AUCKLAND: New Zealand pacer Tim Southee became the first player in T20I cricket to pick 150 wickets during his side’s 46-run victory over Pakistan in the first T20I at Eden Park on Friday.
Southee returned with bowling figures of 4-25 to help New Zealand bundle Pakistan for 180 runs while chasing 227.
The 35-year bowler’s impressive figures pushed him past the coveted 150-wicket milestone in T20I cricket, which he tops with 151 wickets.
Tim Southee is followed by Bangladesh’s all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (140) and Afghanistan’s spin wizard Rashid Khan (130) in the list of highest wicket-takers in T20I cricket.
Meanwhile, Southee led the bowling charts for New Zealand during the first T20I against Pakistan with four wickets after their batters posted a mammoth 226 runs.
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While chasing 227, Pakistan’s young opening batter Saim Ayub gave his side a flying start with a blistering 27-run knock from eight balls before getting run out in the third over.
Tim Southee picked his first wicket of the match as he got Mohammad Rizwan out, who scored 25 off 14.
Babar Azam and Ahmed knitted a promising 40-run partnership but Southee picked another wicket to send the latter back and reduce Pakistan to 130-4.
Babar Azam was the top-scorer for Pakistan with a solid innings of 57 runs from 35 balls, laced with six boundaries and two sixes.
Southee wrapped Pakistan’s innings at 180 with the wickets of Abbas Afridi and Haris Rauf in the 18th over.
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