In the second leg of the Pakistan tour, the ICCT Twenty World Cup trophy will be unveiled in Lahore tomorrow. The trophy will be placed at the National Cricket Academy for a media session in the followingnoon.
During the last T20 once morest Pakistan and New Zealand, the tour of this mega event trophy to Gaddafi Stadium is also a part of the program.
A Saturday morning tour of historic sites in Lahore is also included in the program. The first leg included a trophy tour in Abbottabad following Islamabad.
Along with the trophy, fans also made pictures and selfies at the entertainment places of Islamabad to commemorate these moments.
In the fourth T20 match, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 4 runs to take a 1-2 lead in the series. Chasing 179 runs by the Kiwis, the national team might only score 174 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
In the fourth T20 match of the series played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first.
New Zealand’s batting
From the New Zealand side, Tom Blundell and Tim Robinson started the innings in a positive manner and scored 56 runs in 5 overs while batting aggressively, but on the same score, Zaman Khan dismissed Tom Blundell who made 28 runs off 15 balls.
From the other end, Tim Robinson played the best game and showed aggressive batting to complete his half-century in just 35 balls.
New Zealand scored 93 runs in 10 overs but Abbas Afridi ended Robinson’s innings of 51 runs with 2 sixes and 4 fours at the score of 94 in the 11th over.
New Zealand’s third wicket fell on 128 when third match hero Mark Chapman was caught by Shadab Khan off Abdul Iftikhar Ahmed for just 8 runs.
New Zealand’s fourth wicket fell on 132 when Dean Foxcroft was caught by Fakhar Zaman off Usama Mir following scoring 34 runs. The fifth wicket fell on 169 when Michael Bracewell was caught by Iftikhar Ahmed off Abbas Afridi following scoring 27 runs.
New Zealand’s sixth wicket fell on 169 when Josh Clarkson was bowled by Abbas Afridi for a wicket, seventh wicket fell on 178 when Ish Sodhi was caught out by Iftikhar Ahmed off Mohammad Amir for 5 runs. James Neesham scored 11 runs and was not out.
The best bowling from Pakistan was done by Abbas Afridi, he dismissed 3 players for 20 runs in 3 overs while Mohammad Amir, Zaman Khan, Osama Mir and Iftikhar Ahmed dismissed one player each.
Thus, New Zealand scored 178 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and gave Pakistan a target of 179 runs to win.
Pakistan’s innings
Chasing the target of 179 runs given by New Zealand, Pakistan suffered a huge loss at the beginning of the innings and in the second over, captain Babar Azam returned to the pavilion following scoring only 5 runs.
Saeem Ayub once once more failed to play a big innings and walked out following scoring 20 runs for a total score of 40 while Usman might only score 16 runs.
After the fall of three wickets for 46 runs, Shadab Khan came to support Fakhar Zaman and the two together took the score to 79 but Shadab, who scored 8 runs, became the wicket of Bracewell.
From the second end, Fakhar continued his excellent game and made a partnership of 59 runs with Iftikhar to take the score to 138.
At this point, the match seemed to be in Pakistan’s grip, but following Iftikhar who scored 23 runs, Fakhar, who played an innings of 61 runs, was dismissed one following another, and the dice of the match turned in favor of New Zealand.
In the final overs, Imad Wasim scored 22 runs off 11 balls and tried to bring the team to the threshold of victory, but his efforts also went in vain.
On behalf of New Zealand, William O’Rourke took 3 wickets while Ben Sears took 2 wickets while Michael Bracewell and Jimmy Neesham dismissed one player each.
The Pakistan team managed to score 174 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted overs and thus New Zealand won the match by 4 runs and took the lead in the series by 1-2.
Fakhiz Zaman played a brilliant innings of 61 runs but might not lead the team to victory, besides Iftikhar Ahmed 23, Saeem Ayub 20 and Usman Khan scored 16 runs while Imad Wasim remained not out with 22 runs.
William O’Rourke took 3 wickets for New Zealand. Ben Sears struck out 2 while Michael Bracewell and Jimmy Nesham struck out one each.
Toss of the match
In the match being played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field. He said that he decided to bowl due to the dew factor.
Babar Azam said that 2 of our players are injured, 5 changes have been made for this match, Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman and Zaman Khan have been included in the playing XI.
The national team captain added that Mohammad Rizwan and Irfan Khan are unfit while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have been rested.
The New Zealand captain said that there have been 3 changes in the team but I don’t remember the names.
Changes in the Pakistan team
Pakistan cricket team’s key players Muhammad Rizwan and Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi have been out of the series due to injury, following which Pakistan has made important changes in its playing XI.
In place of injured Irfan Niazi, Imad Wasim, Osama Mir in place of Abrar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman in place of Rizwan have been included in the team.
