Last Updated on October 25, 2021 by Umar Khan
Pakistan and New Zealand are in the same group. So, past the t20 World cup track record is very important. Based on the past stats, we quickly assume which team has the upper hand in the coming ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Let’s have a look at the ICC T20 World Cups journey till now.
Pak vs NZ T20 World Cup 2007 Head To Head
| TEAM1 | TEAM2 | WINNER | DETAIL | WIN BY | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAK | NZ | PAK | 147/4 | 6 Wkts | 2007 |
| PAK | NZ | PAK | 100/4 | 6 Wkts | 2009 |
| PAK | NZ | NZ | 133/7 | 1 Run | 2010 |
| PAK | NZ | PAK | 177/6 | 13 Runs | 2012 |
| PAK | NZ | — | — | — | 2014 |
| PAK | NZ | NZ | 180/5 | 22 Runs | 2016 |
In the first-ever T20 World Cup held in 2007, hosted by South Africa, both the teams met in a big match semi-final. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. For the loss of 8 wickets, New Zealand managed to post 143 runs. This was a decent total.
But in reply, Pakistan chased it down with so ease. Pakistan achieved the target for the loss of 4 wickets in 18.5 overs. Imran Nazir played a brilliant knock of 59 for just 41 balls. Umar Gul took 3 wickets in his 4 overs, just giving 15 runs.
Pak vs NZ T20 World Cup 2009 Head To Head
ICC T20 World 2009, Pakistan took on New Zealand in the second round. New Zealand won the toss and once again chose to bat first. This time decision proved even worse. New Zealand only managed to score 99 runs due to Umar Gul’s deadly death bowling. He took five wickets for 6 runs. He became the first bowler to take 5 wickets in T20 history.
Pakistan chased down the target in 13.1 overs. The debutant Shahzaib Hassan scored 35, and Afridi scored 29 runs. Pakistan not only won the game but also boosted up their run rate as well.
Pak vs NZ T20 World Cup 2010 Head To Head
In the ICC T20 World Cup 2010, Pakistan and New Zealand met in the second round. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat field first. New Zealand posted a decent total on the board. 133/7 was what Pakistan has to chase down. It was a close game. In the end, Pakistan shies just one run, but that one run causes them to lose two crucial points. Ian Butler was Player of the Match.
Pak vs NZ T20 World Cup 2012 Head To Head
In the 4th edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, Pakistan and New Zealand met for the 4th time. Pakistan batted first and posted a massive total of 177 on the board. Nasir Jamshed scored 56 runs. Southee took 2 wickets for 31 runs.
In response, New Zealand went too close to clinch a victory, but just 13 shies of the target. Saeed Ajmal was the pick of the blowers. He took 4 for 30. It was his second-best bowling figure. Nasir Jamshed was declared the Player of the Match.
Pak vs NZ T20 World Cup 2016 Head To Head
New Zealand won the toss in the 2016 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup and elected to bat first. The New Zealand Team set a massive total of 180. Martin Guptill was the start of the show. His 80 runs for 48 balls set the team’s platform to put an enormous total on the scoreboard.
In reply, Pakistan just managed to score 158 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Pakistan loses the game by 22 runs. Martin Guptill was the Player of the match.