Pakistan drooping to a nine-wicket loss in the first T20 international against New Zealand in Christchurch after failing to defend a meagre score of 91.
The tourists started the five-match series in tragic fashion on Sunday, reduced to 11-4 at the end of the fifth over after towering paceman Kyle Jamieson ran amok with the new ball.
They were eventually terminated for their lowest score in a T20 on New Zealand soil and the home side had few problems in responding with 92-1 off just 10.1 overs.
Jamieson, who was earlier named man of the match, appealed three of the first four wickets to finish with 3-8 off four overs.
New ball companion Jacob Duffy repaid later in the innings to curve up the end and, like Jamieson, appealed career-best T20 figures of 4-14 off 3.4 overs.
Pakistan never improved from their top-order failure after being sent in on a Hagley Oval pitch offering early life, with only three players reaching double figures.
Newly fitted captain Salman Agha scored 18 and put on 46 for the fifth wicket with top-scorer Khushdil Shah, who starred for the tourists after prominent three sixes in his 32 off 30 balls.
Jahandad Khan scored 17 at a run-a-ball before the innings ended with eight balls still to be bowled.
Pakistanโs earlier lowest T20 score in New Zealand was 101 all out in a 95-run loss in Wellington in 2016.
Opener Tim Seifert got New Zealand off to a flying start, with 44 off 29 balls, remarkable seven fours and one six.
Finn Allen on 29 and Tim Robinson on 18 completed the chase off the first ball of the 11th over.
The second match is in Dunedin on Tuesday.
