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
New Zealand vs Pakistan, 4th T20I at Christchurch, NZ v PAK, Jan 19 2024 - Match Result
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Mitchell and Phillips's 139-run partnership is NZ's highest for the 4th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 124 between Anderson and Williamson
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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
Riaz Bangash : "PCB appoint Shaheen as a captain too early , Shaheen needs to groom "
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"
Good length wide of off, drags it across the line to short midwicket
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
Good length, holds its line on middle and leg, whipped away to square leg's left
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
Fraction short and swaying across off, squirted away to backwad point
Brilliant yorker tailing in at off stump, driven down the ground past the bowler, New Zealand within a touching distance from another victory
Off-cutter on back of a length, picks it up and larrups it in the air, Ayub at deep midwicket cuts it off
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
Goes full on off, pummels it through the line, Haris Rauf half-stops but it still trundles away to long off
Picked the bones out of that! Dropped short on middle, off-cutter, connects sweetly and clears midwicket with ease
short of a length nip-backer, cramped for room but got hold of it in the end and forces it down to square leg
Pinpoint accurate yorker in the blockhole, he digs it out back to the bowler
Fortune favours the brave! On a length just outside off, pumps it in the air and it falls short of the man at deep backward point region
Shoaib: "@Tariq the pitch for today's match and the one for the third match are completely different, so there is no way you can compare Finn and Rizwan's innings. The blame lies in the middle order, that's where the focus should be for Pakistan.
Carted over deep backward square for six! Brings up his fifty in style. Short of a length, slightly leg-sidish, latches onto it in a jiffy and heaved over the top, clears the ropes
Short of a length, outside off, rasped through backward point
Bashes length ball outside off to deep extra cover and picks up another couple
Dawood Mirza: "Pakistans fielding is costing them not just wickets, but confidence and morale as well. Whenever a catch goes up in the Air, the first thought by them is, I dont want to drop it, rather than, How can I catch it?"
Oh my goodness! Just lands away from Rizwan's grab. Short ball and he tries to scoop it, ball balloons up and evades the keeper
Slow full toss on middle, bottom-wristed away to midwicket
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Hagley Oval, Christchurch | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
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Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | New Zealand led the 5-match series 4-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 2437 |
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 (20-over match) |
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Over 19 • NZ 159/3
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)