Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand has started on a sour note as they went down by 46 runs chasing down 227 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series. Babar Azam was the only batter who looked like believing in the chase as others crumbled under pressure. The former Pakistan skipper who was demoted to number three for batting slowly was the top-scorer smashing 57 runs at a strike-rate of 162.86. No Pakistan batter played more than 15 deliveries in the innings while Babar faced 35 balls and fought valiantly for his side.
