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4th T20I • Hagley Oval • Christchurch

Pakistan

130/7 (20)

New Zealand

131/1 (16.1)

NZ won by 9 wickets

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Player of the Match Michael Bracewell

2/11

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Pakistan s

130/7 (20)

Batters

Mohammad Rizwan

94.12

c Neesham b Bracewell

Babar Azam

91.30

c Conway b Bracewell

Shan Masood

116.67

c Bracewell b Santner

Shadab Khan

114.29

c Southee b Santner

Iftikhar Ahmed

100.00

c Tickner b Southee

Haider Ali

72.73

c Southee b Sodhi

Asif Ali

125.00

Not out

Mohammad Nawaz

0.00

c (sub Guptill) b Southee

Mohammad Wasim

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 10)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.5)

130/7

Did not Bat

Shahnawaz Dahani, Naseem Shah

Bowlers

EXT

Tim Southee

7.75

Mitchell Santner

6.75

Michael Bracewell

2.75

Blair Tickner

9.00

Ish Sodhi

5.75

Glenn Phillips

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Mohammad Rizwan

c Neesham b Bracewell

1-30

4.2

Shan Masood

c Bracewell b Santner

2-54

7.5

Shadab Khan

c Southee b Santner

3-62

9.1

Babar Azam

c Conway b Bracewell

4-65

10.2

Haider Ali

c Southee b Sodhi

5-77

13.2

Iftikhar Ahmed

c Tickner b Southee

6-128

19.1

Mohammad Nawaz

c (sub Guptill) b Southee

7-128

19.2

New Zealand s

131/1 (16.1)

Batters

Finn Allen

147.62

st Rizwan b Khan

Devon Conway

106.52

Not out

Kane Williamson

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(16.1 Ov, RR: 8.1)

131/1

Did not Bat

Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner

Bowlers

EXT

Naseem Shah

3.1

5.68

Shahnawaz Dahani

10.50

Mohammad Wasim

9.50

Shadab Khan

6.50

Mohammad Nawaz

7.00

Iftikhar Ahmed

14.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

st Rizwan b Khan

1-117

13.3

Match Info

Date & Time

11 Oct, 07:30 AM IST

Venue

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Match

4th T20I,

New Zealand T20 Tri-Series

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Umpires

Alex Wharf (England) , Wayne Knights (New Zealand) , Shaun Haig (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Pitch Report

Pacers friendly pitch with some help available for batters.

Toss

Pakistan elected to bat

0 1 W 1 2 0

Over 14

Runs: 4

2 0 2 1 0 0

Over 15

Runs: 5

1 0 1 0 1 2

Over 16

Runs: 5

Over 17

Runs: 4

All Overs

Player of the Match Michael Bracewell

2/11

Commentary

That brings us to the end of this encounter. Till the next time, it's adios from me (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) and my fellow commentator and good mate Pragadeesh. Cheers.

Kane Williamson, New Zealand skipper- Improvement again from the last game. Pakistan is one f the best teams in the world. We were clinical with the ball and then for Finn to come out and be super aggressive and Devon complemented him very well. We were limited with the seam bowling options given the scheduling is very hectic. I suppose it’s great that there are a number of players in different roles. In Australia, it will be a bit different but we want to address every issue. On that sort of wicket, it was all about being disciplined. We knew if we forced the tough options, it will get difficult for them. One of those roles which is becoming more and more in T20 cricket, spinner bowling in the powerplay, Allen came out and hit the ball brilliantly. We know what he can do. We have seen him in the nets and it was a great contribution from him today, Cricket this time of the year is not common here but these wickets have produced some challenges. We have to keep sticking to the basics day in and day out. Different wicket and different opposition but we have to make sure we keep up the good work.

Babar Azam, Pakistan skipper- I think first innings it was a bit slow. We were not up to the mark with the batting, We will discuss our mistakes and try to improve next game. Lot of thongs we discussed. We have a day off tomorrow and will discuss a lot of things and make sure we don’t repeat the mistakes. Our batting was not upto the mark. 130 was an easy target for the Black Caps.

