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Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan
90(63) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 14 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
11 4 10 8 14 3 22 18
DJ Mitchell
72(44) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 25 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
1 0 19 12 3 5 22 10

Best performances - Bowlers

Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi
O4
M0
R34
W3
Eco8.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
MJ Henry
MJ Henry
O4
M0
R22
W2
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

New Zealand led the 5-match series 4-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.10 start, First Session 19.10-20.40, Interval 20.40-21.00, Second Session 21.00-22.30

Match days

19 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

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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

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

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