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NZ survive Iftikhar scare, clinch 3rd T20I

By Gaurav Tripathi

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New Zealand beat PAK 

In a must-win third T20I, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by four runs as the five-match series now stands 2-1 in the home team's favor.

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Result

NZ batted first and posted 163/5, Latham scored a brilliant fifty. In response, PAK were reduced to 88/7. Iftikar scored a fifty but Pakistan fell short by four runs.

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Performance

Latham slammed his third T20I fifty (64). He has now raced to 503 runs in 28 games at an average of 27.94, while striking at 108.17.

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Iftikar’s heroics

Iftikar Ahmed recorded PAK’s second-fastest fifty in T20Is as he got to the milestone in 20 balls. This was his fourth T20I fifty.

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Neesham’s exceptional bowling

NZ allrounder James Neesham was the pick of the NZ bowlers with 3/38. He has now raced to 33 wickets in 66 T20Is.

NZ vs PAK 

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