refreshRight then, that will be it from the T20Is where New Zealand takes the series by a 4-1 margin. We hope you enjoyed the coverage. The action now shifts to the three-match ODI series. The first game will be played on March 28th at McLean Park in Napier. That game will start at 10.00 pm GMT. But as you know, you can always join early for all the build-up. Until then, take care, and cheers!
Michael Bracewell, the skipper of New Zealand, is thrilled with his team's performance, particularly the bowling unit, which has been outstanding throughout the series. Michael Bracewell reckons that the team has rotated players and given squad members a chance to shine, all while securing a series win is a big positive for them. He's also impressed with how the team bounced back after their defeat in the third game, showing great resilience and determination.
Salman Agha, Pakistan's skipper, graciously conceded that New Zealand outplayed them, giving credit to the Kiwis for their impressive performance. Despite the loss, Agha highlighted the positives, noting that players like Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Haris showed promising batting skills in the game they won, while Sufiyan Muqeem impressed in this contest. Agha also expressed optimism about the upcoming ODI series, emphasizing that the ODI team is more experienced and a different entity altogether. He's hopeful that this difference will translate to a better outcome for Pakistan in the ODI series.
Tim Seifert, the Player of the Series, shares his thoughts. He says that his approach was to play aggressively, and he's thrilled that it paid off. Tim acknowledged that he got a bit lucky early on, with a few shots flying off the bat, setting the tone for his innings. Looking ahead, Tim mentioned that he's looking forward to taking a well-deserved break, spending quality time with his family for a couple of weeks, before returning to cricket duties.
James Neesham, the Player of the Match, shares his thoughts. He credits the top-order bowlers for making his job easier, allowing him to capitalize on the pressure they built. James emphasized his focus on performing well whenever given the opportunity, and he's eager to continue doing so. He also praised the Kiwi's batting unit, who have been in superb form throughout the series, making for an entertaining watch
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Earlier in the game, Pakistan scored 128 in 20 overs, driven by Skipper Salman's half-century. Shadab also contributed significantly, but the rest of Pakistan's batting lineup struggled. New Zealand's bowling attack was led by James Neesham, who took five wickets. Jacob Duffy claimed two, while Ben Sears and Ish Sodhi took one wicket each.
Chasing a modest total, New Zealand got off to a flying start, scoring 92 runs in the Powerplay. Tim Seifert, in scintillating form throughout the series, led the charge with an aggressive 97. Finn Allen provided solid support as well. Pakistan's bowlers struggled to contain the Kiwis' onslaught, with Sufiyan Muqeem being the only bright spot, claiming two wickets and bowling economically. With the pitch favorable for the batters, the total of 128 posted by Pakistan never looked to trouble the home side and they have breezed past this in the blink of an eye.
The Kiwis secured a convincing victory over Pakistan, winning by 8 wickets and 10 overs to spare. This win has ended the 5-match T20I series in favor of New Zealand, with a dominant 4-1 scoreline.
9.6SIX! TIM SEIFERT FINISHES IT IN FINE FASHION! Floated full, outside off. Tim Seifert gets low and smokes it over the wide long-off fence for another maximum to get the job done. He ends with an unbeaten 97 off just 38 balls. New Zealand win by 8 wickets with 10 overs to spare and take the series 4-1.
9.5SIX MORE! INCREDIBLE STRIKING! Floated up outside off. Tim Seifert clears the front leg and slog sweeps high over wide long-on for a third maximum in the over.
9.4DROPPED AND SIX! Shadab Khan bowls it slower through the air, and much wide outside off. Tim Seifert reaches for it and lofts it toward the long-off region. Haris Rauf fails to judge it and the ball bursts through his hands and palms it over the ropes for a maximum.
9.3Floated full, around off. Daryl Mitchell heaves it off the inner half through mid-wicket region for a single.
9.2Quicker length ball, outside off. Tim Seifert flat-bats this toward long-off for just a single.
9.1SIX! LAUNCHED! Tossed up full, on off. Tim Seifert gets low and powers it flat over the cow corner fence for a biggie. He is a hurry to finish this.
8.6Flatter length ball, on off. Daryl Mitchell gets behind the line and defends from the crease.
8.5Tossed up on the middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell nudges into the leg side where the bowler runs across and stops it himself.
8.4Flatter googly, around off. Dabbed to short third for one.
8.3Tossed up on the middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell eases it past the bowler and down to long-on for one.
Daryl Mitchell walks in at number 4.
