19/01Result
4th T20I (N), Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Jan 19 2024
New Zealand won by 7 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Daryl MitchellNew Zealand
19/01Result
4th T20I (N), Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Jan 19 2024
New Zealand won by 7 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Daryl MitchellNew Zealand

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Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan Captain: I think they way Rizwan gave us the start, it was very good unfortunately we couldn't grab the opportunity in middle overs. I try to take wickets in the first over, I feel 170 was a good total on this pitch, if we grabbed our chances, we could have won this game

Mitchell Santer, New Zealand Captain: They have managed their chase extremely well like they always do, credit to Shaheen, he bowled amazingly upfront. We knew the new ball might do a little bit and that made it challenging up the top. For Phillips to come out and build a partnership like that and to finish it off we'll take that for sure. We were able claw back in the end, credit to JP and Daryl for the way they went about it, if you get used to the pace, you kind of cash in.

New Zealand register a comprehensive win after a stutter early on, as Shaheen Afridi snapped up three wickets in his opening burst. However, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips carried out great rebuilding work, navigating their way through choppy waters to emerge on top once again. Pakistan continues to struggle, facing the threat of a whitewash. Mohammad Nawaz couldn't match the quality of Mitchell Santner in the middle overs and a crucial chance was put down as well. There were far too many loose balls that released pressure at pivotal moments. Once again, Pakistan didn't get any substantial contributions from the middle order, and Mohammad Rizwan was the lone ranger who got Pakistan to a somewhat respectable score on this two-paced pitch. Considerable improvement from Pakistan in bowling, but still, plenty of gaps to fill in. They need a quality spinner in the middle overs to apply the squeeze, and the pacers need to fine-tune the execution of their change-up deliveries and yorkers. It has become a recurring issue for Pakistan to slip up from strong positions, let's see if they can get a consolation win on Sunday

18.1
4
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, FOUR, Placed and timed beautifully! Takes on the short ball and pulls it away with disdain to square leg boundary and finishes the game in style! New Zealand lead the series 4-0

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | NZ: 155/3 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.61, RRR: 2.00)

  • Daryl Mitchell68 (43b)
  • Glenn Phillips70 (52b)
  • Zaman Khan4-0-30-0
  • Haris Rauf3-0-25-0

Riaz Bangash : "PCB appoint Shaheen as a captain too early , Shaheen needs to groom "

17.6
1
Zaman Khan to Mitchell, 1 run, Breaks his wrists to hit a chip like shot to deep midwicket region, uses the depth of the crease, clears his front leg and seizes on the short ball angled into his body

Bash: "21 runs in 6.1 overs from Saim, Fakhar, Farhan and Iftikhar at run rate of 3.44 for 1/3rd of the innings tell the whole story about Pakistan batting power. No further comments"

17.5
0
Zaman Khan to Mitchell, no run, Good length wide of off, drags it across the line to short midwicket
17.4
6
Zaman Khan to Mitchell, SIX, New Zealand are in a hurry! Goes full on off, he clears his front leg and clubs it over deep midwicket to cause delirium in the stands! Terrific hit
17.3
1
Zaman Khan to Phillips, 1 run, Good length, holds its line on middle and leg, whipped away to square leg's left
17.2
6
Zaman Khan to Phillips, SIX, That is a staggering stroke! Short of a length on fourth stump line, he marvelously fashions a six, off the backfoot and clears cover, uses brute force in his wrists for half a dozen runs
17.1
1
Zaman Khan to Mitchell, 1 run, Fraction short and swaying across off, squirted away to backwad point

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | NZ: 140/3 (19 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.23, RRR: 6.33)

  • Daryl Mitchell60 (39b)
  • Glenn Phillips63 (50b)
  • Haris Rauf3-0-25-0
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-34-3
16.6
1
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, 1 run, Brilliant yorker tailing in at off stump, driven down the ground past the bowler, New Zealand within a touching distance from another victory
16.5
2
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, 2 runs, Off-cutter on back of a length, picks it up and larrups it in the air, Ayub at deep midwicket cuts it off
16.4
4
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, FOUR, Kaboom! Mitchell goes big again! Gets right behind the line and again it's brutal treatment for Rauf. Pleasing on the eyes, beats long on
16.3
1
Haris Rauf to Phillips, 1 run, Goes full on off, pummels it through the line, Haris Rauf half-stops but it still trundles away to long off
16.2
6
Haris Rauf to Phillips, SIX, Picked the bones out of that! Dropped short on middle, off-cutter, connects sweetly and clears midwicket with ease
16.1
1
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, 1 run, short of a length nip-backer, cramped for room but got hold of it in the end and forces it down to square leg

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8TL SeifertFH Allen
2nd2WA YoungTL Seifert
3rd10DJ MitchellWA Young
4th139DJ MitchellGD Phillips