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'Haath toh aaya par muh na laga' - Fans react as Pakistan drop to 3rd position in ODI rankings after losing final match against New Zealand by 47 runs

New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 47 runs in the 5th ODI and lost their no. 1 spot in ODI rankings, here's how fans reacted.

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Rohit Kumar
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New Zealand defeated Pakistan (Source - Twitter)

New Zealand defeated Pakistan (Source - Twitter)

Pakistan suffered a loss against New Zealand in the final match of the 5-match ODI series. Even though Pakistan won the series 4-1, in the ODI rankings, they moved from the first position to the third position. Australia has regained the top spot with a rating of 113. In the second place, the Indian team is present with 114 ratings while Pakistan occupy the third position with 111 ratings.

In the last match of the ODI series played at the National Stadium in Karachi between Pakistan and New Zealand on Sunday, May 7, the Blackcaps won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be correct as they amassed a fighting total of 299 after losing all their wickets in 50 overs.

In fact, after winning the toss in the fifth ODI, New Zealand team opener Will Young played a fiery inning of 84 runs in 91 balls, including 8 fours and 2 sixes. At the same time, Tom Blundell returned to the pavilion after scoring just 15 runs. Apart from Young, skipper Tom Latham played an inning of 59 runs in 58 balls, which included a total of 5 fours. At the same time, Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets for Pakistan, while Shadab Khan and Usama Mir got 2-2 success. Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim got 1-1 wickets.

Brilliant bowling performance by New Zealand

Chasing 300 runs, Iftikhar Ahmed kept fighting till the end for Pakistan. He played a stormy inning of 94 runs off 72 balls, including 8 fours and 2 sixes. However, his innings could not help the team clean-sweep New Zealand in the series. Shan Masood was dismissed for 7 runs from Pakistan, while captain Babar Azam's bat also remained silent in the match.

Babar got out after scoring only 1 run, on the other hand, Henry Shipley and Rachin Ravindra picked up 3 wickets each from the Kiwi team, and Adam Milne, Matt Henry, and Ish Sodhi got 1-1 wickets. The batting and bowling of the Kiwi team were excellent in the fifth ODI as they reduced the Men in Green to 252 runs in 46.1. However, the result could be different if they performed similarly in the first 4 ODIs.

Here's how fans reacted:

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