2nd T20I: Seifert unleashes four maximums in Shaheen Afridi's over
What's the story
The experienced New Zealand opener Tim Seifert was at his destructive best in the second T20I against Pakistan.
Seifert scored a quickfire 22-ball 45 at the University Oval in Dunedin, helping his side accomplish the 136-run target in the rain-curtailed affair.
Seifert's innings comprised of three fours and five sixes, four of which came off a single over of Shaheen Afridi.
Notably, the contest was reduced to a 15-over per side affair.
Six onslaught
Seifert's 6-hitting spree against Afridi
The opening over of the NZ innings saw Afridi deliver six consecutive dot balls to Seifert.
However, the latter's aggressive batting was on display in Afridi's second over.
The New Zealand opener smashed two massive sixes off the first two deliveries, two runs on the fourth ball.
He finished this high-scoring over with two more sixes off the last deliveries, fetching 26 runs for NZ from that over alone.
Match summary
How did the game pan out?
The rain-interrupted match witnessed Pakistan scoring 135/9 in their allotted 15 overs, courtesy Afridi (22), Agha Salman (46), and Shadab Khan (26).
Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, and Jimmy Neesham dismissed two batters each.
In response, Seifert and Finn Allen's fiery 66-run opening stand placed New Zealand in a strong position. The latter made 38 off just 16 balls.
They (137/5) eventually prevailed in 13.1 overs, taking a commanding lead in the five-match series against Pakistan.
Twitter Post
Here's Seifert's assault versus Afridi!
119m six by Tim Seifert against "Eagle" Shaheen Afridi.#PAKvsNZ #NZvPAKpic.twitter.com/nuHNlvh7w3
— Field Vision (@FieldVisionIND) March 18, 2025
Stats
Another match-winning knock from Seifert
This was Seifert's second successive match-winning 40-plus score against Pakistan.
He was the architect of his team's win in the opening game as well, scoring 44 runs off 29 balls.
In a career spanning over six years, he has raced to 1,380 T20I runs at an average of 26.03 (SR: 136.76), as per ESPNcricinfo.
The tally includes nine fifties. 419 of his runs have come against Pakistan at 29.92.