Pakistan Vs New Zealand 4th ODI Match 17th October 2014
Match Overview & Live Updates
A more confident Pakistan is eyeing series victory in the 4th ODI
4th ODI – Pakistan vs New Zealand Live | PAK vs NZ 4th ODI match live
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date: Wed Dec 17
Time: 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local | 16:00 PKT
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date: Wed Dec 17
Time: 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local | 16:00 PKT
Toss & Umpires
Toss: New Zealand, will bat
Umpires: RK Illingworth And Shozab Raza
TV Umpire: JS Wilson
Match Referee: ; RS Mahanama
Reserve Umpire: Ahsan Raza
Umpires: RK Illingworth And Shozab Raza
TV Umpire: JS Wilson
Match Referee: ; RS Mahanama
Reserve Umpire: Ahsan Raza
4th ODI Match Updates
Shahid Afridi says it was a big tragedy yeterday. We are playing for them and our prayers are with them. Afridi says Anwar Ali and Nasir Jamshed in for Asad Shafiq and Wahab Riaz.
New Zealand make three changes, Milne, Brownlie and Vettori back in the side in place of Neeshan, McCullum and Devcich.
Pakistan team: Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, +Sarfraz Ahmed, *Shahid Afridi, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan.
New Zealand team: MJ Guptill, DG Brownlie, *KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor, TWM Latham, CJ Anderson, +L Ronchi, DL Vettori, AF Milne, MJ Henry, MJ McClenaghan.
Update: News from the middle is that Kane Williamson has finally won the toss and opted to bat first
Here is the toss and batting update for the fourth odi match between Pakistan vs New Zealand. Stay tuned for more updates
Match Preview
With a lead of 2-1 Pakistan is eyeing a series win against ODI in the 4th ODI here at Abu Dhabi.
It was as if every potential weakness the visitors had conspired together to make an appearance on the same night. First through the gate was the inexperience in their bowling, which persisted with short-pitched deliveries that sat up on a slow pitch. Their limited spin resources also placed a higher burden on the seamers to strike a good balance between attack and defence. Their batting continued to be heavily reliant on Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. With the series on the line on Wednesday, New Zealand will need to pick themselves up fast again – an ability that has defined them on this tour to the UAE.
Subcontinent pitches do not sympathise with the bowler and Sharjah was particularly placid on Sunday. Pakistan’s opening stand provided the springboard, Ahmed Shehzad converted his start and Shahid Afridi played the finisher. It was the kind of performance that would heave coaches and captains heady with delight and simultaneously drive them into keeping their players level-headed.
Being beaten for 364 runs in 50 overs can take some time to get over. Or it can be turned into a positive. Everything that could go wrong went wrong in Sharjah for New Zealand, the only way forward might just be up.
The 4th ODI match between Pakistan vs New Zealand is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi today on Wednesday 17th December, 2014 at 11:00 GMT, 15:00 local in Abu Dhabi and 16:00 PKT in Pakistan.
You can catch ball by ball coverage with commentary and live scores along with batting, bowling and fielding statistics for the 4th ODI match of PAK vs NZ here on Cricket.com.pk – You can also read PAK vs NZ match updates and match report after the match is over.
Team News
Mohammad Hafeez was likely to leave for Chennai to remedy his bowling action after the second game, but he played in Sharjah and has stayed with the team. So Pakistan might want to keep the same batting order. There could be the temptation to see how Yasir Shah performs, if dew and the Abu Dhabi pitch permit.
New Zealand’s think-tank has been noticeably careful with fast bowler Adam Milne and veteran spinner Daniel Vettori. Those two have been identified as key for their World Cup plans and not overloading them continues to be a priority. But with the series on the line one or both of them might return to the XI.
Form guide
Pakistan WLWLLL
New Zealand LWLLL
New Zealand LWLLL
Pakistan vs New Zealand Squads
Pakistan Squad: (From) Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar
New Zealand Squad: (From) Kane Williamson (c), Corey Anderson, Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori
Stats and trivia
- The average opening partnership for New Zealand over the last two years has been 20.59, the worst for a top-eight team
- Ahmed Shehzad has 1384 runs in the last two years. The other two Pakistan batsmen with over 1000 runs in the same period are Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez
Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming of 4th ODI match
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