Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I Series: After poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2023, PCB made Shaheen Shah Afridi the new captain of T20 International, but when he too was not successful, Babar Azam was given the command again. Now Babar Azam is captaining the T20 series being played between Pakistan and New Zealand, but even these changes had no effect. New Zealand’s B team defeated Pakistan in its own home.
Babar Azam won the toss and chose to bowl first
The fourth match of the 5-match T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, the New Zealand team already added 56 runs for the first wicket. Tim Robinson played an excellent inning of 51 runs, while Tom Ballendall scored 28 runs. However, none of the other batsmen could cross the 50 mark. The team scored 178 runs in 20 overs. That means Pakistan team could easily win this match.
Pakistani team could score only 174 runs
When the Pakistani team came into the field to chase the score of 179, captain Babar Azam was out on 5 runs. When the team’s score was only 13 runs. Sam Ayub and Usman Khan made a necessary small partnership and kept the match alive. After this, Fakhar Zaman, who came at number four, played a good innings of 61 runs. But even after this the team could score only 174 runs and New Zealand won the match by 4 runs.
Danger of series defeat looms over Pakistan
Now it has been decided that Pakistan team will not be able to win the series against this B team of New Zealand. The first match of the series could not be played due to rain. In the second match, Pakistan took the lead in the series by winning by 7 wickets, but by winning the third match by 7 wickets, they leveled the series. After this, the team won the fourth match by 4 runs and took the lead in the series. Even if the Pakistani team wins the last match of the series, the series will end in a tie, whereas if New Zealand wins the last match also, then the series will be lost. Most of the New Zealand players are currently playing IPL in India, hence are a part of this series. Under the captaincy of Michael Bracewell, the team adorned with new players is on the tour of Pakistan, but Pakistan is not able to defeat it either. The last match of the series will be played on 27 April.
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