Otago Volts paceman Jacob Duffy (4-33) was the hero of the opening PSO Careint T20 International as he produced the best figures by a BLACKCAP on T20I debut to help down Pakistan by five wickets at Eden Park.
A whirlwind few days for Jacob Duffy! You get the feeling he’s enjoyed his time in camp 🏏#NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/HnJSq7Df04
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 18, 2020
In front of a boisterous Friday night crowd in Auckland, the 26-year-old seamer coud do no wrong in his opening spell, holding figures of 3-9 at one stage as the visitors slumped to 5-39.
🗣 "Can you believe this, what is happening?!"
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 18, 2020
Craig McMillan called it perfectly on @sparknzsport, head there now to watch LIVE!#NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/8FScsfQlw2
A calmy compiled 57 off 43 from opener Tim Seifert anchored the pursuit of 157 - which was iced by captain Mitchell Santner (12*) and Jimmy Neesham (15*), off the back of valuable cameos by Glenn Phillips (23 off 18) and Mark Chapman (34 off 20).
The series moves to Hamilton for game two at Seddon Park on Sunday night, with the final match in Napier on Tuesday.
As it happened...
TEAM NEWS: Welcome to the family Jacob Duffy who will make his debut tonight 🏏
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 18, 2020
T201️⃣ 🇳🇿 vs 🇵🇰 | 7pm NZT
LIVE on @sparknzsport + @TVNZ ch. 1 + @MagicTalkRadio or download the NZC App for LIVE scoring 📲 #NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/Be61Hiiu3l
Duffy is on 🔥 🔥 🔥 3-9 off his two overs!
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 18, 2020
Now Kuggeleijn has just chipped in with one of his own! Pakistan is in early trouble at 20/4 in the fifth over...
FOLLOW LIVE 📲 https://t.co/1hyMgSPRzB #NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/3wV86ssSWq
"Ish Sodhi waxes the 'tach" @sumostevenson knows! The boys are on 🔥 at @edenparknz | 🖥 https://t.co/Ys0K2MRKtM #NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/TnUiaWwiHv
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 18, 2020
AM I seeing double?!
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 18, 2020
Santner SIX to win a T20I for the second time this season!
GREAT WORK boys, that's a five wicket win to get us started 👏🏽#NZvPAK #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/5q1RzIf7s5