Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

MS Chapman
87(42) 9x4 - 4x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 23 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
13 5 5 10 16 5 24 9
Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan
41(20) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
8 4 2 2 8 2 7 8

Best performances - Bowlers

IS Sodhi
IS Sodhi
O4
M0
R25
W2
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Abbas Afridi
Abbas Afridi
O3
M0
R27
W2
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

5-match series level 1-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50

Match days

21 April 2024 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

We hope you enjoyed our coverage. The fourth match will be held in Lahore on the 25th of April. This is Rvel Zahid signing off on behalf of the team at Cricinfo. Watch out for Danyal's report. Goodnight!

Pakistan's bowlers had a poor day at the office and were put under pressure by Mark Chapman's onslaught. The swashbuckling southpaw received just enough support to guide his team to the doorstep of victory. The likes of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah weren't accurate enough and gave too much room in crunch situations. There was a bit of a stutter towards the middle of the innings, and Pakistan fell short of posting an imposing total. A few drops at crucial junctures swung the momentum in favor of New Zealand and they made sure not to botch up the chase. The night belongs to Mark Chapman, though, who played many eye-catching strokes and showed composure while facing one of his favorite opponents

Mark Chapman, Player of the Match: It's always nice to come here, thankfully we have levelled the series today. I think we know Pakistan have a great attack, 178 was as chase-able score, generally it's high scoring here. Debutants bowled some tough overs and Ish was outstanding. Yesterday it was slower and we lost wickets in clumps...you have 100 partnership, you give yourself a good chance to win. The way Siefert and Robinson set it up, we had a platform and we just tried to keep up with the rate, we knew they have a world class attack...

Michael Bracewell, New Zealand Captain: Really happy with the way guys put the learnings from last night...particularly impressed the way two debutants went tonight, big occasion to play in front of a full crowd, it puts us in good stead going forward...I think the way Ish bowled in the middle was outstanding; he has done that for a number of years for New Zealand, the guys right at the backend brought it back. I think the partnership between Foxy and Chapman was outstanding...(appreciates Chapman and his consistency)

Babar Azam, Pakistan Captain: Maybe we were 10 runs short, not easy to get going for a new batter so Rizwan's unavailability proved costly at that stage. 180-190 is a par score. I think we did well in batting. It depends on situation (On Shadab's batting position), he executed the plan and played his natural game. Saim started really well and did what was required. We started well with the ball in first six overs, but when you drop a set batter's catch then he will take away the game from you, Chapman has always done well against us.

New Zealand have sprung a surprise by pulling off a clinical win after that crushing defeat less than 24 hours ago! Chapman was audacious as usual and continues his stellar record in Pakistan. They just needed a couple of partnerships, which they got, and Pakistan panicked in the last 10 overs. Naseem Shah was uncharacteristically off the boil, and Shaheen Afridi leaked plenty

Mudasir shagoo : "40 runs from 2 overs of shaheen and Naseem was the turning point of the match. A captain cant help his team when main bowlers didn't work out for him."

Dr Mirza Zeshan: "Chapman champion. "

18.2
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Chapman, 1 run, Over the wicket, shortens his length and keeps it tight on an off-stump line, hits the ball hard and the outside edge skews away to deep third and that'll be the winning runs. New Zealand have levelled the series with a surprising comeback despite having a depleted side! The win has brought the series to life!

Osman: "It is about time Pak team shuffles its batting order and brings in big hitters at the top and stop relying on the 150-180 approach. It no longer works on these flat pitches."

18.1
2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Chapman, 2 runs, Aiming for the yorker, not quite in the blockhole, he digs it out to long-on

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 176/3 (3 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.77, RRR: 1.50)

  • James Neesham6 (5b)
  • Mark Chapman84 (40b)
  • Abbas Afridi3-0-27-2
  • Abrar Ahmed4-0-31-0

Aizaz: "I hope the think tank would now realise how badly Babar and Rizwan played. On a placid 220 wicket, they played at a strike rate of just over 120, dragging the whole team down. "

17.6
4
Abbas Afridi to Neesham, FOUR, Shortish on the leg-side, Neesham nails the pull and places it beautifully into the gap at deep backward square for a boundary

Saeed Gopang: "This team is nothing without Aamir and Imad. Mark my words. "

17.5
0
Abbas Afridi to Neesham, no run, Spears in a pinpoint accurate wide yorker, tries to slash it away and can't connect
17.4
0
Abbas Afridi to Neesham, no run, Short of a length, shapes it back from outside off, kept low and went past the bat to the keeper
17.3
0
Abbas Afridi to Neesham, no run, Shorter on middle, nudged to the leg side

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st42TL SeifertTB Robinson
2nd11D FoxcroftTB Robinson
3rd117MS ChapmanD Foxcroft
4th9JDS NeeshamMS Chapman