PAK VS NZ - 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2023

That's all from our side from this game folks! We'll be back tomorrow that is, in less than 24 hours - for the second game of this 5-match T20I series. See you soon. Ciao for now!

Babar: I wasn't expecting this (my 100th T20I game), grateful that I have achieved this feat. It was a team effort. We lost early wickets, but Fakhar and Ayub built the innings. Saim has been improving day by day, wish him good luck. I think our batters set up a good total on this wicket. We had a good bowling line-up, Rauf bowled well and so did the other bowlers. It's good when you have many options. It was a collective effort as all the bowlers stuck to their plans.

Latham: Preparation wasn't ideal, but you got to adapt to the situation. The score was about par and the required rate increased quickly. I knew he (Henry) got a hat-trick, a special milestone for him. We get another opportunity later on today.

Haris, PoTM: Was just trying to bowl stump-to-stump. If you get a good start, you are confident enough, so it's easy for you. Liked all the wickets I took. Everything is fine. Sometimes you lose control in your run-up, you tumble, but that's not a big deal.

00:22 Local Time, 19:22 GMT, 00:52 IST: That's a pretty convincing win for Pakistan who go 1-0 up in the 5-match T20I series. There was an IPL match earlier in the day, but this international game has failed to lived up to its expectation to be honest. Electing to bat first, Pakistan posted a massive total as a result of Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub's brilliant knocks. And their bowlers made sure to complement their batter's efforts as they defended the total quite comfortably in the second innings. Rauf claimed four wickets, while the other Pakistani bowlers chipped in with handy bowling contributions. A clinical performance in the end as Pakistan go 1-0 in the series like I said before...

Haris Rauf to Ben Lister, out Bowled!! Pakistan thump NZ by 88 runs! What a clinical victory! Haris Rauf finishes it off in style as Ben Lister gets beaten for pace and the ball strikes timber. That's the fourth wicker for the all impressive Haris Rauf - that's his fourth wicket of the innings as he pumps the air in delight! Ben Lister b Haris Rauf 0(3)

Haris Rauf to Ben Lister, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Haris Rauf to Ish Sodhi, leg byes, 1 run, tries to nudge it away, but the ball clips the pads and rolls to square leg

Haris Rauf to Ish Sodhi, 2 runs, short of a length around middle and leg, Ish Sodhi nudges it into the leg-side for two

Imad Wasim to Ben Lister, no run, tossed up on off, Ben Lister defends it from within the crease

Imad Wasim to Ben Lister, no run, on a length around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Ben Lister

Ben Lister, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Imad Wasim to Matt Henry, out Caught by Rizwan!! Edged and taken! Matt Henry shimmies down the wicket to play this back of a length delivery, but he gets an inside edge. The keeper takes a sharp catch behind the wickets and NZ are nine down. The review taken by Henry won’t be useful as he is clearly out! Matt Henry c Rizwan b Imad Wasim 0(1)

Imad Wasim to Matt Henry, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Matt Henry, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Imad Wasim to Milne, out Caught by Iftikhar Ahmed!! Takes on the bowler, looks to go big, but mistimes his slog towards Iftikhar at long-on. He makes no mistake and the Kiwis lose their 8th wicket. Inching closer to an emphatic win is Pakistan! Milne c Iftikhar Ahmed b Imad Wasim 3(5)

Imad Wasim to Milne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Imad Wasim to Milne, 2 runs, played through the leg-side by Milne for a couple of runs

Imad Wasim to Milne, no run, swings and misses, gets hit on the pads does Milne

Imad Wasim, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack