Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry take 3-fers in ODI tri-series opener
What's the story
Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry took respective match-winning three-fers as New Zealand floored Pakistan by 78 runs in the ODI tri-series opener at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Chasing a score of 331, Pakistan folded for a paltry 252 runs in 47.5 overs.
Santner took 3/41 from his 10 overs, bowling 2 maidens. Pacer Henry took 3/53 from 9.5 overs.
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Information
Six wickets shared between Santner and Henry
Santner broke a 51-run stand (2nd wicket) by dismissing Kamran Ghulam (18). Soon, he trapped Mohammad Rizwan leg before, reducing Pakistan to 117/3. Khushdil Shah was his final scalp. Henry got the key scalp of Tayyab Tahir. He dismissed Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah thereafter.
Stats
Impressive bowling stats of the two Kiwi personnel
In 111 matches, Santner has raced to 115 scalps at 36.37. The left-arm spinner now owns 21 maidens in ODIs. Versus Pakistan, he has claimed 11 wickets from 13 matches at 45.72.
Henry now owns 31 wickets versus Pakistan from 15 matches at 24.29.
Overall, the right-arm pacer has bagged 153 wickets in 86 matches at an impressive 25.28.