LIVE: New Zealand vs Pakistan – fourth T20 cricket match
Friday, January 19, 2024
New Zealand have Pakistan in the fourth T20 worldwide of their five-match series.
At 06:10 GMT, the match in Christchurch begins.
New Zealand raged to an unassailable 3-0 lead with a 45-run win in Dunedin on Wednesday.
LIVE: New Zealand vs Pakistan – fourth T20 cricket match
One over. Pakistan 4-0
Rizwan cut two off the fourth ball and needed a third.
Ayub sent him back and luckily for Pakistan, he made it.
The right-hander also cuts the subsequent two pitches but only manages to find one off the final ball.
A touch of swing for Southee all through.
After Six Over
Six overs. Pakistan 51-1
Six more to end the over as Babar hooks fine for six off his hip.
Unbelievable shot.
It's the end of the power play and a decent one with those sixes for the finish.
WICKET! Babar is out! Pakistan
Milne bangs in the last ball of the over having only conceded five off the first five balls.
Babar goes for the big one but only pulls straight to Phillips at deep midwicket to fall for 19.
End of the seventh over.
After Ten overs. Pakistan 71-2
After a tough first half of the over, Rizwan cuts the fourth ball in the air but it’s safe.
Just six off the over and Santner enjoyed that.
WICKET! Fakhar is out! Pakistan 83-3
The inside edge is beaten by Ferguson. The main ballpoints in and beats the charge of Rizwan.
The ball beats the leg stump too.
Fakhar then, at that point, hopes to go midtown yet hauls a length ball to profound midwicket.
12.3 bowled.
WICKET! Farhan comes and goes! Pakistan 86-4
The new player confounds a snare and carts a catch to Phillips at midwicket to fall for one from deceptive.
Pakistan is in serious trouble at the end of the 13th over.
Rizwan has limped to fifty meanwhile. This should be his slowest T20 fifty? He must choose between limited options - Pakistan needs him to bat through.
After 15 overs. Pakistan 112-4
Rizwan clears Southee for four off the fifth chunk of the over.
He prostrates himself before the seamstress.
The right-hander hits a six-over midwicket off the following slower ball.
14 off the over and truly necessary for Pakistan.
After 29 overs. Pakistan 158-5
Pakistan team sits a total of 158 for New Zealand.
Break time
WICKET! Allen is out! New Zealand 8-1
Shaheen is driving for four second ball and afterward goes for the yorker and is cut fine for four more.
The fourth ball is one more endeavored cut and a main edge tracks down it's direction to Ayub at cover.
The chase involved bowling three balls.
WICKET! Seifert is out! New Zealand 10-2
WICKET! Seifert is out! Shaheen was bowled out for two by New Zealand in the first over.
Seifert chips the captain to Babar on the on side for a brilliant duck.
The first over is over!
WICKET! Young is out! New Zealand 20-3
Youthful pulls Shaheen to Nawaz, who takes an incredible catch at midwicket.
Inconvenience here for the Kiwis.
2.4 overs bowled.
After 5 overs. New Zealand 35-3
Shaheen is hunting wickets as he dumbfounds a third in a row.
Phillips is struck on the protective cap yet is fine to continue.
He drive the following ball for four down the ground.
After 10 overs. New Zealand 70-3
When Mitchell pulls to the deep square, Nawaz almost grabs him, but Wasim doesn't seem to grab it.
The ball drops barely shy of the defender, who scarcely moved.
The pair arrive at a fifty organization.
89 to win from 60 at the midway stage.
After 15 overs. New Zealand 0-3
Zaman pulls an over back for Pakistan.
Just six runs off it.
It is reaching the stage that the fielding team need a wicket though, the balance of power is shifting with the batters well set.
New Zealand win by seven wickets!
Mitchell pulls Rauf for four off the first ball of the over.
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