Apart from this, Mohammad Amir and Zaman Khan, who sat out in the third T20I, were included in the playing XI while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah were rested.
Pakistan Playing XI
Pakistan playing XI includes Babar Azam (Captain), Saeem Ayub, Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Osama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Amir and Zaman Khan.
New Zealand Playing XI
New Zealand Playing XI: TA Blundell (wicket keeper), TB Robinson, D Foxcroft, MS Chapman, JDS Neesham, Michael Bracewell (captain), JA Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, JA Duffy, BV Sears , including W. O. Rourke.
It should be noted that the Pakistan New T20 series is tied at 1-1, while the first match of the series was rained out, while in the second match, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets and in the third match, the visiting team also won by the same margin.
The fifth and final match of the series between the two teams is also scheduled for April 27 in Lahore.
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2024-04-26 18:38:19
The captain of the national team, Babar Azam, has said that there was a lot of cricket earlier due to which there were injuries, it is a part of the game, any player can get injured at any time, but they try to take care of the fitness of the player.
The captain of the national team, Babar Azam, while addressing the press conference before the fourth T20 match once morest New Zealand, said that whenever we start a series, we try to win the series, our whole focus is on the World Cup, it should be done in the first matches. Build the best team, I don’t change my plan by anyone’s words, I stick to the plan I have made.
Babar Azam said that earlier there was a lot of cricket which caused injuries, it is a part of the game, any player can get injured at any time, but we try to take care of the fitness of the player, injury is a part of the game, the player Fitness is being taken care of.
He added that trying to give maximum opportunity to his bench strength, whenever you have a big player injured, it will be a loss, I really hope that Rizwan will be fit very soon.
What is the nature of Muhammad Rizwan’s injury?
He also said that if we have to go with a different mindset, check different combinations, but try to use more of the same combination to use in the World Cup.
Babar Azam added that I have been the captain for the last three years but the team’s bond has been good. The team has good bonding with the idea.
We’re here to play good cricket, win gives confidence, Michael Bracewell
Michael Bracewell, the captain of the New Zealand team, says that the victory of the last match gave us a lot of confidence, we will perform better in the next two matches.
The Kiwi captain said that Pakistan is the best country for cricket. Pakistan has to represent the Champions Trophy in the coming year. We are very lucky that we got the opportunity to play a lot of cricket in Pakistan. Got a chance to learn something.
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2024-04-24 23:02:36
All-rounder of Pakistan cricket team Shadab Khan says that modern cricket has to be played to defeat big teams, I want to be a good all-rounder to create the best balance of the team, any talk regarding making me the vice-captain of the national team. Not done, while New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy said that the success once morest Pakistan is not a surprise, our team is good.
While giving a press conference at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Shadab Khan, the all-rounder of the national team, said that he was not surprised by the defeat by New Zealand in the third match. It is important to improve it.
Shadab Khan said that no doubt modern cricket should be played in T20 cricket, modern cricket has to be played to defeat big teams, there is little time in the World Cup, team management is also new, there is hope to make a combination before the mega event.
He said that under the rotation policy, Imad Wasim can play in the next matches, I want to become a good all-rounder to create the best balance of the team, there was no talk regarding making me the vice-captain of the national team.
3rd T20, New Zealand defeated Pakistan
The all-rounder of the national team further said that all the players have been given roles to prepare for the World Cup. Fast bowler Muhammad Amir agreed that this team has full potential to win the World Cup.
Babar Azam is a world class batsman, he enjoyed bowling, Jacob Duffy
On the other hand, New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy said in a press conference that there is a lot to learn from the tour of Pakistan before the World Cup, our new players are getting a chance to play with the seniors.
Jacob Duffy said that the success once morest Pakistan is not a surprise, our team is good and we are determined to win the next matches as well.
Azam Khan ruled out of T20 series once morest New Zealand
While praising the captain of the Pakistan team, the Kiwi fast bowler said that Babar Azam is a world class batsman, he enjoyed bowling, I am a professional cricketer, we are not missing any bowler.
The New Zealand team came to Pakistan to play five T20I matches without 10 experienced players, including their regular captain Kane Williamson, who missed the IPL due to personal commitments, and was replaced by the New Zealand board. There were 10 rookies in the squad whose total T20 experience was less than that of any of our senior cricketers.
The first match was rained out and in the second match on a rain-affected pitch, Pakistan bowled first and bowled the Kiwi team for 90 runs and won the match easily by 7 wickets.
Second T20: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
But this Kiwi team proved to be iron pick for the star-studded team of Pakistan in the third T20I. Batting first, Pakistan set a total of 178 runs, but New Zealand’s young squad lost the said target by three wickets and got it 10 balls early.
The series is tied one to one and there are two remaining matches which will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The Green Shirts will have to win both matches to clinch the series, otherwise they will need at least one must-win to salvage the series.
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2024-04-24 02:35:36