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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Pakistan won the toss and choose to bowl first
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Host Pakistan eye a strong comeback against New Zealand at Lahore
Therefore, the prediction is for Pakistan to win the match and go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
Tournament: | New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 35.0°C|Partly cloudy |
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Pakistan and New Zealand will face off in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Thursday.
The Green Shirts will enter the contest low-on-confidence after suffering defeat in the third fixture by seven wickets. Captain Babar Azam will be hoping that the side can deliver a clinical performance in the next match.On the other hand, New Zealand will come in the contest high-on-confidence after a brilliant win in the third game to level the T20I series.
The home team will be bitterly disappointed after a defeat on Sunday where their batting and bowling performance was far from satisfactory.
Rizwan suffered from a hamstring injury during the third T20I and might be rested for the next match. He will be replaced by Fakhar Zaman in the playing XI.
In the batting department, Pakistan will be heavily relying on the likes of skipper Babar Azam, opener Saim Ayub, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan to score bulk of the runs and put the visitors under pressure.
In the previous match, all-rounder Shadab Khan played well for Pakistan and finished the innings with the top-score of 41 runs off 20 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes.
Besides Shadab, captain Babar Azam scored 37 runs off 29 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six, whereas Saim Ayyub scored 32 runs off 22 balls with the help of five boundaries and one six.
Rookie batsman Irfan Khan scored 30 not out off 20 balls with the help of three fours and one six, whereas Mohammad Rizwan chipped in with 22 runs off 21 balls.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi along with spinners Shadab Khan and Abrar Ahmed to produce timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, pacer Abbas Afridi was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan and claimed 2 for 27 in his three overs.
Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman Usman Khan (wk), Irfan Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan
The BlackCaps will enter the contest hoping to continue their winning momentum in this fixture. The visitors will not make any changes to their playing XI.
In the batting department, the New Zealand team will be relying on the likes of openers Tim Seifert, Tim Robinson, Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman and all-rounder James Neesham to score bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Mark Chapman was the standout performer with the bat for New Zealand and finished the innings with the top-score of 87 not out off 42 balls with the help of nine fours and four sixes.
Besides Chapman, Dean Foxcroft scored 31 runs off 29 balls with the help of one four and one six, whereas opener Tim Robinson scored 28 runs off 19 balls with the help of five boundaries.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the pace trio of Zakary Foulkes, William O’Rourke and Jacob Duffy to produce timely breakthroughs.
Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand and claimed 2 for 25 in his four overs.
Tim Seifert (wk), Tim Robinson, Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell (c), Cole McConchie, Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke
Mark Chapman, Tim Robinson, Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, James Neesham, Dean Foxcroft, Jacob Duffy, William O'Rourke, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Tom Blundell
The wicket prepared at Lahore will be decent for batting with some help for the bowlers. The weather forecast for Thursday’s match is going to be clear skies with humidity around 31%.
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Average TurnGaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore is going to host the 4th T20I of the series between Pakistan and New Zealand.
Pakistan will take heart from the fact that they have won two matches out of three played against New Zealand at this venue.
Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive total in excess of 165 runs. The previous four T20Is played at Lahore was won by side batting first.
With the series evenly poised at 1-1, Pakistan will be looking to make a strong comeback in this contest. On the other hand, New Zealand will be keen to deliver another clinical performance at Lahore.
Therefore, the prediction is for Pakistan to win the match and go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
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