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Watch: Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd ODI halted due to bizarre error

[ad_1] The second ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand was halted for a bit due to mismeasurement of the 30-yard circle. Umpire Aleem Dar was the one to point it out and directed the ground staff to fix the measurement. However, the first over had already been bowled by then. So, before the second one, Dar fixed the measurement of the circle by measuring it with steps which led to 6 minutes of the match being lost, according to Geo News. In the match, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl against the Kiwis in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. They really changed the 30-yard circle during the match, that was hilarious! 😂 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/7bKhKHgLdt — Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) April 29, 2023 Pakistan leads the five-match series 1-0 after Fakhar Zaman’s ninth ODI hundred anchored the...
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Spinners lift New Zealand to 79-run win over Pakistan in ODI

[ad_1] New Zealand’s spinners strangled Pakistan on a turning wicket to win the second ODI by 79 runs Wednesday and level the three-match series 1-1. Devon Conway hit a brilliant 101 and captain Kane Williamson scored 85 before New Zealand lost nine wickets for 78 runs and got bowled out for 261 against the leftarm spin of Mohammad Nawaz (4-38) and fast bowler Naseem Shah (3-58). Williamson perfectly outmanouvred Pakistan on the wicket and included an additional spinner Ish Sodhi in place of fast Henry Shipley to bowl out the home team for 182 in 43 overs. Captain Babar Azam fought the lone battle for his 79 off 114 balls before Sodhi (2-38) wrapped up the game by having Babar stumped through some smart glove work behind the wicket from Tom Latham, and No. 11 Haris Rauf holed out at long...