In the 4th T20I match between Pakistan And New ZealandHeld at the Gaddafi Stadium as part of New Zealand’s 2024 tour of Pakistan, New Zealand won a hard-fought game by a margin of just four runs.
Tim Robinson leads New Zealand to an impressive record
In the first innings, New Zealand posted a competitive total of 178/7 in their allotted 20 overs. They had a strong start with Tim Robinson He scored 51 runs off 36 balls and Tom Blundell Contributing 28 runs from 15 balls. Dean FoxcroftThe aggressive innings of 34 runs, 26 balls and Michael BracewellWith his handy 27 runs off 20 balls, New Zealand reached a challenging total of 178/7.
The Pakistan bowlers put in a decent performance Abbas Afridi to be the outstanding artist. He ended up taking 3 wickets for just 20 runs in his 3 overs.
William O. Rourke’s great bowling brings the Black Caps home
Chasing 179 to win, Pakistan started steadily but it was Fakhar Zaman who anchored the innings with a brilliant knock of 61 runs off 45 balls including 4 fours and 3 sixes. Despite contributions from Iftikhar Ahmed (23 runs off 20 balls) and Imad Wasim (22 runs off 11 balls), Pakistan fell short of the target and ended their 20 overs on 174/8.
New Zealand’s bowlers, led by William O Rourke, who was named player of the match, delivered crucial spells to defend his overall score. O Rourke took 3 wickets for 27 runs in his 4 overs, well supported by Ben Sears and Bracewell.
In the end, New Zealand secured a narrow but significant victory with their combined use of bat and ball, adding another exciting chapter to the series between the two competitive teams.
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This is how Twitter reacted:
Player of the match in Lahore! Will O’Rourke leads the defensive performance with the ball in T20I 4 with 3-27. Scorecard | https://t.co/DIydGAiqdr #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/GnWbiKGptF
– BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) April 25, 2024
Congratulations to the youth @BLACKCAPS Side by side wins
Well bowled, William and Ben
And the well-beaten Tim Robinson #PAKvsNZ #PakistanCricket— Junaid Khan (@JunaidkhanREAL) April 25, 2024
New Zealand wins by 4 runs. #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/XLFsKboU19
– Akash Sharma (@Heterodoxxe) April 26, 2024
Where is the shame?
Where is the series victory?
Where is the link?#PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/yZW4drQqZn— Heisenberg (@rovvmut_) April 26, 2024
The fourth T20I will be decided on the last ball as New Zealand win by 4️⃣ runs.#PAKvNZ | #AaTenuMatchWithTheShow pic.twitter.com/3msHvaaZ1O
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 25, 2024
Memes#PAKvNZ |#PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/lKLtqPtPlX
– Azam-K (@Azamk555) April 26, 2024
New Zealand – Plays without its first 16 selectors
Pakistan – A strong team 🥶
– New Zealand leads 2-1 against Pakistan in Pakistan 🥵#PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/jCK6ZSYrdm
— Abrar Ahmad (@mabrarjaffar) April 26, 2024
Pakistani fans love cricket 👏
But when full-strength Pakistan team loses against New Zealand D team, fans can’t believe it 🤐 and the reaction is in tears 👀#PAKvNZ #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/VW7XEzK1Ft
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) April 25, 2024
Pakistan loses a second team from New Zealand.
Le Babar fans after he disappointed them again as a player and captain #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/YUj382qTcs
– rooh (@jehlimus) April 25, 2024
Pakistan loses two games in a row against the New Zealand B team.
As a fan of Pakistan cricket, the situation is very embarrassing #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/Nuh8TVc1qd
— Ejaz Rafiq (@EjazRafiq514) April 25, 2024
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