8.2OUT! STUMPED! Sufiyan Muqeem gets his man! Delivers it full and quick, on the leg stump line. Mark Chapman looks to jam it but the ball comes off his pad and goes toward the keeper. Mohammad Haris behind the stumps is quick to take off the bails as Mark Chapman loses his balance and his foot is out of the crease. Sufiyan Muqeem has his second wicket as Chapman departs early.
8.1Bowls it full and quick on the middle and leg stump line. Mark Chapman gets low for the swipe but the ball skids through and hits him in front. An appeal from Pakistan and up goes the finger. Mark Chapman has gone upstairs for the review. The ball tracking shows that the impact is outside the line and Chapman survives.
7.6FOUR! PUMPED! Dropped short, outside off. Tim Seifert gets on top of the bounce and slaps it toward deep extra cover region. One bounce and over the ropes.
7.5Flatter leg break, outside off. Tim Seifert cuts it to the point fielder.
7.4Tossed up on off. Mark Chapman eases this through covers for a single.
7.3DROPPED! Shortish leg break, on the middle and leg stump line. Mark Chapman goes back and pulls it straight to the throat of Usman Khan at the deep square leg region. He shells down the simple chance. Mark Chapman gets a lifeline.
7.2Banged in short and quick on off. Tim Seifert swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.1Flatter leg break, on the middle and leg. Mark Chapman backs away and chips it past the left of the bowler for a single.
6.6Pushed through quicker, and flatter, on off. Tim Seifert plays across the line and gets the inside edge onto the pad. A tidy over from Sufiyan Muqeem.
6.5Wrong'un, slower through the air, outside off. Tim Seifert goes back and pulls it toward wide of long-on for a couple. A misfield in the deep allows the second run.
6.4Touch short and quick outside off. Mark Chapman cuts this to deep point for a single to get off the mark.
6.3Flatter leg break, around off. Mark Chapman cuts it to backward point.
Mark Chapman walks in next at number 3.
6.2OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sufiyan Muqeem gets the breakthrough! Bowls it flat and quick on the off-stump line. Finn Allen looks to pull this over the leg side but the ball skids through and hits the top of the off-stump. A breezy cameo from Finn Allen comes to an end.
6.1Tossed up full, on off. Tim Seifert slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Time for some spin. Sufiyan Muqeem comes into the attack.
5.6Slower bumper, on the middle. Tim Seifert is early into the shot and miscues the pull in front of deep square leg fielder for a single. 25 runs coming off the over.
5.5SIX! THIRD SIX OF THE OVER! Back of a length delivery on the middle stump line. Tim Seifert picks the length and smokes it over deep square leg fence, into the stands for another maximum. This is now the highest powerplay score by New Zealand.
5.4Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Tim Seifert heaves it off the inner half of the blade toward deep backward square leg. Abdul Samad puts the dive in the deep and saves a couple.
5.3SIX! FIFTY FOR TIM SEIFERT! The carnage continues. Back of a length delivery on off. Tim Seifert makes room and slaps it over deep cover boundary for half a dozen.
5.2FOUR! BANG! Short of a length delivery around off. Tim Seifert picks the length and smacks it toward the deep mid-wicket region. One bounce and into the boundary. Tim Seifert is in no mood to stop tonight.
5.1SIX! Jahandad Khan is greeted back with a biggie! Slower ball on a length, on the middle. Tim Seifert picks the change of pace and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for an 83m hit.
4.6FOUR! On a length wide outside off, Finn Allen looks to slog this towards leg but gets an outside edge and the ball has gone past the keeper's right for four.
4.5Good length into the body, Tim Seifert tucks this to mid on and takes one.
4.4Bumper, around off. Tim Seifert leaves it all alone. This has been a good over, SO FAR.
4.3Good length on off, Tim Seifert blocks it out. A rare sight watching Tim Seifert block one.
4.2Short-pitched, around off, Tim Seifert smashes this to extra cover for no run.
4.1FOUR! Innovative from Tim Seifert. On a length wide outside off, Tim Seifert shuffles across and ramps this over short fine leg for a boundary to begin the 5th over.
3.6Good length on top of middle, Finn Allen defends this out.
3.5FOUR! A bit better in terms of timing from Allen but still not the most convincing stroke. PItched-up around off, Finn Allen lofts this over cover for four more. The bat tilts in his hands again but he gets enough behind it to take it away to the fence.
3.4FOUR! On a length around off, Finn Allen gets right behind the line of it and lofts this over cover for a boundary. Finn Allen did not time this well enough but still manages to find the fence.
3.3On a length arond leg, Tim Seifert flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.
