Tim Siefert made Shaheen Shah Afridi look ordinary by smashing the Pakistan pacer for four sixes en route to New Zealand’s commanding victory in a rain-curtailed second T20I in Dunedin on Tuesday. Chasing 136 runs to win, New Zealand romped home in just 13.1 overs and five wickets in hand to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Chasing a below-par total at the University Oval, New Zealand started on a slower note before the openers Tim Siefert and Finn Allen started unleashing their beast modes during the chase.
The incident took place in the third over. Having started the second innings with a maiden over, Shaheen Shah Afridi lost his momentum when Tim Siefert decided to take the left-arm pacer from the first ball.
The right-hander cleared his front leg to smash Shaheen Shah Afridi over his head on the first ball before Tim Seifert clobbered the bowler over cover for another maximum in the next ball. Shaheen Shah Afridi made a great comeback with a dot and a double on the third and fourth respectively.
Shaheen Shah Afridi paid the price for bowling a length ball for Tim Seifert to hit the ball over deep mid-on. In the last delivery, the Kiwi opener dispatched the Pakistani pacer over deep square leg to finish the over with a couple of maximums.
