Published Jan 20, 2024, 1:35 am IST
After four games in the series, New Zealand leads Pakistan 4-0 heading into the fifth and final T20I on Sunday at Hagley Oval. The Black Caps won by 7 wickets with 11 balls remaining on Friday and are now aiming for a 5-0 victory in this match. During this series, New Zealand has been able to change captains twice and rotate their bowling attack. Pakistan has been disappointing in the previous four games, failing to produce enough competitive individual performances to cause New Zealand problems.
New Zealand vs Pakistan – 5th T20I
Venue: Hagley Oval – Christchurch
Date & Time: 21th January 2024 at 05:30 AM IST
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Avg 1st inn score | 166 |
Avg 2nd inn score | 159 |
Win% batting 1st | 57 |
Win% batting 2nd | 43 |
Pakistan’s score of 158/5 was below par on Friday, and we believe a competitive total will exceed 170 in this match. Once a batter adjusts to the pace of the wicket, there are runs to be had.
The forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions at the start of the game, with clouds clearing in the second innings. The temperature will be in the mid-20s
NZ ( New Zealand ) | W W W W W |
PAK ( Pakistan ) | L L L L L L |
Matches Played | NZ Won | PAK Won | Tie | NR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 38 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
Last 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.
Finn Allen, Will Young, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Lockie Ferguson
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Mohammad Rizwan(VC), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell(C), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Adam Milne, Ben Sears
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam(VC), Tim Seifert, Finn Allen(C), Tim Seifert, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Adam Milne, Ben Sears
Captain – Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell
Vice-captain – Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan
Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan
Although Pakistan did not allow Finn Allen to score many runs on Friday, New Zealand won comfortably thanks to some clean hitting from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips. That is the visitors’ problem, because whenever New Zealand needed someone to step up, they always found at least one player to do so. Pakistan has match-winners, but we haven’t seen enough of them perform consistently. We predict that New Zealand will win another game to seal the series victory. Considering the team combination, New Zealand is expected to win this match.
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