PAK vs NZ Live Streaming In India Channel– 5th T20I, When and Where To Watch New Zealand vs Pakistan Live In India? 2024

Updated - 20 Jan 2024, 05:08 PM

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The 5th PAK vs NZ will be played in Christchurch on Sunday, January 21. The match begins at 5.30 am IST which is 1 pm local time. New Zealand have already won the series winning four back-to-back games and are now looking for a clean sweep.

Pakistan, on the other hand, will look to avoid a clean sweep after losing the fourth game as well. The Kiwis were thoroughly professional in the run-chase winning the match by 7 wickets in a chase of 159. After the Kiwis were 20 for 3, Daryl Mitchell (72*) and Glenn Phillips (70*) added a 139-run stand to take the Kiwis over the line. Shaheen Afridi’s three-wicket spell went in vain for the visitors.

Earlier in the game, Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten 90 off 63 balls to help Pakistan post 158/5 in their 20 overs. Babar Azam scored 19 while Mohammad Nawaz’s unbeaten 21 was the second-highest score for the Men in Green. Matt Hendy and Lockie Ferguson took two each.

Heading into the final game in Christchurch, Zaka Ashraf has resigned from his post as PCB Chairman. He assumed the post heading into the World Cup and vacated it within just two months after the tournament ended. This was Ashraf’s second tenure as the chairman of the PCB and his recent tenure is considered to be one of the worst in the history of Pakistan Cricket.

Pakistan’s recent string of performances in the World Cup followed by the Test series loss to Australia and another T20I series loss to New Zealand might have influenced his decision. A lot changed under Zaka’s tenure as PCB Chairman with Babar Azam removed as captain across formats to changes in the administration as well.

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Meanwhile, in the New Zealand camp, Devon Conway is expected to recover and be available for the fifth game in Christchurch after he tested positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, the management has decided to rest Daryl Mitchell for the fifth game to manage his workload. Rachin Ravindra has been named his replacement.

Heading into the fifth PAK vs NZ T20I, Pakistan are staring at a potential 5-0 whitewash. They will need their batting lineup to perform as a unit to not let the pressure mount on Babar and Rizwan. The bowlers too will need to back up their skipper Shaheen who found his mojo in the last game.

For Pakistan who lost the Test series against Australia, they were expected to do much better in the T20I format under their new skipper. However, he had had a tough series conceding just four wickets in the three games giving way to 153 runs at an average of 21.86. His fellow pacer Haris Rauf has conceded 161 runs in the series so far at an average of 23.00 and an economy of almost 11 runs per over. None of the Pakistan bowlers seems to be in form capable of challenging the Kiwi batters.