New Zealand’s swashbuckling opener Colin Munro has been in great touch with the bat off late and is making runs for fun in the shorter form of Cricket. However, Munro unfortunately missed a record in the first T20I against Pakistan in Wellington on Monday (January 22) when he was left stranded on 49* at the end of the innings!
Had that one extra run been scored he could have went on to become the second player from New Zealand and 3rd overall to have four consecutive fifty-plus scores in Twenty 20 Internationals (T20Is).
| Runs Scored | Against | Venue | Match Date |
| 53 | West Indies | Nelson | 29 Dec 2017 |
| 66 | West Indies | Mount Maunganui | 01 Jan 2018 |
| 104 | West Indies | Mount Maunganui | 02 Jan 2018 |
| 49* | Pakistan | Wellington | 22 Jan 2018 |
Brendon McCullum (59 vs West Indies, 61 vs Australia, 56* vs India, 69* vs India) of New Zealand in 2008 – 09 and Chris Gayle (85* vs New Zealand, 53 vs New Zealand, 54 vs Australia, 58 vs England) of West Indies in 2012 are the only players till date to score four consecutive fifty-plus scores in T20Is
Quick Single: New Zealand Whitewashed Pakistan in ODI Series
Colin Munro, when reached to 49*, has had the chance of getting to his half-century with ease but with New Zealand requiring 13 more runs to win, Ross Taylor hit Hasan Ali for three consecutive Fours before the bowler conceding an Extra run in the form a Wide to hand New Zealand a 7 wicket victory in the first T20I of the 3 match series.
With this 7-wicket win in the first T20I in Wellington, New Zealand have taken a lead 1 – 0 in the 3 – match T20I series. The second game will be played in Auckland on Thursday (January 25).
