New Zealand opener Tim Seifert put on a show in Dunedin, taking star Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi to the cleaners with four massive sixes in a single over. The brutal assault came in the third over of New Zealand’s innings during the rain-shortened second T20I on March 18. Seifert, a seasoned T20 campaigner, made his intentions clear from the first ball, launching Shaheen for a towering six straight down the ground.
Seifert followed it up with another maximum over backward point, sending shockwaves through the Pakistani camp. After a dot ball on the third delivery and a couple of runs off the fourth, Seifert unleashed two monstrous sixes over deep midwicket, making it four sixes in the over and shifting the momentum firmly in New Zealand’s favour.
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Shaheen, Pakistan’s pace spearhead, had begun the match on a promising note with a maiden over, but Seifert’s onslaught in his second over changed the game. The left-arm pacer ended up conceding 26 runs in that over—the most he has ever given in a single T20I over. Pakistan, desperate to bounce back from their heavy nine-wicket defeat in the first T20I, had high hopes from Shaheen, but his struggles continued as he finished wicketless with figures of 0/31 in three overs.
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Tim Seifert took Shaheen Afridi to the cleaners in his second over, smashing four sixes in it 🤯#NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/F5nFqmo7G6
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New Zealand, chasing a revised target of 136 in 15 overs, made light work of the chase. Seifert’s 45 off 22 balls (3 fours, 5 sixes) and Finn Allen’s blistering 38 off 16 balls (1 four, 5 sixes) provided a strong foundation. Wicketkeeper-batter Mitchell Hay ensured there were no hiccups, finishing unbeaten on 21 off 16 balls as the Kiwis romped home in just 13.1 overs.
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For Pakistan, Haris Rauf was the only standout bowler, picking up 2/20 in his three overs, while Mohammad Ali, Khushdil Shah, and Jahandad Khan chipped in with a wicket each. The two teams will now head to Auckland for the third T20I on March 21, with Pakistan desperately looking to keep the series alive.