3.2FOUR! A poor fielding effort from the fielder at third man region and this has raced to the fence for four. On a length wide of off, Tim Seifert swings and gets a top edge past third man fro four.
3.1WOW! Proper Pakistan stuff these 3.1 overs have been. Shades of brilliance sandwiched in between some really poor bowling. Good length, on off, shaping a fraction away after pitching. Tim Seifert had no answers to it as he gets beaten on the outside.
Slight halt in play as Haris Rauf is being assisted by the medical staff to something concerning his right foot.
2.6On a length around off, Tim Seifert drives this to cover and takes one.
2.5A proper fast bowler's response. Bumper, shaping into the batter. Tim Seifert manages to somehow get away from this. This was fast and right at the badge on the helmet but Tim Seifert does well to escape from it.
2.4SIX! OH DEAR ME! This has gone deep into the crowd for a huge six. On a length, in the slot, Tim Seifert clears his front leg and slogs this right out of the middle of his bat and this has comfortably cleared the fence for a huge six.
2.3FOUR! Good length down the leg, Tim Seifert flicks this fine and wide to the right of short fine for a boundary.
2.2Good length wide of off, Finn Allen pushes this to mid off and takes a quick single.
2.1Good length around middle and leg, Tim Seifert tucks this to deep square for one.
Haris Rauf replaces Jahandad Khan.
1.6SIX! A biggie to end the over and 14 comes off this one. Good length on the pads, Finn Allen swivels back and just flick this all the way, into the stands toward deep square for a huge six.
1.5On a length around off, shaping away from the batter. Finn Allen looks to poke at it and gets beaten.
1.4FOUR! Not that convincing from Allen but a boundary to him. Back of a length around off, Finn Allen runs down the track and swings at it. Gets a top edge and the ball has sailed over first slip for a boundary towards the third man region.
1.3Good length around off, Finn Allen blocks it out on off for another dot.
1.2A bit more traditional from Mohammad Ali as he lands one on that nagging length around off and takes it away looking to get an outside edge but Finn Allen keeps his bat closer to his body and manges to get beaten on the outside.
1.1FOUR! Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Finn Allen pulls this over mid-wicket and the ball has raced away to the fence for four.
Mohammad Ali will bowl from the other end.
0.6SIX! Ends the over with a biggie. Good length around off, Tim Seifert shuffles to his leg and lofts this over cover for a huge six. Tim Seifert looks in a hurry to wrap things up.
0.5Away swinger this time, Tim Seifert swings at it but gets beaten on the outside.
0.4SIX! Business as usual for Tim Seifert as he clears the fence for the first time in this game. Pitched-up on the pads, swinging it into the batter. Tim Seifert flicks this and deposits it into the stands towards deep square for six.
0.3FOUR! That's the form Tim Seifert is carrying into the contest. Pitched-up around off, Tim Seifert settles well inside his crease, presents a full face of his bat and just punches this down the ground to long off for four.
0.3WIDE! Another extra and it is wide this time. On a length down the leg, Tim Seifert moves in and looks to ramp but misses. Wided
0.2Jahandad Khan gets away with the free hit as he bowls a dot. Good length on the pads, swinging into the batter. Tim Seifert looks to clear the fence towards deep square but gets an inside edge onto his pads for no run.
0.2NO BALL! A good delivery, which was a dot initially, but the third umpire checks this and calls it a no ball. Free hit up next for Tim Seifert.
0.1WOAH! That is some start with the ball for Khan. Short-pitched, around the ribcage. Tim wasn't expecting it and barely managed to get away.
