'NZ ne C team bheji jabhi to hum series to jeetne k qabil hue' - Fans react as Pakistan win 3rd ODI in Karachi against New Zealand

Pakistan registered an unassailable lead of 3-0 in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand by defeating the latter by a margin of 26 runs in the third of the five-match ODI series. The visitors’ skipper Tom Latham won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first at the batting-friendly track of Karachi.

Batting first, the hosts Pakistan went on to post 287 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Later on, they successfully defended the target by scalping all the wickets of New Zealand in the second innings of the match.

The Pakistan cricket fans were also happy and elated following the game-winning by the men in green. They took to Twitter to come up with praising reactions and responses to the home team’s win in the third ODI of the series.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Shukar h #NZ ne C team bheji jabhi to hum series to jeetne k qabil hue 😒 #PAKvsNZ #BabarAzam

— aini khan (@ainikha26331762) May 3, 2023

21 WC SF
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But yeah thank GOD c team say series jeet gaye warna tou ham khuch nahe karr rahay 🙂👍

— Ahmad (@Ahmaaaaddd__) May 4, 2023

Congratulations team @TheRealPCB #CricketMubarak #PAKvsNZ #RukhsarSam pic.twitter.com/dh2e3IFglV

— Rukhsar Sam (@RukhsarSam12) May 3, 2023

Good Morning 🥹♥️🫶
Iss baar ye trophy sirf Pakistan ki hai 🤧#BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/TQExhTrUog

— Maira Irfan (@maira_irfan4) May 4, 2023

Highest W/L ratio by Pakistan captains in ODIs:

- Babar Azam 2.28
- Saleem Malik 1.90
- Wasim Akram 1.60
- Waqar Younis 1.60
- Shoaib Malik 1.56
- Inzamam Ul Haq 1.54

Babar has won 16 and lost 7 matches, the ratio is better than any captain in Pakistan's ODI history. #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/3bLLFH2uhM

— Hassan Bilal (@hbstats22) May 4, 2023

Babar Azam becomes the first Pakistan captain to defeat New Zealand in an ODI series in 12 years 🙌 #PAKvNZ

— Dani S khan (@adnanskhan9) May 4, 2023

All class as Babar Azam thumps a six over long-off 💥#babarazam #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/M4i2Jp5svw

— Rabia.56🏏🇵🇰 (@RabiaFatima56) May 4, 2023

Imam-ul-Haq is player of the match for his outstanding 9️⃣0️⃣ 🏆#PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/SlmDda0Ee3

— basit_Jutt011 (@BJutt011) May 4, 2023

Series sealed 🙌

Victory achieved in the third ODI by 2️⃣6️⃣ runs as we extend the lead to 3️⃣-0️⃣ #PAKvNZ | #CricketMubarak pic.twitter.com/dkT4v6ukwC

— M_zain_bhatti (@Mzainbhatti8) May 4, 2023

Talking about the entire action of the match, the opener Imam-ul-Haq played a brilliant knock of 90 runs with seven boundaries and a six to his name. Besides him, the skipper Babar Azam scored a half-century with three boundaries and a six with the wood. On the back of these couple of good knocks, Pakistan posted a total of 287 runs for the loss of six wickets in the first innings of the game.

While defending the target, the bowling attack of Pakistan consisting of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Mohammad Wasim bundled up New Zealand on a total of 261 runs in 49.1 overs to win the match for Pakistan by 26 runs. All three pacers scalped two wickets each alongside one wicket claimed by Agha Salman.

Imam-ul-Haq won the ‘Player of the Match award for his match-defining knock in favour of Pakistan.