PAK vs NZ 4th T20I
NZ vs PAK Pitch Report: The fourth T20 match of the five-match series between New Zealand and Pakistan will be played on January 19 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The New Zealand team has already won the series, in such a situation the Kiwi team will now try to eliminate Pakistan, which could never be done till date. Let us tell you that Pakistan team has not been able to chase even once in this series. He has also made many changes in all the three matches played in this entire series. The team is looking for its first win since the change of captain. In such a situation, they will enter this match with the hope of victory.
However, with the T20 World Cup around the corner, the Pakistan team would be looking to make some changes to grab some wins. Interestingly, after losing the ODI World Cup and losing three Tests in Australia, Pakistan has not won a single international match and so far they have faced defeat in three matches in New Zealand. They will be hoping to somehow improve the team’s performance to overtake New Zealand in the fourth T20I. In such a situation, let us know on what kind of pitch this match will be played.
Hagley Oval, Christchurch pitch report
The Christchurch pitch is very good for batting but it also provides ample bounce to the bowlers. The venue has hosted 11 T20 Internationals so far, with 208 being the highest score recorded at the venue, while 174 is the highest score chased here. Also, the team winning the toss can consider batting first in this match.
T20I statistics at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Matches played – 11
- Matches won while batting first – 5
- Matches won while batting second – 6
- Average first innings score – 164 runs
- Highest total score – 208/5 by New Zealand vs Bangladesh
- Highest score chased – 177/3 by Pakistan vs Bangladesh
squads of both teams
New Zealand team: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, Will Young, Ben Sears
Pakistan team: Saeem Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi (captain), Mohammad Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan, Usama Mir, Aamer Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Hasibullah Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Abrar Ahmed
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