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Nifty 50 | 25839.65 | -120.90 | -0.47 |
BSE Sensex | 84666.28 | -436.41 | -0.51 |
Nifty Bank | 59222.35 | -16.20 | -0.03 |
Nifty IT | 38130.60 | -460.10 | -1.19 |
BSE SmallCap | 50601.41 | 634.27 | 1.27 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3732 | 124 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3581 | 116 |
| 3 | England | 4469 | 112 |
| 4 | India | 4064 | 104 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2409 | 96 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2364 | 88 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2050 | 82 |
| 8 | West Indies | 2036 | 70 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1888 | 63 |
| 10 | Ireland | 185 | 23 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 208 | 12 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 62 | 10 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5089 | 121 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4956 | 113 |
| 3 | Australia | 4134 | 109 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4294 | 105 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4392 | 100 |
| 6 | South Africa | 4022 | 98 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2657 | 95 |
| 8 | England | 3432 | 86 |
| 9 | West Indies | 3173 | 77 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 2882 | 76 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1291 | 54 |
| 12 | Ireland | 938 | 52 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1522 | 46 |
| 14 | USA | 1668 | 44 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1425 | 40 |
| 16 | Oman | 886 | 35 |
| 17 | Nepal | 959 | 27 |
| 18 | Namibia | 707 | 21 |
| 19 | Canada | 357 | 16 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 396 | 11 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 18251 | 272 |
| 2 | Australia | 11199 | 267 |
| 3 | England | 11609 | 258 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 13318 | 251 |
| 5 | South Africa | 11751 | 240 |
| 6 | West Indies | 14424 | 236 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 17149 | 235 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 10951 | 228 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 14925 | 223 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 9895 | 220 |
| 11 | Ireland | 7438 | 201 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 13190 | 200 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 6366 | 182 |
| 14 | Scotland | 4178 | 182 |
| 15 | Namibia | 6344 | 181 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 10584 | 176 |
| 17 | Nepal | 7384 | 176 |
| 18 | USA | 5769 | 175 |
| 19 | Canada | 5374 | 154 |
| 20 | Oman | 7140 | 152 |
| 21 | Uganda | 7952 | 142 |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 2718 | 136 |
| 23 | Kuwait | 5441 | 130 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 6602 | 127 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 6981 | 125 |
| 26 | Bahrain | 8208 | 119 |
| 27 | Jersey | 2819 | 117 |
| 28 | Italy | 1725 | 115 |
| 29 | Qatar | 4666 | 114 |
| 30 | Spain | 2478 | 113 |
| 31 | Bermuda | 3040 | 113 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 4245 | 109 |
| 33 | Kenya | 5074 | 106 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 4082 | 100 |
| 35 | Germany | 1924 | 87 |
| 36 | Nigeria | 3812 | 78 |
| 37 | Singapore | 2844 | 77 |
| 38 | Guernsey | 2071 | 77 |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 1921 | 74 |
| 40 | Austria | 4054 | 71 |
| 41 | Denmark | 1262 | 70 |
| 42 | Norway | 2095 | 70 |
| 43 | Portugal | 1333 | 67 |
| 44 | Japan | 2518 | 66 |
| 45 | Belgium | 2059 | 57 |
| 46 | Cambodia | 1365 | 57 |
| 47 | Argentina | 745 | 50 |
| 48 | Switzerland | 1086 | 49 |
| 49 | Finland | 1130 | 49 |
| 50 | Sweden | 1048 | 48 |
| 51 | Malawi | 2019 | 47 |
| 52 | Botswana | 1547 | 47 |
| 53 | Isle of Man | 604 | 46 |
| 54 | France | 1109 | 46 |
| 55 | Romania | 1544 | 45 |
| 56 | Thailand | 1672 | 44 |
| 57 | Bahamas | 972 | 42 |
| 58 | Czechia | 911 | 41 |
| 59 | Rwanda | 2776 | 40 |
| 60 | Cook Islands | 552 | 39 |
| 61 | Philippines | 855 | 37 |
| 62 | Fiji | 387 | 35 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 561 | 35 |
| 64 | Cyprus | 789 | 33 |
| 65 | Indonesia | 2224 | 33 |
| 66 | Ghana | 570 | 30 |
| 67 | Hungary | 971 | 29 |
| 68 | Samoa | 672 | 29 |
| 69 | Estonia | 665 | 28 |
| 70 | Malta | 1085 | 26 |
| 71 | Mozambique | 518 | 26 |
| 72 | Swaziland | 491 | 26 |
| 73 | Israel | 178 | 25 |
| 74 | Panama | 318 | 21 |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 459 | 21 |
| 76 | Belize | 164 | 21 |
| 77 | Gibraltar | 494 | 19 |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 432 | 18 |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 218 | 17 |
| 80 | Mexico | 287 | 16 |
| 81 | Bhutan | 348 | 15 |
| 82 | Suriname | 119 | 15 |
| 83 | Serbia | 315 | 11 |
| 84 | Maldives | 214 | 10 |
| 85 | Cameroon | 86 | 8 |
| 86 | Brazil | 90 | 8 |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 191 | 7 |
| 88 | Myanmar | 144 | 6 |
| 89 | Korea | 94 | 6 |
| 90 | St.Helena | 44 | 6 |
| 91 | China | 29 | 5 |
| 92 | Lesotho | 24 | 2 |
| 93 | Turkiye | 26 | 2 |
| 94 | Gambia | 6 | 1 |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Mali | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Greece | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Croatia | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 |
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