Pakistan’s T20 captain Shaheen Afridi’s tenure started on a very bad note. They have faced three consecutive defeats in the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand. Pakistan lost by 45 runs in the third T20I played in Dunedin on Wednesday, January 17. With the win, the Blackcaps have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

Shaheen Afridi gave a big statement after losing three consecutive T20I matches

In the press conference held after the match, Shaheen Afridi said that he is not upset with the results. He also said that his team’s effort means the most to him. The Pak captain further said, “The results do not matter. What matters is that the team is trying and I think all the players in the team are doing that. “Everyone is trying to figure out how we can improve.”

Shaheen Afridi has faced a lot of criticism for his captaincy in the current series. He also became the first Pakistani captain to lose his first three T20 matches as captain. Apart from this, his performance as a bowler in this series has also not been that good. In this series he In three matches, he gave runs at an economy rate of 9.91 and took only four wickets.

Shaheen Afridi spoke about Babar Azam

Regarding Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi said, ‘Babar Azam has once again proved what a good player he is, he has played three excellent innings in three matches, yes he could not finish the match, but he tried to finish the match. For this, you need help from the other end also, so that the match goes till the end. If a good batsman had stayed with him at the other end, he would have been able to finish the match.

Talking about the third T20 match, New Zealand has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series by defeating Pakistan by 45 runs. Batting first, New Zealand scored 224 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response to this target, Pakistani team could only score 179/7 after playing the entire over. Kiwi batsman Finn Allen was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant century.