Chapman misses out on his second T20I ton vs Pakistan
What's the story
New Zealand's star batter Mark Chapman was on the verge of making history with his explosive performance in the third T20I vs Pakistan in Auckland.
He missed out on his second T20I hundred against the Men in Green, having been dismissed for 94.
However, it was an explosive knock as none of the Pakistan bowlers looked effective against him.
Here we decode his stats.
Historic chase halted
Chapman's explosive innings ended in the 13th over
Shaheen Afridi dismissed Finn Allen for a duck in the opening over and Chapman arrived subsequently.
He went after the bowlers from the outset, leaving the Pakistani bowlers in tatters.
Chapman dominated a 55-run stand with Daryl Mitchell (17) and completed his half-century during the route.
However, his innings ended in the 13th over when Afridi deceived him with a well-executed slow ball.
Collapse ensues
New Zealand's batting order crumbles post Chapman's dismissal
Chapman's departure from the crease triggered a domino effect on New Zealand's batting order.
Following his exit, the team lost key players Mitchell and Kyle Jamieson in quick succession, having been reduced to 164/7.
However, skipper Michael Bracewell played a vital 31-run knock as the Kiwis finished at 204/10 in 19.5 overs.
Haris Rauf dismissed three batters.
It must be noted that NZ are 2-0 up in the five-match affair.
Stats
Chapman's numbers versus Pakistan
Chapman's 94 came from 44 balls as he smoked 11 fours and four maximums.
He missed out on becoming the first batter to score two T20I centuries against Pakistan, having scored 104* in the 2023 Rawalpindi match.
As per ESPNcricinfo, versus Pakistan, Chapman has raced to 636 runs from 20 T20I innings at 45.42. He slammed his fourth fifty against Pakistan (100s: 1).
He doesn't own more than 200 runs against any other team.
Career
Here are his overall numbers
Playing his 84th match, Chapman has surpassed 1,700 T20I runs (1,712) at 28.06. He owns a strike rate of 134.16.
He now owns nine T20I fifties in addition to a century.
Chapman, who earlier represented Hong Kong, scored 392 T20I runs for them.
For NZ, he has 1,320 runs from 65 matches at 30. Notably, Chapman recorded his maiden 50-plus score at home.