On that special, incredible occasion, Jacob Duffy seemed quite simply, invincible- even if his impact lasted for the full quota of 24 deliveries, 13 of which were dots.
After the hammering in the first two ODIs, the Men in Green were playing for pride in the final game of their tour.
New Zealand fast bowling pair of Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy ran through the Pakistan batting lineup, taking seven wickets between themselves.
Jacob Duffy will replace Ben Sears, who picked up an injury during New Zealand’s training session in Karachi on February 12.
The Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand are placed in Group A for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, alongside hosts Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
Mitchell Hay shone with the bat with his quickfire 41*(19) runs as New Zealand posted 186/5 while batting first. After that, Jacob Duffy did the job with the ball and registered figures of 4/15 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 141 runs.
Jacob Duffy found himself on a hat-trick during the first T20I of the three-match series for New Zealand against Sri Lanka, but Pathum Nissanka denied him the history making moment.
New Zealand will lock horns with India in a three-match Test series, starting October 16 in Bengaluru.