A new era for Pakistan white ball cricket got off to a rough start Sunday with a nine-wicket loss to New Zealand

New Zealand and Pakistan would lock horns in the first match of the five-match T20I series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Stay tuned for all the latest updates and live score from the match., Cricket News,

The Pakistan batting crumbled against the New Zealand pace attack and the tourists were all out for 91 in 18.4 overs, its fifth-lowest total in T20 internationals.

Team Pakistan, playing without their star players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, were bowled out for a meagre 91 -- their lowest total playing in New Zealand and fifth-lowest in the shortest format of the game.

A new era for Pakistan white ball cricket got off to a rough start Sunday with a nine wicket loss to New Zealand in the first of five Twenty20 internationals. First time captain Salman Ali Agha led a new look team into the match which followed Pakistan's poor performance at home in the 50-overs Champions Trophy and began its buildup to the 2026 T20 World Cup.

New Zealand defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series at Hagley Oval on Sunday, thanks to a stellar performance by their openers. Chasing a small target of 91, Tim Seifert and Finn Allen made light work of the chase, with a blistering 53-run partnership in the powerplay.

With this win over Pakistan in the first T-20 by nine wickets, the Kiwis are 1-0 up in the five-match T20I series. After bundling Pakistan out for just 91 runs in 18.4 overs, NZ chased it down in just 10.

Pakistan slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday after failing to defend a meagre score of 91. Pakistan's previous lowest T20 score in New Zealand was 101 in a 95-run loss in Wellington in 2016.