After Pakistan’s victory against the Australia during the opening T20I of the three-match series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the home side’s Prime Minister called the victory as an electrifying performance as he also appreciated the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohsin Naqvi, and the entire team for their efforts in the national side. 

Now, after India’s massive first innings score of the fifth T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Greenfield International Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Indian broadcaster, Jatin Sapru, called the performance the ‘real electrifying’ show with the bat ahead of the 2026 season of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

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“I took a break for an event with MS Dhoni, and the team scored 271/5 on that same evening. Zero civic sense. I asked Dhoni about the performance of the team, and he said, it’s such a dangerous side. This is called electrifying performance against a full-strength side. This is electrifying. If you know, you know.”

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India posted the score thanks to the phenomenal knock of 103 runs in just 43 balls from their number three batter, Ishan Kishan, with the help of six boundaries and 10 sixes at a strike rate of 239.53. Their captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has clubbed 63 runs in 30 balls at a strike rate of 210, decorated with four fours and six sixes.

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“Well done Team Pakistan for an electrifying performance against Australia in the first T20I. I also appreciate Chairman PCB, Mohsin Naqvi, and his entire team for their tireless efforts in strengthening Pakistan cricket. Proud moment for the nation.” Shariff wrote on his post in X (formerly known as Twitter) on January 30.

In reply, the Blackcaps were bundled out for 225 runs in 19.4 overs as Finn Allen cracked 80 runs in 38 balls with the help of eight boundaries and six sixes at a strike rate of 210.53, Even Ish Sodhi also collected 33 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 220.

Brief Scores: India 271/5 (Ishan Kishan 103, Suryakumar Yadav 63, Lockie Ferguson 2/41) beat New Zealand 225 (Finn Allen 80, Ish Sodhi 33, Arshdeep Singh 5/51) by 46 runs