New Zealand’s ruthless tempo assault carved up Pakistan to ship a crushing 115-run win in the fourth Twenty20 on Sunday (March 23, 2025) and clinch the five-match sequence.
The residence aspect moved 3-1 forward after defending 220-6 in Mount Maunganui after which dismissing a ragged Pakistan for simply 105 in the seventeenth over.
Jacob Duffy claimed 4-20 and fellow seamer Zak Foulkes 3-25 as Pakistan suffered their biggest T20 loss by runs in opposition to all nations, eclipsing a 95-run defeat in opposition to New Zealand in Wellington 9 years in the past.
The vacationers had been diminished to 9-3 after two overs with Duffy bagging two scalps in his first over, each caught by wicketkeeper Mitch Hay.
Duffy’s first sufferer was Hasan Nawaz for one, two days after the Pakistan opener blasted a maiden century in sport three in Auckland to maintain the sequence alive.
Teetering at 56-8, Pakistan’s innings had some credibility restored due to 44 off 30 balls from allrounder Abdul Samad.
The solely different batsman to attain in double figures was Irfan Khan with 24.
It was New Zealand’s second biggest T20 win by runs, almost surpassing their 119-run drubbing of the West Indies in 2018, on the similar Bay Oval venue.
Earlier, Finn Allen raced to 50 off simply 20 balls, placing on 59 for New Zealand’s opening stand with Tim Seifert, whose 44 took 22 deliveries.
Seifert was the primary of three batsmen dismissed by seamer Haris Rauf, who claimed 3-27.
Allen struck six fours and three sixes whereas captain Michael Bracewell was almost as efficient on the dying, blasting 46 not out off 26 balls.
Game 5 is in Wellington on Wednesday.
Published – March 23, 2025 03:38 pm IST
