NZ vs PAK T20I Records and Stats at Hagley Oval, Christchurch

New Zealand (NZ) and Pakistan (PAK) will gear up for the fourth T20I in the five-match series which is set to take place at Hagley Oval in Christ Church on 19th January 2024.

New Zealand enters the fourth game after securing a series win. They have done exceptionally well, having won all three games and the series. Their batting has been bolstered by Finn Allen's masterclass in the series as he scored the highest run by a New Zealand batter in a T20I innings and also smashed the maximum sixes in an innings by a Kiwi batter.

Tim Southee and Adam Milne have picked eight and six wickets, respectively. Both of them have picked a four-for each in the first and second games. New Zealand will continue their dominance in the upcoming game.

Pakistan, on the other hand, come into the contest after being on the receiving end on all three occasions. The only positive for them as far as batting is the form of Babar Azam who has scored three consecutive fifties in three games but all those went in a losing cause. 

Haris Rauf and Abbas Afridi have been in good form, picking up seven and five wickets respectively. Pakistan will look to bounce back to avoid whitewash. 

NZ vs PAK Head-to-Head Record:

In as many as 37 games played between the two teams, Pakistan have emerged victorious on 20 occasions whereas New Zealand have been on the winning side 16 times. One game ended with no result.

T20I Records & Stats at Hagley Oval Stadium:

In the 9 games played at this venue, pacers have taken 63 wickets at an average of 27.80 while the spinners have claimed 34 wickets at an average of 30. Teams batting first have won three games while teams chasing have won six games. The average score batting first here is 162.

X-Factor for New Zealand vs Pakistan:

New Zealand: Finn Allen

Finn Allen has been in red-hot form as he has aggregated 245 runs in as many as three games at an average of over 80 and has struck at over 200 in this series so far and he would be the x-factor for New Zealand in this game.

Pakistan: Babar Azam

In as many as 18 innings played, Babar has aggregated 723 runs against NZ at an average of over 45 while striking at 133.39 and he has scored seven half-centuries and a century.

NZ vs PAK Probable Playing XI 

New Zealand:

Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi.

Pakistan:

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Azam Khan (wk), Shaheen Afridi (c), Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr