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NZ vs PAK 4th T20I: Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips pull off a thrilling win

New Zealand secured a convincing 7-wicket victory over Pakistan in the 4th T20I on Friday at Hagley Oval, sealing their fourth consecutive win in the five-match series. The match showcased New Zealand batters Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips stepping up to batter Pakistan in New Zealand’s another impressive win.
Chasing the total of 158, New Zealand lost their top three batters Finn Allen (8), Tim Seifert (0) and Will Young (4) very early on in the innings. Lifting the team from a precarious situation, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips played their match-winning knocks of (72) and (70) unbeaten respectively to take the team over the line. It was the stellar performance from both Mitchell and Phillips after openers failed to provide the team a solid foundation. Both players stitched a 139-run stand to take the team out of adversity.
Earlier, asked to bat, Pakistan were propelled to a passable total of 158 with Mohammad Rizwan hammering a crucial knock of (90) runs amid the failures from their top-class players. Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan and Iftikhar Ahmed didn’t get going with their scores of (9), (1) and (10) respectively. Moreover, Babar Azam, who had registered consecutive three half-centuries in the past games, could only manage to amass (19) runs.
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