New Zealand Vs Pakistan Highlights, 4th T20I: All-Round NZ Beat PAK By 115 Runs, Seal Series 3-1

Pakistan: Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (c), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Usman Khan, Mohammad Ali, Sufiyan Muqeem, Jahandad Khan, Omair Yousuf

New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, William ORourke, Tim Robinson, Zakary Foulkes

The match will begin at 11:45am IST, with the toss scheduled for 11:15am. The fourth T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the SonyLIV app and website, as well as the FanCode app and website in India.

Pakistan opened their account in the series with a convincing nine-wicket win in the third T20I. After winning the toss and bowling first, the visitors chased down New Zealand's 205-run target with four full overs to spare. Hasan Nawaz made an unbeaten 105 from 45 balls and was supported in his first century by captain Salman Ali Agha, who made 51 from 31 balls in an unbroken partnership of 133 for the second wicket. Pakistan finished at 207-1 to inflict New Zealand's heaviest T20 loss in terms of wickets, and also keep the series alive.

Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first against New Zealand at the Bay Oval.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (c), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke

Michael Bracewell: "Eden Park is a special ground, strange kinds of things happening there. We scored 200 (in the third game) but they batted particularly well. We needed a partnership in the middle that would have taken us to 230-240 maybe but this is a different kind of ground and we have to assess accordingly."

Salman Ali Agha: "(On bowling first) It worked for us in the last game and we want to continue the same. It does look like an Asian kind of wicket, we are a good enough team to play in any condition."

Seam-bowling spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has the ball in hand for Pakistan. Tim Seifert and Finn Allen stride out to open for the BlackCaps. Seifert strokes a beautiful straight drive down the ground for a boundary off the second ball to set the tone for the hosts. But Shaheen responds with a brilliant yorker-length delivery that narrowly misses the off stump. A 'French cut' down to the long leg fence caps off a disappointing over for the Men In Green.

NZ: 8/0 (1 over)

Tim Seifert has taken it upon himself to make the most of the powerplay. The 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has blasted 44 not out off 21 balls to propel the Kiwis to a fantastic start. The run rate is over 14 and with no wicket fallen yet, Finn Allen is not even in the frame yet, having faced just three balls in the first four overs. Meanwhile, Pakistan players break their Ramadan fast at the end of the third over.

NZ: 54/0 (4 overs)

Absolute carnage at the Bay Oval. Tim Seifert and Mark Chapman's dismissals fail to faze Finn Allen, who bludgeons 20 runs off four Shadab Khan deliveries to race away to a 19-ball half-century. After a temporary blip in the scoring rate, the Kiwis are flying again.

NZ 134/2 (10 overs)

This is quite a remarkable comeback from the Men In Green. Sent on a leather hunt by opening duo Tim Seifert and Finn Allen, Pakistan bowlers have responded with three wickets in 15 balls to stem the run flow. The run rate is now under 11 and the visitors will try to restrict the Kiwis to below 200.

NZ: 151/5 (14 overs)

An unbeaten 26-ball 46 from Michael Bracewell at the back end powers New Zealand to a formidable total of 220 runs. Despite the middle-order wobble, the Kiwis manage to retain the advantage built by openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen, who took apart the Pakistan bowling attack. The onus is now on the talented batting order of the visitors to come good, to stay alive in the series.

NZ: 220/6 in 20 overs

Will O'Rourke delivers an absolute ripper to dismiss Mohammad Haris off the second ball of the Pakistan innings. The tourists' chase if off to the worst possible start as Haris chops on to a ball that jags back in sharply from way outside off stump. Captain Salman Ali Agha joins Hasan Nawaz in the middle.

PAK: 8/1 (1 over)

The wickets continue to tumble in the powerplay, and New Zealand are all over Pakistan. Jacob Duffy gets rid of Hasan Nawaz and PAK skipper Salman Agha, and Zakary Foulkes cleans up Shadab Khan. The asking rate is 12.47, and only a miraculous effort can save the series for the Men In Green from here.

PAK: 34/4 (5 overs)

This is turning out to be quite an embarrassing outing for the Pakistan batters. They have lost eight wickets inside the first 10 overs and are hurtling towards a humongous loss, that would also consign them to a series defeat.

PAK: 72/8 (12 overs)

It's all over. Pakistan are bowled out for a measly 105, and New Zealand clinch the series 3-1 with a massive 115-run victory in the fourth T20I. Jacob Duffy finishes with four wickets and Zakary Foulkes has three as the Men In Green are served a harsh reality check in Mount Maunganui.

PAK 105 all out (16.2 overs)

New Zealand opener Finn Allen is named the Player of the Match for his blistering 50 off just 20 balls that set up the Kiwi innings. Here's what he had to say after the game:

"Pretty happy [with the win and the POTM award]. Probably a few guys who might deserve it to be up here. A bit more than me, but I'll take it (laughs).

"It's a pretty fickle game. Sometimes, the game gets you. You gotta go out there and start fresh. And I guess that's what we try to do.

"The seamers were good through the middle bowling into the wicket, got a good bounce, and I think [Haris] Rauf and Abbas [Afridi] really showed that they got good bounce out of that surface. So we just tried to cash in with the spinners a bit more.

"It's always nice for me to sit at the other end and watch him [Seifert] go. And then try and take over when he goes."

Before we leave you, check out a summarized account of how New Zealand inflicted this huge defeat on Pakistan. Read our match report of the 4th T20I in Mount Maunganui HERE.