New Zealand's another easy win against Pakistan in the second T20I of the five-match series on Tuesday, beating them by six wickets in a rain-shortened game. Pakistan scored 135/9 in 15 overs, but New Zealand chased it down without trouble. Just like in the first match, Pakistan's bowlers couldn’t handle the pressure, and even their top pacer, Shaheen Afridi, was conceded 26 runs in an over by New Zealand's batters.

Shaheen Afridi had tough times against New Zealand, giving away 31 runs in his three overs, with 26 coming in just one over. New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert went after him, smashing four sixes, with a 119-meter six hit at the University Oval in Dunedin.

TIM SEIFERT SMASHING 4 SIXES IN AN OVER AGAINST SHAHEEN AFRIDI. 🥶pic.twitter.com/Q4jcTTW9Ar

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Pakistan gave a better fight in the second T20I compared to the first match. Captain Salman Agha admitted the improvement during the post-match presentation. With the series now at 0-2, Pakistan can’t afford another loss. The skipper has urged the top order to step up in the powerplay if they want to bounce back in the next match in the series.

Shaheen Afridi keeps improving his position inside Dinda Academy- pic.twitter.com/Y63EnBbemz

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“It was freezing out there. But this game was much better than the last one. We batted well, our fielding was great, and our bowling was decent in parts. We need to adjust to the bounce better. After the powerplay, we bowled well, and Haris was impressive. But we have to do better in the powerplay, both in batting and bowling,” he said.