Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th T20I: Award Winners, Man of the Series, Man of The Match, Post-Match Presentation

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Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th T20I: Pakistan earned a crucial win before squad selection for the T20 World Cup 2024 as they defeated New Zealand by nine runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday -- April 27, 2024 -- to level the series 2-2.

MyKhel brings to you the list of award winners, including the player of the match, and best striker of the match among others as the likes of Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Tim Seifert played their key roles in the game.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Award Winners: Man of the series, Man of the Match And others

• Man of the series: Shaheen Afridi (PAK) - 8 wickets in four games)
• Man Of The Match - 5th T20: Shaheen Afridi (PAK) for a spell of 4/30
• Master Blaster of the match: Babar Azam for scoring 69 runs off 44 balls
• Outstanding Performer of the match: Usama Mir (PAK) for 2/21 spell
• Best fielder of the match: Mark Chapman (NZ) for the catch of Fakhar Zaman at the boundary

Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th T20: Who Said What

Shaheen Afridi | Man of the Match and man of the series: "Whatever is happening, it's good for the team. I try to strike with the ball, also try to contribute with the bat and in the field. The ball was keeping a bit low and so we focused on bowling wicket-to-wicket and also on variations and it worked. When the ball is reversing, I try to mix things up but yorker is the best ball in this format."

Babar Azam: "The fast bowlers were getting swing early on. After ther powerplay, Usama got help from the wicket, we did what we felt best according to the situation, we used eight bowlers today and four of them were spinners.

It becomes difficult when you have so many options, Maddy (Imad Wasim) has a great experience, if he doesn't bowl in the powerplay, he can bowl in the middle overs. Usama Mir bowled a brilliant spell today. Here the new ball comes on nicely to the bat, when the ball becomes old, the cutters hold a bit.

"The way we planned, it didn't go accordingly and I felt we were 10 runs short but it was still a par score. As a batsman, you have to proactive, you have to mark the fielders and pick your spots, you also have to focus on strike rotation. Throughout the series, we tried different combinations, we tinkered with the batting order, we tried different bowlers at different stages, we will focus on where we can improve."

Michael Bracewell: "I think it's a fair reflection of the series, I'm very happy that we came here and adjusted to the conditions. We lost a couple of wickets in the middle and we lost momentum there, Usama Mir and Shaheen Afridi bowled really well and that is where we lost momentum.

"It has been a great series, it's been a great experience playing in these conditons and the debutants did well. I think the way we were able to learn from every game and adapt was really good."