CHRISTCHURCH – Daryl Mitchel and Glenn Phillips showed impressive batting that helped New Zealand to beat Pakistan by seven wickets in fourth game of the five-match T20I series in Christchurch.
The duo built the fourth-wicket stand after Kiwis suffered early blows by losing top order. Mitchel smashed unbeaten 72 off 44 while Phillips made unbeaten 70 off 52 to ensure their side’s fourth consecutive win the series.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first. They also showed classy performance with ball as they restricted the Team Green to 158.
From Pakistan side, Mohammad Rizwan remained top scorer with 90 runs while Babar Azam could score on 19 before he was dismissed by Adam Milne.
In the third T20I, Finn Allen played a sensational inning, scoring 137 off 62 balls, the highest by a New Zealand batter in a T20I, securing a 45-run victory for his team in Dunedin on Wednesday.
This series is Pakistan’s first under new T20 captain Shaheen Shah Afridi ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in June. The last match of the series is scheduled in Christchurch on Sunday.
Squads:
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi ©, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philipps, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner ©, Adam Milne, Matthew Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
