Pakistan, NZ dedicate T20 trophy to Hughes

FE Team | Published: December 04, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

DUBAI: Pakistan Twenty20 cricket captain Shahid Afridi (R) shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart Kane Williamson after unveiling the Twenty20 International trophy here Wednesday. Pakistan and New Zealand will play two T20 matches in Dubai starting

DUBAI, Dec 3 (AFP): Pakistan and New Zealand dedicated the trophy for their two Twenty20 matches in the Dubai starting Thursday in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes who died last week.
Hughes died last Thursday, two days after being hit by a bouncer in a first class match in Sydney, leaving the cricketing world to mourn his death.
Hughes's funeral was held early Wednesday, as Pakistan and New Zealand prepare for the shortest format of the game after drawing a preceding Test series 1-1.