Kiwis thrash Pakistan in first ODI
WELLINGTON, Jan 22 (AFP) - A five-wicket haul for Tim Southee
and a blistering 55 by Jesse Ryder saw New Zealand shatter an 11-match
losing streak in style with a nine-wicket win over Pakistan in their
one-day match Saturday.
New Zealand were so dominant in the opening ODI of the six-match
series that they took just 17.2 overs with the bat to wrap up the match
after whipping Pakistan out for 124 at the Westpac Stadium in
Wellington.
Under pressure to perform after being whitewashed in successive
series against Bangladesh and India, New Zealand rejigged their batting
order with swashbuckling opener Brendon McCullum dropped down to number
six.
The aim was to give New Zealand strength at the top and tail but
McCullum never reached the wicket as his regular opening partner Jesse
Ryder carved up the Pakistan attack in a whirlwind reply to an
ineffective performance.
The only success for Pakistan was when captain Shahid Afridi won the
toss and opted to bat, their day going downhill from there.
The Pakistan innings lasted just 37.3 overs and the outcome was
almost inevitable once Ryder opened up in the fifth over of New
Zealand's innings, taking 17 off Shoaib Akhtar including two fours and a
six.
He made his 55 in only 34 balls in a batting display which
complemented the bowling of 22-year-old Southee, who assumed the role of
New Zealand's senior quick for the first time and claimed his first ODI
five-wicket bag.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said it was good to snap the
losing streak and full credit had to go to man-of-the-match Southee.
"It was a good win for us after a long time. Tim Southee set it up
for us with his swing," he said, leaving Afridi to rue an ineffective
batting performance by his side.
"I think the pitch was very good. I don't think that was a bad
decision batting first. We were missing partnerships."
Southee destroyed Pakistan in three spells in which he ripped out the
top order, came back to break up the middle and returned again to wrap
up the innings.
His figures of five for 33 from 9.3 overs were backed up by three for
26 for Hamish Bennett, playing in only his third ODI and first at home,
and two for 33 by the veteran Jacob Oram.
Only Misbah-ul-Haq produced an innings of substance for Pakistan,
reaching 50 before he was bowled by Southee to end the innings.
But the New Zealand openers Ryder and Martin Guptill showed there
were no demons in the wicket as they put on 84 in 10 overs before
Ryder's departure.
Ryder brought up his 50 edging Abdul Razzaq for a single and in the
following over took a single off Sohail Tanvir before attempting to pick
up the pace again.
He smacked another four and then went for back-to-back boundaries
only to pull the ball straight to Asad Shafiq on the mid-wicket
boundary.
PAKISTAN
Kamran Akmal c Ryder b Southee 8
Mohammad Hafeez c B. McCullum b Southee 0
Younis Khan c B. McCullum b Bennett 24
Asad Shafiq lbw b Southee 4
Misbah-ul-Haq b Southee 50
Umar Akmal c Taylor b Bennett 0
Shahid Afridi c B.McCullum b Southee 15
Abdul Razzaq c B. McCullum b Oram 6
Abdur Rehman c B. McCullum b Oram 0
Sohail Tanvir c Ryder b Bennett 6
Shoaib Akhtar not out 1
Extras (lb 1, w 9) 10
Total (10 wkts; 37.3 overs) 124
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-22, 3-29, 4-57, 5-57
6-88, 7-96, 8-96, 9-106, 10-124.
Bowling: Franklin 4-1-13-0
Southee 9.3-0-33-5 (4w)
Oram 10-0-33-2 (4w)
Bennett 8-0-26-3 (1w)
Vettori 6-0-18-0
NEW ZEALAND
M. Guptill not out 40
J. Ryder c Asad Shafiq b Sohail Tanvir 55
R. Taylor not out 23
Extras (lb 1, w 6) 7
Total (one wkt; 17.2 overs) 125
Fall of wickets: 1-84.
Bowling: Shoaib Akhtar 4-0-47-0 (1w)
Sohail Tanvir 7-0-39-1 (5w)
Abdul Razzaq 4-0-21-0
Shahid Afridi 1.2-0-7-0
Abdur Rehman 1-0-10-0 |
