Pak Chases Down 205 Target in Style to Overcome NZ

Hasan Nawaz posted a century against New Zealand and secured his first win against New Zealand in 2025. Pakistan lost all the matches that they played in 2025 against New Zealand, whether it was at home or in New Zealand conditions. Pakistan failed to secure victory against them since the beginning of the Tri-Nation series. 

Moreover, the Pakistan cricket team is facing massive setbacks one after another due to players not performing up to the standards, and some players do not justify their place in the team, and players are selected on the basis of just PSL performance, and domestic performances are being ignored, which has been highlighted by ex-cricketer Muhammad Hafeez many times recently. 

Moreover, since the beginning of the 5-T20 match series against New Zealand, Pakistani fans started to project doom and gloom perception and judgment against the Pakistani cricket team due to their abysmal performance against New Zealand in the last 2 matches, and Pakistan badly lost the matches, and they were not even seen as a competitor.  Some commentators even said that the school team plays better than the current Pakistan cricket team.

Additionally, today Pakistan has shut down all those rumors and comments about them, especially Hasan Nawaz, who posted a maiden century against the New Zealand team on their home ground.  However, in the last 2 matches, Hasan Nawaz was out for a duck in both of the matches, and his sudden maiden century has shocked many.

New Zealand batted first in the 3rd T20 match and set the target of 205, and Pakistan easily chased the target within 16 overs and made 207 runs.  Major contributions from Hasan Nawaz, who made 105 runs with an SR of 205, and Salman Agha also made a half-century as well. 

Pakistan chased the target with only one wicket down.