Pakistan have been touring New Zealand for a five match T20I series, and tomorrow (14th Jan) NZ is all set to face PAK at Hamilton after winning the first T20I match by 46 runs at Auckland with the help of stunning fifties from Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell. Here, in this article we will have a look on how T20I matches between NZ and PAK have panned out in the past and more.
New Zealand vs Pakistan in men's T20I:
- Played - 35
- Pakistan - 20
- New Zealand - 14
- No Result - 1
Pakistan have performed well against New Zealand at the past in men's T20I.
Most matches won against an opposition in men's T20I:
- PAK - 20 vs NZ
- ENG - 19 vs PAK
- IND - 19 vs SL
- IND - 19 vs WI
- IND - 19 vs AUS
If we look from the above table it's very clear that Pakistan has been the only side to win 20 matches against an opposition in men's T20I. No other team apart from Pakistan have achieved this feat so far.
Pakistan vs New Zealand in T20Is on New Zealand soil:
- Played - 16
- Pakistan - 7
- New Zealand - 9
From the above data we can infer that Pakistan have struggled to defeat New Zealand in T20Is on New Zealand soil.
PAK vs NZ in bilateral T20I series:
- PAK won by 2-0 (2) margin in 2009 (H)
- PAK lost by 1-2 (3) margin in 2010 (A)
- Series drawn by 1-1 (2) margin in 2014 (H)
- PAK lost by 1-2 (3) margin in 2016 (A)
- PAK won by 2-1 (3) margin in 2018 (A)
- PAK won by 3-0 (3) margin in 2018 (H)
- PAK lost by 1-2 (3) margin in 2020 (A)
- Series drawn by 2-2 (5) margin in 2023 (H)
- PAK trail by 0-1 (5) margin in 2024 (A)
Pakistan have won only one out of four T20I bilateral series against New Zealand on New Zealand soil.
Pakistan played a tri-series against New Zealand and Bangladesh in October, 2022 on New Zealand soil. Pakistan went onto defeat New Zealand in the final game by 5 wickets at Christchurch
