Pak v NZ T20I 4th match at Christchurch has ended with another loss for Pakistan cricket. New Zealand won this match by 7 wickets. One more victory for New Zealand led towards the whitewash against Pakistan.
Performance Highlights and Analysis
Pak v NZ T20I 4th match has seen various moments and things. So, highlights those things which are very important and need to improve.
Pakistan Highlights and Analysis
Today`s performance of the Pak v NZ T20I 4th match is not good at all. They lost 4th consecutive match and one more defeat led towards whitewash. So, this time star batter Babar Azam makes 19 runs. Saim Ayub and Iftikhar Ahmed again failed to score runs. The inclusion of Sahibzada Farhan is not useful for Pakistan cricket. Muhammad Rizwan`s 90 runs off 63 balls and Muhammad Nawaz end over cameo of 21 off 9 balls lead towards a good total. Pakistan scored 158 for 5 in 20 overs. The selection of batters is not good against New Zealand. So, they need strong middle-order batters and make partnerships with other batters.
Bowling in starting over is very good when Shaheen Shah Afridi picks 3 wickets in his first 2 overs. Then, after the bowling is just sloppy & worse. No other bowler can take a wicket and concede runs. There is a chance of winning this match but losing at the last moment. Fielding was not at the moment. So, they dropped the catches of set batters which led to the defeat.
New Zealand Highlights and Analysis
Pak v NZ T20I 4th match is 4th consecutive winning streak for New Zealand. Their bowling, fielding & batting is superb. Bowling led by Tim Southee and co is playing a vital role in this match. So, they are not giving any chance to batter to make runs. There are some hurdles in chases when New Zealand 20 for 3 in 3 overs. After that, Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell did not look back and make runs.
Their partnership of record 139 runs for the 4th wicket played a vital role in 4-0 against Pakistan. Glenn Philips and Daryl Mitchell played sensible innings. This is the innings that every team wants from their players. However, there is no effect of the absence of Kane Williamson. Mitchell Santner captained the side in the Pak v NZ T20I 4th match well and showed good captaincy skills.