Michael Bracewell (Man of the Match): It's a slightly different role today bowling in the powerplay but I enjoyed bowling though it was a different challenge. I am really enjoying the role that I am playing and trying to bowl some quality overs for the team. You see the way Finn Allen tries to smoke the spinners and if you contain him in the nets, you are half-way there. I used to bowl a lot to him, also to a couple of other guys and I am really working in the nets to bowl to quality batters... I think we have to adapt to the different conditions and we have range of players with different roles we will see what the surface looks like tomorrow in afternoon. I would like to have a hit but can't complain about how those guys at the top are batting currently.

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 9 wickets (with 23 deliveries to spare)

Finn Allen 61(42) | Michael Bracewell 2/11
Iftikhar Ahmed 27(27) | Shadab Khan 1/26

Pakistan needed early wickets to harbor hopes of defending the below-par score of 130. Naseem Shah started with an impressive opening over but the rest of the bowlers were put under immense pressure by Finn Allen as the swashbuckling right-hander made light work of the quality Pakistan attack. He struggled to time the ball initially but the couple of sixes of Shahanawaz Dahani gave him the momentum and there was no stopping him from thereon.

Conway remained unfazed at the other end and kept ticking along the scoreboard while Finn Allen continued to take the attack to the Pakistan bowlers. He came out with intent and made sure, New Zealand finish the game rather quickly. It was power-hitting at it’s very best as Allen kept clobbering the bowlers all around the Hagley Oval. Allen went on to smash 61 of 42 deliveries before perishing to Shadab Khan. Allen tried to clear the fence one more time but the leg break turned away from him and Rizwan behind the stumps did the rest but by then, New Zealand was just 14 runs away from the winning total.

In the end, it was Devon Conway and Kane Williamson who took New Zealand over the finishing line. Earlier in the day, it was the Pakistan skipper Babar Azam who won the toss and opted to bat. Rizwan and Babar got them off to a good start but once the spinners were introduced, it all went pear-shaped for Pakistan. They couldn’t time the ball and kept losing wickets at regular intervals which never really allowed the set batters to press on the accelerator.

Michael Bracewell again had a sensational day in the office, as he bagged two crucial wickets including the wicket of Babar Azam and gave away just 11 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Mitchell Santner after struggling in the initial stages, settled in nicely and also bagged a couple of wickets. Iftikhar Ahmed scored a run a ball 27 while Asif Ali remained unbeaten on 25 off 20 deliveries as Pakistan could only muster 130 in their allotted 20 overs.

Comprehensive 9-wicket victory for New Zealand at the Hagley Oval. Very comprehensive in every department of the game as they romp home by 9 wickets and with 23 deliveries to spare. The two Kiwis' openers were just too good for the Pakistan bowlers after they posted a below par 130 after batting first.

16.1 Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Williamson hits the winning runs and the Blackcaps get their second win in the Tri-series. Good length delivery on middle and leg-stump, Williamson clips it towards mid-wicket and gets a boundary

overs

130 /1 score

runs

Devon Conway *

49 (46)

Kane Williamson

8 (8)

Mohammad Nawaz

0 /28

15.6 Mohammad Nawaz to Devon Conway, comes down the track and flicks this with good wrist work before the ball rolls towards mid-wicket. Couple of runs taken and the scores are tied

15.5 Mohammad Nawaz to Kane Williamson, good length delivery angling on middle stump, Williamson punches it towards sweeper cover and takes a run

15.4 Mohammad Nawaz to Kane Williamson, arm ball skidding in, Willamson comes down the track but gets hit on the pads

15.3 Mohammad Nawaz to Devon Conway, pulls the back of a length delivery down to long-on for a single

15.2 Mohammad Nawaz to Devon Conway, length delivery outside off-stump, Conway didn't offer any shot

15.1 Mohammad Nawaz to Kane Williamson, touch shorter and angling in, Williamson pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single

New Zealand just 6 runs away from victory. The match should end in the next over.

overs

125 /1 score

runs

Devon Conway *

46 (43)

Kane Williamson

6 (5)

Naseem Shah

0 /17

14.6 Naseem Shah to Devon Conway, drives the fuller delivery on the front foot towards mid-off

14.5 Naseem Shah to Devon Conway, good length delivery going down the leg-side. Conway misses the clip

14.4 Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson, good length delivery at 140.8 kph, Williamson gets an outside edge and it rolls down to third man.

14.3 Naseem Shah to Kane Williamson, good length delivery around off-stump, Willamson defends but gets an outside edge and it rolls down to the left of third man. Dahani slides, tidies it up and keeps them down to two

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