The record partnership between Mark Chapman and James Neesham of New Zealand

The record partnership between Mark Chapman and James Neesham of New Zealand for the fifth wicket caused Pakistan to lose the fifth T20 match by six wickets.

A record 121-run unbeaten partnership for the fifth wicket between Mark Chapman and James Neesham helped New Zealand defeat Pakistan by 6 wickets in the most recent T20 match played in Rawalpindi. Thus, the five-match T20 series ended in a 2-2 tie. Pakistan won the first two T20 matches. And New Zealand triumphed in the third and fifth T20s. Rain forced the cancellation of the fourth T20 game.

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James Neesham and Mark Chapman break a 16-year-old record.

After winning the toss, New Zealand chose to field first. The Pakistani team scored 193 runs while batting first, suffering a 5 wicket loss. The way New Zealand began to pursue the target was not promising. At a score of 75 runs, his top 4 batsmen left the pitch and went back to the pavilion. The New Zealand innings were then handled by Mark Chapman and James Neesham. Together, they scored 121 runs without being defeated. Additionally, a partnership that had been made for the fifth wicket 16 years prior was broken.

This record was set by Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq in a T20 match against Australia in Johannesburg in 2007. The two had a 119-run partnership. Mark Chapman hit 104 off 57 balls, while James Neesham hit 45 off 25. New Zealand reached the target of 194 runs with four balls to spare thanks to the partnership of Chapman and Neesham. Pakistan’s wickets were shared by Shaheen Afridi and Imad Wasim.

Rizwan scored a perfect 98.

Pakistan struck first with a score of 51 runs while batting first. A catch by Will Young on the ball played by Blair Tickner resulted in the dismissal of captain Babar Azam. He needed 18 balls to score 19 runs. The very next ball was the one that dealt Pakistan its second blow. Mohammad Harris was out after giving a catch to Ish Saadi on a Tickner ball, ending his innings without making a run. After one run, Sam Ayub dealt Pakistan its third blow. Ish Sodhi successfully caught his own ball.

. The score at that point was 52 runs. His On one side, Mohammad Rizwan managed the innings. Without a doubt, Iftikhar Ahmed and Imad Wasim on the opposing side supported him. Rizwan scored 98 runs off 62 balls, going unbeaten. Wasim scored 31 runs in 14 balls, and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 36 runs in 22 balls. Three New Zealand wickets were taken by Blair Tickner.