Pakistan lost by 9 wickets in the first T20 match against New Zealand.
The Pakistan team is currently on a tour to New Zealand. The Pakistan team suffered a crushing defeat in the first match of the ongoing five-match T20 International series against New Zealand. In this match, the performance of the Pakistani batsmen was very poor, while the New Zealand bowlers wreaked havoc.
In this match, Salman Ali Agha was leading the Pakistan team. He was captaining the team for the first time as a full-time captain. The team had to face defeat in the very first match under his captaincy. After the match, he talked about the reasons for the defeat and said that his team’s batting was poor in this match and some players were playing in a T20 International match for the first time and they did not have much experience.
Salman Ali Agha gave a big statement after losing the match to New Zealand
Salman Ali Agha said in the post match presentation ceremony, “It was difficult, we could not perform as expected, but we need to regroup (before Dunedin). They bowled really well. There was a bit of seam movement as well. We will sit with the team, talk and think about the next match.
We had three debutants, the more games they play, the more they will learn. The new ball proves to be a bit effective in New Zealand, we have good bowlers and we will try to perform well in the next match. ” It is worth noting that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had taken away the captaincy of the T20 team from Mohammad Rizwan after the Champions Trophy 2025.
Even Babar Azam was dropped from the team along with Rizwan. At the same time, the board appointed Salman Ali Agha as the captain of the team till the 2026 T20 World Cup. Apart from this, many new faces also got a place in the team.
Before the start of the series, captain Salman had asked the team to play with intent, but the team collapsed for just 91 runs. At the same time, New Zealand achieved the target of 92 runs in just 10.1 overs by losing one wicket. Now the Pakistan team would like to make a good comeback in the next match.
