Khushdil Shah, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, FOUR, streaky but counts!
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, no run
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, no run, very full ball on off, Seifert jams it back to Shaheen Afridi
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, no run, how did that miss the off-stump? 133.3kph searing yorjker
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, FOUR, lovely stroke! Full ball on middle, swinging in a touch, Seifert shows the full face of the bat and drives it beautifully down the ground to get off the mark with a boundary
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, no run, Afridi goes for the big boominh inswinger but gets the line leg-sidish. Seifert looks to flick but it deflects
Seifert and Finn Allen are at the crease. Seifert is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
The players and the umpires stride out to the middle. Time for the National Anthems - Pakistan's first and it will be followed by New Zealand's.
Micheal Bracewell: Eden Park is a special ground, strange kinds of happening there. We scored 200 but they batted particularly well. We needed a partnership in the middle that would have taken us to 230-250 maybe but this is a different kind of ground and we have to assess accordingly.
Salman Agha:
Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Haris(w), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha(c), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke
Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field
18:15 Local Time, 5:15 GMT, 11:45 IST: Hello and a warm welcome to our live coverage of the 4th T20I of the 5-match series between New Zealand and Pakistan at Mount Maunganui. Pakistan bounced back in style in the last game after losing the first two games of the series. Chasing 205 was quite a big ask but the Pakistani top-order fired on all cylinders. The 22-year-old Hasan Nawaz stole the limelight as he scored the fastest century for Pakistan in T20Is. Records tumbled on the way as Pakistan stormed to victory in just 16 overs. The only concern for the visitors is that they couldn’t control the middle phase of the innings with the ball. Mark Chapman stood out with a 44-ball 94 and Bracewell played a late cameo in an otherwise lacklustre batting performance from the Kiwis. The hosts were clinical in the first two games and need to find their mojo back. Their bowlers need to rediscover their penetrative streak. Matt Henry was ruled out for the first three T20Is and will miss the remainder of the series as well as he is recovering from a shoulder injury. Can the Kiwis stamp their authority and seal the series today itself? Or will Pakistan continue their winning run and level the series? Expect a cracker! Toss and team lineups will be announced shortly...
Squads:
Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Haris(w), 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 Squad: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, William ORourke, Tim Robinson, Zakary Foulkes