New Zealand wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay was left unbeaten on 99 during his side's second ODI against Pakistan.

New Zealand wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay was left unbeaten on 99 during his side's second ODI against Pakistan.

After a 73-run win in the first ODI in Napier, New Zealand were once again sent in to bat in Hamilton. Debutant Rhys Mariu opened the innings alongside Nick Kelly, playing just his second international match.

2nd ODI, New Zealand vs Pakistan

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New Zealand vs Pakistan | Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025 | 2nd ODI
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Tuesday, April 01st, 2025 10:00pm (UTC:+0000)
NZ New Zealand
NZ New Zealand
292/8
(50.0) RR: 5.84

    vs

    PAK Pakistan
    PAK Pakistan
    208
    (41.2) RR: 5.03

      Kelly put Pakistan to the sword early on, before being dismissed for 31 off 23 to leave his side 54-1. The visitors wrested back some control in the middle overs as they managed to dismiss Mariu, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls and Michael Bracewell cheaply to reduce the hosts from 71-1 to 132-5.

      Muhammad Abbas and wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay then fought back, putting on 77 for the sixth wicket before the former departed for 41. With only the tail for company, Hay then stepped on the accelerator.

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      On 36 off 47 when Abbas got out, Hay made his way to a half-century off 61 balls, and then scored 46 off his next 17 deliveries, including four sixes and two fours in the last three overs of the innings. He was eventually unbeaten on 99, having lifted New Zealand to 292-8.

      In the process, Hay became just the 16th player to score an unbeaten 99 in a men's ODI. He is the first player from New Zealand to do so since Bruce Edgar in February 1981, and just the third wicketkeeper overall after Andy Flower (1999) and Swapnil Patil (2014).

      Full list of players to score 99* in men's ODIs

      Player Team Opponent Venue Date
      Bruce Edgar New Zealand India Auckland 14 February 1981
      Dean Jones Australia Sri Lanka Adelaide 28 January 1985
      Richie Richardson West Indies Pakistan Sharjah 15 November 1985
      Andy Flower^ Zimbabwe Australia Harare 24 October 1999
      Alistair Campbell Zimbabwe New Zealand Bulawayo 1 October 2000
      Ramnaresh Sarwan West Indies India Ahmedabad 15 November 2002
      Brad Hodge Australia New Zealand Melbourne 4 February 2007
      Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan India Gwalior 15 November 2007
      Michael Clarke Australia England The Oval 30 June 2010
      Virender Sehwag India Sri Lanka Dambulla 16 August 2010
      Malcolm Waller Zimbabwe New Zealand Bulawayo 25 October 2011
      Calum MacLeod Scotland Canada Ayr 11 July 2012
      Swapnil Patil^ United Arab Emirates Scotland Lincoln 1 February 2014
      Jason Holder West Indies Papua New Guinea Harare 8 March 2018
      Evin Lewis West Indies Ireland Bridgetown 7 January 2020
      Mitchell Hay^ New Zealand Pakistan Hamilton 2 April 2025
      ^wicketkeeper
      - Only one woman has scored 99* in ODIs – Carol-Ann James for West Indies against Denmark in December 1997.

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