Gul stuns Kiwis with first T20 5-wicket haul

Umar Gul became the first bowler to take five wickets in a Twenty20 international Saturday as Pakistan thrashed New Zealand by six wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup at The Oval.

New Zealand were scuttled for 99 as Gul produced a superb spell of fast bowling to take 5-6, while Abdul Razzaq vindicated the decision to recall him to the side in place of Sohail Tanveer by taking 2-17.

"It was a fantastic spell," Pakistan captain Younis Khan said of Gul's bowling. "If we can have a spell like that in every game we can beat every team in the world."

Gul managed to reverse swing the ball, confounding New Zealand's batsman.

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