4-1. Neesham was awarded the Player of the Match for his fifer, and Siefert was given the Player of the Series award for his exceptional batting performance throughout the five matches.

Chasing a mere total of 129 runs, the Kiwis started very well, making 92/0 in the power-play with Tim Seifert being the aggressor of the two, where he slammed 63 runs off just 26 balls and Finn Allen scored 27 runs from 11 balls.

Sufiyan Muqeem gave Pakistan some relief after taking the wicket of Finn Allen in the seventh over. Allen made a contribution of 27 runs in 12 balls with the help of six and five fours.

Mark Chapman walked in next to bat after Allen, but he was also dismissed by Muqeem in the ninth over when the team score was 103.