Due to severe rain, Pakistan and New Zealand’s first Twenty20 International match was canceled
The first Twenty20 International match of Pakistan against New Zealand’s five-match series was rained off in Rawalpindi on Thursday due to heavy rainfall.
It was declared that the match would now consist of five overs each side, and the players came back out onto the field for just two balls.
With the second ball, Tim Robinson was out of the game thanks to an inswinging delivery from Shaheen Afridi that shook the stumps.
The umpires canceled the game because it started to rain again shortly after the player was dismissed.
The players had already departed the pitch before Shaheen was set to deliver the opening ball of the game.
After winning the toss, Michael Bracewell, the captain of New Zealand, chose to bat first.
Three players from Pakistan were given their debut caps: Usman Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi, and Abrar Ahmed.
Josh Clarkson was making his New Zealand debut at the same time.
Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan,
Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Dean Foxcroft, Ben Lister, James Neesham, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, and Michael Bracewell (c) are the players from New Zealand.
It should be mentioned that April 20, the day of the second Twenty20 International, has a 49 percent probability of rain in Rawalpindi.
On April 21, the day of the third T20I, there is a far lower likelihood of rain—just 19 percent.
Following the first three games at Pindi Cricket Stadium, both teams will travel to Lahore to play the final two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) of the series on April 25 and 27, respectively.
Geo Super, Pakistan’s first sports channel, is airing the series live.
Schedule for the Pakistan against. New Zealand T20I series
First T20I, Rawalpindi, April 18.
2nd T20I, Rawalpindi, April 20
3rd T20I, Rawalpindi, April 21
4th T20I, Lahore, April 25
5th T20I, Lahore, April 27
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